No more commodore?(Maybe my 64 is broken...) HELP!

Everything else C64 related
Post Reply
rheffera
Techno Teaboy
Posts: 3
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:33 pm

No more commodore?(Maybe my 64 is broken...) HELP!

Post by rheffera »

I think my 64 is damaged. One day,i went to load THE HOBBIT
from tape and the 64 froze.
I turned it back on,and all the usual writing was flashing all colours.
Now,it works 1ce when you turn it on,after that the cursor moves on its own
and types characters even though im nowhere near the keyboard.
Is it possible that the tape damaged the ROM?

Thanks fortaking the time to read this.
Any ideas?

Help apriceated!

Cheers,
ryan
User avatar
Iain
Admin
Posts: 2222
Joined: Tue Jun 17, 2003 6:42 pm
Location: Cavan, Ireland
Contact:

Post by Iain »

The tape definitely didn't damage your C64, it's sounds like a chip or two has blown, I think the CIA chip displays screwed up screens and moves the curser when it's damaged. The cheapest option would probably to buy a new C64 off eBay, you can get them for about £20+.

Funnily enough, I have one available for auction right now! :)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... egory=3544
User avatar
Lloyd Mangram
King of Ludlow
Posts: 1151
Joined: Thu Jun 19, 2003 10:22 pm
Location: Ludlow
Contact:

Post by Lloyd Mangram »

abuse!! :D
Once again I emerge from beneath a massive pile of paper which makes my desk groan to bring you the world’s most amazing posts.
User avatar
Mort
Director
Posts: 423
Joined: Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:02 pm
Location: Kent,England

Post by Mort »

Try to swap out the character rom or cia as these are the main cuprits, check my article in zzap107, if you have another old 64 as a donor then swapping should be easy, otherwise get another 64 as Iain stated whilst they are cheap, and repair one with the other when the other blows, unlikely and unlucky if it develops the same fault :?
Where`s my screwdriver, need to replace another 6581 Sniff
Post Reply