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by bobbyd
Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:19 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Vic 20 and sound.......help
Replies: 10
Views: 3579

feck it....


ordered.

thanks fella

£5 free delivery.


cheers

Bob
by bobbyd
Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:07 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Poll: What do you do for a living?
Replies: 103
Views: 52114

job

I am responsible for Infrastructure at a Health company in the UK.

Always been fascinated by computers until they used Microsoft OS'

lol

I guess thats just age...

Into Cisco stuff now and lots of networking.....
by bobbyd
Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:58 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Special Cartridge
Replies: 4
Views: 1924

Special Cartridge

Well, I think I am getting officially hooked on this forum......;0) I have been dicking around with this VIC20 I bought last year and I have (and have had since 1983) a Vixen 16k memory pack. However I can only get it to give me 12k total. the switches don't seem to work properly... Anyway, The VIC ...
by bobbyd
Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:49 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Zipstick joystick with the VIC
Replies: 3
Views: 1298

thanks fella,

I assumed they would, but wanted to check first,

not interested in a pad.

sticks came first in my eyes !

cheers

Bob
by bobbyd
Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:33 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Zipstick joystick with the VIC
Replies: 3
Views: 1298

Zipstick joystick with the VIC

I assumed that any "DB9" connector joystick would work on the VIC20 but after reading some on here I might be wrong. I had a black (with yellow buttons) microswitch Zipstick joystick with my C64 years ago and was going to buy one for my revamped VIC20. Does anyone know if this will work ? ...
by bobbyd
Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:33 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Vic 20 and sound.......help
Replies: 10
Views: 3579

Vic20-Ian wrote:1. turn tv volume up - daft but it has been known
2. remove the modulator din plug cover and check wires are connected
3. try another modulator
4. buy a cbm to scart lead on ebay

lol on the volume up....;0)

I will check the rest.

thanks

Bob
by bobbyd
Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:41 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: In what year did you get your first VIC-20?
Replies: 83
Views: 26149

first love....lol

I got my first from my uncle in 1983 as a xmas present with a load of games....... absolutely loved it, but I was only 7 so didn't quite get the BASIC stuff, I could do the easy stuff from the manual but I had an advanced book which I could not make head nor tail of..... I have ended up in IT (now 3...
by bobbyd
Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:09 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Vic 20 and sound.......help
Replies: 10
Views: 3579

Vic 20 and sound.......help

Hello people, I got my first VIC in 1983 from my uncle for xmas, and absolutely fell in love as a child, over te years I had a 64 then an Amiga....etc...etc.... I had to by anothr unit fairly recently as my original had broke. I still have all the games and carts However I came to connect to my Sams...