First off you know I'm talking about the 4A when comparing Apple II, Commodore, etc. (all in the same years 79-82). So your spin and your hex argument is wrong as I programmed in Basic on my TI 99 4/A.
Second your facts/memory are wrong about 16 colors in '79...
http://oldcomputers.net/appleii.htmlhttp://oldcomputers.net/applei.htmlNext, Apple didn't make a color monitor until 1985.
Last TI didn't enter the market too late, they were the number one selling Home Computer by the end of 1982 and introduced the 4 model in the late 70's. It was 16 bit when Apple and others were only 8 bit.
...good spin though on trying to make it into a calculator when it had 38% of the home computer marketshare at it's peak. The reason why TI left the PC market is because they were making a good computer and couldn't compete on cheapness (although they tried) like Apple computers or Commodore. It was a risky time to be in the PC market and those that made the cheaper more open machines survived.
http://oldcomputers.net/ti994a.htmlLooks more like and uses more technology that has been used in modern day computers and it wasn't just a metal frame...nice try though.
Don't try to rewrite history on great computers and great companies just to try to support an argument. Apple II was a decent computer at the time, but it wasn't as good as the TI 99 4/A from design, to internal specs, to upgrades, to peripherals to what the software could do. Just like today.
