Keneg

I just went through this process. If you aren’t good at soldering, buy the PI-zero W from arcade shopper. That is what I did just to make sure I wouldn’t do something wrong and damage the TIPI/32k. With it you can save and load BASIC programs and a few other things. I think having extended BASIS will let you do more than I can. I now have a FinalGROM99 on order from arcadeshopper. That gives you the ability to run about any cartridge program you can find a file for, which is a lot. If you add the loaded SD card from his store, as I did, you should be set. With these two devices, there isn’t much you can’t do. I have been having fun writing BASIC programs to learn the machine, but really look forward to receiving the FG99 so I can experience amore of it’s capabilities.

I don’t know about the SAMS memory. Anything I write I will try to stay within the 32k expansion. But then if some killer games come out that require SAMS...quite possible.

Broke down and ordered a FinalGROM99 yesterday. I like the TIPI/32k, but just not a lot I can do without Extended BASIC and Assembler/Disassembler. BuyI got those off eBay would probably cost as much as the FG99. So I am buying it. Then I want to try out the various programming languages that will run on the TI. I may try some of the cross compilers later, but I want to see what I can accomplish on the native hardware first. With the FG99 and TIPI/32k I should be able to do everything I want to.

I didn’t do anything except turn on sharing as part of installing a new printer. I was trying it through Microsoft Edge instead of Windows Explorer before.

I re-read this today. Didn’t notice before that you did this from the file explorer. Just tried it and it works. Seems much faster than tipi:9900 on Edge also.

I downloaded Turbo Pasc’99 today, but can’t get it to run. Computer seems to freeze. Does this require the Assembler/editor cartridge to work? If not, what do I,need to do to run it? If not, what compiled program language can I run with just my TIPI/32k?

Downloaded this today. Played one game against the computer and had the computer play itself twice. Very nice, if a bit slow. Probably the best you can do in console BASIC. I understand extended BASIC is somewhat faster.

Thanks.

Are there any advanced Programming languages that can be loaded and run from the TIPI without a cartridge?

Thanks. You also answered a question I had. I wondered if you could have subdirectories more than one level deep and, if so, how you would access them. Very nice. I don’t think either Commodore or Atari supported directories in there 8-bit computers.

Dgrissom, I tried DIRW today. At first I thought there was a problem because both 1 and 2 showed the contents of my BASIC directory. Then I realized that I had BASIC mapped to DSK2 and Auto was turned on. Turned Auto off on the TIPI and it works fine. So I switched things around so BASIC is mapped to DSK1. It now works right with AUTO set on. Good program. I need to examine it to learn how it works.

I will download and try that soon. Thanks.

Weird_w I will try that, sounds much safer than enabling SMB 1.0.

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.