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From: akcs.joehorn@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Joseph K. Horn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: ALICE
Message-ID: <28449127:3255.2comp.sys.handhelds;1@hpcvbbs.UUCP>
Date: 30 May 91 06:40:07 GMT
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Simone Rapisarda writes:

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> Reading the manuals and using the 48 i realized that it misses an
> important feature: There isn't a built-in way to let the 48 execute
> automatically a configuration program entering in a dir and another
> configuration program exiting the same dir.  

> Am I wrong ???

> In the meantime I (I hope you too) will use the program that i wrote
> to accomplish this called ALICE...

> For the guys who collect goodies for the EduCalc disks:

> If you think ALICE is good enought, you can take it but please in this
> case let me know (if you can).  

> If somebody know a better way to accomplish this, please let me know!  

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Hi, Simone.  I'm the guy who collects the goodies for the EduCALC disks,
and thanks for offering ALICE to this Public Domain software project.

However, it seems to me that the best way to do it is via the Custom
Menu (CST).  For example, I have a "TVM" key in page 1 of my HOME custom
menu which saves the stack and path and flags, sets FIX 2, changes to my
FIN directory, and fires up HP's TVM program.  Then there's a custom
menu in FIN with an EXIT key which instantly restores me back to where I
was.  No bizarre shells or Master Control Programs required.

--  Joseph K. Horn  --  Peripheral Vision, Ltd.  --