diff --git a/hash/ibmpcjr_cart.xml b/hash/ibmpcjr_cart.xml index 28d98026dd9..8094df2210f 100644 --- a/hash/ibmpcjr_cart.xml +++ b/hash/ibmpcjr_cart.xml @@ -36,6 +36,32 @@ Micro Surgeon (Imagic) FaceMaker (Spinnaker) KinderComp (Spinnaker) *Fraction Fever (Spinnaker) + + +Information about Lotus 1-2-3 +----------------------------- +Lotus123 comes with 2 cartridges and 3 floppy disks. None of the disks are bootable, so a pcdos boot disk has been +included. Since the computer only has one floppy, you need to use Mame's File Manager to switch disks as needed. +Please note that most actions take quite a while to happen. + +Start the emulation with >mame64 ibmpcjr lotus123 +Wait for the floppy to boot, and answer the questions about date and time. The carts add 3 new internal commands: +* TUTOR - to use the tutorial, select the Tutorial disk, then type in TUTOR. After a while it will start up. +* 123 - this is the direct way to use the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet program. To quit, press /QY . +* LOTUS - this starts a menu where you can select various utilities. + +The lotus utilities: +1-2-3 - you need to select the Help and Utility disk, then choose this option. +File-Manager - select whatever disk you want to manage, then choose this option. +PrintGraph - this option doesn't work because the menu thinks that there's not enough memory. +Translate - this option doesn't work because the menu thinks that there's not enough memory. +Exit - back to DOS. + +Printgraph and Translate can be run from DOS. +- To run PrintGraph, select the Printgraph disk, then type GRAPH. +- To run Translate (a file conversion program), insert the Help and Utility disk, then type TRANSLAT. + + --> @@ -107,8 +133,7 @@ KinderComp (Spinnaker) Lotus 123jr 1984 Lotus Development - - + @@ -119,6 +144,30 @@ KinderComp (Spinnaker) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +