[Coco] I´ve got my CoCo 3!

[Diego Barizo]

I wouldn't be surprised if something came loose in the trip
Just open it, and push gently in all the chips. The memory expansion 
might be loose to.
I had to regularly open my CoCo 3 in summer, when the temp went over 30 
C, to re-set the Gime and some other socketed chips

Diego


Marcus Vinicius Garrett Chiado wrote:
> Thanks, Mark!
>
> I turned on my CoCo a couple minutes ago and the only thing I get is a 
> green screen. Nothing more. I can not type, I can't do anything with it.
>
> :-(
>
> I tried it for many times but nothing happens. I guess something may 
> have disconnected inside it, maybe because of the long trip from USA 
> to Brazil. Maybe the 512 Kb memory expansion?
>
> Do you have an idea of the problem? I'm sure I didn't do anything 
> wrong. I also tried it with Multi-Pak and disk drive connected. I only 
> get the same green screen.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Mark Marlette wrote:
>> Marcus,
>>
>> That looks VERY familiar! :)
>>
>> Have many more CoCo3s, just wish it wasn't so $$$ to ship.
>>
>> I sent you a private Email a few minutes ago with some tips.
>>
>> Also noticed that you didn't have a DriveWire picture. You have a 
>> boot EPROM installed in you controller for HDB-DOS to boot to the PC. 
>> Goto our web site and down load the version 2 Windows server. WAY 
>> better than the distribution version. Have Drivewire server running 
>> before you boot the CoCo.
>>
>> Answered floppy interface in private email already.
>>
>> Happy CoCoing!
>>
>> Mark
>> Cloud-9
>
>
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