Msg: 1693 *Conference*
02-25-92 22:32:00
From: RICHARD HANSON
To : JON LUKER
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #1689 (TS-DOS HELP)
Okay, got your questions this evening and will give them a shot. Sorry to hear about the loss of your DOS computer. Go look at the portable PC's by Sharp. Say hi to Bill for me when you talk to him. It's been too long since Bill and I talked. We always had a good time together. TS-DOS - a brief summary... Since you have the URII you do not need to keep FLOPPY.CO in your machine. Kill it, but make a copy of it to a diskette someplace. FLOPPY.CO has one good thing going for it. It has image backup capabilities, i.e., you can make duplicate disks with it, including boot disks, like your original TS-DOS disk (hint, hint). Also, if you rename FLOPPY.CO to DOS100.CO, you can call it in via the TS-DOS option on your URII just like you do when you use TS-DOS (aka DOS100.CO)... that's a little trick for you. TS-DOS does give you tha ability to append data to files on disk, true, and the ability to create a database file on disk, but IN NO WAY will it allow you to create and edit a disk-based document file. You must work within the 32K limit of the RAM of your Model 100. You mentioned something about 21K. You either have a 24K Model 100 or you've got other files in your laptop. A 32K Model 100/102 reads 29xxx bytes when totally empty. However, it is NOT A GOOD IDEA to edit files that approach the upper limits of RAM. In such cases, you risk the loss of at, or those, file(s) via a cold start, which may or may not be recoverable. Bottom line: Break your work into much smaller files and keep them backed off onto your TPDD when not in use. Practice safe computing... back up your files. The function keys of TS-DOS are obvious. Rather than naming them off, which ones do you want to know about? Also, if you want a backup manual, send $10. Hope this helps... -Rick-