The 8-Bit Era's Weird Uncle: The TI-99/4A

My first computer. Played Blast-O!, Hunt The Wumpus, Chisolm Trail, A-MAZE-ING, and a couple other games. Learned the crummy programming language of TI-BASIC, gave up on software and stuck with hardware ever since.

Funny enough, now as part of my job, I advise TI on various upcoming power ranges for various lighting types, and they do on occasion make an IC based on my specs for general production.

I'm embarrassed to say how often I visit js99er.net to play the old TI version of Hunt the Wumpus. I should have something better to do with my finite time on Earth.