TI-99 Photos Thread! Post your systems here!

[pixelpedant]

Photos of some 99/4 brochures that arrived in the mail for me today:

 

 

Also (not pictured) a 1980 price list.  Will have to scan.

[globeron]

On 6/17/2020 at 9:29 PM, globeron said:

My new setup:

 

System 1:

Beige TI-99/4A with F18A VGA connection

* Finalgrom99 or Extended Basic XB2.7 Suite

* Beige "The Arcade" Joysticks with adapter for TI

* TI Speech Synthesizer

* TI Peripheral Expansion Box (PEB) with switch button

**1 TI Flex Interface Card

**2 Corcomp 512K Memory Card (includes already 32K, thus no other 32K needed. (Missing 12 VDC power supply yet to maintain Ramdisk DSKR. DSK5. DSK6.  There is a switch at the back to save RAM.

CRU address set with jumper to >1400 (need to be on >1000 to be used as DSK1. Need to be configured with a command)

**3 empty slot (reserved in case to place Horizon3000 RamDisk+Rambo occupying both slot 2 and 3, note requires also the 32K card)

**4  TI RS232 Interface Card (and PIO for Parallel I/O)

**5 UCSD P-code system. Switch at the back to select the Pascal Operating System (University of California San Diego)

**6 TIPI PEB box card. CRU address >1000 (external switch at back to change to >1800)

to change order to load from either RAM disk or Floppy Disks

*** Raspberry PI 3B+ with TIPI software loaded (CALL TIPI) and via Wi-Fi interface accessible via a webbrowser https://192.168.1.xx:9900

**7 BWG Floppy Disk Controller for DS/DD (Double Side / Double Density). 3x diskdrives connected. Also has a clock with battery in card  CALL CLOCK. CRU >1100

**8 empty slot.(reserved for 32K card in case HorizonRamDisk is used then 32K is needed).

** 2x beige 5.25" Floppy Disk Drives (support DS/DD). Powered from PEB Box DSK1. and DSK2.

** External 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive, connected to Corcomp Floppy Disk Controller Card external interface. Also powered from the PEB box. DSK3.

 

System 2:

Geneve 9640 with non-genmod BIOS 1.00

* keyboard Fujitsu FKB2930. OEM-ed by Geneve?

* Mouse - 3 buttons

* TI Peripheral Expansion Box. 99/4 Push Button

**1 TI RS232 interface card with PIO

**2 Horizon3000 Ramdisk with Rambo card and 3x NiMH batteries backup. DSK8. (See setup ninerpedia to boot from disk). Drive E:\

**3 Blocked by Horizon disk as it takes 2 slots

**4 Geneve 9640 card with Joystick (compatible TI adapter DSUB9, need the adapter for 2 Joysticks). Mouse adapter.  9 DIN Pin output configured for RGB (optional with jumper composite). 9 DIN to DSUB9 "Genie" adapter of SHIFT838. DSUB straight cable to GBS8200 version 5 board with VGA connector. (Still have screen stability issues and No Signal once in a while)

**5 empty slot

**6 Corcomp Floppy Disk Controller for DS/DD (Double Side / Double Density). 2x diskdrives connected

**7 empty slot

**8. Rave99 adapter + TI Speech Synthesizer mounted on top of it

** Black 5.25" Disk drive DS/DD

** Beige 3.25" Disk drive DS/DD

 

System 3: 

Raspberry PI with RetroPi software and

with many systems installed

* TI-99/4A using TI99/Sim emulator (of Marc Rousseau)

* Other systems: MAME, MSX, NES, SNES, Dos, ATARI2600, ATARI7800.

*Configured all the input devices for all systems:

** Fujitsu/Siemens White Keyboard

** Optical Gamer Mouse

** 2x "The Arcade" joysticks via DSUB9 to USB adapter. Configure buttons in RetroPi 

** 2x USB Controllers with light (brand Tego). Configure buttons in RetroPi

 

Furhermore: more hardware for future posts like (TI-99/4, two versions), different TI-99/4A's, GramKracker, Gramulator, EA RAMmodule, FlashROM, 2048K Games Module (UberGrom).

 

1x box with a complete Dutch User Group (The Netherlands). TI-GG (TI GebruikersGroep) TIjdingen collection in hardcopy (also the Legio Computer Centre TIjdingen version)

 

and more books.

 

Pictures of setup to hide the computers in wooden boxes (to protect against dust) and as they are standing in the living room.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In August we had a large fire in the kitchen, luckily not further into the house. The TI & Geneve 9640 found a new home and all working perfectly in order (and a better view).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[globeron]

And for the ones wondering, the firehose cable of the PEB for the TI is extended with 3x extender cables.

[+Ksarul]

6 hours ago, globeron said:

And for the ones wondering, the firehose cable of the PEB for the TI is extended with 3x extender cables.

I was definitely wondering about that, as the firehose cable timing can get quite finicky if it is extended more than about 18 inches ~50 CM.

[Flottmann1]

Does anyone have Manuals specifically for the Multifunction Board for the Texas Instruments Professional (TIPPC), but also Software or a Calendar Program ?

[GDMike]

25 minutes ago, Flottmann1 said:

Does anyone have Manuals specifically for the Multifunction Board for the Texas Instruments Professional (TIPPC), but also Software or a Calendar Program ?

Easywriter, easyplanner are available online...or in this.zip

MANUALS.TIxPC-v001.zip SOFTWARE.TIxPC-v001.zip

Edited April 28, 2023 by GDMike

[GDMike]

And here...

http://www.pdp8online.com/ftp/software/TI_PC/

[Flottmann1]

the TIPPC show me  Graphics Ram is not installed !

 

I need a special Graphics card for the System  ?

[GDMike]

21 minutes ago, Flottmann1 said:

the TIPPC show me  Graphics Ram is not installed !

 

I need a special Graphics card for the System  ?

Yes as well as the CGA monitor section

[GDMike]

Nice video here.

 

[xahmol]

 

Received a nice auction lot Now have a second TI and second speech synth, next t a bunch of cartridges I did not have yet including documentation.

[HOME AUTOMATION]

Nice, PAL?

[xahmol]

19 minutes ago, HOME AUTOMATION said:

Nice, PAL?

Yes.

[RXB]

Behind me is 1 of my TI99/4A with FinalGROM using RXB 2023 that has much of the XB

written in Assembly so console only XB is way faster then any other XB in Console alone.

The PC case has a PC 350watt Power supply with the Shift838 PEB board is loaded with

1Meg SAMS, upgraded CorComp Disk Controller, TIPI card with a P4+ Rasberry PI and

128Gig SanDisk, only 1 Floppy Drive as I have it on the Network with the TIPI card.

[+OLD CS1]

On 4/12/2016 at 3:26 AM, LASooner said:

Here you see it has a place of honor in my little retro corner with a bunch of other old ladies.

Seven years later, love this story and love your Amiga setup.

[LASooner]

17 hours ago, OLD CS1 said:

Seven years later, love this story and love your Amiga setup.

That room isn't that clean anymore. I have books and flight simulator equipment everywhere. I've been working out of that room since March 2020 and it's a little more worse for wear. I think my wife regrets getting me that 3d printer for christmas.
 

[ti99iuc]

wow, incredible stuff LASooner!

[Serafini Lapo]

4 hours ago, LASooner said:

That room isn't that clean anymore. I have books and flight simulator equipment everywhere. I've been working out of that room since March 2020 and it's a little more worse for wear. I think my wife regrets getting me that 3d printer for christmas.
 

😨😨👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Amazing! I'm ready to play 4A Flyer🤩

Edited August 25, 2023 by Serafini Lapo

[LASooner]

On 8/25/2023 at 4:01 AM, Serafini Lapo said:

😨😨👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Amazing! I'm ready to play 4A Flyer🤩

I was all ready for takeoff and got screwed by the ALPHA LOCK again

[Serafini Lapo]

45 minutes ago, LASooner said:

Ero pronto per il decollo e sono stato nuovamente fregato dall'ALPHA LOCK

A nightmare..😨😨 Just think that in my first 6 months with my Ti99, I came to disassemble🤪 the joysticks because I believed that the problems were given by them😄

[+Atari2600PAL]

Thought I'd join in with a few pictures of my main system (F18A/PEB/Tape). Don't laugh, I have very limited space (and also had to fit in my C64/ZX Spectrum/2600 and all their related stuff). Spare PAL 99 is boxed up

 

 

[cbmeeks]

Sorry for the dark pic.  This is my current TI setup.  I have a PEB loaded out in the closet.  I plan on bringing out a cassette drive soon just for fun.

 

 

Edited September 10, 2023 by cbmeeks

[Rafael1138]

Have no too much space but when I need it I just put it on the top. For next Year I hope a high large desk to have all 3 and maybe another one always avaibale.

 

 

Edited September 12, 2023 by Rafael1138
Better picture

[Serafini Lapo]

2 hours ago, Rafael1138 said:

Non ho troppo spazio ma quando ne ho bisogno lo metto semplicemente in alto. Per il prossimo anno spero di avere una scrivania alta e grande per averle tutte e 3 e magari un'altra sempre disponibile.

 

 

What a beautiful desk🤩 Congrats on your Star Wars collection..😍 Your Ti99 is gorgeous, remember to add 32k memory, a speech synthesizer and a nice Finalgrom, cartridge that allows you to load practically all the programs and games for your Ti. Out of curiosity, what is the (beautiful) keyboard on the left connected to?

[Rafael1138]

7 hours ago, Serafini Lapo said:

What a beautiful desk🤩 Congrats on your Star Wars collection..😍 Your Ti99 is gorgeous, remember to add 32k memory, a speech synthesizer and a nice Finalgrom, cartridge that allows you to load practically all the programs and games for your Ti. Out of curiosity, what is the (beautiful) keyboard on the left connected to?

Thanks. I already have the Tipi/32k and waiting for the FG99. I Have a new Synth too, but want a SAMS, not sure how integrate it to my setup.

 

The Keyboard is a wireless mech board with brown switches, Royal Kludge. Cheap good keyboard!