Date   : Wed, 26 May 2010 09:43:36 -0500
From   : jules.richardson99@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: BBC PET or FIT

Stephenson wrote:
> Am I being totally unrealistic or is it  possible to source either a BBC
> PET or FIT. Have just dug out the various pieces of  BBC hardware etc after
> many years stored away and find the BBC B I have, whilst not dead, refuses
> to boot up. It has become something of a challange to get it working
> again!. Perhaps I have too much time on my hands but would be grateful for
> any advice re sourcing either of the above items.

I'm not sure that you'd gain much over traditional diagnostic exercises, 
though. Reseat chips, pull anything not needed to get the machine to start, 
test PSU & connections, swap RAM banks, check clock and reset lines etc. and 
it's usually possible to narrow things down far enough to do some more 
detailed fault-finding.

I got a PET and FIT, thinking they might be useful, and I've never even used 
them. I think I have the schematics here with me somewhere, should you want to 
try building them :-)

cheers

Jules