Still alive and kickin'

Author of RXB, GPL turorials, and WindyXB.

I learned to program on a TI99/4a when I was still in school. I wrote a few games and a music synth. One day it didn't want to turn on and that was that. I mess with an emulation now and then but it's not the same...

Good times.
Steve.

I used to program in assembler for the TI. I initially started with a sort of desktop publisher which had very slow background graphics, and moved those to an interrupt driven assembly routine. I spent much of my TI programming modifying Fast-Term - adding an auto-dialer, login script capabilities, and directory listing function. From there, I wrote a BBS program, which I ran from my house for a couple of years until I was forced(probably best for my career) to use a PC. I have fond memories of sitting in my room until 7am writing code.

I think it's a little funny that you have one HOFer that left the TI community because of another.

I enjoyed reading the part about Barry Boone - when I was writing my BBS software, The Master was always willing to help me with serial communications questions. As the TI was never intended to be a public domain computer, documentation for interfacing it's hardware(VRAM, disk controller, etc) were lacking. Barry was very helpful in shedding light on those areas, that's for sure

Finde die Seiten toll gemacht. Mir hat der TI immer viel Spaß gemacht und auch die Clubarbeit im "TI-99/4a User Club Berlin" war und ist wunderbar. Es gibt immer noch einige Mitglieder, die sich regelmäßig treffen. Mein besonderer Gruß gilt Berry Harmsen, Michael Becker und Harald Glaab.

great work dude! your site is impressive!

great !!!

I am very glad to see the TI still rolling along. I started knowing virtually nothing about computers in 1983 but decided to learn programming and the TI-99-4A was the device that I chose.

I enjoyed working with the TI's graphics and was able to produce a couple of 'commercial' games for the TI. These days I still work with technology but more in systems admin.

I still work with graphics but as a painter (mainly oils).

Best to all..
Donn Granros

Dear TI-99ers and Jack Sughrue,

I am the second child of Anthony N. Falco, and I just came across this page today. Thank you so very much for recognizing my dad's contributions to TI-99 programming. My younger brother (much younger than I) grew up test-driving programs like WordWorld and Number Nibbler. I remember looking on in amazement.

I am so pleased to learn that others have recognized my dad's ingenuity and generosity.

We have missed him these many years, and your kind words have stirred my memories (both the joy and the pain) today.

Thank you.

Lisa Falco Walker

I was a Faire Marshall at the '85 faire, and attended the '84 faire as well when I lived in Illinois. I have fond memories of getting the highscore in a MunchMan challenge, and winning MusOrgan software for extended basic. I remember running a bbs I wrote in '82-'83 on a coupler modem at 300bps and contributing with people like Nick Iacovelli Jr. on what would eventually become the TIUG BBS. The TI was a great computer, and the Chicago UG and Faire were ahead of their time. What I wouldn't give to have my old rig, and 100's of disks today.

I can't believe I stumbled on to this site. I have fond memories of the old TI99/4a. The old TI Users Group and of course late nights in Hank Ellerman's basement. Unfortunately when my dad passed away all my old TI stuff went into the dumpster. Keep up the good work.

Those were the best of times, those were the slowest of times.

Think about it-- we lived like our 32K was 32M, our 90K SS/SD floppies were 60G hard drives, our 300 baud modems were T2 lines, and our 1Mhz processor was a quad-core 8Ghz Xeon!

I definitely miss the 99'er days, all the friends I made, the fun I had learning about computers-- certainly the best days of my life!

"Byte Rider"
Author and Sysop of Zyolog ZCBBS

Nice place, feels like home!

#@*%!o all, I am new to the TI-99/4A.

I just found 5 large boxes of TI 99/4A stuff in the back of a closet. Just for giggles I put it together and everything worked. I even remembered how to access DSK1 and am in the process of checking out some of my flippies. It sure brought back many happy memories. I am glad I found this site.

Just looking for a GRAM device. Wanted to update RXB to work on the PC Simulators for the TI.

The TI/994a taught me a lot. I spent countless hours as a teenager programming all sorts of things. Those were some of my fondest memories in my life. I miss those old days and love to reminisce. I had all of the books, game books, you name it. What an awesome time.

#@*%!o all
Glad to see you all still exist.
I have a TI 994A with numerous cartridges and it is one of a very few with the pascal compiler system. I will need to sell it by next year as we are moving to AZ. and just do not have the space for it.
If anyone has any interest I would be happy to provide a list of all items and software and photos as well.
Hope you all have a great Holiday Season.

I haven't run my Geneve for many years but the cards are still on a shelf here. My work on c99 and other software for the TI 99/4A and Geneve was one of the high points of my 40 year IT career.

To ALL of those who are still active in the TI COMMUNITY and all the people responsible for this WEB SITE... THANK YOU for keeping it ALIVE and WELL!

Don