derSturm
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Here is what I'm seeing when I turn on the Centipede I picked up a few months ago (and am just now getting around to messing with). I'm getting this and only this whether the self test switch is on or off. I am NOT getting any sound, including the beeps in test mode that indicate bad RAMs; I have tested the speaker itself and it is in working order. Every time I reset the machine the colors change; the pattern does not. Toggling test mode with the machine on causes no noticeable change whatever.
According to the manual "garbage" on the screen indicates a bad ROM at J1. Beyond this, being that this is old Atari, I know that I need to check the sockets. I was just hoping that someone out there might have seen this screen before and knows exactly what the problem is.
Thanks for the help I'm sure I'll get. You guys are awesome.

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According to the manual "garbage" on the screen indicates a bad ROM at J1. Beyond this, being that this is old Atari, I know that I need to check the sockets. I was just hoping that someone out there might have seen this screen before and knows exactly what the problem is.
Thanks for the help I'm sure I'll get. You guys are awesome.

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