Re: HP-50G Functionality with Macintosh Message #5 Posted by Mike Mander on 9 Mar 2012, 11:25 p.m., in response to message #1 by Matt Agajanian
Hi Matt,
There is an OS X program available for uploading/downloading files via USB, and it works in ASCII or Binary mode too. It is called HPConnect and is available here...
http://hpconnect.sourceforge.net/
I just tried it with my HP-50g, running OS X Lion (v10.7.3) on my 27" iMac and, somewhat to my surprise, it still seems to work fine. I haven't used it for quite some time actually...
For backing up or copying larger files, the SD card is great, but frequently removing the card can get to be a pain, not to mention possible wear on the SD slot mechanism and contacts. An added bonus of leaving the 50G tethered via USB is that it saves batteries, since as far as I recall, the 50G runs off USB power when plugged in.
Good luck!
Mike Mander
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