RockLobster Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Is RAM expansion a "must" or nice to have? For example, most C64 users don't have it. Many Atari8bit users do. Also, I see in some videos that people have DB9 joystick adapters... Finally, what's a good practical intro read / video to bring a new 2023 user up to speed w/o the full blown history of the platform? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 32K nowadays is a must have. The best bet is to get a TI Pi with a SAMS attachment - that will give you everything you need - memory plus a storage mechanism that's easy to upload things to (SAMs has 32K built in). https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/tag/tipi/#!/TIPI/c/115338525 Ping @arcadeshopper - he may or may not have these in stock. The hard part will be getting a Raspberry Pi right now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Just now, acadiel said: 32K nowadays is a must have. The best bet is to get a TI Pi with a SAMS attachment - that will give you everything you need - memory plus a storage mechanism that's easy to upload things to (SAMs has 32K built in). https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/tag/tipi/#!/TIPI/c/115338525 Ping @arcadeshopper - he may or may not have these in stock. The hard part will be getting a Raspberry Pi right now. I get things in all the time, including pis.. ping me if you are interested 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 49 minutes ago, RockLobster said: Finally, what's a good practical intro read / video to bring a new 2023 user up to speed w/o the full blown history of the platform? This video is from a year ago, but it's still an accurate account of the key TI-99 upgrades in the present day (according to me). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockLobster Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 57 minutes ago, acadiel said: 32K nowadays is a must have. The best bet is to get a TI Pi with a SAMS attachment - that will give you everything you need - memory plus a storage mechanism that's easy to upload things to (SAMs has 32K built in). https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/tag/tipi/#!/TIPI/c/115338525 Ping @arcadeshopper - he may or may not have these in stock. The hard part will be getting a Raspberry Pi right now. Excellent. thanks! fortunately I have a stash of Pi's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockLobster Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 25 minutes ago, pixelpedant said: This video is from a year ago, but it's still an accurate account of the key TI-99 upgrades in the present day (according to me). Your intro segment sounds exactly like what I'm looking for as a starter. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 I think TIPI+32K/SAMS, and a FinalGROM-Cartridge are state of the art. And the speech synthie. F18A graphics is also adorable 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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