Hello Mike, IOn Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 5:27 PM Mike Markowski via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
My wife and I have been cleaning her parents' old house, and I found her brother's Commodore 64 in the original old cardboard box and with a holder overfull with 5-1/4" floppies. No sign of a floppy drive yet. Is there a recommended web page for steps forward? I'm an EE, built some ham radios, but no experience reviving a C64 (assuming it needs reviving - don't want to power it up with the 40 yr old old supply!). There are many, many YouTube videos but I wonder if any of them or particular site is considered -the- place to go.
This site is the most highly recommended place to start: https://www.portcommodore.com/rcarlsen/ Ray Carlsen was a former Commodore Authorized technician. He has helped a lot of people with Commodore repairs. Start there, and if you need instant or interactive help, then I can point you in the right direction. If you are close to VCF (Wall, NJ), then our next repair workshop is in June <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y17roR2xP75sq5kjbv8jcVPk-a3vCVjWdmTW6ALP478/edit?usp=sharing> Jeff Brace
Thanks for any recommendations, Mike ab3ap