wyerd Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 They always seemed to be mixed together in the stores too, back in the day, so the fact that these are mixed is no surprise. PEBs didn't sell all that well at first, so stocks built up until TI came out with a really nice deal that got you a PEB with 32K, RS-232, Disk Controller+Disk, and a Logo, E/A, TI Writer, or Microsoft Multiplan set for something like $300 or $400. It was one of the last pre-Black Friday attempts to jump start the market. That was when I switched from sidecar peripherals to my first PEB. I bought it at a K-Mart. . . Very interesting. Good to know more about the history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I have the push button type (got it NOS from ebay for $80 something years ago). Personally I think the button looks nicer than the rocker switch but that's just me. At the same time I got a NOS disk drive for it just so everything would match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firepod Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) I had my choice of Push or the Rocker Switch, and I chose the Rocker Switch, plus I should haven't to change any fuses in it, I believe the Push Button has fuses that need to be changed from time to time. Edited November 26, 2014 by firepod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 There's a slo-blo fuse inside the voltage selection panel on the back of the rocker switch version, so both types have fuses at the back. The rocker switch type is just less obvious about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firepod Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 There's a slo-blo fuse inside the voltage selection panel on the back of the rocker switch version, so both types have fuses at the back. The rocker switch type is just less obvious about it. Great to know man!!!! If it ever goes out haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyerd Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 Just performed the fan mod using a PC fan I had lying about. The old one was way too noisy. Great instructions on the MainByte site. Now the difficult part - putting it all back together! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmusr Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Great instructions on the MainByte site. This site has lots of fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Just performed the fan mod using a PC fan I had lying about. The old one was way too noisy. Great instructions on the MainByte site. Now the difficult part - putting it all back together! Nice pic... and a clean P-Box too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyerd Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 Omega's great blog post has convinced me to attempt the 80 track mod next on my newly delivered FDC. I'm going to get the HxC from Lotharek, but I can't decide what to fill the remaining space with. A 5.25" or 3.5" or a spacer? What do other folks use and why? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 right now my 2nd space is blank, I think I'm gonna put a 3.5 in there tho as I have an external 5.25 Also the 5.25's use more power so a 3.5 will be easier on the P-box's old power supply 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Just performed the fan mod using a PC fan I had lying about. The old one was way too noisy. Great instructions on the MainByte site. Now the difficult part - putting it all back together! All this talk about replacing the fan, I finally broke down and got a fan off eBay, now just gotta wait for it to come in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyerd Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 All this talk about replacing the fan, I finally broke down and got a fan off eBay, now just gotta wait for it to come in The tiny fan nuts are a bit of a pain to remove, especially the one on the bottom left. I left it out when I re-assembled it as the fan moulding got in the way of the washer and nut. I might file down the moulding the next time it's apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Also the 5.25's use more power so a 3.5 will be easier on the P-box's old power supply A compatible 3.5" should be a heck of a lot easier to locate than a 5.25" 80 track 1/2 power unit anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Omega's great blog post has convinced me to attempt the 80 track mod next on my newly delivered FDC. I'm going to get the HxC from Lotharek, but I can't decide what to fill the remaining space with. A 5.25" or 3.5" or a spacer? What do other folks use and why? Thanks. Well, honestly I started with two 3.5's", before I got the HDX and HxC so that is WHY I use that particular configuration... but that trio is THE BOMB! One of the coolest things is how freaking easy it is to make a .DSK image for someone. All I have to do is use DSK2PC on the TI and everything gets auto-magically turned into a .DSK image in my HDX's DOAD directory on the PC. Before Fred added the DSSD 80 track format to his latest version of Ti99Dir, it was the only way I was able to get a valid image for my HxC. Fortunately you'll not have that problem as you'll be able to make your blank images easily for your HxC with that program, which means you'll not even need a second drive at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) Actually, 720K half-height 5.25 drives are relatively easy to find. Here's one of about four different auctions I saw on eBay for Teac FD-55F drives when I went looking today (some of them are unreasonable prices, but you can usually find one for under $40, shipped, if you look for a while). http://www.ebay.com/itm/231396661441? Edited November 28, 2014 by Ksarul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyerd Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Would this FFD work ok with the PEB? http://www.ebay.com/itm/SONY-MPF920-1-44MB-BLACK-FLOPPY-DRIVE-/181481651076?pt=US_Internal_Port_Expansion_Cards&hash=item2a41263b84 I remember seeing a list somewhere, but I can't find it now! Is this FDD cable OK http://www.ebay.com/itm/30-Flat-Ribbon-FDD-Floppy-Drive-Cable-2-device-NEW-/310078009875?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item483216f213 to work with the above FDD and the HxC? Thanks, Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) The cable should work (although you might have to remove the twist on the wires going to the second connector, as that was standard for the IBM, but not for the TI). The drive will work as an 80-track drive--you probably don't want to use it in 40-track mode if you want to exchange the disks with anyone. They will work, but you'd need someone with a similarly configured drive for them to be able to read them. Note also that this drive is configured as TI drive 1 (with the first TI drive number being 0 at the hardware level), so it would show up as drive 2. Edited November 29, 2014 by Ksarul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyerd Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 The cable should work (although you might have to remove the twist on the wires going to the second connector, as that was standard for the IBM, but not for the TI). The drive will work as an 80-track drive--you probably don't want to use it in 40-track mode if you want to exchange the disks with anyone. They will work, but you'd need someone with a similarly configured drive for them to be able to read them. Note also that this drive is configured as TI drive 1 (with the first TI drive number being 0 at the hardware level), so it would show up as drive 2. Ok - Thanks. I'm going to be doing the 80 track mod as described in Omega's blog. Just getting the shopping list together and making sure that I get the correct parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyerd Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 Is your mini-PEB a Corcomp? If so, you might be interested in the new DSR eprom for it. It removes that nasty startup code and allows it to respond like a normal TI, eliminating the problems with some software and games. Gazoo Gazoo, Can you check your PMs please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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