[HN Gopher] Refurb weekend: New batteries for the Palm Pilots
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       Refurb weekend: New batteries for the Palm Pilots
        
       Author : zdw
       Score  : 48 points
       Date   : 2022-09-18 14:34 UTC (8 hours ago)
        
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       | sroussey wrote:
       | Can I change the batteries on my Newton?
        
       | stanski wrote:
       | I like that a "repair-hostile" device from back then was one
       | utilizing a label-covered screw.
        
         | 29083011397778 wrote:
         | Agreed, though I'd argue the truly repair-hostile move was the
         | soldered-in batteries
        
       | melony wrote:
       | I am surprised these old devices don't slow down due to memory
       | failure. I have had countless Samsung Galaxies sent to the bin
       | after their hardware memory slowly failed (you can easily tell
       | because they were running the original factory versions of
       | Android after a full reset, yet were running at a snail's pace)
        
       | ars wrote:
       | I still have my Palm V, and I still keep it charged, all these
       | years later, I've never let the battery fully die.
       | 
       | It works fine.
        
       | pigtailgirl wrote:
       | -- met my best friend in high school because they had a Compaq
       | with an IR port - noticed it had auto accept so I sent it sub7
       | from my Palm IIIe - rest is history --
        
       | omgwtfusb wrote:
       | Had to do the same with my Palm TX. Small nightmare, they went
       | cheap and just soldered a bare LiPo to the mainboard, so had to
       | be somewhat precise not to short out the pack.
        
       | ck45 wrote:
       | Still remembering the slight thrill of replacing (non-
       | rechargeable) batteries in my Palm III. There was plenty of time,
       | but what if I'm going to drop a battery and it rolls under the
       | desk? I did do a recent backup, didn't I?
       | 
       | There were mods for turning the cradle into a charging device for
       | rechargeable batteries, but I never managed to try it.
        
         | AshamedCaptain wrote:
         | To be honest I don't remember the thrill; I would only replace
         | batteries when close to a computer, and considering HotSync
         | fully transparent backup/restore worked quite well (or even the
         | pilot-link I was using...) the risk was practically negligible.
         | The only problem is that that it was quite slow for a full
         | restore (even with fancy serial cradle, sigh).
         | 
         | Heck, I'd sometimes just willingly let it hard-reset itself
         | just for "cleanliness".
        
       | prpl wrote:
       | my first (portable) digital camera was actually from the Zire 71.
       | My entire graduating class got a m515, but I took it to Staples
       | or OfficeMax to return for store credit, which was the price of
       | the Z71. I used it mostly for games and photos, but had really
       | wanted the wifi card - but the screen at some point.
        
         | testmasterflex wrote:
         | Man did I love my Zire. Listening to mp3 songs while gaming
         | Warfare Incorporated everyday on the bus home from high school
        
         | LeSaucy wrote:
         | NES emulators ran GREAT on the zire palm pilots.
        
       | j45 wrote:
       | Palm pilot pros were great because they just ran on AAA batteries
        
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