I'm just about to head into the office, will try and get it in a bit later, thanks.stephen_usher wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2026 11:09 pm Type the program in here. I'll see if it replicates on my machine after a similar period.
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Another Egyptian Enterprise 64
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The code was:
10 for n=30 to 160
20 print chr$(n) ;
30 next n
40 goto 10
I cut down the range as characters before 30 and after 160 seem to do strange things.
Left it running and the machine crashed. Garbage on screen and screen flashing/rolling, though crashes vary in the way they appear.
After I reset it was just a black screen, and when I powered off/on the EXOS 2.04 banner was corrupted and so was the flashing Enterprise logo and then BASIC.
Turning off and leaving for a minute and it came back ok.
The code was:
10 for n=30 to 160
20 print chr$(n) ;
30 next n
40 goto 10
I cut down the range as characters before 30 and after 160 seem to do strange things.
Left it running and the machine crashed. Garbage on screen and screen flashing/rolling, though crashes vary in the way they appear.
After I reset it was just a black screen, and when I powered off/on the EXOS 2.04 banner was corrupted and so was the flashing Enterprise logo and then BASIC.
Turning off and leaving for a minute and it came back ok.
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Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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OK, starting the test.
The screen driver doing automatic word wrap always feels strange to me.
The screen driver doing automatic word wrap always feels strange to me.
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OK. Stable so far.
May I suggest the first test would be putting the original RAM back in and trying again? Just in case it's to do with A15 on the EEPROM.
Other than that it's the ol' freeze spray on one chip at a time, isn't it?
May I suggest the first test would be putting the original RAM back in and trying again? Just in case it's to do with A15 on the EEPROM.
Other than that it's the ol' freeze spray on one chip at a time, isn't it?
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Re: Another Egyptian Enterprise 64
Did you mean original ROM? Yes I'll try that next.stephen_usher wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2026 2:47 pm OK. Stable so far.
May I suggest the first test would be putting the original RAM back in and trying again? Just in case it's to do with A15 on the EEPROM.
Other than that it's the ol' freeze spray on one chip at a time, isn't it?
As for the freeze spray I'll try my thermal cam first
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Ahh wait the original ROM doesn't contain basic and I don't have a ROM cartridge with it in.
Ahh wait the original ROM doesn't contain basic and I don't have a ROM cartridge with it in.
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Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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I forgot about that!
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ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
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Re: Another Egyptian Enterprise 64
Leaving it on the logo screen will make things warm up and may cause a failure as well, or did in my case anyway.
If it ain't broke, test it to Destruction.
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Well it was worth a try for sure.
I'll try what @PhilC said and leave it at the boot logo or perhaps switch to the Wordprocessor using the FN key.
If it is bad RAM then it should show regardless. First off I need to get the G7000 off the bench, which happily seems to be working
On another note my replacement screws arrived today so I will be able to screw it together once I fix this stuff
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Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Nearly time to get back to this...
G7000 is done.
G7000 is done.
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
