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  5. Mars / Perseverance Rover

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    There are two satellites in Mars orbit that relay ground transmissions from the various rovers back to Earth.  There are also receiving stations in various places around our planet capable of receiving the signals.  I'm unsure of the transmission rate, but am assuming it's low enough that it explains why we only get still images, and those being composite images as well.  As for communication blackouts, I believe it's mainly when Earth and Mars are positioned on opposite sides of the sun.

  11. Restoring TI-99/4A's (Tips, Tricks and Photo Results)

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    5 hours ago, CrossBow said:

    Only thing I did with my Ti about 2 years ago was to replace all the caps in it with a kit from Console5. I also redid the bodge wires inside so they weren't going over those heat spreaders anymore. I also know that I wiped off the old thermal paste and replaced with newer higher grade stuff. But that was it, just a little preventive maintenance for the future. Didn't take any pics at the time as I didn't think about it?

     

    Do you have a link for "Console 5"?  This may come in handy for others.

  13. Restoring TI-99/4A's (Tips, Tricks and Photo Results)

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    As our TI's age, they may break down, or you may have purchased a broken or even a 'thrashed' unit.  This topic will be for any and all restoration tips you have developed or projects you have completed.  So, please share them here, you might just be helping someone in need... or someone may return the favor for you someday.  

    If you are in the beginning stages of a 'resto' and have any questions... fire away!

  19. In the last few years (in the TI world), has newer always been better?

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    4 hours ago, RickR said:

    ...Play games, maybe access a few BBS's.  So I'm not really interested in the new things the machines can do.  I do really appreciate the devices that let you load software without tapes or floppies (SD card or multi-carts).  New games and new demos are cool

    ...I just want to experience the machine and software for what it was in the 1980's.  Since I don't have a history with it, it's all new to me.  And that's what makes it so fun.

    ...Don't get me wrong.  I appreciate all the hard work and the enjoyment people get out of the new devices.  To each his own. 

    That is totally understandable!  When you say, "To each his own", I totally agree, because the truth is the hobby is different things to different people.  Some people like to make hardware or software, while others like to eek out every bit of power they can, while still others simply want to play games and that is all right.  Heck, I know one guy who only wanted one to put one on a shelf to view it along with all his other systems.

    What people do with their TI is their business, no one has the right to tell somebody how they should enjoy their hobby.  I admit my eyes glaze over when talk of assembly language coding arises, or someone obsesses about a .003 second increase of speed in the way one function works over another, but hey, if that's how they want to enjoy the hobby, go for it.

    I love seeing how many different ways people expand their systems, and some of those systems do some really cool things with legacy hardware.  I'm hoping to learn about some of the older tech that might be so good that it's not easy to replace or consider 'obsolete'.

    The main thing is to have fun in whatever way you want, and a big part of that are sites like this one, that are friendly, encouraging and just fun to come to, while at the same time are open to newbies.  I think I've gone off-topic here...

  20. In the last few years (in the TI world), has newer always been better?

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    Over the past few years, the TI community has been lucky enough to have been inundated with a flood of new stuff in every category.   Be it software as in games or utilities, hardware like the FinalGROM and TIPI.  But it starts one wondering is newer always better?  Is there something 'older' out there for the TI, that in your opinion, that has held up to the test time?

  24. How many FinalGROM case variants are there 'out in the wild'?

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    1 hour ago, CrossBow said:

    I like variant 2 a lot! I purchased mine from TBA from his booth at PRGE 2019 so it is in whatever printed case he makes and uses for them? But I've still yet to even setup up an SD card to try and use it yet so it hasn't exactly been too much of a bother with whatever current shell it has. But I do like that Omega shell above.

    Oh, I cannot take credit for that case.  COREI64 designed that case and printed it up on one of his many 3D printers.  You can purchase one <<HERE>>.

    There is not much to setting up an SD card for the FinalGROM, as it reads everything in standard PC format.  Just drag and drop whatever you want onto it.  You can of course use subdirectories as well.

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