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There it is! Given my eyesight and below average soldering skills - time for a new MB then.
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Can't seem to find a 9901. I did check the keyboard cable and connection to the board - all good. Sadly, most of the chips are soldered onto the board. Checked the PCB where the keyboard cable is connected - seems good. At least the pins tested OK. No obviously toasted caps or resistors, no smell or other evidence that the magic escaped. Any other ideas?
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Hi Everyone, my TI console no longer has a working keyboard. Powers on just fine, comes up with the TI logo screen. No key works. It's like the keyboard is completely disconnected. This is a daily driver. It hasn't been moved and I love the keyboard actually - opened it up and reseated the cable. No change. Still - no key works. Any ideas on what might cause the failure? Thank you, Arthur...
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Full and working Geneve system. Seems like a fair price. Thoughts? https://www.ebay.com/itm/404626761411
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What is the Holy Grail of the TI99 4/A World?
aftyde replied to Mtlatc's topic in TI-99/4A Computers
Yes! 80 col CP/M on the TI would be high on my list - though, running CP/M in a terminal session on the Ti-PI sort of scratches the itch! -
Still getting it set up (am ssh'd into my PI in the USA from here in Singapore) - I downloaded this... https://github.com/rsta2/cpmemu Logged into the TIPI - downloaded and compiled the code - works very well, and built a fairly complete CP/M 2.2 System Disk which is a hacked up combination of tools from the Xerox 1800, the Commodore 128 CP/M disk and some bits and bytes from other Z-80 CP/M 2.2 distributions. Once I have access to my TI-99 console - the trick will be setting up the terminal type. I have no idea how to do that in CP/M - but should be able to figure it out. Then get WordStar configured for that terminal... And at that point - I'll load up all the wordstar docs I still have from college (back in the 80's) and I'll be good to go. Used to run an Apple ][+ clone with a Z-80 card in it. This should be just as awesome!
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Interesting - will definitely take a look and appreciate the pointer. This all came up when I spotted a FB post about Foundation CP/M cards. Figured I'd get my PI based CP/M environment kitted out. Used to do quite a bit on an Apple ][+ with CP/M back in the day - and still have all my documents from back in the day. Would be super cool to have Wordstar on the TI99!
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Quick question - is there an F18A supported VT100 / ANSITERM solution for the TI99? Looking for something a little more industrial grade for use with the TIPI. Apologies if this is the wrong forum for the question.
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L@@K RARE!!! Check this madness out... https://www.ebay.com/itm/362913282202 Yours for a starting bid of $199.99 ONLY! (not even a Make an Offer option)
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That's an interesting approach - I did try Classic99. I might give it another whirl...
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Hey Team, So, got the TIPI going - and TI-BASE seems to like it! (meaning all RW operations work, no corruptions; did not expect that) - so, mounted an encrypted USB disk on the TIPI and put my data on that. Works like a champ. TI-99 PEB with world class encryption - good stuff. I also have MAME running on my laptops - I'd really like my files on MAME to be on a network share such that the TI99 and the MAME emulated machines can see DSK4. as the same thing. That would allow for the laptops to access the data over OpenVPN - thus eliminating the amount of data I carry with (which usually changes, and then I get to sort that all out manually). However, it looks like MAME has no option for file systems - just disk images. I've tried Classic99 FIAD and always up with corrupted database index files after running TI-BASE. So, no Bueno! Wonder if I'm missing something obvious - perhaps another approach I could take with MESS - features, or configuration options I don't know about. Would value your thoughts! Thank you, Arthur...
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Hey Team, I've been waiting for TI dust covers to turn up on eBay or Arcadeshopper - no dice. Same for a nice plastic case specifically designed to hold TI carts. I know there were some cases made and sold - but haven't been able to find one. Anyone with some spares?!? Post them here! Let's make a deal! Cheers, Arthur...
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TI-99 Photos Thread! Post your systems here!
aftyde replied to slinkeey's topic in TI-99/4A Computers
Love the Atari and the Libretto - had the Toshiba back in the day and always wanted an 800. -
TI-99 Photos Thread! Post your systems here!
aftyde replied to slinkeey's topic in TI-99/4A Computers
New house in the Reno NV area - got the TI set up. It's a fairly modest system but gets used every day (running a database). F18A, firehose, RS-232 w/HDX mod, SID music card, TI 32K, TI disk controller w/80 track DSSD mod (80/80/40). Drives are 2 Lotharek SD card diskette emulators (max 1440) and 1 TI External disk drive enclosure with an IBM (Shugart) drive (max 720). Soon to add a TIPI on PEB (Thanks Greg). Boots into the XB 2.7 Suite cart by Tony Knerr (RIP). Get's the job done! -
Here's a fun thing. I have this old TI drive enclosure with a full height DS/DD IBM Shugart drive in it. I seem to recall using it as a DS/SD drive before - I have a TI controller with the 80 track mod - so it'll do 80/80/40. (the 80's being Lotharek drive emulators). Oddly, I couldn't get a good DS/SD format out of the old Shugart. Kept getting errors on the second side. However, it would format SS/SD disks perfectly, no errors, and verify them. Fast forward, digging through closet and find an old IBM PS/2 5.25 floppy I ordered on eBay at some point in the past. New in box. So I open it up, pull the IBM cable, replace with (freshly made) ribbon, reset the DS to DS2 - and do a test format and verify and it works like a champ. So I button the PS/2 drive up - and set it aside. It's cool - but I like the black TI drive with the old Shugart (presentation matters) - so I had resigned myself to run it in SS/SD mode. Well - I plug it all together - and test the disk formatted on the PS/2 drive on the old IBM Shugart and it reads just find, both sides - so I verify - disk checks out. Get a blank that it had problems with before - format and verify in DS/SD mode - works! Is it possible that an oxidized ribbon cable connector on the back of the TI controller is to blame. Heads are clean - drive is in alignment. If the Shugart is OK - it must be the cable?!? Cheers, Arthur...