On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, Ian L. Pine wrote:
> might be able to come up with a permanent solution, e.g. removing the
> sockets and soldering the RAMs in place; or maybe there are some spare chips
> with longer pins (some of the pins on mine seem too short to be gripped
> properly by the sockets); or perhaps creating a little piggyback Video RAM
> board that could be plugged in somehow. I'm keen to get the Q40 back into
> full time service again. Are those chips still available new?
I would think the chips should be available quite cheaply. That would be
the recommended course of action, imho. If you publish the chip
details/markings, Nasta, Pheobus or myself should be able to source some
replacements at a sensible cost (ie cheap!)
Dave
