shankar@SRC.Honeywell.COM (Subash Shankar) (04/05/91)
Has anybody successfully interfaced an HP 48 calculator with an Apple II (GS if it makes a difference)? If so, I would appreciate hearing from you about what hardware and software are needed to to do this. Please reply by E-mail; if there's any interest, I'll post a summary. --- Subash Shankar Honeywell Systems & Research Center MN65-2100 voice: (612) 782 7558 US Snail: 3660 Technology Dr., Minneapolis, MN 55418 shankar@src.honeywell.com srcsip!shankar
platkus@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Shawn W Platkus) (04/11/91)
In article <1991Apr4.214226.855@src.honeywell.com> shankar@SRC.Honeywell.COM (Subash Shankar) writes: > >Has anybody successfully interfaced an HP 48 calculator with an Apple II (GS if >it makes a difference)? If so, I would appreciate hearing from you about what >hardware and software are needed to to do this. > Yes, I just purchased an hp48sx, and I have a GS. I picked up the cable that lets you connect the hp to the computer. It cost me $35 but I got it at the book store here at Purdue which is quite a bit over priced. But I needed the cable in a hurry. Anyway, just ask for the cable that connects the hp to the Mac. I hate having to pretend like I hav a mac when I deal with things like this. Oh well... The cable connects the hp to the modem port, and you can use kermit protocol to transfer stuff. I used proterm at first, but things didn't work to well. When I would send stuff to the GS, it could never make it back the hp. Anyhow, I use Kermit itself to talk to the hp and it works great. I think you can get it off of tybalt. Also, there is another plus the the hp and the cable. If you own an Imagewriter ][ , then you can connect the hp directly to it with the same cable and print with it! You won't be able to print graphics, but anything else will print. Off of the subject... So little people know about the GS that when they see my computer, they think it is some kind of MAC. Platkus platkus@ecn.purdue.edu