                       Quaderno Utilities

                    A collection of utilities
                    for the Olivetti Quaderno
                           (NEC V.30)


QUAD_V30.ZIP is a collection of utilities that will give you easy
access to some of the special features and functions of the Olivetti
Quaderno computer. Most of these files are meant for use in batch
files. The archive should contain these files:

  README.TXT    - This file
  BLACK.COM     - Set time before the Quaderno enters Sleep mode
  OFF.COM       - Set time before the Quaderno enters Suspend Mode
  PLUG.COM      - Is the computer operating on AC power or batteries
  HDOFF.COM     - Set HDU power save time
  INFO.BAT      - Sample batch file - returns status
  AWAKE.COM     - The Quaderno awakes (multi function utility)
  SHOW.COM      - PCX viewer
  WAV2VOI.COM   - Windows WAV to Quaderno VOI sound file converter
  Z50.COM       - Set screen mode to 50 lines
  M40.COM       - Set the screen mode to 40 columns
  M80.COM       - Set the screen mode to 80 columns
  POFF.COM      - Power off - sets the Quaderno in Suspend mode
  CMOS.COM      - Read and write CMOS settings (possibly dangerous)
  CMOS.TXT      - A description of the CMOS configuration
  DOZEOFF.COM   - Disables the Quaderno doze mode
  DOZEON.COM    - Enables the Quaderno doze mode
  PLAY.COM      - Play sound effects on the Quaderno

All of these utilities are freeware. Feel free to use them and
share them with others who may need them, as long as you don't
charge anything for it.

BLACK.COM, OFF.COM, PLUG.COM, HDOFF.COM, AWAKE.COM, DISP.COM,
SHOW.COM, Z50.COM, M40.COM, M80.COM, POFF.COM and CMOS.COM are
(C) Steffen Borm <sbor0087@rz.uni-hildesheim.de>. WAV2VOI.COM
is (C) Andreas Westfeld <westfeld@freia.inf.tu-dresden.de>.
PLAY.COM is (C) David Smith. DOZEOFF.COM and DOZEON.COM are
(C) Jim Blackson <blackson@flash.ATC.Olivetti.Com>.

WARNING: These programs are provided "as is". The copyright holders
does not give any warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied.
You use these utilities at your own risk, and in no event will any
copyright holder, or any other party who may redistribute the program
as permitted, be liable to you for damages arising out of the use or
inability to use these programs.

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Directions
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BLACK  will let you set time before the Quaderno enters Sleep mode.
       The time must be entered in minutes. (Why not in seconds,
       only the hardware-designers know.) Available times are
       from 1 to 10 minutes. If you want the Quaderno to enter Sleep
       mode after 2 minutes of inactivity, then enter:

          BLACK 2 <RETURN>

       BLACK 0 turns the Sleep mode off entirely.

OFF    will let you set period of inactivity before the Quaderno
       enters Suspend Mode. When in Suspend mode, all of the
       Quaderno's peripheral devices are powered off. Off takes one
       parameter, a value where 1=5 min, 2=10 min and so on.

PLUG   tells you if the computer is operating on AC power or on the
       NiCad powerpack. This is especially useful in batch files,
       as plug returns errorlevel 1 if the computer runs with the
       powerpack, otherwise it returns errorlevel 0.

HDOFF  sets the period of inactivity after which the HDU is
       automaticaly powered off. The time must be entered in seconds.
       After setting the time, please do something on the harddisk to
       activate the new setting. Available times are from 0 to 1276
       seconds.

       HDOff might be used in batch files, like before loading
       programs to a RAM-Disk or RAM card.

       Example batch-file:
         hdoff 5
         copy c:\chess\*.* e:
         e:
         chess

       When the files are copied and the program is started, the HDU
       turns off after 5 sec.

AWAKE  is a powerful utility that will switch your computer on/off,
       play voi soundfiles, change the CPU Speed and the display color,
       park the harddisk and much more. For example, Awake lets you
       turn your Quaderno off and instruct it to wake up at a given
       time, sounding an alarm - turning the Quaderno into an alarm
       clock. The syntax of the Awake utility is

          AWAKE [OPTIONS]

       for example:

          awake /h6 /m30       (wake up at 6:30 am)
          awake /o /t70        (wake up in 70 min. and turn off now)

       Available options are:

          /p            save settings in cmos (permanent)
          /i            switch off the Harddisk
          /cx           set CPUspeed to x (0=HI..3=XLO)
          /dx           set display to x  (0=norm.,1=inv.)
          /vname        plays name (voi-file)

       Sleep and wakeup options:

          /k  kills old alarm-time
          /o  switches power off
          /hx set hour to x   (0<=x<=24)
          /mx set minute to x (0<=x<=59)
          /tx wake up in x minutes
          /ax wake up with x alarms...

       Type awake at the command line to get the options listed.

       *WARNING* --> Some quads may hang is switching off via AWAKE /i

SHOW   Shows PCX 640x400-monochroome Pics. It doesn't know how to
       handle other file- or screenformats. Type

          SHOW [PCX-file]

WAV2VOI converts Windows WAV files to the Quaderno VOI sound file
        format. Usage:

            WAV2VOI infile.wav outfile.voi

Z50     sets the screen mode to 50 lines

M40     sets the screen mode to 40 columns

M80     sets the screen mode to 80 columns

POFF    Power off will set the Quaderno in Suspend mode - that is
        probably the same as what happens if you press the power
        button.

CMOS    will let you read and write the Quaderno's CMOS settings.
        Beware that this utility is for use only with the Quaderno
        (NEC V.30)!

        Usage: cmos r [address]           - for reading cmos
           or: cmos w [address] [value]   - for writing cmos

        [address] is a BYTE, written in HEX (00..ff) and describes
        the address.

        [value]  is a BYTE, written into the address... (00..ff)

        You will find a description (in German) of the Quaderno
        CMOS layout in the file CMOS.TXT (by Andreas Westfeld).

        BE CAREFUL! THIS PROGRAM IS ABLE TO DESTROY SOMETHING
        IF USED WRONG!

        DON'T USE CAPITALS!

DOZEOFF disables the Quaderno's doze mode. This is useful because some
        programs will not run, or run erraticaly, when the doze mode
        is enabled.

DOZEON  enables the Quaderno's doze mode.

PLAY    plays sound effects on the Quaderno. Type PLAy to get a list
        of available effects.
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This file was last revised and updated in July 1994 by Hans Olav
Elseboe (hansolav@oslonett.no).
