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From: bill@videovax.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: 48sx OFF/Identifier program
Keywords: TRIVIAL 48sx OFF
Message-ID: <6118@videovax.tv.tek.com>
Date: 1 Nov 90 21:25:04 GMT
References: <10085@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
Reply-To: bill@videovax.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden)
Organization: Tektronix TV Measurement Systems, Beaverton OR
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In article <10085@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> whelan@donald.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (The Obscure Guru) writes:
><< CLLCD
>" My Name
> and phone number
> and other junk "
>1 DISP 7 FREEZE OFF
>>>

I have a couple of ideas about this program.

First, if you put the program in the key assignment rather than your HOME
directory, it will be harder for an unauthorized user to delete.  You have to
use DELKEYS, which is more obscure than PURGE.

example: << insert-display-program-here >> 91.3 ASN

Second, the program won't work if the calculator is left on and automatically
shuts itself off (likely to happen to an unknowledgeable person) or if USER
mode is deactivated.  Here is a workaround:  Create a control alarm that
contains another copy of the program, and set it to repeat every day at 4 AM.
This guarantees the message will be seen, regardless of USER mode or
auto-shutoff.

example: { 11.021990 4 << insert-display-program-here >> 707788800 } STOALARM
           ^^^^^^^^^
           Tomorrow's date
-- 
Bill McFadden    Tektronix, Inc.  P.O. Box 500  MS 58-639  Beaverton, OR  97077
bill@videovax.tv.tek.com,     {hplabs,uw-beaver,decvax}!tektronix!videovax!bill
Phone: (503) 627-6920       "The biggest difference between developing a missle
component and a toy is the 'cost constraint.'" -- John Anderson, Engineer, TI