On Sat, 31 Dec 1994, Christopher Michael Mapes wrote:
> Sue Dolezal <sdolezal@paw.montana.com> wrote:
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> That would be redundant as the Zoomer does not have a keyboard and is
> "froze-up" in DOS, so to speak. You cannot directly use DOS with the pen
> and the pen does not function as a mouse. For best DOS capability, check
> out a HPxxxLX.
>
> Just as an expirament, I tried loading MS-DOS 6.22 onto the Zoomer's
> drive B:. It didn't work, displaying the message "Bad or missing
> COMMAND.COM ... insert a new disk and press any key to continue..."
>
> As you can see, the only reason DOS is on the Zoomer is to run GEOS
> Ensemble 2.0, and the Zoomer is not a 100% DOS compatible machine.
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>
> Yes, I am aware of the implications of booting up with DOS. I am just
> wondering if you can bypass the execution of GEOS and load another program
> instead. This program, of course, would be written to accept pen input
> and to output to the LCD screen, not try to read from the keyboard.
>
> Also, what about the HPxxxLX? Is it a pen-orientated machine?
>
>
To enable this, you must copy config.sys, autoexec.bat, and command.com
from drive a: to b:. You then can edit the startup files. The HPxxxLX
means the HP95LX, HP 100LX, and the HP200LX. They are a 80186 -based DOS
palmtop made by Hewlett Packard. For more info, try reading the FAQ file
on them. It is currently posted on the newsgroup COMP.SYS.PALMTOPS.