Using The Editor; Starting The Editor - Parallax BASIC Stamp II Manual

Starting the Editor

With the Stamp II connected and powered, insert the BASIC Stamp
diskette and then enter the Stamp II directory by typing the following
command from the DOS prompt:
CD STAMP2
Once in the Stamp II directory, you can run the Stamp II editor/
downloader software by typing the following command:
STAMP2
The Stamp II software will start running after several seconds. The
editor screen is dark blue, with one line across the top that indicates
how to get on-screen editor help. Except for the top line, the entire
screen is available for entering and editing BASIC programs.
Command-line options:
There are several command-line options that may be useful when run-
ning the software; these options are shown below:
STAMP2 filename
STAMP2 /m
STAMP2 /n
Normally, the software finds the Stamp II by looking on all serial ports
for a connection between DSR and RTS (this connection is made on the
carrier board). If the DSR-RTS connection is not present, then you must
tell the software which port to use, as shown above.
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Runs the editor and loads filename.
Runs the editor in monochrome mode. May
give a better display on some systems, espe-
cially laptop computers.
Runs the editor and specifies which serial port
to use when downloading to the Stamp II (note
that n must be replaced with a serial port num-
ber of 1-4).