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From: logden@tc.fluke.COM (Leonard Ogden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: HELP! My children are threating me with GUNs, KNIVES, ATTorn
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Date: 28 Mar 88 16:19:30 GMT
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Keywords: MY C64 Died :-(


Well, it finally happended to me, my 64 died last weekend. And of course I
need some help of a technical nature (sounds of soldering iron heating in
the background)immeadiately.

The failure is as follows:

I turn on my drive and monitor , then when I turn on the 64, the 
monitor is black (though I can hear the 'burp' from the speaker). After about 
10 seconds the screen flashes some funny characters, and stays black.

My thought is that the ROM is gone. 

Anyway what do you think? Also of interest is which one of my chips is the 
ROM? the 6526-4's, 6581, or something labeled 906114 -01?

If you can kind of recommend a course of action (I know how to take it to a 
service center, but I'm close to broke :-(, and I've GOT to buy Might and 
Magic!), I'm pretty handy with the ol' neddelnose, dikes, and iron, and my 
children (5 of 'em and their getting rabid!!) and I would shorely appreciate
it!

Thanks bunches,

logden