Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!samsung!olivea!oliveb!amdahl!JUTS!ked01
From: ked01@ccc.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Basic questions from a new HP48 owner
Message-ID: <02Ep020R06Ki01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com>
Date: 16 Mar 91 01:19:52 GMT
Reply-To: ked01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn)
Organization: Amdahl Corporation,  Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Lines: 33

I've recently purchased an HP48 (great little machine, despite the
poor documentation), and am trying to bootstrap myself up with all
the indespensible utilities such as ASC\->, \->ASC, and the like.

Since I don't yet have up/download capabilities working from my
Amigas, I need to enter these utilities by hand directly into the
HP48.

No real problem, but in the posting I have by William Wickes that
gives the P1/P2/P3/SETUP versions of the ASC twins, the initial P1
version has the line "IF DUP TYPE 2 \=/" in it.

The question is ... what the heck is "\=/", and how do I enter it from
the keyboard?

Also, I assume lines not between \<< \>> pairs are not entered (such
as the %%HP .... line, and lines the look like comments like "P1   @ ASC\->").

(BTW, is the @ char used to denote pgm comments, or what?)

Thanks for help with these very basic questions.  One final one ... is
there a *good* book that describes the commands, program structure,
standard practices, etc. for this machine?  After having been spoiled
by the excellent documentation for the HP65 and HP41 that I have, I
am really disappointed with what is provided with the HP48.

/kim

-- 
UUCP:  kim@lust.pswd.amdahl.com  -OR-  ked01@juts.ccc.amdahl.com
DDD:   408-746-8462
USPS:  Amdahl Corp.  M/S 249,  1250 E. Arques Av,  Sunnyvale, CA 94086
BIX:   kdevaughn     GEnie:   K.DEVAUGHN     CIS:   76535,25