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HP40GS vs HP50G
12-11-2015, 05:18 PM (This post was last modified: 12-11-2015 05:22 PM by Claudio L..)
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RE: HP40GS vs HP50G
(12-11-2015 03:46 PM)Marcus von Cube Wrote:  
(12-11-2015 01:42 PM)Han Wrote:  Are these machines similar enough to where flashing one with the other's OS would be feasible?

Almost. The 40GS has a lesser display (smaller resolution). It might work because the 48GS has the same display and runs the 50G software. You might be able to find one of these.

A well known online retailer has them, but $10 more expensive than the 50g...
It's the same processor, emulating the same saturn environment, so it's very likely that roms can be exchanged. The 50g ROM can detect the smaller screen of the 48GII, so it might be able to detect this one too.
However, you have also only 256 kb of ram instead of 512 kb. Assuming it runs the same emulator, you will have only 128 kb for user ram.
The opposite might be more interesting: try the 40gs firmware on a 50g and see if it works.

In any case, half the RAM, no SD card and no infrared for $10 more is not exactly the best deal.

EDIT: HPGCC 1.1 used to run on the 39g and 40g, which were also the same hardware, but non-flashable roms.
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HP40GS vs HP50G - Han - 12-11-2015, 01:42 PM
RE: HP40GS vs HP50G - Marcus von Cube - 12-11-2015, 03:46 PM
RE: HP40GS vs HP50G - Massimo Gnerucci - 12-11-2015, 04:58 PM
RE: HP40GS vs HP50G - Marcus von Cube - 12-11-2015, 06:42 PM
RE: HP40GS vs HP50G - Massimo Gnerucci - 12-11-2015, 08:09 PM
RE: HP40GS vs HP50G - Claudio L. - 12-11-2015 05:18 PM
RE: HP40GS vs HP50G - Han - 12-11-2015, 09:08 PM
RE: HP40GS vs HP50G - Claudio L. - 12-11-2015, 09:49 PM
RE: HP40GS vs HP50G - Claudio L. - 12-15-2015, 03:06 AM
RE: HP40GS vs HP50G - sat1410 - 12-15-2015, 06:06 AM



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