I have now tried contacting Rob few times, trying to buy a modern soundboard, Color Turbo, non-ADB stuff, and never a single response. Is there some secret code to be a part of the NeXT community, and I'm just not worthy, or what am I doing wrong here? I would love to get my Mono Turbo fully operational, and get a Color set up, but at this point, I'm just ready to give up...
Sorry to hear that. Rob is a frequent poster on these boards, so hopefully he will respond to you quickly.
Message him directly in the forum. It may take a day or so but he usually responds back.
Quote from: nextchef on March 15, 2022, 03:13:15 PMMessage him directly in the forum. It may take a day or so but he usually responds back.
I did, March 4th. Never received a response:
« Sent to: Rob Blessin Black Hole on: March 04, 2022, 07:08:31 PM »
Hi Rob,
Looks like my non-ADB soundboard is toast - no sound despite replacing all caps. Do you still have modern replacements available? I'd love to buy one.
Thanks!
It's possible he has a personal issue right now preventing him from responding. He's usually very active here on the forums.
Hello Polbit: FYI , I answered your question aout the NeXT Mouse App on another thread in this column on March 1St through 4th ..... lol and
I thought I had responded
, yes I have them for $149.95 and $8 for shipping . These are the ones the use the non adb chip from NeXT Laser printers. Yes it works. I can send you a PayPal invoice for Payment orders . Apologies video shows I'm having fun just business is off the charts and I'm just one guy .
https://youtu.be/65VrstmNdrM :) Explanation , I'm trying to conserve on blowing out the Sound Cards and yes they would fly off the shelf because I need them for systems I have orders for ..... the ones I have in stock and those require e to disassemble a broken NeXT printer and harvest the chip . Yes I need to place an order for more cards but availability of all components to have them integrated via Brian (I'll ask :) and time my be an issue. As you can see
this is an alternative vendor Matt at Drakware for you to consider as well , just trying to help but he to is sold out
https://www.drakware.com/shop/p/nextbox If only NeXT would have simply integrated / bundled the worlds very first digital sound card in 1988for any computer capable of CD quality sound (Cool Stuff) into there hardware this Achilles heel would not continue to haunt us in 2022 lol also my dumb ass recycled 122 NeXT 4000A Monitors in 2003 should have removed the damn sound cards or better yet stored the monitors , who new 2022 , I would still be doing this and am just as busy. All these systems that are cropping up only wish we had the original owners doing the same but many stations and cubes were kept where the sound boxes or monitors with the built in sound cards vanished along the way. I'm trying.
Apologies once again as I thought I had responded, I'm chewing my own ass out lol slacker.
If you would like this one I have it is like the holy grail at this point in 2022 , it is available for purchase.
I also have some bare 3rd PCB part sound boards for the DIY crowd for 29.95 Each :) I think we would be able to get the parts list from Brian as well .
I would have Matt my caps guy tackle these but he is slammed with regular business and I just loaded him up on more motherboards to recap holy moly ...
I need a clone. Also we are finall updating the blackholeinc.com store but my helpers are launching old scripts lol so apologies for the confusion there as
I'm confused when some of these CGI orders come in as stuff is coming out of the blackhole apparently stuck in cyber space since the 90's .
All good! we appreciate your business.
Best Regards Rob Blessin
Quote from: polbit on March 14, 2022, 09:20:52 PMI have now tried contacting Rob few times, trying to buy a modern soundboard, Color Turbo, non-ADB stuff, and never a single response. Is there some secret code to be a part of the NeXT community, and I'm just not worthy, or what am I doing wrong here? I would love to get my Mono Turbo fully operational, and get a Color set up, but at this point, I'm just ready to give up...
Today :
Apologies but where are you trying to contact me please , eBay? Direct to bhi1@ix.netcom.com? A NeXT Quote from the software under construction on blackholeinc.com ? Facebook? Lin I hardly ever use and or Twitter ? It may have gone into my spam filter.
*** I see the DM from here on the forums and my response which I may not have clicked send..... doh , it was my birthday week then at 59 March 8th , I'm getting old.
OK Update I see it should have responded here on March 4th I remember sending this on March 4th , it was in my outbox ust clicked send now and we had a blizzard !
I have a no sound card that would work with your mono turbo ADB Components only $49.95
The 1 working Turbo Color I have in stock currently is really nice includes 128Mb ram, scsi2SD loaded with NeXTSTEP 3.3 and 12 Gb of apps, new caps, new power supply, new floppy, new battery, NeXT Logo power Cable $895, new VGA to 13w3 to db19 (sound card) monitor Cable $79.95 , no sound 3rd party card $49.95 , NeXT ADB keyboard $79.95 includes ADB Cable and NeXT ADB mouse $39.95 , you supply the flat panel.
I would send you a line item Payment PayPal Best regards Rob
Today:
Apologies for the mix up I'm trying :) As for NON ADB that card is $149.95 and the Non ADB Keyboard is $119.95 (hard to find) scratch and dent Non adb Keyboard works (79.95) , NeXT NON ADB Mouse new cable $39.95 I hope this clears things up and I think these are fair current market prices :) Working Turbo Colors are very hard to find these days lots of threads on it ! I have some Color Systems NON ADB as well 68040 25Mhz 32 mb of Ram , scsi drive $595 .
Quote from: Rob Blessin Black Hole on March 19, 2022, 09:08:24 PMToday :
Apologies but where are you trying to contact me please , eBay? Direct to bhi1@ix.netcom.com? A NeXT Quote from the software under construction on blackholeinc.com ? Facebook? Lin I hardly ever use and or Twitter ? It may have gone into my spam filter.
*** I see the DM from here on the forums and my response which I may not have clicked send..... doh , it was my birthday week then at 59 March 8th , I'm getting old.
OK Update I see it should have responded here on March 4th I remember sending this on March 4th , it was in my outbox ust clicked send now and we had a blizzard !
I have a no sound card that would work with your mono turbo ADB Components only $49.95
The 1 working Turbo Color I have in stock currently is really nice includes 128Mb ram, scsi2SD loaded with NeXTSTEP 3.3 and 12 Gb of apps, new caps, new power supply, new floppy, new battery, NeXT Logo power Cable $895, new VGA to 13w3 to db19 (sound card) monitor Cable $79.95 , no sound 3rd party card $49.95 , NeXT ADB keyboard $79.95 includes ADB Cable and NeXT ADB mouse $39.95 , you supply the flat panel.
I would send you a line item Payment PayPal Best regards Rob
Today:
Apologies for the mix up I'm trying :) As for NON ADB that card is $149.95 and the Non ADB Keyboard is $119.95 (hard to find) scratch and dent Non adb Keyboard works (79.95) , NeXT NON ADB Mouse new cable $39.95 I hope this clears things up and I think these are fair current market prices :) Working Turbo Colors are very hard to find these days lots of threads on it ! I have some Color Systems NON ADB as well 68040 25Mhz 32 mb of Ram , scsi drive $595 .
Rob, thanks for responding, I saw your latest video, that is one busy operation you have going on there :)
I am really interested, sending you a DM!
QuoteToday :
Apologies but where are you trying to contact me please , eBay? Direct to bhi1@ix.netcom.com? A NeXT Quote from the software under construction on blackholeinc.com ? Facebook? Lin I hardly ever use and or Twitter ? It may have gone into my spam filter.
*** I see the DM from here on the forums and my response which I may not have clicked send..... doh , it was my birthday week then at 59 March 8th , I'm getting old.
OK Update I see it should have responded here on March 4th I remember sending this on March 4th , it was in my outbox ust clicked send now and we had a blizzard !
I have a no sound card that would work with your mono turbo ADB Components only $49.95
The 1 working Turbo Color I have in stock currently is really nice includes 128Mb ram, scsi2SD loaded with NeXTSTEP 3.3 and 12 Gb of apps, new caps, new power supply, new floppy, new battery, NeXT Logo power Cable $895, new VGA to 13w3 to db19 (sound card) monitor Cable $79.95 , no sound 3rd party card $49.95 , NeXT ADB keyboard $79.95 includes ADB Cable and NeXT ADB mouse $39.95 , you supply the flat panel.
I would send you a line item Payment PayPal Best regards Rob
Today:
Apologies for the mix up I'm trying :) As for NON ADB that card is $149.95 and the Non ADB Keyboard is $119.95 (hard to find) scratch and dent Non adb Keyboard works (79.95) , NeXT NON ADB Mouse new cable $39.95 I hope this clears things up and I think these are fair current market prices :) Working Turbo Colors are very hard to find these days lots of threads on it ! I have some Color Systems NON ADB as well 68040 25Mhz 32 mb of Ram , scsi drive $595 .
Hello Rob. my name is Peter. i sent discussion email to you(11/01/2021). but not take your reply.(and.. before buy INSIDE NeXT book already)
maybe my email to trash... but i need some NeXT black hardware parts now.
re-send email then can you check? my email is "onionmixer@gmail.com"
Hello: I'm sold out of these.... and I posted an explaination as to why here today
http://www.nextcomputers.org/forums/index.php?topic=4737.0 When you sent me your previous inquiry , I was in the Hospital for 30 days with Covid during that time
frame and recovering afterwards, I believe I did respond with I was and am sold out of the non adb
keyboards, mice and soundboxes after all these 29 years . If I had spares I would sell them to you
that is why I'm looking for them as well I'll put you on the wait list if you like you will be number
4.
I'm also just about sold out of the inside NeXT books so I will see if ucio the Author will have another printing made or because costs
of everything has skyrocketed if it is even possible to do this.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/275195530114 Best regards Rob Blessin
Quote from: Rob Blessin Black Hole on March 23, 2022, 08:27:51 PMHello: I'm sold out of these.... and I posted an explaination as to why here today http://www.nextcomputers.org/forums/index.php?topic=4737.0
When you sent me your previous inquiry , I was in the Hospital for 30 days with Covid during that time
frame and recovering afterwards, I believe I did respond with I was and am sold out of the non adb
keyboards, mice and soundboxes after all these 29 years . If I had spares I would sell them to you
that is why I'm looking for them as well I'll put you on the wait list if you like you will be number
4.
I'm also just about sold out of the inside NeXT books so I will see if ucio the Author will have another printing made or because costs
of everything has skyrocketed if it is even possible to do this. https://www.ebay.com/itm/275195530114
Best regards Rob Blessin
thank you Rob. today can read your thread.
I need only three.
1. Non-ADB Soundbox
2. Non-ADB keyboard
3. Non-ADB mouse
..and.. your health is ok? covid is really "DAMM" virus. i hope you more to perfect health. :D
so.. hope always luck with you and community.
Turbo Color Shipped! and it sounds like it was destroyed in shipping great , I should have known never ship anything on or around April Fools Day .
So the USPS knocked the processor out of the board and broke the case and keyboard but it got there real fast lol just not in one piece, I marked fragile handle with care all over the damn box thought I packed it well which probably put a target on it . Then I did not see the messages until today yikes the 5th , Apologies Polbit easiest to reach me by email bhi1@ix.netcom.com as I don't always check messages here daily.
Quote from: Rob Blessin Black Hole on March 31, 2022, 10:40:11 PMTurbo Color Shipped! and it sounds like it was destroyed in shipping great , I should have known never ship anything on or around April Fools Day .
So the USPS knocked the processor out of the board and broke the case and keyboard but it got there real fast lol just not in one piece, I marked fragile handle with care all over the damn box thought I packed it well which probably put a target on it . Then I did not see the messages until today yikes the 5th , Apologies Polbit easiest to reach me by email bhi1@ix.netcom.com as I don't always check messages here daily.
I just wanted to say that Rob is awesome, took care of everything, and now I am a happy owner of a great Turbo Color machine. Thanks Rob!