comp.sys.hp48 FAQ : 4 of 4 : Best Programs and Where to Get Them
Keith Maddock
Last-modified: 10/01/1994
Version: 2.04
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HP 48 S/SX/G/GX Frequently Asked Questions List
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PART 4 of 4: Appendix H: HP48 "BEST PROGRAMS AND WHERE TO GET THEM" LIST
Maintained by Keith Maddock (madd...@nova.gmi.edu)
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HP48 "BEST PROGRAMS AND WHERE TO GET THEM" LIST
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This list is designed to help HP48 users locate useful, well
written programs for their HP48, selected by HP48 users who send
in recommendations for their favorite programs.
Many HP48 programs can be found on the following FTP sites:
wuarchive.wustl.edu : /systems/hp/hp48
*cbs.cis.com : /pub/hp48g
hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com : /pub
*( All programs in the main file areas (excluding uploads,
unprocessed directories) at cbs.cis.com are GX compatible.
The index file at cbs.cis.com is very well maintained and has
excellent program descriptions. )
CompuServe has a modest HP 48 archive in the HP handhelds forum.
Type "go HPSYSTEMS" to access the forum. HP 48-specific files can
be found in DL 4
Appendices:
1) Other HP48 FTP Sites
2) FTP by Mail
3) HP48 BBS's
4) Goodies Disks
The entries in the list generally follow this format:
PROGRAM AUTHOR
SUMMARY
COMPATIBLE APPROX SIZE
LOCATION
Compatibility is noted by either SX (SX only), GX (GX only),
SX/GX (SX and GX), or SX/GX? (Works on SX, not sure about GX). If you
try a SX/GX? program on a GX, let me know if it works/doesn't so I can
change it on the list!
If you want to recommend a program that is not on this list, send
email to: "madd...@nova.gmi.edu" with all the appropriate
information. Please tell me the exact path and location , or I can't
put it in the list. Recommendations from users are the only thing that
keep the list growing! In return for contributing to the list, if you'd
like, I'll send you updates of the list by email when they come out.
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******************** Frequently Asked Questions********************
FAQ Keith Maddock
Contains valuable answers to frequently asked questions. Read it!
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/48faq204.zip
******************** Games********************
Arkanoid HP Mad
Breakout game, editor
SX 9k
GD 8
Boulder DasHP David Presle aka ORUS
Classic game of Boulder Dash - get the diamonds without getting smashed
SX 14.5k
GD 8
Columns Spartacus
Tetris-like Game
SX/GX 13k
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/games/columns.zip
Columns 2 Spartacus
Columns with grey scale
GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/columns2.zip
Diamonds Doug Cannon
Great game! - bounce to get the Diamonds! Editor's favorite!
SX 12k
wuarchive.wustl.edu :
/systems/hp/hp48/comp.sources.hp48/volume09/diamonds.mf
GX (converted to GX by Herve Couplet) 13.9k
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/diamonds.lib ***
Double Tetris Christian Bourgeois
Fast, smooth tetris, with 2 player via IR! Can play SX vs GX!
SX 9.8k
ftp.stud.fh-heilbronn.de: /pub/hp48/game/dtetris.zip
bode.ee.ualberta.ca: /pub/HP48/games/france/detris.zip
hemul.nada.kth.se: /home/d89-bga/hp/games/dtetris.zip
GX 12k
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/dtetris.lib ***
Frogger 1.0 Dallan Christensen
Classic Game of Frogger for the HP48
SX 7.9k
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads frogv10.zip ***
Garbage Detlef Muller
Sokoban Clone
SX/GX 7.6k
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/games/garbage.zip
H. Piper! Raul Raines
Like Pipe Dreams , SCHIP
SX/GX 1.9k
GD 3
Hapaman Davor Jadrijevic
Pacman Clone
GX 5.4k
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/games/hapaman.zip
Ice Cube v1.1 Pigallio Lilian
Great action video arcade game! Uses 4 color gray scales.
SX/GX 20k
GD 9, cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/ice1_1.zip ***
Joust Erin S. Catto
Joust video arcade game, SCHIP
SX/GX 2.4k
GD 5
La Mine aux Diamants Pigallio Lilian
Boulder Dash clone
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/diamants.uue ***
Lemmings C. de Dinechin
Save the lemmings from killing themselves..
GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/lemmings.lib ***
Phoenix Davor Jadrijevic
Phoenix Clone
GX 9.4k
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/games/phoenixg.zip
SX
seq.uncwil.edu: /hp48/Uploads/phoenixs.zip ***
Reversi Leon Pavlov
Quick Reversi
SX
GD 8
SCHIP Erik Bryntse
Video Game interpreter, runs SCHIP games
SX 2.2k
GD 3
GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/games/schipgx.zip
Shapes Doug Cannon
Mastermind, Hi Score
SX/GX 7.2k
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/games/shapes.zip
Skunk Doug Cannon
Dice Game
SX/GX 11k
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/games/skunk.zip
Space Trek 48 (alpha) Jim Donnelly (One of the HP48 design team!)
Classic Star Trek for the HP48!
SX/GX
ftp.stud.fh-heilbronn.de: /pub/hp48/fun/game/trek.zip
Super Car 1K1
Race around the 5 tracks
GX 15.7k
cbs.cis.com: pub/hp48g/uploads/supercar.gx ***
Tetris Detlef Mueller
Tetris Clone - Small, Fast, Great!
SX/GX 3.2k
wuarchive.wustl.edu :
/systems/hp/hp48/comp.sources.hp48/volume10/tetris.dm
Vaders Joe Ervin
Space Invaders
SX 9k
GD 6
Willy Mario Mikocevic Mozgy
Arcade adventure game
SX/GX 17k
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/willy.zip ***
******************** Utilities********************
4colors Pigallio Lilian
Utilities for making 4 grayscale graphics
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/4colors.zip ***
Billy v4.0
Converts some SX applications to run on GX
GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/billy40.lib ***
BKUP 4.1 Bob Apodaca
Complete memory backup utility w/ xmodem. A must if you use ram cards!
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/bkup41.zip ***
Clk HP
Keeps clock very accurate
SX/GX 7k
GD 8
Copy-Rom Burhan Afandi
Copies contents of ROM or RAM cards to another port, or your PC
SX
wuarchive.wustl.edu: /systems/hp/hp48/util/copyrom.Z
Fixit v3.2 Mika Heiskanen & Joe Horn
Repairs "HPHP48-" Bad Downloads
SX/GX
GD 8 (also see OBJfix)
FoneManager v1.4 Jeoff Krontz
Database Program
SX/GX
GD 9, cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/foneman14.zip ***
fxrecv Cary McCallister
fixes bug in xmodem for G/GX
GX 0.099k
GD 9
GROBer Donald R. Asmus
Convert GROB to Mac PICT
SX/GX
wuarchive.wustl.edu : /systems/hp/hp48/binaries/GROBer.hqx.Z
Gateway 48 v2.8b Erik Bryntse
Password Protect your HP
SX 2k
GD 7
HP Development Tools HP
Development Tools for System RPL and libraries on PC.
MS-DOS, SX/GX
GD 4
MS-Kermit v3.11 Columbia University
MS-Kermit works with Kermit on your HP for file transfers.
MS-DOS <-> SX/GX
wuarchive.wustl.edu : /systems/hp/hp48/kermit/kermit311.zip
OBJfix HP
Fixes Bad "HPHP48-" downloads
SX/GX
GD 9
PSND Brian Maguire
Send Objects from a Port
SX
GD 7
RPL-48 Detlef Mueller
HP48 Developing System - System RPL, Libraries
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/programming/rpl48v20.zip
Remote 3.3 BG Bjorn Gahm
Use HP48 as a remote control for most anything
SX/GX
nada.kth.se: /home/d89-bga/hp/files/posted/rem33bg.zip
Remote3 Detlef Mueller
Learning Remote
SX/GX
GD 7
Remote4 Steve VanDevender
Learning Remote
SX/GX
GD 7
SCH48 William J Levenson
A scheduler w/ calendar, appt. management, daily timeline, etc.
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/SCH48v20.zip
wuarchive.wustl.edu: /systems/hp/hp48/comp.sources.hp48/volume09/sch48.bl
GD 9
Ship Mark Adler
Ship and Unship ( .exe and .C source)
MS-DOS or any platform with C compiler
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/dos/unship.zip
Note: See FAQ for info on using Ship, and getting Ship on other platforms.
SSS Stefan Wolfrum
SysRPL Shell, helps programming in SysRPL
SX/GX 15K
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/sss.zip
Stack Display Rick Grevelle
Display 4/5/7 size stack
SX
GD 8
Sto-Fix Detlef Muller
Fixes Bugs in ROMs L, M
GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/utilities/stofix.zip
String Writer v4.1b Jean-Yves Avenard
Great Editor
SX/GX 16.5k
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/stwrt41b.zip ***
Note: v4.2 is available through author for a fee. See v4.1b for details.
USEND/URECV 3 Dan Kirkland
Significantly faster IR file transfers (4-6x faster than SEND)
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/usnd3.dk ***
******************** Scientific********************
Circuit Simulator 2.61 Per Stenius
Makes DC, AC, and transient simulations, and more
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/electrical/csim261.zip
******************** Math********************
CNTR 3.00 Cesar Crusius
Discrete/continuous control systems design. Inv. Z and Lapalace trans.
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/cntr300.zip ***
Math v1.30 Cesar Crusius
Symbolic/numerical Matrices, polynomials
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/math130.zip ***
PROOT Bill Wickes
Super Fast Polynomial Roots finder
SX
GD 7
GX
Built in: [PURPLE/LEFT SHIFT-SOLVE] [POLY] [PROOT]
QPiRac
Replaces ->Q, shows quotients, pi, radicals, LN, and EXP. VERY useful!
SX
ftp.stud.fh-heilbronn.de: /pub/hp48/math/qpiracv30s.gz
GX
ftp.stud.fh-heilbronn.de: /pub/hp48/math/qpiracv30g.gz
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/uploads/qpiracv30g ***
******************** Docs ********************
Batts Joe Horn
Info about Batteries
SX/GX
GD 8
Drain.doc Doug Cannon
Battery Drain Table
SX/GX
GD 9
GX Programming Tips Doug Cannon
Developing Tips
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/programming/gxtips.zip
Library Charlie Patton
Library Info
SX/GX
GD 8
MLINPUT Joe Ervin
Keyboard Input from ML
SX/GX
GD 7
******************** Graphics********************
Bounce Doug Cannon
Status Line Animation
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/animations/bounce.zip
Claudia Mohamed Fatri
Grayscale Demo of Supermodel
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/graphics/claudia.zip
Fantasma Carl Gibbons
Haloween Demo
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/animations/fantasma.zip
Hula Erick Hammersmark
Great Animation
SX/GX 11.7k
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/animations/hula.zip
Tank Doug Cannon
Status Line Animation
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/animations/tank.zip
Train Jeremy Smith
Status Line Animation
SX/GX
cbs.cis.com: /pub/hp48g/animations/train.zip
******************** Music/Sound********************
Duet Carl Gibbons
Duet with two tones
SX/GX
wuarchive.wustl.edu :
/systems/hp/hp48/comp.sources.hp48/volume11/duet.cg.Z
Tricorder Steven Ourada
Beeps when close to an object, uses IR port, fun to amuse friends with
SX
GD 8
*** Note: Any programs in uploads directories are subject to movement
into their appropriate directories (i.e. games or utilities), or removal
by the archive maintainer. There is also the possiblity that the program
might a different zipfile name. If information has changed that you know
of , let me (keithm) know. Also, programs in the uploads directories of
cbs.cis.com are not necessarily GX compatible. Please do not upload non-GX-
compatible programs to cbs.cis.com. thanks!
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APPENDIX 1: OTHER FTP SITES
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hpcvaaz.cv.hp.com : /pub
hpcsos.col.hp.com : /pub
gmuvax2.gmu.edu : /hp48
plains.nodak.edu : /pub/hpcalc/hp48
ee.utah.edu : /hp48
calvin.stanford.edu : /new_uploads
ftp.eu.net : /newsarchive/comp/sources/hp48
ftp.itc.univie.at : /pub/hp48 (mirror of seq.uncwil)
bode.ee.ualberta.ca : /pub/HP48
faui43.informatik.uni-erlangen.de : /pub/hp48
ftp.stud.fh-heilbronn.de: /pub/hp48
ftp.fht-mannheim.de :
nic.funet.fi : /pub/archive/comp.sources.hp48/index
/pub/misc/hp48sx
hplyot.obspm.fr : /hp48 /hp48/mirrors/cbs.cis.com
ftp.luth.se : /pub/misc/hp48
nada.kth.se : /home/d89-bga/hp
puffin.doc.ic.ac.uk : /computing/systems/handhelds/hp48
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APPENDIX 2: FTP BY MAIL
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For those of you who don't have FTP access, you can FTP
programs by mail. To do this, you send commands via email message to
the ftpmail server, and it then sends back the programs, usually in a
uuencoded format by email
For access to any ftp site, I use the sunsite ftpmail server. It is
the fastest I've used. To get more information, send a mail message to
"ftp...@sunsite.unc.edu" with the content of:
help
quit
There are other FTP by mail servers like the sunsite server, but
they are much more heavily used, and take longer.
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APPENDIX 3: BBS'S WITH HP48 STUFF
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(206) 562-7083 644-2723 Foundations in Science 14.4 ci...@eskimo.com (48/100)
(205) 895-6152 (300-2400) UAH ACCESS BBS, U. Alabama Huntsville.(28/48/95/100)
(205) 895-6992 (9600-14.4)Join Conf.#17 for instant HP48 access, has G-Disks
(405) 372-7204 The Ninth Bit BBS 14.4 scott....@ninth.ucc.okstate.edu(48)
(416) 968-6633 Raiders of Lost Arg 38400n81 john.r...@can.rem.com (48/95)
(503) 640-4263 NES BBX goodies disks in file area 22 (48)
(503) 750-4448 The official Hewlett Packard BBS, Corvallis, OR (48)
(503) 750-3277 Second node, 9600 baud
(514) 472-8565 Adanac BBS, FidoNet FREQ 1:242/818, 2400n81 (28.8 soon) (48)
(612) 642-5906 [(hp)]al BBS,usenet,in ternet mail, r...@lydia.mn.org (48/95/100)
(617) 558-4582 Electronic Design News BBS, open to all (48)
(708) 304-0666 Nybble's Byte 24 hr 28.8kbps Usenet/Internet (28/48/95/100/etc)
(708) 657-9543 Terrapin Station
(801) 371-8760 '48 Files BBS, over 3000 HP48 files and more, 14.4. (48)
+33-149-887-691 THE 0NE BBS, France, lots of latest French warez for 48 (48)
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APPENDIX 4: HP GOODIES DISKS
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The HP Goodies Disks are a set of disks that are chock full of
great HP48 files. They are collected by Joe Horn, and sold through
Educalc. They contain all shareware/freeware files. Right now there are
9 disks. They can be obtained via anonymous ftp from the places listed
below. , or they can be purchased from EduCalc. In the listings above,
they are referred to by "GD #". All the goodies disks have a file
"fileinfo.src" which contains an index of all the files. I would
recommend everybody looking through all these disks, as there is lots of
GREAT stuff on them!
EduCalc: 1-800-677-7001
wuarchive.wustl.edu: /systems/hp/hp48/EduCalc
(Disks 1-8)
also at:
hplyot.obspm.fr, bode.ee.ualberta.ca, UAH BBS
Compuserve (see beginning of this list)
Somebody has started a mailserver for the Goodies Disks. I'll paste his
message directly in from his posting:
"If you want to get the goodies disks you must mail:
File-R...@ve6hf.ampr.ab.ca
In the body of the message type in:
HELP
QUIT
To get a file from the HP directory type in:
GET /files/hp/filename.zip UUE
QUIT
"
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APPENDIX 5: CONTRIBUTORS
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Keith Maddock thanks the following international contributors (11
countries) for their invaluable help in compliling this list:
United States Europe, North and South America
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Doug Cannon Maarten van den Hoek (Netherlands)
David Peterson Pieter-Bas IJdens (Netherlands)
Egan Ford Bjorn Gahm (Sweden)
Jeremy Smith Cesar Crusius (Brazil)
Chris Spell Stevens Wouter (Belguim)
Chuck Dinsmore Wlodek A C Mier-Jedrzejowicz (U.K.)
Dallan Christensen Jens Kerle (Germany)
Andrew Dooley Yves Gadioux (France)
Thomas De Matteis Jean-Francois Larin (Canada)
Allen Arnold Kevin Cheng (Australia)
David Moisan Ryan D Youck (Canada)
Rich Brown Lilian Pigallio (France)
Maynard Riley Mario Mikocevic Mozgy (Croatia)
James Cook Rachid Benzaoui (HPdream) (France)
Ray Richardson Stefan Wolfrum (Germany)
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END FAQ
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GMI Engineering and Management Institute, Flint, Michigan: SO-1, ME-HotRod
"Of course I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong. I'm mad but not ill"
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