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Epoc Digest Sun, 23 Feb 2003 Volume 01 : Number 182
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In today's Epoc Digest 20 messages:
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- Police Cameras
- 7Book screen, Psion and email, monopoly,
- Re. Long sig (4 Itamar)
- Screen cable (again) (4 mark)
- Macro5 OPX/File Extensions
- Revo batts
- Wired Ethernet cards
- S7/netBook screen cable, Pocketreader, Opera, .pps files
- Re: Macro programs - what to use (# 181)
- Re: Ebook colo(u)ris(z)ing icon
- RE: Unknown file extension
- Re: Psions in reserve
- Monopoly Patch
- Re: Colour aif file for EBook
- s5TV, the other Vlad's screen, Woody OPX # 181
- 5mxpro
- Re: Macro Programs - what to use?
- Re: Psion as TV-remote control
- RE: Unknown file extension
- More colour icons + SimCity colour...
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 00:44:48 +0000
From: Tim Williams
Subject: Police Cameras
> I have now finished three files, one for the UK, one for Germany and > one for Belgium/Netherlands. Let me know if anyone is interested. I'll > try and find a website "home" for them.
Seen in Walk - Living Streets:
Hit by a car at 40 mph, nine out of ten pedestrians will be killed.
Hit by a car at 30 mph, about half the pedestrians will be killed.
Hit by a car at 20 mph, nine out of ten pedestrians will survive.
In UK in 2001:
3,443 people were killed
37094 were seriously injured
272509 were slightly injured.
These are the statistics which justify hidden police cameras. I'd hate to think Psions were being used to limit the effectiveness of the cameras.
T
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 01:36:18 +0000
From: Itamar Engelsman
Subject: 7Book screen, Psion and email, monopoly,
Answer to: Elaine J Smith
Re.: 7Book screen - While I understand your impatience I would certainly send it back and demand a new machine. Once you open it yourself the guarantee is invalid and if you don't succeed you'll be left with a broken machine and possible high repair costs.
Answer to: Ian Chapple.
Re. Psion and email - Great you solved your problem. If you are traveling a lot Compuserve is good to keep as they have local access in most places in the world, certainly Europe and the USA. If not, you can give it up.
Answer to: niC b.
Re. monopoly - I never heard about such a patch, but if you find it please do let us know as well.
Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 03:21:36 +0000
From: David Lir
Subject: Re. Long sig (4 Itamar)
"Answer to: David Lir
Re. Long sig - We do not delete personal details from signatures but for sometimes deleting these the second, third, etc. times they appear. We do delete long automatic messages about not being responsible, advertisements added by the ISP or other third party server additions."
Thanks for the *further* clarification, Itamar!
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David Lir - \\:>{o>
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 03:21:39 +0000
From: David Lir
Subject: Screen cable (again) (4 mark)
"The screen cable on my 5mx has failed again - this is now the third time in three years."
and
"Although I'm inordinately fond of my Psion, I'm fed up with it now, so it's for sale."
I'm assuming that all the previous cable repairs were done using the usual Psion supplied flat-cable. SRS in Germany (http://www.srsgmbh.de/en/index1.html) can repair your machine with a 3rd-party cable that they claim should last much longer than the original cable because it simply doesn't have the little holes that are said to be the chief cause of all or most of the problems. SRS will also sell you the cable alone, without the repair, if you want. If I were in your shoes I would have SRS repair the machine with the 3rd-party cable before I would give up on the Psion; but I can certainly understand if you've had *enough*!
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David Lir - \\:>{o
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 03:31:46 +0000
From: Keith Giles
Subject: Macro5 OPX/File Extensions
WoodyB wrote:
> I now have 3 Macro type programs on my 5MX ... and I'm getting an error > "D:\system\opx\macro5.opx Incompatable OPX version"
Is it possible you downloaded the emulator version of Macro instead
of the epoc version? It would have the wins version of the opx. I
know I made that mistake the first time I downloaded Macro5.
Kevin Thorne asks what is file extension .pps. It's Microsoft's PowerPoint. don't know if you can view it without a PC. BTW, you can check file extensions at http://filext.com/
Happy Cycling,
Keith
Sunnyvale, CA
http://home.attbi.com/~ohsix827/
Thought For The Day: Before you have an argument with your boss,
take a good look at both sides - his side and the outside.
All my outgoing e-mails have been checked by Norton Anti-virus.
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 07:56:51 +0000
From: J.
Subject: Revo batts
To all revo-mako owners round here,
Subject revo batts
For those too faint hearted for the freezer solution and/or to change the batteries by themselves but who are able to use google translator (pages in french) may have a look at:
http://212.103.23.122/1001Piles/cat/catalogue.jsp
I'd never see elsewhere such a huge choice of external bat-chargers and of "piles" (= french for small batteries).
And... they change the revo batts (pro style) within 10 days for less than 30€uros.
HTH
Jack
"... a majority of proletarians will receive only visual communication planned by an elite of computer-literate people". In U. Eco' 1996 lecture "From Internet to Gutemberg"
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 08:01:24 +0000
From: howkins
Subject: Wired Ethernet cards
Thanks to those who've given advice about which cards work with the netBook.
That I'm no further forward in getting the right card is due partly my ignorance, and partly to my having received no reply from Teklogix.
So, following the recent postings about what Expansys have to offer in the way of cards for wired ethernet access, can anyone tell me which - if any - of the Expansys offerings will allow me to connect my netBook directly to the LAN cable in the teachers' residence where I live in Taiwan?
By the way, the postage to Asia on a card from Expansys is more than the cost of the card, since they only use FedEx for deliveries to this region: I'll have to try the US website to see if normal airmail is available!
Robert Howkins.
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 08:12:27 +0000
From: Trygve Henriksen
Subject: S7/netBook screen cable, Pocketreader, Opera, .pps files
Greetings!
Elaine wrote:
> I just got hold of my 7book today but looks like it will need to go
> straight back to seller and have spoken to him on phone today
> and he has agreed this.
> However in the meantime as I was planning on sending it back
> next week, I had a look at the forum on psion place and my problem
> seems to be solved by taking it apart.
Is that a S7 or a netBook?
It's not that difficult....
1. Back it up...
2. Remove all the batteries. Also remove the stylus if it's in the slot.
3. Remove the slot covers underneath the screen.
4. Remove the RAM/ROM module under those covers.
5. Pull out the pins holding the hinges together, letting the screen tilt backwards.
6. Gently peel up the lefthand edge of the netBook label to expose a screw.
7. Remove the screw and lift out the plastic frame to expose the screen cable.
8 The screen cable should be held in place with two small screws and a piece of white plastic...
Reassembly is the reverse of these instructions, but the hinge pins can be a bit fiddly to get into place.
You will also need to have the OS.IMG file handy on a CF if it's a netBook.
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"Chris Cooper" wrote:
> The software I use on the Psion is Reader v 1.42 by Mark Fleeming
Where can this software be found?
I got my PocketReader this week, and so far the only software I've found is the crap on www.pocketreader.com
(It breaks ALL the design guidelines concering .app's)
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Manuel Campos Galvan wrote:
> Recently I have noted that if I choose to donwload certain files off the
> internet with the version of Opera that came bundled with OS 158 in
> my netbook, the browser brings up a box in which it asks whether
> I want to cancel the donwload or open the file with the associated
> application (it usually happens with pdf files). However, the file may
> be downloaded (to a destination that I have yet been unable to locate),
> but is never opened by the software.
The files can be found in C:\System\Apps\Opera\Cache
Unfortunately the are always renamed into oprxxxx.pdf
But remember to copy them before you close the browser so that they won't be deleted...
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Kevin Thorne wrote:
> I recently received an email attachment which I cannot open on my
> S7. It has the extension .pps. What type of file is this and is there
> any way I can view it without recourse to a PC?
I believe that is an M$ PowerPoint file. or 'slideshow' to be more accurate.
Didn't Psion once sell a package that allowed you to work with them and display them via a PCMCIA VGA card?
:-)
Trygve
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 09:10:55 +0000
From: "ExAbEtAl"
Subject: Re: Macro programs - what to use (# 181)
>>Date: 21 Feb 2003 17:48:41 +0000
From: "Woody B"
Subject: Macro Programs - what to use?
I now have 3 Macro type programs on my 5MX ... and I'm getting an error "D:\system\opx\macro5.opx Incompatable OPX version" when I try to run any of these programs. I'm guessing I loaded or kept an old version of some OPX file. Currently I have loaded, Macro5 (v2.4), ExAb (standalone version) and RunMacro. thought I had Assistant but either didn't load or removed. 1. How do I fix the OPX? 2. where do I find a good list of current OPX type files and how do I know what ver I currently have- they seem to have the date I installed.
3. Tried Macro5 years ago, but was wondering if RunMacro or ExAb or even Assist might be better, easier? Is there a winner, or problems with conflicts with other programs, or is it just pick one, learn it and that's it?
I need to use the ExAb function in my project work, so was trying to decide if I should use the macro or the standalone version and then run other macros from it. All suggestions welcome.
WoodyB<<
Hi Woody,
Not that I'm saying that the problem is caused by ExAb, but it is the fastest way to get a working version of Macro5.opx back on your machine. First close all macro apps (Macro5 itself, Assistant and ExAb and possibly Merlin and Backlight+ if you have those as well), and then uninstall ExAb. Next, download the latest version from my website (ExAb v.7.13, release 201202) and install again. If that doesn't work contact me through my website to see if I can help you further.
Macro5 and Assistant have their own functionalities, but if you need the ExAb function anyhow, you'll find it perfectly suitable to run other macros as well (and a lot more than that too ;-).
Huub
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Huub Linthorshttp://website.leidenuniv.nl/~linthorsthjm/exabetal/
ExAb, CodeSafe, S5mboles, SpellX and more
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 11:01:00 +0000
From: J.
Subject: Re: Ebook colo(u)ris(z)ing icon
To niC b.
who...
>>>... replaced the colour ebook aif (looks great) but now all my .pdb are suddenly unrecognised by ebook in the system screen: i just get that horrible epoc (unrecognised file type) question mark thing. & yet the .ebm file that ebook creates is still recognised & if i click (um, i mean double tap with my finger) the .ebm icon ebook works. but cripes what am i gonna do with all those new & unbookmarked (ie non .ebm'ed .pdb files; help! i've soft resetted & arrrrrraaaaaaaggh, noooo! why? also opera seems to have recently decided that it is lord of the text files & not ebook......<<<
RE
Same ???? for me, even after resseting plOpen, + some new crashes...
so I went back to B&W Ebook icon.
A pity
..>>>last thing, can anybody help me with monopoly v1.00f on my s7. i read somewhere that there was a patch which would expand this addictive game into a full screen *very* addictive game. i've gooooogled until my eyes have stopped working, but to no avail. i'd really appreciate a copy in my inbox or a magic url.<<<<
RE
I never find that magic URL. Monopoly remains B&W.
A pity
Jack
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"Cria cuervos; le sacaram los ojos." Spanish Proverb
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 12:35:28 +0000
From: "Sekreteraren och assistenten"
Subject: RE: Unknown file extension
To Kevin Thorne: .pps is - in my world - a Powerpoint presentation (picture show). I don't know if you would be able to open it on your S7 with Psion Presentation Maker installed. Otherwise it's like Mike Woodward wrote; "try loading your Word & Powerpoint files in the relevant Microsoft application and use the save as option to save them as web pages".
!/Peter
Sekreteraren och assistenten
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 13:09:34 +0000
From: Jan R Gustafsson
Subject: Re: Psions in reserve
"ratherchilly" wrote at 19 Feb 2003 13:33:53 +0000 in EPOC DIGEST V1 # 179
> I'm just interested - is this a widespread
> practice? It would be significant if there was in
> fact a pool of Psions like that out there: a
> virtual warehouse, as it were.
Jim,
I keep an MC218 in mint condition and a 5mx used for a year (no screen cable problem so far) on the shelf as backup for my one year old MC218.
Regards,
Jan G
Stockholm, Sweden
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 13:21:04 +0000
From: "Simon Wolf"
Subject: Monopoly Patch
Nic,
Steve Godfrey (Zenobyte) has indeed written a patch for Monopoly to make it use the full screen on a 7/netBook and to fix a couple of other problems. Unfortunately he is legally not allowed to release it and I don't think that it has ever escaped into the wild. If I am wrong about this and someone does have a copy then please do feel free to email it to me!
Simon Wolf
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 14:41:19 +0000
From: Martin Guthrie
Subject: Re: Colour aif file for EBook
Reply to: niC b.
>>>>
just one thing. i replaced the colour ebook aif (looks great) but now all my .pdb are suddenly unrecognised by ebook in the system screen: i just get that horrible epoc (unrecognised file type) question mark thing. & yet the .ebm file that ebook creates is still recognised & if i click (um, i mean double tap with my finger) the .ebm icon ebook works. but cripes what am i gonna do with all those new & unbookmarked (ie non .ebm'ed .pdb files; help! i've soft resetted & arrrrrraaaaaaaggh, noooo! why? also opera seems to have recently decided that it is lord of the text files & not ebook, so i get red O's (opera, are you following me?) where there used to be ebook icons.
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Ahhh... I'd noticed that the EBook file recogniser was doing something funny on my machine but hadn't actually linked it to the replacement aif file. Have now though! Can't see any immediately obvious reason why it's doing this but the short-term fix (if it's something that bothers you) is just to re-install EBook over your exisiting install. It'll revert to b/w icons but you'll get the reconiser back. Leave it with me and I'll see if I can figure something out.
Best regards,
Martin Guthrie
www.pscience5.net
www.freepoc.org
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 15:10:37 +0000
From: vlad arghir
Subject: s5TV, the other Vlad's screen, Woody OPX # 181
> Itamar Engelsman wrote:
> Re. S5tv - ... It should work for..
My understanding was it can be setup to work for anything - provided one understands the IR parameters of a remote-control... I have a Telefunken.
PS: Itamar, would it be a good idea to store those opx on some server for anyone to have? (see below) Any idea? :-)
> Vlad Kuzba wrote:
> Is it possible to exchange ***only*** one layer of the display?
Probably not, sorry to say so. I guess I know what you mean, but you should bear in mind that the best part of what you're paying for goes for the manual labour, not the hardware - this is the Affluent Society ;-)
Are you a Vlad or Vladimir? :-)
> WoodyB wrote:
> 1.fix the OPX? 2...list of current OPX type files and how do I know what ver I > currently have
I can offer you my collection of OPXs (ca 1.5 MB) - email me offline if you
want it (but you probably just need to reinstall the software, any duplicates/older versions will be removed/replaced).
Look for opxScan at
http://www.psionwelt.de/ralphsprenger/.
This freeware will tell you which program uses which opx or which opx is
useless and can be deleted (unless it's part of a software on a CF card not presently in D). You'll also find Backup there (shareware).
best,
vlad
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 16:36:00 +0000
From: Tim Williams
Subject: 5mxpro
Vlad wrote:
>> Why, when I have the system installed on C,... >
> You don't. If you did, you wouldn't want to install it... ;-)
I think I was unclear. Once the system has downloaded onto C from the compact flash, why is it that the Install programme for other programmes doesn't work but requires the presence of the flashcard?
Another question: is there any advantage in putting programmes on the flashcard rather than on the C drive?
T
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Anthony King, professor of government at Essex University, had his first Marmite experience at Oxford a week after landing here from his native Canada in 1956. "I was invited to tea at one of the women'd, the series 7 easily covers 10-15 feet. The codes in S5tv are for a Sony TV and will only work on a Sony. If you want to set up the program for other systems then you will need the codes for that. There used to be some posted on the S5TV site.
Regards
David
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 19:52:54 +0000
From: "Mark Bridge"
Subject: RE: Unknown file extension
Hi -
Kevin Thorne asked about a mystery file with the extension .pps
It's probably a "PowerPoint show": a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that will run automatically when it's opened. If you have software on your Psion that will open PowerPoint files, making a copy with the extension .ppt might work, although I'm just guessing.
Kind regards
Mark
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Date: 23 Feb 2003 21:34:30 +0000
From: Martin Guthrie
Subject: More colour icons + SimCity colour...
Hello all,
I've added: DCP (not great but really need original artwork to do it properly), Hermes, Mentor, PhoneMan, psiMind (+ patch) - not done by me, SaveMail, and Vexed to the collection.
Hence it now contains: BusyView, Collins EF, Crypto, DCP, EBook, EnRoute (aka Route), FileSwitch, FrotzS5, Hermes, Macro5, Mentor, PhoneMan, Phrase, Porfolio, psiMind (+ patch), RMRZip (+ patch), SaveMail, SysBack, and Vexed - as icons that can be used to replace the standard b/w ones on your toolbar. Instructions included in the file.
Download at: http:\\www.pscience5.net\freeware\colour_icons.zip
I've also uploaded a complete SimCity upgrade. It's a big zip file (403Kb) so I've kept it separate from the rest. Blurb from its ReadMe.txt as follows:-
"This is really a collection of updates. The first is Atelier's own free upgrade from v1.0 to v1.1 for SimCity (SimCity1.1Upgrade.zip) and allows the programs to run on revo's and Osaris's (Osari?). It's also a prerequisite for the colour upgrade. Simcityc.zip contains the colour upgrade as created by 'Gaz & Chris' - I take no credit for it whatsoever. It upgrades the whole program with colour tilesets that look quite superb on the Series 7 / netBook. Last but not least (well, maybe...) is my own contribution - a colour aif file to replace the standard one which - for some reason - 'Gaz & Chris' haven't done in their version."
Download at: http:\\www.pscience5.net\freeware\SimCityColour.zip
Best regards,
Martin Guthrie
www.pscience5.net
www.freepoc.org
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