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TURBO.COM - Speed up the palmtop

Version ?? · Robert S. Williams

Utility
Download 3.5 KB

Description

Manipulate some values in the hornet chip registers to tune the HP palmtops in speed. Use carefully, as it may affect stability and data safety!

Technical details

File
turbo.zip
Size
3.5 KB
Format
.zip
Year
1994
Added to S.U.P.E.R.
2004-06-29
Files inside
7
Author
Robert S. Williams
Path
anonftp/pub/turbo.zip

How to install it

What to send to the palmtop saves 6.0 KB

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

  • MAXCPU.COM → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 10 B
  • NORMCPU.COM → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 10 B
  • TURBO.COM → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 18 B
  • TURBOCPU.COM → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 10 B
  • TURBORAM.COM → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 10 B
  • TURBOROM.COM → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 10 B

No need to put TURBO.DOC: they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 6.0 KB on a 1 MB disk.

Steps
  1. Copy MAXCPU.COM, NORMCPU.COM, TURBO.COM, TURBOCPU.COM 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.

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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