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Computers of all sorts (starting with the obvious ;)), Programing (any sort of BASIC, GNU Octave, Pascal), Mathematics, Science, SimCity 4 (the most recent thing I've been into - as well as a myriad of other PC and console games), High performance paper airplane building and flying, Reading, Gardening, History (real history, not the fluff they "teach" in "school")
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commands for directory floppy Ti 99 4/a
WhataKowinkydink replied to atari1byte's topic in TI-99/4A Computers
Directly from the Disk Memory System manual: 100 CALL CLEAR 110 DIM TYPE$(5) 120 TYPE$(1)="DIS/FIX" 130 TYPE$(2)="DIS/VAR" 140 TYPE$(3)="TNT/FIX" 150 TYPE$(4)="INT/VAR" 160 TYPE$(5)="PROGRAM" 170 INPUT "MASTER DISK(1-3)? ":A 180 A=INT(A) 190 IF A<1 THEN 170 200 IF A>3 THEN 170 210 OPEN #1:"DSK"&STR$(A)&".",INPUT, RELATIVE,INTERNAL 220 INPUT #1:A$,J,J,K 230 DISPLAY "DSK";STR$(A); " - DISKNAME = ";A$:"AVAILABLE = ";K;"USED = ";J-K 240 DISPLAY:"FILENAME SIZE TYPE P":"---------- ---- ------- -" 250 FOR LOOP=1 TO 127 260 INPUT #1:A$,A,J,K 270 IF LEN(A$)=0 THEN 350 280 DISPLAY:A$;TAB(12);J;TAB(17);TYPE$(ABS(A)); 290 IF ABS(A)=5 THEN 320 300 B$=" "&STR$(K) 310 DISPLAY SEG$(B$,LEN(B$)-2,3); 320 IF A>0 THEN 340 330 DISPLAY TAB(28);"Y"; 340 NEXT LOOP 350 CLOSE #1 -
EverythingC64.com is closing for good
WhataKowinkydink replied to Frozone212's topic in Commodore 8-bit Computers
I'm ashamed to admit I haven't heard of this place, but sad to here nonetheless. -
Sounds cool and interesting. I'll check out the thread - thank you! B)
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I'd like to know more about this before i vote. Is there a thread for some more information?
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New to me - I'd like to have a PDF copy once it's all cleaned up.
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Interesting find and bit of history. Also rather sad to see the state that it is in.
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It's not native and it is "C.O.D." software, but PC99 runs well in DOSBox+Linux. I rather prefer it nowadays.
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Definitely find a good home for them - I'd pick them up myself but I'm not in WA.
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Anecdotes On the Creation of TI Logo
WhataKowinkydink replied to pixelpedant's topic in TI-99/4A Computers
Same. I went to a Montessori school for a year before going to the regular public elementary, and it had probably one of the first computer labs in town, chuck full of TIs. There was even a robotic turtle that we'd have move around. -
Beige 4A - black screen and buzzing, despite new parts
WhataKowinkydink replied to swissarmytin's topic in TI-99/4A Computers
Hehehe - well that's good at least There is the patented startup beep: I assume then that the sound chip is turned back on only after the VDP is initialized? The would seem to suggest as you say that it isn't the VDP. -
Beige 4A - black screen and buzzing, despite new parts
WhataKowinkydink replied to swissarmytin's topic in TI-99/4A Computers
Maybe it was you who'd said it - I distinctly recall someone saying as much recently as it stuck out in my mind as being strange and anomalous