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Here are the first few words of articles in the popular press that relate to the TI99/4a computer.
You will have to dig up the original articles yourself because they are copyrighted.
Many are available from internet web sites.
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Business Week
December 27, 1982 / January 3, 1983, Industrial Edition
SECTION: INFORMATION PROCESSING; BRIEFS; Pg. 44 B
LENGTH: 64 words
"Unusually strong" demand generated by its $100 rebate
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Industry Week
March 5, 1984
Home computers stop ticking at Timex
SECTION: NEWSCOPE; Pg. 15
LENGTH: 142 words
Timex Corp. is the latest company to leave the home-computer field, an industry
one Timex official describes as "on a kamikaze path."
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PR Newswire
August 3, 1982, Tuesday
LENGTH: 136 words
DATELINE: DALLAS, Aug. 2
DALLAS, Aug. 2 /PRN/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) today confirmed
details of its $100 consumer rebate program
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Business Week
December 27, 1982 / January 3, 1983, Industrial Edition
SECTION: INFORMATION PROCESSING; BRIEFS; Pg. 44 B
LENGTH: 64 words
"Unusually strong" demand generated by its $100 rebate
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WALL STREET JOURNAL
June 1, 1979, Friday
BYLINE: BY RICHARD A SHAFFER
SECTION: Page 29, Column 4
LENGTH: 43 words
Texas Instruments Inc announces TI-99 home computer
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Business Week
December 8, 1980
Personal computers: TI's jazzed-up pitch
SECTION: EXECUTIVE SUITE; Pg. 28
LENGTH: 730 words
Texas Instruments Inc. launched its entry into the fiedgling home computer market
18 months ago, only to have most of the machines end up gathering dust
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The New York Times
November 1, 1983, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition
A SEESAW DAY FOR COMPUTERS
BYLINE: By ANDREW POLLACK
SECTION: Section D; Page 1, Column 3; Financial Desk
LENGTH: 853 words
Talk about chaos.
The price of Texas Instruments stock shot up and the price of its home computer
shot down yesterday in the wake of the company's withdrawal from the turbulent home
computer market.
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The New York Times
September 16, 1983, Friday, Late City Final Edition
Advertising:
Parental Guilt and Computers
BYLINE: By Philip H. Dougherty
SECTION: Section D; Page 13, Column 3; Financial Desk
LENGTH: 623 words
TROUBLED Texas Instruments, having scrapped a short-lived ad campaign that replaced
price promotion with product promotion, is now borrowing a page from the
encyclopedia salesan's guide and is using the time-tested parental guilt ploy.
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Electronic News, Oct 31, 1983 v29 n1469 p50
Atari: TI Suit Threat is Baseless.
Abstract: Atari has increased production of ROM-based cartridge software for the
Texas Instruments (TI) 99-4A home computer.
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Copyright 1983 Associated Press
All Rights Reserved
The Associated Press
These materials may not be republished without the express written consent of
The Associated Press
October 28, 1983, Friday, AM cycle
SECTION: Business News
LENGTH: 944 words
HEADLINE: Texas Instruments Pulls Out of Home Computers After $110 Million Loss
DATELINE: DALLAS
BODY:
Texas Instruments Inc. pulled out of the volatile home-computer market Friday
after it reported losing $110.8 million in the third quarter in addition to a
$119.2 million loss in the previous quarter.
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The Economist
August 22, 1981
Chips that speak and hear
SECTION: Business, finance and science; SCIENCE BRIEF; Pg. 80 (U.S. Edition Pg. 72)
"Here is the news"
So far, most speech-synthesis chips have gone into electronic toys and learning
aids.
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The Globe and Mail (Canada)
June 17, 1983 Friday
Computers a pitfall for Texas Instruments
BYLINE: GAM
LENGTH: 742 words
Texas Instruments Inc. of Dallas has become the latest company to take a
tumble in the increasingly treacherous home-computer market,
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Copyright 1983 The Nihon Keizai Shimbun
The Japan Economic Journal
March 29, 1983
SECTION: SERVICE/LEISURE/FOOD; Pg. 16
LENGTH: 224 words
HEADLINE: Texas Instruments secures video game software
BODY:
Data East Co., a leading game machine manufacturer, has granted Texas
Instruments Inc. right to produce and market its software on video games for
personal computers.
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The Economist
June 9, 1979
Family computers;
Going cheap
SECTION: BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND SCIENCE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Pg. 106
LENGTH: 620 words
DATELINE: San Mateo
No less than seven new personal computers were launched in the United States last
week, including the long-awaited entry to this market of Texas Instruments with a
system costing $1,150. RCA, Atari and APF also joined the home computer fray.
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Business Week
October 22, 1979, Industrial Edition
SECTION: INFORMATION PROCESSING; Briefs; Pg. 128J
LENGTH: 160 words
Now that the Federal Communications Commission has waived its strict rules on
testing home computers while it considers even tighter regulations,
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Financial Times (London,England)
August 17, 1983, Wednesday
Home computer industry pulls the plug on profits
BYLINE: Louise Kehoe
SECTION: SECTION IV; International Companies and Finance; June 1 -- August 8;
This supplement covers the major international company and financial news during
the period the Financial Times was not published; Pg. IV
LENGTH: 986 words
HIGHLIGHT: Louise Kehoe in San Francisco looks at how the price wars sparked by
Texas Instruments and Atari have affected the leading U.S. manufacturers.
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Copyright 1983 McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Business Week
View Related Topics
June 27, 1983
SECTION: CORPORATE CASH; Pg. 26
LENGTH: 788 words
HEADLINE: HOW TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SHOT ITSELF IN THE FOOT
BODY:
It was late on a Friday afternoon after the New York markets had closed. With
virtually no warning, Texas Instruments Inc. announced that it would post a
second-quarter loss of $100 million.
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Electronic News, Dec 12, 1983 v29 n1475 p86
Milton Bradley Scraps Voice Module. M. Halper.
Abstract: Milton Bradley has decided not to market a voice recognition device for
the Texas Instruments 99-4A home computer. Earlier in 1983 Milton Bradley filed a
$43 million law suit against Atari for failing to honor an agreement for the purchase
of the same device. Sales for the first nine months of 1983 were $242 million with
earnings of $42,000. The low earnings were caused by the problems Milton Bradley had
with the voice module.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL
June 4, 1979, Monday
SECTION: Page 14, Column 3
LENGTH: 43 words
Milton Bradley Co will market entertainment cartridges for home computers.
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PR Newswire
December 21, 1982, Tuesday
LENGTH: 262 words
DATELINE: SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 21
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 21 /PRN/ -- The Milton Bradley Company
and Texas Instruments Incorporated announced a development which
will, for the first time, make human voice recognition available in a
popular home computer.
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Copyright 1983 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
February 11, 1983, Friday, Late City Final Edition
SECTION: Section D; Page 4, Column 2; Financial Desk
LENGTH: 107 words
HEADLINE: Chip Developed
BODY:
The General Instrument Corporation and the Milton Bradley Company said they had
developed the first computer chip that can both recognize speech
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Business Week
August 22, 1983
MILTON BRADLEY MISSES AGAIN IN VIDEO GAMES
SECTION: EXECUTIVE SUITE; Pg. 40
LENGTH: 718 words
After initially underestimating the potential of video games, toymaker Milton
Bradley Co. in late 1982 announced what appeared to be a hot new entry:
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Copyright 1982 McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Business Week
View Related Topics
May 24, 1982
SECTION: CORPORATE STRATEGIES; Pg. 110
LENGTH: 1310 words
HEADLINE: Milton Bradley: Playing catch-up in the video-game market
BODY:
For a company with healthy profits, low debt, and a long-lived product line,
Milton Bradley Co. (MB) is in a surprisingly serious predicament. The
Springfield (Mass.) toymaker missed the boat in electronic video games,
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PR Newswire
May 18, 1983, Wednesday
LENGTH: 466 words
DATELINE: Dallas, May 18
Dallas, May 18 /PRN/ -- Texas Instruments, in an
announcement made today, reaffirmed its position regarding
solid-state cartridge software for the TI 99/4A home computer.
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Financial Times (London,England)
November 21, 1983, Monday
Texas gives guarantees
BYLINE: EDITED BY ALAN CANE
SECTION: SECTION I; Technology; Home computers; Pg. 13
LENGTH: 148 words
AFTER RECENT announcements about its withdrawal from the home computer
market, Texas Instruments has made it clear that all TI 99/4A owners will
continue to get cover under guarantee
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PR Newswire
March 2, 1983, Wednesday
LENGTH: 477 words
DATELINE: DALLAS, March 1
DALLAS, March 1 /PRN/ -- Texas Instruments announced
today that its voluntary program is under way to correct a
potential defect recently discovered in the transformer sold
with its 99/4A home computers.
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The Associated Press
February 23, 1983, Wednesday, PM cycle
TI Reports Problem With Computer Transformer Adapter Cord
SECTION: Domestic News
LENGTH: 316 words
DATELINE: DALLAS
Owners of Texas Instruments' popular 99-4A personal computer have been advised to
contact the company about fixing a transformer that could pose an electrical hazard.
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PR Newswire
February 22, 1983, Tuesday
LENGTH: 360 words
DATELINE: DALLAS, Feb. 22
DALLAS, Feb. 22 /PRN/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated announced
today that it is discussing with the Consumer Products Safety
Commission a proposed distribution by TI of a transformer adapter
cord to all known owners of its 99/4A home computers.
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The Associated Press
February 22, 1983, Tuesday, AM cycle
SECTION: Domestic News
LENGTH: 418 words
DATELINE: DALLAS
Texas Instruments Inc. said Tuesday that all owners of its popular 99-4A personal
computer should contact the company about modifying a part that could give users a
high-voltage electrical shock.
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Financial Times (London,England)
August 4, 1982, Wednesday
Texas Instruments cuts price of home computer by a third
BYLINE: BY LOUISE KEHOE IN SAN FRANCISCO
SECTION: SECTION I; Pg. 14
LENGTH: 346 words
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, the U.S. electronics company, has cut the price of its
home computer by a third, in the highly competitive lowcost home computer market.
The TI 99/4A, has been selling in the U.S. for $299.
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Business Week
December 26, 1977, Industrial Edition
'The first entry-level home computer'
SECTION: TECHNOLOGY, Pg. 44c
LENGTH: 630 words
With the program cartridge and micro-processor pushing the video game in the
direction of a true home computer,
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Business Week
March 19, 1979, Industrial Edition
TI gets set to move into home computers
SECTION: ELECTRONICS; Pg. 37
LENGTH: 800 words
HIGHLIGHT: A product announcement is expected soon. An FCC waiver is possible
Texas Instruments Inc. is finally making a move to get into the personal computer
business
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NEW YORK TIMES
December 6, 1978, Wednesday
BYLINE: BY PETER J SCHUYTEN
SECTION: Section 4; Page 4, Column 1
LENGTH: 94 words
Home computer technology is nearing take-off stage
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The Associated Press
February 23, 1983, Wednesday, PM cycle
TI Reports Problem With Computer Transformer Adapter Cord
SECTION: Domestic News
LENGTH: 316 words
DATELINE: DALLAS
Owners of Texas Instruments' popular 99-4A personal computer have been advised to
contact the company about fixing a transformer that could pose an electrical hazard.
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The Associated Press
October 12, 1983, Wednesday, AM cycle
TI Will Not Introduce New Home Computer This Year
SECTION: Business News
LENGTH: 694 words
DATELINE: DALLAS
Texas Instruments Inc. confirmed Wednesday it will not introduce a new home computer
this year, asserting it never intended to despite reports to the contrary.
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Business Week
June 11, 1979, Industrial Edition
Computers for the home
SECTION: IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK; Companies; Pg. 44
LENGTH: 120 words
Texas Instruments Inc. decided on May 29 to introduce one of its home computers
after all, just days after it had elected to hold off until it got permission from
the Federal Communications Commission to hook up the system to a home TV
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PR Newswire
May 6, 1982, Thursday
LENGTH: 314 words
DATELINE: DALLAS, May 6
DALLAS, May 6 /PRN/ -- Control Data Corporation and Texas
Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced an agreement that
will make available a comprehensive series of PLATO computer-based
education courseware for the Texas Instruments 99/4A Home
Computer.
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Business Week
May 9, 1983, Industrial Edition
TI MOVES TO PUT ITS HOUSE IN ORDER
SECTION: INFORMATION PROCESSING; BRIEFS; Pg. 114 D
LENGTH: 141 words
To reduce the internal rivalry between its two small-computer manufacturing groups,
Texas Instruments Inc. has decided that for the first time both of them should
report to the same executive.
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Retailing Home Furnishings, Feb 7, 1983 v57 pC3(3)
T.I.'s Bill Turner. (Texas Instruments) Lisa Braden.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT Fairchild Publications Inc. 1983
TI.'s Bill Turner
In the short history of the home computer market, august 4, 1982, stands out as a
red letter date. On that day, Texas Instruments announced a $100 rebate on its
TI 99/4A console,
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Business Week
June 18, 1979, Industrial Edition
TI's easy-to-use home computer
SECTION: INFORMATION PROCESSING; Computers; Pg. 108 F
LENGTH: 440 words
While Texas Instruments Inc. in early June again decided not to make its
long-expected announcement of a low-priced, consumer-oriented personal computer,
it did introduce its intermediate-size home computer, called 99/4 and priced at
$1,150.
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Copyright 1983 Associated Press
All Rights Reserved
The Associated Press
These materials may not be republished without the express written consent of
The Associated Press
November 2, 1983, Wednesday, AM cycle
SECTION: Business News
LENGTH: 394 words
HEADLINE: Stores Selling Out Discontinued 99-4A, But Up To 1 Million Said
Remaining
BYLINE: By SCOTT McCARTNEY, Associated Press Writer
DATELINE: DALLAS
BODY:
Consumers are flocking to buy Texas Instruments Inc.'s discontinued 99-4A home
computer,
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Copyright 1983 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
February 13, 1983, Sunday, Late City Final Edition
SECTION: Section 3; Page 27, Column 4; Financial Desk
LENGTH: 284 words
HEADLINE: WHAT'S NEW IN THE TOY INDUSTRY:
BASHING KILLER RATS
BYLINE: By Phillip Shenon
BODY:
The Milton Bradley Company has come up with a set of video game cartridges that do
more than flash pretty pictures and make sounds.
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Business Week
December 19, 1983
WHY SANTA'S BAG WILL BE SHORT ON HOME COMPUTERS
SECTION: MARKETING; Pg. 66
EXCITED BY DEMAND.
Ironically, instead of stalling demand, these events seem to have whetted consumer
appetites.