A Newbies Journey with the TIPI

[+arcadeshopper]

100 CALL CLEAR
110 DIM TYPE$(5)
120 TYPE$(1)="DIS/FIX"
130 TYPE$(2)="DIS/VAR"
140 TYPE$(3)="INT/FIX"
150 TYPE$(4)="INT/VAR"
160 TYPE$(5)="PROGRAM"
170 INPUT "MASTER DISK(1-3)? ":A
180 A=INT(A)
190 IF A<1 THEN 170
200 IF A>3 THEN 170
210 OPEN #1:"DSK"&STR$(A)&".",INPUT,RELATIVE,INTERNAL
220 INPUT #1:A$,J,J,K
230 DISPLAY "DSK";STR$(A);" - DISKNAME= ";A$:"AVAILABLE=";K;"USED=";J-K
240 DISPLAY:"FILENAME SIZE TYPE P":"-------- ---- ---- -";
250 FOR LOOP=1 TO 127
260 INPUT #1:A$,A,J,K
270 IF LEN(A$)=0 THEN 350
280 DISPLAY:A$;TAB(12);J;TAB(17);TYPE$(ABS(A));
290 IF ABS(A)=5 THEN 320
300 B$=" "&STR$(K)
310 DISPLAY SEG$(B$,LEN(B$)-2,3);
320 IF A>0 THEN 340
330 DISPLAY TAB(28);"Y";
340 NEXT LOOP
350 CLOSE #1

catalog..also attached also stuck in the http://ftp.whtech.com/TIPIfolder

CATALOG.zip

[JB]

So close.... BUT YET SO SO FAR...

 

 

 

 

The final (or so I thought) items arrived today... the TIPI and the USB power cord to supply juice... but the two ribbon cables that go between the TIPI and RPi were not in the box.

Where'd you get that Pi case? It is fantastic, and I would love one.

[Omega-TI]

Where'd you get that Pi case? It is fantastic, and I would love one.

 

About that... That case was the result of putting the cart before the horse. It is a great little case, but not for TIPI use. You see the TIPI's connectors & wires are the issue. There is not enough height to pull it off. To use it for TIPI, you have to run it with the case off, which defeats the purpose.

 

 

This metal case now serves as my KODI box. If you have your heart set on a similar design, there are numerous metal cases for sale on both Amazon and Ebay.

In the end, I found the best solution was one custom made just for use with TIPI & TI-99/4A.

 

[JB]

My Tipi is in a P-box, actually. I just love the look of that case, and could easily see a standalone Pi in it.

Not that I'd be above using a Dremel to add a cable slot if it came to that.

[Omega-TI]

My Tipi is in a P-box, actually. I just love the look of that case, and could easily see a standalone Pi in it.

Not that I'd be above using a Dremel to add a cable slot if it came to that.

 

The supplied cables are too short to effectively use an external RPi box with the P-Box TIPI, which is why I ended up getting a dedicated RPi for my P-Box unit. I seem to recall something about additional length cable might affect operation. You might want to verify this as my memory is not what is used to be.

[+arcadeshopper]

 

The supplied cables are too short to effectively use an external RPi box with the P-Box TIPI, which is why I ended up getting a dedicated RPi for my P-Box unit. I seem to recall something about additional length cable might affect operation. You might want to verify this as my memory is not what is used to be.

Yes i tried longer cables and there seems to be issues.

 

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