[NTLK] Newton OMP Problem - Boot cycle?

William Maloney william.maloney.09 at cnu.edu
Wed Jul 11 16:59:03 EDT 2012


Geez, was just curious. The guy is local and for $20 it just seemed like it
might be fun little extra Newton if it turned out to be a really simple
issue.

Online ad here:
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/ele/3130174801.html


On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Forrest <newtonphoenix at mindspring.com>wrote:

> Run away. Run fast. And, when you think you've run far enough, run some
> more.
>
> Seriously, though...there are enough Newtons available out there in good
> working order, why would you even want to bother with one that's already
> DOA? I guess it depends if you are looking for one to use, or one that's a
> "project"--I completely get that. Been there, done that, still have the
> t-shirt and the black ink stamping on the back of my wrist that takes
> forever to fade away. ;)
>
> Thanks,
> --Forrest
>
> Sent from my AT&T iPhone 4
>
> On Jul 11, 2012, at 8:57 AM, William Maloney <william.maloney.09 at cnu.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > So thinking about buying an OMP locally off Craigslist. The guy says
> "When
> > I power it on the screen displays a grid, flickers, then turns black"
> >
> > Any ideas as to what might be causing this?
> >
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