+adamantyr Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I can understand the logistics of it, it's just not close to Seattle at all. Between Seattle and Portland would be Olympia or Tacoma. I for one would not mind paying an attendance fee, if it helped. Just a thought for next year! As for this year, I need to talk to my girlfriend about it first. It's a very long drive but we have wanted to visit Portland for awhile... but we have pets that would need care while we were gone. Lots of complications to sort out... the fact is, it would be better to get a hotel room because eight hours on the road in a single day is just a bit much to deal with. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 The Best Western in Woodland, WA << HERE >> looks pretty nice and the rates fairly reasonable. I really hope you can attend, it's gonna be a blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I can understand the logistics of it, it's just not close to Seattle at all. Between Seattle and Portland would be Olympia or Tacoma. I for one would not mind paying an attendance fee, if it helped. Just a thought for next year! As for this year, I need to talk to my girlfriend about it first. It's a very long drive but we have wanted to visit Portland for awhile... but we have pets that would need care while we were gone. Lots of complications to sort out... the fact is, it would be better to get a hotel room because eight hours on the road in a single day is just a bit much to deal with. Amtrak is a nice ride down too Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+adamantyr Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 A train takes longer I think... plus I couldn't haul any TI gear now could I? I talked with my GF and we worked out a plan, so I should be attending. I'm actually looking to get rid of a lot of my backup consoles and items... I'm honestly fed up with dealing with real iron. First the NanoPEB is completly unusable, forcing me to return it. Then I can't load any memory image files larger than 2K on the CF card reader. THEN I couldn't even get Wizard's Doom to run on the CF card, it just throws an IO error when trying to access the machine language routines. Either my card reader is broken or the software just isn't emulating things right. Either way, I'm tired of the frustration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 This is the cardreader that worked for me on 3 NanoPEBs: http://www.ebay.com/itm/281830385169 (if he doesn´t ship, I can help) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 Oh man, 100% agreement on the NanoPEB! I am grateful for that device though, because of all the trials and tribulations it caused me, I was finally forced down the P-Box path. "Real Iron" can be quite stable though, for example, a FlashROM 99 with JediMatt42's sidecar 32K gives you a lot of bang for the buck. If you add an F18A you really have a nice platform. I gotta tell ya, though, you might want to save at least one console, because when you see the FinalGROM 99 at Fest West... you are gonna fall in LOVE, oh gawd that thing is SIMPLY AMAZING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+adamantyr Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 This is the cardreader that worked for me on 3 NanoPEBs: http://www.ebay.com/itm/281830385169 (if he doesn´t ship, I can help) Spare-CardReader-NanoPEB--RMS01.jpg Spare-CardReader-NanoPEB--RMS03.jpg It wasn't the card reader per se, the unit just flat out didn't start up. I'd get black screen, screeching, etc. The one time it did work, I tried to test something and it locked up, and afterwards nothing would make it work. I know the card was all right because I read it on my PC using TI99Dir. I'm not doing anything exotic, so the fact that base file usages are broken is very disheartening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 I *had* similar problems with the NanoPEB I currently have sitting on the shelf unused. What finally 'fixed it' was removing the socketed IC and taking sandpaper to the contacts (I had nothing to lose at that point). Now that it works and is in it's own 3D printed case, I no longer use it, how's that for irony? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Irony will go on if you grab it some time later, and it does not run. I had this more than once. So this is like you have nothing to lose at ANY point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Sorry y'all are having trouble with it. I use my nanoPEB all the time. It has never failed me. I have done very little with the serial port, but plan to in the near future. ...lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 The NanoPEB is also a bit of a pain (IMHO) having to make 'images' with all the steps involved. I much prefer the lightning quick way the FR99 & FG99 use the drag & drop method using Windoze directly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I'm sorry, it is really not that much trouble—certainly, no more trouble than firing up the PEB and messing with diskettes. That is, after all, what it is replacing. ...lee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 I guess I've gotten spoiled... The FR99 & FG99 load programs much faster than DSK or even the HDX which is twice as fast as disk access. 1) Download 2) Drag & drop or maybe make a directory 3) The most time consuming thing is ejecting the SD card on the PC properly. 4) Plug into FR99 or FG99 5) Select & run program With the NanoPEB... 1) Download 2) Load Ti99Dir 3) Create or Load disk image 4) Highlight files 5) Copy files 6) Removed CF Card 7) Install CF card in NanoPEB Mount proper image 9) Select and run program I like it better than the HxC's .HFE format as well. For the most part the HxC has become nothing more than data storage for programs residing on the cartridge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 With the nano, you can also use Fred's HDX server and program to transfer any downloaded files to the nano via the serial port. No sneakernet required. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 One more comment before I turn off the computer for this evening.... While other peoples needs may vary, FOR WHAT I DO, I no longer need or want a HD or 720K FDC. With the sheer quantity of things one can stuff on the FG99, plus it's speed, plus the ways a user can personalize it for their own needs, and the expected lower cost compared to those other items mentioned... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift838 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 My wife and I finished the Fest West 2017 decals tonight. They are 11 inches x 1.75 inches I have chosen these various colors since the TI has various 16 colors on the title screen. I figured a variety of colors goes well.. All TI'ers that registered attendees will receive 1 vinyl decal. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Nice!!!! And if any of you guys have any goodies left over from the Fest, keep a brotha' in mind. I like goodies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 If anyone needs or wants to update their F18A, but has not done so yet, this cartridge will be available to use at Fest West. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Airshack Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 With the nano, you can also use Fred's HDX server and program to transfer any downloaded files to the nano via the serial port. No sneakernet required. Seems to me SneakerNet sounds far easier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airshack Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 If anyone needs or wants to update their F18A, but has not done so yet, this cartridge will be available to use at Fest West. So what does this update do for us 1.7 guys? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Seems to me SneakerNet sounds far easier? For me, the 'ease' is both in transferring via a disk manager and in not removing/inserting the CF card each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 So what does this update do for us 1.7 guys? From codehackcreate.com: A small update to fix a sprite collision bug where sprite collisions were being incorrectly detected outside of the active display, and added hybrid VDP register write restriction to mask VDP register writes to three-bits when the F18A is locked, like the real 9918A does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 If you had any plans of signing up using the festwest2017@gmail.com account, please forget about it, just send me a personal message here at AtariAge. When I started the account, it was only as a temporary 'burn account' that I had planned on abandoning after Fest West. I had no personal information or cellphone number attached to the account, apparently they do not like that, even though I know the password, they will not let me back in. -- Sorry for the inconvenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I wish I could go to this one- it looks like a blast! Unfortunately.. I was just out with the family last week in the Pacific NW (I live in MO) so no visit in the cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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