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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN LIMA NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 1990

     T.I.'S SUPPLEMENTARY HANDOUTS RELATING TO
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^THE 99/4A AND CC40

     Andy Frueh wrote T.I.'s consumer relations department
recently and asked them to send him all available free
information about the 99/4A.  He received a whole bunch of
stuff, much of which I did not know existed.  Some of the
following is interesting from an historical viewpoint.
Material includes press release product descriptions, user
guide addenda, and some useful programs and technical
information.  Everything is hardcopy.  THE LIMA USER GROUP
WILL XEROX THIS STUFF FOR ANY MEMBER OR OTHER USER GROUP for
$0.04 per page plus postage.  A short description of these
items is given below, with the number in parenthesis
indicating number of pages.  Quoted material is taken
directly as a quote from the described hardcopy.  All
programs and technical information bears this notice:
     "This material is given to you by Texas Instruments
Incorporated without representation or warranty of any kind.
Therefore, we assume no responsibility and shall have no
liability, consequential or otherwise, of any kind arising
from its use.  This material was developed by and is
considered the property of Texas Instruments.  We therefore
reserve the right to use, publish, reproduce, or sell this
material in any manner desired without compensation of any
kind."

     --User group list dated 01/06/88. (11)
     --"Home Computer Third Party Suppliers" dated May 20,
1988 (1)
     --User group list distributed July 1990 (14)
     --"TI99/4A Home Computer Program Descriptions" on
letterhead stationary.  Undated, but includes MBX games.
Short descriptions of all modules & disks available. (10)
     --Addendum, TV radiation warning.  Refers to pre 1970
color TV's, is dated 1982 (1)
     --Addendum Reading Flight Owner's Manual, dated 1982
(1)
     --Addendum for Microsoft Multiplan, Square Root (SQRT)
function implemented on the TI99/4A; dated 1984 (1)
     --Microsoft Multiplan Backup Disk instructions (1)
     --Addendum, Display Type Records; undated (1)
     --Addendum to mini memory manual; page 12 correction,
Re-Initialize; addendum to OLD command (1)
     --Copying a master disk when using one disk drive with
disk manager 2 (1)
     --Computer Music Box, keypresses for Advanced Composer
(1)
     --Addendum to Disk Memory Drive manual (8)
     --Audio Cassette Recorder Information, lists those that
work with 99/4A (1)
     --Addendum "Information regarding the User's Reference
Guide" (6)
     --"Texas Instruments announces the Computer Advantage
Club" advertisement (2)
     --"Texas Instruments TI99/4 Home Computer Products"
advertisement dated 1979, not 4A, (2)
     --"TI99/4A Home Computer Console" advertisement (3)
     --GPLLINK for extended basic, assembly listing (3)
     --Editor/Assembler, product description, manual
correction pp342-344 and other pages, Assembler Directives
replacement page 213-214 (7)
     --Tombstone City, how to load disk from EA, TI BASIC,
and Extended Basic (2)
     --"BASIC/EXTENDED BASIC Character Offset Demonstration",
demonstrates HEX 60 character offset, BASIC and assembly
code listings dated 1984 (2)
     --"Extended Basic Programming Language" description of
features not found in TI BASIC (3)
     --Mini Memory Module, description (1)
     --"Features of the 80 Column Printer", TI's impact
printer (1)
     --Microsoft Multiplan product description (1)
     --"TI99/4A Home Computer Third Party Suppliers Revised
April 26, 1990" (1)
     --TI-Writer, product description
     --"Parallel interface to printer" pin functions for 16
pin PIO and 36 pin printer connector (1)
     --New UCSD P-system and Pascal software product
description (1)
     --TI LOGO II, description of enhancements since
original TI LOGO (2)
     --Pin assignments for the console; peripheral port,grom
port, handhold controls port, cassette port, USA power
receptacle 4 pin, video jack (7)
     --"This routine allows "simultaneous" input from
keyboards 1 and 2 or joysticks 1 and 2.  All four squares
may be used at the same time.", assembly code.  This may
relate to the four boxes in the handset test of the
DIAGNOSTICS  module. (4)
     --The Animal Program (LOGO II).  Reference is made to
specific pages in the LOGO II manual.  (2)
     --"Display-AT/Accept-At program in TI BASIC (1)
     --"Sample Program for Coincidence, Extended Basic
required" (1)
     --"DERIVED FUNCTIONS, The following functions, which
are not implemented in TI BASIC can be utilized with the
formulae"  example: COT(X)= 1/TAN(X)     (1)
     --CASSETTE FILES, tutorial with sample baseball card
collection program in TI BASIC, dated 1977  (8)
     --RELATIVE FILES, tutorial with sample TI BASIC program
using disk drives, dated 1983 (4)
     --DISK FILES, tutorial with sample checkbook program
(3)
     --KSCAN FOR MINI MEMORY, assembly code (1)
     --"This program has been developed to format and round
a number entered from the keyboard.  The number will be in
dollar format with zeros displayed and will round any amount
over .5 cent to a full cent."  (1)
     --"General Description of the PREP subprogram" found in
PRK and Statistics command modules.  This discusses in great
detail the in's and out's of PRK BASIC. (22)

     We also have the TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 99/4A HOME COMPUTER
RETAIL TRAINING GUIDE.  This is a package of material
provided by TI to retailers to help them set up and sell the
home computer.  50 pages.

     For the CC40 we have a package of software descriptions
of CC40 solid state software cartridges.  Programs and
subprograms on each of these modules are described in a fair
amount of detail  (9 pages for the whole thing):
     --ADVANCED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LIBRARY
     --MATHEMATICS 1
     --STATISTICS LIBRARY
     --FINANCE LIBRARY
     --MEMO PROCESSOR WITH DATA COMMUNICATIONS
     --CC40 PASCAL
     --GAMES I
     --GAMES II
     .PL 1