I am unable to complete setup after updating iphone 3GS to IOS 6.16.

I have been using an iPhone 3GS in an art gallery for processing credit cards via WIFI. I am not using the phone on cellular and it has no SIM card. The other day I received a message about a "mandatory software update" so I proceeded to do the update. When I got back to the phone, it showed a screen that said IOS 6 and the "slide to set up" when I did that, it said I had to connect to iTunes. I was unable to connect to a computer and the device was not able to connect to the internet for WIFI. When I tried to connect to a computer and iTunes, the phone was not recognized by the computer. The phone is connected to the computer right now and is cycling between a black screen and the apple icon. I won't go anywhere else.
I have tried the two-button reset and it does not work.
It seems that the update has bricked the phone. Is there anything I can do to revive it?

Oh ...
That makes it difficult. My new (working) phone is a 4S and the SIM card does not fit. The old SIM card is in the 3GS but as far as I know it was was deactivated.
But it seems that with other updates over the last couple of years this was not necessary and my partner went through the same update with her 3GS with no problems.
Should I go to my AT&T dealer and purchase a new SIM card? Is there still a new one available?

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