ti99iuc Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I have found an homemade One arrived from Germany and It Is 8 slot! 😁 https://www.ti99iuc.it/web/index.php?pageid=168&pagina=gall_Hardware&data=hardware&album=Multislot_8_(Ger) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) 40 minutes ago, ti99iuc said: I have found an homemade One arrived from Germany and It Is 8 slot! 😁 https://www.ti99iuc.it/web/index.php?pageid=168&pagina=gall_Hardware&data=hardware&album=Multislot_8_(Ger) Similar to my original 8 slot one except I added some logic so each slot was at a different GROM base allowing review module library to kick in automatically Edited February 26 by Gary from OPA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 This does not look practical from a space standpoint as the console now has to sit way in front of you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 49 minutes ago, Vorticon said: This does not look practical from a space standpoint as the console now has to sit way in front of you. My original design did a small 90 degree turn and all 8 slots fitted perfectly along the top of the console. Wish I had some photos of it. There might be one from a old users group newsletter as I bought it to some meetings and fairs back in the day but soon I going to recreate it anyway. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Vorticon said: This does not look practical from a space standpoint as the console now has to sit way in front of you. Yes it needs to swallow the whole right side of the TI from the very back to as much room as it needs going forward. And it needs to be silver and black looking Edited February 26 by GDMike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 minute ago, GDMike said: Yes it needs to swallow the whole right side of the TI from the very back to as much room as it needs going forward. And it needs to be silver and black looking Or beautiful beige if on the newer consoles and of course using beige only solid state carts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 4 hours ago, ti99iuc said: I have found an homemade One arrived from Germany and It Is 8 slot! 😁 https://www.ti99iuc.it/web/index.php?pageid=168&pagina=gall_Hardware&data=hardware&album=Multislot_8_(Ger) This looks like one of the Mechatronic 8-slot expanders. When Michael Becker bought the rest of Mechatronic's parts stock, there were a few of these in the boxes in various states of completion. The originals never made it into series production, IIRC, so all of them in circulation were test/prototypes. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brain Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 10 hours ago, Gary from OPA said: Similar to my original 8 slot one except I added some logic so each slot was at a different GROM base allowing review module library to kick in automatically Any links to schematic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 6 hours ago, Ksarul said: This looks like one of the Mechatronic 8-slot expanders. When Michael Becker bought the rest of Mechatronic's parts stock, there were a few of these in the boxes in various states of completion. The originals never made it into series production, IIRC, so all of them in circulation were test/prototypes. I actually had one that looked exactly like this. I almost forgot about it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) For only $1800 there is a brand-new unused PEB still in its original box. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/126342476674 Edited February 27 by Gary from OPA 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteTape Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 3 hours ago, Gary from OPA said: For only $1800 there is a brand-new unused PEB still in its original box. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/126342476674 Looking back, I bought one new-in-box in 2015 for $150. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 8 minutes ago, OLD CS1 said: Well, I guess if we say 1993 it was that price then adjusted for inflation it now would be 92.93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 3 minutes ago, Gary from OPA said: Well, I guess if we say 1993 it was that price then adjusted for inflation it now would be 92.93 Off by about a decade: 99er Magazine, 1983. Also seems to include shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 25 minutes ago, OLD CS1 said: Off by about a decade: 99er Magazine, 1983. Also seems to include shipping. Shit then the price would be 138.41 in 2024. Hmm. They they ever make one with a rotary switch like the ad mentions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 9 hours ago, Gary from OPA said: Hmm. They they ever make one with a rotary switch like the ad mentions? The original Navarone “Widgit” had one: ...lee 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I guess this was a bit more robust than the sliding switch. After some time, the stops in the slide were almost gone, so it was more like a skill test for your fingers. (Yeah, middle position at the first try!) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 7 minutes ago, mizapf said: I guess this was a bit more robust than the sliding switch. After some time, the stops in the slide were almost gone, so it was more like a skill test for your fingers. (Yeah, middle position at the first try!) I am sure the plastic version was cheaper as well. I wonder how much the original rotary switch one would sell on eBay if the plastic newer type goes now for around $100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 19 minutes ago, mizapf said: I guess this was a bit more robust than the sliding switch. After some time, the stops in the slide were almost gone, so it was more like a skill test for your fingers. (Yeah, middle position at the first try!) I have tried to get the ridges on the switch and frame to engage more tightly by bending out the sliding metal fingers which act both as the switching mechanism and to spring-load the switch. The results were mixed, and short-lasting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 11 minutes ago, Gary from OPA said: I am sure the plastic version was cheaper as well. I wonder how much the original rotary switch one would sell on eBay if the plastic newer type goes now for around $100 The rotary switch type is actually seriously rare. I have one, as do several others in the community, but the total count of known examples in the wild is definitely less than 10, with maybe that many more moldering in random basements around the country. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 WOAH! https://ebay.com/itm/116087411037 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 somebody in Las Vegas area, gonna get a good load.!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 10 minutes ago, RickyDean said: somebody in Las Vegas area, gonna get a good load.!! I wish I had a few extra clams to pick it up, including shipping. Oh, man, what a steal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteTape Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 1 hour ago, OLD CS1 said: WOAH! https://ebay.com/itm/116087411037 At that scale, I figure @arcadeshopper would be restocked for a while if he grabbed that lot. I'm certain I had one of those Astec modulators at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 39 minutes ago, InfiniteTape said: At that scale, I figure @arcadeshopper would be restocked for a while if he grabbed that lot. I'm certain I had one of those Astec modulators at some point. Seriously, I might commit a felony for those monitors. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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