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  Yup, it works.
 
Well after much delay, I've finally got my first HandyBoard up and running. (I've got another one in parts, but that is a different story) I can confirm that HBDL.exe does *NOT* work on my 133Mhz Pentium under Windows '95. It does work on my 486/33 (...) (28 years ago, 3-Jun-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Yup, it works.
 
(...) I really tried hard to make this clear -- can you explain the difficulty you had? (...) Yup, you are right. You are either the first person to notice this, or the first to report it! (...) Quiescent RS-232 levels are -10v, so the minus voltage (...) (28 years ago, 3-Jun-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Yup, it works.
 
I didn't have any problems with the LED's - mine came with a short lead and that always went into the square pad. I imagine I missed the C15 and C16 errors (tantalum vs electrolytic) because I bought a kit and just took the parts out of the packages (...) (28 years ago, 4-Jun-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Yup, it works.
 
The PWR light isn't really an indicator of power. It's actually hooked up to the 6811's serial transmit line, so it's supposed to flash when the 6811 is talking serial. the BATT light should always blink when the board is first switched on. It also (...) (28 years ago, 4-Jun-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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