eric@spock.UUCP (Eric Volpe) (05/17/89)
I'm the proud owner of a saved-from-euthanasia (gift) HP150. I'm looking for software for it in general, communications software capable of [xyz]modem/kermit file transfer, vt100 emulation, and/or other assorted goodies. Did this computer ever become popular enough to have a sizable base of public-domain software? Is there a BBS anywhere catering to it's users? Are there any HP150 users? Thanks for any and all responses! Eric Volpe uunet!hsi!yale!spock!eric 42 October Hill Rd. eric@yale-zoo-suned.arpa Hamden, CT 06518 (203) 281-0690
scott@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM (Scott Linn) (05/18/89)
/ hpcvca:comp.misc / eric@spock.UUCP (Eric Volpe) / 9:10 pm May 16, 1989 / >I'm the proud owner of a saved-from-euthanasia (gift) HP150. >I'm looking for software for it in general, communications software >capable of [xyz]modem/kermit file transfer, vt100 emulation, and/or >other assorted goodies. Did this computer ever become popular enough >to have a sizable base of public-domain software? Is there a BBS anywhere >catering to it's users? Are there any HP150 users? >Thanks for any and all responses! Eric Volpe uunet!hsi!yale!spock!eric 42 October Hill Rd. eric@yale-zoo-suned.arpa Hamden, CT 06518 (203) 281-0690 ---------- I would be interested in finding out about any programs you come up with. I have quite a few for the 150. The 150 isn't bios or hardware compatible, but is MSDOS compatible. Therefore, lots of utilities and compilers will run on it. Also, there is a program available which allows the 150 to understand most of the BIOS calls. This allows WordPerfect 4.2 to run very well. I have the following: Unix utilities: ls,sed,grep,fgrep,awk,head,tail,cat Microsoft Windows 1.03 programs: Browser (simple database program) Proteus (terminal emulator, with xmodem and kermit) Disk Jumper (disk maintenance) Fish (aquarium) 3D Tic Tac Toe various do-nothing graphics demos (mondrian, boxes, rotating cube, etc.) quite a few others I can't think of Graphics other than windows: Macpaint file viewer/printer/converter to MS Paint (I wrote it) Gif file viewer/printer/converter to MS Paint (I converted/wrote it. Includes dithering for color; not 100% complete yet). Various: disk organizer xmodem kermit small c compiler (early version) xlisp I know the 150 is getting old, and isn't really speedy, but mine has been working like a champ for 5 years now and I've *never* had a problem with it. It has been moved in a car about 12 times; it always boots up. I upgraded it to a NEC V20 about 2 years ago, and that gives me a little more speed, especially in Windows. Send me email or write me a letter with a disk or two or three or .... Scott Linn 2185 NW Kinderman Place Corvallis, OR 97330 hplabs!scott@hpcvcbh