It had the watch, and it had the calculator, and it made more chips than fritolay. Ti invaders is a space invaders clone perhaps the most cloned video game in history, that was produced for the ti994a home computer system. Jul 27, 2009 in the dark and foreboding days before quality personal computers, there was the ti994a. The texas instruments ti994a was an early home computer, released in june of 1981. Ti extended basic is a discontinued implementation of the basic programming language interpreter for the texas instruments ti99 4a home computer features. Ti extended basic is a discontinued implementation of the basic programming language interpreter for the texas instruments ti994a home computer features. Ti extended basic is a discontinued implementation of the basic programming language interpreter for the texas instruments ti994a home computer.
Ti994a ti extended basic folded reference card ebay. I alluded to the story of how i adapted my extended basic 40column routines for the gram gracker. Ti extended basic xbasic is a programming language contained on a module. I followed the instructions given at ti 99 upgradethat offers very clear and professional upgrades that you can make on your own.
Ti extended basic for the ti994 home computer manual. Ti basic is based on dartmouth basic and complies to the american national standard for minimal basic ansi x3. The ti 998 was to be tis ultimate answer to critics of the ti994a and to the companies fighting for space within the home computer market. View and download texas instruments ti 994a user manual online. Phm 3024 indoor soccer different blackwhite 994a manual. Filepco is an assembly program to be run on the ti 99 4a in extended basic or in basic with the editorassembler cartridge plugged in. This excellent remake for the ti 99 4a captures the troubles and tribulations of a caravan travelling from independence, missouri to oregon. A handy guide to the ti994a extended basic commands, statements, and functions. Ti basic is an ansicompliant basic programming language interpreter built into the 1981 texas instruments ti 99 4a home computer and its predecessor, the ti 99 4 1979. This excellent remake for the ti 994a captures the troubles and tribulations of a caravan travelling from independence, missouri to oregon city, oregon in 1847, a trip of 2040 miles over several months.
Texas instruments extended basic is a powerful computer programming language for use with the texas instruments ti 99 4 home computer. Ti 99 4a console and peripheral expansion system technical data manual. Disk controllers like the myarc hfdc have builtin routines that are accessible from ti basic or extended basic. Here i show you what you need to know when you want to get that computer which was released back in 1981. If a program has been written in xbasic, the xbasic module must be inserted for the program to run. With the ti extended basic, things were a bit better. Extended basic programs may be up to 24k when the 32k expansion is fitted, but. The multimod may only be used in a triton super extended basic module. These pages are dedicated to the texas instruments ti994a home computer. Ti extended basic for the ti99 4 home computer a powerful, high level programming language that expands the.
Note that many of the peripheral expansion cards designed for the ti994a will also work with the ti 998. Ti 99 4a console and peripheral expansion system technical data. Ti994a home computer servicing manual known titles. Ti basic is an ansicompliant basic programming language interpreter built into the 1981 texas instruments ti99 4a home computer and its predecessor, the ti99 4 1979. Cfinfo cfinfo is a ti 99 4a assembler program that display information about the currently mounted compact flash.
Eventually, i would love to have pages describing ti 99 4a hardware cassette tape, floppy disk, speech synthesizer, etc. Only 150 prototypes were built before ti withdrew from the market, using two very different versions of the motherboard. The retro programmer shows how to make a simple animation in ti994a basic by starting from an official example from the ti994a basic manual. Ti basic is often criticized for its lack of usage outside of texas instruments devices. Texttospeech design specification and users guide for ti extended basic. The 32k memory expansion card adds 32k of cpu ram to your system. Ti extended basic is a discontinued implementation of the basic programming language interpreter for the texas instruments ti 99 4a home computer. Follow the link for descriptions of the various ti 998 peripherals. You can use it in interactive mode or pass a basic file as a command line parameter. The super extended basic cartridge from triton added many new calls and commands than what came with tis extended basic. By the time my mother bought me one in 1984, it was already an obsolete piece of equipment that texas instruments had stopped producing.
This excellent remake for the ti 99 4a captures the troubles and tribulations of a caravan travelling from independence, missouri to oregon city, oregon in 1847, a trip of 2040 miles over several months. Programmer shows how to make a simple animation in ti994a basic by starting from an official example from the ti994a basic manual. Ti994a beginners basic guide manual texas instruments 1981. An illustrated installation guide is included in the multimod manual. The fourth chapter is a reference section which discusses, in alphabetical order, all ti extended basic commands, statements, and functions. I have been using rxb in preference over xb now for some time. I reckon this is the xb that ti should have made call dir list drive contents from command prompt c. Once installed, the multimod will allow the user to select any of the four modules from the ti menu screen. This site offers the support programs and manuals needed to run either. The ti99 4a added an additional graphics mode, lowercase.
If you wish to view the contents of volumes 4 and up, you must mount it using the call mount command and then rerun catalog. Filepco is an assembly program to be run on the ti994a in extended basic or in basic with the editorassembler cartridge plugged in. Multimod the multimod is an upgrade kit for owners of tritons super extended basic module that provides editorassembler, disk manageriii, and tiwriter in addition to super extended basic. And it was big and strong and mighty in the ways of digitals. If you know anything about this computer youll know that the computers themselves are pretty much worthless.
Php1240 1 disk memory drive manual model php1850 1 video modulator operating guide. The 512k ram card was produced by myarc for the ti994a. A large number of rom cartridges were developed for this computer, as the popular extended basic. Connect the red and white plugs to the cassette unit as described in the users. The computer holds the distinction of being the first 16bit personal computer, having a 16bit tms 9900 cpu running at 3. I thought xb programmers not familiar with rxb might be interested in some of the added functions that i have found very useful. Cfinfo cfinfo is a ti994a assembler program that display information about the currently mounted compact flash. That blew me away i had no idea a simulator existed. The third chapter discusses the conventions of operation with ti extended basic. Extended basic module 36k bytes ot preprogrammed memory owners reference manual ireet screen control otunput and output. So there i was at 12 years old, having only a few months of selftraining in basic, learning assembly on the ti 99 4a with zero resources other than a 4inches thick manual in english which i needed a frenchenglish paper dictionnary at the time to understand. Whitsitt, ii wrote this manual as a companion to the users reference guide, getting started with the texas ti 99 4a and beginners basic. In this case, the dir subprogram is available to read and show the disk directory.
So there i was at 12 years old, having only a few months of selftraining in basic, learning assembly on the ti994a with zero resources other than a 4inches thick manual in english which i needed a frenchenglish paper dictionnary at the time to understand. Jan 04, 2016 welcome to my beginners guide for the texas instruments ti 99 4a home computer. Make sure you enter them in upper case only if you use lower case it will say uh oh for every letter. For an extended basic programming reference go here. No special software is required on the ti 99 4a side as long as you are not trying to transfer program files. As time progresses, articles and a faq will be added to help get the most out of both. Ti994a basic language reference manual speech your basic programs can speak through the speech syn thesizer peripheral. A manual over 200 pages and a programmers reference card come with the module. However, some more test with the emulation in mess showed that most peripheral cards will not work in extended basic ii which is built into the ti 998 console. Ti 99 4a software catalog catalog is a basic program that displays the files on disks 1, 2 or 3. Although ti provide a vocabulary list with the extended basic module, full instructions are not provided. We have 5 texas instruments ti 994a manuals available for free pdf download. But i had seen wargames, and i suspected old computers could still be cool.
This time it was the not very wellknown texas instruments yes, the ones that make calculators ti994a home computer. Ti994a software catalog catalog is a basic program that displays the files on disks 1, 2 or 3. Ti 994a basic ti99basic is a version of texas instruments basic as found in rom on the ti994a. How to use this manual this manual assumes that you are already experienced in programming with ti basic.
The texas instrument ti 994a was a very successful computer. A file system and network access device for ti 99 4a. I was listening to the mike tech show and he mentioned a ti 994a. Full text of ti994a basic reference manual internet archive. Texas instruments ti 994a manuals manuals and user guides for texas instruments ti 994a. Ti994a cartridges, games, software, programs, books. Welcome to my beginners guide for the texas instruments ti994a home computer. Its 12 mhz quartz can be replaced with a 14,32 mhz one without any unstability. He fired up the win994a simulator and ran the extended basic cart. But other companies not as big and strong had home computers and were selling them like twinkies. A handy guide to the ti 99 4a extended basic commands, statements, and functions. Texas instruments ti994a home computer owen post author june 18, 2017 at 7.
Buy ti 994a basic reference manual on free shipping on qualified orders. They contain mainly technical information on the various processors and memory chips found in the console, on peripheral cards and cartridges and on additional hardware. Xb manual ti extended basic manual, 2811, dec 17, 2006. The missing link is a fascinating utility for extended basic, and back in 1987 i even produced a disk of programs to use it but noone else was interested. Extended basic will only say the words in the included vocabulary in the extended basic manual. So i went digging around in my basement because i knew i. It has a true 16bit bus and works at 3mhz, so it was needed to use very fast memory chips. No special software is required on the ti994a side as long as you are not trying to transfer program files. Ti994a calc ti994a graphics and sounds entertainment games in ti basic and. Ti 99 4a console and peripheral expansion system technical data known titles. Statements, commands, and functions that are the same as in ti basic are. Ti 994a manuals culled from various sources over the years, this is our reference area for various video game instruction manuals.
The ti994a added an additional graphics mode, lowercase. Full text of ti 994a basic reference manual see other formats. Technical manual joe curry dealer parts department 1983 10497171. Ti extended basic for the ti994 home computer manual at. Ti 994 personal computer system software design specification. Texas instruments extended basic is a powerful computer programming language for use with the texas instruments ti994 home computer.
In 1981 texas instruments released ti994, the first series of 16bit home computers. The texas instruments ti 99 4a was an early home computer, released in june of 1981. Extended basic programs for the ti99a home computer with. It has the features expected from a high level language plus additional features not available in many other language s, including. One of the most popluar of the special cartridges the extended basic. On some ti994a consoles, a sprite on row 208 which is off screen may. Given that this is an extended basic game, it is extremely well executed and quite. The multimod kit includes the multimod upgrade, an instruction manual describing how to use the multimods features, and one diskette with the necessary support files for editorassembler and tiwriter. It is a thorough description of the ti basic language. All of these manuals are in adobe acrobat pdf format, which makes them perfect for punching, printing, and adding to a custom collecting binder. I followed the instructions given at ti99 upgradethat offers very clear and professional upgrades that you can make on your own. Rxb rich extended basic ti994a development atariage. The second version was still called ti extended basic but this time. Ti994a cartridges, games, software, programs, books, computers and accessories used texas instrument ti994a computer with power supply in good condition.
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