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by Quimbyf
Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:44 am
Forum: Announcement Board
Topic: Introduce Yourself: What's your User Name based on?
Replies: 656
Views: 367588

Re: Introduce Yourself: What's your User Name based on?

OK I did this the wrong way round. Signed up posted a problem, got really useful help and now I'll introduce myself. I'm QuimbyF, I took this as a nickname from when I was at school soooooooo many years ago, we wrote a play, the Detective was named "Fred Quimby" (CIA) my character. He was ...
by Quimbyf
Thu Nov 19, 2015 6:57 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Old Newbey with Vic-20
Replies: 7
Views: 1582

Re: Old Newbey with Vic-20

Highinfidelity, Ok the "Plenty of games" was tapes mainly with 2 memory Cartridges, and two game cartridges. I tried all the Cartridges none work. Srowe, Well success, the expansion slot looked totally clean, all connections are clean, but .......... I got a soft brush in there and lots of...
by Quimbyf
Wed Nov 18, 2015 2:55 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Old Newbey with Vic-20
Replies: 7
Views: 1582

Re: Old Newbey with Vic-20

Thanks Boray,

I've tried that with iso....I remembered that from my days with IBM 8088's how it often fixed the Token Ring cards... no luck.
by Quimbyf
Tue Nov 17, 2015 9:58 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Old Newbey with Vic-20
Replies: 7
Views: 1582

Old Newbey with Vic-20

Hi, So I'm Old and nostalgic, so I bought a couple of VIC-20's from a hospice shop, good cause and all that, they came with plenty of games, a 16K and 8K expansion RAM etc so good deal all in all. One machine is 1st gen with the 2pin PSU and when I try and "boot" it with an expansion RAM i...