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ChOS Installation Guide

On your PC

  1. Download chosxnnn.zip. The file is in compressed format to minimise download time.
  2. Decompress chosxnnn.zip. If you don't have any decompression programs on your PC, you may download winzip from www.winzip.com. After decompression, the following files will reside in your PC.

    Category
    File Name
    Description
    Main Program chos1x.prc for Pilot OS 1.0
    chos2x.prc for Pilot OS 2.0 and above
    Fonts cfontx.pdb 12 x 12 Chinese fonts database
    Input Methods cjtablex.pdb ChangJei and Easy Input Methods table
    pytablex.pdb PinYin Input Methods table
    jytablex.pdb JuYin Input Methods table
    cttablex.pdb Cantonese Input Methods table
    Readme File readme.txt  

    where x= h for GB (simplified fonts) light version;
    g for GB (simplified fonts) full version;
    s for BIG5 (traditional fonts) light version;
    l for BIG5 (traditional fonts) full version;
    nnn= version number of ChOS

  3. Invoke the PalmPilot Install Tool.

    Invoking PalmPilot Install Tool

  4. Install Chinese OS main program, chos1x.prc or chos2x.prc depending on the version of your Pilot OS.

    Installing Chinese OS main program

  5. Similarly, install font database and input methods to your Palm.
    - font database cfontx.pdb
    - one or more input methods that you want


On your Palm

  1. Click the Chinese OS icon.

  2. If you have not yet registered, or you have just upgraded Chinese OS, a Registration Screen will pop up.

    Registration Dialog

    To register, enter the Registration Code. Be sure that it is in the exact upper and lower cases as the one provided by the developer and that 0(zero) and o(oh) and 1(one) and l(ell) are not mixed up. Click the Register icon.

    If you want to try using the Chinese OS before paying for it. Wait for about 10 seconds and a try it icon will appear. Click the icon to invoke the trial version of ChOS.

  3. Enable Chinese OS and select your preferences

    Enabling the Chinese OS

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