+dhe Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 My big take a way and the thing that most impressed me, was the technical ability of most of the people there. At US get togethers people had a lot of stuff (by companies). At the Treff most people had hand built boxes. LOTS of black boxes with LED's and switches. Oliver Arnold probably had the most impressive collection of hand built hardware combined with custom written assembly code (not to diminish anyone's contributions). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 I need to write down the story Sven Dyroff told me about Horst Wiese and the making of the original run of prototype boards for the Supermodul II. That one was hilarious and simultaneously scary. . .ingenuity at its best. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ti99iuc Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ksarul said: I need to write down the story Sven Dyroff told me about Horst Wiese and the making of the original run of prototype boards for the Supermodul II. That one was hilarious and simultaneously scary. . .ingenuity at its best. Ah nice! I would be very curious to know! If you would be agree I would also be happy to publish this story on TI99iuc as an article page of course with your name as author. Edited June 19, 2022 by ti99iuc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dhe Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 Fest West! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 hours ago, arcadeshopper said: One of a small number of old-school items I don't have, LOLOL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senior_falcon Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 On 8/22/2021 at 2:03 PM, dhe said: Captain's Wheel Expansion Unit. These where usually sold as a kit. That's my Captain's Wheel mini expansion box! I regret parting with it, but it is good to see that someone in the group has it and values it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 9 hours ago, senior_falcon said: That's my Captain's Wheel mini expansion box! I regret parting with it, but it is good to see that someone in the group has it and values it! I like the wooden case the builder made for this one. I have one that someone put into a weird metal shoebox-like container that they filed a giant slot into to access the three card connectors. It works fine, but looks terrible. Looking at the board, it also has a striking resemblance to the 3-slot PEB design published in the Brisbane UG newsletter. . .although there are enough differences that the two may have been totally independent developments. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 And also the Hunter Valley UG. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senior_falcon Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, Ksarul said: I like the wooden case the builder made for this one. I was the builder! This was around 1985-6. I found a TI disk controller from someone near Albany who had upgraded to a DSDD card, bought a CorComp RS232/PIO card, and with 32K built into the console even had a spare slot. (Which was never used.) One of my friends, commenting on the age of the computer, wondered if the holes were for the vacuum tubes! Edited June 29, 2022 by senior_falcon 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 9 minutes ago, senior_falcon said: I was the builder! This was around 1985-6. I found a TI disk controller from someone near Albany who had upgraded to a DSDD card, bought a CorComp RS232/PIO card, and with 32K built into the console even had a spare slot. (Which was never used.) One of my friends, commenting on the age of the computer, wondered if the holes were for the vacuum tubes! That was an excellent case! Woodworking at its best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dhe Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 For SURE a classic! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 ...Oh, you can just return it ...whenever. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 10 hours ago, HOME AUTOMATION said: ...Oh, you can just return it ...whenever. Thx, I'm glad someone said it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dhe Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 From @Swim Enterprises! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dhe Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 The way that guy is smiling reminds me of a predatory used-car salesman. . .buy it, buy it noowwwwww. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dhe Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 My wife said she didn't mind a TI poster, but could I find one that was 'a little less creepy'. So yea, your right. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Hahaha.. maybe true..hang a plant from the ceiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 "How much is that kitty in the window?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyPilot Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 If a color reproduction of a TI-99/4A promotional poster ever becomes available, I'll buy one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyPilot Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Without Cosby. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Seen at VCF-SE. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switch1995 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 As this is a thread about rare items, has anyone ever seen one of these numeric keypads IRL? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Switch1995 said: As this is a thread about rare items, has anyone ever seen one of these numeric keypads IRL? Interesting. I don't think I have ever seen any of the CompuSoft business programs in the wild either--and since the Numeric Keypad (Speedkey) is specified as working exclusively with their software, it may never have been developed far enough to be released. There were several designs for homebrew numeric keypads available BITD, in Decimal or Hexadecimal configurations. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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