LX2WIN/WIN2LX
Version 1.2 · Paulo Custodio
Description
LX2WIN/WIN2LX are filters that convert the international characters supported by the HP 200LX from the MS-DOS code page to the ISO Latin-1 character set used in windows, and vice versa. New version includes C source code and a perl library to allow filtering to be made by perl scripts. Copyrighted freeware.
Technical details
- File
lx2win12.zip- Size
- 11.9 KB
- Format
- .zip
- Year
- 1998
- Added to S.U.P.E.R.
- 1998-11-16
- Files inside
- 7
- Author
- Paulo Custodio
- Path
anonftp/pub/lx2win12.zip
How to install it
What to send to the palmtop saves 9.9 KB
These are the files you need. You can send them from the package contents below.
-
LX2WIN.EXE→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 5.7 KB -
WIN2LX.EXE→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 5.7 KB
No need to put
README.TXT, LX2WIN.PL, LX2WIN.C, WIN2LX.C, VERSION.H:
they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 9.9 KB on a 1 MB disk.
Steps
- Copy LX2WIN.EXE, WIN2LX.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.
The author's instructions
INSTALLATION Just copy lx2win.exe and win2lx.exe to some directory in your execution path. To use the perl library, copy the file lx2win.pl to your perl library directory, or to some directory pointed by the PERLLIB environment variable. COPYRIGHT, DISTRIBUTION POLICY, DISCLAIMER This program is a copyrighted freeware. The copyright of this program is owned by its author, Paulo Custodio (Paulo.Custodio@snafu.de) The redistribution of this program is free under the condition that the whole package is kept intact. If you post this program to a BBS or ftp-site, please inform the author by e-mail. The author is not responsible for any damage, which may be caused by using, or inability to use, this software.
Literal excerpt from README.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.