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  1. blackbox
    Here is a zip file containing clean hi res TIF images scanned from the British TI99/4a User Group magazine: TI*MES Issue 40, Spring 1993 - part 2 of 2. for you to read, OCR, PDF, print or add to an archive.org collection. 80 pages, A5 size, yellow covers, white pages inside. Some longer articles than usual in this issue. Separate pdf of contents below. Now we are into rather thicker magazines updates may become less often! TImes 93Q1 n40_pt2.zip TImes 93Q1 n40 contents.pdf
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    Here is a zip file containing clean hi res TIF images scanned from the British TI99/4a User Group magazine: TI*MES Issue 40, Spring 1993 - part 1 of 2. for you to read, OCR, PDF, print or add to an archive.org collection. 80 pages, A5 size, yellow covers, white pages inside. Some longer articles than usual in this issue. Separate pdf of contents will be posted with part 2 in a few days. TImes 93Q1 n40_pt1.zip
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    Continuing from the above entry - here is a zip file containing clean hi res TIF images scanned from the TI99/4a User Group magazine: Chicago TImes August 1987 - part 2 of 2. for you to read, OCR, PDF, print or add to an archive.org collection. 76 pages, A5 size, blue covers, white pages inside. Contents as above. chicago times Aug 1987 pt2.zip
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    Here is a zip file containing clean hi res TIF images scanned from the TI99/4a User Group magazine: Chicago TImes August 1987 - part 1 of 2. for you to read, OCR, PDF, print or add to an archive.org collection. 76 pages, A5 size, blue covers, white pages inside. Contents include: Two large articles carrying the opinions of Chris Bobbitt, including a major article promising great things for the Geneve computer and a balancing rather negative first review of the Geneve by Carole Goldstein; Assembly tutorial- adding two numbers and displaying the result; assembly tutorial- counting from 0 to 999,999 with numbers displayed; assembly tutorial- using 40 column screen; an index to Computer Shopper magazine for 1986; an lengthy overview article on HiRes graphics by Anne Dhein- 1 "Our heritage". A separate article on converting between Graphx and TI Artist by Chris Bobbitt (Asgard Software). Review of High Gravity by John Behnke; programs by John Behnke- printing TI Artist pictures to a Gemini printer; print graph paper; John Behnke's "Holey Moley" game in c99 code; and an article on uscd pascal. Part two will follow in a few days... s chicago times Aug 1987 pt1.zip
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    Here is a zip file of hi res .TIF images, scanned from the User Group magazine: Chicago TImes May 1987 Part 2 of 2 40 pages, A5 size, blue cover, white paper inside. For you to read, print, ocr,or pdf. Feel free to add to archive.org if you have an account and are able to use their uploader! Some interesting contents include: Using ###.##; a lengthy review of Console-Calc; a lesson in Assembly- guiding a character through a maze; and a further article on uscd pascal. Next one up will be a bumper 76 page Chicago magazine, could be several days (especially as my locale is in a warning area for over 104F/40C heat hazard- and no air con.) chicago times May 1987_pt2.zip
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    Here is a zip file of hi res .TIF images, scanned from the User Group magazine: Chicago TImes May 1987 Part 1 of 2 40 pages, A5 size, blue cover, white paper inside. For you to read, print, ocr, pdf, or add to an archive of your choice (eg archive.org - I've started to store these old mags on wht myself as no-one else was!) Part two in a few days... chicago times May 1987_pt1.zip
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    Here is a zip file of hi res .TIF images, scanned from the User Group magazine: Chicago TImes April 1987 Part 2 of 2 40 pages, A5 size, blue cover, white paper inside. For you to read, print, ocr, pdf, or add to an archive of your choice (eg wht or archive.org) Contents include a somewhat less enthusiastic review of the TI/PC bridge; differing TI Disk file formats; TI Writer Graphics part 2 by Anne Dhein; a program to convert a TI Artist instance (_I) into a TI Writer file to print with the formatter; an assembly tutorial on checking for sprite coincidence; and a uscd pascal article. chicago times April 1987_pt2.zip
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    Here is a zip file of hi res .TIF images, scanned from the User Group magazine: Chicago TImes April 1987 Part 1 of 2 40 pages, A5 size, blue cover, white paper inside. For you to read, print, ocr, pdf, or add to an archive of your choice (eg wht) Part two in a few days... chicago times April 1987_pt1.zip
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    Here is a zip file containing clean hi res scans from the TI99/4a User Group: Chicago TImes March 1987 A5, 36 pages,blue cover, white pages. For you to read, print, OCR, PDF or place into the archive of your choice (WHT, archive.org etc) Note: This issue is an "April 1st" issue and may contain more dubious news than usual! Contents include a program to scramble the letters in a word by Rich Klein (cut down and resubmitted as by Jim DiNovo in the next issue...); a detailed article by Ann Dhein on using graphics with TI Writer; Steve Peacock shows how to use sprites in Assembly language- and the need to use LIMI 2 / LIMI 0. Mike Maksimik writes about USCD Pascal. chicago times March 1987.zip
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    Here is a zip file of hi res .TIF images, scanned from the User Group magazine: TIMES UK No39 Winter 1992/93 Part Two of Two 80 pages, A5 size, white cover, white paper inside. For you to read, print, ocr, pdf, or add to an archive of your choice (eg wht or archive.org) Also a PDF with a detailed contents list - it has embedded text and is searchable. An interesting highlight: Accessing the 9902 UART in Assembly, by Mack McCormick. times uk No39 Winter92_pt2.zip times uk No 39_Winter92_93_contents.pdf
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    Here is a zip file of hi res .TIF images, scanned from the User Group magazine: TIMES UK No39 Winter 1992/93 Part One of Two 80 pages, A5 size, white cover, white paper inside. For you to read, print, ocr, pdf, or add to an archive of your choice (eg wht) Part two in a few days with the usual PDF of detailed contents with embedded searchable text file. times uk No39 Winter92_pt1.zip
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    A quick note regarding the UK Users Group magazine TI*MES which I am currently scanning. TI*MES was the successor (in terms of members and coverage) of the earlier TIHOME. Issue One of TI*MES was dated Summer 1983. The latest print issue is dated June 2022. Possibly the longest published TI99/4a magazine??? I have quite a few to scan still. I had an article in Issue 2 of Autumn 1983 and I have an article in the issue of June 2022 - there were breaks in between while life threw its usual googlies so not an unbroken record. I am currently working on scanning Issue 39 dated Winter 1992/1993. The 1992 front cover contains 11 contact names- three of these are known to still be active TI99/4a users- the Chairman in 1992 and 2022 is Trevor Stephens, which may be a record of some sort.... s
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    Continuing from the above post, here is a zip file of hi res .TIF images, scanned from the User Group magazine: Chicago TImes February 1987 PART TWO OF TWO 40 pages, A5 size, blue cover, white paper inside. (Next up is an 80 page copy of the UK TI*MES... I may be a few days...) chicago times Feb 1987_pt2.zip
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    Here is a zip file of hi res .TIF images, scanned from the User Group magazine: Chicago TImes February 1987 PART ONE OF TWO 40 pages, A5 size, blue cover, white paper inside. For you to read, print, ocr, pdf, or add to an archive of your choice (eg wht) Contents of the whole magazine (Parts 1 and 2) include: A reassessment of last months enthusiasm for the "PC Bridge"; a review of The Printers Apprentice v 1.04 reporting many errors in the manual; brief review of PC-Keys 2.0; How to use the joystick in assembly language (Steve Peacock); part two of a modified console rebuild project continued from December 1986; Next up after part 2, will be another two parter- an 80 page UK Times, followed by four issues of Chicago TImes and then back to the UK TI*MES. chicago times Feb 1987_pt1.zip
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    Here is a zip file of hi res .TIF images, scanned from the User Group magazine: Chicago TImes January 1987 36 pages, A5 size, blue cover, white paper inside. For you to read, print, ocr, pdf, or add to an archive of your choice (eg wht) Contents include: The IBM Compatible TI- or how to use a TI keyboard and RF-to-TV screen with a standard IBM Compatible Computer for a large sum of money. (Did anyone buy one of these?? Only $500...) Prompting the user in Basic; Review of CSGD Set 3; an article on GramKracker; an article on the P Code card; How to use TI Writer formatter to slash those number zeros; news of new software High Gravity and Total Filer.. chicago times Jan1987.zip
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    Here is a zip of clean hi res TIF images scanned from: TI-LINES (UK) V4 N8 January 1988 from Peter Brooks in Oxford. For you to read, print, ocr, pdf, archive (on wht or anywhere else!). 32 pages, white paper, A5 size, two spine staples. Contents include: Programs that write programs-Jim Peterson-Parts 3,4,5 Computers use of "least significant" and "most significant" - Or why 0548 656C 7021 is (or could be) the same as 4805 6C65 2170. Or why the TI disk system appears odd. "The Teaching Computer" by Jim Peterson. and three reviews of US published 99/4a books. Connections and code to use the 99/4a as a full keyboard for a Decafax VP1 Viewdata (Prestel) terminal. This connection uses the 4A joystick port, and code is in c99 plus object code. Prestel was a UK invention that was available to the public in 1979- well before the Internet was offered domestically, but the CEO didn't see any future in domestic dwellings being connected to an information network...they never went past 100,000 subscribers, mostly businesses. In 1983 a home computer section opened (Micronet800), which reached 10,000 subscribers, and the TI99/4a had network pages available domestically in the early 1980s. tilines uk v4 n8 Jan 1988.zip
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    Here is a zip of clean hi res TIF images scanned from: TI-LINES (UK) V4 N7 December 1987 from Peter Brooks in Oxford. For you to read, print, ocr, pdf, archive (on wht or anywhere else!). 32 pages, white paper, A5 size, two spine staples. Contents include: News of replacement DSR rom for the TI RS232 card, true Centronic cable supported and variable baud rates including split baud rates. News that rewritable optical media has been developed (good for several thousand rewrites (hohohohoho...). ). Listing-Fibonacci series; Recovery from a corrupt Horizon ram disk; A review of different disk controllers for the TI- with much technical detail eg timings and interlace patterns. How to fine tune your system (which makes it less compatible with anyone elses... ); The Mini Memory Lines program: Source code for Assembly to run in XB with object code file; and ExBas CALL LOAD version (no assembler required for that one). Translating text to XB Program- by changing a DV80 file to DV163 for editing into a program file by removing the inserted leading exclamation marks. (Or you could now use the utility program Textloader) XB listing- TI Writer Font Maker (for FX80 printer- instructions on how to use it are lacking- it uses the printers ESC codes ESC A and ESC K) tilines uk v4 n7 Dec 1987.zip
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    Here is part two of two, a zip of hi res TIF images scanned from the pages of the UK User Group: TI*MES UK Issue 38 - Autumn 1992 - part two - And also a pdf with a detailed index of the 80 page issue- the pdf is text searchable and has an opendocument embedded. For me a highlight item is an article on first aid for poorly floppy disks. TIMES UK No38 Autumn 1992_pt2.zip TIMES UK No 38 Autumn 1992 contents.pdf
  19. blackbox
    I haven't used the micro cards here. The warning about formatting SD Cards with ANY formatter other than the SD Association formatter (available for Windows) is from the SD Card standards body - although many of my devices also repeat this warning in their docs. It is not trivial. It is not specific to the TI. If you have to format, make sure you are using the formatter from the "SD Association" see https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/ With the FlashROM the interface is more unforgiving than some devices re timing. The cards also may have a short lifespan in certain uses - Pi users can find find they have to replace the cards (which hold the OS!) more than once a year- they have a limited number of writes. Restrict any on card editing or updates for a longer lifespan and ensure cards really are "ejected" before removing. Yes 4-8 gig is the right size. I have found around half of 4G cards won't work with MY FG99, but they work on others which have mildly differing timing requirements, which seems to vary a bit from console to console as well as from Flash/Final module to module, as components do vary. There is historically quite a bit of discussion on the problems of finding a suitable SD card for the devices. Timing is everything. . The FlashROM github official documentation does say: "Note that some cards seem to have a difficult personality. If you absolutely cannot get a particular SD/SDHC card to work, just move on and use a different one. " I have found that cards that won't work on my system will work on someone elses system without a problem, which makes recommendations difficult. My current cards are 4GB SanDisk, Panasonic and C-Team.: For me, no Hama card will work (but fine on audio/visual devices). MOST classic games modules will be available to run from the FG99 without 32k ram but any games transferred from a disk will need 32k ram- this involves mostly the "unreleased" modules and any newer ones. All BINs from Basic/ExBas games will need 32k ram. This link https://atariage.com/forums/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=464955 is a repository of Flashram binaries that do not require the 32k ram. -from the FlashROM documents: After inserting an SD card, push the FlashROM 99 reset button or power cycle the console. Only push the reset button when the TI 99 title screen is shown. Leave both TI 99 and SD card alone whenever the LED is lit and not blinking regards
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    First take an SD card, preferably 2 or 4M, that has original factory format and has never been reFORMATted nor Windows Encrypted. DELETE everything on the card. UNZIP the attached file and copy the contents of this zip file into the root directory of the card. Do not modify anything, do not rename anything. Your flashram99 should list several playable games which do not need 32k. If this solves your problem then we have at least moved forward. Life is a lot easier with Flash or Final if you have a small 32k ram- ensure however that you use an external power supply for a 32k ram, even if they appear to work without. My experience of SD cards is that once you format them with a PC you may as well throw them out. (The SD Association formatter should however be OK!). The SD Association point out that using an OS disk formatter will remove the card's "protected area" and result in lower performance. I concur- it may work sometimes but has never worked for me. The card should not have been encrypted with Windows Bitlocker. flash99.zip
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    Here is part one of two, a zip of hi res TIF images scanned from the pages of the UK User Group: TI*MES UK Issue 38 - Autumn 1992 - part one - 80 pages! Part 2 will follow together with the usual detailed pdf of contents in a few days. After that, back to TI Lines. (Incidentally there are so few downloads of the contents pdf- does anyone need a copy in a different format? Pure text? Doc? Docx? html? sxw? pdb? epub... I could probably manage TI d/v80 at a pinch but it really wouldn't help much!) [The content pdf will include an embedded OpenDocument document.] TIMES UK No38 Autumn 1992_pt1.zip
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    Here is a zip file of hi res TIF images scanned from the pages of Chicago TImes of Volume 4 Number 5 dated December 1984 for you to read, pdf, ocr, print or add to an archive such as WHT. 32 pages, A5, blue cover, white pages inside. Contents include: News and details of utility PFKEYS by Jim Kryzak for ExBas+32k offering easy disk directory, screen dump, and a lot more. A long basic listing of a game by Dave Punke- Black Box- failing as usual to credit the inventor, Eric Solomon. Another Basic game listing- Spider Bop by John Behnke. Video Modes by Jim Ness. Learning Assembly 1 by Nick Iacovelli. Forth by Stephen Meyers. My next magazine is a mammoth 80 page issue of the UK TI*MES, so it will be several days away - mostly reprints of Tips from the Tigercub. enjoy-ss Chicago Times V4 N5 December 1984.zip
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    It has been a while since we had some "new" game docs on here. This is one that I discovered in the atariage thread "Eye Candy" posted by dhe back on 19/12/21 - post no 55. I have corrected the photo distortion and brightened it up a bit. Quite an old program from Pewterware- Bluegrass Sweepstakes. bluegrass1.tif bluegrass2.tif
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    Here is a zip file of hi res TIF images scanned from the pages of Chicago TImes of Volume 4 Number 4 dated November 1984 for you to read, pdf, ocr, print or add to an archive such as WHT. 28 pages, A5, white cover, white pages inside. Centre spread of photos from the 1984 Chicago TI Fair - usual monochrome photocopy quality. Includes Basic game listing Tank Fight (from the LA Group); and a part of a Forth program Fortheyes; chicago times Nov 1984.zip
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    Thanks for that one. To the best of my knowledge my version of Blackbox was the first computer version to acknowledge the inventor (and it had his consent) as well as the first computer game licensed by Waddingtons. In the USA the boxed game was later issued by Parkers. There is even a University analysis paper at https://www.math.uci.edu/icamp/summer/research/student_research/blackbox.pdf Doctor Solomon advised that he was inspired by the CAT scanner.
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