diff --git a/palm/Makefile b/palm/Makefile
index e72ee9012..86f05859f 100644
--- a/palm/Makefile
+++ b/palm/Makefile
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ MYDEFS_COMMON += -DXWFEATURE_SEARCHLIMIT
 # MYDEFS_COMMON += -DXWFEATURE_RELAY
 
 # turn on bluetooth comms option for 68K and ARM -- which won't work yet
-BLUETOOTH = -DXWFEATURE_BLUETOOTH
+# BLUETOOTH = -DXWFEATURE_BLUETOOTH
 MYDEFS_COMMON += $(BLUETOOTH)
 
 # Add menu allowing to choose to run 68K or ARM
diff --git a/palm/palmmain.c b/palm/palmmain.c
index 3b2d77d07..abdb4755e 100644
--- a/palm/palmmain.c
+++ b/palm/palmmain.c
@@ -1988,7 +1988,9 @@ initAndStartBoard( PalmAppGlobals* globals, XP_Bool newGame )
     board_invalAll( globals->game.board );
     board_draw( globals->game.board );
 
+#ifdef XWFEATURE_BLUETOOTH
     showConnState( globals );
+#endif
 
     globals->isNewGame = false;
 } /* initAndStartBoard */
diff --git a/palm/xwords4defines.h b/palm/xwords4defines.h
index 4bcc31083..589027442 100644
--- a/palm/xwords4defines.h
+++ b/palm/xwords4defines.h
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
 #ifdef XWFEATURE_BLUETOOTH
 # define XW_PALM_VERSION_STRING "4.3a7"
 #else
-# define XW_PALM_VERSION_STRING "4.2b6"
+# define XW_PALM_VERSION_STRING "4.2rc1"
 #endif
 #define CUR_PREFS_VERS 0x0405