Palm rebirth

I feel that I’ve accomplished something today. My little Palm IIIx, on which I’ve lavished so much attention and cash, died today. 🙁

When I turned it on, all I saw on the screen were alternating vertical lines. I replaced the batteries, backed up my software, did soft resets, hard resets, to no avail. I finally called Palm Tech Support, who didn’t answer any questions and merely wanted me to fork over $100 for repair. By this time, I’d already taken the case off, so I declined their kind offer. I found the ribbon cable that goes from the board to the display, and shoved it back into its socket. I put the case back on, replaced the batteries, and it started up, as good as new.

I think “Lazarus” is a good name for a Palm Pilot.