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From: Ian.Frechett@samba.acs.unc.edu (BBS Account)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: ROM version
Keywords: ROM
Message-ID: <604@beguine.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jul 90 05:11:46 GMT
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Ok ok, What's the deal with the rom versions?  I just bought my hp48.
I could still take it back if I had to.  First, how do I check to see which
version I have?  I seem to remember something about that before but I can't
find it anywhere in my archives.  Second, Which exactly seem to be the
offending ROM versions?  I get the impression that no one is sure why they
are messed up... Any clues?  I want a machine that is going to last.  I am
not interested in working around problems.  What's the scoop?
	And, once again, I have to ask if ANYONE has that Communications
program for the 48..  You might be tempted to say "Check hpBBS".  NO.  That
is why I need the damn thing.  I do not have a PC so I have NO way to dowload
any programs.  I have hordes of programs sitting around taking up space in my
UNIX account and I can't use them.  I'm not such a masochist that I willing
to type in a few, 500 line programs.  I want to be able to write the programs
on my UNIX with a real keybaord and then download it to the 48.  Is this
unreasonable.  I have had a bout 3 people tell me, sure enough the program
exists, and was even posted on this group.  Don't tell me that NOBODY could
see the enormous potential for this..  I have a windows program for the UNIX
and I tryed setting up a 22X7 window and plying in it.  It is quite useable.
Someone mentioned how you might be able to impress someone with the 48.
Wouldn't plugging the thing into a modem and calling up your account be
impressive.  Then how about you download an interesting program and show it
off.  I might also add that the hacking potential is enormous.  I am not a
hacker for the most part but I CAN see the potential.  
	Please, don't be afraid,  anyone and everyone who has a couple
minutes, could you please send me this program.  I am not afraid of lots of
replies.  My mail handler will take care of them.  My mail handler gets
lonely though when noone mails anything to my account.  ;) If you are the
exchange kind of person then I will say that I have a few very interesting
UNIX programs that I would love to show off.   If I had a reasonable way to
download stuff I might even spend a little money and explore hpBBS.  I do
have a terminal and modem, but dowloading to it is Right out.  Help me.
Thank you.
	Please mail to frechett@snoopy.colorado.edu    If that doesn't work
then you can mail here and I will forward.  Thank you.

	Ian Frechett