SECTION 1
Getting Started
PEN*KEY
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6200/6300 Hand-Held Computer Programmer’s Reference Guide 1-15
Development Environments
DOS is supported as a development environment, as well as numerous DOS
applications, in both the 6200 and 6300 Series computers:
Microsoft DOS 5.0
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PenPal (DOS), by PenPal Associates, Inc.
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PenRight! Pro (DOS), by PenRight Corporation
Windows is supported as a development environment for the Windows version of
the 6300 Computer, as well as numerous DOS and Windows applications:
Microsoft Windows 3.1
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Microsoft Pen Extensions, for Windows
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Microsoft Visual Basic, for Windows
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Borland Delphi, for Windows
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Microsoft Visual C++ or Borland C++, for Windows
Other Environments:
Considerations for other environments are also described in this section.
DOS
The 6200 Computer can run mouseĆaware DOS programs, using only DOS. And
the 6300 Computer can run mouseĆaware programs using DOS and Windows.
The toolkit provides DOS pen drivers for the 6200 and 6300 Series computers
(See Sections 2 and 3 for the names of these drivers). The pen drivers, which
emulate a mouse driver, can be used with most mouseĆaware applications. This
means the program would run in landscape mode on the 6300 Computer. If you
use Borland graphics, there is a BGI driver, PENKEY.BGI, in the toolkit to
enable portrait orientation.
PenDOS Handwriter Recognition System
CIC's PenDOS
Handwriter Recognition System
is a DOS application. It is not
included in the toolkit. A license for CIC's PenDOS (specific to the PEN*KEY
6000 Series computers) can be obtained through Intermec. To order PenDOS,
contact an Intermec sales representative.
PenPal (DOS)
Use PenPal to quickly draw screens and develop small, simple applications and
prototypes. PenPal provides an easyĆtoĆuse interface for both experienced and
relatively inexperienced programmers. It uses a simple proprietary language for
defining the functionality of the application. PenPal was developed specifically
for mobile systems. Because of this, it is of a manageable size for any of the
PEN*KEY 6000 Series computers. PenPal handles dBase, ASCII, and text files.
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NOTE:
PenPal Associates no longer provides enhancement support for PenPal in the environment in
which our PEN*KEY 6000 Series computers operate, except for bug fixes. This means that if
you want to continue to use PenPal with the display configuration with which your HHC was
shipped, it continues to serve you well; but, if you want to use PenPal with a different display
configuration, PenPal Associates does not provide you with a version that necessarily works
with that configuration.
PenPal runs with CIC's PenDOS
Handwriter Recognition System
, or with no
recognizer at all. With no recognizer, signature capture is still available and
character recognition is disabled.
1. Getting Started
