The Thinker 3.0
Version 3.0 · Alan C. Elliott
Description
The HP Palmtop Paper THE THINKER 3.0 is a simple to use spreadsheet program.
Technical details
- File
thinkr30.zip- Size
- 141.5 KB
- Format
- .zip
- Year
- 1993
- Added to S.U.P.E.R.
- 1999-10-26
- Files inside
- 13
- Author
- Alan C. Elliott
- Path
anonftp/pub/thinkr30.zip
How to install it
What to send to the palmtop saves 137.3 KB
These are the files you need. You can send them from the package contents below.
-
INSTALL.EXE→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 7.6 KB -
README.BAT→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 480 B -
THINK.EXE→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 73.9 KB -
TUTIL.EXE→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 34.4 KB -
TXINSTAL.INI→ A:\_DAT configuración 366 B
No need to put
BALANCE.TKR, BUDGET.TKR, FILE_ID.DIZ, MORTGAGE.TKR, ORDER, THINK.DOC, THINK.HLP, VENDOR.DOC:
they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 137.3 KB on a 1 MB disk.
Steps
- Copy INSTALL.EXE, README.BAT, THINK.EXE, TUTIL.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.
- Copy TXINSTAL.INI to A:\_DAT, where the 200LX looks for configuration. Open it with Memo and adjust it before use.
- 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.
The author's instructions
-SETUP - Send printer a setup code
##10
HOW TO
HOW TO QUIT - When you return to the worksheet screen, press the slash key
"/". The menu will appear. Next press the "Q" key. You will be given one more
"Yes No" choice. If you wish to stop the program, press the "Y" key.
HOW TO SAVE A FILE - Press "/", then choose "F" for FILE. Choose "S" for
SAVE. Next enter a name for your worksheet, using eight or fewer characters.
HOW TO GET A FILE BACK - Press "/", then choose "F" for FILE. Choose "R" for
RETRIEVE. Next enter the name of the file to get. If you don't know the name
of the file, see next "How to".
HOW TO GET A LISTING OF FILES ON DISK - Press "/", then choose "F" for FILE.
Next choose "L" for list. You will be asked to specify either THINKER files or
all files. Choosing THINKER will list all files with the ".TKR" extension.
##11
The THINKER program is a copyrighted program that allows
users, under certain conditions, to copy and share the
program with others. Never call it a "public domain"
program. You are not allowed to make photocopies of the
manual. Persons who use THE THINKER are obliged to become
officially licensed users by registering. This provides you
with several advantages. You receive information about new
releases, bugs, updates and problems. You also get a copy of
the latest version of the program and manual on disk. If you
use THE THINKER, you should print the ORDER form on disk,
and become a registered user. To print the file named ORDER,
with the THINKER disk in the A drive, use the command:
A>COPY ORDER LPT1:
Thanks.
ORDER,
…
Literal excerpt from THINK.HLP, 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.