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      GAMES

           ADVENTURE MODULE
          The module "Adventure" allows you to playn twelve adventure games
     as follows: 1- Adventure Land. 2- The count.  3- Mystery funhouse.  4-
     Ghosttown.  5- Mission Impossible.  6- Strange Odyssey.  7- Pirate.
     8- Pyramid of doom.  9- Savage Island.  10- Savage Island 2.  11-
     Voodo Castle. and 12- The Golden Voyage.
          The data for each game is stored on the separate "Adventure"
     diskette or cassette tape.  The Adventure module allows very quick
     access to each adventure game and starts by providing an instruction
     screen.  The module allows you to save each adventure to the extent
     you have played each game up until that time.
          The action is rapid and the commands and method of play follows
     the typical adventure game.  You use one or two word commands eg.
     Help, quit, save games, score, and take inventory.  You may abbreviate
     any word by typing the first couple of letters of the word, and
     directions by typing the first letter of the direction.  You are
     always allowed to restore a previously saved game before losing your
     turn and therefore the program, when you die, etc.
          The Adventure module and accompanying diskettes or cassette tapes
     are an absolute must for all who truly enjoy adventure games

           ALPINERP
          This is an arcade type game.  In it you try to guide a mountain
     climber from the foot to the top of six progressively more difficult
     mountains.  There are lots of stationary (bears, mountain lions,
     trees, rocks) and moving (rockslides, avalanches, and icefalls)
     obstacles to avoid.  there is even a nasty skunk that will try to
     spray you.  Running into or being hit by one of these obstacles can
     cause anything from falling back a few feet to falling all the way
     down the mountain and losing the life of the climber.  It is said that
     if you make it to the 6th mountain (Everest), you will meet the
     ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN on skis (I have to take their word that it happens,
     as I never get that far).  Although not required, this game makes good
     use of the speech synthesizer.  Malke and female voices warn,
     compliment, and taunt you.  It really makes me mad when, after falling
     4000 feet down the mountain, a female voice butts in and says "Harder
     then it looks, isn't it!".

           A-MAZE-ING
          If you like mazes, you'll love A-MAZE-ING.  Different options
     give users a variety of maze situations.  from simple mazes to a cat
     and mouse situation.  Thirteen options with a total of 5200 different
     variations are possible.  Many hours of fun and excitement for all
     ages.

           BLACKJACK & POKER
          If you enjoy an occasional game of Blackjack or Stud Poker,
     you'll appreciate the Blackjack & Poker module.  Just plug in, sit
     back and relax while the computer shuffles, deals and handles all the
     details of play.  It allows you to play either game with up to four
     players.  It lets you choose the size of your beginning bankroll.  It
     shuffles the cards, deals the hands, and keeps track of the bets.
     also it determines the winning hand(s) and pays off the bets.  You can
     play as long or short a game as you wish, with all the challenge and
     skills of the games.  You can't cheat, and win or lose you come out a
     winner in enjoyment.  I really do enjoy playing the blackjack no
     matter how much money is in my pocket,  or how much I win or lose.

           BLASTO
          This cartridge isn't one of your all-time great arcade games but
     I kind of like it.  younger kids all seem to like it as well.  The
     game is blasting land mines and/or the other player's tank...so many
     points for little mines, more for big mines, and of course more for
     blasting your opponent.  1 or 2 players, nice music (When Johnie comes
     marching home), several options (trails, speed, mine density,
     invisibility, obstacles).  It's not all that easy to clear the mine
     field.

           CAR WARS
          Car Wars is an arcade style game.  The playing field is a maze of
     lanes filled with dots.  The object is to clear the lanes of dots with
     your car without being crashed by a car controlled by the computer.
     You maneuver your car through the maze by using a joystick or the
     arrow keys on the keyboard.  there are breaks in the lanes that allow
     you to change lanes and you are given a slight advantage over the
     computer's car in that you can move two lanes at a time, while the
     computer can only move one lane at a time.  In a menu selection before
     the start of the game, you select the speed of the cars.  There are
     three different speeds.  The cars start off in opposite directions at
     the same speed, but the computer's car dougles its speed sometime
     during the game, depending on the "speed-up level", which is another
     before game menu selection.  You can double the s;eed of your car at
     any time by holding down the fire button on the joystick, or by
     pressing the "Y" key.  If you are successful in clearing the maze,
     bonus points are given and you get another car in your "pit" (you
     start a game with three cars).  The maze then fills up with dots
     again, and you start another round.  The game ends when you lose all
     your cars.
          Car Wars is a fun game for all ages, and has good graphics and
     sound.

           DONKEY KONG
          Help Mario save his girl.  Mario, the fearless carpenter, wants
     desperately to save his girlfriend from the clutches of Doinkey Kong,
     who holds her captive atop a mass of broken girders.  Mario must scale
     four different structures to rescue his sweetheart.  He always begins
     at the bottom of a stack of girders.  Help true love, with only three
     chances to reach the top of the heap.  Mario must climb ladders, leap
     over a barrage of bouncing barrels, jump ointo fast moving elevators
     to avoid fatal torching by fireballs, sidestep moving buckets of sand
     and complicated chains of conveyor belts while battleing the
     unrelenting fireballs.  With a steady hand and true heart, let true
     love win out and make it one or the little guy.

           FOOTBALL
          This is a pretty good module. It would be a lot better if the
     graphics were improved, but I think this was one of the earlier
     modules.  Two people can play or one person can play against the
     computer.  Players pick out their own team 's name and control the
     offensive and defensive plays.  There are eleven offensive and seven
     defensive plays that the appropriate player choses from.

           HANGMAN
          Hangman is a module game just like the game you have played on
     paper.  You are trying to guess a word before the man gets hung.
          With the Hangman module you can play against the computer or an
     opponent.  You can use the words that are already in the module or
     create your won word list.  You can save your custom list on cassette
     tape if the cassette tape player is connected to the computer.
          ONE PLAYER GAME.  You can select to play a regular game or a
     scrambled game.  The regular game places the letters you guess that
     are in the word, in the proper place in the word.  The scramble game
     places the letters in the word in the order that you select them.
     when the last letter is chosen in the word, it is unscrambled and
     displyed in its proper form.
          TWO PLAYER GAME.  In the two player game you have several choices
     you can make for the game.  You can each guess on the same word.  You
     can guess on different words, or each opponent enters a word for the
     other one to guess.
          Another feature you can add to the game is to place a time limit
     on each guess.  there is a red line that starts flashing under the H
     or HANGMAN as your turn starts.  It takes about 30 seconds for it to
     reach the last letter in the word.  There is no penalty assessed by
     the computer for the time delay.
          The scaffold has 11 pieces.  If a wrong letter is guessed, one
     piece of the scaffold appears in the center of the display.  Also one
     point is subtracted from the score.  You continue guessing until the
     word is spelled or you hang your man.
          Another use for this game is to put your child's spelling list
     into the custom list each week.  Then the child can practice spelling
     the words as they play a game.  It can prove to be very helpful.

           HUNT THE WUMPUS
          Requirements: The basic console.
          Summary: Deep in a dark and twisted maze lives a creature called
     the Wumpus.  Hiding in its lair, the Wumpus wants to ambush careless
     explorers who enter its cavern.
          In hunt the Wumpus, you play a hunter, looking for clues to help
     you find the Wumpus and fire a single arrow into its cavern.  At the
     same tine, you must avoid the perils of the maze... slime pits, giant
     bats, and the Wumpus itself.
          Hunt The Wumpus has three levels of maze difficulty- Easy, Hard,
     o Pro.  You can also try it Normal, Blkindfolded, Express, or
     Blindfolded and Express.

           HUSTLE
          A fast action 1 or 2 player game requiring lightning fast
     hand-eye coordination and quick thinking!  you score points by
     outmaneuvering your opponent or the computer.  The games challenge
     your ability to make split-second decisions while maneuvering a snake
     on the playing area.  Each game has three skill levels.  Joystick
     optional.

           INDOOR SOCCER
          Strictly a two player game, you and your buddy can go toe to toe
     on the field.  you set the length of game, name your teams, and
     control one key player on your five man team.  The ball caroms nicely
     off of the wall as you pass it down the field while your opponent
     tries to intercept it.  You can change your controlled player as well
     as control the speed and direction of the passes.

           MICROSURGEON
          This is one of the better modules TI developed for the 99/4A.
     The graphics are great.  a player or players (two can play) perform
     experimental surgery and treat a variety of different patients.
     Players use a robot probe as a surgical tool, diagnose the patient's
     condition and direct the probe through the body toward threatening
     conditions and eliminate them with medications from the probe.  With
     Mirosurgeon you can use joysticks, enjoy multi-screen graphics and
     choose from three levels of difficulty- student, intern, or surgeon.
     Speech simulates the action of an operating room.

           MUNCHMAN
          Four cunning Hoonos are in hot pursuit of your Munch Man.  Can he
     make it to an energizer in time to change the attack or will the
     Hoonos eat him?  You must out-maneuver four Hoonos, as you try to
     connect the passages with one continuous chain, without being eaten.
     score points by connecting the passages with a chain.  score points by
     capturing Hoonos while your Munch Man is energized.  And do all this
     while trying not to be eaten by the Hoonos.

           OTHELLO
          Othello is a strategy disc and board game in module format.  Two
     people may play Othello, or you can choose the computer as your
     opponent.  various skill levels are available to players, whether
     you're new to Othello, as I am, or an expert player.  The object of
     othello is to get as many discs of your color as possible on the
     board.  Your success lies in your ability to outflank your opponent by
     capturing a horizontal, vertical, oir diagonal row of the opponent's
     discs between two of your rows.

           PAC MAN
          This is the one!  Only if you were born yesterday, you haven't
     heard or know of Pac Man.  it started the arcade game fad.  The object
     of the game is to keep Pac Man happy and healthy in his home of
     mazeland.  Pac Man starts the game with four lifes (turns).  The
     longer he survives, the more points you score.  You score a point for
     every video wafer that Pac Man eats.  You also score points when he
     eats power pills, vitamines, and ghosts.  Everytime he eats all of the
     video wafers on the maze he earns an extra life and a new maze full of
     video wafers.  Only when Pac Man eats a power pill and scares the
     yellow ghosts blue can he eat them, otherwise he must avoid the ghosts
     as they will eat him.  So sit back and play away.

           PARSEC
          Fly into combt with the starship Parsec.  Destroy rebel alien
     fighters and cruisers by out maneuvering them and laying down
     withering fire from you laser.  Then try to survive the deadly
     asteroid belt.  Parsec is made to work with or without the speech
     synthesizer.  With it, it enhances the game by simulating an onboard
     computer in your starship.  It warns you of oncoming alien craft and
     refueling tunnels, and it congratulates you for good performance.
     There are increasing levels of difficulty to challenge your strategy
     and skills as a starfighter.  With great graphics, color, and action
     this is one of the best modules for the TI.  Try it and you're hooked.

           POLE POSITION
          Install your engine (cartridge) in your computer and you're off
     and running.  The object of Pole Position is to pit yourself against
     th clock and the competition (other high performance racers).  now is
     your chance to prove you've got the nerve and skill to be a
     professional race car driver.  Use the keyboard or joystick to steer
     and increase or decrease your speed and to change from low to high
     gear.  In the extreme upper rught-hand corner of the playing screen is
     your current Lap Time Counter (0'00).  The Time Clock at the center,
     which determines the remaining time your car has to cross the finish
     line, winds down as your Lap Time Counter increases.  Also, at the top
     right is the high and low gear indicator (Hi/Lo).  Your speed as shown
     can reach a max of 195MPH.  you have 90 driving seconds in the
     qualifying run, but must achieve a lap time of 73" (seconds) or better
     to qualify for a race.  Once you've qualified, the race that was
     selected begins in a matter of seconds.  so, put the petal to the
     metal, gun it down the straightaways, downshift for the turns and may
     the best driver win.

           STAR TREK
          I'm told this one is the arcade game brought right to your
     friendly TI.  Speech, music, action... what more could you ask?  The
     game gets progressively harder as you advance but not much different.
     Your screen shows three pictures at a time; your guages, a panoramic
     view of the galactic area you're occupying, and a simulated three
     dimensional view from your cockpit.  It'll take you a while to learn
     to quickly recognize the red and yellow klingon battle crusers, the
     blue anti-matter saucers, nomads, used and unused starbases, etc.  The
     pause feature is nice when the phone rings in the middle of a rousing
     battle.

           TI INVADERS
          everybody knows about TI Invaders, one of the first arcade
     modules put out by TI.  The world is under attack by creatures from
     puter space.  You must use your wits and quick movements to destroy
     the invaders.  a player can use the keyboard or joysticks with the
     module.

           TOMBSTONE CITY
          Don't buy this one if you are planning to get the
     Editor/assembler.  The assembly language code for it is included as
     their example program.  it's an arcade gype game but harder than a lot
     of them.  It has good music.  the key to doing well is to get out of
     th city streets as fast as you can and start blasting cacti.

           TUNNELS OF DOOM
          This is the classic Dungeons and Dragons game in module form.
     The object is to send a party of from one to four players into a
     Dungeon to retrieve a King, his Crown, and his Orb of Power.  the
     players are assigned certain characreristics including Hero, Fighter,
     Rouge, and Wizard.  The party is then given some gold pieces and
     placed in a general weapons store.  Here you spend your gold in the
     best possible manner to outfit your group for battle.  the dungeon can
     e from 1 to 10 floors deep.  Each floor has more than 20 rooms on it
     that are filled with anything from horrible monsters, to spells, gold,
     fountains, and traps.  The graphics in theis game are quite good.  The
     action is not arcade type, rather it is more of a strategy game where
     your wit will determine how you fare.  On moderate level, with a party
     of 3 playing, in a dungeon of 10 floors, the averge game will last
     between 5 and 10 hours.  Obviously, you are given the opportunity to
     save the game at any point.  If you enjoy strategy games, or have ever
     wondered just what Dungeons and Dragons was like, then this should be
     a must for you.

           VIDEO CHESS
          I don't think that this particular version will win the
     international computer chess competition but it sure can handle me
     with no problem.  That is unless I select the lose option.  yes, it
     does include that as one of several choices available including skill
     level, beginner game, just using the screen for the chess pieces, same
     game, and playing up to nine opponents at a time.  The graphics are
     nice and it handles all of the legal moves including castling,
     capturin en passant, etc.  You can learn a lot about the game by
     asking for hints, asking for help, or just switching sides when ght
     going gets rough.
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          .CE 1
           HOME USE

           HOME FINANCIAL DECISIONS
          Thinking about buying a car but insure of monthly payments?
     considering a move into a new home but windering what type of monthly
     mortgage payments to expect?  With the help of Home Financial
     Decisions, getting answers to questions such as these are as easy as
     turning on your computer.
          Home Finalcial Decisions is designed to give users a method for
     through analysis so they can make informed decisions in four areas:
     buying a car, applying for a loan, changing residences, or planning a
     savings goal.
          By giving the computer basic information such as the desired size
     and number of monthly payments, down payments, and interest rates, the
     computer is then able to automatically compute the following types of
     information- loan limitiation, size of payments, monthly property
     taxes, monthly insurance payments, mortgage payments, appreciation,
     market value, total interest paid, and expected increase in market
     value.
          Users can effectively utilize it to evaluate alternate choices by
     simply varying input data.  There is no hard copy option.

           HOUSEHOLD BUDGET MANAGEMENT
          Household budget Management (HBM) module requires a cassette tape
     recorder or disk drive to save the data once entered.  The HBM module
     adds 12k bytes of active memory with stored programs to the TI99/4A
     computer.
          HBM module is a step by step buide to better money management.
     It helps you set budget guidelines, track income and expenses, spot
     problem areas and keep easily accessible records.
          The HBM module is simple to use- just follow the instructions
     -and with the computer acting as your guide, you can: design an
     individual business or family budget; track income and expenses on a
     monthly or yearly basis; analyze spending and project your current
     expense trends for theremaining year to see the effect on your budget;
     and record and save your monthly income and expense figures to
     establish a personal financial history.
          The first screen to come up in HBM is the Preliminary Selection
     List which consists of the following: 1- see demonstration data; 2-set
     up for first time; 3- change income/expenses; 4- change budget; 5-
     change categories; 6- miscellaneous change; 7- finish this session.
          The analyze screen consists of the following options: 1- all
     categories for one month; 2- all categories for year to date
           3- one category by month; 4- total income; and 5- total
     expenses.
          The HBM module allows for 99 categories, but you can only
     actually use 34 active categories at any given time.  The color,
     projection and graph capabilities add tremendously to the usefulness
     and versatility of this program.  You can print your data to the
     screen or to your printer and save it either to cassette tape or
     diskettes.
          The HBM module is a very useful tool in establishing a budget and
     organizing your individual business or family finances.

           MICROSOFT MULTIPLAN
          Microsoft Multiplan consists of a solid state cartridge (module)
     and diskette.  It is used to create an "electronic worksheet".
     Multiplan is a personal productivity tool that allows you to design
     "spreadsheets" for row-column calculations, expense statements,
     plannin forms, data analysis, budgets, financial reports, and more.
          The Multiplan cartridge is designed to be used with the TI99/4A
     home computer only.  It requires the TI memory expansion unit and the
     disk memory system.  For the best operational results you need 2 disk
     drives, but Multiplan will work with 1 disk drive.
          The Multiplan electronic worksheet is easy to learn and its
     versatility is enhanced by the skill of its user.  As you become more
     familiar with multiplan and better able to use its powers, you'll be
     surprised at how quickly and efficiently you'll accomplish various
     tasks.
          The two part manual is designed as a tutorial and reference
     guide.  Part 1 is a tutorial and gives an overview of the features of
     Multiplan.  Part 2 is a detailed reference guide to all of Multiplan's
     features.  Parts 1 and 2 compliment one another and will teach you the
     concepts as well as uses of Multiplan.
          Also there is a reference card which readily sets out the:
     function keys, control keys; editing keys; format choices; help
     feature; functions of groups of cells; mathematical logical and text
     functions; and error values.  It is handy concise and very useful.
          multiplan is best learned in the hands on mode.  turn on the
     computer, insert the diskette, load the program and folow the tutorial
     and you will be amazed at how quickly you will be able to use
     Multiplan and how much it will do for you at work and at home.  I use
     Multiplan at work and at home and it is certainly one program that
     truly allows the full use of the TI99/4A computer as a computer.

           PERSONAL REAL ESTATE
          (BB&P Editor's note:  In November 1994 I talked to a real estate
     salesman in Springfield Ohio who has been in the business for many
     years.  He claims to run most sales and comparison aspects of his real
     estate business using this cartridge, which he claims is unsurpassed
     by any other more modern software)
          Many alternative Personal Real Estate investments can be easily
     evaluated with this module.  It can also be a valuable educational
     tool - closely follows techniques used ty the Realtors National
     Marketing Institute.  An excellent package for Real Estate agents and
     investors.  It's designed to give you a quantitive tool for evaluating
     a variety of personal real estate investments- from apartments and
     rental houses to commercial and business property.  Because the
     program leads the investor step by step, it isn't necessary to have a
     sophisticated background in real estate.
          Personal Real Estate addressed everything from projected income
     and cash flow analysis to depreciation, type of financing, internal
     rate of return, financial management, rate of return, and tax
     calculations.

           PERSONAL RECORD KEEPING
          Requirements: audio cassette deck or other storage accessory.
          Summery: This module offers an easy method of creating,
     maintainin and utilizing your own files.  this module uses a system of
     prompts to guide you through the process of setting up your file.  The
     Personal Record keeping module organizes your files in groups called
     pages.  Each page is made up of a list of categories called items, of
     wich there can be up to a total of 15.  the total number of pages is
     determined by the number of items and their length.  I used this
     module to keep up with the cost of an addition I put on my house.  It
     worked great.

           PERSONAL REPORT GENERATOR
          Requirements: Disk mdmory system or audio cassette deck, a
     printin device and files created with the Personal Record Keeping or
     Statistics Command Module.
          Summery: This module takes already created files and lets you
     create reports such as: personalized form letters, address labels,
     tables of results, personal calenders, and a personal telephone
     directory.   another thing I found interesting is the fact that you
     can delete or add items to a report already generated.

           SECURITY ANALYSIS
          The user who is a serious investor will be interested in the
     Securities Analysis software package.  Offers a variety of securtities
     analysis techniques.  Financial tools such as Stock analysis, call
     options, and cash flow are included.  Printed copies are obtainable
     from this module through the RS232 interface.

           STATISTICS
          Provides a library of established routines for anyone with a need
     to make lengthy and difficult statistical computations or analyze data
     regularly.  The program performs a variety of complex statistical
     computations with speed and accuracy.  Leaves you more time to analyze
     the results and apply them to your particular situation.  You can
     perform calculations in descriptive statistics including mean standard
     deviation and frequency tables.  Also correlation, linear regression,
     inferential statistics- including T test and analysis of variance (1
     way and 2 way).  Significant level calculator for Z, student's T,R,F,
     and x^2.  Printed copies and files can be obtained.

           TAX/INVENTMENTS RECORD KEEPING
          Requirements: Disk memory system, optional printer connected via
     RS232 interface.
          Summery: This is a versatile module used the year round to
     1-organize your financial data categories and sub categories that suit
     your own needs. 2- generate a variety of financial reports. 3- locate
     and total specific transactions. 4- compare income and expenses. 5-
     assess your capital gains or losses to help you make better informed
     investment decisions.  6- determine your own worth.

           TI WRITER
          TI Writer Word Processor is designed to bring many of the
     features of large word processors to users of the 99/4A.  Inserting
     and deleting text and lines, automatic paragraph indentation, right
     margin justification, automatic word wrapping, overstriking and
     underlining, moving and copying line of text, and document
     reformatting are just some of the features of this software package.
     To use the TI Writer Word Processor you need the cartridge and program
     diskette, the disk memory system, 32K, RS232 interface, and RS232
     compatible printer.
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          .CE 1
           LANGUAGES

          EDITOR/ASSEMBLER
          The Editor/Assembler is one of the most misunderstood modules of
     all.  In order to use it you must have 32K memory and disk drives.
     The module is used to write, compile, and run Assembler or machine
     language.  It's purchase can even be frightening.  It comes with 2
     disks, a module, a huge 470 page reference manual that vegins with
     "this manual assumes that you already know a programming language,
     preferably an assembly language."  All of this capability is not
     really needed or used by the majority of the folks that buy this
     module.  Most folks, myself included, generally use it to run the
     programs written by those that know what they are doing.  When our
     machine runs in pure machine language, it's speed would be avery hard
     to beat.  There are a lot of really fine programmers out there in TI
     land that really understand how to run the machine.  It is because of
     the fruits of their labors that I really recommend that everyone has
     this module.  Even if you never get past rthe "This manual assumes",
     you will get to use programs that would otherwise be beyond reach.

           EXTENDED BASIC
          In my opinion this is the Basic that should have been built into
     the TI99/4A.  Unfortunately, it was not, so you have to buy the
     module.  Extended Basic offers almost all of the commands offered in
     console basic, with a lot more thrown in, and the speed of most is
     increased.  Extended Basic allows multiple statement lines, sprites,
     much imnproved screen input and output, and many many more.  Most
     people will never use this module to actually write programs.. Most
     people use it to run those programs written to take advantage of its
     power.  At one time, shortly after TI dumped the computer, it was hard
     to swollow only paying $50 for the computer and then paying $99 for
     the module.  Well, those days are gone now.  The module is down to $49
     and possibly still dropping.  If you still don't own this "MUST" own
     module, now is the time to get it.

           MINI MEMORY
          This cartridge adds 14k bytes of memory availability to yoru
     system (6k grom, 4k rom & 4k ram) and has a built in battery so you
     can store either assembly language programs or Basic programs.  It
     allows you to use expanded memory without Extended Basic and lets you
     do some of the things that Extended Basic will let you do.  This
     cartridge and the book "Compute's Beginner's Guide to Assembly
     Language on the TI99/4A" is an excellent way to learn a/l programming.
     It's not as good as the Editor/assembler cartridge for serious a/l
     work but because it's a line-by-line assembler you can see what's
     happening as you program.

           TI LOGO II
          This is TI's version of the famous LOGO language.  Logo was
     developed primarily as an easy language for children to learn.  It
     comes with a basic vocabulary of things that it will do.  To do more
     you define or create new words that are made out of old words.  For
     example, the computer can draw lines.  To create a new command called
     BOX, we tell the computer to go forward and turn 90 degrees four
     times.  This then defines BOX.  the main idea behind LOGO was to give
     children a way to quickly and easily learn how to use a computer.  It
     is presented to them as if they are teaching the computer what to do.
     (This is all that a program really is anyway.)  LOGO requires 32K
     memory, but not a disk system.  It will save onto cassette.  If you
     have children that are interested in the computer, but are not old
     enough to learn Basic, then you should definately consider LOGO.
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          .CE 1
           UTILITIES

          DISK MANAGER II
          The Disk Manager II module is a utility module to be used with
     the disk drive and your TI99/4A computer.  it allows you to "manage
     you disk" once you have begun to acquire several disks and numerous
     programs and files.
          The first screen comes up with 4 options.  Select #2 for English
     instructions.  Then the Disk Manager logo appears.  Push the enter key
     and continue.  I always selsct #4 first in order to set all commands
     for single disk processing since I only have one disk drive.  Now you
     can do any of the other three selections: 1- file commands; 2Z-disk
     commands; or 3-disk tests.
          When you select file commands you have 4 options: 1- copy file;
     2-rename file; 3- delete file; and 4- modify file protection.
          When you select disk commands you have 4 options: 1- catalog
     disk; 2- backup disk; 3- modify disk name; 4- initialize new disk.
          When you select disk tests you have 2 options: 1- quick test and
     2- comprehensive test.
          As you can readily see this module is a must if you have a disk
     drve and therefore work with diskettes.

           TERMINAL EMULATOR II
          The module is usually purchased for one of two reasons.  The
     first isthat it is TI's one and only terminal emulator program.  the
     program allows you to telecommunicate with other computers and
     mainframes.  It also allows you to transfer programs and files between
     wo TI home computers.  in order to do this, you must have at a bare
     minimum an RS232 interface and a telephone modem.  Most people get the
     RS232 put into a P-Box With their didk drives.  The TEII module is not
     as good as many available disk based terminal emulators.  It is a lot
     older and doesn't offer near as many features.  However it is easy to
     plug in and use and it does do TI to TI program transfers fairly
     easily.
          The second reason for purchasing this module is the Text To
     Speech capability it gives to console Basic.   The speech synthesizer
     is an amazing device.  However, it requires a module to make it speak.
     The TEII module is the best of the lot because it gives you the
     ability to have sentences translated directly into speech.  This
     provides excellent opportunities for games, and educational programs.
     If you have just a console and a speech synthesizer, you should
     consider having this module.
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