Re: VC-20 all 16 colours full-screen?

From: silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 14:32:37 +0200
Message-Id: <B5A4E61A-1FCD-4FC7-8857-73F95E7326FB_at_wfmh.org.pl>
> On 2021-09-02, at 14:08, Francesco Messineo <francesco.messineo_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Besides VIC itself? The ROMs and if they are present, the 65245 bus
>> buffers. The latter can be replaced by 74LS245.
>> 
>> But I also had bad RAM, a bad LM323 voltage regulator and a bad 74LS138.
> 
> I can add also (from real repairs): 6502 (very rarely, but happens),
> the 7402 on the clock generator, a 6522 jamming the databus.
>> 
>> So dust off your scope and go hunting.
> 
> that's the only good way.

Sure. It's just that during my running the workshop time we practically had no VC-20s here. I barely recall repairing maybe two or three (don't remember now exactly but only a less than a handful for sure) over almost eleven years. Therefore I have no "feel" of what typical failures in those machines are. Shall find out eventually but starting at the most probable place statistically helps saving time. Thanks guys - off to vacuum cleaner ;-)

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SD! 
Received on 2021-09-02 15:00:21

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