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From: lishka@uwslh.slh.wisc.edu (Chris Lishka (a.k.a. Fish-Guts) )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: SPEED vs FAST question (HP28S)
Message-ID: <1990Feb28.152829.10143@uwslh.slh.wisc.edu>
Date: 28 Feb 90 15:28:29 GMT
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prestonb@hpcvra.CV.HP.COM (Preston Brown) writes:

>The speed reverts to normal when the ON key is pressed.  This is
>to allow the system to recover if it locks up because you are
>running outside of the speced speed. This is the only protection
>you have and you would most likely still get a memory lost if it
>does get lost.

Note that the hp28 can also revert back to normal speed under other
conditions besides an ON key press.  This happened to me several times
back when I was still using fast.  I believe that Bob Peraino also had
this happen to him.

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