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$Id: readme.txt,v 1.9 2002/10/29 09:05:45 tnussb Exp $


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A few words of warning:
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(1) DON'T INSTALL ANY KERNEL OR TSR PROGRAM FROM WITHIN THE TICT-EXPLORER !!!!
    Kernel installers are very low-level programs which come with their own
    protection mechanisms. Installing a kernel from within the explorer is
    like installing a kernel over another kernel. To prevent the random
    installation of a kernel programs with name "install" cannot be started from
    the TICT-Explorer.
    Additional files with name "kernel" and "doorsos" cannot be started from
    within the explorer.
    TSR programs will not probably work when installed within the TICT-Explorer.
    The TICT-Explorer acts like a kernel and restores the original interrupt- and
    error handlers again after a program quits.

(2) KERNEL-BASED PROGRAMS:
    Use ONLY UniversalOS v1.30 or PreOS. All other kernels are too buggy to work
    correctly with all features of the TICT-Explorer! You can find the latest
    version of PreOS at http://www.timetoteam.fr.st

(3) All file operations should be bug-free, but starting programs may be
    instable. There are a few programs which will crash when used with the
    TICT-Explorer. These files are listed in file incompatible-programs-list.txt.

(4) Make sure you have only one copy of the TICTEXPL.LIB and TICTEX.EXE files
    on your calculator! You can locate the TICTEXPL.LIB file wherever you want
    and it is preferred (but not a must) that it is archived.


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About the displayed MEMORY:
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from the maxmem readme
Contrary to what TI says, their first calculators (HW1) aren't limited
hardwarely in archive memory.
This program allows you to have as much memory as a HW2, ie 640 kb.

I know : 640 < 704 (720 for those who think that 1 kb = 1000 bytes)

You must know that 64 kb must be freed to allow the garbage collection.
This concerns also the HW2 : they have never had 704 kb of archive
memory.

Use the getConfg() basic command and not the MEM panel.

and by using getConfg() like he says...
it says my free archive is 610746 and tictex says.... 610746!!


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Using TICT-Explorer with a kbdprgm ...
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If you want to have a shortcut for the TICT-Explorer just write a small BASIC
program like this:

    kbdprgm1()
    Prgm
    tictex()
    EndPrgm

Now you can start the TICT-Explorer with [DIAMOND] [1]. If you want to use
another number, replace the "1" with that number.


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# Thomas Nussbaumer - Graz/Austria                     http://tict.ticalc.org #
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