yy958 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 At my local Game Over(vintage video game store), they are selling one for 40 bucks but has 2 or 3 keys missing. Did'nt know if it was worth it, so I didn't buy it. And the only games I saw we're Math and Tax programs. Eww. There might of been good games, but I did not see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 At my local Game Over(vintage video game store), they are selling one for 40 bucks but has 2 or 3 keys missing. Did'nt know if it was worth it, so I didn't buy it. And the only games I saw we're Math and Tax programs. Eww. There might of been good games, but I did not see them. Not a good deal there. Missing keys means you have to replace that keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 At my local Game Over(vintage video game store), they are selling one for 40 bucks but has 2 or 3 keys missing. Did'nt know if it was worth it, so I didn't buy it. And the only games I saw we're Math and Tax programs. Eww. There might of been good games, but I did not see them. Are you saying $40 for a TI-994/A? They usually can't be given away. I have one I've been trying to give away for literally a year. It has a couple keys that don't seem to work, but the machine itself works fine. No one seems to want the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yy958 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Are you saying $40 for a TI-994/A? They usually can't be given away. I have one I've been trying to give away for literally a year. It has a couple keys that don't seem to work, but the machine itself works fine. No one seems to want the thing. Giving it away, you say?? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Been collecting TI LED programmable calculators for some time but just got my first TI-99 off eBay. Haven't yet tried it out but looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinju Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) I have about 20 carts that I have aquired over the year or so buying out lots of Atari 8bit and other Atari games. No system, but I did find the original joysticks for 2.99 at a pawn shop. Look to be in good condtion! I do however want one to have in the collection and play some of these games. Edited February 19, 2013 by Shinju Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Watch out for TI joysticks. They tend to die over time as the contacts are painted onto Mylar.. The best bet is to replace them with Atari style and an adapter. http://www.mainbyte.com/ti99/hardware/cables/joystick.html Greg I have about 20 carts that I have aquired over the year or so buying out lots of Atari 8bit and other Atari games. No system, but I did find the original joysticks for 2.99 at a pawn shop. Look to be in good condtion! I do however want one to have in the collection and play some of these games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Watch out for TI joysticks. They tend to die over time as the contacts are painted onto Mylar.. The best bet is to replace them with Atari style and an adapter. http://www.mainbyte....s/joystick.html Greg I have a weird set of "Powerplay" joysticks for TI by a company named "Amiga". They are little tiny things, but they work nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinju Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Thanks guys I will keep that in mind, one I find a console I will make sure to test them out . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simbalion Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I've never run across a dead pair of TI joysticks yet in my travels unless they are actually broken physically. I used to have an odd pair with the TI name on them that were smaller, boxier, and had heavy springs inside. Also I actually found my Atari joystick adaptor for the TI as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kl99 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 If you have non-working TI 99 joysticks you might try this repair guide: http://www.8bit-homecomputermuseum.at/repair/ti99_joystick/ti99_joystick_repair.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simbalion Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 If you have non-working TI 99 joysticks you might try this repair guide: http://www.8bit-home...ick_repair.html Great! I should get some of that paint and trie it on the Tandy Fire-Away handheld I found. It worked, but the batteries had corroded and ate away some of the controller contacts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 At my local Game Over(vintage video game store), they are selling one for 40 bucks but has 2 or 3 keys missing. Did'nt know if it was worth it, so I didn't buy it. And the only games I saw we're Math and Tax programs. Eww. There might of been good games, but I did not see them. Console's worth like $10ea intact and working. Replacement keyboards that would probably cost 20-40 with shipping off ebay.. They sold like 2.8 million consoles.. but only about 300,000 expansion boxes were sold.. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinju Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Console's worth like $10ea intact and working. Replacement keyboards that would probably cost 20-40 with shipping off ebay.. They sold like 2.8 million consoles.. but only about 300,000 expansion boxes were sold.. Greg Got an extra complete loose console? kinda local shippning would be cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Got an extra complete loose console? kinda local shippning would be cheap! I do not but one of the guys on the OLUG has a pile of stuff.. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ti99-4a/message/80422 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krslam Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I have a weird set of "Powerplay" joysticks for TI by a company named "Amiga". They are little tiny things, but they work nicely. Same company that released Mogul Maniac and the Joyboard controller for the 2600, then developed the famous Amiga computer. I like those little sticks much better than the stock TI ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Same company that released Mogul Maniac and the Joyboard controller for the 2600, then developed the famous Amiga computer. I like those little sticks much better than the stock TI ones. I didn't realize it was the same company. Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Anyone looking for pboxes: please contact Chris directly and say I sent you - Greg All, I have a few PEB's that I need gone.. One has a PC Power supply, this one comes with Flex cable and 32k card that has been modified for it. Whoever owned this one cut out part of slot 8 to mount a 3.5 drive. I also have the 3.5 drive that goes in it with the mounting bracket. $75.00 for this one.. Other pebs I have I will sell empty for $50.00 each. One has been modified to supply power to the 99/4a console (cable included). Get with me if interested. These are taking up too much space.. Chris c.v.schneider@att.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schuwalker Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 Thought I would update this w/ my recent acquisition. Finally managed to complete my boxed of officially released Atarisoft games! Believe it or not, I had a helluva a time finding a boxed Centipede. Don't know why, since the arcade was a popular at the time. Speaking of which, anybody think the Atarisoft games prod #'s are really low compared to other computer platforms? I would love to find actual #'s to back this up.... I'm going to concentrate on Funware (another company not easy to find boxed for) next and knock the occasional edutainment program I need along the way.... One other question... has anybody seen this artwork version of Car Wars before? https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1527&bih=850&q=ti+car+wars&oq=ti+car+wars&gs_l=img.3...1159.3296.0.3631.11.7.0.4.4.0.98.559.7.7.0...0.0...1ac.1.7.img.E_SU9xsy12E#imgrc=B2ebVTCQovMPUM%3A%3Bho6KRaYwZS7O1M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.videogamehouse.net%252FCarWarsManualNew.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.videogamehouse.net%252Fcarwars.html%3B816%3B1180 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 anyone wants a set of what seems to be new original joysticks I snagged a pair a while back thinking they were something else and have no use for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I have a copy of that version of the Car Wars manual. It is not common at all in the US, most every one I've seen came from Canada. That makes sense too, as it is in both English and French. Good luck on finding boxed copies of all of the Funware carts. The hardest one is Video Vegas (with or without the box), and the next hardest boxes are St. Nick and Rabbit Trail. The others are comparatively easier. You are not likely to find all of them as original, sealed boxes, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schuwalker Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 I have a copy of that version of the Car Wars manual. It is not common at all in the US, most every one I've seen came from Canada. That makes sense too, as it is in both English and French. Good luck on finding boxed copies of all of the Funware carts. The hardest one is Video Vegas (with or without the box), and the next hardest boxes are St. Nick and Rabbit Trail. The others are comparatively easier. You are not likely to find all of them as original, sealed boxes, however. I had a feeling it was rare since I couldn't even find a loose cart. BTW, I found a version that wasn't the multi-language cart listed/shown in an Triton catalog so... there was an English version then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 The physical cartridge (and label) is the same Car Wars that was sold in the US. Only the manual is different. My 7-year old happens to love playing Car Wars on my TI, which thoroughly annoys his mother. . . There are a lot of European and a few Argentine variants of cartridges out there that are really difficult to find in the US--though many of them aren't difficult to find in Europe or Argentina, even today. There are also a lot of weird little label variants that only a completist would go after (guilty as charged, as I do have a lot of them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schuwalker Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) The physical cartridge (and label) is the same Car Wars that was sold in the US. Only the manual is different. My 7-year old happens to love playing Car Wars on my TI, which thoroughly annoys his mother. . . There are a lot of European and a few Argentine variants of cartridges out there that are really difficult to find in the US--though many of them aren't difficult to find in Europe or Argentina, even today. There are also a lot of weird little label variants that only a completist would go after (guilty as charged, as I do have a lot of them). Thanks Kasrul! This whole time I was thinking there was a label variation as well for Car Wars! Kinda weird it's just the 'normal' label!?! Edited April 7, 2013 by schuwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) Looking for a Strike Three! cartridge... anyone have one? Edited April 9, 2013 by Opry99er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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