[Atari XEGS help (start button)]

Do you just touch a single wire to each side of the switch?  Plugging it in again didn't help.  What's strange is if I hold start down during powering on it will go to the test page, but I still can't select anything.  Not holding it will bring it to missle command.  It did not come with the keyboard.  I was thinking about getting a ps2 adapter sold from the brewing academy.

[Atari XEGS help (start button)]

Thanks for the suggestion.  I took the top off and turned it on without the top.  The other switches still worked but pushing on the start switch itself did not.  I don't have any contact cleaner, and unfortunately I live in the middle of nowhere and about to experience a blizzard the next two days.  I put a drop of 91% alcohol on the switch and pressed it a bunch of times.  I'm going to let it dry for a while and try running it again.  Looking at the board it looks like everything is in good shape.

[Atari XEGS help (start button)]

Hi all.

I'm completely new to the 8 bit line.  But I found a good deal on an Atari XEGS today.  I brought it home and plugged it in and each get cart seems to boot.  But the start button won't do anything.  Somehow it once went to a ram test page and two rows of ram were green and two were red. I can no longer get to that screen, as when I can get to the test screen, I can't push the start button to select anything.  Bug hunt worked as I could start it with the light gun.  Does anyone have ideas on where to begin diagnosing? 

Thanks in advance!

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