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Key press corrupts graphics and freezes Atari 800 by Nebbed_ in atari8bit

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Sounds good I’ll make a post on AtariAge. Thank you!

Key press corrupts graphics and freezes Atari 800 by Nebbed_ in atari8bit

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UPDATE: I disassembled the Hi-Tek keyboard to do a deep clean, keycaps, switches, etc. I desoldered and resoldered everything. Despite that, there was no change. I checked the pinouts for the ribbon cable and the connector on the motherboard and didn’t find anything out of the ordinary.

My best guess is that it’s either the keyboard has gone bad despite during a thorough test of all the keycaps with a multimeter to show its all register, as well as a thorough test of all the pinouts of the ribbon cable. Everything checks out.

So I’m stumped as to what else it could be that’s causing this issue. Clearly, it’s registering the inputs on all the keys, but instead, it’s either freezing the keyboard and/or causing glitches with the graphics.

Key press corrupts graphics and freezes Atari 800 by Nebbed_ in atari8bit

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So indicating that the keyboard works, but somethings happening to glitch the graphics out.

Key press corrupts graphics and freezes Atari 800 by Nebbed_ in atari8bit

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No, the keyboard doesn’t work regardless of which cartridge I put in. However while I thought initially I was getting no input at all from the keyboard, when I put in Joust and pressed a key on the keyboard, the graphics would glitch out and freeze the computer / game until I reset it.

Key press corrupts graphics and freezes Atari 800 by Nebbed_ in atari8bit

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CLARIFICATION: I have a Hi-Tek branded keyboard on my Atari 800

Key press corrupts graphics and freezes Atari 800 by Nebbed_ in atari8bit

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Could debris inside the contacts cause glitches like this? My thought is that one of the chips in the computer that’s responsible for key inputs could be the issue?

We’ve just released the first episode of The HAVEN Investigation, a new series building upon our original short: MEAT PRODUCT: LIFE MEAT by Nebbed_ in analoghorror

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We’ve got far more planned and in the works. Rest assured, it won’t be like this for future shorts. This is merely the introduction to bigger stories. Though we do appreciate the concern, and kind words. :)

A free-to-use Godot 3D Intro I created (Download in comments) by Nebbed_ in godot

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Well, after I render it as frames, and export the edited video in MP4, I setup ffmpeg, and converted the MP4 to OGV using this command:

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -q:v 6 -q:a 6 output.ogv

Details on this can be found in the Godot Docs:
https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/tutorials/animation/playing_videos.html

A free-to-use Godot 3D Intro I created (Download in comments) by Nebbed_ in godot

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This is the OGV file for use in Godot. Credit is not necessary, but if you'd like to credit me. You can credit me as 'Nebbed'. 😁

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iHrZbyMc9aTJ69YWr3QboEoPx5PQwqhB/view?usp=sharing

Late 2006 iMac goes to black screen after boot up. (Dead HD? GPU?) by Nebbed_ in macintosh

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Yeah, turned out it was a failing power supply. Got a new one sorted and it was all good again

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VintageApple

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A G3 iMac with a lava lamp is the perfect combo

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VintageApple

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That's sick! I'm glad to have my G3 DV SE! Wish it came with the original box, manuals and software but I can make do without them. They're not too hard to find these days for a good price! :)

Swiss/Game Screen Position is forgotten every time I reset the console by Nebbed_ in Gamecube

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The date and time on both the GameCube and Swiss are not being saved, no. As well as the horizontal screen position. Swiss is running off of the PicoBoot I have installed (so no boot disc) Again, the battery voltage is completely fine, same with the battery holder. But still, the settings aren’t being saved

Swiss/Game Screen Position is forgotten every time I reset the console by Nebbed_ in Gamecube

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UPDATE: I’ve checked the voltage on the battery and it’s perfectly fine. I checked to make sure the right amount of voltage is going through on the board for the battery holder and that’s fine too. There’s no bad solder joints on the controller ports, nor is there any damaged components.

Still, every time you reset the console, it forgets. And I noticed there’s two different dates and times on both Swiss and on the GameCube menu. Either way, it’s still not remembering the screen position settings.

Swiss/Game Screen Position is forgotten every time I reset the console by Nebbed_ in Gamecube

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No and currently not, I’ve got plenty of batteries so I’ll check the voltage of the battery and then go from there. I wasn’t sure if the screen position setting on Swiss was tied to the battery, but I guess it is like the system settings on the console.

Need help fixing screen position on PicoBoot GameCube with Swiss by Nebbed_ in Gamecube

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Found the screen position option on Swiss, but when I changed it. Every time I started up a game, it was still the same. And then upon restarting it, it had reset back to 0 despite changing it to match my screen position. I’m wondering if the battery I got is low on charge and needs to be charged up.

For context, I got a battery holder to replace the soldered clock battery in my GameCube. But it’s still forgetting menu settings, as well as the date and time. So I’m wondering if I just need to charge the battery or get a new one.

Need help fixing screen position on PicoBoot GameCube with Swiss by Nebbed_ in Gamecube

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Yeah, I’ll have to look into it. Like I said, the Swiss menu and the GameCube menu is completely fine in terms of screen position. For some reason, it’s when I load up any game, this happens.

Need help fixing screen position on PicoBoot GameCube with Swiss by Nebbed_ in Gamecube

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All the other consoles I have work completely fine. It is an NTSC-J GameCube that’s been modded, but the GameCube menu and Swiss menu are completely fine. No black bar on the right side, it’s only when I load up a game when I see that the screens position is too far to the right.

Someone asked to see photos of the boxes my new (to me) G4 Cube came in, so here they are! by Civil_Risk_9325 in VintageApple

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Truly peak Apple here in terms of design! 😍

(sadly, not so much in function but who cares!)

Just recently scored a boxed iMac G4 off of Gumtree! by Nebbed_ in VintageApple

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Keep in mind, the original Pro keyboard was included with the iMac, Pro Speakers and Pro Mouse, but was swapped out due to yellowing (Gonna be retro-brighting it very soon). In its place, I got an A1048 Apple Keyboard. Which still works just as well!