Subj : Re: Advice on the best drive emulator? To : phigan From : Andreas Kohlbach Date : Fri May 13 2022 03:18 pm On Fri, 13 May 2022 11:52:25 -0000 (UTC), phigan wrote: > > On 2022-05-08, Kenzo wrote: >> Thanks, I ordered a zoomfloppy today. > > I'm really liking this thread. > > Just wanted to chime in that I too have a C64 that powers on with just a > black screen. I tried changing out the VIC and that made no difference. > Even tested the original as well as relacement VICs in a known good > system, and they both work fine. The first suggestion I got was to try > replacing the PLA, which I did, and also made no difference (also tested > that in the known good system). I don't _see_ any issues with any of the > caps on the board, but that doesn't necessarily mean there aren't any. > > I'd be very interested to hear what's causing yours to do the same if > you should find out :). If there are no other solution I recommend Adrian's Digital Basement on Youtube. He appears to be a specialist when it comes to the C64 - and I remember he had to deal with a lot of "black screeners" and always found the culprit. > Jelly of your C= collection! Never had a 128. Neither did I. A friend had and I was envious. Probably because of the shape of the shell, as we usually booted into C64 mode and did things a C64 can do itself. -- Andreas --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3) .