HP-48 and Win8

[Dave Britten]

(07-11-2015 01:59 AM)Brad Barton Wrote:  

(07-11-2015 01:54 AM)Dave Britten Wrote:  Anything that can do Kermit (or XMODEM if it's a G/GX) will get the job done. Can you transplant Hyperterminal from the XP machine? That's what I often use, or I just copy to the CF card in my 200LX and send it from there via IR.

Thanks Dave. I'll get Hyperterminal off my old XP machine and give it a try (It's a GX). Can you point me to any resources that will help get me started with Kermit or XMODEM? I'm a little slow when it comes to communications.

I think my XP computer is going to give up the ghost pretty soon. That's why I'm trying to get it to work with Win8.

Thanks again.

I haven't used it lately, but I think it's as simple as selecting Send or Receive from the File menu or something along those lines. I know it essentially boils down to choosing one of those two protocols, then transmitting files. Just make sure the port settings match what you've got set on your 48. You should be able to run it at the 48's max port speed. (Was it 4800 or 9600? Can't remember.) The other port settings will likely be 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control.

On the 48, you use SEND and RECV to transfer files using Kermit, or XSEND and XRECV for XMODEM. I believe ASCII-encoded files have to be transferred with Kermit; XMODEM is for binaries only (libraries, etc).