Date   : Thu, 27 Jun 1996 15:27:23 BST
From   : jsr4 <jsr4@...>
Subject: Re: Hardware problems

>I'm still trying to get this old Beeb I bought cheaply a while ago working
>properly.  Problem is that after starting a game (problem only seems to
>occur during games!) for example Cylon Attack, after a few seconds into
>the game, the images of the attacking aliens start spreading all over the
>screen, as if they are being redrawn without the old image being erased. 
>After a minute or so, machine locks up solid.

check the RAM in the machine... quick test is to feel the tops of the 
ram chips after the machine's been on for a while, dram tends to get
rather warm once it blows... 

cheers

Jules