Ibrows
Description
IBROWSE 2.0 - Icon browser/converter for HP100/200LX NEW IN VERSION 2 - Ability to view Windows icons (.ICO files) and convert them to Palmtop format, intelligently handling the conversion of 16- colour icons to monochrome icons, - Each icon is displayed lifesize, as well as full screen, - Various minor menu and function key improvements. ABOUT IBROWSE IBROWSE is a browser for viewing HP Palmtop-format icon files, and a tool to convert Windows-format icons into Palmtop-format icons.
Description extracted automatically from the documentation inside the package: this entry was not in the original catalogue.
Technical details
- File
ibrows.zip- Size
- 17.0 KB
- Format
- .zip
- Year
- 1995
- Files inside
- 3
- Path
anonftp/pub/ibrows.zip
How to install it
What to send to the palmtop saves 12.8 KB
These are the files you need. You can send them from the package contents below.
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IBROWSE.EXE→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 22.2 KB -
IBROWSE.ICN→ A:\SOFT icono, junto a su aplicación 200 B
No need to put
IBROWSE.TXT:
they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 12.8 KB on a 1 MB disk.
Steps
- Copy IBROWSE.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.
- 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.
The author's instructions
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
IBROWSE comprises the following files:
IBROWSE.EXE The program itself - will only run on a
100/200LX
IBROWSE.ICN An icon file, in case you want to run IBROWSE
from the MORE screen
IBROWSE.TXT This file
To install IBROWSE on your Palmtop, copy at least the
IBROWSE.EXE file to your Palmtop, and put it in the directory
that you usually run programs from (for example, C:\BIN).
Then simply type "IBROWSE" and press ENTER at the DOS prompt, or
select IBROWSE.EXE in Filer and press ENTER.
IBROWSE has the facility to specify on the command line the
directory that contains all your icons, so if you set IBROWSE up
correctly in the MORE screen, you'll never have to enter any
more path names when browsing icons. For example, if you copied
IBROWSE.EXE into the C:\BIN directory, and all your available
icons live in the C:\_DAT\ICONS directory, this is how you would
set up IBROWSE to run in the MORE screen:
- First, copy the file IBROWSE.ICN into the same directory as
the IBROWSE.EXE file.
- Press MORE F2 to get the "Add Application" screen.
- Fill it in as follows:
Name: &Ibrowse
Path: c:\bin\ibrowse.exe c:\_dat\icons
Comments: ¿
Then TAB to the "Icon:" field (an appropriate icon should be
displayed), and press F10.
USING IBROWSE
IBROWSE is a DOS program (a DOS .EXE). It is NOT Sysmgr
compliant, but it does have the same look and feel as the other
built-in apps. It will not run on a DOS machine (sorry).
All icons are displayed in their natural size, as well as full
screen. Full screen they appear slightly stretched horizontally
(maybe I'll fix that in rev 2.1).
Command line arguments:
The command line usage of IBROWSE is as follows:
…
Literal excerpt from IBROWSE.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.
Your browser cannot talk to the serial port. Direct sending uses the Web Serial API, which only exists in Chrome, Edge and Opera on desktop — not in Firefox, Safari or any mobile browser.
Download the file with the button above and copy it to the palmtop your usual way.