HP50g emulator connectivity

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(07-09-2021 12:52 PM)Neve Wrote:  the HP50g emulator

That's not very specific ... most people use Emu48, and I know the screenshots can't be from x49gp (which only has the main UI consisting of a calculator image, plus the context menu and two folder- / file-open dialogs added by me). Honestly, I don't recognize that settings menu; I'll resort to telling you what I do know about emulator import and export.

Anyway, on Emu48 (designed for Windows, but also works on Wine last time I checked), the easiest option for import and export of objects is in one of the menus. You don't need any separate program for that. For import, you can also drag&drop the file onto the emulator's screen, which does the rest of the import procedure for you.

On x49gp (which isn't compatible with Windows - but it is compatible with Linux and Mac), file transfer is only possible via the SD card. You can mount a folder as SD in the context menu that pops up when you right-click on the virtual screen; that creates a virtual SD on the fly from the folder contents. Alternatively, you can mount a file as SD, but the file would have to be a binary image with file system inside which is recognized by the calculator (FAT16 or FAT32), which makes it difficult to get normal object files inside. If the object is on a real SD card (e.g. because it was put there by the physical calculator), its device file (e.g. /dev/sdb) could be used for that option, though.

(07-09-2021 12:52 PM)Neve Wrote:  PS: On a side note, does anyone know if a MacOS connectivity kit exists for the HP50g? I can’t find one anywhere.

I'm on Linux, but since software availability on Mac is usually similar, I'll list what I use:
- Most of the time, I move files via the SD card.
- There is a third-party program called HPTalx, which talks to the calculator via kermit on the USB cable.
- Plain ol' kermit or xmodem in a terminal should do the job too. As with HPTalx, the port the calculator ought to show up as is ttyUSB<number>, or ttyS<number> if you happen to use some kind of serial cable instead of USB.