Fixing a PET?

From: morrison_at_t-iii.com <(morrison_at_t-iii.com)>
Date: Fri Sep 24 18:19:09 1999

Well, it's not the 'screen'. Perhaps some of the video ram is bad, or the
character generator.
Neil Morrison
email:morrison_at_t-iii.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gareth Randall [SMTP:gwr_at_easynet.co.uk]
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 4:01 PM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Fixing a PET?
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I'm new here, so be gentle! =;-)
>
> I'm hopefully about to acquire a PET 8032 - the first PET I've ever owned
> (I was six years old when they first came out). I'm told that it boots
> into
> Basic 4.0, but the boot details are shown in lower case with the odd
> incorrect character. Also, when typing, some characters come up on the
> screen differently to the ones actually typed.
>
> The vendor suggests it may just need a clean and the I/O chip re-seating -
> but if it's something more complicated, is it still possible to buy
> replacement chips? And, thinking longer-term, are replacement screens
> possible to find these days (e.g. are they a standard size that you can
> still buy off-the-shelf)?
>
> Any suggestions gratefully received!
>
> Gareth
Received on Fri Sep 24 1999 - 18:19:09 BST