14 Mar
2001
14 Mar
'01
10:59 a.m.
I have a catatonic TRS-80 Pocket Computer. I don't know what's wrong with
it. I thought it was working fine, until I replaced the batteries. Now the
screen just blinks and goes off. Perhaps the wrong kind of batteries, or
perhaps they're dead.
Anyone interested in this?
14 Mar
14 Mar
12:38 p.m.
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I have a catatonic TRS-80 Pocket Computer. I don't
know what's wrong with
it. I thought it was working fine, until I replaced the batteries. Now the
screen just blinks and goes off. Perhaps the wrong kind of batteries, or
perhaps they're dead.
Anyone interested in this?
Which model, PC, PC-2, PC-3, PC-4?
Eric
1:40 p.m.
ack, I've gotten lots of mail on this, and I may have been a little vague.
I know there were several models of this item. However, this unit has no
specification, ie PC-4, so I am assuming it's the first model in this
product line. The catalogue number is 26-3501, if that helps...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Billy D'Augustine" <azog(a)azog.org>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 4:59 PM
Subject: TRS-80 pocket computer
I have a catatonic TRS-80 Pocket Computer. I don't
know what's wrong with
it. I thought it was working fine, until I replaced the batteries. Now the
screen just blinks and goes off. Perhaps the wrong kind of batteries, or
perhaps they're dead.
Anyone interested in this?
3:14 p.m.
I know there were several models of this item.
However, this unit has no
specification, ie PC-4, so I am assuming it's the first model in this
product line. The catalogue number is 26-3501, if that helps...
26-3501? I thought it was 26-3250 or some such -- there's actually two
kinds of PC-4 with slightly different BASICs.
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15 Mar
15 Mar
2 a.m.
It's definately not a PC4 - they're visibly distinctive from this model.
Anyways, it's been claimed.
I know there
were several models of this item. However, this unit has no
specification, ie PC-4, so I am assuming it's the first model in this
product line. The catalogue number is 26-3501, if that helps...
26-3501? I thought it was 26-3250 or some such -- there's actually two
kinds of PC-4 with slightly different BASICs. 
10:12 a.m.
On 14-Mar-2001 Billy D'Augustine wrote:
I have a catatonic TRS-80 Pocket Computer. I don't
know what's wrong
with it. I thought it was working fine, until I replaced the batteries.
Now the screen just blinks and goes off. Perhaps the wrong kind of
batteries, or perhaps they're dead.
These are rebadged Sharp Pocket Computers. The ancestors of today's PDAs
and calendar/planing things. Looking at current line from Sharp, I note
that none of them are programmable. What a loss.
I had a slightly similar problem with my PC-1403H. Make sure the power
switch was put back together properly.
Anyone interested in this?
Yep. It was one of
the first computers I ever programmed on, lo those
many years ago.
-Philip
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