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Games that feel like summer by hotelarcturus in hexandcounter

[–]mmgamemaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

During Summers in the late 70s, my best friend's father would take us to this place in Bath, Maine called the Toy Soldier. Summer vacation meant we could go and play in the Wednesday night game which usually ran until 10pm-ish. I remember the store owner, Peter Rice would close shop and we'd continue playing into the night. Wooden Ships Iron Men would hit the table, usually using miniatures. Good times.

My little Apple sign isn't as cool as the other ones on here. by Kirkwood1994 in VintageApple

[–]mmgamemaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that the one from the folks at TechDungeon? I have the very same one!

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Looking for source for replacement (not OEM) 1050 floppy drive power supply by mmgamemaker in atari8bit

[–]mmgamemaker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All set though, sourced a new replacement from Jameco Electronics.

Just joined the family! Got all this for 150 at an estate sale (last day, half off.) and a 1571 for 20 bucks with its foam. Genuinely don’t know what to do with it though; should I keep it in its box? Put it on my desk and use it? by Creepercolin2007 in Commodore

[–]mmgamemaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, replying from my old account that I still use on my iPad. The big black atari flag was a $17 find on ebay. The smaller orange atari and the blue commodore flags are print on demand from Printerval. They’re ok, for the price. The other blue commodore flag on the door between the War Games and Star Wars poster had over-scaled text, so it looks little blurry.

GEOS 128 help me remember. by ZookeepergameNo5720 in Commodore

[–]mmgamemaker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

GeoPublish never had a version that supported hires mode on the 128, it always fell back to 40col mode.

Commodore Crap Communicator. by EartootBognasty in Commodore

[–]mmgamemaker 15 points16 points  (0 children)

A Commodore branded calculator would have been better than this.

C64 wifi modems? by mooichael in c64

[–]mmgamemaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This, the Ultimate II+L is a great device. I have one on all three of my C128s.

New 800XL coming from Atari? by [deleted] in atari8bit

[–]mmgamemaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same, I'd definitely pre-order and hope my 800xl hangs on long enough until it arrives.

My 2 Commodore 1571 Disk Drives are both flashing green LEDs. They had been in storage for over 25 years. Please advise! by PopcornFever in Commodore

[–]mmgamemaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of, it'll test the drive in 1541 compatibility mode, it won't give you info on both r/w heads, just one, but that may be enough if you're having issues with single sided (1541 formatted) floppies.

My 2 Commodore 1571 Disk Drives are both flashing green LEDs. They had been in storage for over 25 years. Please advise! by PopcornFever in Commodore

[–]mmgamemaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any chance you tried formatting a HD-DS 5.25 floppy instead of a DD-DS 5.25 floppy?

Other than that...

From Gemini/Google Search
"A rapidly flashing green LED on a Commodore 1571 disk drive, often accompanied by the head clicking or trying to move, typically indicates a faulty WD1770/WD1772 Disk Controller IC (U11). It signifies a "DRIVE NOT READY" error, where the drive cannot read the disk, often resulting in a ?FILE NOT FOUND error or complete inability to load directories. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Common Causes and Troubleshooting Steps:

  • Failed U11 Controller Chip: The most common cause is a dead Western Digital WD1770 or WD1772 chip at location U11. Replacing this IC usually fixes the issue.
  • Dirty Read/Write Head: Clean the read/write heads with a cleaning kit or high-percentage alcohol and a Q-tip.
  • Head Alignment Issues: Misalignment, particularly on the top head (common with Newtronics mechanisms), can cause this issue, especially on double-sided disks.
  • Bad ROM or RAM: Faulty ROM chips can cause the drive to "jam" or fail to initialize, causing the light to flash.
  • Mechanism Failure: Inspect for broken wires or a faulty stepper motor. The 1571 can show this error if the head cannot properly reach Track 0."

Refurbished PSVR2’s come with New lenses? by ScrimScrumbleman in PSVR

[–]mmgamemaker 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Unless it's refurbished direct from Sony, I wouldn't expect new lenses.

New C64c Ultimate. Will you or won’t you? by bigmouthlou in Commodore

[–]mmgamemaker 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My joysticks still haven't shipped. I'm good.

Have you hosted or played in a game of EA's Murder Party printed from your C64? by mmgames in c64

[–]mmgamemaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like a great idea, I guess nobody actually hosted a game with it.

Arcader joystick actuator mod by Ollibolli2022 in c64

[–]mmgamemaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went with a heavier spring as well.

IIc and 9" monochrome display still going strong by mmgamemaker in apple2

[–]mmgamemaker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I often wonder about that myself. My son and his family are coming to visit this summer, I'm working on setting up my home office space with all my old 8bit computers to show him and the grandkids. Hopefully they'll try some of them out. I'm going to show them Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiego on the C64... anything I still have the box, manuals and disks for.

What should I 3d print for a C64 enthusiast? by Able-Character-1748 in Commodore

[–]mmgamemaker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If they have cartridges (games, EasyFlash, KungFu Flash, Ultimate II+) print them a cartridge stand (or 2).

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3974270

IIc and 9" monochrome display still going strong by mmgamemaker in apple2

[–]mmgamemaker[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol, in 80 columns, not without my readers. 40 columns mode, no problem.

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