Date   : Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:45:49 +0100
From   : julesrichardsonuk@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: Issue 4 freezes in old age

Daniel Beardsmore wrote:
> Jules Richardson wrote:
>> My iss. 4 machine was still working last time I tried it. I've got a couple
of 
>> issue 3's though, both with monster heatsinks on the video ULAs; one of those 
>> just gives a flashing cursor at startup which is probably either caps or duff 
>> ULA...
> 
> For me, a flashing mode 0 cursor means that the keyboard isn't detected.
> Worth checking that out just in case.

True. I'm not too motivated to spend time on it though; those iss. 3 machines 
are the ICL-built 'gravity-defying' ones with the horrible white IC sockets. 
Leave them for more than an hour, and half the chips seem to magically 
levitate out of their sockets :-)

(doubtless the 'working' one of the pair will need everything re-seating again 
before it'll spring into life)

cheers

Jules