From: Claude.W <claudew(a)videotron.ca>
>
>A fast 16 bit CPU but a weird way of accessing memory made the thing
really
>slow IIRC
It had the potential of being a significant first 16 bitter. The muxing
of the bus
down to 8bits and really cost in speed.
>I think it was a costly & painfull venture for TI...
Ti was infamous for that.
>I am still looking for the expansion box / floppies for these...these
are
>rarer because so expensive back then...
Yes, but there was an aftermarket that was significant historically.
>I have accumulated too many and some will go in garbage at next
>inventory/cleaning...Ill keep the "inbox" ones...
NOTE: the video chip is extinct and same for a few other bits like the
GROMS so even if you strip them for the boards there are people
that might want them just for that.
Allison
>
>My 2 cents...
>
>Claude
>Canuk Computer Collector
>http://computer_collector.tripod.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <liste(a)artware.qc.ca>
>To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
>Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 9:09 PM
>Subject: TI-99/4A
>
>
>> I was given a TI-99/4A this week end. Has clean and has power and
teevee
>> cables. Only has the Number Madness cartridge, however. Haven't
>> turned it on yet, but i've played with the keyboard. It has a nice
>> tactile feel, especially compared to the dross that passes as a
keyboard
>> nowadays
>>
>> Is this thing compatible w/ "period" joysticks (like the atari's
used)?
>> Any other interesting info on this model?
>>
>> -Philip
>
I was given a TI-99/4A this week end. Has clean and has power and teevee
cables. Only has the Number Madness cartridge, however. Haven't
turned it on yet, but i've played with the keyboard. It has a nice
tactile feel, especially compared to the dross that passes as a keyboard
nowadays
Is this thing compatible w/ "period" joysticks (like the atari's used)?
Any other interesting info on this model?
-Philip
Considering all of the chat about SIMMs, this may be of interest.
- don
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This is a stack of stuff I have collecting dust. Prices are negotiable on
everything,
no REASONABLE offers will be ignored and I will guarantee anything you get
works. If
you want everything, its yours for the right price.
Memory
-----------------------
Stack of 30 pin simms
Stack of 4MB 72 pin simms
Stack of 486 Cache chips
Pair of 8MB (16MB) HP Apollo Memory
Pair of 32MB (64MB) IBM 60ns EDO SDRAM
stick of 64MB IBM ECC PC100
Hard Drives
-----------------------
Maxtot 3.6GB IDE HDD
Conner 200MB IDE HDD
Western Digital 4.2GB IDE HDD
Sound Cards
-----------------------
Diamond SonicImpact A3D PCI sound card
Aztech 16 bit ISA Sound Card
Systems
-----------------------
Unisys DX2-66 w/ 1MB Video, Sound, Floppy, NIC, HDD
Unisys DX2-66 w/ 1MB Video, Sound, Floppy, NIC, Scsi HDD, Scsi CDROM
Printers
-----------------------
HP DeskJet 400 Color Inkjet
HP DeskJet 500 Color Inkjet
Canon BJC-2000 Color Inkjet
HP color and B&W Catridges
Mouse
-----------------------
Genius NetMouse Serial
MicroInnovations 4D (2 wheels) Scroll Mouse PS/2
Memorex PS/2
PB PS/2
Misc
-----------------------
Dead (?) Ricoh Scsi CDRW
Dead (?) PII-400MHz CPUs
PB ISA FM Radio Card
NCR 53C400 ISA Scsi Card
Symbios SYM20403 ISA Scsi Card
Smart N Friendly CDROM Caddy
Umax Astra 1220P flatbed scanner
Zenith Serial Terminal w/ Keyboard
Pentium 75MHz CPU
Socket 370 <--> Slot 1 Adapter
ATX Backplates
Floppy adapters
Active EXT. Terminator
Cent<-->DB25 scsi cable
Centronics F <--> HD50 adapter
4 connector internal scsi cable
DB25M <--> DB25F cable
DB25M <--> DB25M cable
DB25M <--> DB9F Modem cable
15' CrossoverCable
50' Cat5 Cabling
3 ps/2 mouse adapters
10baseT T connectors
10baseT terminators
DB25F <--> DB9M adapter
serial port and parallel port internal ribbon cable
PS/2 mouse internal cable (5 pin)
Sun Sparc Lunchbox stand
PJC
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> >All kidding aside, the 4th amendment to our Constitution elucidates
> >our intrinsic right to be safe and secure in our persons and property
> >from unwarranted intrusion. In other words, a U.S. citizen is never
> >required to admit a government agent unless the agent has a warrant,
> >and while it may happen from time to time, I don't think that revenue
> >agents typically ask for and receive warrants to enter a private
residence.
>
> Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Obviously you've never dealt with the IRS!!!!! They may
> not "enter" your residence but they'll sure as hell padlock it shut until
> they get what THEY want! As far as they're concerned you have about the
> same rights that the Jews did in Nazi Germany!
This is no malarkey. An IRS data-entry error credited our tax payment to
someone else's account, and the IRS immediately froze our bank accounts. If
not for the kind intervention of our Congresswoman, Corrine Brown, we
probably would have had to close up shop.
Warrant? Who needs one?
Glen
0/0
At 10:45 AM 1/29/01 -0500, you Doug Q:
>> On a different tack, what's the group's thoughts about taxes etc? Should
>the
>> tax people visit my site they might think I'm making a living from buying
>> and selling machines and may want a little extra cash out of me despite
>the
>> fact I can probably prove it's impossible to make real money out of this
>AND
>> have a full time job and it really is a hobby....
>
>There is a long-established tradition here in America wherein we
>take great difference with a revenuer's (taxman's) attempt to
>enter the premises. The tradition involves guns and dead taxmen.
>
>All kidding aside, the 4th amendment to our Constitution elucidates
>our intrinsic right to be safe and secure in our persons and property
>from unwarranted intrusion. In other words, a U.S. citizen is never
>required to admit a government agent unless the agent has a warrant,
>and while it may happen from time to time, I don't think that revenue
>agents typically ask for and receive warrants to enter a private residence.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Obviously you've never dealt with the IRS!!!!! They may
not "enter" your residence but they'll sure as hell padlock it shut until
they get what THEY want! As far as they're concerned you have about the
same rights that the Jews did in Nazi Germany!
Joe
I have a small selection of WANG VS manuals that my
employer has decided to pitch. If you're looking for
one, drop me a note and I'll see if it's in the collection.
If there's interest, I'll take the time sometime to get a
list of titles together.
- Stacy
--
Stacy & Becky Morang, scmNOSPAM(a)ctel.net
In a message dated 1/29/01 9:23:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
liste(a)artware.qc.ca writes:
<< I was given a TI-99/4A this week end. Has clean and has power and teevee
cables. Only has the Number Madness cartridge, however. Haven't
turned it on yet, but i've played with the keyboard. It has a nice
tactile feel, especially compared to the dross that passes as a keyboard
nowadays
Is this thing compatible w/ "period" joysticks (like the atari's used)?
Any other interesting info on this model? >>
i think everyone has a ti computer. they were so popular when they could be
had for <$100. even though an atari joystick plugs in, it will not work
right. There is an adaptor that lets atari joysticks plug in, but not sure
what it did, probably just changed a few pinouts.
I seem to remember from the dark ages that the Atari cartridges could be
made using a standard EPROM and ZIF socket and that there was an inverter on
one leg of the EPROM. The guys that I knew who programmed EPROM's for
missiles also made Atari cartridge copies. Somewhere I have a cigar box
full of EPROM's of all of the common Atari 2600 games. I also have a piece
of circuit board with a ZIF socket on it.
Mike
mmcfadden(a)cmh.edu
I'm looking for the original list prices for the following equipment.
Does anybody happen to know any of them?
Platinum Apple IIe
Extened 80/comun text card
Apple 5.25" drive (I think that's all it was called. A Unidisk price
would be good enough)
Apple 5.25" interface card
Platinum Monitor IIe
AppleColor Composite Monitor IIe
Super Serial Card
Apple Mouse IIe w/interface
ImageWriter II
Thanks!
Tom
Applefritter
www.applefritter.com
