Re: A82: Dr. Mario Update + dead calc
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Re: A82: Dr. Mario Update + dead calc
In a message dated 98-04-16 19:44:22 EDT, you write:
> >Well, folks, I am sorry to say that Dr. Mario has been stalled indefinitely
> >until I can get a new calc. I have no idea what happened but hey, the
calc
> is
> >5 years old! It worked just fine early yesterday, though the batteries
> were
> >very low (I think this might be the cause of the problem). It seems to be
> a
> >hardware problem which is odd, considering it has suffered no severe blows
> >lately. It also seems that the slightest movement will cause the RAM to
> freak
> >out and weird errors to happen on the calc. When I run the selftest, if I
> hit
> >the calc on something (or simply run something along the back of it where
> the
> >stand-out text is) the calc will display "RAM FAIL" in the middle of the
> >screen. This happens during the never-ending countup (which, btw, does
end,
> I
> >tested it by leaving the calc on all last night :-) ).
> >This is very strange, and I have _NO IDEA_ what is wrong with my calc. I
> have
> >yet to contact TI. I will do this, though, even though the calc is about
4
> >years out of warranty :-).
> >If _ANYONE_ has a clue why this is happening, PLEASE let me know. I might
> >also add that this happened when I changed the batteries, right after it
> >crashed from Dr. Mario (it happens often).
> >I greatly appreciate any help!
> >
> >~Adamman
> >
> That sucks. Maybe try taking all of the batteries out including the
> little one
> for a couple hours. It works when my calc was screwed up.
> Sam
nope, it's nothing like that. I guess I forgot to say that I left the calc
sitting with no batts in it for a few hours. I'm looking into getting some
used calc(s) cheap. Right now I'm looking into a great deal I found - 16.0
for $15 and 19.0 for $20. I'm hoping to find someone with a 17.0 and even
possibly an 18.0. Then I can have each ROM version for less than a new calc
:-)
Happy days!
~Adamman
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