Re: storing a program on ram card
Message #5 Posted by James M. Prange (Michigan) on 30 Apr 2006, 7:48 p.m.,
in response to message #4 by sarkiss
First off, you wrote that you're using a 512k GX card from TDS. If
it was really designed for the GX, then it has to be used only in
slot 2 of the GX, and should show up as ports 2 through 5. It
won't work correctly in port 1 of the GX or in either port of the
the 48SX.
TDS did market some "multi-memory" cards designed for the 48SX,
which require a special library for switching among the 128k banks
on the card. In the 48GX's slot 2, one of these will show up as
port 2 only; if this is your case, write back.
For the differemces between a "program" and a "library" (and any
other questions about RPL models), do some searches at
http://www.hpcalc.org/,
http://m.webring.com/hub?ring=hp48, and
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.hp48?
Note that the comp.sys.hp48 usenet newsgroup is generally a better
place to ask questions about RPL models.
The 48 series don't include built-in utilities for creating
libraries from directories or for splitting libraries into
directories. HP did make an application for doing so on a PC
available. Currently, debug4x seems to be the most popular tool
for working with libraries on a PC. Various tools for doing so on
the calculator itself are also available.
To "install" a library, recall the library to the stack, put a
port number on level 1, and press STO. Once the library is stored
in a port, it should be purged from the home directory (or any
subdirectory), because the memory recovery routine considers any
library to be the start of port 0. Most libraries include a
program to automatically attach themselves to the home directory
in their configuration routines; in these cases turning the 48 off
and back on (or warmstarting the 48) will attach the libraries so
that they can be used. In some cases, a library isn't
"auto-attaching"; in these cases, put the library number on level
1 and execute the ATTACH command. The HOME directory can have any
number of libraries attached; subdirectories can each have only
one library attached.
Perhaps someone could be more helpful if you told us which
particular "program" (or "library") from the internet you're
trying to work with,
Regards,
James
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