From: pharaoh46@optonline.net   
      
   Hi all,   
   I've got a TRS-80 Model 1 48K w/EI and floppy drive hooked up to a DMP through   
   a printer switch (I share the printer w/a Model 4).   
      
   Anyway, when I power up, the standard character gibberish displays, but the   
   characters themselves are distorted (for example, the letters don't look like   
   letters, same w/numbers, etc.). I press the reset button and Break repeatedly,   
   but the Memory Size?    
   prompt doesn't display. I've tried cleaning all the contacts and plugs on the   
   keyboard, expansion interface, and drive. No success. I also looked at the   
   plug connecting the keyboard's power supply to the keyboard, and the cable   
   going into the plug    
   appears frayed & loose. Could this be the issue, or is it something else?   
   Appreciate any input/guidance. Thanks in advance.   
   --John   
      
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