[TI gamepad available from Retrogameboyz]

Thanks @RickR - i've actually been on the hunt for a modern replacement solution for the old 'sticks - a second spare pair which i don't expect to last too long

[Anyone tried out that unofficial 8-bit Atari port of GEOS (Graphic Environment Operating System)?]

Never knew it even existed.

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On 2/1/2024 at 8:11 PM, TrekMD said:

Did anyone have one of these?!  I LOVED mine!

I went through 2 of them and one of them through 2 front wheels from "burning out" xD

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On 1/22/2024 at 8:34 AM, - Ω - said:

... I did however did get this exact toy when I was 5 years old.  I loved it!

  

These things were awesome.

[TI SAM's card - Damn! - Nothing lasts forever I guess...]

This a "contemporary" SAMS or a "vintage" one?  Wonder if it's just a matter of a bad RAM chip....

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7 hours ago, - Ω - said:

I had these intercoms and really enjoyed them, until new neighbors moved in next door with a pair on the same frequency.  I ended up having to buy a new set with multiple channels.  Radio Shack.

My little brother and I would use them to chat after bedtime.  Also used them for pranks and hijinx, like suddenly buzzing a roomfull of people XD

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Alright, I'll play a round of this game 🙂

(hehehe - i couldn't help myself with the last one 😛 )

[Are you getting anything for your TI-99/4A this Christmas?]

Unfortunately there isn't the surplus splashable income at the moment for any extra expenditures.  (Be nice if some more work picked up this year and stayed that way for a few months - I still have a nanoPEB to procure).

[Colorizing Old B&W Photos - You guys simply have to see this and try it out for yourself!]

2 hours ago, - Ω - said:

That brings up the age old question... Ginger or Maryanne?  For me it's always been a no brainer, Maryann of course!

Yeah, I'm with you on that - Ginger's real pretty and all, but Maryanne's got that wholesome girl next door look 🙂

[Colorizing Old B&W Photos - You guys simply have to see this and try it out for yourself!]

Foxy

[Entertaining images / pictures]

4 hours ago, TrekMD said:

Reminds me of when Venus is next to Uranus xD

[Things you consider obsolete and no longer use for your TI]

10 hours ago, - Ω - said:

DON'T DENY YOURSELF THE PLEASURE OF GOOD GRAPHICS TODAY, FOR THE UNKNOWN AND YET UNFULFILLED PROMISES OF TOMORROW.

True.... i've enjoyed having an F18A .... over 10 years now i think.

[Things you consider obsolete and no longer use for your TI]

23 hours ago, - Ω - said:

If I were to make suggestions to people just entering the TI world, my suggestions would be, in order of purchase...

1) FinalGROM cartridge

2) TIPI/32K Sidecar

3) F18A VGA video upgrade

... then later ...

4) Speech Synthesizer

Yeah, those are probably all you need, really to get the most out of the system.

[Restoration Project - Commodore Educator PET-64]

17 hours ago, RickR said:

And after a day of drying time, I fired it up.  Still the same.  It works, but freezes up after about 30 seconds.  I'm glad I didn't break it at least.

Next steps are some diagnosis steps.  Start with the power adapter and the voltage regulators. 

Hey, the same behavior after the cleaning is a good thing... 🙂 

[Things you consider obsolete and no longer use for your TI]

12 hours ago, - Ω - said:

assuming you have any peripheral cards you cannot live without.  If you want a small format TIPI (limited to 32K RAM) for the storage, PDF and Internet/Network aspects, the TIPI/32K sidecar version that fits in a speech synthesizer case is the least expensive way to go, although it limits future growth unlike the PEB

Naw, there's nothing in my PEB that can't be "modernized" with the TIPI.  You bring up an interesting point, speaking of the 32k - do you suggest that TIPIs can 'emulate' more than that?  Can a TIPI 'emulate' something like say, the SAMS card?  My 32k card is acting squirrelly and probably has some bad RAM chips.  Other than the memory expansion, there's nothing much else in there besides an RS232 and disk controller.  Didn't you have a few extra toys in yours like a realtime clock?  I could definitely see the advantage to an internal TIPI with such extra goodies.

[Things you consider obsolete and no longer use for your TI]

Before getting a PEB i had a parallel port that plugged right into the side bus expansion.  Getting the PEB made that obsolete- and now the PEB is sort of obsolete since i have the nanoPEB.  And the nanoPEB will probably become obsolete whenever i get around to finally putting a TIPI together.

[Restoration Project - Commodore Educator PET-64]

Looking forward to seeing how this turns out 😎

[When summer ends, what are your TI plans?]

On 9/15/2023 at 10:41 AM, TMOP69 said:

I hope that we will finally see also the SDD99. It will allow disk support, SAMS, p-code and the ability to run carts similarly to FG99. 🙂 

Sounds sweet - i'm not familiar with that project, so i'll have to do some looking, but having SAMS and P-Code would be awesome.

[When summer ends, what are your TI plans?]

I've been firing up the TI for a round of gaming (usually homebrews) periodically (maybe twice a month) for the last few months. 
I'm still saving for a TIPI - so getting that could give a invigorating dose of interest.

And welcome aboard @TMOP69  🙂

[Black & Silver is Classy...]

I wish i'd taken my silver unit with me when i moved out

[Miniwriter III?]

On 3/25/2023 at 9:58 PM, - Ω - said:

I believe it was a word processor cartridge with it's own parallel printer port.  Sort of a poor man's word processing system for those who could not afford a P-Box and/or separate RS-232 at the time.

My poorman solution in the early 90s was Beyond WordWriter with a DB-10 parallel printer interface

[What have -YOU- done with or on your TI-99/4A lately?]

On 11/1/2022 at 5:54 AM, - Ω - said:

I've not played Donkey Kong on my TI in about eight years.  It's a game I've never been good at. ☹️

I've never been great at it either, but i still like it 🙂

[What have -YOU- done with or on your TI-99/4A lately?]

I actually converted one of my RF cables to a composite cable using the ends of another RCA cable.   It works, but was sort of an annoying project because despite the wiring being fairly well known, i still managed to screw it up the first time and had to change a connection.

[What have -YOU- done with or on your TI-99/4A lately?]

Well, i've been messing around with both (TheC64 & TI) systems lately. Enjoying some Donkey Kong and other classics on the TI and making some new favorites on the C64 (like Epyx Steet Basketball) 😁

[What have -YOU- done with or on your TI-99/4A lately?]

I've been on one of my typical breaks from computing but I've been thinking of getting back into it - I've still got my THE C64 to  continue exploring as well 🙂