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Clipb150

K1.M-Waki

Utility
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Description

CLIPBAT Ver.1.50 beta - Execute the clipboard content as a batch file - Copyright(C) 1994 K1.M-Waki <PGA02664@niftyserve.or.jp> [Introduction] CLIPBAT executes the content of the clipboard as a DOS batch file. The clipboard content is first saved in a temporary file (defined by CLIPBAT.ENV) and m_spawn() is invoked. [Environmental file] Environmental file CLIPBAT.ENV should be in A:\_DAT or C:\_DAT directory. CLIPBAT.ENV should have following items. Line 1: 2 digit hexadecimal numeral representing default video mode. Let it be 06 (CGA). Line 2: The full-path filename of the temporary file.

Description extracted automatically from the documentation inside the package: this entry was not in the original catalogue.

Technical details

File
clipb150.zip
Size
12.8 KB
Format
.zip
Year
1996
Files inside
6
Author
K1.M-Waki
Path
jorgen/clipb150.zip

How to install it

What to send to the palmtop saves 2.6 KB

These are the files you need. You can send them from the package contents below.

  • CLIPBAT.EXM → A:\SOFT aplicación del System Manager 5.3 KB
  • CLIPBAT.ICN → A:\SOFT icono, junto a su aplicación 200 B
  • CLIPBAT.ENV → A:\_DAT configuración 51 B
  • BATTAKER.NDB → A:\DATOS fichero de datos 4.3 KB
  • CHD.COM → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 5.9 KB

No need to put CLIPBAT.DOC: they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 2.6 KB on a 1 MB disk.

Steps
  1. Copy CLIPBAT.EXM to A:\SOFT. It is a System Manager application: register it in App Manager with F2 (Add), giving the full path (for example A:\SOFT\CLIPBAT.EXM).
  2. The 200LX takes 8 EXM applications at most. Check with F8 (List) in App Manager: an asterisk in the Status column means the quota is full and you will need MoreEXM.
  3. Copy CHD.COM to A:\SOFT. They are DOS programs: run them from the DOS icon, or add A:\SOFT to the PATH in C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT to call them by name.
  4. Copy CLIPBAT.ENV to A:\_DAT, where the 200LX looks for configuration. Open it with Memo and adjust it before use.
  5. If you edit a configuration file on the palmtop, make sure you leave a newline at the end: some programs swallow the last line without saying a word.
  6. The .ICN files are icons: they go in the same folder as their application.
  7. Data files are opened from their own application, not installed separately.

Derived from the package contents and the 200LX conventions. It installs to A: on purpose: C: is a RAM disk and every byte there is memory taken from the system.

The author's instructions 
[Installation]
  1. Copy CLIPBAT.ENV to A:\_DAT or C:\_DAT and customize it to
     your needs.  Initialization commands should match your
     environment.

Literal excerpt from CLIPBAT.DOC, exactly as it came in the package.

Send to my palmtop

The palmtop must be waiting before you press the button, or the transfer will fail. It is the palmtop that announces it is ready, not the other way round.

On the palmtop

  1. Connect the serial cable between the palmtop and the computer.
  2. Open Data Comm and go to Menu → Connect → Settings. Set: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, parity None, 1 stop bit.
  3. Go back to the menu and enter Menu → File → Receive, with the Zmodem protocol. The palmtop now waits: leave it like that.

On the computer

  1. Use Chrome (or Edge / Opera). Firefox and Safari cannot open the serial port, and no mobile browser can either.
  2. Find out which port is yours — if you are not sure, open the help below.
  3. Press the button and pick it in the window Chrome opens.
How do I know which port is mine?

Linux — your USB-serial adapter will be /dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/ttyACM0. The /dev/ttyS0…ttyS31 are legacy motherboard ports: the kernel lists them even when none exist, so they are almost never yours. To be sure:

ls -l /dev/serial/by-id/

It shows the manufacturer and model, and which ttyUSB* it points to. If nothing appears, unplug and replug the cable and check dmesg | tail: you will see a line like «ch341-uart converter now attached to ttyUSB0».

Permissions: on Debian and derivatives your user must be in the dialout group or the port will not open. Check with groups, and if it is missing:

sudo usermod -aG dialout $USER

You must log out and back in for it to take effect.

Windows — Device Manager → Ports (COM & LPT). Your adapter shows up as COM3, COM4… If it has a yellow triangle, you are missing the chip driver (FTDI, Prolific or CH340 depending on the cable).

macOS — ls /dev/cu.*; your adapter will be something like /dev/cu.usbserial-A50285BI. Always use the cu. one, not tty..

The 200LX has no standard serial connector: you need HP's connectivity cable (the F1015A or an equivalent) and, unless your computer has a real serial port, a USB-serial adapter behind it.

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