Here are the first few words of articles in the popular press that relate to the TI99/4a computer. You will have to dig up the original articles yourself because they are copyrighted. Many are available from internet web sites. -------------------------------------------------------- Business Week December 27, 1982 / January 3, 1983, Industrial Edition SECTION: INFORMATION PROCESSING; BRIEFS; Pg. 44 B LENGTH: 64 words "Unusually strong" demand generated by its $100 rebate ---------------------------- Industry Week March 5, 1984 Home computers stop ticking at Timex SECTION: NEWSCOPE; Pg. 15 LENGTH: 142 words Timex Corp. is the latest company to leave the home-computer field, an industry one Timex official describes as "on a kamikaze path." -------------------------------- PR Newswire August 3, 1982, Tuesday LENGTH: 136 words DATELINE: DALLAS, Aug. 2 DALLAS, Aug. 2 /PRN/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) today confirmed details of its $100 consumer rebate program ------------------------------ Business Week December 27, 1982 / January 3, 1983, Industrial Edition SECTION: INFORMATION PROCESSING; BRIEFS; Pg. 44 B LENGTH: 64 words "Unusually strong" demand generated by its $100 rebate ---------------------------- WALL STREET JOURNAL June 1, 1979, Friday BYLINE: BY RICHARD A SHAFFER SECTION: Page 29, Column 4 LENGTH: 43 words Texas Instruments Inc announces TI-99 home computer ------------------------------ Business Week December 8, 1980 Personal computers: TI's jazzed-up pitch SECTION: EXECUTIVE SUITE; Pg. 28 LENGTH: 730 words Texas Instruments Inc. launched its entry into the fiedgling home computer market 18 months ago, only to have most of the machines end up gathering dust ----------------------------------- The New York Times November 1, 1983, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition A SEESAW DAY FOR COMPUTERS BYLINE: By ANDREW POLLACK SECTION: Section D; Page 1, Column 3; Financial Desk LENGTH: 853 words Talk about chaos. The price of Texas Instruments stock shot up and the price of its home computer shot down yesterday in the wake of the company's withdrawal from the turbulent home computer market. -------------------------------------------- The New York Times September 16, 1983, Friday, Late City Final Edition Advertising: Parental Guilt and Computers BYLINE: By Philip H. Dougherty SECTION: Section D; Page 13, Column 3; Financial Desk LENGTH: 623 words TROUBLED Texas Instruments, having scrapped a short-lived ad campaign that replaced price promotion with product promotion, is now borrowing a page from the encyclopedia salesan's guide and is using the time-tested parental guilt ploy. ---------------------------------------- Electronic News, Oct 31, 1983 v29 n1469 p50 Atari: TI Suit Threat is Baseless. Abstract: Atari has increased production of ROM-based cartridge software for the Texas Instruments (TI) 99-4A home computer. ------------------------------------------ Copyright 1983 Associated Press All Rights Reserved The Associated Press These materials may not be republished without the express written consent of The Associated Press October 28, 1983, Friday, AM cycle SECTION: Business News LENGTH: 944 words HEADLINE: Texas Instruments Pulls Out of Home Computers After $110 Million Loss DATELINE: DALLAS BODY: Texas Instruments Inc. pulled out of the volatile home-computer market Friday after it reported losing $110.8 million in the third quarter in addition to a $119.2 million loss in the previous quarter. ------------------------------------------ The Economist August 22, 1981 Chips that speak and hear SECTION: Business, finance and science; SCIENCE BRIEF; Pg. 80 (U.S. Edition Pg. 72) "Here is the news" So far, most speech-synthesis chips have gone into electronic toys and learning aids. ------------------------------------ The Globe and Mail (Canada) June 17, 1983 Friday Computers a pitfall for Texas Instruments BYLINE: GAM LENGTH: 742 words Texas Instruments Inc. of Dallas has become the latest company to take a tumble in the increasingly treacherous home-computer market, --------------------------------------- Copyright 1983 The Nihon Keizai Shimbun The Japan Economic Journal March 29, 1983 SECTION: SERVICE/LEISURE/FOOD; Pg. 16 LENGTH: 224 words HEADLINE: Texas Instruments secures video game software BODY: Data East Co., a leading game machine manufacturer, has granted Texas Instruments Inc. right to produce and market its software on video games for personal computers. ----------------------------------------- The Economist June 9, 1979 Family computers; Going cheap SECTION: BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND SCIENCE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Pg. 106 LENGTH: 620 words DATELINE: San Mateo No less than seven new personal computers were launched in the United States last week, including the long-awaited entry to this market of Texas Instruments with a system costing $1,150. RCA, Atari and APF also joined the home computer fray. ----------------------------------------- Business Week October 22, 1979, Industrial Edition SECTION: INFORMATION PROCESSING; Briefs; Pg. 128J LENGTH: 160 words Now that the Federal Communications Commission has waived its strict rules on testing home computers while it considers even tighter regulations, ------------------------------------------ Financial Times (London,England) August 17, 1983, Wednesday Home computer industry pulls the plug on profits BYLINE: Louise Kehoe SECTION: SECTION IV; International Companies and Finance; June 1 -- August 8; This supplement covers the major international company and financial news during the period the Financial Times was not published; Pg. IV LENGTH: 986 words HIGHLIGHT: Louise Kehoe in San Francisco looks at how the price wars sparked by Texas Instruments and Atari have affected the leading U.S. manufacturers. ---------------------------------- Copyright 1983 McGraw-Hill, Inc. Business Week View Related Topics June 27, 1983 SECTION: CORPORATE CASH; Pg. 26 LENGTH: 788 words HEADLINE: HOW TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SHOT ITSELF IN THE FOOT BODY: It was late on a Friday afternoon after the New York markets had closed. With virtually no warning, Texas Instruments Inc. announced that it would post a second-quarter loss of $100 million. -------------------------------------- Electronic News, Dec 12, 1983 v29 n1475 p86 Milton Bradley Scraps Voice Module. M. Halper. Abstract: Milton Bradley has decided not to market a voice recognition device for the Texas Instruments 99-4A home computer. Earlier in 1983 Milton Bradley filed a $43 million law suit against Atari for failing to honor an agreement for the purchase of the same device. Sales for the first nine months of 1983 were $242 million with earnings of $42,000. The low earnings were caused by the problems Milton Bradley had with the voice module. -------------------------------------------- WALL STREET JOURNAL June 4, 1979, Monday SECTION: Page 14, Column 3 LENGTH: 43 words Milton Bradley Co will market entertainment cartridges for home computers. ---------------------------------------- PR Newswire December 21, 1982, Tuesday LENGTH: 262 words DATELINE: SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 21 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 21 /PRN/ -- The Milton Bradley Company and Texas Instruments Incorporated announced a development which will, for the first time, make human voice recognition available in a popular home computer. ------------------------------------------- Copyright 1983 The New York Times Company The New York Times February 11, 1983, Friday, Late City Final Edition SECTION: Section D; Page 4, Column 2; Financial Desk LENGTH: 107 words HEADLINE: Chip Developed BODY: The General Instrument Corporation and the Milton Bradley Company said they had developed the first computer chip that can both recognize speech ------------------------------------------- Business Week August 22, 1983 MILTON BRADLEY MISSES AGAIN IN VIDEO GAMES SECTION: EXECUTIVE SUITE; Pg. 40 LENGTH: 718 words After initially underestimating the potential of video games, toymaker Milton Bradley Co. in late 1982 announced what appeared to be a hot new entry: ------------------------------------------ Copyright 1982 McGraw-Hill, Inc. Business Week View Related Topics May 24, 1982 SECTION: CORPORATE STRATEGIES; Pg. 110 LENGTH: 1310 words HEADLINE: Milton Bradley: Playing catch-up in the video-game market BODY: For a company with healthy profits, low debt, and a long-lived product line, Milton Bradley Co. (MB) is in a surprisingly serious predicament. The Springfield (Mass.) toymaker missed the boat in electronic video games, -------------------------------------- PR Newswire May 18, 1983, Wednesday LENGTH: 466 words DATELINE: Dallas, May 18 Dallas, May 18 /PRN/ -- Texas Instruments, in an announcement made today, reaffirmed its position regarding solid-state cartridge software for the TI 99/4A home computer. --------------------------------------- Financial Times (London,England) November 21, 1983, Monday Texas gives guarantees BYLINE: EDITED BY ALAN CANE SECTION: SECTION I; Technology; Home computers; Pg. 13 LENGTH: 148 words AFTER RECENT announcements about its withdrawal from the home computer market, Texas Instruments has made it clear that all TI 99/4A owners will continue to get cover under guarantee ------------------------------------------ PR Newswire March 2, 1983, Wednesday LENGTH: 477 words DATELINE: DALLAS, March 1 DALLAS, March 1 /PRN/ -- Texas Instruments announced today that its voluntary program is under way to correct a potential defect recently discovered in the transformer sold with its 99/4A home computers. ------------------------------------------ The Associated Press February 23, 1983, Wednesday, PM cycle TI Reports Problem With Computer Transformer Adapter Cord SECTION: Domestic News LENGTH: 316 words DATELINE: DALLAS Owners of Texas Instruments' popular 99-4A personal computer have been advised to contact the company about fixing a transformer that could pose an electrical hazard. -------------------------------------------- PR Newswire February 22, 1983, Tuesday LENGTH: 360 words DATELINE: DALLAS, Feb. 22 DALLAS, Feb. 22 /PRN/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated announced today that it is discussing with the Consumer Products Safety Commission a proposed distribution by TI of a transformer adapter cord to all known owners of its 99/4A home computers. ------------------------------------------- The Associated Press February 22, 1983, Tuesday, AM cycle SECTION: Domestic News LENGTH: 418 words DATELINE: DALLAS Texas Instruments Inc. said Tuesday that all owners of its popular 99-4A personal computer should contact the company about modifying a part that could give users a high-voltage electrical shock. ---------------------------------------------- Financial Times (London,England) August 4, 1982, Wednesday Texas Instruments cuts price of home computer by a third BYLINE: BY LOUISE KEHOE IN SAN FRANCISCO SECTION: SECTION I; Pg. 14 LENGTH: 346 words TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, the U.S. electronics company, has cut the price of its home computer by a third, in the highly competitive lowcost home computer market. The TI 99/4A, has been selling in the U.S. for $299. ------------------------------------------------- Business Week December 26, 1977, Industrial Edition 'The first entry-level home computer' SECTION: TECHNOLOGY, Pg. 44c LENGTH: 630 words With the program cartridge and micro-processor pushing the video game in the direction of a true home computer, ----------------------------------------------- Business Week March 19, 1979, Industrial Edition TI gets set to move into home computers SECTION: ELECTRONICS; Pg. 37 LENGTH: 800 words HIGHLIGHT: A product announcement is expected soon. An FCC waiver is possible Texas Instruments Inc. is finally making a move to get into the personal computer business ------------------------------------ NEW YORK TIMES December 6, 1978, Wednesday BYLINE: BY PETER J SCHUYTEN SECTION: Section 4; Page 4, Column 1 LENGTH: 94 words Home computer technology is nearing take-off stage ------------------------------------ The Associated Press February 23, 1983, Wednesday, PM cycle TI Reports Problem With Computer Transformer Adapter Cord SECTION: Domestic News LENGTH: 316 words DATELINE: DALLAS Owners of Texas Instruments' popular 99-4A personal computer have been advised to contact the company about fixing a transformer that could pose an electrical hazard. ---------------------------------- The Associated Press October 12, 1983, Wednesday, AM cycle TI Will Not Introduce New Home Computer This Year SECTION: Business News LENGTH: 694 words DATELINE: DALLAS Texas Instruments Inc. confirmed Wednesday it will not introduce a new home computer this year, asserting it never intended to despite reports to the contrary. -------------------------------------- Business Week June 11, 1979, Industrial Edition Computers for the home SECTION: IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK; Companies; Pg. 44 LENGTH: 120 words Texas Instruments Inc. decided on May 29 to introduce one of its home computers after all, just days after it had elected to hold off until it got permission from the Federal Communications Commission to hook up the system to a home TV ------------------------------------ PR Newswire May 6, 1982, Thursday LENGTH: 314 words DATELINE: DALLAS, May 6 DALLAS, May 6 /PRN/ -- Control Data Corporation and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced an agreement that will make available a comprehensive series of PLATO computer-based education courseware for the Texas Instruments 99/4A Home Computer. ----------------------------------------- Business Week May 9, 1983, Industrial Edition TI MOVES TO PUT ITS HOUSE IN ORDER SECTION: INFORMATION PROCESSING; BRIEFS; Pg. 114 D LENGTH: 141 words To reduce the internal rivalry between its two small-computer manufacturing groups, Texas Instruments Inc. has decided that for the first time both of them should report to the same executive. ------------------------------------------ Retailing Home Furnishings, Feb 7, 1983 v57 pC3(3) T.I.'s Bill Turner. (Texas Instruments) Lisa Braden. Full Text: COPYRIGHT Fairchild Publications Inc. 1983 TI.'s Bill Turner In the short history of the home computer market, august 4, 1982, stands out as a red letter date. On that day, Texas Instruments announced a $100 rebate on its TI 99/4A console, ----------------------------------------- Business Week June 18, 1979, Industrial Edition TI's easy-to-use home computer SECTION: INFORMATION PROCESSING; Computers; Pg. 108 F LENGTH: 440 words While Texas Instruments Inc. in early June again decided not to make its long-expected announcement of a low-priced, consumer-oriented personal computer, it did introduce its intermediate-size home computer, called 99/4 and priced at $1,150. ------------------------------------ Copyright 1983 Associated Press All Rights Reserved The Associated Press These materials may not be republished without the express written consent of The Associated Press November 2, 1983, Wednesday, AM cycle SECTION: Business News LENGTH: 394 words HEADLINE: Stores Selling Out Discontinued 99-4A, But Up To 1 Million Said Remaining BYLINE: By SCOTT McCARTNEY, Associated Press Writer DATELINE: DALLAS BODY: Consumers are flocking to buy Texas Instruments Inc.'s discontinued 99-4A home computer, ---------------------------------- Copyright 1983 The New York Times Company The New York Times February 13, 1983, Sunday, Late City Final Edition SECTION: Section 3; Page 27, Column 4; Financial Desk LENGTH: 284 words HEADLINE: WHAT'S NEW IN THE TOY INDUSTRY: BASHING KILLER RATS BYLINE: By Phillip Shenon BODY: The Milton Bradley Company has come up with a set of video game cartridges that do more than flash pretty pictures and make sounds. -------------------------------------- Business Week December 19, 1983 WHY SANTA'S BAG WILL BE SHORT ON HOME COMPUTERS SECTION: MARKETING; Pg. 66 EXCITED BY DEMAND. Ironically, instead of stalling demand, these events seem to have whetted consumer appetites.