Using Falcon DOS Portable Terminals
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Falcon
®
DOS Portable Terminals
Drive C
Drive
C
is a flash disk drive that allows full read and write access. This drive
contains DOS command files, PC card drivers, Falcon utilities, and executable
files and associated files for applications. It may also contain additional
config.sys
and
autoexec.bat
files to configure the Falcon to run
applications.
Drive D
Drive
D
is a
RAM
disk drive. The
RAM
disk is used primarily for data storage.
Programs that need to be loaded into memory and then quickly removed from
memory can also be placed here. Drive
D
can also be used for scratch disk space
or temporary files.
Additional
Drives
Additional RAM disk drives may be configured using
VDISK.SYS
. This can
be done using the configuration utility (refer to
) or directly in
CONFIG.SYS
(refer to
The Falcon may also be configured to use PC ATA flash cards. The PC Card is
identified as a hard disk drive by the operating system. This drive may be used
for safe and permanent storage of data.
The Falcon may have other additional logical drives that are network drives
accessed via wireless access points.
The drive letters for the additional
RAM
,
ATA
, and network drives will be
assigned at loading. The drive letters will begin at Drive
E
.
Configuring the Falcon
If the Falcon is not already configured, use the Falcon Configuration Utility to
install applications and set options for bar code scanning. The Falcon
Configuration Utility operates under Windows
®
95
,
Windows
®
98
,
Windows
®
2000,
Windows
®
ME, and
Windows
®
NT
. For instructions on
using the utility, refer to
.
Bar codes can also be used to change settings in the Falcon.
the bar codes for most common settings.
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