Msg: 2299 *Conference*
04-07-92 19:31:55
From: BOB WELLMAN
To : RICHARD HANSON
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #2266 (MODEL 600)
RICK, I HAVE ALSO HAD YOUR PROBLEM WITH MY 600 IN THE PAST. SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS: TRY THE TWO KINDS OF STARTS LIST ON P. 9 OF THE 600 BOOK. THE WARM START HAS WORKED FOR ME IN THE PAST WHEN I HAD YOUR PROBLEM: HOLD DOWN BREAK (=SHIFT+PAUSE) AND PRESS POWER. THIS REDRAWS THE SCREEN AND YOU GET THE FIVE PROGRAMS UP AGAIN. IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, TURN OFF THE MAIN RAM MEMORY SWITCH UNDERNEATH (MAKE SURE YOU SAVE ANY FILES YOU MAY WANT FOR THE FUTURE!) AND LET IT REST FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. TURN IT ON AGAIN AND DO A COLD START, NAMELY, HOLD DOWN BKSP, ALT, LABEL AND POWER SIMULTANEOUSLY AND RELEASE ALL OF THEM, THE POWER KEY FIRST THEN THE OTHER THREE. THIS IS DRASTIC, BUT IT USUALLY WORKS WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS. IF YOU HARDWIRE YOUR 600 TO ANOTHER COMPUTER, E.G. A 102 OR A PC, BE SURE AND PUT SOMETHING (ANYTHING!) INTO TELCOM. DON'T ASK ME WHY, BUT YOU NEED A FEW BYTES IN TELCOM BEFORE THE COM COMMAND WILL WORK THROUGH PNT. GOOD LUCK, AND LET ME KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. BOB WELLMAN.