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From: scott@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM (Scott Linn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Any interest in HP150 freeware?
Message-ID: <4480017@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM>
Date: 5 Feb 90 21:22:44 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, Oregon
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/ hpcvca:comp.sys.hp / english@uncw.UUCP (Warren R. English Jr.) / 11:17 pm  Feb  3, 1990 /

>I feel that it is a damn shame that my computer is almost extinct.
>The HP150 w/touchscreen II is one of the best computers I have
>worked on (8088 models), that special feel of the keyboard, and of course
>the touchscreen which sets it apart from any other pc. Although
>compatibilty is the main problem, seems there is no reason for this
>piece of artwork to go down with the rest of the dinosaurs. So
>all you other HP150 owners need to ban together and revive the species.

Speaking of this...

I have a couple of display programs I have written for the 150.  They are very
similar in nature.  The first will display MacPaint files on the 150; you can
scroll vertically and horizontally through them.  Also, you can convert the
file to MS Windows 1.0 format (for use with Windows 1.03 on the 150).  Also,
you can print to a thinkjet at the PRN: port.

The second program is pretty close to the first, but displays GIF files.  It
can also multiply the x and y size by an integer multiple (to restore aspect
ratio), it does dithering to handle the various colors, and you can adjust the
color value to mono equation by individual color values or by a multiplier, so
that you essentially change the contrast.

I'm not quite finished with the GIF viewer yet (conversion to Paint format
isn't completed).  Is there anyone out there who would be interested?

Scott Linn
scott@hpcvcbh.hp.com