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 The Apache Newt tool should indicate the location of the generated blinky
 executable.  Since the simulator does not have an LED to blink, this version of
-blinky is not terribly exciting (no observable behavior!).  To learn how to
-build blinky for actual hardware, please see the [Getting Started
-Guide](http://mynewt.apache.org/os/get_started/introduction/).
+blinky is not terribly exciting - a printed message indicating the current LED
+state.  To learn how to build blinky for actual hardware, please see the
+[Getting Started Guide](http://mynewt.apache.org/os/get_started/introduction/).