Omega-TI Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 TI-ARTIST (update) Does anyone out there in the TI community have 'GOOD QUALITY' documentation for all of the TI-Artist program(s)? Right now everything floating around out in the wild looks like a copy of a copy done on an old 1960's vintage Xerox. It would be fantastic if we could get some good scans. I'm not not talking OCR quality stuff, just something that people would feel good enough about to print up and use. If you have the documentation, and are willing to take the job on for the community as a whole, you'll be helping these programs live on for another generation. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 As far as I know, the documentation for the TI-Artist stuff was photo-copies of an original. That's what I got when I bought it from Incebot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 As far as I know, the documentation for the TI-Artist stuff was photo-copies of an original. That's what I got when I bought it from Incebot. Major BUMMER! Remaking those manuals from scratch would require quite an investment of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empken Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) I thought I might still have mine but couldn't find it. I do have most of the Notung Software products original masters still. Edited March 16, 2016 by empken 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 I do have most of the Notung Software products original masters still. Ken, That sounds GREAT! Would you be willing to share PDF copies and possibly disk images of your goodies with our not so little community here? BTW -It's nice to see one of the TI-Masters show up here! Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I thought I might still have mine but couldn't find it. I do have most of the Notung Software products original masters still. KEN! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 It is very good to see you here. I bought most of the Notung products for my set BITD. I missed a few, but that was mostly because I didn't find out they existed until it was too late to purchase them (I was in Germany at the time). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empken Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Thanks for the welcome and the support of my TI products... I'm a little surprised any one even remembers me lol ...and sorry I've hijacked this thread I've been meaning to do pdf scans of those manuals... I've under a little time pressure on my current project but I'll try to squeeze it in when I do have some time or after by deadline at the end of April. For a hint of what I'm doing now on computers, look at my website at www.songbirdremix.com (3d digital bird models) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Thanks for the welcome and the support of my TI products... I'm a little surprised any one even remembers me lol ...and sorry I've hijacked this thread I've been meaning to do pdf scans of those manuals... I've under a little time pressure on my current project but I'll try to squeeze it in when I do have some time or after by deadline at the end of April. For a hint of what I'm doing now on computers, look at my website at www.songbirdremix.com (3d digital bird models) That's no hijack, it's welcomed! I understand about time constraints. I'm sure many of us are looking forward to those manuals when you get around to it. BTW, that website looks familiar... wasn't I just there a couple of days ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I have always admired Kens work. TI casino is just a gem. Ken, do you have any copies left of your TPA and not go insane? I'd love to get my hands on one. Being an old newsletter editor I kept trying TPA but insanity kept creeping in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Wasn't TPA from McCann Software (and later from TR Software)? I have it, along with his Geometer's Apprentice and his HQ Stacks software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 I have always admired Kens work. TI casino is just a gem. Ken, do you have any copies left of your TPA and not go insane? I'd love to get my hands on one. Being an old newsletter editor I kept trying TPA but insanity kept creeping in. Sparkdrummer, I have a question for you... how would you print this manual? Would you flip it on the long or short side? I'm not quite sure how this one would come out... TI-Casino.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empken Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I have always admired Kens work. TI casino is just a gem. Ken, do you have any copies left of your TPA and not go insane? I'd love to get my hands on one. Being an old newsletter editor I kept trying TPA but insanity kept creeping in. Thanks, Casino was a fun project for me. TPA and insanity? "Heh, heh, heh... I'll show you some pagemanship!" (says the crazy guy on the cover of the book). TPA was a great program and did quality type setting for it's time. I'll never forget my friend, with his brand new Macintosh, not believing I was doing newsletter better than this on my TI-99/4a. I dug through my TI stuff and managed to find 3 copies of the TPA book in good condition, each with their companion disks (whether the disk still works may be another a story). I'll be willing to give two of them up (keeping a copy of myself). I have still have masters of all my programs and shareware, as well as some of Ray Kazmer's work (who passed in 1998 and gave me the rights to his work). Unfortunately, I have no way to look at them anymore (my TI is in storage and has some issues). I love to get some of my programs on a PC emulator. I might be willing loan out my masters in exchange for that. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Emperor Ken: Please put me down for one of the copies of TPA - Insane. I always admired how your pages turned out on anything you published - included you catalogs and manuals. Of course your artistic talents are second to none. I was the final newsletter editor for the VAlley of the Sun TI99'ers (VAST) users group in Phoenix, AZ and feel that I pushed the use of PagePro and PagePro Composer to the limit. Also - You wouldn't happen to have any TI disks in your stack that have the program modules for FIVE CARD STUD, WHEEL OF FORTUNE or HORSE RACING for TI-CASINO? I always kinda hoped I would see those added. Finally - I'd love to help you out with a TI emulator but I don't use them and don't have the foggiest idea on how to set all your fine stuff up. OMEGA - I download that pdf and the pages are not all set the same way - I don't think there is any way to print where they read correctly as a booklet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Thanks for the welcome and the support of my TI products... I'm a little surprised any one even remembers me lol ...and sorry I've hijacked this thread I've been meaning to do pdf scans of those manuals... I've under a little time pressure on my current project but I'll try to squeeze it in when I do have some time or after by deadline at the end of April. For a hint of what I'm doing now on computers, look at my website at www.songbirdremix.com (3d digital bird models) Course I remember you. I spent too much $ calling your BBS from Newbury Park in my teens until I started The KEEP BBS up and I'm pretty sure we were both at la99ers meetings with Ray (RIP) and Steve Mehr.. or fest West Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empken Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Course I remember you. I spent too much $ calling your BBS from Newbury Park in my teens until I started The KEEP BBS up and I'm pretty sure we were both at la99ers meetings with Ray (RIP) and Steve Mehr.. or fest West Greg Wow... someone who remembers my BBS (which was one of the first TI-99/4a powered BBS back in 1984). The KBGB (Cal-Tex) BBS morphed into "Emperor Ken's World" when Compuserve offered the first-ever "personal" webpages and I still run it today... wow, 32 years of running an online site... Is that even possible? lol. I remember the Keep I did show up quite a bit at the LA 99ers, although the San Fernando Valley 99ers was my group and I was President for most of it's life. Steve Mehr and I still trade Christmas cards. Okay-- the two original copies of "How to Use the Printer's Apprentice (...And Not Go INSANE!) are spoken for... Moonsweeper (because he asked first) and Ksarul get them. I'll have to figure out a way to get them to you both. PM me and we'll figure out the details. For those who wanted one who weren't on the list, I do have the original masters of that too, so I'll add that to my "to scan to pdf" list (although that will be minus the companion disk). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Wow... someone who remembers my BBS (which was one of the first TI-99/4a powered BBS back in 1984). The KBGB (Cal-Tex) BBS morphed into "Emperor Ken's World" when Compuserve offered the first-ever "personal" webpages and I still run it today... wow, 32 years of running an online site... Is that even possible? lol. I remember the Keep I did show up quite a bit at the LA 99ers, although the San Fernando Valley 99ers was my group and I was President for most of it's life. Steve Mehr and I still trade Christmas cards. Okay-- the two original copies of "How to Use the Printer's Apprentice (...And Not Go INSANE!) are spoken for... Moonsweeper (because he asked first) and Ksarul get them. I'll have to figure out a way to get them to you both. PM me and we'll figure out the details. For those who wanted one who weren't on the list, I do have the original masters of that too, so I'll add that to my "to scan to pdf" list (although that will be minus the companion disk). Cool The KEEP is still up at thekeep.net too in the late 80s i went multiline with majorbbs/worldgroup and then moved to oregon in 93 where I had the most active system until the internet killed bbs'ing.. I still keep it online with one line so you can dialout to Richard Bell's TI based BBS which is also still online Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empken Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Emperor Ken:...Also - You wouldn't happen to have any TI disks in your stack that have the program modules for FIVE CARD STUD, WHEEL OF FORTUNE or HORSE RACING for TI-CASINO? I always kinda hoped I would see those added.... I didn't do any of those for TI Casino, though I do still have some notes and graphic paper plots for a possible horse racing add-on I consider doing in the late 90's. I did do two add-ons to the original TI Casino; an Acey-Ducey game introduced with TI-Casino v3.3 (1992) and a Casino Solitaire add-on (1996). The Solitaire game (my last TI program) was written on the V9T9 emulator and imported into standard TI format. I have my "TI" page back up now on my website (which is under going renovations making in cell phone/tablet friendly via bootstrap format). Eventually I'll add more pages to the TI section with PDF manuals, more imagery and maybe some downloads (I have TI Casino in V9T9 Format) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz442 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Wow, is this THE Ken Gilliland, creator of "K-Mart" for Tunnels of Doom? One of my all time favorite TOD games, love the finger.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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