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When I got my (Blue) 49G there were about 10 things that it seemed power-users liked to change right away, so I changed those right away so I could learn to be a power user. Now I'm wondering what need to happen to a new 50G.
The first thing that will happen out of the box is RPN will be turned on. What other settings/flags are popular to adjust? Do I need to adjust the keytime?
Can I just transfer my programs and things straight over from my 49G? WIll they 'just work' on the ARM processor?
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- Hang out here (too): http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.hp48/topics. There are more 50g users.
- Get an SD card. 2GB or less.
- Since you have a Mac get HPConnect to transfer programs and data (or you can just do SD card shuttle transfers): http://hpconnect.sourceforge.net/.
- Get a 50g emulator for your Mac so that when you leave your 50g at home you are not stranded: http://x49gp.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/x49gp/README.QUICKSTART.
- Create a STARTUP script with << 256 ->KEYTIME 256 ATTACH 257 ATTACH >>. This will fix keyboard issues and will give you access to some developer libraries. You may want to dump your flags in there as well.
- Search comp.sys.hp48 for a good backup script that will get all programs and settings. Or write your own.
- RTFM on how to adjust contrast.
- Get the PDF of the 50g manual and the 49g+/50G AUR.
- Shop for programs here: http://www.hpcalc.org.
- Become a C programmer (HPGCC 2 and 3).
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For a more 48-like experience, I also turn on approx mode and soft menus. Choose mini-font also looks better to me. I've never needed to change keytime.
I assign PURGE to a user key, as well as assign all the hyperbolic functions to user keys.
And I can't live without Bill Markwick's brilliant hlp49 on hpcalc.org, which I also assign to a user key.
Have fun with your new toy.
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Where do you place a startup script?
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3. Since you have a Mac...
How can you tell that he has a Mac? Is it his name... McLean?
:)
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Create a program call 'STARTUP' in your HOME directory on your 50g, then warm start (ON-C) your 50g.
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How can you tell that he has a Mac? Is it his name... McLean?
From a previous thread or private email exchange (I forget).
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soft menus, mini font
I completely forgot to mention soft menus and mini font. That is a must. Put -117 SF -90 SF in your STARTUP.
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Ok, sounds basically like 49G stuff all over again -- no surprises there ;-)
Whilst I was just looking through the 49G flags I remembered another important one -- turn the BEEPs *OFF* (Maybe less-required for those of you not in academia, nothing more annoying than a beeping, clicking calculator)
Too bad there's not just a Migration Assistant for Calculators...kind of like the one that comes with a new...Mac.
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Alright, it's here, I'm excited. This is one of those threads where it looks like I'm going to ramble on to myself ;-)
1 - I ordered from newegg. I LOVE NewEgg. It came quick and...
2 - It came in a bonus pack with a 1 Gb SD card. Score!
Got my flags set. The UI is /so much faster/...so much to do...
