TheDigest Thu, 17 Sep 2009, Volume 02, Number 1408

Topics

1. Message from The Digest Administrator
2. EPOC emulator
3. SD-card in netBook
4. Re: Wanted: Netbook version of the (OPL) EPOC emulator
5. Re: Regopx.opx
6. OpenOffice and Eee PCs (Re: The Digest V1 # 1407 (10))
7. Ref: regopx.opx
8. Re: SharPsion & Linux in EPOC digest

Date: 16 Sep 2009 18:14:00 +0100
From: J. Hamwee <address truncated>
Subject: EPOC emulator

Trygve Henriksen wrote:

> I've already sent him a link to the download(27MB file) of the EPOC ER5 > SDK, which while it doesn't have a 'netBook' setting, does have a 'VGA > size' emulator.

After installation the EPOC emulator program has several .ini and .jpg files that allow the user to open on the PC or laptop an imitation S5 or an imitation S7. In other words there are not separate installation files for each Psion model. If anybody needs I can look it up. The file I use is a zip file with size 27,130,727. Let me know.

Joseph

Date: 16 Sep 2009 18:54:05 +0100
From: Trygve Henriksen <address truncated>
Subject: SD-card in netBook

Greetings!
  
Peter McCafferty asked about SD/CF-cards
 
Yes, a CF-SD adapter _should_ work, except...
The only ones available on the market are CF Type-2 cards, and they're too thick.
I would suggest that you instead try:

1. A PCMCIA-to-SD adapter.
These will fit nicely in the PCMCIA-slot of your netBook.
No, you can't have mine.
This one may work:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10891
2. A miniature CF-to-USB adapter.
(Couldn't find a dedicated one, but I know they exist as I own one)

3. An 'all-in-one' card reader.
Here's a nifty 'pen-shaped' one.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2680
Note, this site also sells all kinds of memory cards, but I highly advice NOT to buy memory there as a lot of it is 'hacked'; that is, it typically contains a 1GB memory chip and a controller that has been modified to report 2, 4 or even 8GB of memory. They may work for a while, but as soon as you pass that physical memory limit... wave goodbye to your files...

:-)
Trygve

Date: 16 Sep 2009 20:17:29 +0100
From: Jaap Laméris <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Wanted: Netbook version of the (OPL) EPOC emulator

Thrygve and Auda offered their hulp in sending me their copy of the EPOC OPL SDK.

Thank you both and others, who send me privately their assistance. My apologies if I was not clear, but I have already the regular EPOC emulator from the OPL SDK working on my PC (and on my eeepc 901 under Wine), but I am looking for the  special "Netbook" version  which will simulate 100 % of the features of the series 7/Netbook: e.g. full color graphs and images and the use of maximal 6 buttons in OPL programmes.
The regular emulator in the EPOC SDK does have indeed a coloured background and can adapt to different screen sizes, but OPL programmes can only display black and white (or grey-tointed) graphics or images
and can only display 4 buttons. This last limitation requires the OPL programmer to do some internal checking of the machine's display properties and defining the correct display properties in the programme. Or said in a different way, an OPL programme running on the netbook can display 6 buttons for different options for the user, while when run on the emulator only 4 buttons are available for the user choose. This is due to the fact that the regular EPOC emulator is based on the series 5 machine, which can only display  four buttons.

The special Netbook version, which according to my information found some years on the Teklogix website, will upgrade the EPOC OPL SDK emulator, which is based on the series 5 machine, to a real Series 7 or netbook. This version has to be installed like the REVO version of the Epoc emulatorover the regular EPOC emulator.

When I found out this information, I was not able to trace the download location of this file, and when I mailed Teklogix I got an answer that they would do this in certain time, but they never did. Unfortunately, due to a computer crash of my desktop PC, I lost all correspondence and names. At that time I did not go further with this, but I am now in a phase that my psions are slowly degrading and I am using the emulator a lot more on my PC and on my eeepc (under wine) to support my OPL
freeware programs.

It looks like that this existence of the special netbook version is not very well known, and I should try again to make contact with Teklogix,
if they can help me...

Greetings from the Netherlands,

Jaap Laméris

Date: 16 Sep 2009 21:46:34 +0100
From: Alan R Morris <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Regopx.opx

From: K.I. van der Straten <address truncated>

> I got a program, but it doesn't run.
> The program needs the Regopx.opx file
> Where can I find this opx or does someone own this opx? If so, please send it to me.

On this page:-

<http://www.pscience5.net/LFWins.htm
<http://www.pscience5.net/lost/WinsOPX.zip
This is for the WINS emulator.

Alan Morris.

Date: 17 Sep 2009 10:36:49 +0100
From: Harold Fuchs <address truncated>
Subject: OpenOffice and Eee PCs (Re: The Digest V1 # 1407 (10))

If you send an e-mail to<address truncated> with full details of your system and of the difficulties you are experiencing, I'm pretty sure someone there will be able to help you. OpenOffice.org software is free. Support, also free, comes from two forums (http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/and
http://www.oooforum.org/forum/)and via that e-mail list, all run by users and developers around the world who volunteer time to help others.

Harold Fuchs
London, England
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Re: SharPsion & Linux in EPOC digest

Date: 15 Sep 2009 18:16:30 +0100
From: Bob Rudolph <address truncated>
Subject: Re: SharPsion & Linux in EPOC digest

Hi Michael,
I live in the same part of the world as Jim.  I also have a Eee PC, Linux, and a Aspire One, Windows.  I like them both very much but the Eee PC has such a strong and solid feel about it that makes it great to use.  I do think the keyboard on the Aspire on is a bit easier to use.
I am using Xandros.  I do fine it hard although it could be mostly my inexperience with Linux that is most of the problem.  For example I would like to upgrade from Open Office 2.0 to Open Office 3.2 so it will accommodate Office 2007, but you don't just install it like you would on Windows--it is a more difficult process.  I also hear that you can put on an advanced desktop which, from what I hear, gives you more options more like Windows type stuff.
These are some of the things that I find a bit more difficult with Linux.
I don't know if Jim finds the same things or not.

Thanks,
Bob
Steilacoom, Washington  USA

Date: 17 Sep 2009 17:34:59 +0100
From: K.I. van der Straten <address truncated>
Subject: Ref: regopx.opx

Hello,

Thanks for the Regopx.opx files I got from The Digest readers.

Regards

Kees.

Date: 17 Sep 2009 19:40:03 +0100
From: Michael Degn <address truncated>
Subject: Re: SharPsion & Linux in EPOC digest

Hi Bob,

Yes, the Asus Eee is a great Netbook, but like you I also find the keyboard on the Acer Aspire One slightly better. I have seen Xandros in action for about 10 minutes, so I really don't know much about it. My Acer Aspre One was preinstalled with Windows XP, which I removed and installed Linux Mint instead.

Xandros is based on Debian so it should be simple to update or install packages that aren't located in repositories. Just get the package in .deb it's already compiled and ready for installation. .rpm packages can also be installed (intended for Red Hat distros) but need "alien" for conversion to .deb.

I'll give you an example in "how to in Linux Mint". Linux Mint is based on Debian and also a derivative of Kubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Irbix). With that information I can create a new repository for OpenOffice.org. For that we need the terminal (console)
code: gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 60D11217247D1CFF && gpg --export --armor 60D11217247D1CFF | sudo apt-key add (that will add the GNUPG key)
Then these lines must be added to the source list

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntuintrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntuintrepid main

finally run this command in the console:
sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude safe-upgrade

you'll then be prompted for the openoffice.org update.

Can you find the relevant information for Xandros to do this? If not, there is another way to update OpenOffice.org. As far as I can see there is OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 available (http://download.openoffice.org/other.html)you should choose Linux 32-bit DEB

Once downloaded, open the console and navigate to the place where you downloaded the file. To change directory enter cd <directory name> i.e. switching to your desktop enter "cd Desktop" (note that names are case sensitive). You can enter ls to get a list. Now you have to unpack the tar.gz file

code: sudo tar -zxvf OOo_3.1.1_LinuxIntel_en-US_deb.tar.gz (tip! after entering sudo tar -zxvf OOo you can hit the Tab key and it'll complete it for you)

navigate to the created folder. First you can try an update

code: sudo sh update

If it doesn't work, you do have another option. When unpacked, navigate to the subfolder DEBS then
code: sudo dpkg -i *.deb

when finished,

code:  cd desktop-integration
code: dpkg -i openoffice.org3xxxxxxxx (enter the right name for your file)

Well, a long and convoluted explanation, but I hope you get the meaning of it.

Regarding desktops, yes there are really advanced desktops available that you can put on the Linux. My Linux Mint has the KDE desktop and I find it far superior to Windows. However, it's not the bleeding edge as I prefer the stable version.

On my main computer a Lenovo ThinkPad R500  I run Ubuntu 9.04 on a 256GB Patriot Extreme Performance Warp SSD. It boots and is ready on the desktop in 20 seconds. Here the desktop is Gnome and I've customized the theme settings to get a wonderful experience.

Best regards,
/Michael
Esbjerg, Denmark