Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!bnrgate!bigsur!bgtys6!dave
From: dave@bgtys6.uucp (Dave Hubert)
Subject: Re: SM Ram or not??
Message-ID: <1991Apr8.183400.26433@bigsur.uucp>
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Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
References: <28577@rouge.usl.edu>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 91 18:34:00 GMT

In article <28577@rouge.usl.edu> das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A) writes:
>
> I've read this newsgroup fro a while now concerning the Smith Corona 32K cards.
>I know something weird happens when the calcs batteries get low, and that they sell for about $30 (nice).  But,
>
>What exactly happens if the calcs batteries get low?  is there a way to tell when your batteries are dangerously low?
>
>
>All possible problems considered, SHOULD I buy one??  I kinda need one, but the HP brand is SOOO expensive!  Also, if I for some reason found a relatively cheap HP 32K brand card, HOW much cheaper would it have to be before its somewhat higher cost would 
>be worth avoiding the low battery problem.

I just got a bat(s) warning on my calculator which means the calculator batteries
were low.  I have 2 smith corona cards in my calc, 1 merged, 1 independant for
backup.

I replaced the calc's batteries with no problem.

As to your second question, I don't think there such a thing as a
relatively cheap HP 32K brand card.  Everything is relative, unless your $rich.

-Dave.

PS.  Anyone know of any cheap 128K ram cards? As compared to HP???