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- From: jamesch@popd.ix.netcom.com (ChrisC)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: CAN ANYONE ANSWER THIS? re C64
- Date: Mon, 01 Apr 96 04:04:39 GMT
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- In article <padawer-3103962227140001@padawer.ppp.usit.net>, padawer@usit.net (Randy Padawer) wrote:
- >Suddenly my beloved C64 stopped in this manner: I can turn it on, the red
- >light comes on, the modem will make its proper turn-on noise, etc., but
- >NOTHING but a BLANK BLACK SCREEN comes up on the monitor. I tried it
- >without any peripherals, just the computer and the monitor, but the same
- >thing happens -- just BLACK SCREEN. I hooked the C64 to the television
- >with the same results. I am very sad. Does anyone know if there's an
- >easy fix??
- >
- >Randy
- >
- >--------------------------------------------------------------------
- >Randy Padawer, P.O. Box 1167, Knoxville, TN 37901-1167 U.S.of A
- >Internet: padawer@usit.net AOL: Ad Randy Tel.: (423) 637-7263
- >Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
- >--------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Try typing blindly, LOAD"$",8 and see if the disk drive spins up. If it does,
- you probably have a bad VIC chip. If not, I would suspect the PLA.
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