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Geoff.
----- Original Message -----
From: "DJ (M1DLG)" <m1dlg_at_whsmithnet.co.uk>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: Dragon 32/64
> anyone here with any experence with these, as i have a badly damaged power
> supply board, has been damaged since around 1994 when it fell out of the
> loft (owing to my mum religating everything i owned then out of the way.)
> the loft to floor fall was 12-15 feet, and it is my dream to have the
whole
> thing working once again.
>
> dj
>
> if there is anyone with an old one with mind to sell or any circuit
diagrams
> to offer then please let me know. i am also looking to convert the
cassette
> tapes of the games and other software i have stashed to CD as this is only
a
> theory that it could work i would like to know if anyone has done this
> before.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Witchy" <witchy_at_binarydinosaurs.co.uk>
> To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'"
> <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 8:23 PM
> Subject: Mattel intellivision
>
>
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Anyone have any troubleshooting expertise on these things? Got one of my
> > spares out for sale and typically the bloody thing is pretty dead. I say
> > *pretty* dead 'cos I get the cart intro screen on power up, but with the
> > computer module attached I get nothing. I've left it powered up for 15
> > minutes in case it's a warm up problem but that makes matters worse :)
> >
> > According to the service manual I have to replace either the RAM or CPU
in
> > that order, but since spares for those will come from working
> intellivisions
> > I don't want to do that! Also, off the top of my head I can't think of
any
> > other videogames that use the General Instruments GI1610 CPU, assuming
> it's
> > that that's croaked. The RAM is a GI-specific chip too. Spares, anyone?
> >
> > TIA :)
> >
> > --
> > Adrian/Witchy
> > Owner & Webmaster, Binary Dinosaurs
> > www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - possibly the UK's biggest online computer
> museum
> > www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - ex-monthly gothic shenanigans :o(
> >
>
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