Hi. I have a bl 2000 18 cell unit which has a completely dead battery. Are my only options at this point to go through fs and get a a new battery for 125.00 or so? when I got the unit I only had about 8 hours operating time with braille only, i never used the speech on it. Is this normal? Someone told me this was not normal. I got this unit in july 1998. I want to upgrade it to the newest software since I hear that is now free, but I can't do anything without the battery. Help please. -- Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift. Enjoy that gift, that's why it's called the present. Raul A. Gallegos http://www.asmodean.net/contact.html