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Case Studies in Retro Computer Repair (#3): Diagnosing and Fixing a Commodore 64 with No Power

March 5, 2025 moorejh28@gmail.com Hardware, Repair

Disclosure: Note that as an eBay Partner Network Affiliate, I may earn from qualifying purchases. Introduction I purchased this Commodore 64 with a 250435 board (1984) for $50 at VCF SoCal in 2025. The seller had it labeled as non-working with no information as to the symptoms. I was a

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Case Studies in Retro Computer Repair (#1): Diagnosing and Fixing a Commodore 64 with a Bad MOS 7708 Multiplexer Resulting in a Black Screen

March 2, 2025 moorejh28@gmail.com Hardware, Repair

Disclosure: Note that as an eBay Partner Network Affiliate, I may earn from qualifying purchases. Introduction I purchased the following Commodore 64 on eBay for $90. The seller said it was not working and had tried to repair it with a GAL PLA. He further said it booted to a

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