Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cuae2!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!j.cc.purdue.edu!h.cc.purdue.edu!pur-phy!newton!tlm From: tlm@newton.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: C-64 Died, Help Needed Message-ID: <732@newton.physics.purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 9-Jan-87 14:42:40 EST Article-I.D.: newton.732 Posted: Fri Jan 9 14:42:40 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Jan-87 06:25:55 EST References: <531@rayssd.RAY.COM> Reply-To: tlm@newton.physics.purdue.edu.UUCP (R Timothy Lee Meisenheimer, PHYS-B60,46418,7422637) Distribution: na Organization: Purdue Univ. Physics Dept., W. Lafayette, IN Lines: 27 Keywords: Screen full of graphics, No response at all [munch,munch] Sounds pretty serious to me. My C-64 seems to be a little sick too and I wanted to ask for some opinions from all you netters. The SID chip should be replaced and the commmunications chip which handles the RS-232 will get a garbled character for about every 20 at 1200 baud. (I swapped my C-64 with a friend's and the software, modem, phone connection, and host machine work fine - no errors - so I think the finger is correctly pointed). I know about Jamesco (or whatever the name is) and the prices for replacement chips are etc. My C-64 is an old one and so it has the old VIC chip etc. and I was wondering if maybe I should just pack the whole thing up and send it to the company (mentioned of the net) which will supposedly send you a replacement C-64 for something like $50 - $70. What is the replacement like ? Has anyone done this? Am I better off ordering the SID, VIC and serial chip and pay out the hard cash? Or would it be better, since this C-64 is old, to just get a new one - means new chips plus new board revision, and new ROMs etc., etc. What I hoping is that someone has a little info that would shed a lot of light and make my decision easy. I use my C-64 alot as a terminal and run most of my experiments (you don't want to ask!!) from home. Thanks in advance. "Just little 'ol me .....' tlm.