Opry99er Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Pretty uncommon. I am glad I have mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 32k expansion with corei64 case. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Texas-Instruments-TI-99-4A-32K-Sidecar-Memory-Expansion-Card-with-Case-NEW/162992466794?hash=item25f31bab6a:g:MfYAAOSwwYpaszX9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 i saw this too- i've not seen a TRS-80 drive advertised as usable with a TI. I guess as long as mechanics are same on the drive it'd work? https://www.ebay.com/itm/FULL-HEIGHT-5-25-5-1-4-DISK-DRIVE-RADIO-SHACK-TI-99-4A-DISK-2-TESTED-GOOD/392019311793?hash=item5b462bfcb1:g:Hq0AAOSwMo9a0QeD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 That label shows it as aligned to be a 35-track drive (TRS-80 standard). Most of their drives were 40-track drives but only used 35--but some early ones really were 35-track drives. Interestingly enough, using the Disk Manager cartridge, you can select 35 tracks as an option, and it works. I used an old TRS-80 35-track drive for a couple of years early on. It worked great. I replaced it with a pair of QUME drives later on and kept them in its case since their power draw was too high for the PEB. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 "Texas Peripherals" cool So it is 78.75 KB of capacity ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 That label shows it as aligned to be a 35-track drive (TRS-80 standard). Most of their drives were 40-track drives but only used 35--but some early ones really were 35-track drives. Interestingly enough, using the Disk Manager cartridge, you can select 35 tracks as an option, and it works. I used an old TRS-80 35-track drive for a couple of years early on. It worked great. I replaced it with a pair of QUME drives later on and kept them in its case since their power draw was too high for the PEB. Interesting! I learned a cool tidbit today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Conversely, a standard DSDD drive will work in the TRS-80 CoCo stuff, too, as I recently found working on fixing a CoCo2 system. Of course it only uses 35 tracks but it does read proper TRS-80 disks just fine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 "Smart Programming Guide for Sprites" for anyone who wants the real thing eBay Auction -- Item Number: 112942056411 MAYBE a little pricey, but how common is this in print? Hah, look who the reviewer is on Amazon.. https://www.amazon.com/Smart-Programming-Guide-Sprites-Miller/dp/0931831008 Matthew Hagerty 5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent source for working with Sprites in Extended BASIC on the TI-99/4A. February 2, 2006 Format: Paperback 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Texas-Instruments-TI-99-4A-32K-Sidecar-Memory-Expansion-Card-without-Case-NEW/282925892398?hash=item41dfb2832e:g:qiMAAOSwH8ta0ynk these are shorty ones, without the extension pins between the card edge connector and the pcb, and the manufacturer has zero protection from shorting against the case of your TI/speechsynth.. buyers beware The shorty ones i was selling all had padded protection on the back side to prevent shorts I emailed the seller and he assures me the extensions are included.. i just couldn't tell from the photos (looks REAL close) ymmv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Texas-Instruments-TI-99-4A-32K-Sidecar-Memory-Expansion-Card-without-Case-NEW/282925892398?hash=item41dfb2832e:g:qiMAAOSwH8ta0ynk these are shorty ones, without the extension pins between the card edge connector and the pcb, and the manufacturer has zero protection from shorting against the case of your TI/speechsynth.. buyers beware The shorty ones i was selling all had padded protection on the back side to prevent shorts I emailed the seller and he assures me the extensions are included.. i just couldn't tell from the photos (looks REAL close) ymmv Turns out they are not short ones. According to the seller what he is selling is the standard Sent from my LG-H872 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 Worth a shot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift838 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 i saw this too, he is selling them cheap... my experience with the Make Offer, is usually they want 1 or 2 dollars less than the buy it now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 i saw this too, he is selling them cheap... my experience with the Make Offer, is usually they want 1 or 2 dollars less than the buy it now. Yeah, but it never hurts to ask! He can always come back with a counter-offer. The fact that he put the button up means he's willing to consider... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift838 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 That's true it never hurts to ask. Even at the price he has the buy it now, it's a good deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 As you guys know, one of our AtariAge users is making and selling a neat 3D printed case for the 32K sidecar on Ebay. I plan to post a new blog entry by the end of this weekend with information about some of his future projects (including TIPI stuff), but I'm already done with the video for the blog entry, so I figured why not share a peek. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoSdp8-6P1I&feature=youtu.be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 yeah https://www.ebay.com/itm/222931102970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Someone is selling a photocopy of a manual?? I seem to completely lack a sense for making money. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitkraft Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I think more likely the seller lacks a sense of right and wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) Someone is selling a photocopy of a manual?? I seem to completely lack a sense for making money. Looks like we'll need a DECENT color copy of that in PDF format! If/when it happens, I'll add it to << THE LIST >>. -- EDIT -- I just realized I HAVE that in my Editor/Assembler binder.... give me a few minutes... Edited April 19, 2018 by --- Ω --- 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Here it is... Save 2 BUX... and $53.29 for shipping and put that towards a TIPI! Tombstone City.pdf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I think more likely the seller lacks a sense of right and wrong. David Hannum wants a word with you. (Referencing a phrase erroneously attributed to P.T. Barnum; you will know the one.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Here it is... Save 2 BUX... and $53.29 for shipping and put that towards a TIPI! Buy a tipi and ill throw in a original Sent from my LG-H872 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Buy me a TIPi and Ill send you a boxed copy of the game with a pristine manual. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 yeah https://www.ebay.com/itm/222931102970 eBay-Tombstone-Copy-only.JPG i see this chestnut periodically when im scanning TI auctions- i just shake my head every time. If I don't have it still, I think I sent my pretty color manual to Greg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Golly and gee willikers! I have a stapler and paper cutter too! Maybe I'm in the wrong business because my crap looks better than the crap they are selling! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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