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Sorry to hear that. I had a similar experience with my PET 8032 (http://forum.6502.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4586).

However, are you sure it's the AC transformer? Those things are usually pretty stable and last for decades (although, it's been decades since that 4032 was made...).

one major problem is that in a C64 (unlike in many other systems) the VIC plays an integral role in the system, when it doesnt work (at least halfway) right, then *nothing* works. you must get all the external timing perfectly right before you can even try it out in a C64 - in practise that means f...

I suppose it was possible to make drop-in subs for the SID because the pace at which it generates signals is so much lower than a video chip so programming on a very fast microcontroller was enough to compensate for a lack of EE knowledge. You can't get away with this with a video chip. Yeah, I'm n...

Creating replicas of the VIC-I or VIC-II is incredibly difficult. These chip's internal structure is very poorly documented and in the case of the VIC-I, I can only raise my hat off to lance.ewing for the job he has done so far in this area. I completely agree. Same goes for the SID. We have some e...

That's nothing. Insane...but nowhere near the craziness collectors will pay. I once saw an NES game (World Championship Gold) **SELL** for over $100K USD. I mean....someone actually paid it. Well, I assume the deal went through...eBay listed it as ended with a final bid of over $100K. I have a scree...

I think this is a great idea. And I LOVE the name.

Now, if someone would do a drop-in replacement for the VIC-II (and VIC-I) that would be awesome. Something along the lines of what the F18a (TMS9918) did for Coleco, MSX, etc.

HDMI? BAH I say!

You whippersnappers and your HDMI. Give me RF any day of the week.

J/K

Seriously, I want one of these!

I agree, especially since they are still available from Best Electronics. I just thought that I'd throw that tidbit of trivia out there, in case the zombie apocalypse happens and you're in desperate need of a pokey. I appreciate that. I didn't know you could get them from BE. I've looked on eBay be...

Pokey chips were also included in some Atari 7800 cartridges to make up for the poor TIA sound. I believe 7800 Ballblazer is the most common. That is true. But, I would never gut a classic piece of hardware for something like this. Those Pokey chips should stay in the games they were meant to be in...

I second your thoughts. I have fun watching at most of his videos, but rarely find something I really didn't know. But his videos are well done, and make me want to get back home and fire up my beasts :). I must thank him mainly for this reason. That's my point exactly. I enjoy him enough to keep w...

So I have to ask...what time is it over there and how many have you drank/smoked? LOL

That was pretty ugly but not the worst I've seen. I just got a IIc today that is about that bad (even worse if you count the monitor and printer that I now have to clean). Yeah, eBay is total crap these days. Unfortunately, its about the only place I can buy vintage computers. Most of my collection ...

The "8-bit Guy" has some nice videos. I subscribe to his videos (used to be a Patreon supporter too). Most of his videos are hit-or-miss with me. None of them make me jump up and yell "WOW!". Being an "8-bit guy" myself since 1982, I feel I'm pretty knowledgeable in the...

Perhaps he does.

I know this is taboo on this forum...but today I just received an Apple IIc that is more dirt than computer. I can't wait to restore it. Especially since I've cleaned up two VIC-20's lately to near mint condition.

Bill Gates once said that 640K is all any VIC-20 would ever need. Wait...he said 32K is all that it would ever need....Wait...he actually didn't say anything remotely like that.... LOL On a serious note, I've noticed that the VIC-MIDI cart has well over 32K of RAM (1MB, IIRC) that would be banked sw...