Hi, as some of us maybe already know, chris bobbitt from former asgard software is sending around his findings from his very old asgard software archive to us, to get it digitalized and to share it to the community. When i closed it down i asked my programmers if i could donate their. This cable is ideally suited for those who have their own rca cables and need longer length than our standard 6 ft cable or for those with f18a and just wanting audio out. The ti994a added an additional graphics mode, lowercase. The 994a keyboard has 40 keys and your keyboard has more. January production problems haunt ti 99 4 for the first few months of 1980 and ti is selling fewer than units per month. This gameplay demonstration was done on original hardware with speech synth module. For those interested in game programming on the ti in any language or skill level, or if you are just curious, the atariage ti 994a programming forum is the place to be and where most new games are being generated. This is a demonstration of gameplay from asgard softwares tetris clone tris for the ti994a home computer. Transfer data, update your operating system os, download calculator software applications apps and more to your graphing calculator. Ti994a and notung software history emperor kens world. The ti 994a flash rom cartridge, or flashrom 99 for short, is a cartridge for the ti 994a home computer that allows for running rom cartridge images stored on an sd card the flashrom 99 supports romonly images of up to 32k that use the writeto60xx bank switching scheme. For those interested in game programming on the ti in any language or skill level, or if you are just curious, the atariage ti 99 4a programming forum is the place to be and where most new games are being generated. January production problems haunt ti994 for the first few months of 1980 and ti is selling fewer than units per month.
Filepco is an assembly program to be run on the ti 99 4a in extended basic or in basic with the editorassembler cartridge plugged in. Is it possible to use the official ti dual cassette adapter to load and save data to a smartphone or other modern digital recorderplayback device. The ti 99 4a, ken gilliland and notung software start with the ti 99 4a. Also new and functioning was software written by maksimik which will operate a tape backup device on the geneve. The solution integrates with erp solution from microsoft, sap, sage and oracle to sync maintenance data with financial information. It will not work with programs using groms or crubased bank switching. Tris tetris clone for the ti994a asgard software, 1989.
The texas instruments ti994a is a home computer released in june 1981 in the united states. Asgard software distributes some of the most exciting adventure games and software for the ti99 i 4a our firm is widely considered the leader in 4a adventure software. A searchable database of hardware, cartridges, software, and literature for the texas instruments ti994a home computer. The ti 99 4a can be connected to a cassette recorder for this purpose. Answer yes to scan for drives and populate the ti994a subtree. The ti 99 4 and ti 99 4a are the first 16bit home computers, using the texas instruments tms9900 16bit cpu. Ken starts to build a reputation as a music and graphics programmer. What sold me on the ti994a was the speech synthesizer which a ti representative was demoing at a local department store. Many of the most popular programs for the ti 99 4a were distributed using these cartridges for example parsec, car wars, ti invaders, hunt the wumpus, the attack, tombstone city, munch man, etc. This is a very simple set of tools to copy a disk image from a ti to a pc over a serial port. These pages are dedicated to the texas instruments ti994a home computer. Included 10515201 addendum containing ti99 4 to 4a keyboard changes and audio cassette tape guide. The texas instruments ti 99 4a is a home computer released in june 1981 in the united states. Sams card was one of the first memory expansion card designed for the ti 99 4a.
The following are supported by ti connect software for windows. The games environment contains secret passages and mazes, which are necessary to explore in order to find the props and successfully complete the game. Sams card was one of the first memory expansion card designed for the ti994a. Describes the software modules produced by texas instruments for use with the ti 994a home computer. Ntsc ti99 computers with the 5pin din av connector to composite video rca. Like many other infocom titles, it was released for amiga, apple ii, macintosh, atari 8bit family, atari st, commodore 64, and msdos. The asgard connectivity suite is a set of activex controls specifically designed to meet the needs of unisys clearpath users and programmers. Sold with capture the intruder as a combo special 1 by cms 3. Filepco is an assembly program to be run on the ti994a in extended basic or in basic with the editorassembler cartridge plugged in. It has a date of 1991 and is compatible with the ti994a with. The software cartridges used on the ti 994a are called solid state software tm command modules. Album 99, various song disks and a new enhanced cable design for his mid. Buying a cassette recorder and cassette tapes seems unnecessary by modern means.
It is an enhanced version of the less successful ti994 which was released in late 1979. Solid state software tm command modules lack the ability to save. It came out somewhere around the same time as the commodore vic20. So when offered the chance to sell the entire set of ti games i jumped at the chance. The asgard software archive ti994a computers atariage. While doing so it is necessary to watch out for boulders which can fall down and crush the player. Mar 23, 2020 ive previously made my ti 99 4a sing by creating an editor which directly modifies ti 99 4a speech synth patterns and allows pitch to be controlled. Ti994a cartridges, games, software, programs, books, computers and accessories used texas instrument ti994a computer with power supply in good condition.
Olivers twist asgard software ti994a rapid loader for infocom games texcomp ti994a rattlesnake bend ms express software ti994a. I started my computing life with a ti 99 4a in 1981, the year it was introduced. A basic prescan accelerator software tool for the ti994a. You are bidding on a brand new, in its original factory sealed packaging heat sealed bag, asgard software package for the ti 99 4a. A file system and network access device for ti994a.
Infocom released these text adventure games for the ti99. Also, 994a programs often refer to symbolic key names like redo and procd, which map to fctn plus number keys. It has a date of 1991 and is compatible with the ti 99 4a with. The ti994 and ti994a are the first 16bit home computers, using the texas instruments tms9900 16bit cpu. New ti994a ti99 disk classic checkers chris bobbitt. Answer yes to scan for drives and populate the ti 99 4a subtree. It is a book on electronic mail and not specifically aimed at the ti99, but it is advertised in micropendium for 994a users benefit. Infocom released these text adventure games for the ti 99. Simple text adventure game in ti basic, or an enhanced cart version. This game was infocoms first sex farce and featured selectable naughtiness levels ranging from tame to lewd.
Ti abandons its home computer and opens software development to 3rd party programmers. Ti connect software allows for connectivity between a computer and graphing calculator. This diskette software requires use of a ti disk memory system for loading and running the program on the texas instruments home computer. The success of this site is dependent on submissions from the ti community, so if you have an. You are bidding on a brand new, in its original factory sealed packaging heat sealed bag, asgard software package for the ti994a. It originally cost quite a bit, but the price soon fell to the level of competing 8bits. No special software is required on the ti 99 4a side as long as you are not trying to transfer program files. The ti994a, ken gilliland and notung software start with the ti994a. Personal real estate, programing aids, home financial decisions, music maker, weight control and nutrition, early learning fun, and. Ti994a cartridges, games, software, programs, books. The software is expected to be released soon by 9640 news. Disk software win994a disk image of software archived with a scan of the software manual. Hey, you found my ebay store for years i have been purchasing jukebox machines, parts, and manuals along with 45 rpm and 78 rpm records.
Reviewed in home computer compendium aka micropendium apr84, p. It is an enhanced version of the less successful ti 99 4 which was released in late 1979. The ti 99 4a flash rom cartridge, or flashrom 99 for short, is a cartridge for the ti 99 4a home computer that allows for running rom cartridge images stored on an sd card. It contains 87 pages of text, covering dutch, french, german and italian versions of the program. Castle darkholm asgard software ti994a complete ti adventure compendium, the public domain ti994a doom games i asgard software. Ive previously made my ti 99 4a sing by creating an editor which directly modifies ti 99 4a speech synth patterns and allows pitch to be controlled. You could simply plug in one of these cartridges, push a button or two and have a ready made program running on the console. A file system and network access device for ti 99 4a. Ti 994a basic ti99basic is a version of texas instruments basic as found in rom on the ti994a. Both models include hardware support for sprites, using tis own chips, and multichannel sound.
I just didnt and still dont feel artistic enough to make the games reflect what i wanted them to. Asgard software releases graphx pictures and graphx slideshow. The main purpose of this message is to delay vdm99 until the hook routine on the ti994a is ready to accept command. The player interacts with the environment by typing combinations of verb commands and objects. I started my computing life with a ti994a in 1981, the year it was introduced. To obtain a complete catalog, write to the address on the cover of this manual. Many of the most popular programs for the ti 994a were distributed using these cartridges for example parsec, car wars, ti invaders, hunt the wumpus, the attack, tombstone city, munch man, etc. The 994a formed the rest of the ascii character set using the fctn key with other alphanumeric keys. Ive previously made my ti994a sing by creating an editor which directly modifies ti994a speech synth patterns and allows pitch to be controlled. Ken wins first place in a programming contest on the source 1984. The main purpose of this message is to delay vdm99 until the hook routine on the ti 99 4a is ready to accept command. The ti994a can be connected to a cassette recorder for this purpose. These pages are dedicated to the texas instruments ti994a home. A message box appears in vdm99, asking you if you wish to scan the remote ti994a right away.
You can use it in interactive mode or pass a basic file as a command line parameter. The ti99 also had a cassette port, so you could purchase software on cassette tapes, and actually save your own programs to a tape. For the ti994a, this means that the maximum memory becomes 16 megabytes. Making a 40yearold computer sing video killed the radio. Ooeygui mess launcher has been coded by chris schneider shift838 to be a frontend launcher for use to with mame to easily launch an emulated ti992, ti994, ti994a, ti998 and myarc geneve 9640 computer systems. They contain mainly technical information on the various processors and memory chips found in the console, on peripheral cards and cartridges and on additional hardware. The game contains fifteen levels where the player has to dig tunnels through earth and collect all the diamonds before time runs out. Media image files cartridgediskcassette image files for other than win994a. Asgard software distributes some of the most exciting adventure games and software for the ti 99 i 4a our firm is widely considered the leader in 4a adventure software. No special software is required on the ti994a side as long as you are not trying to transfer program files. You are bidding on a brand new, in its original factory sealed packaging heat sealed bag, asgard software package for the ti99 4a. The software cartridges used on the ti 99 4a are called solid state software tm command modules. Ntsc ti 99 computers with the 5pin din av connector to composite video rca. The ti 99 also had a cassette port, so you could purchase software on cassette tapes, and actually save your own programs to a tape.
It will not work with programs using groms or crubased. It is a book on electronic mail and not specifically aimed at the ti 99, but it is advertised in micropendium for 99 4a users benefit. The parent subforum, ti994a computers, contains general. The texas instruments ti994a was a neat little computer that was never really given a chance.
Stuff can be a bit scattered around there, but youll find some wave files of tioriginal audio tapes there, along with loads of cartridge and floppy images. Its elegant simplicity is due to the fact that its build around the 74ls612 memory mapper, once commonly used in pcs and in nintendo game. A basic prescan accelerator software tool for the ti 99 4a. The following adventure products are available other than this one. Also, 994a programs often refer to symbolic key names like redo and procd, which map. Ep extremely rare prototype a prototype of a known released cartridge. A message box appears in vdm99, asking you if you wish to scan the remote ti 99 4a right away. A searchable database of hardware, cartridges, software, and literature for the texas instruments ti 99 4a home computer. Texas instruments created many cartridges, which, they called solid state software. Leather goddesses of phobos is an interactive fiction computer game written by steve meretzky and published by infocom in 1986.
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