S.U.P.E.R. HP 200LX Archive
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SkyGlobe

Version 3.6 · Mark A Haney

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Description

Nice astonomy package for DOS that runs on the palmtop. Shareware.

Technical details

File
skyglb36.zip
Size
354.2 KB
Format
.zip
Year
1993
Added to S.U.P.E.R.
1996-11-11
Files inside
8
Author
Mark A Haney
Path
anonftp/pub/skyglb36.zip

How to install it

What to send to the palmtop saves 79.3 KB

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

  • SKYGLOBE.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 144.2 KB
  • SKYGLOBE.DAT → A:\_DAT configuración 200.8 KB

No need to put SKYGLOBE.TXT, README, ORDER.TXT, OVERSEAS.TXT, VENDOR.TXT, FILE_ID.DIZ: they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 79.3 KB on a 1 MB disk.

Steps
  1. Copy SKYGLOBE.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 SKYGLOBE.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.

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.

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.

First time? How to connect the palmtop, step by step →

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