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[[File:1981_-_Car_Wars_Cartridge.png|250px||thumb|right|frame|Car Wars 1981 Solid State Sofware<sup>TM</sup> Command Module]]
The software cartridges used on the TI 99/4A are called '''Solid State Software<sup>TM</sup> Command Modules'''. Many of the most popular programs for the TI 99-/4A were distributed using these cartridges (for example [[Parsec]], [[Car Wars]], [[TI Invaders]], [[Hunt the Wumpus]], [[The Attack]], [[Tombstone City]], [[Munch Man]], etc). Unlike floppy disks, however; Solid State Software<sup>TM</sup> Command Modules lack the ability to save program information. For a downloadable list of this file click here for a [https://4apedia.com/OtherDocs/Cartridge%20List%20Print.pdf pdf version] or here for a [https://4apedia.com/OtherDocs/Cartridge%20List%20Print.docx Microsoft Office Version].
Solid State Software<sup>TM</sup> Command Modules were snapped into place in the provided slot on the top, right-hand side of the TI-99/4A. Most of the Solid State Software<sup>TM</sup> Command Modules user manuals have the following instructions for inserting a command module cartridge into the computer (these instructions come from [[Addition and Subtraction 1]]. Some instructions, such as page numbers, will vary slightly in other manuals):