Pix of TI merch at department stores?

[S1500]

I remember, many many moons ago, the endcap a Target in St. Paul having a bunch of gen 1(white box) TI modules.

 

Sadly, no pictures of it except in my head.

 

Surely there's pictures of TI stuff in department stores(Target, Montgomery Wards, etc) in the wild, no?

 

In fact, we should post them here.

 

[+save2600]

The Plaidstallions site should be a good one for this sort of stuff. Our Kmart BITD sold TI's, as did Service Merchandise, some Ace Hardwares and Zayre maybe?

 

[Omega-TI]

I'd like to see a photo of the old original TI-99/4A display unit(s). You know the ones with the cartridges on wire retainers, a place for the TV set and the sales brochures.

[digdugnate]

my google-fu is a little weak atm, but i do remember seeing displays as a kid in our K-Mart, Montgomery Ward, Toys'R'Us, and maybe Service Merchandise(?) where they had the monitor, console, and game hooked up.

 

I remember more specifically messing with the C64s, but that's because it would've been a couple years for me after the 'rise and fall of the commercial TI'.

[+Ksarul]

The Military Exchanges had them, as well as JC Penney, some Tru-Value hardware stores, and Sears (these in addition to the ones listed above).

[LASooner]

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/257789-ti-994a-retail-display-unit/?do=findComment&comment=3607759

[Omega-TI]

Wow, thanks for finding that. I completely forgot about this thread a d photos.

[schuwalker]

Our Sears had a display unit with Ti Invaders cart always playing.

[+save2600]

I'd like to see a pic where the Field Museum (or was it Science and Industry?) in Chicago was using a TI as a Kiosk display up until the late 90's/early 2000's.

[CC Clarke]

On the fence. . .

[+save2600]

...and once again, the Atari doesn't have a monitor. It's what happens when you don't market such an important peripheral to go with your computers! lmao

 

Btw: Is that Mr. Bean trying to sell a computer?

[sometimes99er]

TI top of the list. $100 rebate. Click picture.

[S1500]

Wow that's from Family Computing. I actually remember that pic from that fluff rag.

[Omega-TI]

On the fence. . .

 

WOW! That photo is a real time capsule, so much so it gave me an 80's flashback. I think I'll tweak it a little, print it up, frame it and hang it in the den for a while.

[Omega-TI]

I'm loving this thread too!

It's also been added to my BEST threads blog entry.

[Omega-TI]

TI top of the list. $100 rebate. Click picture.

 

 

Sometimes... could you please re-post the photo in << THIS MESSAGE >> It seems to be broken or missing. - Thanks.

[R.Cade]

The K-Mart I grew up near had an Atari VCS and a TI99/4a kiosk. The Atari version only let you play the game for a minute or two before resetting to the menu, but the TI allowed you to play as long as you want. I recall TI Invaders and MunchMan. I don't recall how the carts were secured on the TI, if at all.

Edited April 26, 2018 by R.Cade

[+OLD CS1]

The K-Mart I grew up near had an Atari VCS and a TI99/4a kiosk. The Atari version only let you play the game for a minute or two before resetting to the menu, but the TI allowed you to play as long as you want. I recall TI Invaders and MunchMan. I don't recall how the carts were secured on the TI, if at all.

 

Braided wires and clips, think of Kensington locks for cartridges. There were about a dozen cartridges hanging on wires at the TI station at our K-Mart. IIRC, they also had a PEB on display but not hooked up to the console, or maybe it was. My dad says he took a picture of me playing at the TI station but he is not sure if he still has it (possibly lost during a move.)

[+Airshack]

On the fence. . .

Allowing the consumer to use those TI joysticks was not a wise move.

 

 

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[+OLD CS1]

Allowing the consumer to use those TI joysticks was not a wise move.

 

 

[Ed in SoDak]

I remember seeing a 99/4 at Sears. Way too expensive on my $100-150 a week paycheck. Must've been 1980 or early '81.

-Ed

[Omega-TI]

 

here we go again.gif

 

 

Are you saying we should find something besides Zero Zap and the TI joysticks to diss?

[+save2600]

Are you saying we should find something besides Zero Zap and the TI joysticks to diss?

How about that Atari joystick adapter that only allows you to plug in one controller?

 

This is what I grew up using with my TI BITD. Always worried it would strain the port since it's so long, so I'd put a deck of cards or something underneath to prop it up. The "Chump" adapter...

 

[InfiniteTape]

I'd like to see a pic where the Field Museum (or was it Science and Industry?) in Chicago was using a TI as a Kiosk display up until the late 90's/early 2000's.

 

It was MSI. Last few pictures of this thread. https://www.99er.net/chicago/chicago.html

 

I always loved going to see them!

[+Ksarul]

The Smithsonian Air and Space museum was using them to control some of the interactive displays tight up until they renovated that area in 2000 or 2001. . .