New (to me!) HP-25 Message #1 Posted by Seth Morabito on 8 Mar 2008, 11:49 a.m.
I'm happy to report that I've just picked up my first Woodstock, an HP-25, at a flea market. It's in very nice cosmetic condition, except for some bubbling and loss of black paint on the metallic "Hewlett Packard 25" label on the front.
Unfortunately, I bought it purely on faith, without checking the battery compartment. Why? Well, because I can't open the damn thing. The pragmatist in me says that this is because it's sealed shut with horrible battery decay. The optimist in me says that I'm just too much of a doofus to figure it out, and probably it's fine inside.
So, can anyone help this sad sap out? How do you get into the battery compartment? I see that there's a lovely thumb area, with a helpful arrow, but try as I might I can't slide the darn thing.
-Seth
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