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Some time has passed since I bought Husky Hunter 16 - MS-DOS 3.3 device with 1MB of RAM, and no other storage options than using part of RAM as a storage. It is a rugged handheld PC, running at 1/4 of CGA resolution. By rugged I mean you could probably use it instead of a hummer, and then continue data entry exactly where you stopped working, it's full metal body and very thick screen cover just feels almost indestructible. As power it uses 4AA batteries, I do not have any power adapters for it. It even has a nice blue baclight, however, you can really notice it if it is really getting dark.
Memory - at first I was getting only 130 KB of storage, however, after launching util.com I reformated storage memory, and I have 360Kbytes free. This utility allows me to use more RAM for storage, I can even leave only 128K for RAM, but for obvious reasons I did not try this option - not sure if eve DOS 3.3 could be loaded from ROM in that case.
I did not used it since I did not have proper laplink cable, and without it there was no way to transfer data to and from another PC. Finally, looking at cables from Sharp PC-3000 I noticed I have a serial laplink cable with DB25 to DB9 connectors, so I thought I might try my luck. In fact, it was even easie than I thought - all I need is to launch hcom on Husky (preinstalled), and connect it with a PC, where it is even possible to use Windows Hcom with graphical interface, very convenient.
I used my trusty Toshiba Libretto 50ct as a host PC, since it is portable and has full size serial port with small docking station attached:
The only problem is that I am getting frequent disconnects from the Husky side, if copying files over 30K - I suspect the battery drain during data transfer could be too high, but not sure.
By the way, do you have tips for any good text editors with word count and word wrap as well? Small size preffered, due to limited storage available. Any games, besides text only adventures?
Thanks!
Memory - at first I was getting only 130 KB of storage, however, after launching util.com I reformated storage memory, and I have 360Kbytes free. This utility allows me to use more RAM for storage, I can even leave only 128K for RAM, but for obvious reasons I did not try this option - not sure if eve DOS 3.3 could be loaded from ROM in that case.
I did not used it since I did not have proper laplink cable, and without it there was no way to transfer data to and from another PC. Finally, looking at cables from Sharp PC-3000 I noticed I have a serial laplink cable with DB25 to DB9 connectors, so I thought I might try my luck. In fact, it was even easie than I thought - all I need is to launch hcom on Husky (preinstalled), and connect it with a PC, where it is even possible to use Windows Hcom with graphical interface, very convenient.
I used my trusty Toshiba Libretto 50ct as a host PC, since it is portable and has full size serial port with small docking station attached:
The only problem is that I am getting frequent disconnects from the Husky side, if copying files over 30K - I suspect the battery drain during data transfer could be too high, but not sure.
By the way, do you have tips for any good text editors with word count and word wrap as well? Small size preffered, due to limited storage available. Any games, besides text only adventures?
Thanks!