82164A vs PIL-BOX

[dbrothers]

I’ve raised my hand in the PIL-BOX availability thread, wanting one of the new ones when it’s available.

Meanwhilst, I’ve acquired an 82164A RS232 interface. I keep seeing “use the PIL-BOX to transfer stuff to your HP71B”.

Is there any equivalent methodology using the 82164A?

[Dave Frederickson]

Yes, but it's more complicated.

Here's some info to start with.
http://www.hpmuseum.net/document.php?hwfile=5761

You'll probably want an RS-232-to-USB converter so you can use ILPer and it's variants.

[dbrothers]

(09-06-2024 03:43 AM)Dave Frederickson Wrote:  Yes, but it's more complicated.

Here's some info to start with.
http://www.hpmuseum.net/document.php?hwfile=5761

You'll probably want an RS-232-to-USB converter so you can use ILPer and it's variants.

Yeah, it’s pretty obvious how to do it with text files. In a former life, I achieved a modicum of fame by writing and publishing (for free) the first Macintosh telecommunications program (had to crack open my Mac and trace the circuitry to do it - there’s enough information in the 82164A manual so I wouldn’t have to do that again).

Anyway, I was more interested in easily transferring binary files, like LEX files or whatever.

[Craig Bladow]

I've no experience with transferring files to a 71B using an 82164A but have done it with an HP-41C with an Extended I/O module. There is a way to transfer a raw file in hex ascii format between the calculator and the PC with this setup.