

TI 99 Program Recorder 8 BIT ComputersĮven though the TI99/4 was released in 1979 TI didnt release its own program recorder until early 1983.
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEECH SYNTHESIZER EMULATOR MAC FULL
Texas Instruments apparently built a few, but never went into full production due to the state of the home computer industry at the time. This TI99/8 is owned by TI Chips User Group memeber Steve Eggers, and was loaned to the group to put on display during the 1996 Cleveland MUG. I also believe Ataris 1400XL, which was to replace the shortlived 1200XL, among other things featured a builtin voice synthesizer, was to be that companys answer to the C64.

Texas Instruments TI99/8 and Other Unreleased TIĠ183 32The TI99/8 was to be TIs answer to the Commodore 64. It met that mark in all but one respect: the TMS9118 video processor used on both versions of the TI99/8 has a feature set almost identical to that of the TMS9918A used in its predecessor. FeaturesPeripheralsSoftwareDocumentationEmulationThe TI99/8 was intended to be a major improvement over the TI99/4A.
