+OLD CS1 Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 22 minutes ago, mizapf said: Buy cheap, buy twice. Why I always buy spares: at $3 each with free shipping, I can afford to buy ten of them! 🤪 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryo-User Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Hello guys, there are listed two nice cassette games on ebay France for the TI99, I think they are not so common to find. Crystal Sweephttps://www.ebay.fr/itm/235010798441?hash=item36b7bc3369:g:kVwAAOSwRxNkYROJ and Dragon Combathttps://www.ebay.fr/itm/235010798904?hash=item36b7bc3538:g:CkgAAOSwOwdkYRPG 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfernalKeith Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 On 5/16/2023 at 10:46 AM, digdugnate said: hey now! I now believe in AI because I'm convinced Zerozap is actually writing all these angry replies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteTape Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 "Is ZeroZap for the TI-99/4A a good game?" As an AI language model, I don't have personal opinions or experiences. However, I can provide some information about ZeroZap for the TI-99/4A. ZeroZap is a shoot 'em up game developed and released by Texas Instruments for their TI-99/4A home computer in 1984. The game involves controlling a spaceship and shooting down various enemies and obstacles. In terms of reception, ZeroZap generally received positive reviews at the time of its release. It was praised for its fast-paced gameplay, challenging levels, and smooth controls. The game's graphics and sound were considered impressive for the TI-99/4A's capabilities. However, it's important to note that opinions on game quality can be subjective, and what one person considers a good game may not be the same for another. If you enjoy retro shoot 'em up games and have access to a TI-99/4A computer, ZeroZap could be worth trying out to see if it aligns with your personal preferences. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 46 minutes ago, InfiniteTape said: "Is ZeroZap for the TI-99/4A a good game?" As an AI language model, I don't have personal opinions or experiences. However, I can provide some information about ZeroZap for the TI-99/4A. ZeroZap is a shoot 'em up game developed and released by Texas Instruments for their TI-99/4A home computer in 1984. The game involves controlling a spaceship and shooting down various enemies and obstacles. In terms of reception, ZeroZap generally received positive reviews at the time of its release. It was praised for its fast-paced gameplay, challenging levels, and smooth controls. The game's graphics and sound were considered impressive for the TI-99/4A's capabilities. However, it's important to note that opinions on game quality can be subjective, and what one person considers a good game may not be the same for another. If you enjoy retro shoot 'em up games and have access to a TI-99/4A computer, ZeroZap could be worth trying out to see if it aligns with your personal preferences. I have generally had fun with this game--it is one of a very small number of TI games that I actually don't have to worry about my general lack of fine motor control on. . .stable soldering iron: yes; stable motion control: not happening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 2 hours ago, InfiniteTape said: ZeroZap is a shoot 'em up game developed and released by Texas Instruments for their TI-99/4A home computer in 1984. The game involves controlling a spaceship and shooting down various enemies and obstacles. AI is stupid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Yeah, the bot doesn't seem to know that Zero Zap isn't Parsec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 If you tell it that. It will say "I apologize, you are correct. ZeroZap is not a shoot 'em up game." It will then proceed to invent another paragraph of facts which are also mostly wrong, where a smart person would have just shut up and not dug a deeper hole. I'm not going to go try it, I've done it a few times with other subjects just to see how far it will go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 I like Zero Zap and I'm not AI... ..am I, Father? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 From my experience, ChatGPT sounds to some extent like a student in an oral exam, asked for a topic that was announced to be relevant, but which was somehow subject to the "courage for the gap"*. So if you just don't have a clue, you take the name ("Zero-zap") and fantasize something around it. I think it did not even mix it up with Parsec. (*German "Mut zur Lücke", when one decides that the topics are just too much to learn, so this and that can be left out because it will surely never be asked. And if so, the professor is a &!%&$§.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, OLD CS1 said: AI is stupid. It’s actually doing an incredible job pretending it is human, since humans are stupid. Just read any article in a magazine, newspaper, or watch a news broadcast about something that you are very knowledgeable about, and you will realize how much BS people spew with great confidence about subjects they know little about. The Dunning-Kruger effect is very real. Edited May 18, 2023 by CapitanClassic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 14 minutes ago, CapitanClassic said: It’s actually doing an incredible job pretending it is human, since humans are stupid. Just read any article in a magazine, newspaper, or watch a news broadcast about something that you are very knowledgeable about, and you will realize how much BS people spew with great confidence about subjects they know little about. The Dunning-Kruger effect is very real. we are not so dumb.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 (edited) And that's why I don't believe in the news media so much either, they get it wrong too. Oh, but that's how we all learn, from mistakes someone makes, AI will also continue to learn until it's right. We must always double check our facts and the ai facts too. Call Say Uhoh Edited May 18, 2023 by GDMike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfernalKeith Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 9 hours ago, digdugnate said: I like Zero Zap and I'm not AI... ..am I, Father? I don't know what's wrong with me but I heard this in my head in Sir Mix-a-Lot's voice "I like Zero Zap and I'm not AI You other brothers can't deny When it's not pinball but it's sorta pachinko Let that arrow fly! Zero got zap!" 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 13 minutes ago, InfernalKeith said: I don't know what's wrong with me but I heard this in my head in Sir Mix-a-Lot's voice "I like Zero Zap and I'm not AI You other brothers can't deny When it's not pinball but it's sorta pachinko Let that arrow fly! Zero got zap!" Catchy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FarmerPotato Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Since testing the Bot's coverage of TI BASIC, if I need to test it again, I will use fictional subjects. I assume that every prompt really begins with "Make up a story about". So for example, "Hey Chatterbox, Do you have the engineering capability to design a Death Star? If so, give a detailed breakdown of how many levels are dedicated to weapons, energy, command and control, detention, mess hall, and garbage. Infer several functions of the Death Star that logically must exist, ones that have never been described. In particular, how many janitorial closets are needed?" I'm concerned about my memory filing away some @&$@#*! that came out of an AI. But the part of my brain occupied by Star Wars ? Not so worried. Went with this one: "When a stochastic parrot joins the Rebel Alliance, what are ways it can contribute?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimhearne Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) Powertran Cortex on Ebay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115811166451 Seems to have some extra connectors on one side, i wonder what they are for. Jim Edited May 22, 2023 by Jimhearne 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 5 hours ago, Jimhearne said: Powertran Cortex on Ebay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115811166451 Seems to have some extra connectors on one side, i wonder what they are for. Jim wow, and watch all the other stuff he offers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimhearne Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 His Dad certainly had an impressive computer collection. Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Jimhearne said: His Dad certainly had an impressive computer collection. Jim Note that he identifies two other eBay accounts (brothers) also selling items from his father's collection. . .so it is actually more than just what's up there on his page. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Here's some 9938's. I got some, now it's your turn. https://www.ebay.com/itm/234954651982 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 12 hours ago, RickyDean said: Here's some 9938's. I got some, now it's your turn. https://www.ebay.com/itm/234954651982 yoink! 2 left 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 only 1 left 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimhearne Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 They look like they have been kicking around the floor ! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Nothing special for $100. https://ebay.com/itm/334884314582 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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