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A really rare one today- anyone else buy this? Documentation for SOUND EXPERIMENT 1 by DATA FORCE - better known for Kippy's Nightmare and Bang Bang Sub. Released on cassette for Mini Memory. In hi res tif format for you to ocr, pdf or print as you wish. This is not so much a program to use as a set of routines to experiment with- would have been better with the source code, but we didn't get that. The original documentation was photocopied on one side of A4 paper, 4 pages. A card cover was stapled to one corner.and the whole was folded in half. stephen sound_experiment_data_force.zip

Hi there. If you come to this thread looking for manuals---- I am posting fresh clean hi res scans on the thread: TI-99 - DOCs, Manuals, eBooks, Lost & Found (http://atariage.com/forums/topic/248687-ti-99-docs-manuals-ebooks-lost-found/) Documentation held on Atariage up to Jan 2019 can be found indexed and linked at: http://atariage.com/forums/blog/567/entry-12507-strips-cards-manuals-labels-3d-objects-more-updated-01092019/ Newer documentation added to atariage has a link at: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/248687-ti-99-docs-manuals-ebooks-lost-found/page-10?do=findComment&comment=4213667 which contains the urls of the atariage posts. Additionally http://atariage.com/forums/topic/248687-ti-99-docs-manuals-ebooks-lost-found/page-10?do=findComment&comment=4213667 contains a link to an amalgamated list of online documentation held on atariage, ti99iuc, WHT and an Adventure website. The next "complete" sorted amalgamated list will have documentation held on 99er.net added and will be posted to TI-99 - DOCs, Manuals, eBooks, Lost & Found probably early March 2019 - I can't update my earlier post so keep looking down for something newer. Some of the less readable docs have been omitted from the lists to avoid discouraging better scans. DM me if I have omitted any online sources or missed a manual out (looking for clear manuals first, then complete manuals) Just trying to get everything together in one place and avoid duplication when there are so many holes still to fill. regards Stephen

Two documents for you today. MUNCHMAN 2 (Triton/Philips) Module and FG99 - after I had scanned this manual I discovered a link on the forum to a manual pdf for this game on 99er.net- under another thread! I'm posting this here anyway. My page 1 is somewhat worked on and my page 2 quite a bit sharper than the pdf. BUCK ROGERS Planet of Zoom (SEGA) module for TI99 - known in Japan as ZOOM 909 has nothing to do with Buck Rogers apart from the name... the game was an ancestor of SEGAs Space Hunter and Nintendo's Star Fox- neither of them for the TI. This is the documentation with the colourful cover. There seems to be variants in the .bin files available for this game so your version may differ from the manual. If you know of any online documentation not listed in my lists posted earlier or you add any to another thread, could you DM me! I will repost my lists in this thread from time to time. Now I'm off to look at 99er net and see what else there is over there.... Stephen munchman2.zip Buck Rogers.zip

Two sets of documents today for very different programs. First is "Disk Data Base" from Asgard, 1986. Scanned from original printed documentation. The printed font was really too small. I bought this, looked at it, thought it too small for my disk collection - and the time to learn what it was, how to use it, and create a database just didn't give me enough benefit-.... but a clever program anyway. Works best with three disk drives (!!!) and is a pain with a single disk drive. A SSSD disk can handle just 2500 entries (file names) while a DSDD disk can hold 12500 entries. Sorting is in blocks of just 250 file names. Extended Basic load. Did anyone purchase AND use this? Second is the UK documentation for a cassette program from Not Polyoptics, Laser Tank - I added a paragraph on the scoring mechanism. A one player extended basic game. Very few copies sold- a magazine reviewer gave it just 3 out of 5 stars but didn't make a negative comment. As previously, hi res TIF images for you to ocr, pdf or print as you wish. disk_database_asgard.zip lasertank_np.zip

Documentation for a more "recent" program- Ti-Pei by William Reiss, published by Asgard in 1991. For Extended Basic, Editor Assembler or Geneve 9640 M-Dos 1.4. Now also for FG99. A game of removing tiles in pairs. Document is in hi res clean TIF images for you to ocr, pdf or print as you wish. tipei_asgard.zip

There were several disk packages to enlarge what you could do with Extended Basic. Using a 40 character wide screen was one popular trick. There was "Enhanced Display Package" from Paragon, which I have and the docs for which may appear here in a while, and then there was this one: DISPLAY ENHANCEMENT PACKAGE from Oak Tree Systems, On disk for Editor Assembler, Mini Memory or Extended Basic. Yes, the extensions could be used in TI Basic as well! Enhancements included selection of 28 or 40 column mode, and the necessary commands to use 40 column mode as all the usual commands had to be repeated eg CALL VCHAR became CALL LINK("VCHAR"...) and so on. It was also possible to set up several pages of display and quickly switch from one to another. This is the UK documentation, in good hi res TIF format for you to ocr, pdf or print as you wish. regards Stephen Display_Enhancement_Package_Oak_Tree.zip

Two lists- the first is a sorted amalgamated list of what is online, and which site has it. wht can be a hard site to find things in so some entries have a little pointer on where to look. I have omitted some of the poorer quality documents rather than discourage better copying, and some entries have a quality flag on them. The final two items on the amalgamated list are not sorted in- sorry, must do better. amalgamatedlist5feb19.pdf Atariage has a separate list covering the recent additional documents with the actual links to use- these are not formal links but your browser may allow you to highlight text and right click to go to a url, or you can copy and paste to the address bar. atariagelist.htm If I have missed anything or you know of another good source, please DM me. Ta. How often I repost the lists will depend on the number of additional documents- I was thinking of the next one in the first week of March. A few more odd documents to scan, then I shall move on to the TI manuals, which take forever, there are so many pages with minimal content! Stephen

-that is, the current Mame. No problem with the older versions.

Hi there. We are running on W98 and find that the DOS PC99 runs very well. (But the PC99 debugger crashes in W98). The DOS PC99 is supplied with the latest PC99w. The modern MAME/MESS will not work due to relying on specific modern direct X but an older MESS may work well- but you will need an older TI set of files for it, as MAME has been redesigned several times and appears to have little backward compatability. If you can find a dos version of Mess Vn 0.97 that seems to work but requires the TI files, I can supply these. regards s

Two sets of documents for you today: ENTRAPMENT by Thomas D Johnson - a game I still enjoy playing - from ASD&D. This is from very clean and legible 1982 documentation.. I still have the shipping note- dated 12th July 1983. Sold on disk for Extended Basic, Mini Memory and Editor Assembler. Also available for FG99. Booklet page size was 165mm x 200mm. WAR ZONE by Quinton Tormanen 1989, distributed by Comprodine- written for Extended Basic, Editor Assembler, TI Writer, and Mini Memory. Note- this is WAR ZONE, not War Zone 2. Scanned from original documentation which used a very small print (80 characters across an A5 page). As usual supplied as hi res tif files, as clean as I can make them, for you to print, ocr or pdf as you wish. - note- To avoid undue duplication I am keeping an amalgamated sorted list of on-line documentation for my own reference, would you like me to post it here from time to time? (I can't keep an updated link, I will have to keep reposting from time to time). I am listing documents here and on whtech, ti99iuc, and the Adventure Museum. These are not hot linked due to problems with changing urls but point to where to look. entrapment_ad_and_d.zip War_Zone_Comprodine.zip

This is a little while ago, before I had a 99/4a and a PEB which all had a custom built desk - this was my first set up, ready to go. Spot the thermal printer. stephen

The correct way this should work is: WHAT SHOULD I DO? SAVE GAME TYPE FILE SAVE NAME: DSK1.BRAD (or CS1) This requires that you have: an operational disk system (real or emulated) with DSK1 set up and with a writable disk and with adequate space on the disk (over 50 sectors free). There is a full stop between DSK1 and BRAD. NOTE: The program will give you no feed back that a file has been written but will proceed again with WHAT SHALL I DO? You must check the disk for a file some other way!! (And if using an emulator you may need to refresh a directory).

Command DOS docs now added at http://atariage.com/forums/topic/248687-ti-99-docs-manuals-ebooks-lost-found/page-10?do=findComment&comment=4212223 Stephen

The software covered today is in the current YESTERDAYS NEWS - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/251850-yesterdays-news/page-14?do=findComment&comment=4210739 so here as requested! is the documentation for Command Dos (4A Dos) by Monty Schmidt, published by Ryte Data. This may not the original documentation but a second issue, but I don't think there is any change. Confusing dating: The back cover has a date of 1986 and a statement Copyright 1983. Page five, in the normal font for the document, indicates Copyright 1987 Page three, in a font unique to the document with a hand-drawn © symbol says Copyright 1986. The document is clean and clear and is presented in TIF format for you to ocr, scan or print as you wish. command_dos_4a_dos.zip

Duly moved towards the top of the stack for my next scan job. It will be in the thread "TI-99 - DOCs, Manuals, eBooks, Lost & Found" (forums/topic/248687-ti-99-docs-manuals-ebooks-lost-found/) in the next 7 to 10 days- I have a a good clean clear copy. stephen

Documentation for BANKROLL which is in YP/4/2 is at http://atariage.com/forums/topic/248687-ti-99-docs-manuals-ebooks-lost-found/page-10?do=findComment&comment=4209389

I have the 1983 docs for Command DOS V1 (Monty Schmidt / Ryte Data) - anyone want me to scan them? s

If you use an adaptor with a power rating a little too low, it gets hotter and may not last quite as long. If it is well underrated it could blow a fuse- or with modern imports, perhaps catch fire! I've been using the 500mA adaptor for many years and it barely gets warm. That said I can't recall using it for more than a couple of hours at a time. As my supply is unregulated, the voltage supplied to the MBX may not be 9v, but the voltage regulator in the MBX unit takes care of any overvoltage, and with a nominal 9v supply , there is enough headroom if the load causes the voltage to drop. Supply too much voltage to the MBX and the voltage regulator gets hotter- ultimately it would burn out- but I think there is quite a bit of room to play with. s

Perhaps my last two Not Polyoptics cassette program documents. Their later Extended Basic programs caused me as a distributor endless problems with stability and playability. These two were offered for sale in the UK for not for very long. I added a lot to the documentation for Tower- so this is a UK only version- but in the end the almost guaranteed lockups made me delete it from the catalog after only a few days. Tower's "Garbled message" messages were bad enough but when they crashed the program, it had to go. Waldoball I just never understood, and as I could not play it, could not be sure (based on their other offerings at this time) that it was not fatally bugged. In the UK at least I could never have got away with calling Waldoball "fast paced action" as NP did in their US advert!. All a pity when their TI Basic programs were really rather good! So here we have documentation in TIF format for you to ocr, pdf, or print, for WALDOBALL, and the UK only docs for TOWER (Civilian). s WALDOBALL_NP.zip TOWER_NP.zip

Munchman- would that perhaps be: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/253095-flashrom-99-image-repository-8052016/?p=3566669 which has a copyright date of 1981 on it? s

I am using a 500mA Uniross multi adaptor, set at 9v, tip positive. The connector to the MBX is around 2.1 to 2.5mm female- that is, it has a central hole for the pin in the MBX unit to go into. I think probably 2.1mm but it isn't marked and I can't tell by sight. The documentation has nothing to say but I believe the DC in requirement for the MBX is a nominal 7.5V. It is just easier to get a 9v adaptor- there is an immense voltage regulator inside the MBX unit. s

Documentation for CUBIT by Artios - released on cassette for mini memory and on disk for Editor Assembler. Also now on FR99 and FG99. As usual some hi def clean TIF images for you to ocr, pdf or print as you wish. s cubit.zip

There are possible differences (notably in the naming conventions and number of files) but I often use exactly the same files in my FG99 as in my FR99. Where FG99 only files exist it is often better to use those, obviously for FG99 only- these have GROM content that FR99 can't cope with but often work happily with no 32k ram. BIN files with GROM content are only for FG99, but where FR99 is using a program converted to run in 32k ram you can use that also in FG99 but it will still need 32k ram. Note that FR99 can only cope with a limited nuber of files per card, and no directories. have fun. s

Use the command line or Extended Basic program line: CALL VERSION(A) - throws an error if no Extended Basic module and you are in TI Basic, else A is set to a number the packager thought fit- in one third party case it fills the screen with text but normally A is set to a value eg 100, 110, 120 etc. When you say "programatically" - using what language? And what other modules could you have in place? 32k ram in place?.... If there is a disk drive, place an Extended Basic program onto the disk and call it LOAD- either a generic cataloguer program or something as simple as: 100 PRINT "EXTENDED BASIC READY" and the Extended Basic auto-load feature will help you. s

I have found a few more Not Polyoptics programs! These were in Extended Basic - and this one, Bankroll, failed to mention it in the documentation, so this is a scan of UK-only documentation. Programs for 2 players just didn't sell here, and there may not be too many copies of this around. Documentation for the Extended Basic cassette program "Bankroll" by Not Polyoptics - as usual a set of TIF files for you to ocr, pdf or print as you wish. Hi res and clean. s bankroll_np.zip