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From: jhwhit01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
Subject: Re: HFDC
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 14:01:58 GMT
Organization: University of Louisville

In article <2146@rztsun.rz.tu-harburg.de>, ti6hk@ap04.rz.tu-harburg.de (Henry Koplien - 3358 ) writes:
> I think we now reached the point of the most interesting stuff about the
> HFDC! What are the differences between the versions of the HFDC?? 
> Specially the bugs.
> 
> I wasn't shure if the level 2 floppy-bug is hardware-dependent or
> only software-dependent. Up to now I thought it is a failure of the pcb
> coming nondeterministic, i.e. logic levels about 3 Volts sometimes less. 
> If it is a software-problem it should be solved.
> Barry wrote H12. Tell us more about this version, if you can.
> The other thing of interest, are there any changes of the pcb? This limits
> upgrades by the software.
> 
> To Barry Boone...
> 
> I found the bug not only writing non-image files... The bug concerns
> every write-format to floppydisk. I wrote a low-level debugging tool editing 
> sectors on floppy's and harddisks. Writing back the sector will sometimes
> fail for the floppy. With a second try the sector is written! So it doesn't
> matter which format you choose, every format is stripped down to a low-level 
> write.
> 
> Henry
> 
> 
 
Henry, you might want to make sure you have the SMC9216B (8-pin DIP) on your
HFDC and not the SMC9216 used on several boards.  The non-B version is only
guaranteed to work at speeds up to 4.3 MHz, but the signal driving the chip is
8 MHz.  The B-version is spec'd for up to 8.3 MHz.
 
The 9216(B) is the data separator which is used only for reads (which are of
course used during sector writes to put the data in the right area on the disk
track).
 
Jeff White    jhwhit01@ulkyvx.bitnet
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
From: cohen@GOMEZ.phys.virginia.edu
Subject: TI-99/4A items wanted (also trades)
Reply-To: cohen@GOMEZ.phys.virginia.edu
Organization: Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 21:55:23 GMT

Hello,

here is a partial list of TI-99/4A items I am looking for.
I will buy if the price is right, or I will trade (I have a lot of TI-99/4A
items I can offer as a trade, please ask for a list if you are interested).
If you have other items if interest not listed here, try me...  I may be
tempted... Thanks!
                                                    JOSEPH COHEN, (804) 293-8973
Cartridges wanted (January, 1993)-
Numeration I
Computer Math Games I
Computer Math Games III
Computer Math Games IV
Addition and Subtraction 3 (Scott, Foresman)
Multiplication 2 (Scott, Foresman)
Decimals I (Scott, Foresman)
Scott, Foresman School Management Applications package (or any part thereof).
Fractions I (Scott, Foresman)
Number Bowling
Picture Parts
Frog Jump
Reading Adventures
Reading Power
Reading Rainbows
Reading Trail
Reading Wonders
Demonstration (PHM 3001)
Speech Editor
Terminal Emulator I
Diagnostic module
E.T.
SMU Electrical Engineering Library
Key to Spanish
Mini Writer cartridge
Princess and the Frog
ALL Asgard cartridges (Mancala, TypeWriter, Tris, Link, etc.)
ALL DataBiotics cartridges (Black Hole, Sorgan II, Miniwriter III, Star Runner, 
                            Stargazer 1/2/3, The Great Word Race, TI-TOAD,
                            Junkman Jr., Burger Builder, Midnight Mason,
                            Micro Pinball, Q-Maze, Star Trap, TI-Planner,
                            Beyond Parsec (Omega), Space Patrol, Micro tennis,
                            Breakthrough, Boxer, Super Forth, etc.)
Ant Eater (Romox)
Hen Pecked (Romox)
Princess and the Frog (Romox)
Rotor Raiders (Romox)
Topper (Romox)
Typo II (Romox)
Whiz Kid (Romox)
Ant Colony (Funware)
Astroblitz (Funware)
Cave Creatures (Funware)
Crisis Mountain (Funware)
Galactic Barrier (Funware)
Henhouse (Funware)
Pipes (Funware)
Trashman (Funware)
Video Vegas (Funware)
Jumpy
Frogger (Parker Brothers)
Navarone Homework Helper (/Plus)
Navarone Console Writer
Super Space, SuperSpace II, or SuperCart (8K or/and 32K RAM)
FORTH cartridge (SUPER FORTH?)
Myarc Extended BASIC II/IV system

Hardware-
Any GRAM/GROM devices and cards(from USA, Europe, etc.)-
    e.g., Mechatronic GRAM CARTE, Pilgrim's Pride Module 6000, Belgian GRAM
    cartridge, P-GRAM card, home-made stuff, etc.
Any RAM cards/pripherals (from USA, Europe, etc.)
PEBox cards made in Europe or Australia
FIRST ADE card
Music card (FORTII)
Texas light Shooter from Non Plyoptics
Light pen
Mouse
Model Masters JoyPrint (printer interface from Joystick port)
CorComp GROM BUSTER (module adapter for 1983 beige V2.2 TI-99/4A consoles)
ANY HOME-MADE or modified equipment (tell me what you have...)

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
From: David.Ross@launchpad.unc.edu (David Ross)
Subject: stuff
Organization: University of North Carolina Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 13:24:17 GMT

I still have a TI sitting here at home, as about half the families in
America do somewhere in their basement.  :)  It's nice to see that some
people are still supporting it.  I sure bet you get flamed a lot though by
people with like 486s.  Anyway, I have been reading some of the messages,
and I guess you could say that it is a level A system, although I have
many cartidges.  Most are the TI ones, but a few are third party.  So
what, if any have been the major enhancements to the TI over the years? 
Is there now a way to get 80 columns out of it?  Is there a place where
one of those expansion boxes can be obtained, or an RS232?  If anyone
wants to buy some of my stuff, be my guess.

                                        Dave

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
From: cs902117@ariel.yorku.ca (TONY D'ALFONSO)
Subject: Re: Your favorite BBS
Originator: cs902117@a05.ariel.yorku.ca
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:14:54 GMT


>I need to find a BBS that for my TI 99/4A.  There are none in the
>St. Paul area.  I've discontinued my subscription to Compuserve.
>Can you help me my either posting or E-mailing me a list of some
>of the BBS's you use?  For now, I'm mainly interested in downloading
>files.

]David Nieters
]University of Minnesota
]daven@vx.cis.umn.edu

Hi Dave, 
	There are two boards that I can think of off hand, here in the T.O area...

TI Tower (Sysop Gary Bowser) (416)-921-2731 (24 hours, 9600 baud (I think), 8.N.1)
TIBM Wizard (Sysop Ray Dyer) (416)-743-6703 (Line 1, 24 hrs, 9600+, 8.N.1)
                             (416)-743-8270 (Line 2 - temporarily down)
                                            (TIBM Wizard has link to both this
                                             newsgroup and TI Echo)

Hope this helps...
 

    \_\_\_\_\_\_\_       The Tonester
       \_    \_    \_    cs902117@ariel.yorku.ca
        \_    \_    \_   "I don't ever want to play the part
         \_    \_\_\_     Of a statistic on a government chart
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    that gives its hope when the whole day's done"            | The Police

    "Too many cameras and not enough food, this is what we've seen."
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
From: cohen@GOMEZ.phys.virginia.edu
Subject: Re: HFDC
Reply-To: cohen@GOMEZ.phys.virginia.edu
Organization: Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:12:51 GMT

In article <1993Jan20.015117.3350@a.cs.okstate.edu>, boone@a.cs.okstate.edu (Barry E. Boone) writes:
>
>The latest version of MDM5 is 1.40 for the 99/4A and 1.30 for Geneve
>(there is no difference between the two, except that 1.40 was intended to
>work with the FINAL version of MDOS.
>
>Barry
>-- 


Will the MDMV Geneve version load and work properly on a TI-99/4A?
From: boone@a.cs.okstate.edu (Barry E. Boone)
Subject: Re: HFDC
Organization: Oklahoma State University
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 14:54:35 GMT

From article <00966F1E.995847C0@GOMEZ.PHYS.VIRGINIA.EDU>, by cohen@GOMEZ.phys.virginia.edu:
> 
> Will the MDMV Geneve version load and work properly on a TI-99/4A?
 
Yes

-- 
Barry Boone -- boone@a.cs.okstate.edu

Gravity: It's not just a good idea, it's the law.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
From: daven@vx.cis.umn.edu (David Nieters)
Subject: TI GPL Manual
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Minnesota CIS
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:17:00 GMT

I've seen articles inquiring to the whereabouts of the TI GPL Manual.  I
have it available via anonymous FTP from nstar.cis.umn.edu (128.101.65.50).
It is in the subdirectory GPLMAN.  It is in postscript(tm) format along
with the LaTeX sources if anybody wants to run their own version of LaTeX
on it.  I've been working on it lately, getting the figures and tables
looking pretty.  There is still a little work that needs to be done at the
end of the manual, but since people want it, I thought I'd put up what I
have.  It's 161 pages long.  I'll put up a posting when I'm happy with the
final version.  There is some text missing in the beginning of Chapter 2. 
If anyone has the missing text, could you please send it to me and I will
include it in the manual.

I also have the disassembled console ROMs (back in the root directory of
anonymous FTP).  Someone was asking is anyone had that available.  In
addition, I also have disassembled code for the disk controller, the RS232
card and the mini-memory cartridge.  Sorry, I do not have any disassembled
GPL GROM code.  I've commented these as best as I could.  I ask anyone who
gets them to let me know of any errors in my comments or anything that may
be useful to add.  Same goes for the GPL manual.

David Nieters
University of Minnesota
daven@vx.cis.umn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
From: nobi@EUREKA.AUSTIN.IBM.COM (nobi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti.explorer
Subject: Greetings!
Date: 27 Jan 93 19:33:31 GMT
Distribution: inet
Organization: The Internet

I found a new mail-box and am rejoining this news group.  I left TI 
at the end of November, now I am working in a subgroup of IBM AIX software
support group in Austin, TX.  

Earlier in January, I received a call from Esther Pace, ex-TI'er who
worked in TI spare parts Dept. for Explorers.  She is now working for
United Computing Group who acquired all the TI computer spare parts,
that includes Explorer parts.  Her phone number may come in handy
for some of you sometime.  It's 1-800-959-5509.  The company is in
California, but presently, she is located in Houston.

Nobi Nagase
-- 
          _________       IBM Corp, Software Support Center
     __/\/_ O B _/_       Nobi@eureka.austin.ibm.com
                          (512) 823-9591
From: bonasso@STARBASE.MITRE.ORG (R. Peter Bonasso)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti.explorer
Subject: Macs and uExps
Date: 28 Jan 93 14:16:59 GMT
Distribution: inet
Organization: The Internet


Has anyone tried the micro-Exp boards on any version of the Mac besides the
original Mac II? Like the FX or CI versions? Quadras? PowerBooks with
extenders. 

Pete
From: acuff@CAMIS.STANFORD.EDU (Richard Acuff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti.explorer
Subject: Re: Macs and uExps
Date: 28 Jan 93 16:03:35 GMT
Distribution: inet
Organization: The Internet

We've successfully used mX boards in the CI, CX, FX, and X.  In order to get all
the boards into the 3-slot systems we had to cut a small slot in the housing
around the (I think) fan.  That way the mX's memory daughter board could hang
out over the edge and the mX main board could take one slot, the video driver
(for big displays, important for mX) another, and the ethernet the third.  For
our board sets, we were still well below max power draw.

        -- Rich
From: nobi@EUREKA.AUSTIN.IBM.COM (nobi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti.explorer
Subject: Re: Explorer software
Date: 28 Jan 93 18:04:05 GMT
Distribution: inet
Organization: The Internet

(Appologize for broadcasting this message, but we seem to have problem
reaching the addressee directly.)
> 
> Do you know if it is possible to gain access to the latest version of
> the Explorer software?
> 
> I have come across what appears to be a strange bug. It appears that
> sometimes when I invoke "change-class" on an object, not all pointers
> to the object is updated accordingly. If I do a "full-gc", it is OK
> again. 
> 
> We had a software support contract with TI long past the time when it
> appears they actually stopped development of the Explorer software,
> but I do not think that I got all the latest bug-fixes. TI has since
> closed their office in Norway, all the people I knew have gone away,
> and I don't know who to approach. Any suggestions?
> 
> Erling
 
Erling,

Have your tried to call Hewlett-Packard Customer Response Center?
They now support most of TI's computer systems.  TI system V is
actively supported, but others like Explorer support is minimal.
It's 1-800-531-5160.  They should be able to accomodate your software
needs, although I do not know whether the latest updates solve your
problem.  The latest version of Explorer software is 6.1 and 
additional patches and one new microcode should be available.
If you want to use fax, it's 404-850-2704 attn to: D. Isler, HP
Customer Response Center.  -- NN
PS.
Let me know if you have any luck talking to HP.  I may have
a chance to talk with them sometime in the future.

Regards,
-- 
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                          (512) 823-9591
From: tstark@access.digex.com (Timothy M. Stark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
Subject: Re: Your favorite BBS
Date: 28 Jan 1993 18:42:59 -0500
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: access.digex.com

daven@vx.cis.umn.edu (David Nieters) writes:

>I need to find a BBS that for my TI 99/4A.  There are none in the
>St. Paul area.  I've discontinued my subscription to Compuserve.
>Can you help me my either posting or E-mailing me a list of some
>of the BBS's you use?  For now, I'm mainly interested in downloading
>files.

>David Nieters
>University of Minnesota
>daven@vx.cis.umn.edu

Hello Everyone:

      There are a TI-related BBS in California. Its name is UGO C-99 BBS.
That is (714)-751-4332. Good Luck!

-- Tim Stark

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837 North Van Dorn St       Portal: Timothy_M_Stark@cup.portal.com
Alexandria, Va. 22304-2723  TDD: (703) 212-9731 Pager: (703) 702-4078
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
From: cohen@GOMEZ.phys.virginia.edu
Subject: Whhhat do     TI ATA date codes mean anyway?
Reply-To: cohen@GOMEZ.phys.virginia.edu
Organization: Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 05:45:42 GMT

The following is probably of little importance to most of us, but
somebody who has great interest in such things once     told me    that
the ATA date codes on TI products give the week (1st 2 digits) nad
and year (last 2     digits) of    production.
Now here I hold 2 cartridges of the same title (early learning fun)
both with     ATA0883 code.  But one has a 5-digit     serial number,
and the other has a 7-digit serial number.  How could that be?
Were they really produced in the same week of 1983?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
From: boone@a.cs.okstate.edu (Barry E. Boone)
Subject: Re: Vote for computer peripherals
Organization: Oklahoma State University
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 17:33:18 GMT

From article <0096717E.38DB1BE0@GOMEZ.PHYS.VIRGINIA.EDU>, by cohen@GOMEZ.phys.virginia.edu:

> Teac for disk drives (TI used MPI and later Shugart full height drives, I think
>                       they also planned on Shugart half height DS/DD drives for
>                       their DD controller?)

the old ss/sd shugarts were really lousy...
I personally use Teac and Mitsubishi's.

> Hard drives- usual name is Seagate, I have little experience here.

Seagate (sleazegate) drive quality depends entirely on the model... most of the
ones I have seen had all sorts of Quality Control problems... though the ST225's
were pretty stable...  Best I have seen are Maxtor and Micropolis, though I have
no experience with other brands and cannot comment on them.

Barry
-- 
Barry Boone -- boone@a.cs.okstate.edu

Gravity: It's not just a good idea, it's the law.
From: andy-w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Andrew webster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
Subject: Re: FOR-ANDY-W
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 05:31:56 MST
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #1, Edmonton, AB, Canada

cohen@GOMEZ.phys.virginia.edu writes:

- In article <0gokXB2w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>, andy-w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (
- >
- >
- >follow. I use it. German grammer is not that difficult. Every letter is 
- >pronounced. 
- >Hault/end
- >
- >--
- >Andrew webster              andy-w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca 
- 
- How can you use it with a Myarc controller?
- 
- I tried to reply to your recent messages, but apparently I cannot get e-mail
- to you as well...  Strange.
- 

On my second system up in my kids room! A standard sys. 

--
Andrew webster              andy-w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
Subject: ti pc?
From: yscroggins@vax1.umkc.edu
Date: 23 Jan 93 16:59:30 CST
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City
NNTP-Posting-Host: vax1.umkc.edu

I have recently become the proud owner of some type of pc compatible ti
computer.  It has two 360k 5 1/4 drives, 5 pc/xt expansion slots(one of which
is taken up by a mono card) and some form of memory expansion slot(with a 128k
card made by ti in it).  It came with a monitor by ti also.
	does anyone have any info on this computer?
It wont load dos 3.3, but it will work with 2.11.
I tried to connect a mfm controller and drive, but got no response.
the floppies connect to the mother board, and righ by where they connect,
there is what looks like another drive connection, only a few connections
longer than the floppie connectior.

please email me any info, and thanks in advance.
From: jhwhit01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
Subject: Re: Your favorite BBS
Date: 23 Jan 93 17:57:24 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Louisville

In article <00966FF9.AC65F020@GOMEZ.PHYS.VIRGINIA.EDU>, cohen@GOMEZ.phys.virginia.edu writes:
> In article <21JAN199311562808@vx.cis.umn.edu>, daven@vx.cis.umn.edu (David Nieters) writes:
>>I need to find a BBS that for my TI 99/4A.  There are none in the
> 
> Here is some info I have assembled-
> 
> 2.
> 
> Jesse Slicer
> 1101 Purdom Street
> Olathe, KS 66061
> 
> Or, just call the BBS from 10pm-7am at (913) 764-6451 for a lot of
> cool downloads.  Talk atcha l8r on.
> Jess
  
Note that this BBS system was taken down in October 1992.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
From: cohen@GOMEZ.phys.virginia.edu
Subject: for Henry
Reply-To: cohen@GOMEZ.phys.virginia.edu
Organization: Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 04:24:20 GMT

Henry:
Now that I solved the     e-mail problems    with Roland Meier
and    others, I cannot get mail to you...  Can you provide
an alternate address that perhaps will work from here?
Please try to e-mail me if you would...
Thanks.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
From: boone@a.cs.okstate.edu (Barry E. Boone)
Subject: Re: HFDC
Organization: Oklahoma State University
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 16:47:19 GMT

From article <00966E9A.97D472E0@GOMEZ.PHYS.VIRGINIA.EDU>, by cohen@GOMEZ.phys.virginia.edu:
> How come the floppy routines are buggy on this damn card and worked
> OK on the Myarc    Floppy controller DDCC-1?

Because they rewrote most of it...

> BTW,     what drives the clock on the HFDC?  I understand there
> is no clock chip on board?

There is a clock chip on the HFDC, but it has no battery backup...

-- 
Barry Boone -- boone@a.cs.okstate.edu

Gravity: It's not just a good idea, it's the law.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
From: daven@vx.cis.umn.edu (David Nieters)
Subject: Your favorite BBS
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Minnesota CIS
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:56:00 GMT

I need to find a BBS that for my TI 99/4A.  There are none in the
St. Paul area.  I've discontinued my subscription to Compuserve.
Can you help me my either posting or E-mailing me a list of some
of the BBS's you use?  For now, I'm mainly interested in downloading
files.

David Nieters
University of Minnesota
daven@vx.cis.umn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti
From: jhwhit01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
Subject: Re: HFDC
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 13:53:53 GMT
Organization: University of Louisville

In article <00966E9A.97D472E0@GOMEZ.PHYS.VIRGINIA.EDU>, cohen@GOMEZ.phys.virginia.edu writes:
> Is anybody considering an improved    EPROM for the HFDC
> or a new disk manager (such as the    UniManager that John
> Birdwell was writing at the time of his death?
 
I have considered an improved EPROM for the HFDC, but I don't think I could
recover the costs of my labor.  An EPROM is simple to copy and pass around.
However, the routines for the SCSI card might possibly be adapted to the HFDC
once they are done.  The WHT SCSI will support the MYARC format (as well as
others) specifications for SCSI hard drives and SCSI floppy drives.
 
Mike Maksimik is now working on UniManager, I believe.  This software will be
able to do tape backup with the HFDC by using the floppy port.  It will also
be provided as the disk manager for the WHT SCSI, though it will not require
the SCSI card.  In other words, if you buy the SCSI card, you will get Mike's
program (he may or may not give it a new name), otherwise you get it from
Crystal Software or Bud Mills Services.  This software is not ready last I
heard.  Mike has not been provided with the extensions to the DSR spec for
SCSI, yet.
 
> 
> How come the floppy routines are buggy on this damn card and worked
> OK on the Myarc    Floppy controller DDCC-1?
 
Paul Charlton corrected a lot of bugs on the MYARC DDCC with his versions of
the DSR's.  The 80-track DSR (the one I've always used) is what I consider the
best.  It supports all floppy formats.  The 40-track DSR for the DDCC formats
the RECOMMENDED 16 sector/track double density, which is not the standard
18 sec/trk format defined by Corcomp because they were first on the market.
The HFDC DSR was not written by Paul Charlton, and several bugs in the chipset
used had to be worked around.  Well, maybe not "several bugs," but enough to
make things pesty.
 
> 
> Does anybody know of a way for the HFDC to read the time from
> a CorComp, MBP or P-GRAM card clocks?
 
The HFDC has its own clock and does not use any other.  You can write a BASIC
program that will run from a Horizon RAMdisk to read one clock and set the
other.  Of course, you need the RAMdisk.  
 
> 
> BTW,     what drives the clock on the HFDC?  I understand there
> is no clock chip on board?
 
The clock chip has an internal oscillator.  It is improperly trimmed (tuned?)
so the clock does not keep the time properly.  The Geneve uses the same clock
chip and keeps time very well.  Apparently, getting the clock chip to run at
the right speed was lost in the translation.  Sounds similar to the floppy DSR
situation.
 
Jeff White   jhwhit01@ulkyvx.bitnet
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti