Hugo Holden
Veteran Member
I just received my first CBM computer. Pictures attached.
It appears to be basically working (no pun intended). I managed to run a short BASIC program.
I have yet to figure out so many things about it. For example:
How can I tell what version of BASIC it is running; 4. something or 3. something ?
What motherboard version it has, and the purpose of the 3 empty IC sockets there ?
Also the connector J4 memory expansion, it looks like with the upward facing pins it could have a card plugged onto it that resides inside the computer?
The good news is that it got shipped all the way from the UK to me in Australia without any significant damage, I was expecting the neck to be broken off the CRT, but I was lucky this time.
In any case, any advice on how to check & verify it would help.
Is there a memory test program where I can check the RAM, it seems hard to believe that all the RAM IC's are ok, but I guess they might be.
( I have ordered an SD2PET)
It appears to be basically working (no pun intended). I managed to run a short BASIC program.
I have yet to figure out so many things about it. For example:
How can I tell what version of BASIC it is running; 4. something or 3. something ?
What motherboard version it has, and the purpose of the 3 empty IC sockets there ?
Also the connector J4 memory expansion, it looks like with the upward facing pins it could have a card plugged onto it that resides inside the computer?
The good news is that it got shipped all the way from the UK to me in Australia without any significant damage, I was expecting the neck to be broken off the CRT, but I was lucky this time.
In any case, any advice on how to check & verify it would help.
Is there a memory test program where I can check the RAM, it seems hard to believe that all the RAM IC's are ok, but I guess they might be.
( I have ordered an SD2PET)