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Dan Englender: linked usb8x and USBTools to wiki instead of sf

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linked usb8x and USBTools to wiki instead of sf

Brandonw at 10:44, 11 September 2006

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 Press [ALPHA]+[A] or [MATH] to bring up the About and credits screen. Press any key to return.
-Press [ALPHA]+[V] or [6] to preview a text file's contents. If the extension is "TXT", you can also press [ENTER] on it. Press [CLEAR] or [2ND]+[QUIT] to return.
+Press [ALPHA]+[V] or [6] to preview a text file's contents. If the extension is "TXT", you can also press [ENTER] on it. You can press [DOWN] to scroll through the file's contents and [Y=] to return to the beginning. Press [CLEAR] or [2ND]+[QUIT] to return.
 Press [ENTER] on an 8XI file to display its image to the LCD. Press any key to return.

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 msd8x is a TI-84 Plus Flash application which serves as a GUI interface between your calculator's contents and USB mass storage device's contents. Just like usb8x, it only supports the FAT16 file system.
-The current release version of msd8x is v0.94, downloadable at [http://www.radicalsoft.org/msd8x/ radicalsoft.org]. It also requires version 0.11 or higher of [[83Plus:Software:usb8x|usb8x]].
+The current release version of msd8x is v0.95, downloadable at [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/usb8x/ sourceforge.net]. It also requires version 0.11 or higher of [[83Plus:Software:usb8x|usb8x]], though 0.12 is recommended.
 == Running msd8x ==
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 The bottom of the screen displays the options you can perform on files and folders.
-The left side of the screen displays the current directory's contents. Pressing [UP] and [DOWN] will allow you to scroll through the directory's files and folders. Any entry with a "+" sign next to it is a folder, and pressing [ENTER] on it will go into that subdirectory. If you see ".." in the list, this is a pointer to the parent directory. Pressing [ENTER] on it will return you to the parent directory and eventually the root.
+The left side of the screen displays the current directory's contents. Pressing [UP] and [DOWN] will allow you to scroll through the directory's files and folders. Any entry with a "+" sign next to it is a folder, and pressing [ENTER] or [RIGHT] on it will go into that subdirectory. If you see ".." in the list, this is a pointer to the parent directory. Pressing [ENTER] or [RIGHT] on it will return you to the parent directory and eventually the root. You can also press [LEFT] at any time to return to the parent directory.
 The right side of the screen displays information about the currently-selected file or folder. "Size:" near the top will display the file size, shortened to use KB (kilobytes) or MB (megabytes) as necessary. Underneath that is "Attr:", which will display file attributes such as Hidden, Archived, or Read-Only. Underneath that is the file size in bytes. Underneath that is the file creation date, and underneath that is the file creation time.
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 == Create a New Folder ==
 Press [TRACE] to create a new folder inside the current one. Use the keys to enter a new folder name and then press [ENTER] to create the folder or [2ND]+[QUIT] to cancel.
 == Running MirageOS/Ion Programs ==
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 == Other Actions ==
-Press [ALPHA]+[A] to bring up the About and credits screen. Press any key to return.
+Press [ALPHA]+[A] or [MATH] to bring up the About and credits screen. Press any key to return.
-Press [ALPHA]+[V] to preview a text file's contents. Press [CLEAR] or [2ND]+[QUIT] to return.
+Press [ALPHA]+[V] or [6] to preview a text file's contents. If the extension is "TXT", you can also press [ENTER] on it. Press [CLEAR] or [2ND]+[QUIT] to return.
 Press [ENTER] on an 8XI file to display its image to the LCD. Press any key to return.

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 msd8x is a TI-84 Plus Flash application which serves as a GUI interface between your calculator's contents and USB mass storage device's contents. Just like usb8x, it only supports the FAT16 file system.
-The current release version of msd8x is v0.94, downloadable at [http://www.radicalsoft.org/msd8x/ radicalsoft.org]. It also requires version 0.11 or higher of [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/usb8x/ usb8x].
+The current release version of msd8x is v0.94, downloadable at [http://www.radicalsoft.org/msd8x/ radicalsoft.org]. It also requires version 0.11 or higher of [[83Plus:Software:usb8x|usb8x]].
 == Running msd8x ==
 Attach your USB mass storage device to your USB cable and then that to your 84+/SE's USB port. If your flash drive is a common model, msd8x will auto-launch and display directory contents. If not, press the [APPS] key and then select MSD8X from the menu.
-Any USB flash drive can be made to auto-launch MSD8X when inserted. If MSD8X does not auto-launch for your particular drive, e-mail the vendor and product IDs for your device to [mailto:brandonlw@gmail.com brandonlw@gmail.com] and it will be included in the next release of msd8x. You can use a computer to find the vendor/product IDs or you can use USBTools found at the [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/usb8x/ usb8x project page].
+Any USB flash drive can be made to auto-launch MSD8X when inserted. If MSD8X does not auto-launch for your particular drive, e-mail the vendor and product IDs for your device to [mailto:brandonlw@gmail.com brandonlw@gmail.com] and it will be included in the next release of msd8x. You can use a computer to find the vendor/product IDs or you can use [[83Plus:Software:USBTools|USBTools]].
 == Navigating msd8x ==

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 msd8x is a TI-84 Plus Flash application which serves as a GUI interface between your calculator's contents and USB mass storage device's contents. Just like usb8x, it only supports the FAT16 file system.
-The current release version of msd8x is v0.93, downloadable at [http://www.radicalsoft.org/msd8x/ radicalsoft.org]. It also requires version 0.11 or higher of [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/usb8x/ usb8x].
+The current release version of msd8x is v0.94, downloadable at [http://www.radicalsoft.org/msd8x/ radicalsoft.org]. It also requires version 0.11 or higher of [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/usb8x/ usb8x].
 == Running msd8x ==

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 == Running msd8x ==
-Attach your USB mass storage device to your USB cable and then to your 84+/SE's USB port. If your flash drive is a common model, msd8x will auto-launch and display directory contents. If not, press the [APPS] key and then select MSD8X from the menu.
+Attach your USB mass storage device to your USB cable and then that to your 84+/SE's USB port. If your flash drive is a common model, msd8x will auto-launch and display directory contents. If not, press the [APPS] key and then select MSD8X from the menu.
 Any USB flash drive can be made to auto-launch MSD8X when inserted. If MSD8X does not auto-launch for your particular drive, e-mail the vendor and product IDs for your device to [mailto:brandonlw@gmail.com brandonlw@gmail.com] and it will be included in the next release of msd8x. You can use a computer to find the vendor/product IDs or you can use USBTools found at the [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/usb8x/ usb8x project page].

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 == Navigating msd8x ==
-[[Image:http://www.radicalsoft.org/msd8x/ss1.jpg]]
+When you first run MSD8X, you will be greeted with the main screen displaying the root directory's contents.
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-This is the main screen to msd8x.
 The current directory will be displayed at the top of the screen, where "/" is the root directory.
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 The left side of the screen displays the current directory's contents. Any entry with a "+" sign next to it is a folder, and pressing [ENTER] on it will go into that subdirectory. If you see ".." in the list, this is a pointer to the parent directory. Pressing [ENTER] on it will return you to the parent directory and eventually the root.
-The right side of the screen displays information about the currently-selected file or folder.
+The right side of the screen displays information about the currently-selected file or folder. "Size:" near the top will display the file size, shortened to use KB (kilobytes) or MB (megabytes) as necessary. Underneath that is "Attr:", which will display file attributes such as Hidden, Archived, or Read-Only. Underneath that is the file size in bytes. Underneath that is the file creation date, and underneath that is the file creation time.
 == Importing 8x* Files as Calculator Variables ==

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 == Navigating msd8x ==
-The main screen to msd8x is pretty easy, just mash buttons (this part not done yet).
+[[Image:http://www.radicalsoft.org/msd8x/ss1.jpg]]
 == Importing 8x* Files as Calculator Variables ==
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 == Error Messages ==
-If anything goes wrong in msd8x, error messages are displayed. When possible, a specific error message is displayed, but the error code in the title of the dialog box after "ERROR " is most important. These numbers match the [[usb8x error codes]] in the usb8x section. Check these to find out more information about what went wrong. If you are convinced something is a bug or otherwise incorrect and have tried everything, e-mail [mailto:brandonlw@gmail.com brandonlw@gmail.com] for help.
+If anything goes wrong in msd8x, error messages are displayed. When possible, a specific error message is displayed, but the error code in the title of the dialog box after "ERROR " is most important. These numbers match the [[83Plus:Software:usb8x/Error_Codes|usb8x error codes]] in the usb8x section. Check these to find out more information about what went wrong. If you are convinced something is a bug or otherwise incorrect and have tried everything, e-mail [mailto:brandonlw@gmail.com brandonlw@gmail.com] for help.
 [[Category:83Plus:Software|msd8x]]

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 Any USB flash drive can be made to auto-launch MSD8X when inserted. If MSD8X does not auto-launch for your particular drive, e-mail the vendor and product IDs for your device to [mailto:brandonlw@gmail.com brandonlw@gmail.com] and it will be included in the next release of msd8x. You can use a computer to find the vendor/product IDs or you can use USBTools found at the [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/usb8x/ usb8x project page].
-== Using msd8x ==
+== Navigating msd8x ==
 Run it and play around.
-== Running MirageOS Programs ==
+== Importing 8x* Files as Calculator Variables ==
-Press enter on them.
+Press [WINDOW] to copy an 8x* file's contents to the calculator in either RAM or Flash ROM. Press [LEFT] or [RIGHT] to select either RAM or Archive, then press [ENTER].
 == Other Actions ==