TI99-4A

The TI99-4A was the first 16 bit processor. It was also one the of the first home computers going for about $525 which was a lot of money back in the 80's. The TI99-4A first came out around 1981. This computer was so important because it kind of set the bar for the rest of the computers being made. It was like the first stepping stone that really influenced the rest of the computers being made. It also had a new demographics chip that made it easier to work. It had places that you could plug things in and insert floppy disc for storage. The computer really set the bar and started the computer evolution. Many people built off of the way this computer was set up. For example, this computer had spaces to insert a floppy disc for storage and that helped play off onto Disc's. People thought that the floppy disc was good, but they wanted a way to store more information that that helped with the invention of the disc. It also gave the idea of, why not having a screen? This computer was really the gateway to all computers.