21 Jul
2004
21 Jul
'04
8:43 a.m.
On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 00:16, G Manuel (GMC) wrote:
Hi Jules,
I have an SX-64 myself that I still use to this day. I have seen the fault
that you describe in the first system a few times before and have always
managed to clear it by reseating the socketed chips and reseating the
connections between the boards themselves.
Not so these ones unfortunately. However, I put the word out locally
that I was after a C64, and someone came through with the perfect
machine - working, but with a scratched case and broken keyboard. Ideal
as a source of chips :)
I ended up replacing the SID, PLA, and both CIA chips on the I/O board
in one machine in the end. It now runs - I'm just matching up the best
bits of case to make one presentable system. I haven't tried the floppy
drive yet though - fingers crossed that's OK...
cheers all,
Jules