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Epoc Digest Sun, 29 Sep 2002 Volume 01 : Number 083
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In today's Epoc Digest 45 messages:
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- Travel Modem - the final solution
- old Psion Digest, nConvert HTML
- Re: Translation needed ;-)
- Psiwin and Windows XP
- Spell : Access of silk buttons with keystrokes
- Re: S5mx-Toshiba IR transfer
- Re: HP Jornada
- Re: GPRS
- Re: H/PC FAMILY
- Re: Bioeddie's moving
- Re: Screen Cable Statistics
- Re: Psion and WinCE
- WINCE NETPAD / MISSING POSTINGS
- "This file cannot be converted", netBook NG
- Nostalgia
- Palm OS Dana
- MacOS X/Epoc connection
- Re: GPRS charges
- Re: Sh-top Sh-top!
- Re: HP Jornada
- Re: Expanding EPOC Word functionality
- Re: NEW GENERATION NETBOOK
- mp3's on a psion 5 classic
- PSION E-MAIL
- HOW TO CONVERT A EPOC DATA FILE THAT IS IN THE PC INTO A EXCEL FILE
- Signature files
- Mac OS X Connectivity
- Automatic password
- Is the ROM of the german 5Mx Pro customizable?
- Swiss Anecdote About Psion
- Long directory trees made short
- Microdrive shock rating, upgraded ER5
- re: Psion Collection - the first Psion model!
- IR & MS XP
- a.m.
- Screen Snap Shot
- BACKUP UTILITY
- Re: Translation needed
- Starting 'Spell' via keyboard
- Re: What SIM and ISP in the Republic of Ireland?
- CRAPwindoze. Translation in French for Segio's SaveMail
- Re: CronTab (4 Kit)
- Re:Michelin guides 2002
- Connecting Nokia 6130, Psion Gold Card and Series 7
- Psion collections, S7 keys, Long crapware rant...
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Date: 24 Sep 2002 22:42:37 +0100
From: Kevin Thorne
Subject: Travel Modem - the final solution
Anyone who is a regular reader of the Digest will know of the reliability problems that have plagued me with a Psion IR 56k Travel Modem ever since I bought it over two years ago. Well, the really good news is that a kind Psion employee read about my plight and even though I should have sent it back to the retailer the moment I received it he still took mine in exchange for a new replacement. From a modem that would fail to initialise, drop calls for no reason, freeze data flow frequently and generally act very unreliably I now have a replacement that works EVERY time. He has even tested my original modem and finds there is indeed some sort of hardware fault. So, many thanks to Dave Winchester for sorting out my trouble (I know he reads this Digest!) and I am now surfing and emailing to my heart's content, knowing that the only time I will get disconnected in the future is when I choose to, not the modem :-)
Regards
Kevin Thorne
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Date: 24 Sep 2002 22:48:00 +0100
From: Eric Lindsay
Subject: old Psion Digest, nConvert HTML
>Epoc Digest Mon, 23 Sep 2002 Volume 01 : Number 081 >From: David Lir
>Subject: Data archive of UPS5 Digest?
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>Does anyone have the old UPS5 Digest archived in a Data database by any chance? If such a Data file is available for download somewhere please provide an URL! Alternatively, it could be emailed to me :)
I have the old Psion Digest (volume 2) starting from issue 101 in
March 1999. However it is just in plain text, as received via
email. About 13 MB in one file, and another 5 or 6 MB in a
later file. Seemed like too much work to move it to a Psion Data format, and sounds like a bit large to email.
>From: David Lir
>Subject: nConvert: "This file cannot be converted"
>
>I'm running the demo of nConvert with an eye towards purchasing it in the not too distant future. Unfortunately, I find that nConvert can only convert (about) half of the .html files I throw at it :( The other half won't convert - instead nConvert pops a "This file cannot be converted" message on-screen.
Part of the problem is that very few "HTML" files are actually written in valid HTML. Many of the products that produce web pages do a dreadful job of actually coding the pages. As a result, when a browser (or converter) tries to do something with them, they don't have any really good starting points. A converter should have an easier job, because it is merely trying to extract the text from between the HTML tags, rather than trying to do something with the tags. However it is real easy to write pages where it isn't clear what is text and what is a tag or command. At a guess, I'd say nConvert gets confused by Javascript entries, where the Javascript isn't surrounded by script or comment tags.
If you can point to some specific examples that convert or don't convert, I could check the pages.
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: 24 Sep 2002 22:54:38 +0100
From: "Thomas Richter"
Subject: Re: Translation needed ;-)
Hi Sergio,
for a rough translation see below; for a more precise translation you should tell more about the context, where these fragments are used.
> "Copy new messages"
Neue nachrichten kopieren
> "at the end of file"
am Dateiende
> "at the beginning of file"
am Dateianfang
Tom
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Date: 25 Sep 2002 15:57:23 +0100
From: "Tim Neville"
Subject: Psiwin and Windows XP
Have just tried to run latest version of psiwin, but can't get it to run in Windows XP. Has anybody got any ideas?
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Date: 25 Sep 2002 15:58:05 +0100
From: Astrid Stappenbeck
Subject: Spell : Access of silk buttons with keystrokes
Spell : Access of silk buttons with keystrokes
Kate Head wrote:
> Does anyone know if there's another way to start "Spell" using the keyboard > or keystrokes
There is not only a Ctrl+100... keypress for the system button but for all silkbuttons. They differ on the various machines but all codes are stated in a little database called Button-Tipps compiled by Volker Elbel. You can download it at
www.psionwelt.de/datenbk/index.htm
www.psionwelt.de/downloads/button-tipps.zip
I wonder if a small macro might be of help for you as well, it won't access any of the silkbuttons but simulates a tap on the screen: it is called Pen and is included in Macro5 by Pascal Nicolas. A small pen is created on the screen which you can steer with the arrow keys and click with Space. It is a bit slow but works.
Good luck,
Astrid
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Date: 25 Sep 2002 18:25:44 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: S5mx-Toshiba IR transfer
Dear Peter,
<< Has anyone successfully transferred files between an S5mx and a Toshiba Pocket PC using infrared? >>
You can exchange files by infrared object exchange when you install plBeam on the Series 5mx and an application called Peacemaker on the Toshiba.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - On holidays in the UK
Message written at the Roman fort of Vindolanda
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Date: 25 Sep 2002 18:26:01 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: HP Jornada
Dear Andy,
<< By some coincidence I have just purchased a 2nd user Jornada 680 for £135, and for my use- PIM, contacts and basic word processing it far exceeds what I have come to expect of the Psion range >>
This surprises me. I'm a heavy word processor user and have found Pocket Word on the Jornada 680 to be weaker than EPOC Word. While Pocket Outlook doesn't have the flexibility of Psion's Agenda.
<< I was so taken with the 680 I have ordered a brand new end of range 710 for £250 >>
It may sound strange but I think that you're better off with a Palm M130 plus one of those folding keyboards for your type of use. The Jornadas are equivalent to the proverbial elephant gun to kill a fly.
<< The colour is so vibrant and the battery does last a full 7 hours >>
That you get 7 hours on a single charge is because of the way you use the Jornada. I've never succeeded to get more than 6 hours for the Jornada 680 and my average was between 4 and 5 hours. As I changed my previous set of Duracells after 26 hours and 32 minutes of Series 5mx use I think you and me have a different definition of a "good battery life"
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - On holidays in the UK
Message written at the Roman fort of Vindolanda
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Date: 25 Sep 2002 18:26:06 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: GPRS
Dear Alan,
<< That's interesting Itamar as normally using a mobile phone abroad incurs two charges. One for the home provider and the other for the away provider >>
Not when the home and away provider is the same mobile network operator. Vodafone, for example, is active in a number of European countries and applies a uniform 'away tariff'. I understand O2 and T-Mobile have a similar payment scheme.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - On holidays in the UK
Message written at the Roman fort of Vindolanda
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Date: 25 Sep 2002 18:26:10 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: H/PC FAMILY
Dear Peter,
<< For the record Rolf, the machines I was referring to are all H/PC or H/PC Pro >>
When I look at the H/PC machines that are widely available to the general consumer we're only talking about two devices - Hewlett Packard's Jornada 728 and the NEC MobilePro 790. You can still find a device like the Jornada 680 on sale but it's leftover stock as the 680 has been taken out of production.
There are a few other H/PC models but they're either available in a very limited number of countries (mostly US-only) or specialised devices for industrial and/or vertical applications. Doesn't mean you can't get one of these as there are on-line and mail-order companies willing to ship the model of choice over to you. However, the problems associated with personal imports prevents many to get one.
This makes the Jornada 728 and MobilePro 790 the flag carriers of the H/PC platform. Which doesn't look that good when you consider that you could buy a Compaq, Philips, Casio, Sharp or LG H/PC model at one time. Also when Microsoft's silence on H/PC when talking about it's CE planning can be interpreted as a "We're going to drop it as a consumer product".
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - On holidays in the UK
Message written at the New Kent Hotel - Newcastle upon Tyne
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Date: 25 Sep 2002 18:26:15 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: Bioeddie's moving
Bioeddie,
Sorry, but you do know how to annoy people by ignoring on-line etiquette - not only on the Psion Usenet newsgroups but on the EPOC Digest as well.
The EPOC Digest has but few rules - one of them is that messages are posted as plain ASCII text. You've posted in HTML, resulting in 335 byte of message contents and 5345 byte of HTML coding. In other words, your message consists for 90% of unnecessary gobbledygook which adds to people's expense of retrieving the digest.
Please, follow the digest rules when you post again.
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Rolf Brunsting - On holidays in the UK
Message written at the New Kent Hotel - Newcastle upon Tyne
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Date: 25 Sep 2002 18:26:18 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: Screen Cable Statistics
Dear Alberto,
<< The screen cable Looks like the most common source of repairings, I have a 5mx, and I am worried about it >>
It's in the nature of the Series 5(mx)'s clamshell construction that there are parts subject to wear. Including the flat cable that connects the screen to the motherboard. I'm afraid you can't escape the flat cable wearing out and one (or more) of the copper strands breaking.
When this will happen first depends on such a thing as production tolerances. As these have the effect that some flat cables will be weaker and some stronger than average. Then there are the effects of:
a) The number of times you open and close your 5mx each day,
b) How gentle or rough you are when opening/closing the 5mx,
c) Whether you carry the 5mx as is, in a slim wallet or one of those Palm-Tec hardcases,
d) Whether your 5mx is subject to temperature shocks,
e) Etc, etc.
You'd need to collect quite a lot of information on one or two *thousand* Series 5(mx)s before you're able to determine the average life of the flat cable and the effects of use and environmental influences. And then you're still not sure whether the flat cable of your 5mx will last longer or shorter than average or proves to be average. Production tolerances can have given your 5mx one of those 'stronger' flat cables.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - On holidays in the UK
Message written at the New Kent Hotel - Newcastle upon Tyne
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Date: 25 Sep 2002 18:26:23 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: Psion and WinCE
Dear Alan,
<< Remember the Beta/VHS war. The inferior product made a lot of money for JVC >>
I'm inclined to say that VHS was the better product. Sony (Betamax) and Philips (V2000) had the idea that people would mainly record television programs. While most people actually rented pre-recorded movies and other material from a video rental store. The design and engineering behind the Betamax and V2000 systems to get a better quality recording didn't give the consumer a better picture for pre-recorded tapes. The additional expense of Betamax and V2000 machines didn't pay. That both Sony and Philips discouraged the release of adult material and the more violent horror movies didn't help either.
In other words, Betamax and V2000 didn't give the consumer what (s)he wanted and failed as consumer products.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - On holidays in the UK
Message written at the New Kent Hotel - Newcastle upon Tyne
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Date: 25 Sep 2002 22:43:06 +0100
From: Peter Keene
Subject: WINCE NETPAD / MISSING POSTINGS
Hi Guys,
For David re WINCE netpad:
You wrote: "If Psion's *WINCE* machines sell well it seems to me that Psion would be that much more likely to build more *WINCE* machines and it seems to me it would then become *much less likely* for Psion to build any new EPOC machines. Perhaps I'm missing something?"
I think what you missed in my posting was the word "chance". It's certain that if Psion becomes non-viable as a company then there is NO chance that we'll see EPOC machines in the future. However, if the company does well, in whatever way, then there's a "chance" that we'll see more EPOC machines. May be a South Africanism, from the Afrikaans "kans". English she is spoke differently down here.
Re missing postings:
Am I the only one who noticed? Were some postings missing from #82?
Regards,
Peter
Cape Town
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Date: 25 Sep 2002 22:54:29 +0100
From: Kevin Thorne
Subject: "This file cannot be converted", netBook NG
Reply to David Lir
Subject: nConvert: "This file cannot be converted"
<I'm running the demo of nConvert with an eye towards purchasing it in the not too distant future. Unfortunately, I find that nConvert can only convert (about) half of the .html files I throw at it :( The other half won't convert - instead nConvert pops a "This file cannot be converted" message on-screen. Can anyone offer an explanation for this? I figure it has something to do with the convertible and the unconvertible .html files being different in some way. If there is a workaround or solution I'd like to hear that too - other than manually opening each file myself with Web and copy-pasting into Word! Automated conversion of .html files to EPOC Word format was one of the chief reasons I was considering buying nConvert. Any thoughts?>
I can't offer any explanation but if you would like to send me one of your html files that won't convert then I'll try using my registered copy of nConvert and I'll let you know if it successfully converts it to Word.
Reply to Peter Keene
Subject: netBook NG
I couldn't agree with you more on your wish list for a new generation netBook, particularly the bit about Bluetooth support and ER5 upgrading, NOT ER7 which I suspect will be similar to my ER6 Communicator i.e. "dumbed down". One question to every S7/netBook owner. What is that blanked off square on the left between the main battery and the CF drawer? To me, it looks like is was to be a port for a built-in modem but then Psion decided to leave it out on the production models!
Regards
Kevin Thorne
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Date: 25 Sep 2002 23:00:31 +0100
From: "Hoffman, Susan"
Subject: Nostalgia
I'm catching up on my backlog of digests while stuck on a plane on the runway. Now I'm wondering whatever happened to me circular slide rule. In 1967 I spent the summer working on a Marchant rotary calculator. If you tried to divide by zero the wheels would spin forever until you unplugged it. Then I moved on to a Wang. Six boxes plugged into a briefcase under a desk. It could add, subtract, multiply, and divide, and had one memory. Now you tell me my 5mx will be a museum piece. The security guard at Toronto airport was certainly fascinated. For those keeping track, I'm now at 25 months of constant 5mx use, no protctive case and plenty of drops. I've broken one of the flanges under the keyboard, but no screen cable problem yet. Uh oh, did I just give it a konnehurra (that's a Yiddish word probably spelled wrong)?
Susan Katz Hoffman
Pepper Hamilton LLP (215) 981-4990
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Date: 25 Sep 2002 23:12:07 +0100
From: Maria Jette
Subject: Palm OS Dana
Hello, all--
I think this is my first post since St. Itamar resurrected the Digest!
My 5 classic is still going strong, with only a screen repair in the
summer of 2001. I've been debating a 5mx, now that they're available
again, but am dragging my feet due to our household being a multiple
Mac environment, and having always felt less than well-served by the
Psion/Mac connection.
I've followed everyone's reviews of other machines, and have poked at
a few of the new ones in shops (the Clie *was* sort of cool); but I
can't get past the lack of a real keyboard!
So-- I've been looking at this new Palm OS item, Dana, from
AlphaSmart. It's aimed at the school market, but I think it looks
very appealing. Has everything Palm entails. They told me you have to
buy the email software separately; and it doesn't have its own modem,
but that's nothing new to any of us Psionists.
The only drawback to me is that a full-sized keyboard is larger than
I think convenient (I find the 5 family to be perfect). Also, it
seems strange to have no lid, but apparently cases will be available.
No color, but I'm not one of those who cares. Apparently it's not
shipping yet, so I haven't been able to get my hands on one.
Any thoughts?
Maria in Minneapolis (just returned from 10 days in Bavaria!)
http://www.alphasmart.com/products/dana_overview.html
Dana features Palm OS, the world-standard hand-held operating
system, giving you access to more than 10,000 Palm applications. And
we push Palm OS further by including a full-size keyboard and a
screen that's 3.5 times wider than the typical handheld screen. You
can type or enter data using the keyboard or by writing with the Dana
stylus directly onto the screen. All Palm applications are
compatible with Dana, and many are ready to take advantage of the
wide screen.
With Dana, you can: print directly to your USB or IrDA-enabled
printer; add MultiMediaCard or SD (Secure Digital) cards; and easily
exchange files with many popular PC applications like Microsoft Word
and Excel.
A Laptop Alternative
The combination of a full-size keyboard, the wide screen and Palm OS
provides much of the functionality of a laptop.
Runs Over 10,000 Applications
Palm OS-powered, Dana will run over 10,000 existing applications.
Portable
Made of sturdy polycarbonate ABS, Dana is lightweight and durable.
It's easy to transport in a briefcase, backpack, or under your arm.
Expandable
Two Secure Digital and MultiMediaCard compatible slots let you add
memory, add devices, backup your data and more.
Connectable
Easily synchronize data with a home, classroom or dorm room PC.
Ability to share data and software with another Dana or Palm-powered
device.
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 00:22:46 +0100
From: Tim Williams
Subject: MacOS X/Epoc connection
In reply to an earlier message on this list, I should like to inform
Mac users that Philippe Gamiel in Paris has produced a program called
Trafic S5 which allows you to transfer and update your Psion files with
a Mac.
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/philippe.galmel/
Trafic s5 exists for both MacOs 9 and X. It costs €19 and for us Mac
users, is cheap at the price!
Until finding this program, I had been sending Psion text files via
iBeam to a Palm Pilot and then getting the Palm to transfer to the Mac.
Best
T
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 00:36:59 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: GPRS charges
Dear Itamar,
<< Can someone tell me about how much longer GSM takes in comparison with GPRS ? >>
Difficult to tell due to the nature of GSM and GPRS. GSM is circuit switched which effectively means that you get your own 9,600 bps communication channel for the duration of your call. GPRS is packet switched and you share the available bandwidth that's not used by GSM calls with other GPRS users. Meaning that the communication speed you get will vary, also during your call.
When everything is in your favour the maximum GPRS communication speed you get is determined by your phone. To which needs to be added that most GPRS phones are asymmetrical in that their maximum download speed is higher than their maximum upload speed. You therefore have to reckon with the size of the messages your receive and transmit.
The variation in GPRS communication speed is shown in the data you've recorded. Let's take only the data for message downloads as we're not dealing with asymmetry. The effective communication speed is calculated by dividing the the number of bits by the connection time. In other words:
a) 792,183 bytes at 6.02 minutes means (792,183x8)/(6x60+2)=17,606 bps. b) 409,480 bytes at 7.12 minutes is 7,582 bps
c) 893,174 bytes at 8.35 minutes is 13,874 bps
Had you used GSM the corresponding download time can be calculated by the ratio between the GPRS and GSM communication speeds. In other words, it would have taken a factor of 17,606/9,600 longer to exchange the 792,183 bytes of (a). Which is (17,606/9,600)x(6×60+2)=664 seconds or 11 minutes and 4 seconds. The 409,480 bytes of (b) would have taken 5 minutes and 41 seconds and the 893,174 bytes of (c) 12 minutes and 24 seconds.
Which shows that you're not always better off by using GPRS as the figures for (b) indicate. You could have saved yourself 1 minute and 31 seconds to exchange the 409,480 bytes of (b). How this translates into pounds and pence depends on your talkplan and roaming charges.
I trust you understand why it's not that easy to determine whether you're financially better off using GSM, HSCSD or GPRS.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - On holidays in the UK
Message written at the New Kent Hotel - Newcastle upon Tyne
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 00:37:11 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: Sh-top Sh-top!
Dear Alan,
<< Their opinion was that the members should be grateful for others using their work time to post responses for the benefit of others >>
I wonder whether the employers which computer equipment and work time are used for this purpose agree with it.
<< Unnecessary bloat (disclaimers, full quotes etc) due to laziness on the part of the poster are now a fact of life >>
What we're dealing with is etiquette - those (unwritten) rules that define what's appropriate behaviour and make successful social interaction possible. We can say that we're at a higher level of civilisation than the Romans or ancient Egyptians because of our computers and mobile phones. Our personal level of civilisation, however, is determined by the way we use them.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - On holidays in the UK
Message written at the New Kent Hotel - Newcastle upon Tyne
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 00:37:22 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: HP Jornada
Dear Neil,
<< I have been looking at getting a Jornada 690 or 690e as a possible replacement for the 5mx ... was wondering how old the 690 is? >>
The current Jornada is the 728 which replaced the 710/720 which replaced the 680/690 which replaced the 620/630 which replaced ... etc. The difference between the Axx/Byy Jornadas above was in the memory capacity they were equipped with as standard. An 'e' behind the number tends to indicate that the model doesn't come with a modem.
<< and what difference between the 690 and 720? >>
This is from memory but I think the main differences are that the 720 has a faster Intel StrongARM processor and that the 680/690 is running Windows for H/PC-Pro and the 720 Windows for H/PC-2000.
<< The price, with docking station is £100, (1500 S Africa Rand) this sounds like a good deal to me, but I just do not know >>
The Jornada 680 did cost about £600,= in the Netherlands when it was HP's current H/PC model. Being able to buy a Jornada 690 (with the extra memory) for £100,= is therefore a good deal. That is, financially. Whether it allows you to do what you're currently doing with the Series 5mx is something I can't answer. There's also the possibility that the older Windows for H/PC-Pro of the 690 may restrict you in the number of third party software titles that are available for it.
<< Also does anyone know of pilot log book software for the Jornada, similar to Odessey for 5mx >>
Sorry, don't know as I'm not a pilot. Flight related software isa speciality in the Psion world. Finding someone who has used Odessey on a 5mx and is now using something similar on a Jornada 680/690 won't be easy.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - On holidays in the UK
Message written at the New Kent Hotel - Newcastle upon Tyne
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 00:37:35 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: Expanding EPOC Word functionality
Dear Jaan,
<< I was curious how does someone write an app for epoc word >>
You can't as EPOC Word doesn't have the functionality to plug-in small applications that become part of Word and expand its functionality.
<< Can I use a macro to do this >>
It's possible to use macros and the most common application used for this purpose is Pascal Nicolas' Macro5. Thing is that a number of functions a full-blown word processor like MS-Word or WordPerfect has as standard can't be emulated by means of a macro.
<< I would like an app to preformat APA paper style including references >>
The version of Word on your Diamond Mako allows you to store formatted documents as a template (Menu -> More... -> Save as template...) Use the 'Create new file...' function and you can use the templates you've stored previously when creating a new Word document. Word on the Psion Series 7 has the same template function.
However, I'm not sure what you mean by references. I trust you're thinking about something like references to paragraph numbers. That you've numbered a paragraph as 2.3.2 and that you have a reference like 'See 2.3.2' somewhere else in the document. So that when the paragraph number is changed to 2.3.7 the reference is automatically updated to 'See 2.3.7'. You can create a macro for this. One that asks you for the old and the new paragraph number and trawls through the text, replacing 'See 2.3.2' by 'See 2.3.7'. Which is effectively a global search and replace.
Problem is that you need to use the macro immediately after you've renumbered the paragraph. As EPOC Word doesn't have automatic chapter and paragraph numbering you need to keep track of the number changes yourself. It's a given that you won't remember that 2.3.2 became 2.3.3 and 2.3.5 before it finally became 2.3.7. When the moment comes to renumber the 'See x.y.z' references you've forgotten that what's now 2.3.7 was at one time 2.3.2.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - On holidays in the UK
Message written at the New Kent Hotel - Newcastle upon Tyne
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 00:37:47 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: NEW GENERATION NETBOOK
Dear Peter,
<< The apparent confirmation (in the Register's interview with Psion Teklogix's Raf Jerziesky) that a new generation (NG) netBook is being considered, set me to wondering about what I, as a business user, would like to see in the netBookNG >>
I think you need to have a very good look at the Psion-Teklogix web site to see which businesses the company supplies products for. I'm a business user as well but I'm quite sure a revised netBook won't comply with the alphabet soup of (international) standards I need it to comply to in order to perform my business activities. Psion-Teklogix doesn't supply equipment for use in explosive atmospheres.
What you're effectively looking for is the equivalent of a Microsoft Windows based laptop that's Symbian OS driven. One that has Symbian equivalent to Microsoft Office XP. I'm sorry, but I think you can forget Psion-Teklogix to come with such a device. That's not the "business" they're in.
<< Splash protection to IP3 level. (It already has an IP rating of 3 for protection against the ingress of solids.) >>
There's no such thing as splash-proof IP3. The IP rating (Ingress Protection) of a device is defined by *two* digits. The first digit defines the protection against the ingress of solids. The higher the number the smaller the size of solid (particle) the device is protected against. The second digit defines the protection against the ingress of liquids. Again, the higher the number the better the protection.
When you want to have a splash-proof netBook it needs to comply with the requirements of IP65 (which is equivalent to the hybrid NEMA 4/5 classification for our North America friends). It's impossible for a netBook to get an IP65 rating because the hinge mechanism prevents it getting a rating higher than IP30.
<< .. I'm sure that many of you would have different requirements of the netBookNG >>
In other words ... queue here for your copy of the Holy Grail.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - On holidays in the UK
Message written at the New Kent Hotel - Newcastle upon Tyne
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 01:51:03 +0100
From: "ramez"
Subject: mp3's on a psion 5 classic
Does anyone know howto install the mp3 player on the psion 5 classic? I know i need the JVM but how to install it?
Any help is appreciated....
P.S:
If anyone need a symbolic calculator yacas ( yacas.sourceforge.net ) is nice but no graphical interface.
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 05:22:16 +0100
From: ICrumlish
Subject: PSION E-MAIL
Recently I found myself in a situation where my only means of sending an e-mail, or fax, was from my Psion & mobile phone.
I discovered that MessageSuit is unable to send faxes using IR connection.
To date I have been unable to access my e-mtinyworld (now Tiscali) from my Series 5 using a Nokia 7110 on the Vodaphone network.
The access number is being dialled and according to the phone I have a connection for about 55 seconds however I get the following messages
a) could not open remote mailbox
b) the connection has timed out and that no e-mails have been sent
I have checked back & read recent postings on this subject with interest, but am still unable to find a solution.
Any help or advice in resolving this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Idris Crumlish
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 08:33:33 +0100
From: Cayetano Valero
Subject: HOW TO CONVERT A EPOC DATA FILE THAT IS IN THE PC INTO A EXCEL FILE
<!-- Written by GoldMine : Version 5.50.10424 -->
Dear still Psioners
I have a problem. Due to the lack of Psion support to the Epoc software and Hardware (BTW the best I have seen always), I am about to leave the platform. I will move to Pocket PC.
My problem is that I was waiting till Christmas time, expecting that Father christmas bring me some new toy. But I have just suffer the main S5 problem, it is Screen cable failure (it is my second time and second S5). So at this moment I have a S5 that doesn´t allow me to see the data in its screen. The only way I have to reach my data are throw the Window, with the S5 connected to the PC or looking in the backups I have in the PC also.
So the question is: Can I convert the Epoc Data file into Excel files directly from the PC?
Thanks for the help.
Cayetano Valero
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 09:43:29 +0100
From: Steve Hodgson
Subject: Signature files
I've noticed that quite few of the Digest contributors include a signature at the end of postings and wondered how easy this is to set up. It seems like a really good way to advertise the fact that one is using a Psion to send emails.
I couldn't see any way to implement even a single signature by default within the Email application and their are no template capabilities. The shareware applications I spotted seem to be a little over the top as I only want a single signature and, having to run another application from the extrabar seems to be excessive given the end result. Is it all just done by cliptext/Macro5 etc?
Regards,
Steve Hodgson
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 09:43:38 +0100
From: Steve Hodgson
Subject: Mac OS X Connectivity
I am currently looking into rationalising my range of Operating systems in the interest of greater domestic harmony and an easier life! One option I am seriously considering is a move to Mac OS X - BSD-based = geeky yet with none of the pain and trauma of Linux/OpenBSD etc.
What I have struggled to find out is, what is the reality behind providing basic connectivity under OS X and restricted to USB only. The three packages I have unearthed so far are S5 Traffic, Java Psion Link (JPL) and 2Conectu but have not really seen any reviews of their effictiveness and suitability for OS X.
Because I should always have acess to a work PC running NT/2000/XP I don't really have need for file conversion, backup and font installation procedures. The home box will only really be used for sis file installation onto the Psion and other basic file manipulation. What I am describing is roughly equivalent to the PsiOntrack package I currently use with BeOS or the Linux equivalents such as kpsion or plptools.
Can anyone offer an 'real-world' insides into what's available and just how easy they are to setup and use?
Regards,
Steve Hodgson
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 12:09:32 +0100
From: Itamar Engelsman
Subject: Automatic password
On my S7 I set my password setting to once a day. Most days however when opening my S7 the first time it will not ask for the password, but only the second time I switch it on.
Is this a known bug of the S7 or something with one of the programs I use ?
Bye,
Itamar Engelsman
London, United Kingdom
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 16:33:27 +0100
From: guillaume.favre
Subject: Is the ROM of the german 5Mx Pro customizable?
Hi everyone,
I'm the proud new owner of a spare 5Mx Pro (32Mb, ROM uploadable like the Netbook), which exists only in german. I thought, it should replace my french 5Mx, when this latter would die (but never had a screen problem in 2,5 years with daily use, about 50 openings a day and it is always in my pocket without protection –› great machine!!!). Maybe the french machines are a little bit robust?
I think I will use the 5mx Pro before the 5mx dies, because the Pro is really faster (probaply because I get 2 times more RAM?). But, but, but... I speak german but I would really appreciate to use a french OS and french keystrokes (you know, French people aren't really fitted for foreign languages :-)...
I read once that one could 'translate' the OS of the PC Emulator by copying the *.rsc files to the PC. I checked these files with the Symbian Editor and found that they actually contain the language files. Then I thougt: Great! Let's find a german 5mxPro on ebay! I got it yesterday and was a little disapointed about the uploadable OS... YOU CAN'T EDIT IT!!! It is really a
pity (or I am a pity if I missed something...) that you can't even remove apps that are not usefull to me (Bombs, Web, ...). So, if anyone knows how to edit this uploadable ROM, please HELP!!! Great thanks.
I even tried to edit this ROM with the Neuon HexEditor. My idea was to change the pathway of, for exemple, Z:\system\apps\agenda\agenda.rsc in
C:\system\apps\agenda\agenda.rsc and to place this french agenda.rsc in the C drive. French people don't look smart but actually are... ;-) But it was
useful because it works only for some files like Eikon.rsc and there is no mention for the others that would interest me (shell.rsc, agenda.rsc,
word.rsc, etc...)
So any idea?
Many thanks for your future help!
Guillaume
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 16:33:40 +0100
From: guillaume.favre
Subject: Swiss Anecdote About Psion
Hi everyone!
I discovered recently that all the ticket inspectors in the national railway SBB CFF in Switzerland use a Psion devices and that since years.
I am not an expert in such models but it look like an Organiser. Maybe our finnish expert has an idea? It has a vertical format, a full keyboard like a calculator, is able to print tickets and store all the timetables of the national railway, which is really big.
Doesn't it warm our hearts...
All the best
Guillaume
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 17:57:29 +0100
From: Astrid Stappenbeck
Subject: Long directory trees made short
Long directory trees made short
A lot of people complained about the long time it takes a psion to read a directory tree of a large and nearly full cf-card. If you want to open a file for read-only use you could save considerable tme by mapping your D-drive. If you have your dictionaries and other reference files in one folder and map it as drive R:\ and your e-books folder as drive L:\ your psion will have read the tree in no time at all. Since it is not a real drive you won't be able to save to it but as I said, for read-only use or as an alternative to bookmarks: very nice and fast.
A program to do just that (and evn to save your settings in case of a reset) is DriveMap. Not very new but some might not have come across it.
Hope to have sped you up a bit,
Astrid
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 22:57:02 +0100
From: Kevin Thorne
Subject: Microdrive shock rating, upgraded ER5
Reply to David Lir:
<What is the Microdrive's shock rating when it is reading or writing data? Inquiring minds want to know!>
Sorry David but IBM don't state any information on this. Presumably they think no one will ever drop their precious machine :-)
<I am at least *somewhat* hopeful that Psion will come up with an improved ER5 for use with a future netBook. If they do, and it does well - perhaps we'll see more Psion palmtops?! I hope so anyhow :) I agree, btw, that letting EPOC die would be a huge waste!>
I think it's a great feeling for any Psion enthusiast that Psion currently have no plans to cease production of the netBook. Hopefully, as Peter Keene recently mentioned, we will see an updated machine and O/S in due course. One thing I would like to add to his list is USB connectivity - other than that, if Psion did bring out a machine with his list of specs then I'd buy one today!
Regards
Kevin Thorne
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Date: 26 Sep 2002 22:57:48 +0100
From: Antony Steele
Subject: re: Psion Collection - the first Psion model!
Just for the record - I still have the very first Psion, which was the model before the XP came out. I think it was 1986 ('ish).
It is the same style of case as the XP, but black and with a single line dot matrix display which could show 16 characters on the screen at the same time. It has 8K of memory, and took a 9v battery (like the XP).
I also still have the sales brochure for it too - if anyone (for whatever reason) wants me to email them a scanned image of it then send me your email details privately (ie. not to the list).
I won it in a UK competition that Compunet was running. Compunet was a dial-in service for Commodore 64 users that only worked if you had the Commodore V23 modem. Compunet users could use closed group email, and upload/download games etc. In the competition you had to answer 20 questions & somehow I was the only one to get all the answers correct, and get into the draw! Guess there were not many Compunet users huh?! I cheated anyway, my Dad had just been responsible for buying trillions of them for a UK dept store that was to use them. So long ago now... and the secret is out!
Rgds,
Antony Steele
Canberra, Australia
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Date: 27 Sep 2002 00:57:31 +0100
From: Itamar Engelsman
Subject: IR & MS XP
I picked up the following details from Jim Cooke on the Compuserve palmtop forum :
As much as we all like to blame Psion for things like this, it's really Microsoft that's done this to you. They decided to change the IRComm interface in Win2K and WinXp from the standard IR interface that's been in use for years.
There is help however. Go to http://www.ircomm2k.de/. The page is in German but there are also English pages you get to by clicking on the British flag icon. There are freeware files there that set up the XP IR port to emulate a serial port so you can once again connect by IR. Read the details carefully on how to install. I've tried this and it works fine under Win2K so it should work under XP as well.
If it does not work, following additional info :
Since your Psion still won't connect, you need to check your BIOS IR settings. I'm doing this from memory but I think some laptops come with the IR set in BIOS for something like digital cameras instead of just a generic IR port. This was particularly true with Sony.
Bye,
Itamar Engelsman
London, United Kingdo
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Date: 27 Sep 2002 02:52:54 +0100
From: ibbetson
Subject: a.m.
At 00:21 27-09-02 +0100, Epoc Digest wrote:
>Dear subscriber,
>At 23 of Sept. you wrote a mail to the Epocdigest with the a.m. subject. >For no explicable reason this mail was deleted before we could include it >in the Epoc Digest.
>Would you please resend it.
>
>We apologize to you and thank you in advance for your comprehension.
Do you mean this?
At 23:01 23-09-02 +0100, renee in Davis, CA wrote:
>The motherboard had to be replaced earlier this year and I had to send it >back to repair again because the modem wouldn't work at all afterwards, so >this could be related. But I splurged and ordered a new card from >Sparco.com, received the latest model, suitable for WAN, but without cable >-- nowhere on the form to order to, so I assumed it was included, called >the company to request they send it, they agreed to, never heard from them >again. Using my old cable, I inserted the new modem and got ..."not >supported" I've been playing phone tag with the folks at Psion here and >in England. I'll continue to try to get someone (preferably the guy who >worked on it before if he's
>still around, anyone know Nick at Psion Repair in Kentucky, USA?
Shiva Naipaul at Palmtop Support Services may be able to help you. He's in Toronto
(416) 410 7256 (416) 696
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or this?
At 20:29 23-09-02 -0800, you wrote:
>Are you using a macro when replying to emails? I need to do some major >streamlining.
I use Eudora 4.3 and everything at the end is what Eudora calls a "signature". I've about a dozen of them. The one I'm using at the moment will be run this week and then dumped, that's long enough for any real person who hasn't had a reply from me to notice it.
Or were you referring to something else? ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sorry I haven't been putting proper subjects on messages because I'm not used to receiving digests. (On the other lists I'm on I receive individual messages.)
David ib
At my request my ISP has destroyed some 7 Meg of corrupt messages that failed to download to my site. If you haven't had a reply to a message this may be why _______________________________________________________________
David Ibbetson * 133 Wilton Street * Unit 506 * Toronto M5A 4A4
&nbPhone:(416)363-6692 Cel:(416)831-6692 Fax:(416)363-4987
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Date: 27 Sep 2002 03:57:50 +0100
From: Jim Watson-Gove
Subject: Screen Snap Shot
Intrigued about how to get a usuable screen snap shot.
I try (on my 5mx) Sh-Cntrl-Fn-S and get the dialogues screen. I give it a name ("Test") and set to either Gray Scale or Monochrome (tried both). I get a "Test" file with a question mark icon.
I the try to copy that and paste it into Jotter. What gets pasted into jotter is the lat thing copied prior to starting this drill with the "Test"
file.
When I then kill 5the "test" file, I get a message that says "file will be deleted from clipboard"
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Date: 27 Sep 2002 05:57:20 +0100
From: Peter Keene
Subject: BACKUP UTILITY
Hi Guys,
For Frank Bothmann re backup utility:
Thanks for the tip, Frank, I'll certainly check it out.
The point I was trying to make though is that, in the new netBook, such a utility should be part of the app suite.
Regards,
Peter
Cape Town
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Date: 27 Sep 2002 07:08:40 +0100
From: "Sergio"
Subject: Re: Translation needed
Hi there!
I'd like to thank Mario, Jack, Francois, Nicole, Michael and Keith for their help with my
translations!
Ciao
Sergio Alisi
The new release of Savemail is available at:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bridge/1492/
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Date: 27 Sep 2002 08:25:26 +0100
From: "Chris Cooper"
Subject: Starting 'Spell' via keyboard
This is a bit late - the Digest managers tell me my original message got inexplicably deleted before it was posted.
Kate Head wrote:
> Does anyone know if there's another way to start "Spell" using the keyboard > or keystrokes
Unless I've missed some responses (entirely possible), no-one has mentioned the simplest method:
You can place the Spell icon on Extras bar 1 (System screen > Control panel > Extras Bar ). Any program on this bar can be opened by holding down Control while clicking on the screen icon immediately below it.
So, if you choose to position the icon above the Word icon, you can open Spell by pressing Control+Word.
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Date: 27 Sep 2002 11:50:54 +0100
From: Kevin Collins
Subject: Re: What SIM and ISP in the Republic of Ireland?
Hi folks.
To Owen Morgan (> ):
> Does anyone have any suggestions for which "'pay as you > go" SIM offers the best balance of price and coverage, > and what free ISP to use? I'd also be thankful if
> someone with landline Internet access could help me
> subscribe to a free ISP in Ireland. As I'll continue to > use my frisurf.no address, I don't really need an e-mail > address, just an Internet connection and access to an
> SMTP server.
Owen, there are three options, 085 (Meteor), 086 (O2) and 087 (Vodafone).
Forget the first at present, as coverage outside the major cities is not great as yet. I think I suggested before that you might go for Vodafone, as you can have your SIM enabled for HSCSD at no extra cost (I don't know if your phone
is HSCSD compatible, of course). Calls off peak should be about 12 cent (Eur) per minute. O2 coverage is as good if not better, but it doesn't have HSCSD.
If you go Vodafone, you can subscribe to e-merge.ie for free, and you will receive free text alerts for any e-mails to that address. You'll need your mobile number first bfore you can do this.
However, in light of the fact that you don't want an e-mail address, you could simply subscribe to eircom.net. SMTP and POP3 adresses are both mail2.eircom.net. I'll happily subscribe for you if you send me a user name and password.
--
Regards,
Kevin [Cork, Ireland]
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Date: 27 Sep 2002 12:23:06 +0100
From: "Stephane Sage"
Subject: CRAPwindoze. Translation in French for Segio's SaveMail
Hello everybody.
Answer to Trygve and David
No Windoze OS isn't that "crappy", especially in the PC world since XP Pro
has been launched: as a matter of fact, it has become rather pleasant
(almostApple-like...) to work under Windows, provided:
- your PC relies upon at least 256 Mb of RAM (and a Pentium 3 as well)
- you format the disk and reinstall OS and apps once in a while, according
to yr specific use (say twice a year), which will anyway force you to bring
some order into yr files...and accelerate yr work.
All of which inducing me to stick as hard as I can to my 5mx...and not even
considering the investment in a Microsoft operated notepad.
Answer to Sergio (French translation)
"copy new messages" : Copier les nouveaux messages
"at the end of a file" : En fin de fichier
"at the beginning of a file" : En début de fichier
A bientôt.
Stephane (Grenoble)
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Date: 27 Sep 2002 20:49:54 +0100
From: Owen H. Morgan
Subject: Re: CronTab (4 Kit)
Howdy!
Kit wrote (>> )
>> there are so many things I would like to automate,
>> and to be forced to restrict it to 8 is most frustrating!"
If you can manage to restrict your automatations (is that a word...?) to 8 times per day even if you want more than one task at each time, I suppose you could make CronTab run different StartUp files so you could start half a dozen tasks at each time. I'm sure StartUp is still available from all the usual EPOC haunts on the web.
David Lir replied (> )
> What exactly are you using CronTab for? What things
> are you automating with it? CronTab is one of those
> utilities I can't seem to find a use for yet - please
> educate me :)
The only thing I have ever used CronTab for is to provide an alibi for a murder. Well, not really, but to show how one might be faked.
Last summer (or was it the year before?), two little girls were murdered in a park in Kristiansand in southern Norway. Two men in their early twenties were arrested. At the time there was quite a lot of fuss in the media about one of the suspects having an alibi, as he'd sent an SMS around the time of the murders and the phone company didn't think it was possible to be connected to the base station his phone was using from within the park.
The TV stations showed footage of sinister looking TeleNor executives wandering about the park sprouting antennae. Apparently, they were unable to get a connection to that particular base station. Of course, as anyone who has worked with radio transmitters knows, radio waves can move in mysterious ways, and conditions are not always repeatable.
I have no idea whether the suspect was a Psion user (Psion users would never kill anyone, right? ... WinCE users on the other hand...) Be that as it may, it took me less than half an hour to write a macro and program CronTab to send SMS messages from PhoneMan at any time whether I was present or not.
I could even write a load of SMS messages beforehand and have CronTab and PhoneMan send them one at a time at arbitrary intervals. All I needed to do was place the phone and Psion so that the IR ports lined up. Thus, I could leave the phone and Psion at home, go off somewhere out of reach of my home base station and commit a crime and I would have an alibi. (Darn! Now I've told you guys, I suppose I'll have to forget about robbing that bank tomorrow...)
I called the police in Kristiansand offering to show them how it could be done, but they weren't interested. I suppose they reckoned they had enough proof, as both suspects were convicted in the end, and are now rotting behind bars.
PS. Just for the record:
I was at the other end of the country at the time of the murders!
Owen
Thought for the day:
Horse sense is the thing a horse has that keeps it from betting on people.
Owen H. Morgan, Yacht "Naomi J.", LD-54°59.6'N 5°59.32'W
Carnlough, Northern Ireland.
http://home.no.net/naomij
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Date: 28 Sep 2002 08:26:35 +0100
From: boller
Subject: Re:Michelin guides 2002
a while ago, there was some discussion about whether Palmtop (TomTom now) would update the Michelin guides. They are available now
ask Google: "michelin" AND "EPOC"
they are not cheap. They seem to have been developed by Michelin, not TomTom
Cheers
francois
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Date: 28 Sep 2002 13:03:37 +0100
From: Andrew Lea
Subject: Connecting Nokia 6130, Psion Gold Card and Series 7
I'm a 'lurker' here with a question on connectivity. But before I do, let me add my thanks to Itamar for getting the Digest up and runing again and also for sending me a workable Compuserve login script some months ago.
I've been using a Psion S7 with a Psion Gold Card WAN Global to connect via landline for a year or so, and it works fine. I just bought on eBay the connectivity / upgrade kit that allows use with a Nokia 6130 phone which I also have. Only I can't install the software! There are no SIS files on the disk and to perform the upgrade it seems the Gold Card must be inserted in a laptop PC (which I do not have). I have tried it through a desktop PC with the S7 connected but no response.
Is there no way of upgrading the modem via the Psion S7 itself? I have
searched the Psion website for hours but can find nothing helpful -
all the info about this upgrade seems to have been removed (presumably since Nokia 6110 series became obsolete!). Any advice gratefully received!
Andrew Lea
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Visit the Wittenham Hill Cider Page at
http://www.cider.org.uk
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Date: 28 Sep 2002 15:11:56 +0100
From: Trygve Henriksen
Subject: Psion collections, S7 keys, Long crapware rant...
Greetings!
The first attemp to send this somehow went astray...
Darryl Kempster wrote:
> Trygve wrote :-
> "That will increase my Psion collection to 11, anyone better?"
> I have the slight edge on you I'm afraid. And now want one of
> those new improved netBooks! My collection at the moment
> stands at 12 thus :-
> MC400, Series 3, Series 3a, Series 3mx, Siena, Geofox 1,
> Series 5, Series 5mx, Ericsson MC218, Series 7(32MB),
> Series 7 with netBook ROM, netbook(64MB)
HAH!
You may have more than me, but my collection is as follows:
(Sorted by generation)
Psion One(!)
Organiser II CM, POS200, POS350, LZ64
MC400, HC110(Industrial), S3a
S5, netBook
The S3c is under way, and then there's the Fox...
Of these, the MC400, LZ64 and netBook are in use.
On the OrgII homepages, I'm listed on the Datapak formatting service.
(And since I have serial links and the printer, I can also do data transfers)
> Got the second Series 7 the other day for £160 from cex cos mine
> has been round Europe on tour far too many times and have screen
> contrast problems and power connection is knackered - problem
> charging the battery. (Same thing with the MC400 -any solutions
> Trygve?)
You may have broken the solder points on the mainboards...
The S7 you really should get someone to fix for you, but the MC400...
Just remove the battery and plug the PSU directly into it?
(And hope the backup battery is OK :-)
I've been thinking of building a 1800mA Ni-mh battery pack for mine, but can't seem to find the time to do it.(The recharge circuitry is in the battery packs, not the machine itself)
> When around long enough want to try setting up the DOS emulator on one
> of the 7s with intention of running a SIBO emulator for DOS on top of that.
> Then can try out all those Series 3 programs I keep buying.
Why not just run them on one of the REAL S3's?
> Have just bought myself a copy of MS DOS 6.2
A waste of good money...
I'm running Caldera OpenDOS 7.01 and that's free...
> Anyone any experiences of running this on a Psion?
I believe one on the Norwegian mailing list was playing around with Linux.
I could try to put you in contact with him...
---
On the same topic...
I noticed that someone is selling a Psion One in England...
(It was posted somewhere in comp.sys.Psion... on monday)
It's a must-have for any serious collector.
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Renee Ford wrote:
> Can S7 keys be removed and replaced safely or are there other
> suggestions?
Yes... If you're careful...
Pull carefully on the upper edge of the key you want to remove until it snaps up, then pull the lower edge away...
Getting them back on is a bit more tricky.
Hook the lower part on and swing it into place and affix it with a pressure DIRECTLY on top of it. Press at an angle and you may well break the delicate mechanisms underneath.
The Enter, Delete and Space keys also have a metal guide and can be very tricky to replace.
As for your GSM/ISDN card...
It may be that the new model draws more power than the old version, and therefore is no longer accepted by the S7...
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David Lir wrote:
> Trygve wrote:
>> "I don't like CRAPware, that's why..."
>> "Up until, and including, V2.0 printing was either impossible, or a joke,
>> multitasking was 'not smooth', you had to manually allocate memory
> Glad to see you don't have any strong feelings on this subject. ;)
> Certainly the latest version of WINCE has been much improved in
> all of these areas - why live in the past? Just because WINCE was
> 'crap' doesn't mean it is 'crap' and always will be 'crap' - no?
If it acts like crap, then it IS crap...
My boss got a Compaq iPaq in march this year..
(The 'top' model with Bluetooth and so forth...)
You can read a rant about the hardware in the 'Gadgetman!' section on my website, but the software...
We(the boss and I) spent absolutely ages trying to make it dial in to the departmental RAS server so that he could read the intranet site...
No matter what we did, and where we searched, we could NOT get it to stop adding a +33 (whatever country that is) to the dial string...
It spontaneously (soft)reset several times before it suddenly went totally unresponsive and we had to do a hard reset.
When we finally got it to dial the correct number, it insisted in using some made up username/password to authenticate.
Then I pissed off the boss by setting up the connection info on my netBook and connecting with the ICA client in less than 2 minutes!
(I had it installed already, but only connects via the Serial cable and through the office PC)
The end?
The iPaq is gathering dust in his office, and he lugs his Toshiba laptop everywhere...
The good part?
We became proficient in navigating the less than intuitive UI...
The keyboard models may be better, but then again, I don't intend to waste a lot of money to find out...
:-)
Trygve
http://home.c2i.net/trygveh/english/
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