Intermec 6100 Reference Guide

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Figure 1Ć1, Location of Reset Button and PC Card Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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Table 1Ć1, NORAND Card and Socket Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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Table 1Ć2, CardSoft Files (SystemSoft) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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Table 1Ć3, Initialization Files (SystemSoft) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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Table 1Ć4, Card Libraries (SystemSoft) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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Table 1Ć5, DOS Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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Table 1Ć6, Windows Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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The 6100 Operating System consists of standard MSĆDOS, version 5.0, and WinĆ

dows, version 3.1.
One of the major benefits of this openĆsystem approach is that you can acquire

development equipment and software from many different vendors, including

Intermec Technologies Corporation.  This provides you with wide latitude in seĆ

lecting the equipment and software tools that are best suited to your particular

development needs.  The challenge lies in finding pieces that work well together,

especially when you are working in the areas of communications and interfaces.
If you have DOS and/or Windows programming experience, you will quickly feel

comfortable with the PEN*KEY 6100 platform.

From the viewpoint of an application, the 6100 Computer is like other PCs (386

33 MHz), with some exceptions, as described below.

The 6100 Computer is a ruggedized, ergonomic, batteryĆpowered, touchĆbased

computer, with input from finger touch, stylus, keyboard, or scanner.  It has inteĆ

grated communications and various combinations of external and/or internal peĆ

ripherals.  It is designed for a mobile environment.

The 6100 Computer contains an AMD ELAN 386 33 MHz processor.

The 6100 Computer features a backlit, LCD, touchĆsensitive display.  The normal

mode is landscape, but most applications use a rotated screen (portrait mode).

The physical display is the size of a 1/4 VGA (240 x 320 pixels).  However, it uses

a CGA controller.

The keyboard consists of a builtĆin numeric keypad with control keys.  Much of

the user input is done using touch, pen, or barĆcode scanning.