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From: lennartb@lne.kth.se (Lennart Brjeson @ KTH, Stockholm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: HP 95 demo file corrupt?
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Date: 26 Apr 91 07:56:01 GMT
References: <3407@charon.cwi.nl>
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In article <3407@charon.cwi.nl>, jurjen@cwi.nl (Jurjen NE Bos) writes:
>
>I just downloaded the HP95DEMO.EXE from hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com, and it does strange
>things.  The file seems to be an auto-unpacking archive, but it gives errors
>at unpacking.  When run, it produces 5 files, and the two most interesting
>files (the actual demo program and its data file) give CRC errors.
>Do other people have the same experience, or did I do something wrong (no, I
>didn't forget binary mode when downloading.  It might be the PC emulator on
>the Sparc, or so).
>Thanks in advance,
>	Jurjen

I had no such problems. I ran it in the SoftPC emulator on Vax/VMS.
The demo ran OK, too.

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