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The drive seems to have problems reading the highest tracks (33,34,35). | The drive seems to have problems reading the highest tracks (33,34,35). | ||
| − | Other than that | + | Paddle port 1 seems broken, it always reads 255. Ports 2,3 and 4 work fine. |
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| + | Other than that all is working fine. | ||
I've completely dis/reassembled it, cleaning every part. | I've completely dis/reassembled it, cleaning every part. | ||
| − | Case shows signs of extensive use and colored yellow. | + | Case and keyboard shows signs of extensive use and is colored yellow. |
== Monitor == | == Monitor == | ||
Revision as of 02:14, 24 July 2010
Specification
Commodore 128D (original, not 128DCR)
Condition
The drive seems to have problems reading the highest tracks (33,34,35).
Paddle port 1 seems broken, it always reads 255. Ports 2,3 and 4 work fine.
Other than that all is working fine.
I've completely dis/reassembled it, cleaning every part.
Case and keyboard shows signs of extensive use and is colored yellow.
Monitor
The original 1901 monitor was broken long time ago and I trowed it away.
Ever since I've used a green PAL monitor with a special handmade cabling to get both 40 and 80 colomns screen. The 80 coloumns RGBI port has a monochrome pin (7) for this purpose.
Ofcourse for colour 40 coloms I can connect a TV.
But the 80 coloms colors remained lost. Until now, I learned that the 128 RGBI is actually CGA compatible! I do have an EGA monitor. Connecting this to the 128 works except that all low-intensity colors are garbled (white stripes). Using the RGBI cable from the 1901 monitor which doesn't have pin 7 connected solves this problem.
