Epson PX-8, no power up

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Sun Jul 27 13:41:40 1997

Sam Ismail wrote:

> On Wed, 31 Dec 1969, Marvin wrote:
>
> > I just plugged in the Epson PX-8 and the only thing that happens is
> the
> > LCD screen turns on, but nothing else. I plugged in a power supply
> to

> Marvin, the socket labelled ROM1 should have an Epson ROM in it, and
> as
> far as I know it is the O/S ROM. ROM2 socket on mine has Portable
> WordStar and is not necessary to run the system as far as I know. In
> fact, I just pulled the ROM on mine and the system still came up (BTW,
>
> those ROMs are neat...they have a little plastic bucket that the ROM
> sits

Thanks for that additional info! ROM1 has the Epson Portable Wordstar
ROM installed (after I took a closer look) and that back compartment
does have a ROM installed. The switch settings were the same as yours
and yes, I did try pushing that "Initial Reset" switch in the front
compartment. Now that I know the front ROMs can be pulled and the
system will still run, I'll try that and see what happens. Thanks for
the info!
Received on Sun Jul 27 1997 - 13:41:40 BST