VIC-1005, the three slot port expander. Problems!

Boray · Post by **Boray** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 3:32 am

Just bought my second non working VIC-1005. It seems to work better with the old 9v Vic-20 than with the CR, but still it isn't working 100% (more like 50%). Isn't it supposed to work just like my VIC-1020, but just with 3 ports? What would be the symptoms if it's one (or two) of the logic circuits that is failing? There are two 74LS244 on board.

Boray · Post by **Boray** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 3:40 am

Is there an easy way of testing those 74LS244s?

Wonder-Boy · Post by **Wonder-Boy** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:10 am

Piggy-backing a working one on top?

ral-clan · Post by **ral-clan** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:16 pm

Have we talked about the VIC-1005 before? Is it an official Commodore prodcut? We've never heard about it here in North America. Any pictures?

Boray · Post by **Boray** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:37 am

It says "Datatronic AB" on the board. Datatronic / Handic was the Swedish Commodore reseller and manufacturer of peripherals.

ral-clan · Post by **ral-clan** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:48 pm

Thanks for posting this. I now recall that someone posted an advert scan for this product last year sometime and we discussed it then. Thanks for the better quality photos, though. So I guess it's not really an "official" Commodore product.

carlsson · Post by **carlsson** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:13 am

Official but local perhaps. Datatronic/Handic seem to have been one of few distributors allowed to add their own products within the VIC-XXXX numbering system.

I own a fully working VIC-1005. Based on the number of catalogues it was featured in, it was one of the most common expanders over here. Much more so than any CardCo and so on.