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From: howard@lysator.liu.se (M V Howard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: WARNING! Serious HP48sx Bug
Keywords: memory loss in hp48 nasty bug
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Date: 22 May 90 15:56:32 GMT
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gurney@cpsin1.uucp (Eddy J Gurney) writes:

>In article <900515111221.02p@mv2.UCalgary.CA> @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca, chen%mv4@mv2.UCalgary.CA writes:
>>I've discovered a very serious bug with the HP48SX, at least its serious
>>to me.  When ARCHIVING the contents of my HP48SX through the serial port,
>>I lost all the memory.  I cleared itself during the ARCHIVE.  Fortunately
>>both times, I had made a successful ARCHIVE the day before...so I didn't
>>lose very much.  But, this is a very annoying bug.
>>
>>I have VERSION A of the ROM.

>I, too, experienced the same problem last week. [...]

(A a famous TV and film personality would say...) Interesting. I have a
Rev A ROM HP48-SX too, and have on a number of occasions ARCHIVE'd through
the serial port and had no problems with cleared memory. The contents of
my calc have been kept intact at all occasions.

>I also have a Rev A ROM.  (Read: I couldn't wait to buy one either.)

Seem to recognize the situation ;-).

/MHd


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