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Epoc Digest Sun, 09 Mar 2003 Volume 01 : Number 194

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In today's Epoc Digest 20 messages:

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- T68i Fax Capabilities

- Re: Re: Emails on D

- Re: Linux Users

- Re: False Representation?

- IrDA Macros

- Email as text,

- Re: netBook as an Office

- Re: MBMView Regis

- Psion-laptop connection, My Word

- Re: Receiving HF weatherfax on a Psion

- Re: Power supply

- Re : My psion icon

- Re: Palmcase netBook hardcase? (4 Keith)

- Re: EPOC DIGEST V1 # 193

- PsiWin over IR with WinXP

- EnoteM problem, MBM icon

- netBook-laptop connectivity failure

- Re: X-Convert

- PhoneMan and P800

- How do I find out what USB version my Laptop has? (OT)

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 20:37:27 -0500

From: Manuel Campos Galvan

Subject: T68i Fax Capabilities

I recently managed to lose my trustworthy Ericsson T28 World phone and the only Ericsson out there right now that can replace it (the T28 and T39 seem impossible to obtain or as expensive as the T68i) is the T68i. I know that some of the readers of this digest own the Ericsson P800 but report that it does not have a fax modem capability. Is this also true on the T68i? I was on two different cell phone shops in New York and the employees were at a loss. When I tried to test it with my netbook, we could not get a fax out (as the call was dropped repeatedly by the phone while trying to connect. If I were to dial the same number directly from the phone the fax machine would answer with no problems. Quirk?, Picky Netbook?

Best regards,

Manuel Cam

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 07:51:24 -0500

From: Jan R Gustafsson

Subject: Re: Re: Emails on D

Hi!

Catching up on my Digest reading and found that

Owen Morgan wrote at 2 Mar 2003 08:00:41 -0500 in EPOC DIGEST V1 # 188

> The e-mails are NOT necessarily safe on the CF.

I fully agree with Owen on this topic: do not keep your e-mails on D: (doesn't matter if you use rechargeables or not)!

I suffered from "corrupt disk" error twice (communication to&from your Psion is really power hungry - I had backups on my desktop), so now I keep them on C: and make daily backups to D: with 'Backup' by Ralph Sprenger. Also, if you have a lot of mails and mail folders, the Email sw runs very slow and can hang and as a consequence distort some mails / folders. Another tip is therefore to keep as few mail folders as possible (store mails somewhere else with one of the sw designed for that) and make it a habit to clean up your mail folders regularly!

Cheers,

Jan G

Stockholm, Sweden

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 10:00:30 -0500

From: Mark James Dougan

Subject: Re: Linux Users

> I wonder if there are any Linux users among us. What I would like to know is > if PsiWin works under Linux version of VMWare. Thanks a lot

> Have a nice day

> Vlad Kuzba

I don't know about Psiwin, but the Ericsson Connect software that came with my MC218 works fine under VMWare running on SuSE Linux (both 7.0 and 7.3) - I'd guess that Psiwin is similar enough that it would also work.

Mark Dougan

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 11:17:46 -0500

From: "Mike Dyer"

Subject: Re: False Representation?

Philip Crookes said:

"What is the reasonable expectation of performance from a low-cost PDA? One year? Two years? Is the Psion 5mx a better or worse performer than the Ipaq, which has at least one website (that's one more than the Psion) devoted entirely to its design and performance failures?"

Surely 3 years of use is an acceptable minimum of 'Mean Time Before Failure' for a palmtop type computer. Anything less I would feel a bit aggrieved and any more will be a bonus!

Regards,

Mike Dyer & a healthy 15 month old Revo+...

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 11:53:00 -0500

From: "Marcus von Cube"

Subject: IrDA Macros

Tim:

>I should like two separate macros for Macro 5, one to call up the IR send function, the other for the IR receive function. These two commands do not have a keyboard shortcut.

Easy to do:

File IR-SEND:

PROC Macro:

SendKey:("Irda")

SendKey:("Enter")

ENDP

File IR-RECV:

PROC Macro:

SendKey:("Irda")

SendKey:("Down")

SendKey:("Enter")

ENDP

Marcus

http://www.mvcsys.de

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 12:10:55 -0500

From: Eric Lindsay

Subject: Email as text,

>EPOC DIGEST V1 # 191

>From: "Woody B"

>Subject: netBook as an Office

>I use Outlook Express on my PC and find the individule saving of emails to PC HD then copying to the Psion a pain. I keep looking for a (free) PC email program that will let me save emails to .TXT files in a group.

Pretty much every email program (except ones from Microsoft) retain email in their original text format. For a free one, perhaps try Eudora Light? It will also save HTML email as plain text.

Eric Lind www.avalook.com

Airlie Beach, Nth Qld, Australia ph +61 7 4948 0450

http://www.ericlindsay.com NEW Airlie-SF-Psion-Epoc

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 12:12:44 -0500

From: Rolf Brunsting

Subject: Re: netBook as an Office

Dear Woody,

<< Am impressed that many on this list use it as the main or only computer. I just received a net(M)Book and am trying to get past the "it's just a larger notepad" thought. Your msg captured my attention. How did you do this? >>

I think that the answer to your "How?" question is a simple one - start to use the netBook as if you don't own any other computer. In other words, when you need to write a letter to the taxman you write it on the netBook. Need to do a lot of sums - use Sheet. You don't use any other e-mail client that the netBook's Email for a period. Etc, etc. I'm sure you'll quickly find out what you can and can't use the netBook for within the framework of your personal activities.

It's the way I started out with my first Psion, a 1 MByte Series 3a. I said to myself "You've spent a lot of money on it and you're damned well going to USE it". Meaning that every business card I received was entered in a Data file. Things I needed to do, either private of business, were religiously entered as to-do's in Agenda. I started to use Word files for meeting notes rather than a paper notepad. Reference documents, like manuals and parts lists, I had on my works PC were transferred to the Psion. One thing led to another in the trend of "When I can do X it should also be possible to do Y", even when it needed a bit of a workaround.

One of the results has been that my old Series 5 was the *only* computer I used when I was a member of one of the many European standards committees. I literally had everything I needed on it, including the five chapters of the standard that's now EN13352 I was assigned to write. They were, finally, converted into MS-Word when all work on them was finished.

Kind Regards,

Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 12:12:46 -0500

From: Rolf Brunsting

Subject: Re: MBMView Regis

Dear Martin,

<< Rolf, did you say that you'd had contact with them at some point? >>

Not directly. I've had contact with the person who keeps the web pages of Lieuwe's scouting troop who has passed my message on to Lieuwe's family.

I'm not unwilling to act as a kind of intermediary but think we need to come up with more concrete proposals. You write, for example, that RMR Software may be a candidate for taking over MBMView - either the sale or the sale plus further development. Question is, is RMR Software really willing to do that and what are its conditions? I think we stand a much better chance when we're able to create a kind of business proposal that tells Lieuwe's family what will happen with MBMView when they agree to one of the options we mention.

However, I think we need to be prepared for the simple situation that Lieuwe's family doesn't know much about software, doesn't know where Lieuwe kept his source files and other resources, etc, etc. In other words, that *we* might have to do everything that's needed.

Kind Regards,

Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 13:10:03 -0500

From: Eric Lindsay

Subject: Psion-laptop connection, My Word

>From: "Saj Jumaani" >Subject: netBook-laptop connectivity failure

>I AM P****D OFF! (sorry). I bought a laptop so I can enhance the netB's potential. My problem is the NETBOOK ISN'T ESTABLISHING CONNECTION TO THE LAPTOP (grrrr...).

>My laptop is a Sony Vaio ports are 3USB (located at the R, L & back of the laptop), 1 parallel (female), 1 for a monitor (female - not sure if this is serial as it has more than 9 holes. Tried using the infra-red connection but failed. PsiWin cable can only be connected to the printer's parallel port using a male(serial)-male(parallel) adapter but this didn't work either. Any suggestions?

PsiWin uses a serial port (and only a serial port) to connect to a PC.

Your Sony laptop may not include any serial port (some manufacturers have been leaving out this essential component). If you have an IRDA connection on a PC, then this can be made to provide a fake (legacy) serial port using IrCOMM that PsiWin can use. Unfortunately, Windows NT does not support any IrDA. Windows 2000 and up support IrDA, however they do not include the crucial IrCOMM facility (this is a Microsoft decision, documented on their web site). The only version of Windows that includes IrCOMM (and thus supports PsiWin) is Windows 98 (although 95 can do so also).

The other alternative is to use a USB to Serial port adaptor. The Psion Store (at http//www.psion.com) list one that I assume will work. Some other models (but not all) may also work. I'm sure someone will list ones that are known to work (I'd expect Belkin will).

If you merely want to back up your Psion files (and convert Word, Sheet and Data files, but not Sync Agenda and Email), then your Sony should read a Psion CF card fine. CF to PCMCIA adaptors are readily available and cheap (often given away with digital cameras). I'd be somewhat cautious about writing to CF with the Sony, as Windows XP has a tendency to sometimes decide it doesn't like FAT format CF cards.

>From: Owen Morgan

>Subject: Re: NetBook keyboard redifined

>Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when they lit a fire in the craft, it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it.

Owen, that was pretty old when Dennis Norden or Frank Muir used it as a bad story on the radio show My Word back around 1960.

Eric Lind www.avalook.com

Airlie Beach, Nth Qld, Australia ph +61 7 4948 0450

http://www.ericlindsay.com NEW Airlie-SF-Psion-Epoc

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 15:56:59 -0500

From: Owen Morgan

Subject: Re: Receiving HF weatherfax on a Psion

Howdy!

RJCT wrote (> ):

> Has anybody succeeded in getting a Psion to

> receive marine weatherfax via SSB radio? Any tips

> appreciated!

Sorry, can't be done. There are two ways of getting the signal into the computer for weatherfax reception. Either via a "Hamcom" demodulator and the RS-232 port or via the sound card. Particularly the RS-232 route needs very accurate timing in the decoding computer and the EPOC OS doesn't allow any software that tight control over the processor. Psions don't have any way of connecting external stuff to the sound card.

I am using an old Hewlett Packard 200LX MS-DOS palmtop for weatherfax on my yacht. You should be able to pick one up on ebay for between 1 and 200 Euros. I suggest you have a look at the article on my web site which describes the setup. If you decide to use a WindoZe computer, I suggest you have a look at JvComm which is very good. There's a fully working demo available on the net.

Owen

Thought for the day:

When you're at the end of your rope... tie a knot and hold on.

Owen H. Morgan, Yacht "Naomi J.", LD-53°20.87'N 6°14.83'W

Dublin City Moorings

http://home.no.net/naomij

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 15:57:23 -0500

From: Owen Morgan

Subject: Re: Power supply

Howdy!

Philip S. A. Potter wrote (> ):

> I use a POD docking station which supplies the

> power through the Honda connector (only the serial

> port is available that way though). I don't know

> how easy it is to get the POD docking station in

> the USA/Canada as I got mine from Proporta (UK).

> I assume the cable Owen mentioned comes from

> either R(adio)S(pares) or R(adio)S(hack) and is

> similar to the cable for the POD docking station,

> i.e. with a separate socket for the Psion power

> supply. That might be easier to get.

I'm actually using the cable from a POD docking station. I also got cable that supplies power through the RS-232 with my MC218. You can use either of these cables without connecting to a PC.

> "Is it progress if a cannibal uses a knife and

> fork?"

Only if he uses salt and pepper too.

Owen

Thought for the day:

You can fool some of the people all of the time,

and all of the people some of the time,

but you can make a fool of yourself anytime.

Owen H. Morgan, Yacht "Naomi J.", LD-53°20.87'N 6°14.83'W

Dublin City Moorings

http://home.no.net/naomij

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 16:15:55 -0500

From: J.

Subject: Re : My psion icon

To: John Subject: RE: EPOC icon removal from PC desktop

>>>>>...My Psion" Icon just will not disappear, no matter how I try to delete it...<<<<<

Hi John, do not C format yet... there is a nice little piece of soft specially devoted to cleanly remove psiwont.

I don't remember where it sit on the net (I don't use psilost so much) but surely many eminent digesteers around here will.

Keep reading THE digest

Jack

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 16:52:42 -0500

From: David Lir

Subject: Re: Palmcase netBook hardcase? (4 Keith)

"Palmcase's site says they ship outside the EU (I think Canada is outside the EU <g>) for an additional 20 euros. I'm sure if you write them in Englthey'll reply in English."

Thanks Keith. It's done! :)

"Have you considered Palm-Tec (now Proporta) cases? I found this at Expansys: http://www.expansys.us/product.asp?code=S7SRC."

Thanks for the suggestion - but I've already ruled this semi-rigid case out as it doesn't offer enough protection for my needs.

------------------------

David Lir - \\:>{o>

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 18:01:42 -0500

From: "Edward Hasbrouck"

Subject: Re: EPOC DIGEST V1 # 193

> "Woody B" wrote:

> I keep looking for a (free) PC email program

> that will let me save emails to .TXT files in a group.

Pegasus Mail:

http://www.pmail.com

IMHO the best Windows email client for other recasons as well.

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Edward Hasbrouck

<http://hasbrouck.org>

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 20:27:23 -0500

From: Mike McConnell

Subject: PsiWin over IR with WinXP

To: Rick Gillyon

<<My understanding is that IR on WinXP won't work with PsiWin as it doesn't create a virtual Serial port for IR - this is required for PsiWin.>>

There is now an "alpha" version of a patch to implement IrCOMM in XP at http://www.ircomm2k.de/ which some users have had success with. I believe

an icon is placed in the system tray which allows the IR mode to be selected - IrOBEX or IrCOMM.

Regards,

Mike [Dundee, Scotland]

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 22:41:58 -0500

From: Kevin Thorne

Subject: EnoteM problem, MBM icon

Whenever I try to open the sound file converter program EnoteM on my S7 it opens with a dialog box "information - not supported". I press "cancel" then the program just exits. Can anyone identify why this is happening?

Also, the MBM icon on my extras bar is in colour but it's only monochrome displayed in the System screen. Why?

Regards

Kevin Thorne

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 22:42:01 -0500

From: Kevin Thorne

Subject: netBook-laptop connectivity failure

Reply to Saj Jumaani

Subject: netBook-laptop connectivity failure

Sorry to hear you are a bit peeved Saj. I'm curious to know how your laptop will enhance your netBook's potential. I know you were wondering how to use zip compression software on it, which now a lot of Digestees have already answered for you. What else did you specifically need a laptop for that the netBook couldn't cater for? I proudly use my S7 without recourse to having to resort to any other computer but of course your needs might be different to mine.

Regards

Kevin Thorne

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Date: 8 Mar 2003 23:22:18 -0500

From: Vlad Kuzba

Subject: Re: X-Convert

From: Manuel Campos Galvan Subject: X-Convert

> I am trying to get a hold of copies of X-convert to install in my 5mx (I have a registered version on my netbook), but I seem to be unable to find the xsoft website www.x-soft.cz A search in google resulted inconclusive. Has this software developer gone under?

Try http://www.2kdevelopment.cz

Mgr. Vladimir Kuzba

ESL, Czech for foreigners

DeskTop Publishing, WWW Design

ICQ 99588132

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Date: 9 Mar 2003 00:53:23 -0500

From: boller

Subject: PhoneMan and P800

a funny thing happened while I was trying to connect my netBook to my new P800. I chose the setting Ericsson (generic)

The netBook did recognize and read the SIM card numbers in the phone. However it would not send a SMS

I have written to Zenobyte

let us see if they reply. Meanwhile does anybody on the list know if the existing settings allow a connection between the netBook and the P800 via Phoneman?

cheers

francois

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Date: 9 Mar 2003 01:22:42 -0500

From: Owen Morgan

Subject: How do I find out what USB version my Laptop has? (OT)

Howdy.

This is a bit OT for the EPOC list, but I've tried every other option. I recently bought a second hand Toshiba Laptop. It has USB, but I don't know whether it's USB 1.1 or USB 2.0. Does anyone know how I can find out? WindoZe will only tell me that I have a USB port and that it's working, not what flavour it is. I'm interested in buying a peripheral that apparently needs USB 2.

The machine is a Toshiba Satellite 4090XCDT running Win 2000. A friend of mine did a search on the net, but couldn't find any information that said which type of USB port the machine has.

While I have your attention, does anyone know what software I need to create a compressed .AVI file from a DVD movie? I've seen the film "The Matrix" in .AVI format and it was 688Mb. Good picture quality in full screen on a PC and great sound.

Off list replies to please.

Owen

Thought for the day:

Never play leapfrog with a unicorn.

Owen H. Morgan, Yacht "Naomi J.", LD-53°20.87'N 6°14.83'W

Dublin City Moorings

http://home.no.net/naomij

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