SlowCoder

Yep, that's what it looks like! Thank you.

While perusing eBay, I've seen a couple of auctions with what seem to be nonstandard controllers. Well, the controllers appear standard, but the keypad is colored. Here's an example: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 150503799485 What is the deal with these?

Very carefully. I bet mine would be easier now that its been opened once. Yes, I'd be willing to do it again now that I know how it's assembled and what I'm up against. Its not like an Atari that basically falls apart once the screws are removed.

Too much knowledge for your own good, NIAD.

I hadn't planned to post pics, as I don't consider my stuff anything special compared to others. But since you asked : The CV: All shiney clean. If it doesn't work, it'll make a nice doorstop. The ADAM: The keyboard is currently boasting one of the CV controller. Soon I hope there will be a beige one in its place. The full system. The covers here are the only ones I've ever seen. Did they come as part of the ADAM package, or were they extra?

Well, not really. I just kept working at it. Finally I grabbed the front where the expansion slot is and pulled. I did come slightly loose, and I continued to work the bottom backwards. A big part of the problem is that there is a plastic tab that protrudes into a hole in the RF shield. I think that's what makes it so difficult to remove. Putting it back together was almost as fun. I turned it upside down again, placed the power and reset buttons in their slots. I had to work the tab back into the shield hole and slowly work the unit back together. In the meantime I had to move the buttons around from the bottom to match them up with the switches.

Look at the proud new papa! Congrats on the new baby!

I have an ADAM that was missing all the "important" parts, such as controllers and games. I bought a CV really cheap on eBay because it had controllers and a few carts so I could finish testing the functionality of the ADAM. I cleaned the CV controllers up and plugged them in. Initially I got the "Turn off your system before inserting games" message, which I guess means it couldn't see the carts that were plugged in. I cleaned up the cart slot contacts, and it finally came to life! Oh, me! It's been a while since I played Donkey Kong on that system. Forgot how cool that game was. Now I get to look forward to the bigger things on my list ... Find me a nice expensive pair of ADAM (beige) controllers, the multi-cart, and the SD drive. From that point, I'll be one really happy camper. Does anyone have about $200 I can borrow? Now for the CV. What to do with it? Well, it's all cleaned up and ready to play, as long as it works when I get the power supply. If it works, I suppose I'll store it for now, as I'm more interested in the ADAM. If it doesn't work, I suppose I'll sell for parts. Other ideas?

Having received my CV, I now see there is a big difference in the connections between the ADAM and the CV. Definitely wouldn't be able to confuse those connections!

I got it open! It took a bit more fenagling, but it eventually gave in to my pressures. Got it all cleaned up, including the controllers, inside and out. Just waiting for the power brick to see if it actually works. I appreciate everyone's input here.

Ikrananka sent me a PM with info. I also tried yours, Murph74. I've gone as far as opening the back of the case about 3 inches, which feels like enough force to crack the front. I'm pulling backwards on the bottom plate, and I can't get it to budge. I'm afraid it's going to break.

I just received my CV. I'd like to open it for internal cleaning. I've removed the 8 bottom screws, but I can't get the front to detach. I read somewhere that you DON'T want to remove the front screws behind the silver label, and that it's not actually required. What is the best method to open 'er up?

Back in high school (88) I learned LogoWriter on PC/DOS. Lately I've been playing with it again (the old school version, because it was much cooler ) so I can begin teaching my 9 year old kid logic and structure. (P.S. I'm not interested in being told that Logo is an unstructured language and that I should just teach my kid C. This is a great learning tool to teach kids logic and structure, not to mention mathematics and geometry.) I've looked around the web for information (commands, structure, etc.) and have built a cheat sheet. I would like to know if you folks can provide any more information. Here is what I have so far: (the links at the top are pages I've scoured info from) http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/basiclogo.html [url="http://www.siue.edu/~jandris/HTMLDocuments/ANDRIS/logow.html"]http://www.siue.edu/~jandris/HTMLDocuments/ANDRIS/logow.html[/url] [url="http://www.cattanach.org/logoplans.pdf"]http://www.cattanach.org/logoplans.pdf[/url] [url="http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/pubs/papers/egyptian_hieroglphics.html"]http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/pubs/papers/egyptian_hieroglphics.html[/url] SPECIAL KEYS ------------ Ctrl-F - Toggle between front side and flip side Ctrl-U - While in front side, moves cursor to top section Ctrl-D - While in front side, moves cursor to command center (bottom) Ctrl-S - Stop procedure execution (break) Ctrl -> - Next screen ??? Ctrl <- - Previous screen ??? F1 (in flip side) - Begin select (text editing) F2 (in flip side) - Copy F3 (in flip side) - Cut F4 (in flip side) - Paste F6 - Erase to the end of the line F8 - Label ??? F9 - Move turtle with arrows F10 - Help SAVING/LOADING -------------- NEWPAGE - Create a new project NAMEPAGE/NP "name - Give the project a name SAVEPAGE - ??? GETPAGE/GP "name - Load project from disk GETSHAPES - Retrieve user's shapes from disk PEN --- PU - Pick up the pen/turtle PD - Put down the pen/turtle PE - Pen erase ST - Show Turtle HT - Hide turtle SETSH n - Set the turtle shape (0=default) STAMP - Stamp the turtle on the screen TELL n - Command turtle n (0-3). TELL [n n] - Command multiple turtles TELL ALL - Command all 4 turtles MOVEMENT -------- HOME - Put turtle in home position (center of screen) FD n - Move forward n steps/pixels BK n - Move backward n steps/pixels RT n - Turn right n degrees LT n - Turn left n degrees SHOW POS - Show current coordinates SETPOS [x y] - Move turtle to x,y position SETX x - Move turtle to x axis coordinate SETY y - Move turtle to y axis coordinate SETH n - Set absolute heading of n degrees COLORS ------ SETC n - Change pen color to n SETBG n - Change background color to n PAINTING -------- FILL - paint an area with the current pen color SHADE - paint an area with the current shape SCREEN ------ RG - Reset/erase graphics CC - Clear/erase command center CT - Clear/erase text TEXT ---- PRINT/PR "hello - Print "hello" on the top section of front page SHOW "hello - Print "hello" in the control center on the front page PRINT/SHOW n + n - Print the value of n+n in the appropriate section. Spaces in equation are required PRINT/SHOW n + 1 - Print the value of n+1 (variable) TYPE [hello] - Print "hello" in the command center, without carriage return SOUND ----- TONE ??? PAUSE ----- WAIT n - Pause n cycles LOOPS ----- REPEAT n [command1 command2 command3] REPEAT n command1 command2 command3 END PROCEDURES ---------- TO sub-name command1 command2 command3 END INPUT ----- READCHAR - Read input from keyboard PRINT READCHAR - print character pressed on keyboard IF -- IF EQUAL? READCHAR "a [print "hello] - Print "hello" if user pressed "a" on keyboard IF EQUAL? :variable "a [print "hello] - Print "hello" if variable is "a" IF NOT - Opposite of IF command IFELSE (condition) [true commands] [false commands] END SPECIAL COMMANDS ---------------- FLIP - Flip between front side and flip side PRINTSCREEN - Print the screen STOP - Stop execution immediately WHEN "h [print "hello] - ??? SPECIAL VARIABLES ----------------- FRONT? - TRUE/FALSE - Are we on front page? CHAR n - character of ASCII n ASCII n - ASCII value of character n I also think I remember that you could include code from other files or projects. I haven't been able to find any information on this, as I assume it was advanced enough that teachers didn't include it in their syllabi. Thanks guys!

Huh ... Does the TG16 have region awareness?

What a mess. You really should clean that up. I'm similar to Hatta, except mine all mostly go into a single basket. AND I take the extra step of running the extra cable to the back of the shelf ... so no hanging wires.

I've not seen the expansion mod #3 firsthand, but the image I saw of it makes it look perty dern big. Seems to about double the size of the CV. Is that right?

I bought a power brick for the CV that's on its way. Not that I want to keep the CV, but I'd like to know if it works for when/if I decide to let go of it. ** Heck, who am I kidding ... I'll probably keep the CV if it works. I just can't stand to let go of things sometimes. ** Anyway, I think I've heard that a CV brick will power an ADAM, but only the CV part of it. Is this correct, or are we still dealing with incompatibility?

Another thing to add to your ADAM collection. Yeah, Yurkie, that's what I'm talking about. Once I can verify my ADAM is working properly I'll probably get one set up.

Anyone have the pinout for this? I can easily build one.

So my best bet for composite would be to locate the DIN cable, or have the ADAM modded for composite? I assume that can be done, like with a CV? Yurkie? P.S. NIAD, I swear you're just waiting for your name to pop up in a thread! You're always right there to pounce!

I looked through the Getting Started manual provided by NIAD. It tells how to connect the ADAM or CV with expansion mod 3 to the RF. It does not explain how to connect to composite. It's easy enough to guess that I need to connect video to the "monitor" connection. How do I get audio? Through the "TV" connection? I haven't had time to try it, and I don't know if there is a special connector/adapter that is required.

Damn. I guess my 52 games just don't cut the mustard any more.

This is a price inquiry. However, if you have an offer for me, please feel free to contact me. I have been quoted the price of a used Coleco branded power supply for my CV. $10, plus $6 shipping. Is that a good price?

Does anyone know the voltage/pinout for creating a power supply for the CV? Based on pics I've seen the power brick looks like a normal brick. Would it be plausible to create one from a universal brick by wiring in the 9 pin connector?

Expansion slot. Thank you. No cables required.