simbalion Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Today I decided to dust off my 1200xl and hook it up after a long hiatis. One reason for this is to keep the keyboard running. After hooking it to a small TV I use to test my systems, I played it for about 15 minutes or so. Suddenly the screen fizzed and went back to the blue TV screen. I tried a different RF switch with the same thing. Tried another power pack, same thing. I did notice the screen would flicker when I turned the computer on. My 1200xl has a dead power LED, so no way to tell it is on unless something is on the screen. I was about to give up when I hooked it to the 26 inch console set I have. Screen came right up and looked really good on the bigger screen! Turns out the smal TV will no longer accept a signal through the coax plug on the back. The TV is much younger that the 1200xl! Atari, still tough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Thank goodness! We gotta keep our 1200XL's running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simbalion Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Well, I now have a working Atari 800 again now too. I was getting odd objects on the screen when using certain programs and thought it was dying. Turns out one of the RAM boards wasn't seating right in the slot. I simply switched it and the one of the others around and now it works with all 48K of RAM again. I've been bored and tinkering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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