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IBM 5140 Pre Purchase Evaluation

VCFed about 6 months ago

Hello to everyone. I'm in the position to buy this 5140, base unit only, no power supply, maybe a bad LCD. It's a few cities away, can't have a look on it. The price is okay (around 60 USD, very good for anything from IBM around here, especially from this …
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General • Eprom to CRT

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

HiI have an old cartridge with a 27256 eprom containing a few utillities like tape turbos, disk turbos, a copy program and monitor. When the cartridge is inserted, the computer powers up with a menu where you can select between the different utillities by …

CRT full recap - the closer to USA 45238 the better

VCFed about 7 months ago

Hello all, I've been on a pretty big recapping run as of late (mostly Sun Microsystems, lots of PSUs etc.). However CRTs aren't something I'm super comfortable with working inside. This is a Sun GDM-17E10 (Rebadged SONY): https://shrubbery.n... …

TRS-80 model 4 in need of a floppy drive and CRT TLC

VCFed about 7 months ago

Along with an MTI MOD3 PLUS computer that I purchased yesterday, I got a TRS-80 model 4. It has 2 issues: Firstly, it has no floppy disk drives (the drive bays are empty, and the floppy cable is visible inside). And secondly, the CRT is amongst other thing …

I purchased an MTI MOD3 PLUS 48K --- Who has one?

VCFed about 7 months ago

Yesterday (Nov 3rd), I purchased what I thought was a TRS-80 Model 3, but it turns out it's an MTI MOD3 PLUS 48K with dual disk drives. It definitely needs restoration, as the CRT mounts are broken and is hanging on for dear life. Most likely caused by shi …
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General • Real Macro Assembler documents

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

Over the past few weeks, I have wrote steps on how to use Super Snapshot v5.22 (.crt), and Turbo Macro Pro. v1.2 with "TheC64", C64C and the Ultimate64. Both TMP and TMP+REU where used, but for some reason TMP+REU would not reset to the editor using "sys3 …
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Help & Support • Question about C64 Cartridge Board - Mutliple ROM's

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

I had ordered two "Commodore C64 16KB Cartridge Board v1.0" without components from DIYChris with the intent of creating a board with a EEPROM that has selectable ROM's. (First photo, imagine a blank board)What I received was the board for the "Commodore …
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Help & Support • Newbie needs help with creating a Magic Desk cartridge

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

Hi!I am new here, and I have very limited coding skills and I am not a very science/maths oriented person in general.That being said, I recently bought a C64 and found a guy who can make a Magic Desk cartridge for me, if I send him the prg files to includ …

Where can I post this topic?

Arcade Projects about 7 months ago

Hi everyone, it's been some time since I have visited this forum. This is far327, in the past I have received support for my Naomi 2 consolized project as well as Darksoft CPS2 multi. Both have been a blast to play on, and I have you all to thank for that! …
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32-bit acorn hardware • Very poor audio output from stereo socket

Stardot about 7 months ago

I have been experimenting with different devices / settings to try and record footage from a CRT. The footage below was captured using Canon 700D SLR:https://www.youtube.com... the signal noise when no sound effects are playing. For …

High pitched squeal from C64 when turned on

VCFed about 7 months ago

Hi all As the title suggests, I'm getting a high-pitched squeal from a c64 when it's turned on. It's not the monitor/crt, as the same monitor hooked up to a different c64 doesn't make the noise. Suspecting the SID chip, I removed it and the noise goes a …

Problems with Osborne 1A brightness consistency and screen distortion towards top and bottom edges

VCFed about 7 months ago

I've been working on an osborne 1a recently and noticed some weird vertical brightness inconsistencies as well as stretching and compressing of the image towards the top and bottom of the screen. the stretching and compressing isn't very visible in the pho …

MV1-FS Display Issue

Arcade Projects about 7 months ago

I recently purchased an MV1-FS (so I can use the credit display board in my U4 cab) and there looks to be an issue with bending at the top of the screen. This also happens with my CBOX on my CRT TV. My MVS-1B does not have this issue in the cab so it’s …

Would anyone care about my collection of 600+ photos of various CRTs?

VCFed about 7 months ago

Due to my business (forum post for context), I take a lot of photos of a lot of CRT TVs and monitors. I realized today... maybe you guys would actually care about them? Would it be worth the time to label all the photos of the company name and maybe model …
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Software & Hardware • 🔨 Amiga Hardware Faults and Solutions List

LemonAmiga about 7 months ago

The Amiga is a Retro computer. Commodore built the Amiga using the cheapest parts, and the weakest solutions. The chips themselves are prone to fail. During my time with the Amiga A500, at least 1 Agnus failed, perhaps x2 CIA chips, and perhaps also Paula …
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8-bit acorn hardware • BBC micro with continuous beep, but working

Stardot about 7 months ago

Hello everyone,I am from the Netherlands and sinds a couple of days owner of a BBC micro model B issue 7. I’m new in the Acorn world, but own a couple of old computers like the commodore 64. I am studying electronics and love CRT’s . So I have a sma …

Newcomers Forum • No right channel audio through HDMI or Analogue I/O

MISTerFPGA about 7 months ago

Greetings! It's my first time posting here, but I am a long -time MiSTer user and have found this community helpful many times. I'm just not much of an online-forums-posting guy. Today though, there is an audio issue that I am having difficulty troublesho …
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Emulators • OneLoad64 + Vice Setup

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

Brand New OneLoad64 v4 + Vice Emulator Setup Guide. This package has many games converted into quick loading .crt format. I have also put a setup guide of C64 VICE emulator to get you started. https://youtu.be/W92yHyRf0M... Po …
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Help & Support • Build a C64C with no clue

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

Hi,After all these years I got the urge to build my first ever C64 and need some help and some guidance.The only part of the project I have so far is a recondition C64C motherboard.I've already decided on some of the parts list to be build my ultimate C64 …

Linux • MiSTer Won’t Boot Anymore After Using SD Card Slot

MISTerFPGA about 7 months ago

Hello. I've had pretty nice times time with my mister lately and today i got N64 core working and played some Mario. The problems started when i removed sd-card for adding more games. First everything was fine except N64 core did not find sync any more (i …
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Help & Support • Advice on mostly dead C64 250425

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

Hi! I've recently got a breadbin that's not very well and have hit a bit of an impasse so would be grateful for some advice on how to proceed. I'll explain as best I can.It's a PAL Revision A 250425 longboard.Power supply (black wedge) voltages are good a …

Buying old/broken CRT monitors and TVs

VCFed about 7 months ago

Got a CRT that is broken or low quality? I'd like to buy it! As long as the screen is between 13 and 17 inches diagonally. They do not need to contain the "guts", as all I need is the plastic shells to make TV/monitor heads (see pic below). Gutti …
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Sony PlayStation (PSX) • CRT TV YPBPR the Green Color Appears Grayish

MISTerFPGA about 7 months ago

Hello friends, I'm using the Mister FPGA on a CRT TV through the VGA - YPBPR cable, but the green color is turning grayish, as you can see in the photos below. This only happens with the PS1 and N64 cores. …

General Discussions • 480i via a CRT not displaying properly on MiSTer

MISTerFPGA about 7 months ago

So I noticed something recently, if I use SNES, PSX, or the older Genesis core and play a game that outputs 480i, it seems to be displayed slightly wrong. It looks like it’s actually being output as 240p or something…How I can tell is that I use my re …

Interest check: Trade my BVM D24 for XM29 plus cash

Arcade Projects about 7 months ago

Having one of these again reminds me of why I got rid of one the first time. It's picky with sync and having to re-mod every console I own and buy new cables one by one for clean C-Sync is frustrating. It's also just so clean of a picture I don't know wh …