Re: //e with ZIP Chip not booting

[sean@macassist.com.au (Sean McNamara)]

In article <tr960vosa3u8ijp2mqgds31ca3g1vm7krr@4ax.com>,
markREMOVE@syndicomm.com (Mark Percival) wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, (Sean McNamara) wrote:
> 
> >Any thoughts would be very much appreciated, via e-mail or in the group.
> >If anyone knows of any Sydney-based hobbyists who can lend a hand, that'd
> >be great, too :)
> 
> The first thing I would try would be to replace the Zip Chip with a
> normal 65C02.  My guess is that the Zip Chip died.  I've heard that
> there was a design problem with certain models of the Zip that would
> cause them to fail after extended use.
> 
> If you're lucky and the Zip is still good then a replacement
> motherboard can be had cheaply from eBay.  The Australian PAL version
> of the motherboard may be a bit more of a challenge however.

Thanks for the thoughts, Mark.

Any Sydney-siders (preferably Northside) who have a 65C02 I can try this
with? No urgency, going away for a week today, and then have the kisd for
three weeks. Any other thoughts gratefully accepted.

Regards

Sean

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