Date   : Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:18:13 +0000
From   : me@... (me@...)
Subject: Disable tube?

On 8 Mar 2009, at 21:54, Mike wrote:

> One last thought, which had me baffled on another system: How are the
> batteries? I find that the clock stops first, and then you get  
> random CMOS
> re-writes.

I'm pretty sure they were fresh, but just in case I replaced them with  
three new AAs, reset the CMOS, re *CONFIGUREd everything, and...

It's still the same. :(

Possibly useful factoid:

My second boot-beep has disappeared. Instead of going boo-beep! it  
just goes boo- and then shows the BASIC prompt.

~DG