Message-ID: <686@inuxd.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 20-Jan-85 15:12:24 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 20 15:12:24 1985
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Help for a sick C64!
Does anyone know what to do for a perpetually moving cursor?  
We were using a cartridge game earlier today.  Later, when we
turned on the computer by itself, the cursor was moving
constantly,  left to right, down a line, left to right, etc. 
It appears that it will do this forever.  We've tried every
key combination we can think of to stop the cursor.  The
control key stops it while it's down, but the minute you let
up on the control key, the cursor starts moving again.   Some of
the keys are doing strange things (the "h" works like the control
key, stopping the cursor momentarily, the control Q prints it's
bullet, etc.).  Has anyone seen this before?  Do we need a
repairperson?  
 
 

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Date: Fri, 25-Jan-85 12:19:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 25 12:19:00 1985
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> Help for a sick C64!
> Does anyone know what to do for a perpetually moving cursor?  
> We were using a cartridge game earlier today.  Later, when we
> turned on the computer by itself, the cursor was moving
> constantly,  left to right, down a line, left to right, etc. 
> It appears that it will do this forever.  We've tried every
> key combination we can think of to stop the cursor.  The
> control key stops it while it's down, but the minute you let
> up on the control key, the cursor starts moving again.   Some of
> the keys are doing strange things (the "h" works like the control
> key, stopping the cursor momentarily, the control Q prints it's
> bullet, etc.).  Has anyone seen this before?  Do we need a
> repairperson?

Sounds conspicuously like the joystick port.

If you have anything plugged in there, like a joystick, remove
it.  If not, well, gee, I guess ya' got prob'ms. 

Message-ID: <7@zurton.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 26-Jan-85 05:43:44 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 26 05:43:44 1985
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Nf-From: zurton!devoz    Jan 23 13:04:00 1985




1)	Unplug your joysticks.

2)	One of your keys is stuck.

3)	You have a bad CIA, see repairman.



	Others?



					devoz

decvax!cca!ima!hydravax!devoz

Message-ID: <296@terak.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 25-Jan-85 10:53:01 EST
Article-I.D.: terak.296
Posted: Fri Jan 25 10:53:01 1985
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> Does anyone know what to do for a perpetually moving cursor?  
> We were using a cartridge game earlier today.  Later, when we
> turned on the computer by itself, the cursor was moving
> constantly,  left to right, down a line, left to right, etc. 

Have you checked for a stuck key (especially the space bar)?
The space bar is somewhat vulnerable.  Because it is big, it
is often used by games for a huge "fire" button.  But because
it is big, it requires unusual hardware to suspend it.
Sometimes the hardware comes undone under heavy "repetitive fire"
pounding.
-- 
Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{hao,ihnp4,decvax}!noao!terak!doug

Message-ID: <410@topaz.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 28-Jan-85 15:06:51 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 28 15:06:51 1985
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From: prindle@NADC

Beware - if your 64 is in a room where you routinely (or even occasionally)
use steel wool, little airborne wires will inevitably float into open joystick
ports and short out the pins for all sorts of interesting effects related to
the keyboard.  Blow out the ports with compressed air and never, never use
steel wool for anything.