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HDM

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Description

HDM 2.1 DOS APPLICATION MANAGER (Jan. 24/96) I.Introduction. HDM is a DOS application manager which has the same graphical (windows) interface as the built-in Application Manager of the HP200LX. HDM can also run in DOS, and can handle up to 120 applications. You can specify the zoom mode, screen, serial port state, power management state, command line arguments and icon for every application installed. It also has some built-in utilities, such as battery setup & status, volume control, & system information screen.

Description extracted automatically from the documentation inside the package: this entry was not in the original catalogue.

Technical details

File
hdm.zip
Size
80.3 KB
Format
.zip
Year
1996
Files inside
9
Path
anonftp/pub/hdm.zip

How to install it

What to send to the palmtop saves 45.0 KB

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

  • DEMO.DAT → A:\_DAT configuración 11.6 KB
  • DEMO.BAT → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 376 B
  • HDM.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 34.9 KB
  • DM.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 1.0 KB
  • HPM2HDM.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 17.3 KB
  • DM.ICN → A:\SOFT icono, junto a su aplicación 200 B

No need to put HDM.DOC, HDMSRC.ZIP, ICONS.ZIP: they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 45.0 KB on a 1 MB disk.

Steps
  1. Copy DEMO.BAT, HDM.EXE, DM.EXE, HPM2HDM.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 DEMO.DAT 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.
  4. 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
battery setup & status, volume control, & system information
screen.


What's new in Vr.2.1

This is a minor update:

 + This version was compiled using the latest version of P.A.L.
   Because of this, there are many improvements in the dialog
   screens (data-entry). The entry fields now behave exactly
   as the built-in applications. Many thanks to Gilles Kohl,
   the PAL coordinator for updating the dialog functions.

 + HDM can now browse up to 200 icons (was limited to 120 in Vr.2.0).

 + The setup screen now also shows drive A: (PCMCIA) free space.
   You can now press any key to close it.

 + Added new timeout (auto-shut-off) setup option.

 + Topcard screen was changed slightly giving you more space to
   enter more personal information.

   ATTENTION!: You must delete the old C:\_DAT\DOSMGR.ENV from your
               palmtop and then run HDM so you can use that extra
               space! Running the demo will do that for you.
               Note that you will also have to re-enter
               your personal information, as well your icon
               directory.

Bug Fixes:

 - There was a bug when using the system-info screen through the
   menu. It wasn't always reproducible, but now it has been fixed.
   I would like to thank Vladimir Koifman for finding it out.


Installation:

 If you plan to use HDM from within System Manager there's
an icon supplied for this. What I did is installed HDM
as a new application to the System manager, and moved its
icon to the top left corner of the screen (first icon).

                    !!IMPORTANT!!:
To install HDM as an application in the System Manager,
add the '|' character at the end of the filename so that
System Manager launches HDM with the maximum possible memory.
…

Literal excerpt from HDM.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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