Contemporary Use
The TI-99/4A enjoys an active after-life in the vintage computing enthusiasts world. There are currently three very active mailing lists where TI-99/4A owners correspond with each other, from matters concerning hardware setup and interfacing equipment to the machine, to advanced software techniques.
- TI-99/4A Programming Forum (AtariAge) - An active forum, with hardware and software projects on TI-99/4A.
- TI-99/4A Online User Group (OLUG) - A mailing list, with general chat on all things TI.
- TI-99/4A and Compatibles Discussion Group - A more technically oriented mailing list, where people will often post technical questions or software routines to try out
- SWPB Assembly Programmers Mailing List - The SWPB list is a mailing list dedicated to discussing machine code/assembly language programming on the TMS9900 CPU (SWPB is an assembly instruction, meaning "swap bytes" in TMS9900 Assembly Language).
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