+OLD CS1 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 1 hour ago, FarmerPotato said: Yeah. It's a shame that those DS990s probably will get junked. And the world will have 2 less 8" floppy drives. I try not to be bothered by the amount of historical stuff which we never see winding up in the skip. Fortunately, I have my 8" floppies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbdigriz Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, FarmerPotato said: Yeah. It's a shame that those DS990s probably will get junked. And the world will have 2 less 8" floppy drives. I wonder if the boards collection came out of the one with no keyboard? Possibly but I saw at least some boards in that one through the faceplate hole (Where the right hand tape unit would go on a Model 770), I'm guessing they won't be junked, though. If it the same person bid on the Lanier (and the FD1000 and the VDU), probably a collector, or a hobbyist. If the same person also bid on the /1 w/o kbd, probably not a keyboarder. Hope I'm right about that, anyway. Edited February 27, 2022 by jbdigriz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbdigriz Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 18 minutes ago, OLD CS1 said: I try not to be bothered by the amount of historical stuff which we never see winding up in the skip. Fortunately, I have my 8" floppies Cool. For what machines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 2 hours ago, jbdigriz said: Cool. For what machines? I am not certain from what machines they came. These are just 8" mechanisms and I picked them up from a couple of colleagues. I had at one time used one of them with a KryoFlux to read my System/34 disk from high school with a copy of my library and the JCL scripts I wrote. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FarmerPotato Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 3:49 PM, 9640News said: Not Ebay, but someone may be interested. Texas Instruments FD 1000 Lot - Texas Instruments (auctionzip.com) I thought I would copy the auction photos here. All the TI lots sold for $2 - $12. I got the loose cards (Lot 493), but the rest was "Pickup Only". My hope is that the cards came out of the DS-990 (Lot 427) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dhe Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 A little weekend humor, I purchased this item from the 'bay. After I make my millions - I will share the algorithm with you less fortunates. ? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 18 minutes ago, dhe said: A little weekend humor, I purchased this item from the 'bay. After I make my millions - I will share the algorithm with you less fortunates. ? I remember how local BBSes were flooded with programs like this. Oh, the days. It was also easier to find fairly good hurricane trackers, but that is a little more niche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appeelicious Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 (edited) Aww snap, Shopgoodwill is selling a TI-99/4 without the a https://shopgoodwill.com/item/140016156 Edited March 9, 2022 by Appeelicious 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Appeelicious said: Aww snap, Shopgoodwill is selling a TI-99/4 without the a https://shopgoodwill.com/item/140016156 Looks like the buyer got a good deal too--the hammer price was $132 at auction close. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switch1995 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 This poor TI looks like it has been operating a coal mine shaft elevator for 40 years...and then got shipped to a Russian tank. https://www.ebay.com/itm/133947049546?hash=item1f2fddc64a:g:ukQAAOSwOeFhWi2e 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appeelicious Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 (edited) My 99 was living in a garage for 25 years before it moved to a garage in Orlando and I rescued it. It still boots, but wow did I spend some time cleaning it! Edited March 9, 2022 by Appeelicious 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLERB Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 5 hours ago, Switch1995 said: This poor TI looks like it has been operating a coal mine shaft elevator for 40 years...and then got shipped to a Russian tank. https://www.ebay.com/itm/133947049546?hash=item1f2fddc64a:g:ukQAAOSwOeFhWi2e At least they didn’t spray paint the keyboard!… But hey, the Wall of Overlays took a little work with copier, scissors, and Scotch tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 This is a very fair price for a tested/working PHP1250 and PHP1240. Probably not a lot of folks here who have a PEB but still need a full height SSSD disk drive and controller, at this point in history. But a reasonable option, if for some reason one did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dhe Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Trending... I think I've seen 2 Corcomp DS/DD Disk Controllers and 1 Myarc go for around $400 each. I guess that's the new benchmark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 7 hours ago, pixelpedant said: This is a very fair price for a tested/working PHP1250 and PHP1240. Probably not a lot of folks here who have a PEB but still need a full height SSSD disk drive and controller, at this point in history. But a reasonable option, if for some reason one did. That is a good price for someone just getting started, I still have my Full height drive, but installed 2 Half heights 30+ years ago, now I have one 5.25 and 3.5 There are a few PEB's on ebay at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FarmerPotato Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 I see a softcover 9900 Family Systems book for $15 by the seller I got my copy from. Free shipping. The scans are available in Bitsavers and archives org, but I like to browse paper. (Just wish I had the hardback.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 No, the photos deliberately taken of the 384K ram disk means that you can have it at a separate price, even though it wasn't removed from the peb, so there! Pooey on yooey. https://www.ebay.com/itm/185247931161?hash=item2b21a31b19%3Ag%3AHtYAAOSwQeNh2ebJ&LH_BIN=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, GDMike said: No, the photos deliberately taken of the 384K ram disk means that you can have it at a separate price, even though it wasn't removed from the peb, so there! Pooey on yooey. https://www.ebay.com/itm/185247931161?hash=item2b21a31b19%3Ag%3AHtYAAOSwQeNh2ebJ&LH_BIN=1 Ah yes, misleading photos and woe-to-the-buyer-who-doesn't-carefully-read-the-description approach to selling. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 27 minutes ago, InsaneMultitasker said: Ah yes, misleading photos and woe-to-the-buyer-who-doesn't-carefully-read-the-description approach to selling. Sellers need to be careful when doing this. eBay has approved claims of “not as advertised” if something is pictured in the item and if it’s not included. They demote they description on their mobile app, and a lot of people look through pictures only as as the condition that is described in the status. If you put an item as “used” for the status but put “for parts or not working” in the description, it likewise is an inconsistency and opens you to claims. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) I saw another ad, TI-99 with box, box is free. Lol, well. There are folks like me that want that freeeeee box Edited March 17, 2022 by GDMike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 https://www.ebay.com/itm/383248437451? - $100 US, woof. “UNTESTED.Missing some keys.Without PSU/Cables.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I'm looking for a printer. Back in the early 80s I made payments on my$1040.00 printer. It was a legend 880. I kept that sucker for 15 years I think. Can't find that model but I'm looking for a descent printer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antharian Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 I'm keeping an eye on this one -- if it sells, there is hope I can get a ludicrous price for my failing drive as well! eBay Listing: Shugart 400L 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dhe Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 I bought a corcomp disk controller earlier this year, but this is a pretty good deal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FarmerPotato Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Vintage Texas Instruments 1500 Computer S1505 25Mhz Motorola 68030 8mb Ram https://www.ebay.com/itm/313771609454?hash=item490e3ecd6e:g:wk0AAOSwOGFhoviH This is a Texas Instruments Small Business 1500 computer. A complete break from the 9900 family, it shipped with TI UNIX, a derivative of AT&T System V release 3. TI UNIX was shipped from 1987-1992. They also branded TI X and TI Motif for graphical interface. The SB1500 is notable for introducing NuBus, a system architecture which TI acquired by purchasing NuMachine in 1983. CPUs (multiple) and peripheral cards plugged into a common NuBus backplane. TI used the 68020, 68030, or 68040 CPUs. Hardware of the SB1500 is compatible with the TI Explorer, a LISP machine, which was the goal of NuMachine. (by rumor, SB1500s get dismantled by Explorer owners, for parts.) NuBus also appeared in Apple's Macintosh II, and NeXT's workstations. Bitsavers has a few manuals. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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