HP 95LX - Page 94

Using DOS Connect: The HP 95LX as a Remote Disk Drive of Your PC
DOS Connect is an application, included in the Connectivity Pack, that uses the
drives of the HP 95LX as additional disk drives of your PC. Using DOS Connect
you can work on your PC, retrieving files from the HP 95LX just as you do from the
PC’s own hard disk. To set up DOS Connect the first time you use it:
1. Using the Connectivity Pack, connect (see pages 90-92) your HP 95LX running
the Filer to the PC running the Filer in the APP93 program.
2. Copy the file DCS93 . EXE (found in the Connectivity Pack) from the PC to the
HP 95LX.
3. Disconnect the two machines: press (EE).
4. Move to the directory containing the PC’s CONF IG .S¥S file. Note its path.
5. Press to open the Memo Editor, then (ALT}{F10), (Flile, (OJpen, type in the
pathname for the CONF IG .SY¥S file, and press (ENTER).
6. Make sure that the file contains the line LASTDR IVE=G (if you have a lot of
drives attached to your PC, you may want to “increase” the letter to “H” “I”, “J”,
etc.). You can increase the letter as far a “Z” if you have 26 drives attached.
Using the LASTDRIVE statement to reserve too many excess drives that you
never use costs some memory. On the other hand, you want to be sure you've
allotted enough drives. If you are attached to a local area network, read page
101 before you change the LASTDRIVE statement. Resave the file: )}-{F%),
(Flile, (Slave, ENTER), (Y).
7. Reboot the PC to establish the change in the CONFIG .SY¥S file.
To use DOS Connect after it has been set up:
1. Connect the HP 95LX and the PC using the serial cable from the Connectivity
Pack. If possible, power the HP 95LX with an AC adaptor while using DOS
Connect (it uses a lot of power and will decrease your battery life).
2. On the HP 95LX, make sure all System Manager-compatible applications are
closed, highlight the DCS595 .EXE program in the Filer and press (ZINE).
The HP 95LX will be the server.
3. Onthe PC, move to the directory containing the DC95 . EXE file and type DC95
and press to run the program. The PC will be the client. You will see
information on the screen pertaining to the connection. Most important is the
mapping of the drives. Since you're working from the client’s (PC’s) perspective
you need how it refers to each HP 95LX drive. Note that drive C2 on the HP
95LX is now called something else (E:, F i, etc.) by the client.
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