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Connecting 49G+ to Mac
Message #1 Posted by Ernie Malaga on 23 Oct 2003, 9:38 p.m.

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

      
Re: Connecting 49G+ to Mac
Message #2 Posted by Gene on 23 Oct 2003, 11:01 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Ernie Malaga

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.

            
Re: Connecting 49G+ to Mac
Message #3 Posted by Ernie Malaga on 24 Oct 2003, 2:30 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Gene

Thanks for the quick answer, Gene.

What about issue #1? Any thoughts on how to transfer data between the 49G+ and a Mac?

-Ernie

                  
Re: Connecting 49G+ to Mac
Message #4 Posted by Tom Scott on 24 Oct 2003, 3:29 p.m.,
in response to message #3 by Ernie Malaga

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+.

                        
Yep, like Tom says...use an SD reader
Message #5 Posted by Gene on 24 Oct 2003, 6:59 p.m.,
in response to message #4 by Tom Scott

Tom has it right!

                              
Re: Yep, like Tom says...use an SD reader
Message #6 Posted by Tom Scott on 24 Oct 2003, 7:17 p.m.,
in response to message #5 by Gene

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.

                                    
Re: Yep, like Tom says...use an SD reader
Message #7 Posted by Gene on 24 Oct 2003, 10:26 p.m.,
in response to message #6 by Tom Scott

I usually see a .DStore or such and a .Trashes file.

Just keep on moving. Nothing to see here. :-)

                        
Re: Connecting 49G+ to Mac
Message #8 Posted by Ernie Malaga on 24 Oct 2003, 8:40 p.m.,
in response to message #4 by Tom Scott

Quote:
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

                              
Re: Connecting 49G+ to Mac
Message #9 Posted by Gene on 24 Oct 2003, 10:27 p.m.,
in response to message #8 by Ernie Malaga

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.

                                    
Re: Connecting 49G+ to Mac
Message #10 Posted by Ed Look on 25 Oct 2003, 12:31 a.m.,
in response to message #9 by Gene

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...)

                                          
Start spreading the news...
Message #11 Posted by Ernie Malaga on 25 Oct 2003, 1:43 a.m.,
in response to message #10 by Ed Look

Quote:
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

                                          
$36 for 128MB MMC card (free shipping too)
Message #12 Posted by Gene on 25 Oct 2003, 11:09 a.m.,
in response to message #10 by Ed Look

http://dealram.com/prices/26/128MB.html

You can select other sizes too.

                                          
Re: Connecting 49G+ to Mac
Message #13 Posted by Ed Look on 25 Oct 2003, 12:37 p.m.,
in response to message #10 by Ed Look

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!)

      
Re: Connecting 49G+ to Mac
Message #14 Posted by sv on 25 Oct 2003, 11:47 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Ernie Malaga

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

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