tuf Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) The first character on each line is having issues - sort of like static in the signal I made a video just b/c I had a hard time thinking how to explain it. This is visible in any app or right at the basic prompt. Seems to be heat related in that it takes a minute or two to really get cooking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7k4kMEy9s8 Anyone provide any insight? Edited July 30, 2018 by tuf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Flame Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) I'd say put a (better) heat sink on your VIC-II chip. The location regularity of the issue coincides with what the VIC-II is doing internally, and it might be failing. Removing more heat could let it stay in a better-functioning state. Stick your finger on it while it's running and see if it's significantly hotter than expected. You might want to swap with a known-working VIC-II as well. I don't think this is indicative of something else killing the chip, but proceed a your own risk as always. How does the error line up with smooth scrolling? POKE 53270, 8 through 15 in order to manually slide things around at the BASIC prompt without reducing to 38-column mode. Edited July 30, 2018 by White Flame 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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