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CAI Language

Version 2.1 · Michael C. Taylor

Programming
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Description

The HP Palmtop Paper EXTOL is a programming language designed for Computer-Aided Instruction (CAI) and is best suited for non-mathematical instruction. It was developed at Essex University in England, and the PC version is a full implementation of EXTOL along with several enhancements. Shareware.

Technical details

File
extol.zip
Size
48.3 KB
Format
.zip
Year
1998
Added to S.U.P.E.R.
1998-12-20
Files inside
8
Author
Michael C. Taylor
Path
anonftp/pub/extol.zip

How to install it

What to send to the palmtop saves 33.4 KB

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

  • EXRPT.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 21.5 KB
  • EXTOL.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 35.8 KB

No need to put ALICE.EXT, ALICE.SCO, BEATLES.EXT, EXTOL21.DOC, GENDER.EXT, TEXT.EXT: they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 33.4 KB on a 1 MB disk.

Steps
  1. Copy EXRPT.EXE, EXTOL.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.

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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