Omega-TI Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 I randomly came across this message on another part of AtariAge, and thought it was interesting enough to post here. One guy suggested it be turned into a translation APP! That would be an interesting program for the TI, type in part of a sentence and have the 'true meaning' pop up. here's the list we compiled at our forum...see if any "ring true" with you seller description: have no idea about how to use this at all = actual description: i have EVERY idea how to use this, but it's dead! seller description: was grandparents/parents from new, just need the space = actual description: bought off Car Boot Sale last weekendseller description: some parts missing = actual description: all of the important parts are missing seller description: condition, like new = actual description: condition NOTHING like new seller description: fair condition = actual description: was last used 26/4/1986, Pripyat, Ukraine. seller description: no PSU or TV cables, so unable to test = actual description: dead as f***! - PSUs/cables for sale in separate advertseller description: worked last time out used = actual description: no it didn't. was put away, because it stopped working. seller description: good condition for age = actual description: heavily stained, dirty, bloody, excrement and dead skin in every crevice seller description: new, sealed, never been out of box = actual description: bought some clingfilm to conceal 30 years of yellowing and a distinctive aroma of chain-smokingseller description: hard to find = actual description: f**king everywhere!seller description: my first computer = actual description: never seen it before in my life!seller description: so much fun = actual description: what does it do?seller description: includes huge software bundle = actual description: STAR RAIDERS + BASIC carts includedseller description: unable to test as don't have old TV = actual description: i'm a f**king moron/liar (delete as applicable)seller description: impossible to find in this condition = actual description: except at the bottom of a skipseller description: returns accepted = actual description: returns NOT acceptedseller description: some assembly required = actual description: broken!seller description: re-advertised due to time-waster = actual description: i'm a f**king time-waster who closes auctions when I don't like the winning bidseller description: unexpectedly available again = actual description: no interest at all in the sh*t i'm sellingseller description: no reserve, low starting price = actual description: haha - i'm a shill seller!seller description: an easy fix = actual description: i tried to fix it, and have damaged it beyond repairseller description: an easy fix for a handyman = actual description:an impossible fix for anyone but the most expensive expertsseller description: works intermittently = actual description:when i power on, there's a smell of burning plastic, so i powered off and advertised on ebayseller description: an ideal project = actual description:all your free cash will disappear into this money pitseller description: despatch within 3 days of cleared payment with full tracking = actual description:not a chance in hell of either happeningseller description: international bidders welcome = actual description:errrrm, no. not really.seller description: unexpectedly available again, due to time wasters = actual description:genuine bidder didn't fall for my shill-bidding scamseller description: highly sought-after "misprinted label" rarity = actual description:i have MS Office, Photoshop and a laser printer and can/do duplicate forgeries for funseller description: rare rescue from Atari New-Mexico landfill = actual description:as common as shit...but to make it looks real, i filled the box with sandseller description: Rescued from my neighbour's/auntie's/grandad's/dog's [delete as applicable] attic. = actual description:bought off car boot this morning for £1.00 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 great. One addition from me: seller description: international bidders welcome = actual description:errrrm, the farther it goes, the better 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 TI Invaders on disk in this eBay Auction -- Item Number: 223321226238 Never seen this before. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Never seen that before.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Never seen that before.... I am tempted as I want to see the entire package... but not $55 tempted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredqwest Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 If you look at his store..... he has a 100+ TI stuff from Dheins Hardware. "Sealed in original package directly out of a sealed case. What a find!! this is part of the dheins hardware hoard that has been locked away inside a true value store that has been closed for 20+ years. he was a regional distributor in the 1980's for ti." The above quotes came from an EA package for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 If you look at his store..... he has a 100+ TI stuff from Dheins Hardware. "Sealed in original package directly out of a sealed case. What a find!! this is part of the dheins hardware hoard that has been locked away inside a true value store that has been closed for 20+ years. he was a regional distributor in the 1980's for ti." The above quotes came from an EA package for sale. Yeah. A few years ago, he and another eBay seller went into the old Deihns Hardware. I think he got the bulk of it and has been putting things up over time. At one time he had around a hundred PEBs for $80-ish. I picked on up and it was awesome to un-box a brand new unit! Not long thereafter he apparently sold a whole bunch to the show "Halt and Catch Fire" and afterward the prices on the PEBs sky-rocketed. Makes me wonder what happens to the old props once the show is done with them... I suspect they go right into the bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LASooner Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I watched that show, I never recall seeing any TI stuff, lots of commodore stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Another one eBay Auction -- Item Number: 223321379753 Does anyone have disk images of these? I am curious to see how TI loaded the games from within Extended BASIC. I imagine some of the modern ways are better, but still interested in how the Mothership did it and how the manuals look. But not $55 curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) There were three TI disk packages released this way: Tombstone City, Munchman, and TI Invaders. I have original disks and manuals for all but the Tombstone City package. The source code for the Tombstone City disk version is included with the Editor Assembler package as an Assembly tutorial example. I'll have to see if I can dig up one of my manuals and scan it. . .and in the case of the Tombstone package he has up right now, I'd like to get the manual (as I basically have the rest of the package), but I'm not sure I'd pay anything above $20 for it. Tombstone is just too common otherwise, as the only unique thing in the package is the manual. . . Edited January 13, 2019 by Ksarul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmusr Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Another one eBay Auction -- Item Number: 223321379753 Does anyone have disk images of these? I am curious to see how TI loaded the games from within Extended BASIC. I imagine some of the modern ways are better, but still interested in how the Mothership did it and how the manuals look. But not $55 curious This is from the tosec collection. It uses an object file loader to load the E/A#5 game. TI Invaders (1981)(Texas Instruments)PHD 5058req. PHM 3026.dsk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) Four THREE Nano PEB's for sale if you want one... <CLICK HERE> Edited January 21, 2019 by --- Ω --- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Six hours late and still three left. I notice they are not selling as fast as they used to. I wonder if it's TIPI, market saturation, known flakiness issues or something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majestyx Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Six hours late and still three left. I notice they are not selling as fast as they used to. I wonder if it's TIPI, market saturation, known flakiness issues or something else? I'd seriously doubt it's due to TIPI, as I only considered it until I saw what it can, and more importantly, can't do when compared to the nanoPEB. They're both nice add-ons, but as I have no need for networking, web access, or hard drive storage (or any of the available extensions), not to mention yet another add-on I need to connect, provide power for, and still need separate memory expansion, I knew it wasn't for me. I did need 32K expansion and simple diskette emulation, plus an RS-232 port as a bonus, in addition to the reasonable price of all of that in one complete package, there was no decision needing to be made. The other three suggestions do sound like possible explanations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 TIPI likely has some impact, since it IS another route to something floppy-ish. Both approaches have their pros and cons, and diffrent people will make diffrent tradeoffs. The 99 market isn't as large as some other systems, so even just a little bit of competition is going to have a visible effect on sales. I won't say it is the only reason, though. The size of the market also makes saturation an issue. You'll get there faster than, say, a C64 peripheral will. It also isn't too far past Christmas. This is a traditionally slow time for any kind of selling. There may be plenty of market left, it just isn't in a spending mood yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airshack Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TI-EXTERNAL-Floppy-Disk-Drive-5-25-5-1-4-TI-99-4A-Computer-TEXAS-Instruments/233102876312 I can't get this seller "arcadesale695" to tell me anything about the condition of this external TI disk drive. Looks like a little rust or dust around the LED and left side of the diskette tray. Do we have any history for this seller? Is it Greg arcadeshopper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Looks like a little dirt and grime... can probably be cleaned. Since those areas are plastic, any apparent oxidation would likely just be a bit of filth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airshack Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Looks like a little dirt and grime... can probably be cleaned. Since those areas are plastic, any apparent oxidation would likely just be a bit of filth. Unless something metal inside is oxidizing? Seems weird to photograph without cleaning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Unless something metal inside is oxidizing? Seems weird to photograph without cleaning? Yes that's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 This is a new name for a notorious seller of really questionable quality. Sometimes his stuff works, but more often, it is mangled or otherwise damaged. Arcadesale695 is apparently a new ID for Chaser2015, formerly known as Cudasales, AKA: Charles Ross. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterfleeman Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I'm pretty sure the door that pops up when you push the button to open the drive is made of metal. I'm very glad to be warned off of Arcadesale695! I've had a few bad experiences with him under other names, but I didn't know about this new alias. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 uuuuh this is the worst seller ever that I know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airshack Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Man! I’m really glad I waited and asked y’all. Just got a message that the item was no longer available. Maybe he’s lurking nearby? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TI-EXTERNAL-Floppy-Disk-Drive-5-25-5-1-4-TI-99-4A-Computer-TEXAS-Instruments/233102876312 I can't get this seller "arcadesale695" to tell me anything about the condition of this external TI disk drive. Looks like a little rust or dust around the LED and left side of the diskette tray. Screen Shot 2019-01-22 at 9.40.57 AM.png Do we have any history for this seller? Is it Greg arcadeshopper? No my eBay is arcadeshopper Sent from my LG-H872 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Six hours late and still three left. I notice they are not selling as fast as they used to. I wonder if it's TIPI, market saturation, known flakiness issues or something else?Could be that he's sold something like 30 in the last month and a half Sent from my LG-H872 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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