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Epoc Digest Sat, 19 Oct 2002 Volume 01 : Number 094
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In today's Epoc Digest 26 messages:
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- Re: emulator setup
- Re: Using Opera browser on 5MX
-- Re: Modem connections (Digest #92)
- Synchronise Psion with MS Outlook
- Using Opera browser on 5MX
- My message to the Epocdigest - Shall re-subscribe us- Sunrise
- Onscreen keyboard for WindoZe
- Demise of orange.net - suggested replacement, please.
- Rechargable AAs
- Re: Maps on Psion
- Re: Batteries
- Re: CoCoPaPa and Merlin
- SMTP-Errors with O2
- Re: Series 7 screen calibration
- Re: Word for Series 5: getting rid of page breaks
- Re: Modem Woes in France
- Re: EPOC mbm to other image file formats
- Re: Sketch <-> .png/gif/jpg
- Analysis, Email message retrieval,
- Psion 7
- 56K Travel Modem data transfer rates
- Replacing 5mx Screen Cable
- IR problems (fixed) / e-mail client (not good enough) / bluetooth???
- Re: Using Opera browser on 5MX
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Date: 16 Oct 2002 14:31:25 +0000
From: Keith Giles
Subject: Re: emulator setup
After much help and work, I finally have gotten my Emulator page to work properly. You can now download the "notes" and the 2 other zip files you need. I checked the 3 links using both Opera and IE. I made a few minor changes to the notes plus included an Epoc Word copy of the .txt file. So now I hope that "everything's up to date in Kansas City" - if you're not old enough, that'll probably sail right over your head. :-)
http://home.attbi.com/~ohsix827/
I'd be happy to hear from anyone who uses the info as to how they got along with it - did it work, any unclear points, etc.
Happy Cycling,
Keith
Sunnyvale, CA
Thought For The Day: Absence makes the heart go wander.
All my outgoing e-mails have been checked by Norton Anti-virus.
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Date: 16 Oct 2002 15:07:12 +0000
From: Bostjan Jerko
Subject: Re: Using Opera browser on 5MX
I managed to install and run Opera on S5, so I see no problem with installing on 5mx. On S5 (ER3) machine I had to use older version of Opera since new one has bug. On S7 (ER5) no such problem.
B.
> Hello
>
> I looked through some back editions of the digest but couldn't find any reference to the Opera browser on a 5mx.
>
> I have tried to install the Opera Browser and each time I use it it get an error message
> which I assume is about lack of memory on
> the 5mx - has any one sucessfully installed
> and used Opera instead of the Web
> application on the Psion? Any tips?
>
> Cheers,
> T Thurston
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Date: 16 Oct 2002 15:51:16 +0000
From: Stephan Block
Subject: Re: Modem connections (Digest #92)
Thomas,
You said that you use a (UK) Psion travel modem in the Netherlands and in France without any problems, and therefore you concluded (if I got you right) that all four wires of the RJ11 socket must be connected. I think however (DISCLAIMER: without ever seeing a Psion travel modem in "real life") that this particular modem model, being in some sort an "international modem" since it is (was :-( ) targeted mosty at traveling users, is wired like a "rest-of-the-world" modem, i.e. using the two inner wires of the RJ11 connector. (Even if you can see all four leads in the socket, this does not necessarily mean that they are really connected to something.) This means that in fact you can connect your modem to most "Continental European" phone networks using a standard telephone cable available in the respective country. (One exception would be the cables shipping with some models of Siemens phones in Germany; they also use the "UK" wiring scheme, but then again, these hardly qualify as "standard telephone cable"...) As you say there came a UK adaptor with the modem, I suppose that this adaptor will, contrary to a standard UK cable, use the inner two wires of the RJ11 plug to connect to the phone wall socket. (Have you used your modem in the UK with a "standard" UK telephone cable instead of the one that came with it?)
Itamar,
you said that in your experience not all phone cables work with modems. Again, I'm tempted to blame the wiring of the cables (inner vs outer leads). In any case, the physical (electrical) characteristics of a modem cable are the same as those of a phone cable.
Best regards
Stephan
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Date: 16 Oct 2002 16:01:36 +0000
From: <sbarnfie01
Subject: Synchronise Psion with MS Outlook
"casa de oro" wrote:
<<Subject: Unable to synchronize e-mails with Diamond Mako.
Greetings:
I´ve had a Diamond Mako for around a year, but i´ve been unable to synchronize the outlook with the machine. Please help me sending me the correct proceedure, the PC and Diamond Mako settings, the programs needed etc. The Psion synchronizer tells me that there is no predetermined client, and to run the outlok and stablish it as the predetermined, i click the O.K. button, and then appears a screen that tells me to select the microdsoft exchange profile to make the synchronization but simply the space below appear completely blank so simply i can´t go on. Then every time that i try to start the synchronization in the dialog box to select between lotus CC:mail and Microsoft outlook/ exchage e-mail , appears a new line with Microsoft outlook/ exchage e-mail.>>
I can't help with synchronising emails, because I've never tried. However I did initially find it hard to synchronise data and agenda from my Psion5 with MS Outlook's equivalents. The trick is to find, using Outlook, Tools, Options, one's "profile". I set "always use this profile", because I don't know how to create another.
On the PsiWin open Synchroniser, New, Microsoft Outlook, Exchange Settings. You will find a list, which in my case comprises only "default". From memory I clicked on OK to select this, then OK a few more times.
Subsequently my MS Outlook Contacts <-> Data and Calendar <-> Agenda synchronisations have worked fine.
I hope this helps with your, rather different, problem.
Steve Barnfield, Tunbridge Wells, UK
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Visit the web site of the Financial Times at http://www.ft.com
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Date: 16 Oct 2002 16:21:51 +0000
From: "Nicole Carbonara"
Subject: Using Opera browser on 5MX
To: TT
Subject: Using Opera browser on 5MX
>> I have tried to install the Opera Browser and each time I use it it get an error message which I assume is about lack of memory on the 5mx - has any one sucessfully installed and used Opera instead of the Web application on the Psion? <<
I have Opera installed in my RevoPlus, along with the Web application and both work. Out of 16MB, I have 3MB free. What message do you get? How much memory do you have left on your machine?
Nicole
Chelsea, London UK
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Date: 16 Oct 2002 18:10:06 +0000
From: "Hugh Dibley"
Subject: My message to the Epocdigest - Shall re-subscribe us
Dear Nicole Carbonara,
Sorry to add work for you by sending a message to Epocdigest frather than my subscri
Actually they both get sentbut I shall unsubscribe from Epocdigest and re-subscribe uswhich I am using as I think is easier to remember.
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Date: 16 Oct 2002 18:58:49 +0000
From: PRAR
Subject: Sunrise
>Answer to: Ian Warburton
>
>Re. Sunrise/set - the WORLD map of the Psion gives the sunrise / sunset >times for any city mentioned in it's database. Do you need more than that ?
It will only tell you today's details, not tomorrows or next weeks...
There are a number of astronomical websites which will give you the times for a given location for any date, but be careful with the timezones and daylight savings!
PRAR
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Date: 16 Oct 2002 19:42:06 +0000
From: Mike McConnell
Subject: Onscreen keyboard for WindoZe
To: Owen H. Morgan
<< Would anyone here know if there is such a thing as an onscreen keyboard available for WindoZe? >>
I have on screen keyboards as part of Windows ME and Windows XP. It is only a 265kb file (OSK.exe) which also requires a .dll file of 32kb, but installing these two files in Win 98SE just gives "This prog has performed an illegal ...etc." and closes down. If you think you can do anything with the files, I can send them to you.
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Date: 16 Oct 2002 23:16:35 +0000
From: "John Morris"
Subject: Demise of orange.net - suggested replacement, please.
I have been happily using my Mako to access emails from my orange.net email account using my Orange Nokia 6210e for some time now. As Orange has announced the ending of orange.net in 2 or 3 weeks time, has anyone a recommendation for a suitable replacement service, please?
Thanks
John Morris
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Date: 16 Oct 2002 23:17:54 +0000
From: "Edward Vesterberg"
Subject: Rechargable AAs
Hi Digest,
There's been a bit of discussion recently about rechargables vs single-use AA batteriesin the 5mx. I've been using rechargable alkalines (Grandcell) without drama for a couple of years in my MC218. I keep about four sets and cycle between them.
The main reason I turned to rechargables was to keep a high enough charge to write to the CF card. Single-use alkalines give me about 23 hours before the machine starts to shut itself off. But if you count the time from a full 3v charge down to the minimum charge that's safe for writing to the CF card (2.6v), the usable time on disposable batteries is a lot less. I wouldn't want to be throwing away disposables every time they dipped below 2.6v.
I get about 3-4 hours out of newish rechargables from 3v to 2.5v. Then
I swap to a freshly charged set and so on. The alternative is to keep one new set just for write operations and another that can be fully discharged just for work ... but if you back up frequently as you work, this would be a worse hassle than swapping rechargables every few hours.
I haven't kept a log of my use but I'm fairly sure I'd come out ahead with rechargables. They eventually fail to hold a charge and need to be chucked away.
Not counting an AC power supply, how do other people who use a CF card work with their batteries? Do you toss them before they're fully discharged? Below 2.5v it is quite possible to corrupt your CF card if you try to save to it. Since my 64Mb card is my only backup for all my data I try to avoid that at all costs.
Regards,
Ed Vesterberg
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Date: 16 Oct 2002 23:34:15 +0000
From: "Euan Mee"
Subject: Re: Maps on Psion
On 16 Oct 2002, at 15:41, Alan R Morris wrote:
> "Euan Mee" wrote:- > << Is anyone interested in joining me in a little porject to convert the > maps to Psion format? >>
>
> Euan, what do you mean by 'Psion format' ?
Either to .mbm, to Sketch, or to .gif /.jpg
Basically, to any format for which there is a viewer in ROM
> I use on my Psions RealMaps. The .MBM file format is used for it's maps. >
> Psion's BMCONV.EXE converts Windows .BMP maps for use on a Psion.
>
> See www.realmaps.co.uk for the Realmaps app and
> see www.realmaps.co.uk/EPOCpic.htm for an easy way to use BMCONV.EXE
Ta for this.
Cheers,
Euathis.surceforge.antispam.net
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Date: 16 Oct 2002 23:38:33 +0000
From: "Euan Mee"
Subject: Re: Batteries
On 16 Oct 2002, at 15:41, Itamar Engelsman wrote: > My calculation would be totally different. I changed my batteries > on my 5MX every 3 to 4 weeks, so let's say 3 weeks. That means 35 > batteries per year. A box of 100 batteries woluld accordingly keep > me covered for just under 3 years. After 3 years, who knows what
> PDA I will have ? So why to spend more money now to buy a charger > and batteries ?
You're correct - it does depend on how often you change batteries.
Even Duracell Ultras only last me 4 days or so.
If cheapie alkalines last you about 25 days, more power to your elbow.
Cheers,
Euathis.surceforge.antispam.net
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Date: 17 Oct 2002 00:47:17 +0000
From: "Owen H. Morgan"
Subject: Re: CoCoPaPa and Merlin
Hei!
Jan G. wrote (> ):
> I'm not sure I understand what you mean by
> "application- and file-specific toolbars",
Merlin supports specialized user-customized toolbars for any file or application. The ones I use are:
System (For the system screen and default for files and applications for which I haven't made a specialized toolbar.)
Data
Word
Email (Includes shortcuts to log onto the net and open the remote mailbox, select and move all messages, close remote mailbox and log off the net)
PhoneMan (Includes shortcuts to send all SMS (not a button on screen if you're using a Revo / Mako)
On my MC218 I also have toolbars for PsiNMEA and Route Planner and some file specific toolbars for some of my Data files etc. to enable automatic sorting etc.
> Anyway, it's freeware so it will not cost you
> anything to test it.
> Do have a look at it!
Roger, WillCo...
Owen
Thought for the day:
Poetry, like chastity, can be carried to far.
- Mark Twain
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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: 17 Oct 2002 18:03:32 +0000
From: "Marcus von Cube"
Subject: SMTP-Errors with O2
Karsten,
>However, sending mails gives me the message: 'Email message has an invalid ""To", "CC" or "Bcc" address'.
Obviously, O2's SMTP server only handles mail which is adressed correctly. One of the fields "To", "CC" or "FROM" must match a valid address from O2, eg. something lAsk O2 support what they expect or what *your* address is and configure the mail program correctly.
BTW, my wife Anne works with Dow in Schwalbach, where are you located?
Marcus
http://www.mvcsys.de
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Date: 17 Oct 2002 22:14:16 +0000
From: Brownybox
Subject: Re: Series 7 screen calibration
My series 7 screen keeps losing its calibration settings. I have to recalibrate it every day, sometimes twice a day. Does anyone have any idea why?
Also, Hi to Itamar. You may remember a couple of years ago you helped me out with 5MX + Compuserve (brownybox). I have just recently started picking up the digest. Well done for keeping it alive.
Lorenzo, Jer
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Date: 17 Oct 2002 23:26:15 +0000
From: Alan Morris
Subject: Re: Word for Series 5: getting rid of page breaks
"Chris Cooper" wrote:-
<< Can anyone tlell me the correct way to get rid of an inserted page break in Word? >>
Place the cursor at the beginning of the line below the inserted page break and then press <Del>.
It would appear that a forced page break and a formatting page break are shown the same on the edit display.
Press <Ctrl + Shift + V> before deleting the inserted page break and then again after the deletion, to see the desired effect on the preview display.
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Alan R Morris, G4ENS.
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK.
Using a Psion & Nokia 6210e.
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Date: 17 Oct 2002 23:26:26 +0000
From: Alan Morris
Subject: Re: Modem Woes in France
"Nigel Elbourne" wrote:-
<< For years I have used my 5mx to go on-line when away from home in England. I link an external PC modem [which I happend to have lying around!] to the Psion via a null-modem adaptor.
I tried to buy a cheap external modem in France to replace my English one, on the principle that it would come with the appropriate wiring and plug - but they are all USB nowadays, and don't connect to a Psion. >>
<< What's my next step? >>
I use a 6210e that has a built-in modem and connects with your Psion with Ir. The 6310e is the newer replacement (that adds GPRS if you need or can afford it). No more hassle with cables.
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Alan R Morris, G4ENS.
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK.
Using a Psion & Nokia 6210e.
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Date: 17 Oct 2002 23:26:36 +0000
From: Alan Morris
Subject: Re: EPOC mbm to other image file formats
Jorge Ramos wrote:-
<< On the PC, there is the bmconv.exe bundled on the Psiwin CD. This is batch conversion program between Windows and Psion bitmap file formats only (unsure about colour support?). I also recall someone incorporating this into a Windows interface to make it less cumbersome to use -
You need to look at the RealMaps site for this method.
www.realmaps.co.uk
www.realmaps.co.uk/EPOCpic.htm
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Alan R Morris, G4ENS.
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK.
Using a Psion 7 & Nokia 6210e
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Date: 17 Oct 2002 23:26:46 +0000
From: Alan Morris
Subject: Re: Sketch <-> .png/gif/jpg
"Steve Hodgson" wrote:-
<< You can use the excellent mbmview (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/
homepages/platodva/psion.htm) on the Psion itself - sorry for long URL. >>
Unless it's changed a lot since version 4.00, I would give it a miss.
I first downloaded it, but before I had the time to evaluate it, it stopped working. I therefore uninstalled it and tried again, but it still would not run. General opinion at the time was that it put a hidden file on your Psion and this upset many.
Later with the publicity that happened with a new 4.00, on a different Psion, I installed it. But it had two major problems.
It would open files and then the app would exit without any error message. After a few of these exits, I noticed my memory had almost gone. These files were not hidden, but were well concealed and used up a lot of memory on C:. There was no warning and no mention of Mbmview making a folder on C:.
I had been trying to convert small (~150Kb) maps. They were old OS maps, being only black lines on white in (if memory is correct) .GIF format. I wanted them as .MBM for RealMaps.
It was unable to handle these small files. However when converted on a PC, these maps would load into RealMaps, using very little memory.
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Alan R Morris, G4ENS.
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK.
Using a Psion & Nokia 6210e.
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Date: 18 Oct 2002 01:11:36 +0000
From: Itamar Engelsman
Subject: Analysis, Email message retrieval,
Answer to: Arent Kits
Re. Analysis - Unfortunately for Psion I tend to agree with the lines of your analysis. We EPOC users are "the past", hanging on to our superior machines until they "drop dead". There will be no new software, no new accessories and most probably we will loose interest in a few years when newer and up to date solutions will be available.
Answer to: Kit Byatt
Re. Email message retrieval - Great, and at least you kept us all busy too .... <BG>
Bye,
Itamar Engelsman
London, United Kingdom
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Date: 18 Oct 2002 04:19:40 +0000
From: Jaan Sass
Subject: Psion 7
I finally received my psion 7 and a plug adapter for it. I live in the United States so finding a british plug adapter was difficult. I am using a Psion(Mako) 56k travel modem to venture on the net. I found an ISP Garbersoft.net (www.garbersoft.net) that allows you to use your own software to access the net. Something rare in the United States. The modem and ISP works like a charm.
Someone asked about the Opera browser. I had it installed on my Mako and currently use the new version on my Psion 7. On my mako i used it primarily for looking at web pages offline. Opera is a good browser but has some quarks.
My favorite software so far is:
Opera
5FX
epoc word
PDF+
Nswitcher
Nconvert
I am exploring a bunch of other programs. I was wondering if anyone ever made a Template or Macro for writing papers in American Psychological Association or MLA format.
Jaan
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Date: 18 Oct 2002 08:08:13 +0000
From: "Kevin Okell"
Subject: 56K Travel Modem data transfer rates
I've bought a Psion 56K travel modem to use with my Revo Plus and have noticed, when trying to view web pages via Opera, that the actual data transfer rates are in the order of 1-2KBps rather than 56K. I wasn't really expecting 56K but did hope to get something in double figures at least! I've tried increasing disk and RAM cache and suppressing images but it doesn't seem to help much with the transfer rates (though obviously the page loads faster without images). I can't see anything in modem configuration that would appear to affect it other than speed which is set to 115200 as suggested in the manual. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks, Kevin Okell
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Date: 18 Oct 2002 12:31:48 +0000
From: "Nic Dersley"
Subject: Replacing 5mx Screen Cable
Never thought it would happen to me, this morning when I woke up to my
5mx alarm (after pressing snooze 5 times of course ;0) I tried to switch
on to check the time and, NADA, blank display. Have since discovered
display cable makes contact when lid is almost closed. Question is, has
anyone ever tried to replace the cable themselves, and if so where did
you get the part?
Any feedback helpful.
Cheers
Nic Dersley Tel:011.713.6676 3 West St
LAN Administrator GSM:083.323.5558 Houghton
Orion Telecom FAX:011.625.6032 JHB, ZA
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Date: 18 Oct 2002 16:34:04 +0000
From: Iván
Subject: IR problems (fixed) / e-mail client (not good enough) / bluetooth???
Hi there again.
IR problems (fixed):
Thanks everyone for your help with my M L7089 problem. Rolf was the one who got it right, the (unnecessary) IR upgrade was the problem. And fortunately my phone doesn't seem to have the keypad tones bug (tones off, works anyway).
e-mail client:
I've seen the alternative e-mail client posted here, but the idea of having to download a font pack of around 700kb in my psion only to be able to use the software wasn't very appealing. I'll keep using the default client for a while.
bluetooth:
Of course, I'm sure this come and goes to the list, but I'll insist just in case. Any news of a CF bluetooth card with drivers for the psion? Anyone? Please? <:)
citymaps overlay:
I have started to use CityMaps from tomtom. The software is great, and a wonderful improvement from the palm version (I've used to have the software in my old handspring prism). But sadly the tube stations (I live in London) aren't included in the map at all! Slowly and painfully I'm building an overlay with all the tube stations, which will make my live even more pleasant. Anyway, if anyone is interested in having said overlay, just drop a line. And, if anyone has made any other overlay for a citymap map, let me know too.
Regards everyone, bye.
I.-
¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤
It's lonely at the Top. But it's comforting to look down upon everyone at the Bottom.
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Date: 18 Oct 2002 20:58:16 +0000
From: Jan R Gustafsson
Subject: Re: Using Opera browser on 5MX
TT wrote at 15 Oct 2002 17:40:57 +0000 in EPOC DIGEST V1 # 093
> I have tried to install the Opera Browser and each
> time I use it it get an error message
> Any tips?
Yes, the best tip is: don't try Opera! IMO, you will only run into trouble. Opera for the Epoc platform is not stable and if you suceed in installing it you will most certainly run out of memory or experience unexplainable aborts or hangs. Furthermore, Opera can not handle the modern secure banking sites, which otherwise would be one argument for using it.
Regards,
Jan G
Stockholm, Sweden
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