User's Manual

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8700 Series Mobile Computer Reference Manual
4.1.1 DOWNLOAD
Select this item to loads programs for the mobile computer. When this item is selected, it
first lists the programs currently stored on the mobile computer with size information.
The program name allows up to 12 characters while program size is reflected in kilobytes.
Multiple application programs are downloadable to the mobile computer through a variety
of interfaces. When downloading finishes, you are prompted to input a new name for that
program. If there is no need to rename it, simply pres s [Enter] to leave the name
unchanged and quit the rename field.
Each en try list ed in th e Download s ubmenu represe nts a prog ram that has been
downloaded to the mobile computer. An entr y i s compri sed of t hree el ements: (1) The
numbering, (2) the file name, and (3) the file size. They are detailed as follows:
 The numberings from 1 to 6:
Among the numberings from 1 to 6, each re presents a memory sector availab le o n
the mobile computer for a program to o ccupy. W hen a program is downloaded to
occupy a memory sector, a suffix letter will disp lay af ter th e numbering of t hat
memory sector to repr esent the file type of that progra m. There are two type s of
program:
- “b” for BASIC program (.SYN)
- “c” for C program (.SHX)
 The file name: The file name of the downloaded program displays here.
 The f ile siz e: The f ile siz e of t he dow nloaded program display s h ere. It is giv en by
kilobytes.
At the bottom of this Download submenu, there are two lines: