Palmtop Periodic Table

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

• ppt33.icn → A:\SOFT icono, junto a su aplicación 200 B
• ppt33.exe → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 74.3 KB

No need to put ppt33.doc: they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 7.2 KB on a 1 MB disk.

1. Copy ppt33.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. 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.

Installation:

  Unzip the archive using pkunzip.  Download the files to the
palmtop into any directory and on any disk you wish.

  You can use the icon file I created to install the program in
the Application Manager, HDM, SMMx or some other program
launcher.

  For the Application Manager press F2 (Add) and fill in the
fields as follows:

  Name: PPT33 (or any name you want)
  Path: a:\bin\ppt33.exe|220 (Change this to reflect your
        disk:\path and don't forget the |220 to allocate 170KB
        of DOS memory for running the program.)
  Comments: ¿ (press Fn-? to get the upside-down question mark)

  If you TAB to the Icon window the icon should appear.
  Press F10 (OK).


User Guide

  General:

  You can run this program either from the installed icon
or directly from file manager.  Upon startup, you will see the
periodic table and the cursor will be on Hydrogen.  The program
uses the function keys, number keys, menu key and the arrow
keys.  Cursor movement is done using the arrow keys, which move
the cursor to the adjacent element or you can press 1 through 9
on the number keypad to jump around the table.

  Displaying General Info screen:

  The general information for an element is displayed by
pressing F2.

  Displaying Data:

  Data is displayed by pressing F3 (User Defined Data Card,
initially blank, see configuration section below), F4 (show
all data for an element).  Also, two data lines can be setup to
display selected data continuously for each element as you
move around the table.

  Search:

  Use F5 to search from a list of element names, symbols or
atomic numbers, then press enter to send the cursor to the
selected element.  When using the search by name function, you
can press a letter key to jump to the first element in the list
…

Literal excerpt from ppt33.doc, exactly as it came in the package.