Harry Potter Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Is the TI99/4A computer worth programming? Should I program it? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) If you enjoy programming, yes. There's always a curve to overcome, 16 bit programming and an 8 bit data bus AND little memory to use. But there are new toys to help overcome this. I started learning assembly 2 years ago along with learning Turboforth and have enjoyed all of it. If you like BASIC, the new RXB 2021 just came out, it gives you lots of power. Edited February 21, 2021 by GDMike 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Harry Potter said: Is the TI99/4A computer worth programming? Should I program it? Of course. Check out the TI-99/4A development resources thread for all kinds of ways to program it—Forth, C, Basic, Fortran, Pascal, TMS9900 Assembler, Logo, etc. Did I mention Forth? ...lee 5 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) 51 minutes ago, GDMike said: If you like BASIC, the new RXB 2021 just came out, it gives you lots of power. As a matter of fact, just ask rich himself about the power of rxb Edited February 22, 2021 by GDMike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 Thank you. Now, where can I find a C compiler for the TI99/4A? I prefer cross-platform, but TI99/4A-hosted is okay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 13 hours ago, GDMike said: If you enjoy programming, yes. There's always a curve to overcome, 16 bit programming and an 8 bit data bus AND little memory to use. However, the multiplexed 8-bit data bus is nothing that bothers you in programming, unless execution speed is important. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Harry Potter said: where can I find a C compiler for the TI99/4A? See Lee's reply above (2nd response to your question). 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+chue Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Harry Potter said: Thank you. Now, where can I find a C compiler for the TI99/4A? I prefer cross-platform, but TI99/4A-hosted is okay. Check out the development thread, as mentioned in @Lee Stewart's post above. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 FBFORTH, Turboforth, Camel forth are actually awesome 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariNostalgia Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 TI Extended Basic is one of the best interpretations out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senior_falcon Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 On 2/21/2021 at 6:45 PM, GDMike said: If you like BASIC, the new RXB 2021 just came out, it gives you lots of power. And don't overlook XB 2.8 G.E.M. which unlocks lots of graphics power, among other things. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gferluga Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Definitely yes! I learned programming with a TI-99 with Extended Basic and 32K sidecar memory expansion, during studies. That was the maximum configuration that could be afforded in 1984 in a modest country like Italy. That become my job, migrating to PCs and later Mainframes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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