Welcome to episode 56 of the Floppy Days Podcast where old computers come to life again.  I’m Randy Kindig.  I want to thank Ian Baronofsky and Rick Reynolds for providing their thoughts and memories of the TI-99 computer.  This is the fifth and final installment in a series of episodes on the TI-99/4A home computer.  This episode will cover TI-99 ads, user groups and shows, emulation, buying one today, community, and Web sites.  My very special co-hosts for this episode are again two well-known figures in the TI-99 community: Chris Schneider, who produces the SHIFT838 newsletter and Rich Polivka, who manages the popular 99er.net Web site.  They provide a ton of information about the amazing TI-994/A home computer.  I hope you enjoy this.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
New Acquisitions

Juiced.GS Apple II Newsletter - https://juiced.gs/
Commodore 64 Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner by Danny Davis - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0861611454/?tag=flodaypod-20
The ZX81 Pocket Book by Trevor Toms - http://www.amazon.com/dp/095073022X/?tag=flodaypod-20
Introduction to Machine Code for Beginners (Usborne Computers & Electronics) - Lisa Watts, Mike Wharton - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0860207358/?tag=flodaypod-20

News

Bill Degnan’s “History of Commodore Computers” Poster - http://www.vintagecomputer.net/poster_detail.cfm
Floppy Days Logo Contest Poll - https://www.facebook.com/groups/floppydays/permalink/1699121653679601/?qa_ref=qd
TRS-80 Trash Talk Podcast with Peter Cetinski - http://www.trs80trashtalk.com
Stan Veit’s History of the Personal Computer Podcast with David Greelish - http://www.classiccomputing.com/CCPodcasts/Stan_Veit/Stan_Veit.html
VCF Southeast 4.0 - April 2 & 3 2016, Roswell, GA - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-southeast-4-0/
VCF East - April 15-17, 2016 - InfoAge Science Center, 2201 Marconi Rd., Wall, NJ, 07719 - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-southeast-4-0/
25th Annual Last Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/ - April 23 & 24, 2016, Heron Point Convention Center, Lombard, IL, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-3
TI Fest West 2016 - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/248617-pnw-ti-994a-fest-west-2016-april-30th/ - April 30, Centralia WA
KansasFest, 28th edition - https://www.kansasfest.org/ - Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 19, through Sunday, July 24
Atari Party = http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/atariparty/ - Saturday, July 30th, 2016, 12 p.m -5 p.m., Yolo County Public Library, Davis, CA
Vintage Computer Festival West - August 6-7 at the Computer History Museum, in Mountain View, California. - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west-xi/  
VCF MIDWEST 11 September 10-11, 2016, Elk Grove Village, IL - http://www.vcfmw.org/
Portland Retro Gaming Expo - 11th annual Expo at the Oregon Convention Center on October 21-23, 2016 - http://www.retrogamingexpo.com/

Feedback

Retrocomputer Museum - http://retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/
Web browser project on the TI written by Stuart Conner - http://www.avjd51.dsl.pipex.com/ti/ti.htm#internet_web_browser
TI game that allows people to play chess against each other on the web by Corey Anderson - http://myti99.com

Ads

“TI’s Home Computer. This is the one!” Ad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlU4HTefxmc
Another Bill Cosby video ad - $100 rebate (1983) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nB71Ndmvs
Another video ad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trNcXw6nRU0

User Groups and Shows

Chicago TI-99/4A Users Group - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php
Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire
Rich attended the 18th faire in 2000 - http://www.99er.net/chicago/chicago.html
TI99ers On-Line User Group - http://www.ti99ers.org/news.php
TI-99 Club in Vienna, Austria still has regular meetings - http://ti99blog.webs.com/
TI User Group (UK) - In operation for 27 years - http://www.ti99ug.co.uk/index.php
TI-99 Italian User Club - h