

      Unloadable card modem enabler for the 100/200LX
                   CICfake Version 1.00
            Copyright (C) 1995 Hiroyuki Sekiya



[1] What is CICfake?

  The HP100/200LX has a built-in modem card enabler CIC100.
  However this driver has a serious drawback that it cannot be
  unloaded.  It stays in the memory even when you are not using
  a card modem.  I created a new unloadable card modem driver
  for those who do not like such a waste of the limited
  resources.  The new driver consumes far smaller memory than
  CIC100 does.


[2] Hardware requirement

  This program was written exclusively for the HP100/200LX.  It
  does not work on other PCs.

  I wrote it so that it should not depend on the type of modem
  card being used, but there is still a possibility that it
  does not work with some modems.  Following modems are
  certified to work with it so far.

       Megahertz        XJ2144
       Megahertz        XJ124FM-81
       TDK              DF1414EX
       TDK              DF1414B
       I-O Data         PCFM-144
       OKI              MTC112118C2-00A1-01


[3] Usage

   Enter "cicfake[ENTER]", and CICfake stays in the memory as
   a TSR (terminate and stay resident) program. "cicfake -r
   [ENTER]" removes it from the memory.  The advantage of its
   being removable can be utilized by using a batch file such
   as follows:

       --------------------------------------------------------
       @echo off
       c:
       cicfake
       echo Insert Card Modem and press any key.
       pause >nul

       (your communication program here)

       echo Remove Card Modem and press any key.
       pause >nul
       cicfake -r
       --------------------------------------------------------

  If a card modem is already inserted when CICfake is loaded,
  CICfake cannot recognize the modem card.  In this case, turn
  the power off and then on. This power cycle enables the card.


[4] Copyright, disclaimer and distribution policy

  This program is a copyrighted freeware.  Its copyright is
  owned by its author, Hiroyuki Sekiya.  You can freely copy
  and use it for your non-commercial and private use.

  Prior permission from the author is necessary, if you want to
  post it on other information services, web sites, FTP sites,
  or similar locations, or to include it in electronic storage
  media.  Please contact the author by e-mail in such cases.

  The author is in no way responsible for any damages, which
  may be caused by using, or by inability to use, this
  software.


[5] History of this software

  This software was originally developed as one of the 9 new
  programs bundled with the book "HP200LX Software Bible",
  co-authored by Hiroyuki Sekiya and Hirotaka Hamada, published
  by Softbank, Tokyo, in April 1996 (ISBN4-89052-911-X).  As
  such, the programs should not be distributed on networks nor
  regarded as freeware.  In short, you needed to buy the book
  to use them.

  Fortunately the book received an enthusiastic acceptance
  within the HP200LX user community in Japan and it reached an
  out-of-print status two years after its publication, in 1998.
  Now that the book is no more available easily, the author of
  these programs decided to release them as copyrighted
  freeware.


[6] Contact address of the author

  The author of this program, Hiroyuki Sekiya, can be contacted
  at the following addresses.

  E-Mail:
    hiroyuki.sekiya@nifty.ne.jp
    JBD00432@nifty.ne.jp
    SDI00992@nifty.ne.jp
  WWW:
    http://member.nifty.ne.jp/~sekiya/


                                                Hiroyuki Sekiya



                                Translated from the Japanese by
                                Toshiki Sasabe
                                toshiki@j.email.ne.jp

    Note from the translator:
    This document is a translation of the original Japanese
    document cicfake.txt (included in this package as
    cicfake.jpn).
