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From: bgribble@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Bill Gribble)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: dead 48
Message-ID: <10899@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 20 Feb 91 21:01:32 GMT
References: <10898@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
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In article <10898@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> bgribble@jarthur.claremont.edu (Bill Gribble) writes:
>after running the gateway-48 program, my 48 has apparently expired.
>  When the program prompted me for a code, I entered one and the machine 
>  locked.  All attempts to revive it were futile.
>
>After removing the batteries and keeping them out for several minutes, 
>  I put them back in and the LCD was black with a vertical white stripe
>  about 3 pixels wide and the hourglass annunciator on.  I took the batteries
>  back out after 10 sec or so.
>
>If you know what's going on or might have any advice please send mail.  
>  I will flame unmercifully anyone who sends a message with the words
>  or sentiment 'bummer dude, I'm glad it wasn't me.' 
>
>If it matters: version E, 3046axxxxx, cmt 128k installed. (out now.)
>
>Bill

<sheepish grin> everything's o.k. now.  I left the batteries out for 
  thirty min. or so and - though I lost my memory (~100k!) - I got
  back to normal.

Guess this could be considered a bug report for gateway-48... the only
  nonstandard thing I did was hitting the install key before setting a 
  password.  

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