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From: pa1409@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Steven Haehnichen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: HP48SX Self-Test "SPD" message.
Keywords: hp48, self-test
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Date: 24 Mar 90 13:57:28 GMT
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Well, guess what came in the mail today..
I'll spare the net my detailed opinions of the 48SX, but I have to
say WOW!  HP does it again!

Of course, I tried the Self-Test (ON & E) and am curious to know
what the message "SPD n" means. (where n is some large changing integer)
Here is a piece of the Self-Test that was conveniently ditto'd out
my crude RS-232 connector:

SPD 1951264           ; IROM OK               ; IRAM OK               ; 
OK-48                 ; SPD 1950576           ; IROM OK               ; 
IRAM OK               ; OK-48                 ; SPD 1947824           ; 
IROM OK               ; IRAM OK               ; OK-48                 ; 
SPD 1947824           ; IROM OK               ; IRAM OK               ; 
OK-48                 ; SPD 1951264           ; IROM OK               ; 
IRAM OK               ; OK-48                 ; SPD 1948512           ; 
IROM OK               ; IRAM OK               ; OK-48                 ; 
SPD 1949888           ; IROM OK               ; RAM OK                ; 
OK-48                 ; SPD 1950576           ; 

with ;'s substituted for new lines.  Does anyone know what the
significance of the SPD number is?  My guess is that it is some kind
of a benchmark, perhaps used to gauge battery strength. (i.e. Speed)

What kind of numbers are other people getting?
(My ROM version is A, of course.)

Back to the books...  :)

Steve.
E-Mail:  shaehnichen@ucsd.edu