This program attempts to reproduce, more or less accurately, the operation of the TI99/4A Home Computer. The TI-99/4A was not a calculator, as many people think when they hear the numbers. Indeed, it was a full-fledged home computer. At the time, the term “home computer” was slightly differentiated from “personal computer”. Usually the “home” computer was a less expensive machine, with less of a business aspect. Home computers usually connected to a television set rather than a dedicated monitor, as well. TI aggressively targeted education, and in part due to this, the TI-99/4A made inroads into elementary schools across the United States, which contributed to a high estimation of 35% of the US home computer market, with roughly 2.8 million consoles sold. TI competed with Atari, Commodore, Sinclair, and
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