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From: akcs.joehorn@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Joseph K. Horn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Purchasing an 48SX
Keywords: hp48sx, broken, busted, kaput, trashed, dead
Message-ID: <27a226ee:1818.1comp.sys.handhelds;1@hpcvbbs.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jan 91 01:40:06 GMT
References: <1991Jan26.170122.21617@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu>
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Peter: I can relate to your horror story of losing the HP 48 off a bike,
because mine went flying off my motorcycle a few weeks ago, and landed
right in the middle of the street (after bouncing for quite a while),
where lots of cars proceeded to run over it.  Luckily, however, their
tires never hit it, and as soon as there was a tiny break in the traffic
I ran out there and picked up my poor 48 and ran back to safety (this is
Southern California, remember!).  The padded case was partly shredded,
and had holes worn through in two places.  You can imagine how amazed I
was to pull it out, find it intact, and not only did it work just fine,
but all my programs were still in it!  A trip to EduCALC for a new padded
case (their very last kangaroo-style one) and it's good as new.  If only
HP Keynotes was still being published; this is almost as good as the
HP-25 that survived a trip through a snowblower...                
[-jkh-]