RobertLM78

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) 😁

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 🙂

I got my FinalGROM from Brewing Academy. There's also the nanoPEB/CF7+ option too.

They're probably handy to have for a great many things. Cartridge case looks real nice.

Oh, i'm checking this out as soon as i'm done with lunch 😁

Agreed...! And such an environment as we're likely to never see again. So many possibilities and directions things could have taken. I found this off the cuff production from 1988 and thought it a riot:

Cool...! Thanks for sharing that. B)

Now that is whacky - literally watched this exact video last night - and while there is a fair amount of rudimentary material, there is some valuable information for the intermediate C64 user.

I think pretty much what you said: for ripping the odd cartridge that hasn't been ripped yet. DataBiotics Beyond WordWriter is an example of a rare cart (though it might be ripped at this point).

Hehehe - cool!! I did the exact same thing a while back - it turned out to be rather annoying to get working in the end as i recall - and then after all that and resoldering the k/b ribbon i had a couple RAM chips go bad, so the console the cord conversion was intended for has sat ever since then. I really should get another F18A to put in that unit, but then the cord conversion would be useless.... oh well Anyway, I've been getting into some Amiga emulation the past 2-3 weeks (I had little bit of experience with them when I was about 12-14), which has been a lot of fun. It's been since just before then that I was running the TI - so late December probably. I had been slowly working through Legends (ver. 1.1) and as it is slog, it is nice to take a break. It's also nice to learn about new platforms, and Amigas seem to fit the bill nicely for me since the OS is this strange mix of TrapOS Unix and Xerox Alto and the systems were rather ahead of their time, as well, like the TI was in its day. 😡 That's bulls***. Sorry to hear about that.

SMW ---- because: Yoshi and the flying feather 🙂

Extended BASIC was to be built into the TI-99/8, which sadly never made it past the prototype stage. Can't blame you there. No sense it typing a long program that is only lost when the computer is turned off. There are modern options out there like the nanoPEB/CF7+ or TIPI, as well as the old venerable cassette saving, if you can get your hands on a cassette cable (i'm about to buy a new one of them just for fun and completion - and they can found floating about, including aftermarket builds).

Ok then..!! WHTech is one of your best friends for things TI. You say you'd like a BASIC manual - let's see what we can find here (don't forget there is a text sitelist that you can search). Beginner's BASIC http://ftp.whtech.com/programming/Basic/BeginBasic.pdf (may be too rudimentary) Reference Guide http://ftp.whtech.com/datasheets and manuals/99-4A Computer/userrefguide.pdf (thorough coverage of TI-99/4A and it's BASIC) Extended BASIC http://ftp.whtech.com/programming/Extended Basic/TI Extended Basic - Linked.pdf (probably the most useful, given how much an improvement Extended is over "stock" BASIC) Let me know if i can be of further assistance 🙂

I'm guessing never seeing one in person. There are plenty of scans about, and I'd be happy to point you in the right direction.

Howdy there all, hope you're doing well - glad to be here 😄 It's not the most recent picture admittedly, but the setup hasn't changed much other than getting a nanoPEB and FinalGROM: