AwkwardPotato Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Here is an interesting find in another eBay purchase.. I have seen keyboards with green, grey, and white actions. But this is a first for me. DSC02576.JPG All the square-slider TI keyboards were either manufactured by Hi-Tek or Stackpole (who cloned their design from Hi-Tek), with Hi-Tek always using a white/grey slider, and Stackpole usually using a green slider. However, early Stackpole keyboards used yellow sliders, as can be seen with the keyboard of the original Atari 800: What is the date of manufacture for that 4A? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Okay OLDCS1, You've obviously been around for a while, so I curious, do you (or anyone else) know the book the excerpt below came from? Not I. My first thought was "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" but I knew that could not be correct. May have to check this one out at some point. I do not do a lot of leisure reading these days as I am tied up in psychology and political philosophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMenard Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Not I. My first thought was "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" but I knew that could not be correct. May have to check this one out at some point. I do not do a lot of leisure reading these days as I am tied up in psychology and political philosophy. Psychology and political philosophy??? You must have a lot of fun watching the news these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Psychology and political philosophy??? You must have a lot of fun watching the news these days I actually do, in a masochistic sort of way. Even moreso with my background in criminology and research methods 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 I actually do, in a masochistic sort of way. Even moreso with my background in criminology and research methods I've always found human nature in politics (on either side) interesting, especially the more radical elements as they use excuses and justifications (like common criminals) to overlook unethical or illegal behaviours to further their own cause(s). Imagine the self-denial involved to further a candidate, cause or agenda, all while ignoring ones own hypocrisy, while at the same time identifying it and calling it out in ones opponent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 i'm trying to stay out of the cartridge collection habit for the most part, but I don't see too many Demonstration carts pop up on ebay. I have always had great interactions with pfleeman. https://www.ebay.com/itm/TI-99-4a-Demonstration-With-Original-Manual-Extremely-Rare/162797614434?hash=item25e77e7562:g:RdUAAOSwFb5aLZtO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I actually do, in a masochistic sort of way. Even moreso with my background in criminology and research methods i read waaay too fast sometimes. I interpreted 'criminology' as 'ornithology' and then was really confused until i read it again, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMenard Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I've always found human nature in politics (on either side) interesting, especially the more radical elements as they use excuses and justifications (like common criminals) to overlook unethical or illegal behaviours to further their own cause(s). Imagine the self-denial involved to further a candidate, cause or agenda, all while ignoring ones own hypocrisy, while at the same time identifying it and calling it out in ones opponent. The Pot -> Kettle dilemma... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitkraft Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 i'm trying to stay out of the cartridge collection habit for the most part, but I don't see too many Demonstration carts pop up on ebay. I have always had great interactions with pfleeman. https://www.ebay.com/itm/TI-99-4a-Demonstration-With-Original-Manual-Extremely-Rare/162797614434?hash=item25e77e7562:g:RdUAAOSwFb5aLZtO Dudes got an old school rotary phone and a coupler modem. That's hella cool! Reminds me of War Games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 Dudes got an old school rotary phone and a coupler modem. That's hella cool! Reminds me of War Games. Acoustical Coupler modems SUCKED back in the day. Whenever the BBS was busy, which was almost always, manually redialing over, and over, and over and over and over, and over again took the excitement out of it. I tell you what, I could not get rid of my TI acoustical modem fast enough. Somethings are better left in the past! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 my dad had one back in the day- but i don't think he had it long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 my dad had one back in the day- but i don't think he had it long I can't say that I blame him. At the time I had a new kid and not a lot of money to throw around so I held on to mine longer than I really wanted to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMenard Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Acoustical Coupler modems SUCKED back in the day. Whenever the BBS was busy, which was almost always, manually redialing over, and over, and over and over and over, and over again took the excitement out of it. I tell you what, I could not get rid of my TI acoustical modem fast enough. Somethings are better left in the past! But, but, but, that never happens in the movies... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMenard Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I can't say that I blame him. At the time I had a new kid and not a lot of money to throw around so I held on to mine longer than I really wanted to. Just have been a pain to use with the phone and modem at opposite ends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Just have been a pain to use with the phone and modem at opposite ends. Actually that was the easy part! It stretched right across and did not get in the way while I was online. I never looked back though once I got my first Hayes compatible direct connect modem. Over the years I've made many incremental steps... 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 1.2, 2.4, 5.6, 6mbps and now 12mbps... for the first time in my life, it seems fast enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 But, but, but, that never happens in the movies... Yeah! I cannot remember the movie, but I remember seeing one where the guy is using a 300 baud acoustical, but the computer is war dialing. Hollywood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheonix Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Yeah! I cannot remember the movie, but I remember seeing one where the guy is using a 300 baud acoustical, but the computer is war dialing. Hollywood! Um... Wargames? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Um... Wargames? Or "Weird Science." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 good old John Hughes. I liked the movie better than the tv show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitkraft Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 good old John Hughes. I liked the movie better than the tv show. I dug the TV show quite a bit. Vanessa Angel as Lisa didn’t hurt either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Vanessa Angel :lust: played Lisa ? (Claudia from KingPin with Bill Murray and Woody Harrelson ?) Aaah OK, there was a TV-show ? (Brother Hesekaja) (Monday Lisa) Edited January 6, 2018 by Schmitzi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitkraft Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Vanessa Angel :lust: played Lisa ? (Claudia from KingPin with Bill Murray and Woody Harrelson ?) Aaah OK, there was a TV-show ? Yes sir indeed. Now don’t get me wrong, Kelly LeBrock from the movie was first and best, but Vanessa as the TV show version was none to shabby. I think that was the first place I noticed her even though I had seen a handful of the shows she was in before that. She was the only redeeming quality of Kingpin for me. I didn’t much like the movie otherwise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 ah yeah, Kelly LeBrock I still have the VHS video here, I think I have seen KingPin more then 50 times now (fact) Same for "Life of Brian" and "Stosstrupp Gold" ("Kelly's Heroes") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towmater Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) https://www.ebay.com/itm/162838995561 NOS grey keyboard replacement - actually it says for "TI/99-4" so, caveat emptor Edited January 7, 2018 by towmater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantStopClicking Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 https://www.ebay.com/itm/162838995561 NOS grey keyboard replacement - actually it says for "TI/99-4" so, caveat emptor I must have bought a half dozen of those things at RS, back in the day! Grey and all... good times... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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