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From: mcgrant@elaine2.stanford.edu (Michael Grant)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: A couple of things
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Date: 1 Dec 90 23:26:12 GMT
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Reply-To: mcgrant@portia.stanford.edu (Michael Grant)
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First of all, I got my hp48sx in the mail yesterday, and that
made me quite happy.  Then, upon devouring the manuals
in about two hours (I'm pretty good about that), I realized that
when I posted my HP28 programs I used a format that is in
no way compatible with the HP48sx special character format,
and so I apologize to those who want to use them but are having
trouble converting the format!

BUT, a solution may be in store!
The question is this: WHAT IS THE EASIEST WAY TO TRANSFER HP28
FILES TO THE HP48SX?  CAN IT BE DONE THROUGH THE IR PORTS?
If I can transfer them to the hp48sx, and then load them onto
a computer, I will be more than happy to re-post them.  But, I 
want this information for myself, of course.

Secondly, can someone give me some e-mail explaining how one
assigns funcitons to keys?  That section of the manual seemed quite
cryptic to me, especially when I tried to absorb it as quickly as I did
(though the second look didn't help much).

Finally, is HP the only source (or the best source) for the serial cable?
What I mean by that is not, "should I buy directly from HP", but "should
I buy an HP cable from Edu-Calc" (or the like)?  And, where IS the best
place to buy one?

Thanks in advance from your help.  Please e-mail all responses that 
don't seem useful to everyone...

Michael C. Grant
Information  Systems Lab
mcgrant@portia.stanford.edu