Adding 6th and 7th computer to my lab

New to the lab, but not new to the household is the Apple Mac. This Apple computer has not been used in a while, taken out of storage, and dusted off.


Also new to the lab, but not household, an RCA computer. I know nothing about this RCA, just found it in my old computer storage. At one time I must have purchased it for one of my daughters as it is hot pink. lol It is a "Viking Pro RCA"


So my lab now has three Windows boxes, RCA (Android Linux), TI-99/4A, Atari 400, and an Apple.


I have also added a backend ethernet network and file server to easily share files between the machines without being public and using up wi-fi resources.


Plus setting up a new KVM. the HP server, RCA, and Apple will share a large monitor while the TI-99, Atari, HP laptop and Lenovo laptop share a monitor.

Went book shopping and picked up Terry

Spent some time with my two oldest kids today at the book barn in Forsyth IL. Picked up three books for my Terry Brooks and Terry Goodkind collection.

- Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind
- Confessor by Terry Goodkind

and

- Dark Wrath of Shannara by Terry Brooks


Lastly, I purchased the eBook, Indomitable by Terry Brooks that is between the Wishsong and Dark Wrath.

That is the most high-fantasy books I have purchased in one day in a while. 

My collection listing can be seen at http://mrgibson.com/tbtg/

Dungeon Crawler : Hell's Halls

From the software packaging:

A Perilous Quest
In search of gold and glory, you travel to a dungeon.
It's said incredible wealth hides within the crypts
men call Hell's Hall.

But evil touches all who enter.

Hell's Halls

The Dungeon Awaits

A TI BASIC dungeon adventure for the TI-99/4 and
TI-99/4A home computers. Explore a dangerous
catacomb, collect treasure, and find its evil master.

I found a newer dungeon crawler called Hell's Halls that was released in 2022 by PixelPedant.  The game is only released for the TI-99/4A and for TI-BASIC (standard).  The game cost $10 for the full digital version or free for the first half of the game.

The way the game was created was quite creative, putting as much punch out of the system that a base unmodified TI-99 with only BASIC can muster.

This adventure type game is full of rewards, traps, and obstacles - all making your points go up and down as you play.  Each level/Floor is identified by a color, starting with white stone blocks.  There are four levels/floors and you race against the clock to get to the final exit before time runs out and you're trapped there forever.

 The game is mostly about efficiency and survival and the dungeon master makes sure you know time is your enemy.

The floors are randomized every game, so no two games are the same.

The free WAV file can be downloaded here: https://pixelpedant.com/hh/HALLS-MAIN.wav

The full digital download ($10) and the physical media ($25) can be purchased here:

https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/store/#!/Pixelpedant-Software/c/143941511