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With many tape recorders you will need to adjust tone and volume before obtaining a setting the computer (not WORDWRITER) will accept. There '''are''' a few tape recorders which are nearly impossible. Tape recorders without tone controls and those with automatic recording levels work as well.
Any color or blac black & white TV will work as a monitor. You canalso buy a Composite color monitor, consisting of an ordinary TVwithout the channel changer, tuner, and receiver parts. It is noclearer than regular TV, though; they are often more expensivedespite bing being less than a full TV. If you use a TV you need tointerconnect with a special cord that comes with the computer. Ithas a cigarette pack size box with an on/off switch connecting tothe TV's VHF antenna scrwsscrews. It also has a channel 3 or 4selector switch. If you use a Composite monitor you need adifferent sordcord, one without the box. DO NOT buy an RGB (red,green, blue) monitor; they are clearer, but will not work with theTI 99/4A.
If you buy a disk drive, too, you will have so many cables and
