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@erroneus00 8 күн бұрын
Love your content and your smarts! I have a question you might be able to figure out or already know. I have acquired a Tandy 1000 external 5.25" floppy drive and intended to remove the drive to install into a CoCo floppy case. But now I'm re-thinking this approach and maybe come up with a way to use this drive AS-IS with some adapter cables/devices. Already I have found the external drive connectors on the Tandy 1000 ex/hx are really different from standard. For starters, they are 30 pin rather than 34 and instead of the odd numbered pins being ground, some are 5V, ground and 12V. SO! That would require some special things to make work. I have been able to find the pinouts for the INTERNAL drives in the 1000 ex/hx (they are 34 pin) and the standard 34 pin card edge connector on the internet. But I haven't found the specific pinout mappings for the 30 pin external drive connectors. Could you help? I'd like to be able to create a board to install into the CoCo floppy drive case where the molex 4 pin power connector can connect to the board. The power lines would map to the appropriate pins for a 30 pin card edge cable which would then connect to the Tandy 1000 external floppy case. In my head it is "simple" but I don't know how to KiCAD at all.
@TJBChris 6 күн бұрын
Thanks for the compliments on the channel! It’s fun to do these videos…even more fun when people like them. As to your external drive, I haven’t come across any service doc for them in my travels. I do see them mentioned in Tandy’s Notes and Jumpers (you can find these on the TRS-80 Model II Archie on GitHub repository in the Hardware/Notes and Jumpers folder). I don’t think you’ll find pinouts there, but you might get some clues. Good luck! github.com/pski/model2archive
@erroneus00 5 күн бұрын
@@TJBChris I took good quality images of both sides of the Tandy30pin to standard 34 pin floppy card edge adapter board within the external drive enclosure. Using a reference describing the 34 pin standard (one side is ground the other side is all signals) I was able to visually trace back each pin from the 34 pins to the Tandy30pin arrangement which integrates 12V, 5V, Ground and signals. I'd be happy to share the results with you if you like? I did it all in Inkscape as that tool suits my experience level best for now. I suppose I could compile a table simply breaking out the connection pin translations but that doesn't tell the whole story.
@erroneus00 5 күн бұрын
"Standard 34 pin card edge connector for 5.25"" floppy drive (odd numbered pins are all ground)", Pin,Function 2,Connector Clamp 4,(Spare) 6,Select 3 (NDS3) 8,Index 10,Select 0 (NDS0) 12,Select 1 (NDS1) 14,Select 2 (NDS2) 16,Drive Motor Enable (NMOTORON) 18,Direction 20,Step (NSTEP) 22,Write Data (NWRITEDATA) 24,Write Gate (NWRITEGATE) 26,Track 00 (NTRK00) 28,Write Protect (NWRITEPROTECT) 30,Read Data (NREADDATA) 32,Side Select (NSIDESELECT) 34,Connector Clamp
@erroneus00 5 күн бұрын
Tandy 1000ex External floppy drive pins, , Odd side card edge connector, Pin,Function 1,12V 3,12V 5,Ground 7,Ground 9,Ground 11,Ground 13,Ground 15,Side Select (NSIDESELECT) 17,Direction 19,Write Protect (NWRITEPROTECT) 21,Read Data (NREADDATA) 23,Write Data (NWRITEDATA) 25,Write Gate (NWRITEGATE) 27,Select 0 (NDS0) 29,Select 1 (NDS1) , Even side card edge connector, Pin,Function 2,5V 4,5V 6,5V 8,5V 10,Index (NINDEX/SECTOR) 12,Track 00 (NTRK00) 14,Step (NSTEP) 16,Drive Motor Enable (NMOTORON) 18,Ground 20,Ground 22,Ground 24,Ground 26,Ground 28,12V 30,12V
@albertackjay3462 11 күн бұрын
Looking Snazzy TJB Chris ! Love your comedic take on wine tasting! 🍷 Enjoy !
@TJBChris 6 күн бұрын
Thank you! I’m glad you like it, and thanks for watching the channel!
@BollingHolt 12 күн бұрын
Now that I have watched the whole thing. Bravo, sir, bravo! You put a very unique and fun touch to so many of your videos. Most enjoyable!
@TJBChris 6 күн бұрын
Thanks! I have a…unique…brand of humor. It’s fun to share once in a while and do something a little off-script for the channel. 😁
@BollingHolt 12 күн бұрын
Oh goodness! Oz looks JUST like someone who would have hung out with Frasier and Niles Crane in the mid-90s... even if he WASN'T a wine connoisseur LOL. Edit - as you mention the Cranes later in the video haha
@TJBChris 6 күн бұрын
I agree, I can see the Drs. Crane hanging out with Oz for sure…until they decide he’s beneath them and snubs him. Probably only to find out Oz has some social connection they covet. 🤣
@BollingHolt Күн бұрын
@@TJBChris YES!!!!! 😂
@BollingHolt 12 күн бұрын
Hell yeah! Finding this just in time for my lunch break! Let the picture begin. 😎
@southerninterloper4107 14 күн бұрын
Fun video! Are the classics like Mad Dog 20/20 & Boone's Farm in the index? Inquiring minds want to know.
@TJBChris 6 күн бұрын
Sadly, no…no Mad Dog or Boone’s Farm that I could find. I guess they had to draw the line somewhere? 😂
@JimLeonard 14 күн бұрын
Okay, I'm going to admit I lost it at the diary entries. I was not expecting actual diary entries -- excellent work.
@TJBChris 6 күн бұрын
Oh yeah…here at the TJB Shopping Network, our demonstrations are in-depth! Glad you liked it; thanks for watching!
@AureliusR 14 күн бұрын
Herb Alpert!!! Awesome shirt.
@TJBChris 14 күн бұрын
I saw him live a couple of months ago. It was a great show...a mix of music and discussion about his career in music (and other areas in the arts). He shared stories as an artist and as a record exec. It was like a relaxing jam session with a jazz great.
@RetroGamingNook 15 күн бұрын
Hand to god, my wife is sitting next to me watching every second and hanging on every word… You clever-clever sob. 😃
@TJBChris 14 күн бұрын
:D Hah! I couldn't even get my wife to watch it...and she likes wine! :) Of course, she did watch me laughing at myself while I was editing it (and overheard my pairing recommendations...like Steak-Ums and Stoffer's Frozen Lasagna), so I guess she got the gist.
@RetroGamingNook 14 күн бұрын
@@TJBChris Great content! My wife really loved it too. You brought your Chardonn-Ay game with those gags. Those Steak-Ums and Stoffer's bits had me tearing up. You got good instincts. Thanks for the entertainment.
@ohioterran7374 15 күн бұрын
Absolutely loved this overview of the "Encarta of Wines" on the Tandy!
@TJBChris 14 күн бұрын
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
@BeerAndWarcraft 15 күн бұрын
I like this channel! Thanks Chris.
@TJBChris 14 күн бұрын
Thanks for the compliment! I have a lot of fun making these videos.
@Lee_Adamson_OCF 16 күн бұрын
Very fancy! But I am very saddened that my $16 bottom-shelf boxed wine is not mentioned. :( :( :(
@TJBChris 14 күн бұрын
Thanks! I didn't find any boxed wine we usually drink on the list, but I didn't look too hard either. I guess this was a time when wine with screw tops was still looked down upon, so maybe boxed wine was well below Oz Clarke?
@jdmcs 16 күн бұрын
I think “drink with two years age” means that you should be drinking a 2022 vintage (being 2024 when I left this comment).
@TJBChris 14 күн бұрын
Ah, makes sense. Being an amateur (and being too lazy to Google it), I stuck with trying to puzzle out for the audience. Thanks for watching!
@charlesdorval394 16 күн бұрын
Awe... :( I was looking forward to part 2 of "Wine with Chris" :P
@TJBChris 14 күн бұрын
If I ever have a good reason, I'll have to revisit the subject. Thanks for watching!
@charlesdorval394 16 күн бұрын
Another average Joe here and I have to agree, pretty good wine for not too much around here as well. Only bad wine I ever got was where I used to work, christmas "present" from a supplier. I was wondering why nobody wanted it ... until I poured it. I don't know much about wine, but I could tell wine shouldn't be that colour lol Damn that was bad
@charlesdorval394 16 күн бұрын
So that would be Chardonn-eh in Canada lol And if you wanna show off at a wine tasting, you don't pronounce the 'C' in blanc. And you didn't butcher that french name at all, you got it pretty spot on! I actually had to rewind to see what you meant hehehe The "blank" wine bothered me more lol
@TJBChris 14 күн бұрын
Hah - I didn't even think to make a -eh joke. Hrm, I've been slacking! Glad to know I was close on the pronunciation of the french wine. As to "blanc" - I guess I learn something every day! Where I am, we all say it incorrectly. :)
@danielktdoranie 16 күн бұрын
I don’t see a decanter Chris and it’s giving me anxiety 😂😂😂
@TJBChris 14 күн бұрын
I had to limit the fancy-ness...otherwise I have to start using real candles and recommending foods that aren't frozen lasagnas and prepackaged chicken bakes. :) Thanks for watching!
@danielktdoranie 16 күн бұрын
Oh shiiiiiiittttt we getting FANCY! Gonna pause this video and raid my humidor 😂
@jackilynpyzocha662 19 күн бұрын
"Hangman" 1992, 1000 RLX!
@BollingHolt 21 күн бұрын
1. Very cool! That's nice to know so when I finally DO get to my Model 2, there is an alternative for the keyboard as my original will OBVIOUSLY need redoing... 2. I also LOVE terminals! I really want to get my hands on a DEC VT-220, and I'm still trying to find information on the terminals used in Radio Shack stores which looked like they were in Tandy PC cases with no drives of course, and I still think they were WS xxxx if my 4th/5th grade memory is correct. 3. 23:11 love some of your creative file names ;)
@TJBChris 19 күн бұрын
The TE keyboard adapter is SLICK. I definitely recommend it. When you get your Model II going, be sure to pick one up. As for the terminals: I’ve always been a sucker for a good terminal. And for the RS store systems (WS-1000), I’d probably sell a kidney for one 🤣 OK, maybe not quite, but…. As to file names, I like to leave little nuggets for people to find in videos. 😁
@BollingHolt 16 күн бұрын
@@TJBChris THANK YOU!!! It *IS* a WS-1000! I'm glad to know I haven't completely lost my mind yet ;)
@johnathanstevens8436 26 күн бұрын
Glad to see they have the keyboard adapter. I see a lot of model 12 and 16 for sale but no keyboard
@TJBChris 21 күн бұрын
Agreed, this is a big help for getting these keyboardless systems back in the game.
@johnathanstevens8436 26 күн бұрын
For a short time I was obsessed with the Agvision, Model 16, multiplexor box and the videotex experiment they did with the local newspaper there in TX. Interesting to note there was an option to download a binary image to run on the remote terminal from the videotex host. I guess maybe this would have made it possible to run some text based games via modem download.
@TJBChris 14 күн бұрын
I think that was possible - running 6809-based code on the Videotex. I always wanted a Videotex terminal...of course, it's one of the many things I passed on when they were all over eBay for low prices because I "already had too much". That was about 15 computers ago. :) I would like to play with the VIS software for the 16, which powered some online services that used those systems, but it's way down the list at this point.
@johnathanstevens8436 14 күн бұрын
@@TJBChris I tried installing the software via emulator. It appeared to use specially edited codes in SCRIPSIT or something but at the time the multiplexor box seemed very elusive.
@southerninterloper4107 27 күн бұрын
The VCF presentation was great! You were in turbo mode which was pretty funny. The pressures of trying to hit a timeline, eh?
@TJBChris 26 күн бұрын
Thank you! Yeah, once I had the wrong stop time in my head, there was no CTRL-Z-ing it. But it was great practice for next time and people like it anyway. A win for sure.
@ohioterran7374 27 күн бұрын
Awesome Model 12, Model 16 and DT-100 terminal and great video demonstrating these beautiful machines! My family had a TRS-80 model 1 as a kid and I currently own a TRS-80 model 3 and this was awesome to see! Very strange to see a modern keyboard working on these old but beautiful Tandy machines!
@TJBChris 26 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching! I’ve been lucky enough to be able to get these things running and mostly keep them that way. I’ve actually got a Model I that doesn’t work…it’s on the list…and a Model 3 that is my main TRS-80 gaming rig. It’s a great system for sure.
@frnno967 27 күн бұрын
I love that DCC deck! Had one myself until a hurricane destroyed it. And it was great to meet and film you at VCFSW. Hope you'll come again next year!
@TJBChris 26 күн бұрын
Someday the DCC will get full coverage on the channel. I was fascinated by it when it came out, but it was out of reach for me until well after the death of DCC. It was also great to meet you as well! VCFSW was a blast and I’m hoping to make it out again.
@David_Ladd 27 күн бұрын
Very nifty device :) Thank you for sharing!
@TJBChris 27 күн бұрын
Glad you liked the video! There’re quite a few 8” systems out there without keyboards…this can really make it easier for people to get them going again.
@junktionfet 27 күн бұрын
I have a DT-100 and a Wyse-50, and my favorite feature on both is that BADASS key click! Those really are excellent terminals. I don't use the DT-100 too much because it's effectively brand new, but the Wyse stays connected to one of my Linux boxes where I have getty and such running.
@TJBChris 27 күн бұрын
I really enjoy mine. The click is the cherry on top! I’ve wanted one forever, and felt like getting one was going to be a long shot. Fortunately I was wrong. 😀.
@BollingHolt 27 күн бұрын
Ha! I don't have time to finish the video right this second, but I find the "you debating you" segment to be quite entertaining.
@TJBChris 27 күн бұрын
Thanks very much! I had a blast shooting the debate segment. It also made lots of great bloopers.
@BollingHolt 26 күн бұрын
@@TJBChris 38:57 Were you about to start singing the, "Fifty nifty United States from 13 original colonies," song? LOL
@TJBChris 26 күн бұрын
@@BollingHolt Fortunately I keep my on-camera singing to a minimum! But I thought about it for a split second.
@BollingHolt 26 күн бұрын
@@TJBChris LOL!!!! I'm just impressed someone else knows that song. We sang it in our fifth grade play, 1991-92 school year. And I finally just NOW got to finish the video. Love that machine! I still want a Tandy 386 machine. Everyone just wants too much money for them right now while I have so much other stuff going on... so I suppose I'll keep waiting for the elusive "steal of a deal" ;)
@javiervidaurre6325 Ай бұрын
Whiskey break = lost screws, DOH!
@TJBChris 29 күн бұрын
It’s worth the whiskey break…the screws usually turn up eventually 😁
@javiervidaurre6325 29 күн бұрын
@@TJBChris well then, CHEERS MATE!
@mikepartin571 Ай бұрын
** looks suspiciously at his whiskey ** Honestly tho, that was some good wordplay. Stephen Fry would approve.
@TJBChris 27 күн бұрын
Thanks! I definitely went for “over-the-top” with the wording for the sake of parody. I’m very happy with the result! The suspicious whiskey look was: “Hrm, wine and whiskey. Maybe this wasn’t my best idea. Well, I’m here now, so let’s see how it goes!”
@radman999 Ай бұрын
That would be like 10 CVT transmissions and 32 oil leak repairs later. Junk cars.
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
Hah yeah, sadly it seems like Subaru has gone downhill. Fortunately I don’t own one anymore… Thanks for watching!
@radman999 Ай бұрын
This channel has criminally low subscribers. Thanks so much!
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
Thank you! I’m glad you like the channel. The plus side is it does give me a nice cozy corner of the internet where I can do pretty much what I want without too much grief. 😁
@RetroGamingNook Ай бұрын
Did I spot you in LGR’s video in the Texas VCF SW video? I was up at 3am last night watching with my friend insomnia, so I could have been hallucinating.
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
It sure was! That was me playing with the Network 3 exhibit as he was passing by.
@RetroGamingNook Ай бұрын
@@TJBChris I’ll bet you had a great time there… so much Tandy/Radio Shack goodness. Also, thanks for your continuing content. I learn a lot… without having to put the work in. 😁
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
@@RetroGamingNookThank you for the compliment! It was a great time…hopefully more shows are in my future.
@ohioterran7374 Ай бұрын
Brings back lots of memories! Great video!
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! I’m glad you liked it. I worked on one of these when I was a teenager - it stuck in my mind as kind of an odd duck.
@mikepartin571 Ай бұрын
OMG this type of nerdery speaks to my soul
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
Hah, thanks! If I had a “comment of the year” award, this would be the top contender.
@andystandys Ай бұрын
I recently restored a Model 10 (full video on my channel, if you're interested in watching it,) and I really enjoy the computer. It's my only 486. That bay on the front you show at 18:00 isn't actually for another floppy. It appears to be a spot for microphone and headphone jacks that they never used. If you pop off the cover on the front of the case you'll see the holes and little microphone icon, etc.
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
Ooo, good to know, thanks! The HDD is behind it, so I made the assumption. I’ll definitely check out your restoration video!
@PixelPipes Ай бұрын
Oh hey a super beefy episode from TJBChris! I even enjoyed the color keyed segment 😆For a system of this level I'd probably put 95 OSR2 on it.
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
Thanks! Long term, I think this is going to be my new retro game night rig with a multi-boot situation: DOS, Win 95,OSR 2, and OS/2 (just because…).
@PixelPipes Ай бұрын
@TJBChris I've been wanting to mess with OS/2 Warp too but I need to see if it can be installed without burning discs
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
@@PixelPipes There is a floppy disk version of Warp 3, but you’re gonna need almost 40 floppies.🤣. Ask me how I know…
@cocoliving7157 Ай бұрын
Enjoyed the video!
@klf6992 Ай бұрын
Good stuff
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@fra4455 Ай бұрын
Great👍
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@jacobew2000 Ай бұрын
I have a tandy 2500 sx/20, but can not get the video to work on newer monitors. I know that that is an issue with the monitors not able to see the lower resolutions, but after buying a Kanexpro vgarlhd converter, I still get nothing. I finally got it to come up on a 19" VGA CRT monitor, but it only shows gibberish. Any ideas on converters?
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
Unfortunately, I'm not sure off-hand. I haven't used these systems with a monitor newer than about 2004 (a Dell LCD). That said, the only thing I can think to check is the jumper or switch to enable the on-board VGA. Most Tandy systems of this era let you enable or disable on-board video, so if it was disabled, you might get your issue. Beyond that, if there's expansion video RAM, it might be worth making sure it's socketed correctly. Tandy Notes and Jumpers will have some detail that might help. Thanks for watching! github.com/pski/model2archive/blob/master/Hardware/Notes%20and%20Jumpers/Notes_and_Jumpers_Sep_1993_Text.pdf
@jacobew2000 Ай бұрын
@@TJBChris I had installed the 256kb video ram, and that appears to had crashed the built in video card. After removing them back to stock, it works. But seems that my four 1mb ram sticks do not work. Not sure if I have to do a setup utility, but I doubt that is the problem. My other problem is finding a 3 1/2 drive that has S0 settings to replace the Tandy floppy drive. Those are notoriously unavailable. I had to modify the tandy Floppy cable by cutting various grounds in the cable (found the modifications online), but a stock 3.5 drive wont work in S1 defaults. So I am waiting for a new drive I bought on Ebay. Other than that, it seems to work... but no way of getting stuff on the two hard drives in the system. It has a 120mb and a 80?mb. It also had a rare Tandy CDR-1000 drive, in good working order. That CD Rom drive cost about $500 alone if you can find one. Thanks.
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
@@jacobew2000 Nice, progress is always good. To get into setup, try hitting F2 while it’s counting up the memory during POST. If not, and it boots, tvdog’s Tandy 1000 archive has setup programs for these systems. So you should be able to access it from DOS. With the CD drive, you’re on your way to a great early MMPC system for sure! Good luck!
@8BitBoyzRetro Ай бұрын
Dang it! Expected but yet disappointing, at least it could of zero out to start all over. Boooooo Subaru! 😜 Great video again, back ground music did not disapoint!
@Lee_Adamson_OCF Ай бұрын
I have a 1986 F-150 in my yard with 504,000 miles on it, on the original engine, but it has so much blowby that I have to run it without an air filter lol. Or rather "had to run it without an air filter", before it became a lawn ornament.
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
Wow, that’s a lot of miles. I was really surprised that some Ford odometers capped out at 399,999 because I figured trucks like that would be expected to reach 400k and higher. At 504k, it’s earned its rest.
@BollingHolt Ай бұрын
That was still a cool experiment! Back in the mid-90s my friend pulled the gauge cluster out of his wrecked '84 Mazda RX-7 and just lit the backlights for decoration in his room.
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
It was a lot of fun to do, that’s for sure. They’re fun to look at, too. Now I just need to figure out what to do with them next.
@bobweiram6321 Ай бұрын
I wonder if the model 16 can be modded to run Macintosh, ST or Amiga software. They all use the same 68K chip.
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
My best guess is most likely not - beyond the processor, it's not at all like the Mac, ST, or Amiga from an architectural standpoint. All IO (disk, video, keyboard, serial, etc.) for the 68000 subsystem is done through the Z80-side of the system, and the software running on the 68000 side has to work within that IO setup, requiring splitting of IO and application code between the two subsystems. And these systems lack real graphics capability by default...there's an add-on card available (again accessible via the Z80 IO subsystem). An interesting thought, though! Thanks for watching!
@OrugaVerde6 Ай бұрын
Man I don't know why you have almost no views amd no coments! This short video really helped me to understand the issue with my VCRs woth power supply issues. Thank you!
@TJBChris Ай бұрын
Thanks! I'm glad you liked the video and that it helped you out!
@klf6992 2 ай бұрын
Dont change a thing
@TJBChris 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I plan to keep these videos just as they are. They're a ton of fun to make!
@cathrynm 2 ай бұрын
Just impressed how you can type with one hand while holding the phone.
@TJBChris 2 ай бұрын
I was definitely improving. I use more tripods these days, but my typing hasn't changed much. Haha!
@cathrynm 2 ай бұрын
That wood paneling goes along well with 1980's Tandy computers. Completes the '80's feel.'
@TJBChris 2 ай бұрын
I think the wood paneling is the most popular thing on my channel! It really does complete the image. Thanks for watching!
@cathrynm 2 ай бұрын
Out of context, that dash actually looks kind of cool.
@TJBChris 2 ай бұрын
I really like the style of these gauges, actually.