[vcf-midatlantic] help with RCA VIP COSMAC

Herb Johnson hjohnson at retrotechnology.info
Mon Oct 29 11:39:24 EDT 2018


> Earl Baugh  
> Thu Oct 25 12:22:18 EDT 2018 

> I got one of these (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkgmAjE1ONY) arrived
> last night...
> With original box, manuals and even sales receipt!

[video shows an RCA COSMAC VIP single-board computer. Unknown if the 
items shown match what Earl obtained.]
> 
> There may be a bad RAM chip... (according to the notes on the box...)
> Any ideas if I'll have trouble finding an appropriate part to fix it?
> (I've only had time to unbox it, not look thru the manuals or anything but
> thought I'd try to tap the collective intellect here to get some initial
> thoughts..)
> 
> Earl

Earl, I re-posted your request, to have an appropriate subject. Your 
post was buried with a bunch of other postings. Myself, I like COSMAC 
stuff, congrats on your find.

The VIP is popular among COSMAC (RCA 1802 processor) enthusiasts. You 
will find other owners in the Yahoo cosmacelf discussion group.

Of course, spend time with what you got, and find out what's actually 
going on with it. Then look for chips by model number to see if you can 
find it or them. Much of the fun I have with this stuff, is in figuring 
it out myself. But it's also fun to discuss repair and parts, once 
details are established.

Herb Johnson


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