Tursi Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I see! As you were then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Aye, as long as the program runs on an unexpanded TI with XB in the slot, it is good. The demos with speech will run, even though you will not hear any speech without a synth. And this will be a community vote on the winner, so (really) as long as you have a festive demo that fits the criteria, all is well. Looks like Fredrik's demo will have to sit as a standalone program on the tape though (or at the end of side B, depending on how many more demos we have submitted), as I think it eats over half of the program space available. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Sometimes posted a new demo I have just tried out. EXCELLENT!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Sometimes posted a new demo I have just tried out. EXCELLENT!!! Just tried it awesome stuff! All these demos are great 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) A box of Christmas-y goodness arrived for me today. The initial run will be on green cassettes... After that, clear with black film. The label will not change, nor will the insert... Just the cassette color. Here's what I anticipate the final cassette will look like for the initial run: Edited November 25, 2015 by Opry99er 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Whoa nice! Me wants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 The green ones are going to be individually numbered, #1-#25 on the cassette label itself. I will also be issuing a numbered certificate with the green tapes with some cool info on it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 5 days left. If anyone's been holding out, now's the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I like those green cassettes! I think I really want one. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 (edited) Glad you guys like them. I have the numbered certificates for the green tapes designed... I think I am going to have them professionally printed. My printer just doesn't have the crisp clarity I want. The contributing programmers have first dibs on the green cassettes... After that, I'll open it up. I am going to make the 25 green ones and then I have 25 clear and black tapes to fill the rest of the demand as needed. I doubt there will be 50 orders though... Nothing wrong with having extras. Edited November 26, 2015 by Opry99er 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredrik Öhrström Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 one green please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Greens reserved for iwantgames and Fredrik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 Did a test save on the new tapes... Of course it may seem trivial to some, but given my recent luck, I was afraid the normal bias C-15 tapes I bought would not be able to handle the TI high frequencies. Luckily, it was okay and the test program saved and loaded without a hitch. I will be saving each tape directly from the TI rather than dubbing... I don't want to risk any data loss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Yeah, the TI frequencies are pretty much in the middle of the vocal range, I never found a tape back in my youth that didn't work. (Cheap ones that stretched or corrupted more easily, yes, but not outright failed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 Yea, I haven't had one fail on me either, save my Pennies and Prizes tape that wore out and eventually quit loading... (Although that may have more to do with storage conditions over the years than the tape failing on its own...) Never used a magnetic media supplier before... You have to buy in bulk with them, so I was hoping they used at least moderately decent materials... These tapes are really nice... I should have ordered 200. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 hehe, cool. yeah, tape was all I had for almost 5 years, and I had to buy the cheapest tapes at the dollar store (usually 90 minute tapes - the worst choice of course). The only tape I ever had fail prematurely was one that was in my pocket the first time I decided to touch an electric fence. Yes, the electrical field that raced through my body actually scrambled the tape. I was impressed. I couldn't hear the fault, but the tape never loaded again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 That's a crazy story!! Touching an electric fence smarts... I imagine it hurt even worse to lose the data though. Here's some good news.... Got my template lined up and the bleed is working properly. This is a test print to make sure my design document is in alignment.... Looks pretty good. Next step is to get each label numbered and head to the print shop. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Nice!! Not much time if anyone else going to get a demo in before Dec 1 they better hurry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unhuman Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Got any BLUE ones? Otherwise I'll take a green - since it's blue + yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 I only have green or clear w/ black foil. That is 3 greens on reserve so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Okay, I cannot stop packaging!!! At this point, I am taking a hit for every tape I sell, but I don't care. These are test prints still, but everything is ready for the big time, just as soon as the contest ends and we vote on the winning demo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Nice! Can't wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jedimatt42 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Looks great... XB was a requirement as well, as I recall... In case you want to be precise with that requirements list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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