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|    Anna Christina Nass to Andre Medeiros    |
|    Re: "New" C64 (breadbin model).    |
|    28 Feb 21 10:46:00    |
      MSGID: 2:240/5824.1@fidonet eddfa60e       REPLY: 1:105/420 42a1d234       PID: OpenXP/5.0.48 (Linux) (x86_64)       CHRS: ASCII 1       TZUTC: 0100       Am 27.02.21 schrieb Andre Medeiros@1:105/420 in CLASSIC_COMPUTER:              Hallo Andre,              AM> What should I be doing before turning it on?              I would recommend to get a new PSU, because especially the "doorstep"        models are known to be unreliable, especially after all the years.       It could happen that due to the old parts, the output voltage rises and        thus fries your C64 board.              And as these PSUs are filled with epoxy, it is also impossible to replace        eg. capacitors inside... :-(              Besides that, the board should work, I guess. You can look on YouTube, as        far as I know Jan Beta did some nice videos on "future-proofing" 64s.              On the software and accessories side, the U2+ is a great module with lots        of features - I would highly recommend it.       Using the U2+, you can also can also call BBSes, you just need a terminal        program (and I don't know the name at the moment).       So you don't need a userport WiFi modem.              Regards,       Anna              --- OpenXP 5.0.48        * Origin: Imzadi Box Point (2:240/5824.1)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 18/200 90/1 105/81 120/340 123/131 129/305 154/10 226/30       SEEN-BY: 227/114 702 229/101 424 426 452 664 981 1016 1017 240/2100       SEEN-BY: 240/5138 5411 5824 5832 5853 249/1 206 317 400 280/464 292/854       SEEN-BY: 310/31 317/3 320/219 322/757 342/200 633/280 2452/250 2454/119       PATH: 240/5824 5832 229/426           |
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