Casey Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Several of the sidecar peripherals just turned up also. I've been keeping an eye out for beige cartridges. I've snagged a few (Extended BASIC, Editor/Assembler, and Terminal Emulator II) but there are a few I'm still looking for. I'm also trying to control myself but it isn't easy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Several of the sidecar peripherals just turned up also. I've been keeping an eye out for beige cartridges. I've snagged a few (Extended BASIC, Editor/Assembler, and Terminal Emulator II) but there are a few I'm still looking for. I'm also trying to control myself but it isn't easy. oh man, eBay is dangerous! stuff just keeps popping up and since i have it on my phone too i can't help myself.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 It is funny that you hit both of the auctions I'm bidding on, PeBo. . .and on the TMR board, I was the underbidder the last time it was sold, so maybe I'll have better luck this time. It is one of a very small number of TI boards that I don't have yet. . . We've shared these message boards long enough, that I think we'd both agree, that it's not surprising at all that we'd lust after the same busty blonde (or red head or brunette... or hardware, since at our age, anything busty might kill us!) Rest assured though, while I would love a couple more cards for my box (and I've always also wanted one of them there programmable Romox thingies), I maxed out my bidding budget before I even saw those auctions, so you'll get no competition from me. (I probably owe you for stepping away from auctions a few times anyway!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+helocast Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 It is funny that you hit both of the auctions I'm bidding on, PeBo. . .and on the TMR board, I was the underbidder the last time it was sold, so maybe I'll have better luck this time. It is one of a very small number of TI boards that I don't have yet. . . Hope you get it - I wouldn't dare interfere as I'm not after the more esoteric stuff to finish a collection, but I have my heart set on one of the Plato Cartridge sets. Haven't had any luck getting an ubergrom to replicate it :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 There is an UberGROM image out there that includes Plato and Logo. . . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 There is an UberGROM image out there that includes Plato and Logo. . . I'd like to get that in the REPOSITORY. We have one with LOGO, LOGO II & MULTIPLAN all combined, but I've not seen. or maybe I've overlooked the Plato one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitkraft Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Hope you get it - I wouldn't dare interfere as I'm not after the more esoteric stuff to finish a collection, but I have my heart set on one of the Plato Cartridge sets. Haven't had any luck getting an ubergrom to replicate it :/ I picked up a Plato interpreter and 3 courses CIB a while back in a big lot and sold them here on AA but I was very conflicted about doing so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 if this auction already listed, i apologize- but this seller has a TON of stuff at pretty decent starting bid prices. http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item=282521971268&_ssn=marlin4&_sop=15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 if this auction already listed, i apologize- but this seller has a TON of stuff at pretty decent starting bid prices. http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item=282521971268&_ssn=marlin4&_sop=15 Is it someone from here getting out of the TI or just downsizing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitkraft Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 That's what I thought. Curious that he has multiple flash cart shells. That has to be an AA member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 If anyone is bidding on the Gram Kracker I would ask the seller if it's an 80k. The ones from MG came with a small sticker on the left side of the exposed circuit board where it slides into the cartridge port. Both of mine have this and they are indeed 80k. It's possible the sticker fell off or it's a 56k version. It was possible to upgrade after the fact as well. Just wanted to inform my fellow TI'ers here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 I wish i had the dough for sure! Plato sets are neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 I wish i had the dough for sure! Plato sets are neat. If you find a cart, all of the courseware discs are available on whtech. At least I think it's all of them...I believe I got 485 discs from there (the 2 Parent Survey Discs I got with the cartridge). I can confirm they work fine from a CF7 formatted volume (you'll need a minimum 512MB CF card to hold all of them - but it will also leave room for all of the TI, DLM, Milliken, Addison Wesley and Scott Foresman programs too) Nice having the entire TI educational library on a single CF card! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 What's a TMR board anyway? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 have mercy, the price on this disk drive. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEW-NOS-TI-99-4A-TI99-TI-Disk-Memory-Drive-PHP1250-No-Box-/222542558770?hash=item33d091f632:g:d68AAOSwIjJZPXsb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 have mercy, the price on this disk drive. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEW-NOS-TI-99-4A-TI99-TI-Disk-Memory-Drive-PHP1250-No-Box-/222542558770?hash=item33d091f632:g:d68AAOSwIjJZPXsb and since you linked to the Canadian eBay, let's put things in perspective (and in Canadian $'s)... The drive: $396.24 Shipping: $ 46.20 eBay GSP: $ 60.42 ===== $500.86 But even that is cheap compared to this piece of stupidity: Printer: $ 990.57 Shipping: $ 27.94 eBay GSP: $ 143.54 (!!!) ======= $1162,05 For a dot matrix printer! And make no mistake, it's the 99/4 name plate you're paying for, since most of us actually used one of these (or similar) back then, which is about what I'd expect to pay for a vintage printer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+helocast Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Just some CURRENT info as most of the part supply/links haven't been updated recently at http://www.mainbyte.com/ti99/upgrades.asp . Good line on http://www.ebay.com/itm/371789738039 (reputable seller) for anyone contemplating http://www.mainbyte.com/ti99/peb_pow/peb_pow.html . Didn't try http://www.ebay.com/itm/NATIONAL-LM317K-Voltage-Regulator-with-Heatsink-used-Lot-Quantity-5-/161929712803 if you want to grab a heat sink too as I already had spares in my parts box. 1N5400 diodes (tight) fit and are also more than ample (3A, 50V / 35VRMS). Oh, before I forget, http://www.ebay.com/itm/152259357176 (reputable seller too) is a perfect fit/replacement for your PEB V1 On/Off switch - correct length/square shaft and throw. My old one was arcing, so I picked one up when I was rounding everything else up for the above mod - two small holes need to be drilled to mount it to the forward metal shell instead of the flimsy side mount of the original one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinphaltimus Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 If you're looking for a PEB here's a pretty bare bones one - Flex Card and floppy controller only - It's $95 shipping but the bidding is starting at $9.99 so someone might get lucky. No I'm not pimping this out for anyone. If I didn't already have 2 PEBs I'd bid on it myself.http://www.ebay.com/itm/TI-99-4a-Peripheral-Expansion-Box-With-Disk-Drive-Controller-w-manuals-/282523905512?hash=item41c7bcade8:g:axQAAOSw-89ZQFtV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfreige Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 and since you linked to the Canadian eBay, let's put things in perspective (and in Canadian $'s)... The drive: $396.24 Shipping: $ 46.20 eBay GSP: $ 60.42 ===== $500.86 But even that is cheap compared to this piece of stupidity: Printer: $ 990.57 Shipping: $ 27.94 eBay GSP: $ 143.54 (!!!) ======= $1162,05 For a dot matrix printer! And make no mistake, it's the 99/4 name plate you're paying for, since most of us actually used one of these (or similar) back then, which is about what I'd expect to pay for a vintage printer. I used one of these!!!! With a TI RS232 sidecar!! They were rebadged Epson MX-80 with the RS232 interface included. Lately I've reprogrammed the eproms with the ones from an "IBM PC Printer" (another rebadged MX-80 sold by IBM with the IBM PC with a different eprom and the IBM extended ascii set) and used it with an XT until I sold the whole thing. The printer was replaced with an EPSON FX-1050 that it's still working here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I got sniped on a Pole Position cart and didn't want to pay over $25 for Shamus, but I *almost* have a complete Atarisoft set now! (Those are the two I lack, lol) One of the auctions from the seller for a lot of 100 carts went off for 230.50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) Actually, $230 was a very acceptable price for that lot--just $2.30 per cartridge, since it had the shipping included. That's in the range of the price I usually try to stay near when I need cartridge shells. . .as for that, I usually try to stay as far below $3 per usable shell (the screw type) as I can. Edited June 18, 2017 by Ksarul 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinphaltimus Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Yeah, that's a good price point per cart. I just couldn't take it there with that auction. Too many carts drove it way up to reasonable while I was dreaming unreasonably low.. Was a nice collection tho'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 i wasn't dismissing the price point per cart- i wanted to be able to 'compete' on the auction, but that's getting too high for my tastes. it was pretty cool watching the auction! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 which.. I see that pfleeman has a disk controller side car, disk drive, and Pirates Adventure/Adventure now too. http://www.ebay.com/itm/TI-99-4a-Sidecar-Disk-Controller-PHP1800C-w-Floppy-Drive-PHP1850C-Tested-Works-/162550470349?hash=item25d8c356cd:g:cPYAAOSwjKFZPgSd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinphaltimus Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I have no idea what a GRAMcracker is but one popped up. Outside of my price range regardless but maybe not for some of you who want one?http://www.ebay.com/itm/TI-99-4a-GramKracker-Software-Works/282516287948?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D44732%26meid%3D6f7f082e70244766bd65fe986699375e%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D162550470349 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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