Three MS-DOS Programs

Many HP 95LX users have expressed a sense of loss at not having such DOS utility programs as SORT, FIND and EDLIN on their machine.

I noticed this lack almost immediately. I may well be the only person who still uses EDLIN, the clunky, old, line editor.

To rectify this omission, I borrowed the SORT, FIND, and EDLIN programs from my trusty HP Portable Plus DOS 2.11. The programs worked immediately. I didn't need to patch them or to make any other changes. Old versions of MS-DOS should have these smaller-sized programs.

Until next time: Happy Porting.

[Ed Keefe is an author, programmer, computer science instructor, and long-time contributor to support publications for Hewlett-Packard computers. He is the president of the FastAid Company, 314 S.W. Logan, Ankeny, IA 50021. Ed's CompuServe ID# is [73277-1064].]

* Available on The HP Palmtop Paper on Disk, May/Jun 1992.