Keneg

Thanks, you exactly answered what I wanted to know. I just checked the mail and a lot of books and manuals I got from eBay arrived. Some software manuals, a couple of books with type in programs, two tapes, and a diskette. I learned to program my VIC20 and C128 by typing in programs from magazines. I would have to debug and sometimes modify them. Teaches you a lot about the computer. Not sure what I will do with the tapes and disk. May someday buy a cheap tape deck and a cable, but a disk drive isn’t going to happen unless I run into a killer deal at a yard sale or flea market. This finally gives me something to do with the machine since I can enter, save, and load BASIC programs. I also have the original users guide beginners BASIC coming. I read the users guide online, but really need it readily available at the TI.

Thanks, so once I get a FinalGROM99 so I have XB, I will have 48k minus whatever is being used by the screen to work with?

Thanks for the answers. What about my memory question?

Thanks, I think I will just keep using tipi:9900. 🙂 I like your name. Maybe you or someone else here can answer a couple of other questions I have. 1. I noticed that when I run a program using “call key” in a loop. The LED on the TIPI bLinks rapidly. Is this because the TIPI is monitoring the keyboard to know when to respond? 2. The normal 16k of RAM is actually video RAM and my understanding is that the video chip can only “see” 16k. So when a 32k RAM expansion is added, do we have 48k of RAM, or does it free up the video RAM and we have 32k available for programs. This wouldn’t necessarily be bad, because then we can use all of video RAM to store screens and sprites. I have just been wondering about this for a while.

OK I read all of that. It seems to say that enabling this to work would make my computer less secure. If that is true, I’m not interested in doing it. If it can be done securely, please tell me how. Or would just using a different browser work?

Thanks for the videos. I have tried the \\tipi, but it doesn't work. How do I set this up. I have been using copy and paste from tipi:9900. Drag and drop would be nice.

Actually decided to order 2 8GB SD cards. More likely to keep things updated that way. If I back up all the files I see using tipi:9900 and then copy them back once I install the original image on the new SD and expand the file system, will that restore my configuration and all? also, after I removed the TIPI from the speech case, I hooked up a mouse. Makes it a lot easier to use Stuart’s web browser, but the pointer is very sluggish.

Ok, maybe I will just stick with my 32GB card. No, if it happens again I will swap in another jumper. Seemed to just be a bad connection.

I was in a near panic today. Took the TIPI/32k out of the speech synthesizer case because I want to see the LEDS, hook up a mouse without using a right angle adapter, and I find it difficult to access the micro SD card. Tested after removal, still working fine. Removed SD card and imaged it so I have a backup. Put it back in and it wouldn’t boot. LED on TIPI blinks once but no activity on RPI! After a lot of troubleshooting, it turned out that the jumper that pulls 5 volts from the TIPI must not have been making contact. Figured out that by powering the PI using the official RPI power supply. Glad I happen to have one. Shut down the PI and swapped the power cable end to end and now it is working again. Whew! It is taking about a minute per GB to image or restore the 32GB SD card I just happened to have. That seems way bigger than needed. I am thinking to get an 8 GB SD. Does that seem to be about right? Hard to imagine storing more that a couple a gigs on it. Also, does it matter what class it is? I plan on buying Sandisk, when I was playing with RPIs a couple of years ago I found that some other brands didn’t work very well. Slow and kept getting corrupted even though I shut down properly. I think that might be an issue with a small SD. Not sure they support the higher speeds.

Thanks for the replies. I am planning on getting a FinalGROM99 once I get the TIPI figured out.

Thanks. I can now save on load my BASIC programs. Your telling me that capitalizing was important has helped me a lot. I loaded DM2K, but need to work at learning to use it. Still haven’t figured out how to load Stuart’s browser even after downloading the ea5 version. Will go to whtech today and read a lot. I have successfully written a program to test joysticks. One of the 3 I have actually works...when I remember to shut off alpha lock. LOL Thanks again, arcadeshopper, for you patience in getting me started. I will probably order a FinalGROM99 from you soon. Just got to figure the TIPI out first. Already learning too many things at once with being new to the TI. My old brain can’t absorb things as fast as it used to.

slamming a cartridge into the machine works too. 🙂

I deleted and recreated the browser directory and then uploaded the files to it. It now works fine. I think I didn't have the directory in all caps. I am slowly learning to capitalize things. Now how do I exit the browser. LOL

That didn’t work, but I need to check that everything is named right. I did look at web and the type is shown as program the same as the BASIC programs I wrote. Is that correct?

Thanks. I can now save on load my BASIC programs. Your telling me that capitalizing was important has helped me a lot. I loaded DM2K, but need to work at learning to use it. Still haven’t figured out how to load Stuart’s browser even after downloading the ea5 version. Will go to whtech today and read a lot. I have successfully written a program to test joysticks. One of the 3 I have actually works...when I remember to shut off alpha lock. LOL Thanks again, arcadeshopper, for you patience in getting me started. I will probably order a FinalGROM99 from you soon. Just got to figure the TIPI out first. Already learning too many things at once with being new to the TI. My old brain can’t absorb things as fast as it used to.

So I got a little excited when it arrived today. LOL. I am trying to get some manuals and books.

Thanks for you help and patience arcadeshopper. I will quit for now and try these things tomorrow.

OK, how would I get an ea5 version. It is looking more and more like I need extended BASIC to get very far with this. Is there a way to save and load console BASIC programs with just the TIPI/32k?

Loading the browser still does’t work. I even re-flashed the SD thinking that maybe something got corrupted. is call files supposed to work or do I need to be in extended BASIC for some of this to work.

I got my TIPI/32K today. Some things seem to be working. Other examples don’t. Call TIPI works and I was able to get onto my network. CALL FILES just resets the TI. Used the web interface to install Stuart’s web browser, but can’t load it. Tried call tipi(“browser.internet”). Am I doing this wrong? I know some of this would work better with extended BASIC, but I don’t have that yet. Saving up for a FinalGROM99. So what can I do with just console BASIC. I find myti99.com frustrating. I can get to CHATTING, etc..but don’t have an account. Can’t create one with Windows PC. Need to use Stuart’s Web browser. Can’t really tell if ftp is working. I need to do more reading, but that is frustrating when examples don’t work. Also, is there any way to tell if the memory expansion is working with console BASIC. This program seems to indicate that I only have the built in 16k, but I don’t know if the 32k expansion is seem by console BASIC. 10 a=a + 8 20 gosub 10 when it errors out a is only 14xxx .

I received two things today. First was 5 cartridges that I am not interested in playing and don’t know how to control. I bought them so I could test the cartridge ports. The two computers I tested them in both worked. The second was a joystick breakout board from TexElec. Had to learn how to read the joysticks, thought it wasn’t working at first. Turns out all three Atari joysticks I own suck. LOL. I was able to verify that the breakout board is working though.

OK, if it keeps acting up I will try that. It seems that the more I use them the better they get.

I took it apart today. Cleaned the case and key caps. Sprayed contact cleaners on all of the switches. Keyboard and the power switch. Reassembled. It works great except the spacebar and 9 key. They work great when wet with contact cleaner...not so good when it dries up. They do seem to be improving with use though. The original problem key "y" ironically works great. See attached picture. Is there a better contact cleaner you would recommend? I was going to do more checking while I had it apart, but a granddaughter had car trouble and call papa to rescue her. Not a big deal except she as about 40 miles away.

Thanks for your advice.

I plan on taking apart the 2nd best machine. It seems to work fine except the keyboard is flaky. Double characters and the y key intermittent. So what can I do? How do I remove the keys? I am fairly sure it isn’t the membrane type. Only the worst one has that, which is why I will save it for last. How do I get to and clean the switches? I plan to inspect everything, check voltages, and visually inspect capacitors. Anything else I should do while I have it apart.