Majdachi Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Hi all, can anyone tell me if a 32k corcomp sidecar module is worth anything ? And about its rarity.. thanks in advance :. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift838 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I know they are fairly hard to come by, but they come up from time to time. I know one sold the the below auction yesterday, but it was a nice system. HERE So for the 32k sidecar itself since they do not come up that often I could see one selling for probably $100 to $120. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 There are not a lot of them floating around out in the wild if that is what you mean. As I have to be reminded from time to time... a collector will pay some interesting prices to obtain 'what they want'. There are different ways to expand a console, some cheap, others easier. If you don't want to gamble on the new sidecar device in development, this is an option for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister35mm Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Well, someone is doing a deal:- http://www.ebay.com/itm/ONLY-FOR-ELACH-/282165025431?hash=item41b2589a97:g:yV8AAOSwgmJXz3Zq 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 As Ω points out, everything is worth something to someone...sometimes much more that the actual value, other times much less than its rarity would suggest. The thing to always keep in mind is that the TI enthusiast community is a relatively small one, and it probably only takes the existence of maybe 300-400 units of an item for all of us to own one (hoarding aside). I doubt if there are that many Corcomp sidecars out there, and while they do show up from time to time, they are far from common items. What are they worth? Well they are worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for one. I paid $150 (+shipping!) for a Terminal Emulator I module, just to have it in my collection, but I've let Corcomp sidecars units go by a couple times now in the same price range. Now obviously the actual value of a piece of rare hardware should trump the value of rare software (if original retail is the basis), but no one can define personal value. I am still missing 6 TI released cartridges (not including foreign language variations of items I already own), and I would likely pay more for any of them than logic or common sense would dictate. But common sense never has anything to do with "want" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Well, someone is doing a deal:- http://www.ebay.com/itm/ONLY-FOR-ELACH-/282165025431?hash=item41b2589a97:g:yV8AAOSwgmJXz3Zq Yeah.... love the photo... ... we can't even be nosy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 It looks 'shopped, anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Well they are worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for one. I let an eBay action item go once because I had faith that a new item was 'just around the corner', two years later, I'm still kicking myself as the item has never come to fruition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 My 2 ebay items that I truly regret not having bought were a working 99/4 (with headphone jack, volume slider & overlays), and a sidecar Thermal Printer. The 4 sold for more than I wanted to spend, but I've regretted not putting up the cash ever since, because the only others that have shown up have been in rough shape, or lacked the power supply (which is not 4A compatible). The Thermal Printer sold for under $200, and even came with 2 rolls of Thermal paper, so my butt is very black and blue from kicking myself over that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ti99iuc Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Hi all, can anyone tell me if a 32k corcomp sidecar module is worth anything ? And about its rarity.. thanks in advance :. I found this in my local DB: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majdachi Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 I recently bought a corcomp 32k standalone module and a huge box of carts/cassettes/catalogs, some are still sealed, got also a corcomp 9900 full expansion system with original dual 5.25" external drives the same as in the ti 80s ad... planning to post my systems as soon as i receive them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majdachi Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 Well, someone is doing a deal:- http://www.ebay.com/itm/ONLY-FOR-ELACH-/282165025431?hash=item41b2589a97:g:yV8AAOSwgmJXz3Zq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majdachi Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 It was me who made the deal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift838 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 It was me who made the deal I bet a lot of us are curios of what you were able to score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majdachi Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 Will post photos of the box once i get it.. i think it was a good find/price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I recently bought a corcomp 32k standalone module and a huge box of carts/cassettes/catalogs, some are still sealed, got also a corcomp 9900 full expansion system with original dual 5.25" external drives the same as in the ti 80s ad... planning to post my systems as soon as i receive them. Still waiting on shipping? If I came across a haul of working goodies like that I'd be chomping at the bit for FedEx to arrive. Can't wait to see those photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Still waiting on shipping? If I came across a haul of working goodies like that I'd be chomping at the bit for FedEx to arrive. Can't wait to see those photos! I would be champing at the bit, as well. ...lee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majdachi Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 I live in Lebanon(middle east), probably the only one here who collects vintage machines... just waiting for DHL fast shippimg to arrive, should be next week for sure, will keep you posted with all photos asap :. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majdachi Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 Not mentioning that shipping is a rip off, they charge about 40$ for a kilogram from USA... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majdachi Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 The box just arrived, here are some fast phone snapshots, sorry for the mess, haven't got the chance to sort everything out. Thank you:. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 That is a nice pile of stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majdachi Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) Thank you:. I'm just starting to collect for the Ti... Edited September 21, 2016 by Majdachi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 There's not that much to it but it's interesting how they implemented it. DRAM vs SRAM. Right? TMS4500-A - DRAM controller ftp://kirklanduncorked.com/datasheets%20and%20manuals/Datasheets%20-%20TI/TMS5400A/TMS5400A.pdf 74LS04 - Hex inverter TMS4416 - (4) 16K x 4 bit RAM PAL16R4CN - Doing some kind of logic. Probably there due to the TMS4500, I'm guessing, but could be blatantly wrong. Anyone want to take a stab at explaining it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 The PAL is probably there to control the memory space that the expansion is answering to. Note that the only lines connected to it seem to go the 04. The 4500 is probably just there to control the refresh cycles and memory access, since the board uses DRAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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