Date   : Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:27:52 -0000
From   : "David Hunt" <dm.hunt@...>
Subject: Re: Flying Blind

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Majordomo List Manager [mailto:majordomo@...] On Behalf Of
> Neil Ward
> Sent: 30 October 2005 16:32
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> Subject: [BBC-Micro] Flying Blind
> 
> Greetings
> 
> Just had a weird afternoon !  I decided to try a BBC B I had bought ages
> ago (from 8BS) for the first time.  We have an "old" tv that the kids
> use but is perfect for tuning in the Beeb - until the kids decided to
> move it and dropped the thing !  (The tv, not the Beeb !).  So - no
> usable tv for now until I can get my CUB monitor from its storage place
> in the loft.  Our "modern" tv is hopeless at tuning in and you need a
> science degree to figure it out :-(
> 
> Anyway, I plugged the Beeb in and turned it on to make sure at least it
> did what it should.  But all it did was give a constant beep.  Not good
> !  So I investigated further.  It has an additional ROM board installed
> and I noticed the pins were not seated all the way home in the sockets
> on the main board.  I removed the keyboard, removed the ROM board and
> re-seated it.  Then put the keyboard back and made sure all the
> connections were sound.  I then switched it on again and got the
> familiar 2 tone beep.
> 
> Now to the question - Is it likely that the machine could have been
> damaged by the extra ROM board not being fully seated when I first
> switched it on ?
> 
> Now that I get the 2 tone beep, is this a good indicator that all is
> well ?
> 
> Thanks and Regards
> 
> Neil Ward

Sounds sweet as a nut to me.

That should be OK, so long as the pins were not in the wrong holes it's
usually not done it any harm.

You could always get an RGB SCART lead, either make your own or buy one off
eBay - I think I saw some for sale on there recently. Then you could just
plug it in to your new fangled TV and get bright and sharp RGB...

Dave ;)