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48G(X) serial number vs. ROM version
Message #1 Posted by Bo B(Sweden) on 27 Nov 2005, 6:00 p.m.

Hi, Is the mapping between serial number and ROM version documented somewhere? I'm most interested in when the change from ROM-P to ROM-R happened. The only thing I've found is an old post by Dave Arnett over at comp.sys.hp48 which says "...I released Rev R to production in late 1993". So, presumably the change happened late -93 or early -94 but does anyone know for shure?

      
Re: 48G(X) serial number vs. ROM version
Message #2 Posted by Gerson W. Barbosa on 27 Nov 2005, 7:59 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Bo B(Sweden)

You may find this info in one more recent comp.sys.hp48 FAQ you can get at:

http://www.hpcalc.org/hp48/docs/faq/

I remember my first 48GX (Made in Singapore), purchased brand new in Aug/93, still had the Rev P ROM.

Regards,

Gerson.

            
Re: 48G(X) serial number vs. ROM version
Message #3 Posted by Bo B(Sweden) on 28 Nov 2005, 6:39 a.m.,
in response to message #2 by Gerson W. Barbosa

Thanks for the reply! But no, I can't find the answer in the comp.sys.hp48 FAQ ( the latest version seems to be v4.62, 14 April 2000 ). One could put the question a little different, like this: what is the highest known serial number with ROM version P ( or the lowest known number with ROM version R )?

Thanks,

Bo

                  
Re: 48G(X) serial number vs. ROM version
Message #4 Posted by tomcee on 28 Nov 2005, 1:49 p.m.,
in response to message #3 by Bo B(Sweden)

I too am curious about the mapping of Serial Number to OS Version number and Display type (at least two types were used in the HP48G series). Also, when were double-shot injected keys done away with?

TomC

                        
Re: 48G(X) serial number vs. ROM version
Message #5 Posted by Bo B(Sweden) on 28 Nov 2005, 3:58 p.m.,
in response to message #4 by tomcee

Some information about the display change ( green to black ) can be found here:

HP-48GX of black character

And about the keys: to the best of my knowledge all Singapore made HP-48 have double-shot injected keys, while the Indonesian made have painted keys. So the timeline regarding these issues is something like this:

1994-xx-yy - Change from ROM version P to R
1997-xx-yy - Manufacture moved from Singapore to Indonesia
2001-xx-yy - New "black" LCD introduced

But it really would be nice to have these dates more precise.

Bo

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