CPACK FLOPPY
Version 1.0 · Arrowtail
Description
Clever way to run the HP CPACK Filer on any desktop PC by using a single floppy disk. Works great. Free.
Technical details
- File
cpackfpy.zip- Size
- 17.2 KB
- Format
- .zip
- Year
- 1996
- Added to S.U.P.E.R.
- 1996-11-11
- Files inside
- 3
- Author
- Arrowtail
- Path
anonftp/pub/cpackfpy.zip
How to install it
What to send to the palmtop saves 28.1 KB
These are the files you need. You can send them from the package contents below.
-
FILER.BAT→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 1.2 KB -
COMEBACK.COM→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 6.7 KB
No need to put
CPACKFPY.TXT:
they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 28.1 KB on a 1 MB disk.
Steps
- Copy FILER.BAT, COMEBACK.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.
The author's instructions
SETUP.ENV
CPACK100.FNT
CFILUS.HLP *
FRESUS.RI *
JQBTAUS.RI *
* For the US version only - you may try messing with
these files for other (county) versions.
Below is the code for COMEBACK and the batch file that
must be written to the floppy. Before using the binary
file of COMEBACK it must be reassembled. The C code to
generate COMEBACK has been included. I used Borland C++
3.0 on a 486 to generate it. I also used PKLITE on it
as well.
The COMEBACK program is in binary below. This code is
neccessary since when exiting the FILER it assumes that the
More Applications brought it to FILER and the FILER assumes
that More Applications takes care of the path it was called
from. COMEBACK program emulates this. If you don't include
it the computer will get messed up on the way out of the
FILER on the PC.
The below batch file is nearly identical to the batch file
on the used in the connectivity pack. This file also needs
to be written to the disk.
Now, after putting these files on a disk call the batch file
and it will send you directly to the FILER.
VERY COOL!!
-Arrowtail@aol.com
P.S. I have also minimized Windows 3.0 to fit on 2.25MB of
memory of a 4MB flash memory card runs pretty descent.
I did it without compression.
Write to me if you have any suggestions or other ideas.
===================== COME BACK BINARY ======================
The file can be reassembled into the original file using
the DOS DEBUG routine.
If you have downloaded the below script, remove any
captured communications header and then enter
DEBUG < filename
at the dos prompt where filename is the name of this
script file.
----------------- beginning of script ----------------
N comeback.com
E 0000 4D 5A 31 01 09 00 01 00 0A 00 8A 01 FF FF 14 01
…
Literal excerpt from CPACKFPY.TXT, exactly as it came in the package.
Package contents
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.
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Download the file with the button above and copy it to the palmtop your usual way.