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From: gimbel@athena.mit.edu (William A Gimbel)
Subject: RE: HP48 w/o batteries
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In article <9104201150.AA08143@techst02.technion.ac.il>, s2499576%techst02.technion.ac.il@TAUNIVM.TAU.AC.IL (Yaniv Shaya) writes:
|> As much as I can remember, in the manual it is stated that the computer memory
|> will last for (at least) 60 seconds - not very much, but then maybe I am wrong.

The company, in this case HP, will always put a conservative estimate of the
amount of time you have to replace the batteries in your calculator.  I reality
it could be anywhere from zero seconds to a whole day or more.  Of course I am
exaggerating, but I hope the point is clear.  You will never know the exact time
for your calculator unless you experiment, and are willing to wipe out memory at
least once.  (You could probably get a more realistic estimate also from HP if
you are concerned with the actual amount of time.)

-- Bill