Got a new Prime today

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I spent an afternoon this past week getting a program to run on my Prime. As usual, I was using the Connectivity Kit, but I also spent some time on the calculator when I was thinking that the error was probably minor and easily fixed. During that session, my frustration with the too-pale-for-my-old-eyes orange & blue labeling finally got the better of me. I started nosing around for one of the "new" Primes with the better-for-my-old-eyes higher contrast labeling.

I found what seemed to be hundreds of Seller offers on TAS, but, try as I might, I could not discern if it was a "guarantee" that I would get the new version C Prime. I also found Sellers on Amazon, but again, I couldn't know for sure if I would receive the new version C Prime for my purchase.

This morning, it dawned on me that a nearby Target or Best Buy might have the Prime. It turns out not Target, but Best Buy does carry the Prime. I pulled up the item in the Best Buy online site, and I saw that their price was pretty much what I could get on TAS for brand new. I called the nearby store and queried the SKU and found they had a few in stock. I went back online and ordered one, with pickup in my nearby store.

An hour later, I got the message that my item was ready for pickup at the store. I drove over and anxiously provided my ID and my message with the order number. When the nice lady got my package out of the closet, I asked to see it, and YES, it was the new version C calculator.

It took me almost 15 minutes to wrestle the calculator and its accessories out of the plastic package without risking damage to anything... Sigh.

I powered it up and plugged it onto my existing cable and into my Mac, called up the Connectivity Kit, and, once again everything went flawlessly. The CK asked me to upgrade, and I did. I set the few settings that I needed to and I pulled my several programs out of storage and into the new Prime. A quick run through the programs showed that everything is as it should be.

I am SO happy! I can read these keys much, much easier. This is excellent. Maybe now I'll reach more for the Prime, rather than my 41CL to do some of the quick stuff. And, maybe now I can get more into programming the Prime.

Thanks for listening!

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