If you have an HP-97 with a properly workning card reader and would be willing to create and send a Data Card 2 to me I'd appreciate it. E-mail me what you think would be a fair payment the card, postage to So. California, and your time.
As you might know, Data Card 2 is used in testing and adjusting the card reader. Here's how to create it, as explained on page C-3 of the Service Manual:
0. Turn power on
1. Enter the data below into the indicated registers
2. Print the registers to confirm correct data
3. Press Function key then W/ Data key
4. Feed side 1 into the card reader.
5. Clip the write-protect corners.Register Number
0 5.061779945+01
1 0.000000000+00
2 3.088997250+01
3 -2.238303285+21
4 4.301773670+27
5 0.000000000+00
6 0.000000000+00
7 0.000000000+00
8 0.000000000+00
9 0.000000000+00
A -4.444444444-44
B -3.333333333-33
C -2.222222222-22
D -1.111111111-11
E 8.000000000-77
I -3.000000000+00
Edited: 28 Sept 2010, 5:53 p.m.