Hewlett Packard HP-49G, G+, HP-50G

HP-49G
Serial number
ID93702554: Indonesia, 1999 (?), 37th week
Software version "HP49-C Revision #1.18", dated 2000
Accessories Protective plastic cover, translucent

Manual: HP-49G Benutzerhandbuch Grafischer Taschenrechner (German), dated 1999

Manual: Die HP-49G Kurzanleitung (German), dated 1999

PC Connectivity Kit cable (DB9 female connector at PC side)
PC Connectivity Kit CD-ROM V3.0, September 1999
PC Connectivity Kit User Guide Sheet, dated 1999
Condition Mint!
Comments, Repairs 16.1.2003 Upgraded to verion "HP49B Revision #1.19-6", dated 2001
Acquired 18.12.2002

HP-49G+
Serial number
CN33904081: 2003, 29th week, unit 4081, made in China
Accessories Pouch

Manual: hp 49g+ grafikfähiger Taschenrechner Benutzerhandbuch (German, (C) 2003)

USB PC interface cable

CD-ROM: hp 49g+ graphing calculator user's guide and connectivity software, 2003

Original cardboard box
Condition Mint out of the box!
Comments, Repairs "Version HP49-C Revision #1.23", "Copyright HP 2003"
19.2.2007 The dark-brown plastic rim around the calculator broke for no apparent reason right above the "hp" logo.
Acquired 12.12.2003, from Dynatech (www.dynatech.de)
HP-50G
Serial number
CNA 65104806, made in China
Accessories Pouch

Standard USB cable

CD-ROM "HP 50g Graphing Calculator"

Manual: "HP 50g Grafikfähiger Taschenrechner Benutzerhandbuch" (German, 1st edition, April 2006)

Manual: ""HP 50g Calcolatrice Grafica" (??,  1st edition, April 2006)
Condition Mint out of the box!
Comments, Repairs
Acquired 22.2.2007, from Böttcher Datentechnik (www.taschenrechner.de)

Book HP-49G Advanced User Guide, Part 1 (English), 1999, 178 pages
Contents
Operations, Flags, Editing, Stack, Matrix, Unit Objects, Constants Library, Binary & Number Bases, Lists & Sequences, Advanced Plotting Options, Memory, Date & Time Arithmetic, Customization, Computer Algebra Commands (CAS)
Comment Bound printout from MoHPC CD-ROMs
Book
HP-49G Advanced User Guide, Part 2 (English), 1999, 346 pages
Contents
Alphabetical list of commands
Comment
Bound printout from MoHPC CD-ROMs


HP codename, series V'ger or Copernicus, Charlemagne
Type, Precision, Input mode Scientific, 12 BCD digits, exponent ±499, Algebraic or Reverse Polish Notation
Programmable Yes, in RPL. The programming model is similar to the HP-28S and HP-49G.
Performance Index The performance strongly depends on the calculator settings:
HP-49G
Numeric Trailing decimal points Performance

checked no 13

unchecked no 18

- yes 136
HP-49G+
-
yes
258
HP-50g unchecked yes 260
"Numeric" can be found in the HP-49G MODE/CAS settings. When checked constants are replaced by values which apparently slows down execution.
"Trailing decimal point" indicates how integer numbers have been entered in the RPL program: Either with or without trailing decimal point. If there is a trailing decimal point the number is automatically treated as floating point whereas without decimal point it is a long integer. Using long integers seems to be very unefficient!
Note that if the "Approx" flag is checked in the MODE/CAS settings than trailing decimal points will be added automatically to every integer number in a program when the program is entered - but not when the program is executed. So checking the "Approx" flag doesn't help to speed up a program that doesn't have trailing decimal points on integer numbers.
It must be ensured that integer numbers have trailing decimal points in order to achieve optimal performance.
Memory
HP-49G 512kByte RAM for variables, equations etc., 2 MByte flash-ROM (!)
RAM: 256kB for the HOME directory plus port 0 and 256kB for the ERAM in port 1
ROM: 1 MB code, 1 MB port 2 flash data
"Port" memory cannot contain directories. It contains only backup and library objects.
Permanent memory.
HP-49G+ 512kB RAM.
Flash ROM, 800kB free.
Permanent memory.
HP-50g 2.5 MByte Flash ROM, 1.5 MByte used by OS, 1 MByte available to user thru "Port 2".
241 kByte RAM in "HOME" and "Port 0" (IRAM).
128 kByte RAM in "Port 1" (ERAM).
"Port 3" refers to external SD-cards.
Memory usage displayed in APPS/"File Manager".
Display
HP-49G 132x64 pixel black&white LCD, 22x8 characters
HP-49G+ 131x80 pixel black&white LCD
Hardware
Processor ARM920T (Samsung S3C2410X), 75 MHz (32 bits, 0.18 micron process, 33 mW at 12 MHz or 224 mW at 203 MHz, also used in iPAQ 1940).
Design/Manufacturing: Kinpo Electronics, Inc. of Taiwan
Special features Graphics display, vast range of built-in functions. CAS (Computer Algebra System). Serial port. Printing is supported thru the serial port. HP-49G+ is equipped with a SD flash card slot.
Works with the HP Infrared Printer. For a detailled discussion of printing issues see the MoHPC forum (local copy).
Original Pricing, Production
HP-49G 21.5.1999 ($229.95) - now (2003 approx. 150€). In Nov 2003 the price was around 158 Euro.
HP-49G+ 11/2004 (148 Euro) - 2006
HP-50g 2006 (179.95 Euro) - now
Batteries 3x AAA
Dimensions Length 18.4cm, Width 8.7cm, Height 2.3cm (HP-49, HP-49G+, HP-50g)
Links
HTML (restricted)
Structure Of The Font Object

Upgrade Instructions

New Features in V1.19-6
PDF HP-49G Advanced User Guide, 1999

HP-49G User-Guide (English)

hp 49g+ graphing calculator user's guide (PDF, English, 865 pages)

hp 49g+ grafikfähiger Taschenrechner Bedienungsanleitung (PDF, German, 979 pages)

hp 49g+ graphing calculator user's manual (PDF, 176 pages)

hp 49g+ graphing calculator,  data sheet (PDF)
HP-48GII/49G+ Graphing Calculator Advanced User's Reference Manual (PDF, English, 653 pages, Edition 1.1, 20.3.2006)
HP-50G Grafikfähiger Taschenrechner Benutzerhandbuch (PDF, German, 196 pages, edition 1, undated)
HP-50G Grafikfähiger Taschenrechner Bedienungsanleitung (PDF, German, 995 pages, edition 1, undated)
HP-50G Graphing Calculator User's Manual (PDF, English, 184 pages, edition 1, undated)
HP-50G Graphing Calculator User's Guide (PDF, English, 887 pages, edition 1, undated)
HP-50G House Loan Amortization Schedules (PDF, English, 4 pages, undated)
HP-50G Symbolic Integration of Trigonometric Functions (PDF, English, 8 pages, undated)
Possibly, there are more of these interesting instruction sheets but I did not find a listing on the HP site, only individual links here and there.

Library 1278, Additional Functions for the HP-49G+, Version 2.05 (PDF, English, 50 pages, 8.12.2003, by C.M. Gore)

HP-49G+ Entry Reference (PDF, English, 490 pages, V2.03, 18.11.2003, by C, Dominik, T. Rast, E. Kalinowski)
Programming in System RPL by E.M. Kalinowski & C. Dominik, 2nd edition, PDF, 638 pages. Errata, Examples (ZIP)

20 Essential Things To Know About the HP-49G, Precalculus, HP-49 Assembly, User RPL, Promo Flyer

Quick Reference, Flags (PDF, both unfinished)
Text V1.19 Commands & Menus

How to use the 49G's CRLIB command

Programming the HP49G editor with SystemRPL

About $EXTPRG

HP-49 Filer

Connecting a modem to your HP48 or HP49G calculator

HP-48/49 Key Map

HP-49 Memory Explained
HP-50G Forum at HP
External http://www.area48.com/

http://www.hpcalc.org/

http://www.praxelius.de/index.html

HP-49G(+) Links page

comp.sys.hp48 Digest
Other HP-4X/50 Connectivity Software (English)
HP-4X/50 Connectivity Software (German)
HP-49G+/50G ROM Update Build 92

HP-38G/39G/40G/48XX/49G Links
Forensic Result 8.99999864267 obtained from a HP-50g
Comment A rather big and very powerful machine.
HP-49G with ugly rubber keys with no feedback at all! Unfortunately, it is completely impossible to use the unit without a manual. The key labels aren't self-explanatory at all. In the beginning the unit felt rather sluggish. However, after I reduced the keyboard response time using a "300 ->KEYTIME" command this is much better!
www.dynatech.de offers a HP-49G SpeedUp kit which over-clocks the CPU by a factor of 2 or 3. Apparently, the speed-mode can be turned on and off. The disadvantage is that the date & time functions don't return correct values any more.

HP-49G+ keyboard with its hard plastic keys is much better than the HP-49G keyboard but still cannot rival the traditional HP keyboards. Furthermore, the key clicks make a hollow sound inside the plastic housing which gives a quite cheap impression. And finally, feeling the key click doesn't necessarily mean that the unit recognized the keypress! Sometimes the click occurs but the key has to be pressed a little harder before the associated action is executed. This makes it impossible to type without looking at the display.
The display is significantly larger than in the HP-49G so that 7 instead of 5 stack entries can be displayed.
Note that the keyboard layout of the HP-49G+ is identical to the HP-48GII. Also, the software versions are (more or less) identical suggesting that the only real difference is the additional memory and the SD card slot of the HP-49G+.
Both the HP-48GII and HP-49G+ have a strange behaviour where the display seems to be redrawn about 3 seconds after the last change of the display contents. This is especially nasty when the blinking edit-cursor is visible because it constantly triggers the display refresh. As a consequence the blinking cursor does not blink steadily but more or less randomly.
For a number of keyboard shortcuts see the HP-48GII.
For a comparisn of the HP-38G/39G/40G/48XX/49G see this overview.
Daily practical use of the HP-49g+ revealed that it is quite battery consuming, even when turned off.
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