This C64 takes 5 seconds to power on @DavePoo2
This C64 takes 5 seconds to power on  @DavePoo2
Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I used to have a Windows Vista PC that took about 10 minutes to boot, but I've got a Commodore C64 that takes more than a second to turn on, which is unacceptable!!!!, so lets see if it can be fixed (the C64, not the Windows Vista PC, that's long gone).

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:20 The Problems
1:49 Disassembly
2:35 Switch Removal
3:19 New Switch
3:52 Testing
4:41 Examine the Broken Switch
5:44 Why Does This Work??
6:22 Reassembly
6:49 Turrican II & Outro
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