S.U.P.E.R. HP 200LX Archive
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DOS Edit

Version 9.0 · Microsoft

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Description

The HP Palmtop Paper DosEdit version 9 is a direct replacement for the MS-DOS editor. However this version does not require you to have BASIC on the disk. It was written and compiled in BASIC so expect that it will interfere with the serial port of the Palmtop. Freeware.

Technical details

File
dosedit9.zip
Size
47.6 KB
Format
.zip
Year
1994
Added to S.U.P.E.R.
1998-12-20
Files inside
4
Author
Microsoft
Path
anonftp/pub/dosedit9.zip

How to install it

What to send to the palmtop saves 10.8 KB

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

  • EDIT.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 68.0 KB
  • EDIT.INI → A:\_DAT configuración 192 B

No need to put EDIT.HLP, FILE_ID.DIZ: they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 10.8 KB on a 1 MB disk.

Steps
  1. Copy EDIT.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 EDIT.INI 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.

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 →

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