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From: delavier@uni2a.unige.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: ROM upgrades and high prices....
Message-ID: <553@uni2a.unige.ch>
Date: 1 Jun 90 19:05:44 GMT
References: <543@uni2a.unige.ch> <1990May29.153729.15082@uwslh.slh.wisc.edu>
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In article <1990May29.153729.15082@uwslh.slh.wisc.edu>, lishka@uwslh.slh.wisc.edu (Chris Lishka (eat cheese or die!) ) writes:
> delavier@uni2a.unige.ch writes:
>>to get my hands on the baby, but there seems to be quite a few bugging bugs  (?
> Actually, considering the size of the ROMs in the hp48sx, I would
> characterize the number of bugs as "relatively few" or "remarkably
> few", rather than the "quite a few" used above.

I completely agree that the bugs don't seem as numerous as other vendors
ususally offer (look into Asht** T*** DB*** IV 1.0 ....) - my point was
precisely that the few left are "bugging" (the one about complex numbers
f'rinstance), sorry if it wasn't clear enough, argument closed.

> A question for the hp folks: will you be planning any sort of "ROM
> upgrade" offer in the future?  For example, I mail in my hp48sx plus
> the cost of the upgrade (say, $50) and in a week or two it comes back
> with the latest, greatest ROMs installed.  Some sort of upgrade offer
> would *really* be appreciated; 

Same here, although I don't consider a 20%-paid-price upgrade an "offer"...
If *you*, I hope you'll never offer me a present :-)

> Christopher Lishka 608-262-4485  "Dad, don't give in to mob mentality!"
> Wisconsin State Lab. of Hygiene                                -- Bart Simpson
>    lishka@uwslh.slh.wisc.edu     "I'm not, Son.  I'm jumping on the bandwagon."
>    uunet!uwvax!uwslh!lishka                                    -- Homer Simpson

I jumped on it too...