Re: strange cursor... any idea ?

From: didier_at_aida.org
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 22:00:03 +0100
Message-ID: <4be17f56-7d97-73da-a945-130b94ec7de4_at_aida.org>
Thanks Bill,  I will check the schematics and try to see if by typing a 
series of characters I get other errors

actually it's not so easy  I have a keyboard with black keys without any 
marking....

Le 12/15/2022 à 4:44 PM, Bill Degnan a écrit :
> This reminds me of a teletype repair where the ascii characters have a 
> bit stuck hi ir low.  So, you'd compare the cbm ascii value of the 
> character you're getting with the character you're expecting.  See if 
> other characters are impacted to determine the pattern.  Use this info 
> to track down the fault i.e. which data line is sticking hi or low. 
> Also, is it a screen ram or general ram issue, you can test for that.
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2022, 10:35 AM <didier_at_aida.org> wrote:
>
>     on my 8032 motherboard, I have a strange cursor
>
>     blinking 2x2 checker board...
>
>     when I replace the ram and rom (except $E000)  with tynemouth
>     ram/rom I get the same result
>
>     the $E000 is brand new and made with a 28c16 containing Steve's
>     NTSC editor...
>
>
>     I'm convinced the problem comes from the crtc or the circuitry
>     producing the video signal
>
>     any idea ?
>
>
>     thanks
>
Received on 2022-12-15 23:00:02

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