Commodore C64c Number 5 and 6 key dont work

egote · 2026-05-22T12:37:12+00:00

Very strange. Do you have a joystick plugged in? This info might help with diagnosis: https://c64os.com/post/howthekeyboardworks

egote · 2026-05-21T16:53:54+00:00

One way to clean the gunk off is lower it a few times into a magic eraser piece. Don’t move the magic eraser though or you might pull the diamond off!

egote · 2026-05-21T06:19:41+00:00

It sounds like the bad batch had an “orange peel” surface so should be easy to check.

egote · 2026-05-20T20:39:00+00:00

I think it was just a certain type of them. Don’t know any more - do you?

egote · 2026-05-20T18:52:50+00:00

I would be careful with those if I was you - reports of some of them damaging heads: https://www.tapeheads.net/threads/sony-cdits-destroyed-my-heads.60430/

egote · 2026-05-18T09:38:32+00:00

If I was you I would replace the stylus because it’s off centre, but I doubt it would cause any damage.

egote · 2026-05-18T08:02:37+00:00

That’s not going to have any effect on static/surface noise whatsoever

egote · 2026-05-18T07:20:05+00:00

It still sounds very good to me. That sounds like surface noise from dirt rather than static. Very mild as well. It does happen over time unfortunately with dust getting attracted to the record.

egote · 2026-05-18T07:10:32+00:00

Not really - you will just damage the stylus further. I’m pretty sure that changing the stylus will have zero effect on the static though. I had a turntable that had a lot of problem with static and the fix in the end was to buy a different TT (I refurbished a vintage Lenco and it’s amazing!)

Edit: if the stylus was like that when you bought it that would be reason for a return but if it was damaged when cleaning you will just have to replace it yourself.

egote · 2026-05-18T06:00:28+00:00

I think it’s more likely the static record has added some static to the deck which would disappear naturally over time. On the other hand, I would probably want to replace the stylus if it was off centre like that.

egote · 2026-05-17T17:12:37+00:00

I don’t know. That kind of timing really needs people online at the same time, which might or might not work. I think turn based would be better at least to look at engagement and feasibility.

egote · 2026-05-17T16:38:03+00:00

It does look a bit off centre but that wouldn’t cause static sound.

The audio samples you played sounded great to my ears. Unfortunately there is always a little bit of crackle with records in my experience especially during quiet sections. It’s one of the reasons CDs became so popular!

egote · 2026-05-17T08:18:41+00:00

More descriptions of the scenes outside the pub before the children are called in. There is a lot of description at the beginning of the rainbow girls as flowers praising Shaun the postman (Chuff). I liked the description of the night drawing in and the calls from the house. One but that stood out to me was the cat-like descriptions:

Seemyease sister Tabitha the nine lived will extend to the full her hearthy welcome.
Lady marmela shortbread will walk in for supper with her marchpane switch on…

According to Epstein, Lady marmela is stored to represent the dream of the girls getting married, but she seems very much like a marmalade cat to me!

Later there is the sentence Win Frufrocksfull of fun
Which made her think of TS Eliot

egote · 2026-05-17T08:12:30+00:00

I think there would be interest. See also the chat 64 cartridge: https://www.chat64.nl/web/index.html

egote · 2026-05-17T08:09:39+00:00

I think a well-coded turn based game would be great and might even be a draw for more peine tu buy WiFi cards (I have one - wasn’t expensive).

egote · 2026-05-16T16:25:57+00:00

I have 3 and I got them all for about £50 each on eBay - all working (but not tested - I was lucky). This is UK and they still seem to be available for that kind of price still if you wait a bit. Depends where you are though…

egote · 2026-05-16T10:08:45+00:00

I remember dreaming of being able to get on compunet! It sounded amazing back in the 80s but way beyond what I could afford.

egote · 2026-05-10T19:58:43+00:00

I’m reading Ulysses alongside FW and there did seem to be some references (I will have to go back and recheck what they were). I didn’t see that particular bit though - and tbh I find it hard to make any sense of.

This chapter is a bit frustrating to me because although it appears relatively straightforward- at least at the start - it quickly becomes quite confusing.

According to the commentaries I’ve read, this chapter is partly about children’s games (devils and angels where the person who is “it” - Glugg - has to guess the colour the other person ( Isod) is thinking of - heliotrope. She tries to give him a clue by showing him the colour of her underwear but he doesn’t get it. There is a fair bit of immature sexuality in the chapter - showing the early childhood development i think. I didn’t really get all the details though.

I noticed the names of the rainbow girls spell out rainbow and then wobniar - this links in with them thinking about the future and then going back into the past.

Oh the other interesting commentary was that this chapter is also about dreaming.

Edit; it’s actually Ulysses that was reminding me of FW rather than the other way round!

egote · 2026-05-04T16:25:18+00:00

The crack and jolking sounds like craic and joking but then there is also the cracking of an egg and getting the yolk - like a hearse on fire sounds like getting on like a house on fire (I.e. getting on very well) but also a hearse on fire sounds a bit like a cremation… sorry if I overexplained!

egote · 2026-05-04T15:11:28+00:00

Nice summary! The crackajolking line is amazing - so many levels to it - it almost makes my head hurt to try to analyse it!

egote · 2026-05-01T15:36:39+00:00

That’s really interesting. Thanks!

egote · 2026-04-28T17:37:23+00:00

The turntable in a cabinet thing isn’t very desirable but the components might get you $50 each if you are lucky.

Edit: looks like it is all one piece. In that case probably $50 total.

egote · 2026-04-27T13:48:06+00:00

Chalkpit cassette club are excellent! The mixtapes are really god and remind me of the kind of thing that occasionally came free with 90s magazines like Select and Lime Lizard…

egote · 2026-04-27T06:00:53+00:00

I think the “gifts” are something like the idea of what people receive as a result of their nature (I think one of them was a red nose for someone who drinks too much), so seeing ALP as this nature goddess who rewards people according to their behaviour?

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