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X-Finder

Version R.10 · Gaku Nakagawa

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Description

X-Finder is a magical utility program. You can use it as a file manager, an archive utility, a remote link software, a program launcher or an icon viewer. Copyrighted freeware. Click here for X-Finder homepage (newer beta versions available). See also what an X-Finder search brings up!

Technical details

File
finder.zip
Size
159.6 KB
Format
.zip
Year
1999
Added to S.U.P.E.R.
2000-03-12
Files inside
16
Author
Gaku Nakagawa
Path
anonftp/pub/finder.zip

How to install it

What to send to the palmtop saves 208.2 KB

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

  • FINDER.EXM → A:\SOFT aplicación del System Manager 51.7 KB
  • FINDER.ENV → A:\_DAT configuración 11.0 KB
  • FINDER.ICN → A:\SOFT icono, junto a su aplicación 200 B
  • SETUP.BAT → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 222 B

No need to put WHATSNEW.TXT, PAWMICN.DOC, FINDER.TXT, FINENV.TXT, FINHIS.TXT, FINDER.HLP, ICON.LZH, ICONFLD.LZH and 4 more: they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 208.2 KB on a 1 MB disk.

Steps
  1. Copy FINDER.EXM to A:\SOFT. It is a System Manager application: register it in App Manager with F2 (Add), giving the full path (for example A:\SOFT\FINDER.EXM).
  2. The 200LX takes 8 EXM applications at most. Check with F8 (List) in App Manager: an asterisk in the Status column means the quota is full and you will need MoreEXM.
  3. Copy SETUP.BAT 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.
  4. Copy FINDER.ENV to A:\_DAT, where the 200LX looks for configuration. Open it with Memo and adjust it before use.
  5. 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.
  6. The .ICN files are icons: they go in the same folder as their application.

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.

It also needs 1

The manual mentions these files, which are in the archive:

The author's instructions Japanese
SETUP    ICN  Setup
SWATCH   ICN  Stopwatch
TOPCARD  ICN  for TOPCARD display
WORLD    ICN  WorldTime
CCMADE   ICN  CC:made
DEMO     ICN  DEMO
HB       ICN  Hearts&Bones
HEXCALC  ICN  HEXcalc
ICN200LX ICN  ICN200LX
MAZE     ICN  Lair of Squid

-icons for data file of built-in PIM application (extensions)
ADB      ICN for Appointments data
GDB      ICN for DataBase data
NDB      ICN for NoteTaker data
PDB      ICN for PhoneBook data
PDT      ICN for PocketQuicken data
STA      ICN for HP Calc用 data
WDB      ICN for WorldTime data
WK1      ICN for Lotus1-2-3 data

-icons for other extensions
000      ICN  Renamed file. you can copy this to 001, 002, etc
              if necessary.
ADR      ICN  addressbook file for D-mail, Post/LX or others
BAK      ICN  back up file
BAT      ICN  batch file
BMP      ICN  Bitmap format image file (same as JPG and GIF)
CFG      ICN  Configuration file
CNF      ICN  Configuration file
COM      ICN  COM file (same as EXE)
CSV      ICN  CSV (comma separated variables) format file
DAT      ICN  Data file
DEF      ICN  Definition file, macro file for Vz editor etc
DIC      ICN  Dictionary file (same as WXW)
DOC      ICN  Document file
ENV      ICN  Environment file
EVA      ICN  EVA format movie file (thanks Digiyama)
EXE      ICN  EXE file (same as COM)
EXM      ICN  EXM application file
FAX      ICN  FAX file
FIT      ICN  FIT Data file (thanks FIA)
FNT      ICN  Font file (FNTJ.ICN is for Japanese)
GIF      ICN  GIF format image file (same as JPG and BMP)
HLP      ICN  Help file
HOT      ICN  Hot list file for WWW/LX
HTM      ICN  hypertext file
IDX      ICN  Index file
INI      ICN  Initialization file
IPD      ICN  IP data file (thanks ANTON)
JPG      ICN  JPEG format image file (same as BMP and GIF)
LOG      ICN  Log file
…

Literal excerpt from PAWMICN.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.

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