Using DIET 1.45F [ON DISK] on the 100LX

I'm using DIET Version 1.45F which is actually the latest version, as of Feb. 1994. What I like about DIET is its ability to automatically compress and expand DATA files when they are opened or closed by a program. For this feature of DIET to work it must be run as a TSR, Terminate and Stay Resident, program and needs to be loaded from an AUTOEXEC.BAT file before System Manager.

I ran into trouble using the DIET 1.45F on the 100LX, it would lockup the Palmtop when I would exit DOS. I found that I could eliminate the problem by adding the -S switch, "show original size" to the DIET command line.

Following is the command line that I use in my AUTOEXEC.BAT file to set up DIET as a TSR. It must come before the "100" command that starts up System Manager:

C:\DIET -Z -S -P -N -TC:\ ... ... 100

I also found that the device driver NANSI.SYS [ON DISK] must be loaded in CONFIG .SYS for DIET's listing switch ( -L ) to display correctly. NANSI.SYS can also be used to create keyboard macros. For more on NANSI.SYS see the Jan/Feb 1994 issue of The HP Palmtop Paper, page 47.

Robert S. Williams CompuServe ID: [76167,2773]