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280c</title></head><body>
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color="#000000">Hello. I am really quite ignorant of all this computer
stuff, but I bought a 1994 model 280c for $40, on a whim. Is that even
a reasonable price? External CD drive, floppy drive, and has the Duo
MiniDock. Seems to work when I plug it in, and after the batteries
charged for awhile, it said they were full, but it wouldn't come
on without the power cord. I have no idea what I need or even how to
get the old batteries out. Sure is an interesting little computer, and
I will only have a Mac. Is there someplace I could download the
owner's manual? Also, the case is broken on one corner. I pushed it
together and duct-taped it =D Is there any danger in
that?<br>
thanks</font></blockquote>
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color="#000000">Joy</font></blockquote>
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<div>$40 isnt bad with the other stuff. THe 280c isnt a badd little
machine at all. The batteries probably require reconditioning.
There should be an application "Battery Recondition"
somewhere on the hard drive. While plugged into the AC, run the
program. It my crash themachine and you might have to try this
several times to get the batteries back into shape.</div>
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<div>Duct tape works just fine.</div>
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<div>Mad Dog</div>
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