Find: HP 97

Maybe it's not a charger, then, but just a calculator power supply. It's fairly clearly maked "5 VOLTS 2 WATTS". Doesn't say whether AC or DC, even, which I found surprising. Certainly not normal thermal paper. Most thermal paper will show a mark if I draw my fingernail across it when it's on a hard surface; I tried that with this paper and it does nothing. I haven't tried heating the paper, which of course is really the acid test. Also, the print started out light and got better, which is indicative to me of a ribbon that had a dried-out spot and has now moved to a better area. Perhaps I have a 97 with a rare ribbon print mechanism? :) I'll probably open it up, if only to convince myself what the external power _really_ should be (I've been connecting to the battery connector, not the external power connector) and, if DC, what polarity. I can look at the print mechanism when I do. I can also try heating the paper to see what happens. Nope, I never use ebay. :) It took a while, but yes, I realized that eventually. It came with no cards, though - is it possible to make them with something like a piece of magnetic tape and some thin stiff plastic or some such, or must they be The Real Thing? /~\ The ASCII der Mouse \ / Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML mouse(a)rodents.montreal.qc.ca / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B