VIC 20 hardware mods

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macc
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VIC 20 hardware mods

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A friend of mine got two VICs in today, both with inside mods, I wonder if anyone can tell me whats going on here?
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Re: VIC 20 hardware mods

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And heres the second VIC, friend is a bit dubious about turning this one on! Note the two EPROM's btw

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Re: VIC 20 hardware mods

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A: A little speaker which plays the sound of the cassette probably.

B: A repaired vic-20 with the power regulator replaced with a new one. Extra shielding around the board to prevent from radio interference? You should put something on those eproms to completely cover the windows or they will be erased!
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Re: VIC 20 hardware mods

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First is black screen, the second has been upped to 3A and displays "Hi Rik!" on boot!
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The mystery slowly unfolds. This is fun.


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