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From: pvl@houxh.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.invest
Subject: Re: Investment Interest - (nf)
Message-ID: <169@houxh.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 28-Jun-83 09:01:26 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 28 09:01:26 1983
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  I would guess that TI stock was artificially high and that the 50-point
drop was partly just a correction like all of the gambling stocks experienced
a few years ago.  ATARI seems to be rolling along even though 33% of Warner's
stock price disappeared a couple of months ago.  On the other hand, TI
is NOT rolling up a good record of systems sales.  They do better in the
piece part business.
   From a personal viewpoint, I'm overjoyed that TI got burned.  I have a
99/4A and have been frustrated by TI's decision to make it impossible for
anyone but TI to supply software (even if you want to write it yourself).
By leaving out the "Poke" instruction from even the Extended BASIC, any
non-ROM-based program is SLOW.  TI then patented their ROM to sew up the
market.  While talking to TI at the West Coast Computer Faire, I also
got the distinct impression that nobody at TI knew what was inside the
machine or how to program it.  Result: NO decent software.
   I think TI's only hope now is the 99/2 or 99/8.  If they do a good
job on them and don't insist on the whole pie, they may stay in the
home computer business.  If not, they'll be out.   That still doesn't
say much about how TI as a company will do.
   What do others think?
  Pete LaMaster Holmdel, NJ (201)949-0040  ihnp4!houxh!pvl