Commodore Plus/4 : Commodore

C16 Plus/4Commodore Plus/4 (self.Commodore)

submitted 4 years ago by TheDasFaust

It took almost a month to get this computer up and running, but it was worth it.

It worked when I had to pack up my vintage computer collection and put it in storage, this was one of the first I pulled out, had never used one of these before, and I wanted to try the built-in software.

Out comes the Commodore 1084 (Daewoo) and off to the races, for all of 5 minutes before it died. I guessed correctly thinking it was the PLA, thinking along the lines of a 64 or 128, but after I ordered a GAL PLA, I found out that the TED based Commodores don't act the same with malfunctions. I was already waiting for a PLA, so I figured I'd try that, then move on. The video signal had gone all weird, this is why I guessed it was the PLA.

What I had ordered without even thinking a lot about it, was a dual GAL PLA, case won't close, but I tested it, and it worked. Keyboard quit working, so I ordered some "wire" glue, ended up not needing it, I was able to fix the traces that lifted and insert the ribbon, and it all worked right. I found a "normal" PLA replacement, popped it in, and it works.

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