Looking for a TI-99/4a

[llabnip]

I've been looking for a good used TI-99 4a system. I remember playing old Scott Adams text adventures on the thing quite fondly in my youth (my friend had the unit, I never owned one).

I'm from the land of TI (Eastern MA) and haven't found a single one at yard sales (and we go all season long!). I've found just about everything else... so I'm thinking of breaking down and buying one. Anyone happen to have a spare? I did find one yard sale that had a box of TI-99 random parts he gave me for free - powersupply (designation: AC 9500), 2 joysticks (i.e. "remote controllers" heh!), some multi-lead cable that looks like it connects up a couple of tape drives (I assume I can use any tape cassette recorder), a generic RF cable (has F-style female connector on one end, F-style and twin leads on the other - I have no idea if this is the TI-way of hooking up a 4a to a TV/Monitor but it was in the box). A Y-adapter that someone told me is so I can use Atari joysticks on the unit (though I have 2 TI joysticks). A few other power cord type items that are clearly marked with a TI designation. So maybe all I really need is just the main unit? I haven't tested the power supply but I'll do so promply. If you've got a cheap unit for sale I'm probably interested. Any good carts or tapes that you have as dupes I'd probably also be interested.

Thanks much in advance! I can pay with Paypal. I don't have much to trade - a few NES and Atari dupes but my feedback here and on ebay is perfect. I've gone to the NECG several times in the past few years and been easy to deal with -- I'm perfectly stable (my wife may beg to differ!) ;)

[oleanhosting]

I have one that works, It has 4 joysticks, the voice module and the Advernture cart you were looking for.

Here are the carts I got:

A-Maze-ing
Multiplication
Chisholm Trail
TI Extended Basic
Parasec
The Attack
Hooper
Blasto
Video Graphs
Personal Record Keeper
Tombstone City
Adventure
Q-Bert
Jungle Hunt
Early Learning Fun

I dont have the RF adapter for the TV. You get pick that up at Radio Shack for a few dollars. Make me a real good offer and it is yours :)

Forgot to add. I have a TI Cassette tape here called Scott Adam's Adventures 1-12. It has this on it:

ADventureland
Pirate Adventure
Mission Impossible
Voodoo Castle
The Count
Strange Odyssey
Mystery Fun House
Pyramid of Doom
Ghost Town
SAveage Island 1
Savage Island 2
Golden Voyage
Knight Ironheart

[chadtower]

You've GOT to be kidding. I live in Eastern MA too and I find 10 a year.

[llabnip]

You've GOT to be kidding. I live in Eastern MA too and I find 10 a year.
I kid you not! I keep hearing from the NECG crowd that these are easy to come by but I've had no luck. I've been all over Foxboro, North Attleboro and the northern RI area without any luck whatsoever.

DCs, PSXs, Colecovisions, Atari 2600s, etc. have all been reasonably plentiful. But no TI-99 4a units. Just bad luck I guess...

I am hopefully working out a deal now for a unit - but if anyone else has a cheap unit, please don't hesitate to let me know!

[chadtower]

You've GOT to be kidding. I live in Eastern MA too and I find 10 a year.
I kid you not! I keep hearing from the NECG crowd that these are easy to come by but I've had no luck. I've been all over Foxboro, North Attleboro and the northern RI area without any luck whatsoever.

DCs, PSXs, Colecovisions, Atari 2600s, etc. have all been reasonably plentiful. But no TI-99 4a units. Just bad luck I guess...

I am hopefully working out a deal now for a unit - but if anyone else has a cheap unit, please don't hesitate to let me know!

If you don't get that one, PM me. I have a bunch of them, many of them boxed. You're just not looking in the right places. I find most of mine in North Attleboro and Attleboro. Hell, people see you look at them and beg you to take them. It's common to pick up 2-3 at once, with a bag of carts and cassettes and misc stuff, for $1. I have stuff that looks like prototypes, inhouse TI documentation, hell I have some TI employee's HR benefits paperwork from 1985 that was in one of the boxes. Some of the TI99 stuff I have hasn't even been identified yet, not even touching all of the lab cassettes that could have anything at all on them.

Oh, and I assume we would not have to mail to work something out.

[vulcanjedi]

Hey

Doesn't the TI have composite video output and come with an RF Modulator to get it on channel 3 or 4? I have an extra one of these modulators that needs the 300 ohm leads replaced. been meaning to re solder these on but never got around to it.
If you could use this I'll let it go for a dollar + shipping :)

VJ

[chadtower]

Heh, I have at least a couple in that same boat. I think people used to just rip them off the TV without unscrewing them.