Re: TI-H: Re: Hardware upgrades


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Re: TI-H: Re: Hardware upgrades




You need to work"?!?  I work...  All I have to do is manage a few servers,
transfer ~50MB of files out of incomming folders, update www pages, and all
while listening to mp3s...  :)  Right now I've got Prodigy's Breathe
playing...  Next firestarter, then only god can judge me now by tupac...
(can you tell they are alaways in the same order?  :)

>****NOTE****
>This message is posted to TI-H because it is very relevant that others know
>this. I'm not stopping building things, but I am cutting back. This message
>also, of course applies to the original sender of this message.
>****NOTE****
>
>
>Actualy, If you want to build the upgrades, you are welcome to.
>
>With colege comming soon, I'll have very little time. I also need to get a
>REAL job.
>
>If you want, you may want to start building many of the devices.
>
>I'm going to always do turbos and SPinTerfaces and ELs. Speakers and EL I'll
>do when asked. Other things, I'm going to probably raise my prices on, and not
>do some.
>
>My site will eventualy be updated, but not for some time.
>
>I also think I'm going to get back to link based expanders. I'll of course
>build SPinTerface versions, but I'll do link when asked.
>
>I'm only going to build SPinTerface versions when asked, cause the
>SPinTerface, although not dificult to build, does take some time.
>
>I'll still build items, but I'm not going to advertise or anthing.
>
>I have one more order to fill, and then I'm pretty well going to cut back.
>
>I'll do upgrades full time in the summer again, and over breaks, and I'll
>offer to do them when asked, but anyone with expirience in electronics, or who
>has built stuff from my page, I'd appreciate if you contacted me. if you are
>interested, I'll add you to my web page under a list of people who build
>the items.
>
>I'm not quitting, but I just need some more free time (to waste by working! :)
>
>Like I said, I'll do Memory extenders for sure. Link or SPinTerface, but I'm
>hoping to do more of the link versions, and for the SPinTerface versions, I'm
>hoping for customers who alread have the SPinTerface installed.
>
>I'll install it if they ask, but if they ask for an expander, they get a link
>version as default.
>
>Sorry for being so long, but There is a lot to explain.
>
>Also, I'm not doing like Mel and quitting TI.
>
>I just need a break to prepare for colege and work and stuff. I don't even
>have cash for a car or to fix my computer!!!
>
>I'm looking at some sort of electronics engineering or computer technitian.
>Hopefuly, I'll get in this fall!
>
>I look forward to getting back in school.
>
>I'm not going to unsubscribe TI-H either, but I'm going to actualy not respond
>to a message unless it's absolutely nescesary. Basicly, unless I can
>contribute REALISTICLY, I'm going to hit delete. I'll read each of course. If
>it's important, then I'll reply, and if I skan it over and it's some stupid
>temp thing, or how many computers I have, or who's calc is bigger and such,
>then to trash it goes! (:
>
>Speaking of trash, Any Mac users ever play escape velocity??? AWESOME game. I
>was off my e-mail for over 24 hours!!!
>
>Amazing!!!
>
>
>>
>> I wont install any, if they want it installed, i will direct it to you.
>> I'll tell them about your great reputation :0)
>>
>> Yeah, working on my page now, i will add a link to your site as soon
>> as i can, and where ever i use something of yours, i will tell them that
>> you designed it.  I was wondering, about the plexiglass, are the TI-82, 83,
>> 85, and 86 the same size screen....like could i just get the plexi glass cut
>> to
>> the size of the full LCD screen and it would fit all of the calcs mentioned
>> above?
>>
>> The things that i would like to use of yours is like the battery
>>expander, the
>> back light, and the A/C adapter.  Also the speaker thing.....some of this
>> stuff will be modified by me (especially the speaker), and I will say
>>that the
>> origional was created by you, and i modified it.
>>
>> Also, where do the things that go on the back of the battery cover that
>> connect to the battery case on the calc come from?  And how do you connect
>> them to the cover?  Could i just take a single AA holder and take off the
>> spring and plate thing?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Lee
>>
>> P.S.- If you know anyone wanting to buy expanders, let me know, im going to
>> build I think 4 of them (orig. ESF, have some chips that i ordered
>>before they
>> went out of production).....I KNOW that i have at least 1-512k and 1-1meg
>> chip, and probally 2 more..ill have to check
>
>--
>
>
>Richard Piotter
>richfile@prairie.lakes.com
>
>The Richfiles TI Hardware and BASIC web page:
>http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/5081/Richfiles.html