Re: strange cursor... any idea ?

From: Bill Degnan <billdegnan_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:15:26 -0500
Message-ID: <CABGJBueyPjnDDwxqM9FC-jLPdnRdcsAJ48=S+r1+-f8RM_SaJQ_at_mail.gmail.com>
I guess you have to map the keyboard first!  good luck.

On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 4:07 PM <didier_at_aida.org> wrote:

> 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 23:03:16

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