- Running files from OPL on a Psion 5mx

- Re: Geofox One.

- Re: 1GB MMC problem

- Re: PsiWin Restore Query

- Psion cemetary

Date: 26 May 2006 17:22:36 +0100
From: Simon Oliver <address truncated>
Subject: Running files from OPL on a Psion 5mx

I love tomeraider 2.0 and have whiled away many a time by having a read. True.... many of the free books are not exactly everyday reading but I have read some fascinating books that ordinarily I would not of bought let alone carried round with me. My problem stems from the fact that the book file names are often  not the complete book title ( some I cant remember and have to go back to the download source. ) and needless to say the name of the author doesnt figure anywhere... of course a database and a small opl file to display it solves the problem...its just a shame there is no way of starting the book file from within the opl.....or is there ? If one could do this quite a natty "Library" program could be written and stored on a compact flash with the Tomeraider program and the books making a self contained library unit....alas... I think i'm being wishful....or not?

My other problem is the wand "thingy". A couple of years it stuck and an email to Psion support told me how easily is was to solve the problem. I stored the solution on my PC but of course over a course of reloads, upgrades and complete rebuilds the file has gone awol and now I need it
I cant find it....
I am sure one of you chaps out there will know...I hope.

Date: 27 May 2006 14:29:15 +0100
From: Clare Shepherd <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Geofox One.

I've been looking forward to receiving a Geofox one as an addition to my collection of older psions. I now have everything from the II through the various 3s, 5, 5mx, Series 7 to a 9100. I much prefer a keyboard device and am not particularly interested in phone devices. The Geofox has its idiosyncracies ie Esc at lower left, but has a nice form factor, like a thin paperback. I have one problem in that it came with everything but a serial cable. The PDA end of the cable is a larger, that is wider version of the RS232 connector on the Psions. Does anyone have an idea where i could source such a thing? this is never going to be my main machine, but i would like to use it for note taking in the garden etc, where its greyscale screen would be useful.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Clare

Date: 28 May 2006 12:29:58 +0100
From: Prar <address truncated>
Subject: Re: 1GB MMC problem

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>Date: 18 May 2006 09:20:23 +0100
>From: Chris S Handley
>Subject: 1GB MMC problem


>What I want to know is if it is usual for card readers to have
>problems with large MMCs?  Or is my large MMC a funny
>one?

I've had no end of trouble with MMCs. I think you've beensold an SD or XD(?) card which is meant to be backwards compatible with MMC. Your card reader probably doesn't have all the necessary contacts for it though.

>It is a (rather cheap) "ORA" card which was bought from
>Expansys.  Basically I need to decide whether I should
>return it to Expansys, or buy an extra card reader (yuck) or
>perhaps an MMC-to-CF adapter if they exist?

Minolta (or one of the other digital camera manufacturers) did make one. It was very expensive. I've done ok using an SD to PC Card adaptor in my netBook though.


PRAR

Date: 28 May 2006 12:30:07 +0100
From: Prar <address truncated>
Subject: Re: PsiWin Restore Query

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Date: 20 May 2006 20:56:43 +0100
From: Jakfish <address truncated>
Subject: PsiWin Restore Query

>I have a PsiWin 2.3.3 backup/archive question.  Looking
> through the  Backup directory and archives made by PsiWin,
> it appears that the backup is very basic--Psiwin makes a
> straight copy of the Psion c:, every directory and its files.

>Is this true?

Yes


> And if it is, and a user had to restore on the road without
> installing PsiWin on someone's machine, could the user copy
> the PsiWin-made c: directories from a CD or hard drive back
> to the Psion?

Yes. I've just done this to clone my current 5mx onto a new machine from ebay.


PRAR

Date: 28 May 2006 12:30:17 +0100
From: Prar <address truncated>
Subject: Psion cemetary

>Date: 23 May 2006 22:58:43 +0100
>From: U Hornstein <address truncated>
>Subject: Re:  No more black magic

>Hi Axel,

>this is a noteworthy death of a Psion. Think of "burying" it on
>the Psion cemetery ><http://www.larsfinster.de/psion/friedhof/index.htm>
>(the best one is the Revo in the electric lawnmower).

Ulrich

Any chance of an english translation of that page - or at least the submission instructions...

PRA