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Useful/interesting programs for an OmniBook 300
04-28-2014, 04:01 PM
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Useful/interesting programs for an OmniBook 300
I've got an OmniBook 300 with 8 MB RAM and a 256 MB compact flash C:. What programs/games would be worth loading on here? This is some of what I have now:

MS Access 2.0
Lotus 1-2-3 R3 for DOS
Paintbrush
Canvas (vector drawing/diagramming app)
Terminal
Write
CPACK200
TurboC 2.01 for DOS
GW-BASIC
QBASIC
PIF Editor
Undelete
Solitaire, Minesweeper, Best of Windows Entertainment Pack
Castle of the Winds
Visual Basic 3.0
Aldo's Adventure series
Rogue

In particular, I need a good programmer's text editor, because there just isn't enough DOS conventional memory for the TurboC IDE to be happy.
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04-28-2014, 07:44 PM
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RE: Useful/interesting programs for an OmniBook 300
During DOS days I used to like Multi-Edit, you can find here version 7.0.

On the same site you can find many more old programs and utilities.

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04-28-2014, 07:46 PM (This post was last modified: 04-28-2014 07:46 PM by Bill (Smithville NJ).)
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RE: Useful/interesting programs for an OmniBook 300
Hi Dave,

Quote:In particular, I need a good programmer's text editor, because there just isn't enough DOS conventional memory for the TurboC IDE to be happy.

That's a real problem with the OB300 - the amount of free memory is pretty small. You should see if you can get an OB-430. Has a lot more capability than the 300 does. And you can boot other operating systems (I do CP/M-86, XENIX and Linux)

As to programs, these are some I use on the 430. Most should work on the 300 also. Note: I only use the 430 as a DOS machine. Windows is not even loaded on it.

Norton Commander 3.0 (first program I load on any DOS machine)
Turbo Pascal 3.0 (second program I load)
Turbo Pascal 6.0
Dbase IV
Microsoft Fortran 4.0
Lahey Fortran
Basica
GWBasic
Qbasic 4.5
CPACK200

Z80 Cross Assembler:
ASMZ80
LODZ80
Z80DISASM

LIST (although I use NC mainly for this function)
XTALK (Crosstalk Communication Program)

TED (a very small, simple editor).

Emulators:
TRS81 - A TRS-80 Model I emulator.
MYZ80 - A CPM-80 Emulator.

As to your editor problem - I use Turbo Pascal 3.0 compiler as a general purpose editor. TED is also a small editor that works well. I use a version of TED on my Android Tablet to edit source code for the Android X11 Basic Compiler. And Norton Commander has a nice little editor built in to it.

If you use Win3.1, then a good Norton Commander Clone is Total Commander for Win3.1.

Bill
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04-28-2014, 11:33 PM
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RE: Useful/interesting programs for an OmniBook 300
The other issue with DOS stuff on the 300 is that it runs Windows in standard mode, meaning only a single active DOS session. I found a nice editor called PFE that seems pretty C-focused. That way, I can edit in Windows, and Alt-Tab over to DOS to run the TurboC compiler. It's not too different from using Memo for the same purpose on my 200LX.

On a side note, anybody know how to recalibrate the on-screen battery gauge for NiMH AAs?
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