Back fromt he Grave: Commdore 1571 redux (light stays on and the system locks)

  This entry is going to seem familiar at a glance, as the title is nearly identical to a previous entry. Unfortunately this is due to the tragic nature of retro computers in general: parts are inevitably going to fail, even when living an easy life. It's for this reason that both emulation and software preservation are going to start becoming more and more important as time goes on as eventually there simply won't be replacement parts available for many of these machines, and trying to fix ICs at the individual transistor level doesn't seem like it will ever be within the reach of a hobbyist - either in terms of ability or simple practicality.