100buddy.README is provided by Jeffery Mattox. (70144,2356@compuserve.com)

This file has been posted to 'eddie' at Jeff's request by Victor Roberts
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100BUDDY(tm)
A Keyboard Companion For The HP 100LX Palmtop Computer
Release 1.1

100Buddy is a program for the HP 100LX that adds dozens of features and
keystroke shortcuts to the built-in HP 100LX applications.

Unlike the built-in macro capability provided by the HP 100LX "user keys"
(which simply replay a series of preset keystrokes), 100Buddy is actively
involved with the operation of the applications.  For example, 100Buddy links
the Filer to Memo, Lotus 1-2-3, Phone, and the other database applications,
allowing easy "point-and-click" access to files and worksheets.

100Buddy version 1.1 is a "cleanup" release.  It corrects minor bugs in the
previous version and enhances a few features.  In particular, the Fn-F password
logic has been improved.  No major features have been added.

Highlights of 100Buddy:
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+  Filer to application links.  To open a document, appointment file, phone
book file, or Lotus worksheet, just highlight the file in Filer and push ENTER
ENTER.  Also, you can specify certain filename extensions that will cause the
highlighted file to be fed to a DOS application, such as an editor or compiler.
 You can inhibit the ".BAT" extension from being automatically executed.  Buddy
always prevents accidental execution of your "AUTOEXEC.BAT."

+  Displays your power source, main battery voltage, battery usage timer, and
power-off timer values on the Filer display.  Also shows the current amount of
available system RAM.

+  Adds many features to Memo, including change case, swap characters, repeat
previous edit, mark current line, return to marked line, save find string, and
recall find string.  If you double-click a letter or a gray key, you can obtain
the shifted key value (or any character you specify).

+  Adds SmartCaps(tm) which automatically produces upper-case letters as you
type text and smartly converts the gray keys to their shifted symbols without
you having to touch the shift key.

+  Easy keystroke exit from the active application, or "MassExit" which closes
all applications.  If Memo or Lotus 123 is active with a modified file or
worksheet, your file will be saved automatically.

+  Adds a global password feature to prevent unauthorized access to your data.
(Registered users only.)

+  Allows you to map certain blue keys so they can be disabled or used to start
other applications.

+  Lets you manually turn the serial port on and off, and lock the serial port
off, if necessary.

+  Lets you specify one of 24 preset pathnames for quick use when opening a
file.  This gives you instant access to your most-used files.

+  Makes the CTRL and/or the ALT key "sticky," and changes the shift-lock
function to work more like a standard typewriter.

+  Makes all alarms visual by blinking the entire display.  It won't wake you
up at night, but the visual indication draws your attention to the alarm
condition even if the sound level is turned way down.

+  Removes the slash through the middle of the zero character in the small- and
medium-sized fonts.  This makes a "0" easier to distinguish from an "8".

+  Lets you navigate in many common windows using the arrow keys.  For example,
the down-arrow key will move to the next lower field in the appointment edit
window.  This improves the feel of the machine by making those "natural"
keystroke combinations valid.

+  Adds user-specified labels to your function keys so you can easily remember
which key invokes which macro.

+  Smartly inhibits certain keys that, when pushed by accident, produce long
time delays in Filer or change the mode of your Memo file.

+  Enlarges the cursor when in DOS.

100Buddy loads at boot time.  Part of it stays resident.  Unless one of its
special functions is triggered, it lingers unobtrusively in the background.

100Buddy is a shareware program.  Please read the shareware registration notice
in section 9 of the manual and register your copy by using the form at the end
of that document (or REGISTER.TXT).

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