Subj : Re: Current Ms-Dos
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : multiplemiggs
Date : Sat Feb 27 2021 23:25:12

 MP> I did not realize that DOS would run on small appliances like palmtops. 
 MP> I always figured they used some proprietary OS.  That is pretty neat.
 MP> 
 MP> Mike

Yeah, I was quite surprised that it was running MS-DOS 5.0. It's a slimmed
down version with the bare essentials on the ROM. You can get it to boot off
a PCMCIA Flash card and run a full version if you wanted to bad enough. I
find the built in software really nice. 
Theres a Word Processor, Lotus 123, HP Calc, Data Base, Appointment book,
Filer that's much like Norton Commander, Data Base, and a Terminal program.
You can drop out of the GUI at any time and go to the command prompt or 
reboot fully in DOS with no built in software in ram.
I have to give HP credit in that they really put a lot of thought in building
and coming up with a nice system that fits in your pocket.
Best of all it runs about 2 months on 2 AA alkaline batteries.

Miggs.

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