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  3. Posted

    1 hour ago, bluejay said:

    Ending in 4 minutes. Rusted, heavily yellowed (probably owned by smoker), but $361 isn't bad for a Model II with 4 floppy drives and a keyboard. Who knows what's inside the computer.

    Yeah, it's already been relisted, but oh, that one is NASTY!

     

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  5. Posted

    6 minutes ago, InsaneMultitasker said:

    This happens here periodically.  When I am working from the laptop, a momentary glitch if of no concern.  However, if it is a RPi or my Geneve where I do MDOS development, a momentary glitch is unacceptable. UPS has saved me many times over the past year that I reworked my setup.

     

    Yup!  Mine saved my ass only yesterday!

     

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  7. Posted

    Actually, it depends how large of a UPS you get and how much crap you hang off of them.  If you simply power an RPi, you'll have quite literally HOURS of backup time.  The small one I use with my portable TI will run the TI, TIPI and monitor for 2 hours, I simply have no clue to how long it'll last with just the TIPI.

     

    Now when it comes to my home PC, I have a substantially larger unit on that, and it will also shut down my PC on it's own at certain threshold if I'm not around.  I understand people have had different experiences in life and come to different conclusions because of it, but I've had nothing but positive experiences with all the ones I have.  I'll tell you this much, they've saved me a TON of time over the years on having to redo something because of a power glitch.  I'll NEVER run a PC without one!

     

     

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  10. Posted

    2 minutes ago, HOME AUTOMATION said:

    Hmm, despite claims to the contrary... I've never seen a UPS as a protective device ...moreover, I have seen that they can cause extensive damage!:-o

    Mine has occasionally beeped during undervolt conditions and supplied extra current.  It also acts like a surge protector during overvolt conditions and spikes.  During the power outage yesterday it allowed me to remain online for a while before shutting down properly.  I consider it protective equipment.

     

    I have to say, it's also nice to keep ones router working during a power outage and to have light as well.  LED light bulbs take very little juice, and can run quite a long time.  

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  11. Posted

    31 minutes ago, dgrissom said:

    While I am by no means an expert, I do have a stable of operating Raspberry Pi products (yes, this is a hobby as well):

    1. 3 - RPi Zero W - 1 is TIPI, 1 is PiTPDD (TRS-80 Model 100 data drive), 1 is spare (@ $10 each, I can afford them) 
    2. 1 - RPi 4  - Inside my TI case with Teensy based keyboard interface. (With emulation of TI, DOS, Amiga, and AtariST)
    3. 1 - RPi 400 - Linux development tool and real world interfacing. (Christmas present.  Cool concept -- I don't like the keyboard.)
    4. 1 - RPi 3B+ - Semi-retired (my son has it)
    5. 2 - RPi Pico (cool cards) - Learning Python/Micro Python and real world interfacing. (@ $4 each lots of fun, why not!)

    The point is, that at the current prices, for me, the Pi products can/should be dedicated devices/appliances.

     

    Yeah, since Rpi's are relatively inexpensive, they have a habit of multiplying like rabbits.  I only use them as dedicated devices myself and have never really gone "under the floorboards" when it comes to the OS or programming.  

     

    My Pi stable consists of:

    1) 1 - RPi 4 dedicated to running KODI with an 8TB HD attached for entertainment purposes.

    2) 1 - RPi 3B+ dedicated to TIPI use in the P-Box

    3) 1 - RPI 3B+ dedicated for use as TRS-80 Model III emulator

    4) 1 - RPi Zero W dedicated for TIPI use as a sidecar unit.

     

    I'm also contemplating getting another Zero W for a future breadboarding project.

     

    What I'd "like to do" is keep the SD card only for booting purposes (in the P-Box TIPI) and as little as possible for everything else, while keeping everything a bit more protected on a USB device.  Will it happen?  Dunno.  If or when it does, I'll cross that bridge then.

     

  12. Posted

    Mechanical drives are getting freaking DIRT CHEAP, especially the so-called 'smaller obsolete drives'.  Personally, I'd never consider a 160GB drive for any modern use, but for a TI application, that would be more space than I could ever hope to fill in my remaining lifetime... and for under $22.00!  << EXAMPLE HERE >>

     

     

     

     

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  13. Posted

    I'd be interested in learning, if it's currently possible (for the TIPI) on what the path that would be, or how to map it as a drive.  I did not want to 'assume' just because something might be possible with the Pi OS, that it was also 'baked in' to the TIPI interface.

     

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  14. Posted

    Never having tried, I'm curious, will the TIPI access a USB hard drive plugged into one of it's USB ports?  The reason I ask is because with power failures the SD card can get corrupted, but if the majority of ones data was stored on a hard drive, it would mean much less data to restore later. 

     

    While green is not my color, the image below turned up in my inbox.  I've also been told a TI-related one could be produced, probably with the appropriate logo and matching color scheme.  I have to admit, I like the idea!

     

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  15. Posted

    //freelygivingmyopinionmodeon

    While not technically a RAMDISK...

    ... the TIPI is nearly as fast...

    ... stores a heck of a lot more data than you would ever get from an expensive or a lower priced reproduction RAMDISK...

    ... and does so much more...

    //freelygivingmyopinionmodeoff

     

     

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  17. Posted

    33 minutes ago, wierd_w said:

    Not as much snow here. Just cold. Blistering cold.

     

    It is supposed to have a high of 2F on monday with a low of -16. 

     

    If it was just cold, I'd have no issues, but work is 30 miles away and I cannot even get out of my lengthy driveway to the steep unplowed road.  If I could somehow make it down the hill, I'd never make it back up.  So I'm trapped at home today.

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  20. Posted

    10 hours ago, fabrice montupet said:

    @Omega: Please, could you replace the background color, the dark grey you've chosen makes the black text hard to read, thanks 🙂

     

    I'm sorry, since I'm slowly extracting myself from AtariAge and the forums, I've decided not to subscribe this year and thus cannot edit the message any longer.

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    I'm trying to update this section in the repository, and know I'm overlooking a few things.  Can you guys take a few seconds to look over the list and tell me if you see any glaring omissions?

    THANKS!

  23. Posted

    43 minutes ago, Ruggers Customs said:

    Here is a no cut F18a modded TI-99/4a I did for a customer a week ago.

    Module is bolted on so no adhesives were used to secure it. Non destructive so no damage was done to the shell and it 100% reversible.  :)

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    Damn!  That's nice!  Anymore pics... like of the interior?

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