Installing PlusShell

To use PlusShell, you must first install the kernel. To do this, first transfer kernel.9xz (or kernel.89z) to your calculator. Then type kernel() at the home screen and press Enter.

To install PlusShell for programming purposes on the computer, add the following, assuming you installed it to C:\PlusShell, to your autoexec.bat:

call c:\PlusShell\setps c:\PlusShell

Using PlusShell

To start the browser, transfer it to your calculator and type shell() at the home screen and press enter. For faster access to the shell, rename the program named 'shell' to 'kbdprgm1'. After renaming, simply press [Diamond]-[1] to start the shell.

To run a program from the home screen, simply type it's name followed by a pair of paranthesis. For example, to start a program named 'tetris', type tetris() at the home screen and press enter.

To run a program from the browser, first select the folder it resides in (normally 'main') and press enter. Then select the program from the list and press enter again.

If a program fails to run due to a missing library, the message "library not found" will apear on the status line along with the name of the missing library. This message will also appear if the library in question is archived. Transfer or unarchive the missing library and try running the program again.

Using old PlusShell and Fargo II programs with PlusShell v1.0

To use an old PlusShell or Fargo II program, simply run convert.bat on the program file. For example, to convert a Fargo II program named mario92.92p, you would type the following at the MS-DOS prompt and press enter:

convert mario92

This will leave a .9xz file in the same directory. Transfer this to your calculator.

If the program comes with libraries that do not exist for PlusShell v1.0 or higher, you can use the same procedure to convert the libraries.


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