{"id":3010,"date":"2021-07-27T10:33:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T15:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/?p=3010"},"modified":"2021-07-27T10:34:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T15:34:29","slug":"hp-95lx-games-from-compuserve-in-the-1990s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/index.php\/archives\/3010\/hp-95lx-games-from-compuserve-in-the-1990s","title":{"rendered":"HP 95LX Games From CompuServe in the 1990s"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the mid-1990s, my dad gave me a Hewlett Packard HP 95LX<\/a> he bought from a friend and never used. The HP 95LX (1991) is a really cool handheld PC that runs DOS from ROM.<\/p>\n

While looking for 95LX software around 1997 (according to the file dates, although it’s very possible I grabbed them earlier), I went on CompuServe<\/a> and downloaded a passel of shareware games, amusements, and utilities that were designed specifically for the HP 95LX. Many of them were programmed by David K. Goodman<\/a>, and they mostly date from 1991 and 1992.<\/p>\n

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I just ran across these files recently, and I thought I’d share them so they don’t get lost. A couple files are text files (like WHY.LX and HP95.HW) that have info on the 95LX. CIS.NP is a list of CompuServe phone numbers. I’ve zipped them all up in one file, and you’ll find the download link below. Here’s a file list of what’s included:<\/p>\n