PeBo Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Gentlemen, Thanks to VicViper I've added two more boxed Moonbeam cassette titles to my collection, and am now down to my last two... Death Drones and Cavern Quest If anyone has one or both these (w/box) that they would like to ship to the Great White North (for fun and profit) please PM me I know this isn't the place for such a request, but anyone reading this thread is looking to either buy/sell or look at what others are buying/selling, so forgive me this small forum indiscretion 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Finally broke down and bought an MBX! Buddybear99 had one listed that looked to be in pretty good shape (I tend not to worry when buying from him anyway). At $199 US it is more than I intended to pay for one - certainly more than I can afford right now, but the deed is done. (I think I paid $69.99 back in '84. this time around, that was the price of shipping) Finally I'll be able to play Championship Baseball and use the rotating thingy on Superfly! Thanks to everyone who didn't buy it before me. <grin> 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Finally broke down and bought an MBX! Buddybear99 had one listed that looked to be in pretty good shape (I tend not to worry when buying from him anyway). At $199 US it is more than I intended to pay for one - certainly more than I can afford right now, but the deed is done. (I think I paid $69.99 back in '84. this time around, that was the price of shipping) Finally I'll be able to play Championship Baseball and use the rotating thingy on Superfly! Thanks to everyone who didn't buy it before me. <grin> that's cool that he had one- i didn't notice in my scans on ebay. $199 would've been too rich for my blood for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 that's cool that he had one- i didn't notice in my scans on ebay. $199 would've been too rich for my blood for some time. ya, well my TV is slowly dying (strange effect, looks like lines liquids flowing down inside the screen darkening the pixels in that area)... my GPU in my PC died a few months ago, so I have a cheapo replacement n there that is barely capable of playing anything written after 2005 (stlill plays audosurf though, so it's not a total loss),... I have a goal of raising $10,000 in 4 years to finance a move back to my home town for retirement,... and last month I finished paying for my NLL season tickets leaving my discretionary income entirely depleted. So what do I do instead of banking every penny for stuff I need? I pay $199 US ($230 CAD!) plus $60 shipping for a device that is only REQUIRED for 3 programs - only one of which I'll actually use Every day the papers talk about the opiate addiction crisis, but what of the vintage-tech addiction crisis???? Some might argue, that a TI addiction won't kill you, but they didn't see the look on my wife's face when I told her I just spent nearly $300 on the TI. (If I don't post for a few days call the cops!) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 ya, well my TV is slowly dying (strange effect, looks like lines liquids flowing down inside the screen darkening the pixels in that area)... my GPU in my PC died a few months ago, so I have a cheapo replacement n there that is barely capable of playing anything written after 2005 (stlill plays audosurf though, so it's not a total loss),... I have a goal of raising $10,000 in 4 years to finance a move back to my home town for retirement,... and last month I finished paying for my NLL season tickets leaving my discretionary income entirely depleted. So what do I do instead of banking every penny for stuff I need? I pay $199 US ($230 CAD!) plus $60 shipping for a device that is only REQUIRED for 3 programs - only one of which I'll actually use Every day the papers talk about the opiate addiction crisis, but what of the vintage-tech addiction crisis???? Some might argue, that a TI addiction won't kill you, but they didn't see the look on my wife's face when I told her I just spent nearly $300 on the TI. (If I don't post for a few days call the cops!) ..can i have your MBX when you die? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+helocast Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 CORCOMP 9900 FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONTROLLER w/ Miller Graphics upgrade installed http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-CORCOMP-9900-FLOPPY-DISK-DRIVE-CONTROLLER-TI-99-4A-Texas-Instruments-TI99-/152707564541 Not cheap, but I'll link it anyway for the discerning collector! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) The same seller has this also: http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-CORCOMP-3-CARD-KIT-32K-RS232-DISK-TI-99-4A-Texas-Instruments-TI99/152708033117?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D41375%26meid%3Dcae05e4c6d054c308e35316d089ef718%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D152707564541&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 *RARE* CORCOMP 3 CARD KIT - 32K - RS232 - DISK - TI-99/4A Texas Instruments TI99 Edited September 18, 2017 by RickyDean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Yes, from Cheater2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 so, if you mated this 4A with this 4A, would their offspring be black or silver? (and if the offspring turned out beige, should one of the 4A's file for divorce?) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 sooo prettttty. if someone has $299 US laying around.... my Birthday is October 7th (im kidding, but this MBX is gorgeous!) http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOXED-MILTON-BRADLEY-MBX-EXPANSION-SYSTEM-FOR-TI-99-4A-Computer-Baseball-Game-/302457816394?hash=item466be4054a:g:wCgAAOSwjPdZwB8z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 The MBX is the one item that has never really done it for me. The price to benefit ratio is not there. Couple that with it"s size and non matching appearance... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airshack Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Just say it Omega. It's beige! Ew. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 Just say it Omega. It's beige! Ew. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Okay... I'll say it.... It's BEIGE Ewwwwww! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 i dont see a ton of these usually listed- looks like fair number of bids, too. http://www.ebay.com/itm/CorComp-9900-Micro-Expansion-System-for-TI-99-4A-with-power-adapter-and-docs-/282659689917?hash=item41cfd495bd:g:GBkAAOSw8thZn5Tv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 WOW! This thread went six digits! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+helocast Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Found in the wild (not from the usual sellers: TI99/4a NanoPEB Compact Flash virtual disk drive w/ RS232 EX COND http://www.ebay.com/itm/TI99-4a-NanoPEB-Compact-Flash-virtual-disk-drive-w-RS232-EX-COND-/322802911437 Texas Instruments 9900 Disk Controller Card TI99/4A PHP1240 -930C http://www.ebay.com/itm/Texas-Instruments-9900-Disk-Controller-Card-TI99-4A-PHP1240-930C/182804242200 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 RED ALERT - RED ALERT - RED ALERT What looks to be a BRAND NEW TI RS-232 in original packaging, free shipping only $79.99. If I didn't already have two in my P-Box I'd be scarfing this one quick! << CLICK HERE >> 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 It´s 99$ now. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Texas-Instruments-TI-99-4A-RS-232-PEB-Card-With-Box-Manual-PHP1220-930C-/182803287425?hash=item2a8feccd81:g:lroAAOSwhTVZz9is 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 You can never have enough RS232 cards especially if you fiddle with the ports a lot Too bad I missed on that one... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 It´s still there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 It´s still there That's -WAS- a different one by the same seller. Not bad, only 36 minutes from being posting here to it being sold. Who was the lucky buyer? ** EDIT ** All the seller's other TI stuff appears to be gone now too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 This is a bit of an unusual auction- i usually don't see MBX games sold as a lot. 5 for 49.99 US. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Texas-Instruments-TI-99-4A-Milton-Bradley-Games-Lot-5-Games-Bigfoot-Superfly-/332401855995?hash=item4d64b1cdfb:g:YgEAAOSwpnBZ1WPA 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 If anyone out there needs a power supply for their CC9900 sidecar boxes, I found some of the correct WM113 ELPAC power supplies here. They appear to be NOS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Game Over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I have a couple of small 12v LCD screens hooked up to a console here at the Faire. Sadly, the console I brought is wonky so all I can show is the Master Title Screen. But it does show the successful use of some of these handy items which can be found. The two in particular I have are these: 4.3" "Flip-up" screen eBay Auction -- Item Number: 381172263571 5" screen eBay Auction -- Item Number: 360698452748 These are after-market back-up camera screens for cars. They also have no sound so you will need to make provisions for external sound. Even so, there is the possibility one could be mounted on or even in the console. During my experimentation finding these screen I also tried at least one which was a failure. This one, specifically: 3.5" LCD eBay Auction -- Item Number: 150715309597 Like a lot of composite up-scalers, some of these LCD screens are not going to be able to sync to the 240p signal output by the TI. Ones which do may actually treat the signal as 480i so there will be skipped frames. It will be a crap shoot to find one that works. I am planning right now (and we know all about the plans of mice and men) to open these up and see what the chips used are to help locate other units which will work. I will make a blog post when I do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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