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  1. 13 minutes ago, FarmerPotato said:

    Mulling the sellers 25% off offer. Waste of time but... curiosity! 
     

    Maybe the ribbon cable soldered directly onto their RS232 card? Maybe it was attached to the PIO port, requiring unique software to drive it? There's no EPROM, it can't be standalone RS232.
     

     

    I went through this exact thought process!  Also concluded it's a waste of time.  But somehow still tempting.  Who but ourselves could rescue it and bring it back to life?  (I bet the ribbon went to the RS232 card one way or another, and it was just quickly snipped off for storage long ago)

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  2. For what it’s worth, I intend to bid on this lot, and i would be happy to make any scans of issues that are needed, or images of any of the floppies. Even if I win this lot, I will STILL be missing a few issues, if I am judging correctly from the pictures. Afterwards I will turn around and re-list my duplicates, which will probably be over 100 issues. 
     

    Incidentally, I still ship floppies as media rate and haven’t had an issue. The only check seems to be by the clerk at the post office, and nobody at my branch has questioned it. Computer media is still acceptable as long as the content is not advertising. I think they are just trying to prevent AOL floppies from going out cheap.

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  3. That YouTube channel caught me because they look at odd Tandy's that rarely get attention. I don't really know why I keep watching because they bumble around and really don't know very much about the computers.  I don't know how many times the guy has said "I don't have any experience with a computer like this."  On the other hand it's hard to poopoo anybody trying to show off their collection.  And I appreciate the candor with his opinions.

     

    HOWEVER, the hate for the TI was very unfair.

     

     

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  4. On 10/13/2019 at 1:08 PM, Ksarul said:

    For those looking to have one of everything TI produced for the 99/4, here is an auction with one of the original PHA2100 modulators in it, the TI-900. They don't show up very often--and the price for the auction is seriously high for what it includes, but that modulator is a bit HTF (and yes, I do have one).

     

    There were actually quite a few different modulator versions sold--three different US variants, one from Agentina, one for Australia, several flavors of the standard modulator for Europe, one European SCART modulator, and even a European SECAM modulator. The only one I don't have yet is the SECAM modulator. . .

    I've already got one, but I missed this one so I otherwise would have been very grateful to you for pointing it out.  Thanks!

  5. I would love 3 unbuilt. I like that you’re naming it 4000B similar to the 3000B. Amazing that the series continues to develop. Thank you!

     

    What will you begin the serial numbering with? Do we know how many HRD 4000 boards were made?

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  6. Do you by chance have the logic files for the Databiotics Grand RAM? I have some experience with wincupl and i'm willing to figure out how to write the new PAL chip. But i'm not advanced enough yet to work out my own reverse engineered logic.

  7. I ordered a custom built riser from Etsy. There are probably cheaper ways to do it, but this way I got precisely the color and dimensions I wanted. The result is very sturdy and the wood matches my desk nicely. I went with 24 x 13 x 4 because I wanted to place my PEB on top, and have just the right space for a stack of TI external drives next to it. The downside is it took 3 months to receive it.

     

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/jimswoodworks#about

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