Pinouts, Schematics, Oh Boy - Also:Dead

From: Mike Szewczyk <szewczykm_at_hcgi.com>
Date: Fri Mar 27 16:52:31 1998

The other day I picked up a Commodore 128D. [Along with a Timex
Sinclaire 1000 with some sort of module hanging off of it that I'm not
sure about, Also a Commodore 1541 Floppy all for $25 at a Pawn Shop)

Anyhow, I plugged in the C128 and I get only a black screen. I checked
the fuses and notice one had been blown. I replaced it and still only
had a black screen and a newly blown fuse. I'm going to do some checks
on the power supply to see if I can fix the fuse blowing and hopefully
the black screen.

I also have picked up an Atari 520ST with the external floppy drive - no
power supplies or cables. My thinking is that I can always build those
if I need to. What all of this is leading to is - Does anyone know of
any good resources for pinouts, schematics, etc on the old PC's? Also,
does the black screen on the C128D ring any bells for anyone?

Thanks!

Mike
Received on Fri Mar 27 1998 - 16:52:31 GMT