S.U.P.E.R. HP 200LX Archive
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2020 Editor

Version 1.00 · Sean Puckett

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Description

The HP Palmtop Paper Edit text files using LARGE and small fonts. This editor is useful for late night or early morning viewing. It doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles, but it may relieve eye-strain. It is shareware that is no longer supported by the author and is not found elsewhere. Shareware

Technical details

File
20-20.zip
Size
91.0 KB
Format
.zip
Year
1991
Added to S.U.P.E.R.
1998-12-20
Files inside
5
Author
Sean Puckett
Path
anonftp/pub/20-20.zip

How to install it

What to send to the palmtop saves 45.6 KB

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

  • 20.CFG → A:\_DAT configuración 152 B
  • 20.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 78.4 KB

No need to put ORDER.20, 20.DOC, READ.ME: they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 45.6 KB on a 1 MB disk.

Steps
  1. Copy 20.EXE 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.
  2. Copy 20.CFG to A:\_DAT, where the 200LX looks for configuration. Open it with Memo and adjust it before use.
  3. 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.

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
4  Installation
          4  Installation


               20/20 is completely self-contained.  There are no auxiliary
          files.  Installing 20/20 is as simple as copying the 20.EXE file20.EXE
          to a convenient place on your work disks.

               Floppy users can copy the 20.EXE file to their boot disk, or
          maybe put a copy on each data disk.

               Hard drive users should place the 20.EXE file in a "path"
          directory, such as the DOS directory, so it will easily be
          accessed from anywhere on the hard drive.















          5  Visual Setup
          5  Visual Setup


               If you are not already running 20/20, type 20 from the
          command line prompt and press enter.  You'll then be presented
          with the program Main Menu.  Cursor down to "Visual Setup" and
          press ENTER.

               A "dialogue box" will be displayed on screen, showing you
          the current settings for on-screen displays.  There are five
          sections, four of which are settings you can change.


          5.1  Character Size
          5.1  Character Size

               20/20 has seven different sizes of characters.  The smallest
          size is just a little larger than the standard 80 column screen
          display.  The largest is about eight times bigger than that.

               20/20's text fonts are styled as a serif roman.  This type
          of characters is proven easier to read than a non-serif style,
          even at slightly smaller point sizes.  20/20's fonts are also
          proportionally spaced.  This means that, on screen, an M will
          take up more space than an I.  This also makes for easier
          reading.

…

Literal excerpt from 20.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.

First time? How to connect the palmtop, step by step →