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48s I need a little help please Message #1 Posted by Dirk Scribner on 10 June 2002, 6:02 p.m. Can someone tell me a little about this calculator. I bought it at a church donation sale for $2.00. I know it is pretty good and I think it does graphing. I have no manual. What can I find out? Pleas help me with this so I can use it, Thank you.

Re: 48s I need a little help please -- Do you mean 48G? Message #2 Posted by Paul Brogger on 10 June 2002, 6:30 p.m., in response to message #1 by Dirk Scribner I think the HP 48 models are 48G, 48GX and 48G+. Is it one of those? They're capable, high-end graphical models which differ only in the amount of memory installed, and whether they have connectors which can be used to install additional ROMs, etc. You probably want to start at this museum's "Links" page, one of which is www.hpcalc.org . They have lots of information about the HP 48 and downloadable programs. I don't think this site makes much directly available about the 48G series, but there is some to be found if you want to search through the Forum Archives. Maybe some other folks will chime in too?

Re: 48s I need a little help please -- Do you mean 48G? Message #3 Posted by John K. (US) on 10 June 2002, 9:11 p.m., in response to message #2 by Paul Brogger Actually, it's possible that he has the predecessor to the 48G/GX/G+ -- the 48S/SX. It looks pretty much the same as the Gs, except for cosmetic differences (plastic colors, label graphics, etc.). Both lines are Saturn-based RPL machines, but the newer Gs are much simpler to use, generally faster, and have more memory. There isn't much info on this site specificly about the early 48 series, but I seem to recall that the HP Calc site had quite a lot of info on -- and software for -- the 48.

Re: 48s I need a little help please -- Do you mean 48G? Message #4 Posted by Christof (Davis, CA) on 11 June 2002, 2:00 a.m., in response to message #3 by John K. (US) I find the 48s and 48sx interface to be much easier, but I am definitely *not* a "menu the world" person. I also prefer the older hp brown and black colors. The cpu on the s series is slower, but overall- for many uses- it's a fine calculator. The 48sx is currently going for around $50 used with manuals, and the 48s seems to be around $15-$25 without manuals, so you got a good enough buy. The manuals are available on the museum cdrom set, or you may find some elsewhere- the 48g series manuals are different enough to be troublesome. -Christof (a fan of the 28s, 48s, and then 48g series calcs in that order)

Re: 48s I need a little help please -- Do you mean 48G? Message #5 Posted by John K. (US) on 11 June 2002, 3:52 a.m., in response to message #4 by Christof (Davis, CA) I find the 48s and 48sx interface to be much easier, but I am definitely *not* a "menu the world" person. I had originally intended to say "much easier to learn," with some additional stuff about the menus on the Gs. Unfortunately, I received a phone call, swapped out of MoHPC mode, and truncated the statement to its current form. Oh well. :^/

Re: 48s I need a little help please -- Do you mean 48G? Message #6 Posted by Christof (Davis, CA) on 11 June 2002, 2:49 p.m., in response to message #5 by John K. (US) Well, it's all cool. I can see an argument for both cases. The menu intensive thing may be easier for some people- in fact, I know a lot of students who claim they need it that way. -C

Re: 48s I need a little help please -- Do you mean 48G? Message #7 Posted by John K. (US) on 11 June 2002, 7:26 p.m., in response to message #6 by Christof (Davis, CA) If nothing else, the menus make a great memory-jogger for those time when ya' just can't remember the command.

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