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New arrival - Parsec. (fedia.io)

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New arrival - Parsec.

Seems very fluid and fun! 😍

#ti99 #parsec #retrogaming

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@RL_[email protected] yeah it's 16-bit but using 8-bit interfacing chips most likely for cost reasons, similiar to what Sinclair would later do with the QL - and with similar speed tradeoffs.

I think of TI as a reliable chip company so it's curious to me they couldn't make this system more successful. A bunch of strangely insular decisions on software seems to be the main issue, and why it probably didn't come close to the others in popularity.