bchamb88 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I just won and received from eBay an unopened Multiplan package. I have no disk drive but do have a NanoPEB. I did some searching, but can anyone give me a link to get that required "Program Disk" as a dsk image for the nanoPEB? Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 http://ftp.whtech.com/spreadsheets/Multiplan/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 If you have an F18A there is also a 80 column version available... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 http://ftp.whtech.com/Diskettes/ 80col version is here, about halfway down 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbray Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) One of the ‘most’ powerful production pieces but very UNDER USED pieces of software every written for the TI99/4A was Microsoft Multiplan! It could be used for creating spreadsheets for finances, mailing lists, inventory records {such as databases}, school grading records, and etc. There have been other spreadsheet programs for the TI99/4A: TI99/4A CALC Freeform SNAPCALC Vector CALC However not one of them could match the degree of sophistication that Microsoft Multiplan displayed. Learning to use Microsoft Multiplan was also great preparation for learning how to used the later “standard” Excel! To learn how to create spreadsheets, I once converted most of the Scott Forsman cartridges to spreadsheets for the TI99/4A for Microsoft Multiplan program. I then took on the task of converting the very thorough Home Budget Management cartridge to a spreadsheet for the TI99/4A with the Microsoft Multiplan program; there was just one “tiny” problem! The largest file that could be created was only around 12K and that was just enough to get three (3) months of data on the spreadsheet, so to view a full year’s budget I had to break the year into four (4) quarters. When the Myarc Geneve 9640 was introduced with its 64K of memory for those type of files when running in the TI99/4A mode, I made a full one (1) year spreadsheet for the 9640 and it can be found on the WHT Site under 9640 files. When I switch totally to IBM PC files for my serious business purposes, I learn to create Excel spreadsheets and then made a clone of the Home Budget Management cartridge in Excel format and had it published on the https://www.vertex42.com website. That cartridge was first published in 1978 and the budget categories and tax categories lasted until 2018 when the new tax laws took place. Too bad all three (TI99/4A Cartridge, TI99/4A & Geneve 9640 spreadsheets, and the Excel spreadsheet) are now OBSOLETE pieces of software. One of the great things about the many different commercial spreadsheet programs is that they have a file sharing format of SYLK where a spreadsheet written on one principles could be shared with another program including Microsoft Multiplan. So even today in 2018 the TI99/4A can share simple spreadsheets written on other computer types. tutor1.pdftutor2.pdf Here is a series of Microsoft Multiplan Templates: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_y_L9EkmQbc8FuDtdsHuvx0BElaj2k7c Edited December 29, 2018 by ewbray 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Note, there were at least two other TI cartridge-based spreadsheet programs: Console Calc (from DataBioTics, also known as TI Planner) and TI-Calc (from TI, but only released in Europe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbray Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Note, there were at least two other TI cartridge-based spreadsheet programs: Console Calc (from DataBioTics, also known as TI Planner) and TI-Calc (from TI, but only released in Europe) I have a copy of TI Planner for Win994a; it is a 8K ROM cartridge, that I can get to load but never run, from what I have seen it appears to be another simple spreadsheet program that doesn't approach the degree of sophistication of Vector Calc and of course Microsoft Multiplan. For simple and quick calculations, its cost/benefit over Microsoft Multiplan was advantageous to the users with limited systems just like TI99/4A Calc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I have no problem running either TI-Planner or TI-Calc either on my HSGPL card or in Classic99. Maybe you need to get a better emulator, Eric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Works fine in Classic99 for me. Tested it out this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) Do note: TI-Calc is NOT the same as TI-99/4A CALC. The first is a sophisticated spreadsheet program released on cartridge by TI, designed to be used on unexpanded (or expanded) TI systems, unlike Multiplan which required system expansion. The second is an Extended BASIC program on cassette that has a lot of useful functions--but also all of the limitations imposed by the Extended BASIC environment. It says nothing towards which program (TI-Calc or Multiplan) is a better program, as both had very different use cases when released. I have a TI-Calc cartridge (there is one in the linked picture) on its way to me now, so I'll be doing some experimentation in the near future. Edited December 30, 2018 by Ksarul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbray Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) Do note: TI-Calc is NOT the same as TI-99/4A CALC. The first is a sophisticated spreadsheet program released on cartridge by TI, designed to be used on unexpanded (or expanded) TI systems, unlike Multiplan which required system expansion. The second is an Extended BASIC program on cassette that has a lot of useful functions--but also all of the limitations imposed by the Extended BASIC environment. It says nothing towards which program (TI-Calc or Multiplan) is a better program, as both had very different use cases when released. I have a TI-Calc cartridge (there is one in the linked picture) on its way to me now, so I'll be doing some experimentation in the near future. The Microsoft Multiplan cartridge was released in 1981, while the TI-Calc cartridge was released in 1983. TI-99/4A Calc {released in 1984, however the program has copyright dates of 1981, 1982, & 1983} was NOT designed to run in Extended Basic! It was written to run on very minimal systems of just a TI99/4A console (with just TI BASIC) & Cassette player/recorder (pg. 22 of Manual). TI-994A Calc.pdf The sophistication of Microsoft Multiplan allows the creator of the spreadsheet to do advanced mathematics such as square roots, sines, cosines, logs (10), tangents, and etc. as well as simple averages of cell groups; which no other spreadsheet program (TI-99/4A Calc, TI-Calc, Vector Calc, & etc.) for the TI99/4A can even approach this degree of versatility. Microsoft Multiplan's list of functions available to the user are too numerous to list in this narrative. Microsoft Multiplan - Guide & Template.pdf With Microsoft Multiplan's degree of sophistication and versatility makes it IDEAL for doing; Modelling and Planning, Household Finance Planning, Business Accounts and Budgeting, Invoices, Wages, Predictions / Simulations, Break even analysis, Statistical analysis, Collect data from different sources (e.g. phone number, prices.), & Explore and interpret data in order to draw conclusions for business. In making a comparison of ALL of the spreadsheet programs for the TI99/4A; using Microsoft Multiplan is like driving a Silver Shadow Rolls Royce while using the other spreadsheet programs (TI-99/4A Calc, TI-Calc, Vector Calc, & etc.) is more like driving a Model T Ford. Edited December 30, 2018 by ewbray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 If anyone is interested, I scanned my Multiplan manual back in 2017 and made a PDF out of it since I never saw one in the wild. If you want it, it's attached below. Also for those who want to try Multiplan out, but don't have a cartridge, you don't need one, if you have a FinalGROM. Just click << HERE >> to get the .BIN. TI-Microsoft Multiplan.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 We already have the F18A compatible disk for Multiplan, but could someone please upload a copy of the original 40 column diskette into this thread, so 9918 users can check it out to. Of all the stuff linked in the FR99/FG99 repository, that support disk is missing. -- Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Here it is - a copy of the original TIMP.dsk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) Here it is - a copy of the original Excellent thanks! I'll insert the link after dinner.... just got the call to chow... ** EDIT ** Done! Thanks again! Edited January 6, 2019 by --- Ω --- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gferluga Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Do we have available the Multiplan cart on disk? Not the original program floppy. Just the module. To be executed from CF7+ or Nano PEB. The same would be nice for TI-Writer. We have many games but very few applications around. Thanks in advance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) Look here for the .bin file for your finalgrom. https://ftp.whtech.com/Cartridges/ Otherwise, look at getting a TIpi Edited January 31, 2021 by GDMike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 3 hours ago, gferluga said: Do we have available the Multiplan cart on disk? Not the original program floppy. Just the module. The FinalGROM .BIN has been available for some time on AtariAge << HERE >>. I'm unaware of the loader ever being available on disk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 3 hours ago, gferluga said: Do we have available the Multiplan cart on disk? Not the original program floppy. Just the module. To be executed from CF7+ or Nano PEB. The same would be nice for TI-Writer. We have many games but very few applications around. Thanks in advance. there is no way to do that. both of the carts require memory expansion and are large enough to take all of it if you loaded the programs into memory.. as for word processing there's a package called funlweb that you will find is equivalent to ti-writer in every way.. and runs from ex basic or editor assembler carts.. http://ftp.whtech.com/emulators/pc99/pc99 dsk collection/WordProcessing/FUNLWEB/ if you get a finalgrom99 cart (I have them in stock in my store) you can load either/any cart pretty much into a sd card and away you go Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gferluga Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Thanks everyone for your answers. However, my white PAL 99/4a, with blue power button, doesn't see the FinalGrom99 cart. I can plug many TI cart, but not that one. On screen (C) shows 1981 Any idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 22 minutes ago, gferluga said: Thanks everyone for your answers. However, my white PAL 99/4a, with blue power button, doesn't see the FinalGrom99 cart. I can plug many TI cart, but not that one. On screen (C) shows 1981 Any idea? Try a different SD card. One of mine could see the finalrom sd a let me select games today. But the other finalgrom could not, and it would not show on screen. But when I used a compatible sd it would show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 I've used Multiplan to inventory my electronic parts. It's slow and severely hampered by the 40col screen. Is there an 80 column version by any chance? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Should be one on WHT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) Yeah, when the MK2 comes out allowing the ti 80 columns would be a great help too. Edited February 5, 2021 by GDMike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Here it is. BTW, it works fine on an AVPC card (or EVPC). Multiplan80column.dsk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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