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Help!
I use a Macintosh and have been unable to read the manuals contained in the CD that came with the calculator. Everything I have tried so far has failed.
This is what I'd like to do:
1. Download the manuals from somewhere, in PDF format, without having to "install" them by running a PC-only application.
2. Be able to make use of the USB cable that came with the calculator. Sooner or later I'll have to upgrade the OS to a new version!
Help!
-Ernie
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http://www.textodigital.jazztel.es/hp49gplus/BPIA5324_CSB.zip
This is a zipped version of the PDF manual.
You need on the mac:
Stuffit Expander
and
Acrobat Reader.
That's it.
Both are installed as default applications on OSX. OS 9.1 or later should have them too.
Hope that helps.
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Thanks for the quick answer, Gene.
What about issue #1? Any thoughts on how to transfer data between the 49G+ and a Mac?
-Ernie
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I use an SD (64 MB SanDisk) with reader that I just purchased from Circuit City. I just finished using it to upgrade my ROM to 1.22. Initially I had some problems using the card in the 49G+ but after having a neighbor reformat the card using Windows 2000 Pro, everything works fine for transferring files between my Mac and the 49G+.
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I should metion that when I use the "Files" feature on the HP-49G+ I see some garbage files (apparently put there by the Mac). I ignore these and just use the files that I'm interested in.
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I use an SD (64 MB SanDisk) with reader that I just purchased from Circuit City.
Thanks for the reply. I've got a question, though -- what is a SD? And how much did you spend on it?
-Ernie
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I usually see a .DStore or such and a .Trashes file.
Just keep on moving. Nothing to see here. :-)
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SD stands for Secure digital. The card slot in the 49G+ can take SD memory cards or MMC (MultiMedia Cards)...they are the same thing.
64MB cards are about $30. 128MB cards are about $50.
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Gene,
around me, (NYC area), 128 Mb generally goes for upwards of $70! The 64 Mb's go for about $50, and the 256 Mb cards for around $90. (Methinks me is getting me pockets picked...)
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around me, (NYC area), 128 Mb generally goes for upwards of $70! The 64 Mb's go for about $50, and the 256 Mb cards for around $90. (Methinks me is getting me pockets picked...)
That's just NYC for you. A friend of mine was paying $1800 a month for a tiny one-bedroom apartment on floor 29 of a building close to the Lincoln Center. I'm talking about 1998 or 1999; I have no idea how much it is now.
Are you guys still paying 25% sales tax? 8^)
-Ernie
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http://dealram.com/prices/26/128MB.html
You can select other sizes too.
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Thanks, Gene. Bookmarked for the coming days when I have to get RAM for a computer I want to put together to replace the clunker I'm typing on now.
Incidentally, I got 256 Mb at $65, but after tax, it's like shipping w/o tax, so the second law of thermodynamics has its revenge... again. (Or, first law, depending on how sanguine a person you are!)
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Try this URL on the HP website:
http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/manualCategory.jhtml?reg=&cc=us&pagetype=manual&prodId=hp49ggraph351775&lc=en&sw_lang=en&docparent=manual&cat=manual
It goes straight into the section where you can download the manual on PDF.
BTW, try the website: http://www.hp.com/calculators