Bones-69 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 I'm always in TI mode. Always coming up with (good?) ideas, starting them - then life gets in the way and I am removed for a period. Then I can never pick things up where I left off.... I'd like to finish just *one* TI thing I start this year. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 On 12/31/2022 at 10:05 PM, OLD CS1 said: Same. I really think fire is my only answer at this point. Actually, that space has a huge amount of unused potential. It all comes down to how you stack the boxes. . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Ksarul said: Actually, that space has a huge amount of unused potential. It all comes down to how you stack the boxes. . . Some of my boxes might just get split up between you and @acadiel at some point. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 11 hours ago, OLD CS1 said: Some of my boxes might just get split up between you and @acadiel at some point. Hah, I need to get rid of some of mine. LOL. I just started a punch list for my electronics backlog for this year... and wow. It's nuts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 19 hours ago, OLD CS1 said: Some of my boxes might just get split up between you and @acadiel at some point. I know the box problem quite well. She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed was happy today (for a few seconds at least) when she figured out that my holiday soldering work had reached a stopping point. When I explained that there was still a component stuffing step to fill the sockets and a testing step to verify full functionality, her mirth dissipated, as she was initially hoping those things were ready to go out the door. . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 First time my desk has been clear in a year. Of course, I am still sorting through most of it. The stack of papers on the left is incomplete invoices so I can bill for this month. The stack on the right is mostly receipts that need to be scanned and filed, among other papers and what-not which need the same treatment. Then the hardware which was mixed in is left in the box. I need to sort out the USB cables and toss what I have too many of and stash what I need to keep where I need to keep them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 2 hours ago, OLD CS1 said: Then the hardware which was mixed in is left in the box. I need to sort out the USB cables and toss what I have too many of and stash what I need to keep where I need to keep them My wife is good about organizing things, so I asked her for ideas. She bought me a few boxes of ziploc bags in different sizes, all with the slider 'mechanism'. Over the holidays, I made a lot of progress sorting the PC cables and parts, kept the ones I wanted, and donated/recycled/trashed the rest. I still have the mix-and-match containers in the garage that contain parts from the 80s forward; I'll save that for a winter "archaeological dig" adventure Those plastic tubs make for some great layering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appeelicious Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 I want to finally coast the office and permanently have my systems out on display for play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfernalKeith Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 I had a milestone birthday and a lot of life upheaval in 2022, so my goal for 2023 is to get all these half-finished projects out into the world once and for all. I wrote myself a release schedule and everything. We'll see if it sticks. It's frustrating to go back to a project, realize you got it 80% done before you walked away from it, and then it takes so long to get the thread of what you were doing to get back into that headspace. In a perfect world, I'd knock out about ten games this year, get them 'off the books' and then get to work on a bigger, more ambitious project I have had kicking around for a few years now. We shall see. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrodroid Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 On 12/31/2022 at 3:56 PM, Duewester said: Get this under control. That looks fully under control to me! What a fantastic room. If they made a movie set for a magical old computer den it wouldn't look half that great. 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrodroid Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) I don't do resolutions, but I am joining the TI99 community again for the first time since the 80's. I can blame @pixelpedant and his dang Youtube channel. When I first watched a couple of his videos I'm like "who's this guy meticulously (pedantically, you might say ) reviewing these ancient TI games, putting in all this effort for a few hundred views!!? Fast forward a year or so and I've watched them all, and noticed the view counts edging up into the thousands. All that inspired me to revisit my TI99 ambitions from back in the day. I was hobbled by my budget, meaning I had an unexpanded console with speech and XB. Eventually got a mini-memory too. Always wanted to write the cool games but could never get past a demo screen or two because just wasn't fast enough. Anyway, I'm currently pursuing a game I've always wanted to implement on the TI, now targeting Assembly Language, and loving every moment of it. Been coding most of my life, thanks to that early start on the TI, but there is something very enjoyable about the comparative simplicity of this platform. It would be nice if I could finish it this year, but I'm not counting on it. It's been almost 40 years, what's another year or two? Edited January 4, 2023 by retrodroid 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duewester Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Welcome back @retrodroid. I too am a returner. I find that even after a 40 year absence, some things haven't changed. In particular, my mindset. On the other hand, we have a new generation of developers and an older generation using new generation tools that are running circles around anything I could ever have imagined 40 years ago. Often, I just have to sit in awe of what I see here. Ebay is my worst enemy. Every time I see a TI99 setup that I think I can get for $50 or less (shipping included), I'm compelled to bid on it. Unfortunately for my slush fund, I have managed to win a few auctions, not always in my best interest. One $25 free shipping unit ended up costing me several hundred dollars by the time I finished buying test equipment, better de-soldering tools, and developing my Raspberry Pi microscope. Not to mention all the chips and sockets. I don't regret a penny of it though. Anyway, welcome back to the rabbit hole. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeV Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 On 12/31/2022 at 5:56 PM, Duewester said: Get this under control. Awesome! Looks like excellent use of space to me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuxon86 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Received my supposedly tested and working 99/4a yesterday. This is try #3 to get one, wish me luck! if it does work, I’ll be able to finally test my PEB and all the card I stuffed in it! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteE Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 On 12/29/2022 at 5:30 PM, Tursi said: A couple of test programs that I used in the past. TI9900_CPU_Test.txt is one I wrote specifically to get Classic99's CPU up to snuff. It's not perfect, we still fixed bugs after the fact, but it exercises every instruction at least once and tells you what it found wrong. Used it to compare to real hardware - if you pass this, you should be able to run. If you don't, it should tell you why not! Thanks for this. My emulator currently only handles cartridges so I had to make add a loader in cart space. And sure enough, it revealed that my JHE was incorrectly jump if high AND equal. 🤜😆 The next hurdle was XOP, and with that it passes the test. I finished multicolor mode (that everybody wants) and 5th sprite per line detection, and finally it can run the megademo. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikotik Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) So far I built two arcade sticks with 6 action buttons and a 20 key keypad that connects to the keyboard connector. I also replaced the coffee warmer with an external Meanwell PT45-A, added an internal speaker, reset and LOAD switch, "turbo" switch and crystal mod, a freeze switch and made my stackpole keyboard detached and did the alpha lock fix. Edited February 15, 2023 by sikotik forgot item 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FarmerPotato Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 I got one thing done already for 2023, with Amanda doing lots of work next to me: Empty out small storage shed. Clean clean clean. Assemble 3 steel shelf units. Move every bit of computer stuff from garage to shed. More or less sorted! One shelf unit of TI stuff, one for Apple II & Mac, one for everything else. Next up in 2019: replace all the dodgy electrical wiring out there. Someday... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoami999ster Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 12/31/2022 at 11:56 PM, Duewester said: Get this under control. YOU WILL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Apparently mine is to go broke. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire Noir Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I want to get a RAM expansion, and some PEB or PEB replacement. $$$ is the big limit at the moment 🙂 Chesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appeelicious Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 On 1/3/2023 at 8:33 AM, Appeelicious said: I want to finally coast the office and permanently have my systems out on display for play. Darn it. I did clear the office only for us to take a roommate. Everything is in bins and I only have emulation for now. I guess I technically accomplished my goal. How did everyone else do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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