Commodore 128 LED re-install???

From: Cameron Kaiser <spectre_at_stockholm.ptloma.edu>
Date: Mon Jun 3 14:10:30 2002

> It seems to want to show me it's registers whenever I try using it now.

Uh-oh. Does it look like this?

    PC SR AC XR YR SP
; xxxxx xx xx xx xx xx

If so, it's dumping you into the ROM monitor. I'm willing to bet you have
a RAM fault in the system. How many BASIC bytes do you have "free" (it
should be 122365) in the startup banner?

> I'll start typing in a short counting program, and all of a sudden it
> will beep and show me the registers. It doesn't turn on very reliably
> either..... it gets power but I have to try a few times to get the
> proper display. Any ideas? I though maybe reseating the chips may do
> it, but I haven't had the time yet.

This is a good idea and may cure the first problem.

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