I have my faulty VT100 now passing the RAM test, but it is still not
producing any output to the screen. Looking at the DC012 chip it seems to be
permanently asserting the interrupt line and not generating any DMA HOLD
REQUEST signals. It seems that all the clock inputs are running (DOT CLK,
CHAR CLK, VERT RESET). Unless there are other clock inputs not shown on the
schematic, I think this suggests that the DC012 is faulty.
Does anyone know of any other reason why the DC012 might behave this way?
Anyone have a spare DC012 chip?
I have posted a bit more detail here:
https://robs-old-computers.com/2023/10/01/vt100-ram-fault/
Thanks
Rob