The TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A are home computers released by Texas Instruments in 1979 and 1981 respectively. Based on TI's own TMS9900 microprocessor, originally used in minicomputers, the TI-99/4 was the first 16-bit home computer, and its associated TMS9918 video display controller provided color graphics and sprite support comparable only to the Atari 400 and 800 released a month later. The TI-99 series also competed initially with the Apple II and TRS-80.
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SignificanceThe TI-99/4 was the first 16-bit home computer. 1 FAQs
Why did Texas Instruments stop making the TI-99/4A?
TI decided it could not compete in the home computer market.
In March 1984, shortly after the MBX expansion system became available, Texas Instruments decided that it could not compete in the home computer market, and discontinued the TI-99/4A.
How did the TI-99/4A differ from the original TI-99/4?
A redesign with a new graphics chip and a better keyboard.
The TI-99/4A is a redesign of the TI-99/4 system. The new 4A has a new graphics chip and a better keyboard.
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Body, Introduction
the TI-99/4 was the first 16-bit home computer
Infobox: discontinued
June 1981
Infobox: release_date
October 1979
In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead sentence
TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A are home computers released by Texas Instruments (TI) in 1979 and 1981, respectively.
In Group: Home Computers of the Late 1970s and 1980s, Lead
The TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A are home computers released by Texas Instruments (TI) in 1979 and 1981, respectively.
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