RickyDean Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 I will be posting some photos of a NOS TI994/A I just acquired. Box is in great shape and the TI has never been removed from it's plastic wrap until tonight. 6 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 5 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 6 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 Pics of the date code and of it working with an Ubergrom I built, new new tech, meets new old tech. 7 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Someone might pay you a million for it unopened!!! Well..too late... Does it have that 'new computer' smell? 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 16 minutes ago, InsaneMultitasker said: Someone might pay you a million for it unopened!!! Well..too late... Does it have that 'new computer' smell? Sort of, I'll let it go slightly used for 1/2 Mil!! 😄 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kchula-Rrit Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 You lucky duck! Great that it still works after all these years. K-R. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Kchula-Rrit said: You lucky duck! Great that it still works after all these years. K-R. When it comes to the TI99/4A I would have put bets on this working versus not. In my experience the TI99/4A is one of the most reliable computers of the era along with the Vic-20. Sure I have had one or two over the years with problems (one did not post, the others bad keyboard membranes) but my overall impression has been positive. I actually bought two "untested" just for parts and those worked too The only worry I would have had with this one is the keyboard as it is not one of the good ones. Edited December 17, 2023 by eightbit 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhataKowinkydink Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Good times....... 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serafini Lapo Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 marvelous! Thanks for this show!😍 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhodes Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 12 hours ago, RickyDean said: I will be posting some photos of a NOS TI994/A I just acquired. Box is in great shape and the TI has never been removed from it's plastic wrap until tonight. Posting porn, are we? 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrodroid Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Ah "Beginner's Basic"... I remember like it was yesterday, working my way through it and making Mr. Bojangles dance. Such heady and exciting times! Thanks for the nostalgia trip. 🙂 3 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 hour ago, retrodroid said: Ah "Beginner's Basic"... I remember like it was yesterday, working my way through it and making Mr. Bojangles dance. Such heady and exciting times! Thanks for the nostalgia trip. 🙂 I still remember me, as a 12-year-old boy, showing the output to my parents: "Look, it prints my name on TV!" (It was the first program with INPUT.) 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Make sure you send in the Warranty card, and signup for the free trial of TexNet on CompuServe. 1 6 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 13 hours ago, eightbit said: The only worry I would have had with this one is the keyboard as it is not one of the good ones. Well I just tested the keyboard in TIBASIC and everything seems to work accept the cap lock key. It does not allow me to type capitol letter. I have to use the shift keys to do so. Will have to examine that. Being a virgin TI99, I am thinking of using a Rave AT keyboard adapter on it anyhow, as I have two. I just have to decide whether I want to keep it pristine or mount a F18 or Tang in it, and maybe the Rave. Everthing else can hang off the side. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Make sure to call tomorrow morning, and order an Editor/Assembler and TI Extended Basic cartridges, and a Speech Synthesizer unit! 2 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 This is like reaching back into time. The last time that computer saw daylight was about 40 years ago. It was boxed in 1980-something, then suddenly the box opened and there you were. A Rip van Winkle story, of sorts; the computer a Schrodinger's computer, if you will. For the last 40 years that box sat somewhere, maybe it was moved about, but there was no real telling of whether that computer was in there or not. Was it stuck in 1980-something, or was it traveling through time with us? Cannot be certain until you open the box and observe it. 2 6 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5368798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 It's been about 5 years now I guess, but I also bought a never opened console on Ebay (though a beige one, because that's the version I had as a child) and it, too, worked perfectly and still does. It's back in its box right now while I have my "The VIC20" hooked up, but I do get it back out from time to time. Very cool to have that experience of being the first person to use a 40-year old computer. 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5370301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 7 minutes ago, Casey said: It's been about 5 years now I guess, but I also bought a never opened console on Ebay (though a beige one, because that's the version I had as a child) and it, too, worked perfectly and still does. It's back in its box right now while I have my "The VIC20" hooked up, but I do get it back out from time to time. Very cool to have that experience of being the first person to use a 40-year old computer. I bought a beige one too, about 3 years ago that was supposedly never opened. But the box was in rough shape and the unit had been sealed in a plastic bag, like a freezer meat vacuum bag and heat sealed. It did not work, I made a claim and got my money back. The seller said not to ship it back, so one of these days I'm gonna open it up and see if about fixing it. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5370316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I recently, tried to acquire some TI official brown box warranty units never opened from old warehouse in Ottawa, but the seller sadly found some one to pick up the pallet, most likely they will appear on eBay at highway robbery prices again. 1 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5370404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newTIboyRob Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) On 12/19/2023 at 6:54 PM, RickyDean said: I bought a beige one too, about 3 years ago that was supposedly never opened. But the box was in rough shape and the unit had been sealed in a plastic bag, like a freezer meat vacuum bag and heat sealed. It did not work, I made a claim and got my money back. The seller said not to ship it back, so one of these days I'm gonna open it up and see if about fixing it. Wow, I had an eerily similar experience to yours Ricky, and just about at the same time you acquired your most recent gem, not 3 years ago. It was still in its clam wedge white styrofoam, not a nick, ding or blemish in sight on the unit itself, 100% pristine cosmetically... I excitedly went to try it out... and ... <insert Price is Right buzzer sound> Meanwhile, another beige one I acquired looked like it's been through hell.. and working flawlessly. So it's true, never judge a book, erm, TI, by its cover. Edited January 11 by newTIboyRob 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5385737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boschloo Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 12/17/2023 at 2:13 PM, Gary from OPA said: Make sure to call tomorrow morning, and order an Editor/Assembler and TI Extended Basic cartridges, and a Speech Synthesizer unit! Save those proof-of-purchase coupons to get a free copy of MUNCHMAN! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5389197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boschloo Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 12/16/2023 at 5:48 PM, RickyDean said: Pics of the date code and of it working with an Ubergrom I built, new new tech, meets new old tech. Reading this nearly with tears in my eyes, I want to go home to my own time so badly. I hate being stuck in the future, I don't belong here. I nickname your computer "Buck Rogers". 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5389199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kchula-Rrit Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 15 hours ago, Boschloo said: Reading this nearly with tears in my eyes, I want to go home to my own time so badly. I hate being stuck in the future, I don't belong here. I nickname your computer "Buck Rogers". Or, maybe, Rip van Winkle. I'd go in a heartbeat, especially if I could take my TI toys with me. Anyone have a flux capacitor to lend me for 40-year trip? K-R. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358330-unboxing-a-never-opened-ti994a-from-40-years-ago/#findComment-5389782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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