[Coco] This is a "new" one for E-Bay

Mark McDougall msmcdoug at iinet.net.au
Mon Nov 10 18:22:32 EST 2014


On 11/11/2014 9:46 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:

> I'd say it was a TI-99 of some sort, but in nearly 3 decades, I have never
> seen a white one.  Some school issue maybe?

"In June 1983, TI released the cheaper beige plastic version of the 
TI-99/4A, and again had to cut the price, to less than $100. They are now 
selling computers for less than it costs to manufacture them! As a result, 
TI experienced a second-quarter loss of $100 million."

Regards,

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