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Looky at what I got in the mail today!!! Thank you so much Opry99er!

Help! What am I doing wrong? I created a directory called "TUT", then extracted and copied the two files "TUTANKHC.bin" and "TUTANKHG.bin" to it (I did not rename the files). When I select it from the FG99 menu listed as "PARKER BROTHERS' GAM", I get "NUMBER OF PLAYERS?", when I select 1 or 2, I get gobbledygook.

I have completed the Blue TI-99/4A system for my son (Thank you peterfleeman, corei64 and arcadeshopper for helping to make this happen). Here are a couple of pics:

I just created a folder called 4ADOS then put the .bin inside. After booting up to the FG99, I select "A" then "B" and I am good to go!

One of my favorite's... A poem of rememberance. This last major poem of Edgar Allan Poe was written two years after his wife Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe died of TB at age 24, in 1849. It was not published until after his death that same year. 100 REM******************** 110 REM* Annabel Lee Poem * 120 REM* for the TI-99/4A * 130 REM* Atariage Forum * 140 REM* * 150 REM* By: TWOODLAND * 160 REM* Date: 1/11/2019 * 170 REM* Req: TEII Basic * 180 REM******************** 190 CALL CLEAR 200 OPEN #1:"SPEECH",OUTPUT 210 REM SPEECH 220 M$="Annabel Lee" 230 R=12 240 C=10 250 GOSUB 320 260 CALL CLEAR 270 M$="By: Edgar Allan Poe" 280 R=12 290 C=7 300 GOSUB 320 310 GOTO 390 320 FOR I=1 TO LEN(M$) 330 CODE=ASC(SEG$(M$,I,1)) 340 CALL HCHAR(R,C+I,CODE) 350 NEXT I 360 FOR DELAY=1 TO 1000 370 NEXT DELAY 380 RETURN 390 CALL CLEAR 400 PRINT #1:"//50 40" 410 FOR I=2 TO 14 420 CALL COLOR(I,2,3) 430 NEXT I 440 RESTORE 510 450 READ A$ 460 IF A$="C" THEN 770 470 IF A$="E" THEN 790 480 PRINT :A$ 490 PRINT #1:A$ 500 GOTO 450 510 DATA "IT WAS MANY AND MANY A YEAR AGO,","IN A KINGDOM BY THE SEA," 520 DATA "THAT A MAIDEN THERE LIVED WHOM YOU MAY KNOW","BY THE NAME OF ANNIBEL LEE;" 530 DATA "AND THIS MAIDEN SHE LIVED WITH NO OTHER THOUGHT THAN TO LOVE AND BE LOVED BY ME" 540 DATA C 550 DATA "I WAS A CHILD AND SHE WAS A CHILD,","IN THIS KINGDOM BY THE SEA," 560 DATA "BUT WE LOVED WITH A LOVE THAT WAS MORE THAN LOVE-","I AND MY ANNABEL LEE-" 570 DATA "WITH A LOVE THAT THE WINGED SERAPHS OF HEAVEN","COVETED HER AND ME." 580 DATA C 590 DATA "AND THIS WAS THE REASON THAT, LONG AGO,","IN THIS KINGDOM BY THE SEA," 600 DATA "A WIND BLEW OUT OF A CLOUD, CHILLING","MY BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE;" 610 DATA "SO THAT HER HIGHBORN KINSMENCAME","AND BORE HER AWAY FROM ME," 620 DATA "TO SHUT HER UP IN A SEPULCHRE","IN THIS KINGDOM BY THE SEA." 630 DATA C 640 DATA "THE ANGELS, NOT HALF SO HAPPY IN HEAVEN,","WENT ENVYING, HER AND ME-" 650 DATA "YES!-THAT WAS THE REASON AS ALL MEN KNOW,","IN THIS KINGDOM BY THE SEA" 660 DATA "THAT THE WIND CAME OUT OF THE CLOUD BY NIGHT,","CHILLING AND KILLING MY ANNABEL LEE." 670 DATA C 680 DATA "BUT OUR LOVE IT WAS STRONGERBY FAR THAN THE LOVE","OF THOSE WHO WERE OLDER THAN WE-","OF MANY FAR WISER THAN WE-" 690 DATA "AND NEITHER THE ANGELS IN HEAVEN ABOVE","NOR THE DEAMONS DOWN UNDER THE SEA" 700 DATA "CAN EVER DISSEVER MY SOUL FROM THE SOUL","OF THE BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE;" 710 DATA C 720 DATA "FOR THE MOON NEVER BEAMS, WITHOUT BRINGING ME DREAMS","OF THE BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE;" 730 DATA "AND THE STARS NEVER RISE, BUT I FEEL THE BRIGHT EYES","OF THE BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE;" 740 DATA "AND SO, ALL THE NIGHT-TIDE, I LIE DOWN BY THE SIDE","OF MY DARLING-MY DARLING-MY LIFE AND MY BRIDE," 750 DATA "IN HER SEPULCHRE THERE BY THE SEA-","IN HER TOMB BY THE SOUNDING SEA." 760 DATA E 770 CALL CLEAR 780 GOTO 450 790 FOR DELAY=1 TO 1000 800 NEXT DELAY 810 CALL CLEAR 820 END

If your keyboard is a stackpole switch grid type, you might use Deoxit D5 contact cleaner to clean the contacts (just make sure the keyboard is completely dry before applying power to it. Also, you could take the corner of a dollar bill and put it between the contacts, press down the switch closing the contacts onto the dollar bill and gently pull the dollar bill out. A dollar bill is abrasive enough to clean but not too abrasive to damage the contacts.

Congratulations!! Best wishes for TRU-MUG!

This is killer!!! Thanks Matt!

I have updated it so that if you press and briefly hold down any key it will exit the program. TIPICLOCK.zip

I share your feelings. The Atari 2600 that I got for Xmas 1978 was from Sears. As a young man, my Dad bought me a set of Craftsman screwdrivers so that I would quit using and misplacing his lol! Speaking of Radio Shack, I loved that store. I would ride my bike there every week and buy my reel to reel tapes, tape head cleaner, rubber restorer, swabs, cables, adapters, fuses, electronic components and of course, use my free battery of the month card! It was the catalogs displaying the TRS-80's that got me fired up about computers so much that my parents got me the TI-99/4A. It makes me wonder what my son will say when he is old like me, about the things he likes now that may be gone.

Attached is a EA5 version of the PI.CLOCK program listed on the TIPI Wiki. I have added this to my 4ADOS MENU-BAT file to be able to quickly view the clock. TIPICLOCK.zip

Sinphaltimus, YOU ROCK! I really appreciate you taking the time and effort to produce this tutorial. I learned so much from watching it. I am so glad I stumbled upon it. I am sure there are others, it is just a matter of searching and finding them. I would like to make a suggestion to the moderators for a TI-99/4A Tutorials Sticky Topic where this and other educational/instructional items can be found.

Thank you! I appreciate the timely and knowledgeable responses as always! This group ROCKS!!

I am trying to get TERM 80 to work. I have downloaded the file from ftp://whtech.com/communications/term80.dsk. I copied the file to the TIPI DSK1 folder. I notice that it will not self extract like other .DSK files. I extract it using Ti99Dir V.6.4a. It creates a PC99 sub directory. In looking at the TI filenames in the subdirectory, I see alot of files using the "/" character. e.g. XBLOAD/O. The files are in v9t9 format. When I convert them using Ti99Dir, (I am guessing that since the PC cannot use a "/" in a filename) it changes the TI filenames removing the "/" and any character that follows it. I am unable to rename the file using Ti99Dir. What program should I use on the TI99 to rename the file that is TIPI compatible? I have a FG99 and a XB 2.7 Suite cartridge. Is there a better process that I should be using? I do not have an issue unless the TI filename contains a "/". Thank you in advance.

This may need to be a separate topic, but the problem seems to be when I convert the files from V9T9 to tifiles format with TI99Dir V6.4a on the PC. If the TI filename has a "/" then it gets removed during the conversion. I think it is due to the "/" not being allowed in a PC filename. This happened when I converted Term80.dsk. e.g. the TI filename XBLOAD/O was changed to XBLOAD when converted from V9T9 to TIFILES. What is the best way to extract a .dsk and convert to TIFILES format for running on real iron? Should it be done on a TI99 instead of a PC with TI99Dir? Or maybe Classic99 on a PC? If so, what is the best program to use and the steps to follow?

Good afternoon everyone, In cleaning my console, I noticed that the power supply board input connector has what appear to be diodes or filter caps stamped 104 with a z underneath on each of the three leads attached to the shielding. I have not seen this before, but have not seen very many TI99 PS boards... Was this factory done or a user modification? What would be the purpose? Stamp on PS:

I am interested!

I experienced the same error: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/266774-wifi-modem-telnet-from-any-computer-with-a-serial-port/?p=4134008 Here is the solution that worked for me, hopefully it will help you: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/266774-wifi-modem-telnet-from-any-computer-with-a-serial-port/?p=4139194

I agree that you might need to make resin molds of the 3 types of angled TI keycaps (Letter, Shift, Spacebar) then possibly dry transfer the images. I do not have the experience that you do, only from researching it a bit.

Even the Cherry MX Silent Switches?!? https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-silent-black.html My point is that you could customize the sound and touch to your individual liking...

Adventure at lake Santeetlah is cool!!!!!

I would love to be able to have 80 col ANSI on my 99, however, I am still patiently waiting for F18A's to become available. In the meantime, are there any 40 col terminal programs that supports multicolor ANSI? Why are they limited to two color (background/foreground)? Please forgive my ignorance...

Could you imagine a replacement TI Keyboard circuit board that let you choose the keyboard switch of preference (https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/switches/)? That would be awesome! Add backlit led keycaps and it would be EPIC! Any 99er mechanical keyboard engineers out there?

Speaking of animated GIF's Omega, I noticed a little while back that your profile pic omega symbol cycled colors; was that an animated GIF?

Welcome ironnerd! Looking good! Here is one of many articles that describe what to do to make the composite cable: https://www.99er.net/TIvideoadapter.htm Happy 99ing!