Megatron1999 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Hi. Is anyone interested in design and building TMS99xx hardware projects, add-ons, new hardware etc. Stuff for Ti-99/4A or other TMS9900/TMS9995 computers ? Anyone interested please leave a message, as if there's enough interest it might be worth setting up a homebrew hardware Forum. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 There was talk about setting up a hardware sub-forum on this site. Not sure if that idea is still going ahead or if it morphed into something else. Can be difficult to separate the hardware chat from the software chat though, as one always needs the other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 That's definitely true, Stuart--and as to projects, I've been churning out a lot of them over the last year, with a lot more in varying stages of readiness. . . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 There was talk about setting up a hardware sub-forum on this site. Not sure if that idea is still going ahead or if it morphed into something else. Can be difficult to separate the hardware chat from the software chat though, as one always needs the other. The proposal still on the table is to change the Programming sub-forum into a general hardware and software development forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 isn't this basically that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Yes. I don't see enough actual projects to justify a separate thread. More work, less talk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon ti99 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 The Ti-99/4A definetly needs more hardware people designing stuff ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Anyone interested please leave a message, as if there's enough interest it might be worth setting up a homebrew hardware Forum. Do you have any idea about where to set up such a homebrew hardware Forum ? And does the word homebrew exclude anything else ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatron1999 Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 It would be a forum for people more into designing and building stuff than software.. but firmware and software topics would be relevant to hardware. The Ti-99/4A and the TMS9900 CPU in general is quite neglect on the hardware site in my opinion. There are some good sites that have breadboard stuff and the like, but I think it's time for a serious hardware forum to really stimulate an interest in New hardware design. I know there's a lot of smart people in the Ti-99/4A community so it is possible ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsy Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Just rename the programming forum to development and we're done. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Just rename the programming forum to development and we're done. I agree, one split was enough, idle chit-chat moved out. -- Now the programming section is packed with just good solid development threads. Even tho I think more hardware is good, we also need more software, and like others I agree they really go hand-in-hand together, there is no point building fancy hardware (its happen before in the past) with anyone producing any software. And alot of hardware to needs to be designed needs alot of software support, in ways of DSR, or at least input from software people on what they want to see. The topics need to be together, and 'Development' name I think fits that perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killbot2000 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Just introduce a 'Homebrew Hardware' section where you can put links and stuff to your own project website ? This would be pretty simple and effective . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Just introduce a 'Homebrew Hardware' section where you can put links and stuff to your own project website ? This would be pretty simple and effective . IMO, "homebrew" makes it a little too specific. Not that we see a lot of commercial development. I am on-board with the idea of having the general TI-99/4A forum, and a TI-99/4A Development sub-forum the latter which would house any hardware and software development threads, hobbyist, homebrew, open-source, closed-source, commercial, or whatever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazoo Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 IMO, "homebrew" makes it a little too specific. Not that we see a lot of commercial development. I am on-board with the idea of having the general TI-99/4A forum, and a TI-99/4A Development sub-forum the latter which would house any hardware and software development threads, hobbyist, homebrew, open-source, closed-source, commercial, or whatever. As long as we are commenting about the recent split of the forum, I'll throw in my 2 cents. I don't see the point. Everything was in one place and it wasn't too hard to follow. You could look at what you wanted to. Now we have to go to 2 places to see what's going on. It makes things more difficult, and may cost us some members. It's more work to follow our hobby, not a preferable thing IMHO. Gazoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I don't see the point. Everything was in one place and it wasn't too hard to follow. You could look at what you wanted to. Now we have to go to 2 places to see what's going on. It makes things more difficult, and may cost us some members. It's more work to follow our hobby, not a preferable thing IMHO. I can see that, which is why I asked about how to combine the to in my own personal view. My comment was toward the already-made split and the assumption it would remain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad robot Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Is there anyone doing homebrew hardware ?? And are there links to these websites ?? If anyone is doing hardware please post link to your site ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 There's already a pinned sticky for development stuff that more hardware links could be added to. It's already got links to hardware manuals in. But that's in *other* forum. Can't we just combine it all back again? Please? It wasn't difficult to read what you wanted and ignore the rest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon ti99 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 What is needed for the TMS9900 is something like the N8VEM or S-100 that really does some serious homebrew hardware. A Serious Hardcore hardware TMS99xx section kicking out new hardware (and the associated software) to keep the TMS CPU alive ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I do a lot of hardware add-ons--and I don't have a Web presence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad robot Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I do a lot of hardware add-ons--and I don't have a Web presence. Do you have the web address ?? Anyone with their own hardware page ...please let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 As I said: I do not have a website, but I do a lot of hardware. The majority of the cartridge boards are my work, as are several boards for the PEB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killbot2000 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 As I said: I do not have a website, but I do a lot of hardware. The majority of the cartridge boards are my work, as are several boards for the PEB. Hi. Is there any reason you don't have a website ?? I'm sure lots of people on the forum would be interested to see your designs etc ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Simple answer: I have absolutely no desire to set one up and maintain it. Why is that? I have no time for it. I use my hobby time to create things for my own enjoyment and I make enough of them to supply the community because I can afford the basic time and investment to do so. My family would rebel if I then added more time to that mix to keep a website up. I have web space as part of my network connectivity package--but I don't use it now and have no current plans to do so in the future. At some point I may also take pictures of all of the TI hardware I have to document the many rare and hard-to-find items in my TI (and TMS99XXX-based) computer collection--but that is a task that will remain on the back burner until I run out of interesting hardware projects to work on, probably many years down the road. . .although I have taken the time to document specific items when needed. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Hi. Is there any reason you don't have a website ?? I'm sure lots of people on the forum would be interested to see your designs etc ! some of his boards are for sale on arcadeshopper.com (carts, peb protoboard ubergrom etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Even tho I think more hardware is good, we also need more software, and like others I agree they really go hand-in-hand together, there is no point building fancy hardware (its happen before in the past) with anyone producing any software. And alot of hardware to needs to be designed needs alot of software support, in ways of DSR, or at least input from software people on what they want to see. I can sympathize with that... I still have a bare USB card that I have not bothered building for lack of a DSR... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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