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From: gcw20877@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (George Wang)
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Subject: Re: Well, looks like a LOT of Rev E replacements have STICKY KEYS!!
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Date: 17 Feb 91 19:56:53 GMT
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In article <27bde896:2077.2comp.sys.handhelds;1@hpcvbbs.UUCP> akcs.joehorn@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Joseph K. Horn) writes:
>George Wang asks how other HP 48 "E" revs tactile feedback feels. 
>George, one day before sending in my rev "A", it got demolished (long,
>sad story).  So I bought a new one.  Rev "E".  Very clicky, far more than
>the "A" had been (although I pound my keys, so the "A" may have been
>beaten to squishiness over time).  Since HP obviously doesn't run over to
>the assembly line and yank a 48 hot off the press to send to folks
>requesting a rom upgrade, my guess is that all the squishy "E"s were from
>the same batch.
>
>Those with squishy upgraded "E" 48's could check it out by posting their
>serial numbers...
>
Ok, here's my HP48sx serial number:

3105AXXXXX

I didn't post the last five numbers since they are unique
to each calc. but I seem to recall that the first four digits refer
to the year and week... If I recall correctly, those numbers would
make it the 5th week of '91...

Does everyone with the REV E replacement batch have those
production dates?
Thanks
George
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