Consumers deserted the TS1000 once its novelty value had worn off and, as publishers of programming guides found to their cost, the American public showed little interest in using the machine to learn about computer programming.
Os consumidores desertaron do TS1000 unha vez que a novidade gorou e, cando os editores de guías de programación consideraron os custos, o público americano amosou pouco interese en utilizar a máquina para aprender sobre programación de computador.