HP 95LX - 6. Running;Controlling Programs; The Two Control Programs

The Two Control Programs
Your HP 95LX comes with two control programs:
o ¥SYSMGR, the System Manager, which runs all of the built-in applications
and any other programs that are System-Manager-compliant (see page 121).
* COMMAND — the DOS program used by all IBM-compatibles. The HP 95LX
uses a modified DOS version 3.22, including these standard DOS commands:
BREAK, CHDIR, CD, CHKDSK, CLS, COMMAND, COPY, CTTY, DATE,
DEBUG, DEL, DIR, EXIT, MKDIR, MD, PATH, PROMPT, RMDIR, RD,
REN, RENAME, SET, TIME, TYPE, VERIFY, VER, VOL.
Normally, $S5YSMGR is in charge. When you turn on your machine, the System
Manager takes control of your operations. The built-in application keys are active
and you have access to any other programs that have a «E¥M extension. To gain
access to the standard COMMAND program (the DOS prompt), you must tell the
Palmtop to quit using $SYSMGR. You may request that it quit $SYSMGR only
temporarily or actually switch the default to COMMAND.
Switching Temporarily to COMMAND (DOS) Control
You must switch to DOS control to execute commands from the DOS prompt or to
run any DOS-based program on the built-in RAM disk or a RAM expansion card.
But first you must quit all applications (and any attached applications), except the
Filer. You must open each application, press (MENU), (Quit (be sure to save changes
in each document to disk). See page 119 for a macro to simplify this process. Once
you exit all applications except the Filer, press (MENU), (Slystem. You'll see the DOS
prompt: CF (see pages 144-145 for a list of the DOS commands available). To
return to the System Manager—necessary to use the Appointment Book, Phone
Book, Calculator, etc.—type ©X1it at the DOS prompt and press [ENTER), ENTER).
114 6. RunNING/CONTROLLING PROGRAMS