How soon we forget...

The other day my dad reminded me that our first computer was not in fact the Commodore 64, but rather the TI-99. (Texas Instruments was also responsible for the infamous and beloved Speak and Spell, and so in my book they can do no wrong.) This computer came out before floppy disks--to operate it, one needed cassettes/cartridges.



One can also visit the very cool site dedicated to all things TI.

Some things are still under construction, but you'll get the gist of the amazing-ness that was Texas Instruments in its 80s heyday.