Stuart Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 TI-99 on the telly tonight on the 2015 Richard Dimbleby Lecture, which was filmed in the computer section of the Science Museum. A couple of vintage computers displayed on the wall. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Cool! I can see a TI, a Dragon 32, a Vic20 (I think) and a partially obscured BBC - could be an A or B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am1933 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 An Imac, a BBC, a VIC20, a 4A, a TRS80, a Dragon 32, my eyesight is not what it used to be but i think there is a ZX Spectrum, a BBC 2nd processor, possibly a 130XE and a couple of laptop type thingies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 No Jupiter Ace?!?! Thought this was a Brit show??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsy Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 There were tons of British machines that came and went during the late 70's to early 80's. Unfortunately the Jupiter Ace didn't make any sort of splash at all. In fact, it didn't even make any ripples. It's a real shame because it's a lovely little machine. They sold very few of (~5000 IIRC) and they're as rare as rocking horse sh*t! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) No Jupiter Ace?!?! Thought this was a Brit show??? As the museum is Government-funded, they couldn't afford one at current eBay prices ... Edited April 2, 2015 by Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I want one... Maybe if I sell enough Beryl Reichardt copies, I can affort a picture of one for my wall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKRetrogamer Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Since the 80s, I've collected most of the more common UK-released 8-bit micros and I won't pay the current asking price for a Jupiter Ace. Take a ZX81, replace the case with one made from Yoghurt Pots, add a ZX Spectrum-like rubber keypad and a FORTH ROM. Very little software was released for it. Even if I was a completeist, I wouldn't pay the prices asked on eBay. They're scandalous! The only person I meet regularly who owns one is SteveBenway from YouTube and he identifies the Ace as the rarest micro in his collection. Wherever possible, I like to bring my micros out occasionally for a "Sunday Drive". If I had an Ace, I wouldn't have a reason to fire it up! Edited April 2, 2015 by UKRetrogamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) In 2011, one sold on eBay (complete 4000 model with tapes and a recorder, 16k RAM paxk included) for $250. I was outbid on the last day. I have no idea what theyre going for now, but my max bid at the time was $225. I wasnt going any higher than that. Edited April 2, 2015 by Opry99er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flottmann1 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) I buy a Jupiter Ace in 2006 at Ebay.UK with Buy it Now for £ 10,- !!! YES £ ten and £ 5,- for shipping to Germany without Power Supply, Cables and Books, but I do not want to complain, it works fine with a ZX81 Power Supply and a VZ200 Video Cable it was a matter of luck ps. I have some Homecomputer Atari-800, 400, 800xl, 600xl, Amstrad CPC464, 6128, Enterprise 128, Power 3000, Dragon 32, Sinclair ZX81, Spectrum, Commodore C64, 128, Amiga, Philips MSX, Epson HX20 a TI CC-40 and many more .... Edited April 2, 2015 by Flottmann1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackMac Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Yesterday I saw The Simpsons on Telly. I saw there a TI-99/4A (and other will-known computer models) too. This was season 23 episode 11: "The D'oh-cial Network". I have extracted some telly-shots, look: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I dunno... looks more like a Geneve to me because of the keyboard and the display that is obviously more than 40 columns. BTW - I went to school with the kid on the left hand side of the picture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Or could this be one of those "TI Professional Computers"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Nope, different look altogether... TI Professional Computer You can buy it << HERE >> for only $499.99 + $19.99 Shipping Of course this is more of an orphan than the TI ever was. I have no clue where one would get support for this thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackMac Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I dunno... looks more like a Geneve to me because of the keyboard and the display that is obviously more than 40 columns. No, look at the second picture, there you can see the module port of the console. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 No, look at the second picture, there you can see the module port of the console. True; but, the same keyboard in each of the two views is clearly rendered differently. Those are not black keys in the first view as they are in the second view. ...lee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Ive got one those ti pros, with the original color monitor. Sure would like to find an mfm hard drive controller for it. It only has two full height floppys right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Is that a 9900-based computer, spark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 PC semi-compatible. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Is that a 9900-based computer, spark? 8080 i think.. pee cee x t sorta.. very structured irq and interrupt base you couldn't throw in any cards from anybody else other than TI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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