Charge

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

• CHARGE.COM → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 2.2 KB

No need to put CHARGE.ASM, CHARGE.DOC, README.TXT: they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 24.5 KB on a 1 MB disk.

1. Copy CHARGE.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.

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.

Install Charge on the 200LX with the same care as any system wide TSR. For example, place charge.com in a directory that is in the path statement or place on the root drive (which is usually C). It must come before any statements that call task switchers like System Manager or Software Carousel. Do not run Charge in a dos box. However Charge may be run from the command-line if it is run before task switchers. If you do run Charge in a dos box be sure to uninstall Charge before you leave the box. Be sure to backup your system  ! BEFORE    trying Charge.

Edit the autoexec.bat file as so

charge /tdd /sdd /vdd

Where dd is the charging and stall times, and voltage level to enable charging. There is no reason to add the switches unless you want to change the default parameters. To find out how to set these see User setable parameters. Be sure to notice the space between the switches. You  ! MUST    have the spaces. Be sure to end the line with the "enter" key.

Without the switches:

charge

reboot palmtop.

Charge will change the battery setting to Ni-Cad, monitor battery voltage and automatically enable charging when the battery level is low enough. Charging can also be manually started and stopped by pressing the Fn+C hot key sequence. Stopping charging with the hot key does not reset the charging timer. This is a feature that enables stopping charging so the palmtop can be turned off and cards added or removed to the pcmcia slot and charging may be picked up where it left off. If you use Killmsg turning off the palmtop when charging will no longer reset the charging timer.
User setable parameters

Charge has the following as default parameters:

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