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Epoc Digest Wed, 06 Nov 2002 Volume 01 : Number 105
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Sent to: 700 subscribers
In today's Epoc Digest 25 messages:
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- converting to a revo
- Macro5, Alarms, Wince, Text substitute codes, Symbian editor,
- Guys and Dolls and tri-band phones
- Re: Keep It Simple
- Re: CF slot specifications
- Re: Jotter
- Series 7 move from Revo / Mako?
- TEMPLATES / SHAKESPEARE (OT)
- Emulator Add/Remove
- Saving Agenda
- IR Printer
- Psion => Sony Clie/Palm data transfer
- European Free ISPs
- EPOC DIGEST V1 # 104 ... Bible in Revelation 13:18 "Here is wisdom..."
- Re: Bible in Revelation 13:18
- Series 7 Memory Problem
- New Communicator, Extended Printers, ABP on 9210
- Silk Screen Keys
- Free ISPs?, 666, Protective Film,
- Free ISPs in US
- Convert EPOC Agenda to Palm OS
- Re: More things to do with a Psion
- From NetBook to...what?
- re: Belkin IR / word template
- re: ebook (.prc files)-Psion7
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Date: 4 Nov 2002 15:51:16 +0100
From: Toby Butler
Subject: converting to a revo
I've been reading the reasons not to upgrade with interest - I too am particularly loath to leave a machine that I have invested years of time getting to know! It is surprising what new stuff you can find to do on the psion. I wonder if anyone has some favourite ones. For me, probably the most fun was finding a cheap psion gps and seeing my car on the map, flashing like batmans used too!
I'm experimenting with a revo after a 5mx; i love the lightness of it, but I'm having a few teething problems. Firstly my trusty extrabars doesn't work with the revo screen which is a shame, but not the end of the world. I have set up some shortcuts that I want to continue using though - does anyone know of a shortcut program that works well with the revo?
Also the 'today' screen won't work with my diary file - either it works and the agenda key doesn't (in use, it warns) or my agenda works and the today screen has no entries. Has anyone worked out a solution to this one?
Best
Tobyx
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Date: 4 Nov 2002 20:15:41 +0100
From: Itamar Engelsman
Subject: Macro5, Alarms, Wince, Text substitute codes, Symbian editor,
Answer to: Tim Williams
Re. Macro5 - In Macro5 go to "Tools - Advanced - Close for back-up" and tick it. It will now close automatically with a close command from other software.
Answer to: John Morris
Re. Alarms - You could use a program called AlarmPlus which will automatically limit the time an alarm will go off for and stop it from draining the batteries. Look at www.mypsion.ru/AlarmPlus.php.
Answer to: Mick Kilbride
Re. Wince - Ah, but you try and attach a third party keyboard to a Palm or PocketPC with the screen in landscape mode .... . I really would be lost without a keyboard, but suppose I do use my S7 more like a notebook/laptop than a PDA.
By the way, walked into an office today to deliver some photos with my S7 in hand (I don't leave it in the car). The gentleman was totally amazed at my S7 and what it could do. I suppose still amazing how Psion really failed ...
Answer to: Alan Morris
Re. Text substitute codes - The codes are (jotted down a long time ago):
Fax autofields
To: ^r
Fax: ^t
From: ^s
Fax: ^f
Maybe ^D will work as well for the date, not sure.
Re. Symbian editor - Sorry to state the obvious, but you first have to install it, is not standard software in ROM.
Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK
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Date: 4 Nov 2002 21:24:08 +0100
From: "Hoffman, Susan"
Subject: Guys and Dolls and tri-band phones
Phil wrote:
<
There was a dramatic musical once called "Guys and Dolls". I think a *guy* called Shakespeare had something to do with it. : * )>
Since Guys and Dolls is my favorite musical of all time, I have to correct you -- Shakespeare had nothing to do with it. It was based on Damon Runyon stories, and starts off with one of the finest numbers ever written for the musical stage -- "Fugue for Tinhorns" (also known as "I've got the horse right here, his name is Paul Revere ..." You are probably thinking of Kiss Me Kate -- a musical based on Taming of the Shrew. Or Boys from Syracuse, based on Comedy of Errors (a revival of BFS is now playing on Broadway, starring my husband's college classmate, Chip Zien, as one of the slave twins -- my husband played piano for Mask and Wig at U of Penn where Chip would have sung dirty satiric parodies dressed in drag). Or West Side Story -- loosely based on Romeo and Juliet. Any other Shakepearean musicals out there?
Thanks to all who educated me on the difference between T Mobile in US and the various phone systems in Europe. Unfortunately, I went for the free phone for my son's T Mobile account (why waste good money on a teenager?) so his phone is single band only. Guess I'll have to rent a phone in Italy if I want to be unwired.
Susan Katz Hoffman
Pepper Hamilton LLP--------------
3000 Two Logan Square
18th & Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: 215-981-4990
Fax: 215-981-4750
e-mail: hoffmans
web address: www.pepperlaw.com
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Date: 4 Nov 2002 21:43:09 +0100
From: "Steve Hodgson"
Subject: Re: Keep It Simple
> You could, on one page, write a Word document then when you needed to
> insert a spreadsheet, click on a pulldown menu and > choose Sheet and
it inserted a blank spreadsheet on the same page. Enter the numbers
and formulas then go back to Word > and finish the document. Great for
creating quotations complete with letter offer and calculations.
Sounds a bit like Gobe Productivewhich was recently ported over from
beOS and then ported to Linux. Sadly it seems to have got caught
soemwhere between going bust and going open source :o( It was quite an
impressively simple application with a tiny footprint compared to
Office say.
Regards,
Steve Hodgson
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Date: 4 Nov 2002 22:15:02 +0100
From: "Owen H. Morgan"
Subject: Re: CF slot specifications
Howdy!
I wrote (>> ):
>> True enough, but there were certainly CF modems
>> and stuff about by the time the 5mx came on the
>> market ...
Rolf Brunsting wrote (> ):
> While Psion had the 56k Infrared Travel Modem.
I'm not sure about this, but I beleive the IR modem was launched quite a bit later?
> I know it's not comparable with a modem in CF card
> format but it offers the same function.
It would have if it had worked... From what I've gathered, it works OK for e-mail, but the people who tried using it for web browsing were plagued by frequently dropped lines to the point of making it useless. It is also of course an extra box to carry, even if it is a small one.
> It also has the advantage that you don't need to have
> all telecommunication applications installed on C.
> There's a advantage to every disadvantage as Johan
> Cruyf is apt to remark.
My point was that there were other PDA devices available at the time the 5mx was launched which did support the full spec of the CF port. It cost Psion market shares, not because everyone needed CF modems, but because the complaints were driving people away.
If I'm not mistaken, even my old Hewlett Packard 200LX can use CF modems with a PCMCIA to CF adapter in the PCMCIA slot. It can certainly use PCMCIA modems and also supports external harddrives connected through the PCMCIA slot. That's an OLD PDA!
> The Cyclone was connected to the 6-pin SIBO bus
> connector also used by the Serial and Parallel 3Links
> of the Series 3a. Why not use what replaced the SIBO
> bus connector on the Series 3c and later Psions - the
> RS232C port. There was diskette drive called the
> Ranger which could be linked to any computer with an
> RS232C port.
I've heard about this, but never seen one. Does anyone have any real experience using one with an EPOC machine? Anyone know where I could get one?
> Create a kind of intelligent RS232C to IDE convertor
> and you can build an external box with the convertor
> and an IDE hard drive, Iomega ZIP drive or CD-ROM
> drive. Write a file transfer tool that interfaces with the
> intelligent convertor and you have an external storage
> solution.
I've allready got one of those. It's a Toshiba notebook running PsiWin... However, it's big, powerhungry and expensive, takes a few minutes to switch on and connect and works the wrong way around. That is, you can access the Psion from the PC, but not the PC from the Psion. If anyone brought out a standalone RS-232 hard-drive and CD interface for the EPOC machines I'd buy one.
> Transfer performance won't be fabulous, of course, but
> it's looks less "messy" to me than taking the CF slot
> route.
If the CF slot had the full specs, that route would not have been messy. It would have been inherently supported by the hardware and easy to implement. To say that "transfer performance won't be fabulous" by going the RS-232 route is probably the understatement of the year. At best it would be slightly faster than PsiWin which makes watching paint dry seem fast, at least if you're trying to back up a big CF the day after the change from daylight savings time to standard time...
>> too dependant on a WindoZe computer
> It doesn't need to be a Windows PC as there are file
> transfer tools for Macintosh, OS/2, Archimedes and
> RiscPC plus a few other platforms.
OK then, let me rephrase. They made them too dependant on another computer. To most users that would have to be a WindoZe computer as most users don't have the knowledge needed to research the other options. Also, the utilities for connecting to other OS's were not available when the S5 first came out. The Mac Connect is and always was crap with no file conversion (and cost money) and utilities for other OS's took at least a couple of years to mature. Onboard file conversion in the form of nConvert also took a long time to appear, and it was no thanks to Psion.
The truth of the matter is that Psion took it for granted that all Psion users would have access to a WindoZe computer. If the Psions had been able to access external storage devices for backups and software distribution, they would have been viable "only computers" for anyone who doesn't need colour graphics on a full size screen. So close, but yet so far.
Owen
Thought for the day:
It's hard to be humble when you're perfect.
--
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: 4 Nov 2002 22:15:47 +0100
From: "Owen H. Morgan"
Subject: Re: Jotter
Howdy!
I wrote (> ):
>> Not *exactly*. In a data file, there's always an extra
>> keystroke (Ctrl+Shift+E) before you can start editing an
>> existing record. In Jotter, you simply click where you
>> want to add text and start typing. Not a huge
>> difference, but...
Rolf Brunsting replied (> ):
> I get the impression that you normally don't have the
> Toolbar active when you're using Data as it as one-tap
> buttons for creating new records and editing existing
> ones.
Nope, the toolbar eats up too much screen real estate. Even with the toolbar, editing an existing entry is two taps in Data and only one in Jotter. In Jotter the record that is shown on screen is always open for editing. However, I'd be the first to agree this isn't a very important point. I was just nitpicking... :o)
However, another point is that Jotter and Data have seperate icons, so Jotter opens a Jotter file and Data opens the last Data file I had open which on my S5 would have been the Contacts file. Many beginners would not know how to easily toggle between two different files in the Data application. In fact, I've met Psion users who after using their machine for several months still didn't realize that it is possible to have two files open at the same time in the same application. I also remember people complaining about the structure of the default Data file not realizing that they could change it at will.
> There were more grumbles. Like Sheet still being 2D
> rather than 3D, that the serial port should have been
> replaced by a USB one, etc, etc.
I did say main issues. I for one certainly wouldn't have liked to see the RS-232 *replaced* by USB, but an USB port in addition to the RS-232 would have been fantastic, and would probably have been a very good way of connecting external storage devices and lots of other stuff. It would probably have been necessary to have some external way of powering those devices though.
> Note that this discussion about Jotter started when I
> remarked that the Symbian partners will agree on
> about 70% of features and have different ideas about
> the remaining 30%. And that the same applies to Psion
> users, taking Jotter as an example. It's amusing to
> see how flabbergasted people can be when I say
> Jotter is superfluous.
The thing is many of us use it all the time... However, I do agree with you that Data worked fine. If Jotter had not been included in the 3x series, it is quite possible that it would never have been missed in the S5.
> I think people's reasons tend to be more complex and
> less clearly defined than the lack of a particular feature.
The lack of Jotter, sort in Sheet and outlining in Word etc. combined with the rather dull screen lead to a lot of people complaining very loudly on the UPS5 and Usenet groups. Prospective Psion buyers read the complaints and steered away even though they may not have had any idea what Jotter was, had never used a spreadsheet and had no use for outlining.
I joined the UPS5 a couple of weeks after I'd bought my first S5. If I'd read the complaints, particularly regarding the screen before seeing the device, I might quite possibly never have bought one. If I hadn't bought that S5, I would never have got to know all the nice people on this list, and that would have been very sad.
> I don't think it's a task for a manufacturer like Psion to
> spell out what can be done with an application like
> Data. It can give a few hints in the form of sample Data
> files but the rest is up to the imagination of the
> purchaser of the PDA.
I'm afraid you're missing the point. I know and you know that Data can be set up to perform the same task as Jotter. Lot's of people never even realized that you could define your own file structure in Data and they complained very loudly about the missing Jotter. The complaints drove other prospective Psion users away. Adding Jotter, spreadsheet sorting and outlining to the 5mx stopped the complaints so it was economically sound even if some of the complaints were misguided.
My mother has a Mako and uses Jotter a lot. She is a seasoned computer user and a highly intelligent lady, but she is also by now an elderly lady. If I show her once how to do something she'll remember it for the rest of her life, but she doesn't have the imagination of someone who started using computers in their teens and is able to think up new ways of doing things. I don't think she'd ever have come up with the idea of using Data as a Jotter even if she had previously used Jotter on an S3x.
> Jotter for EPOC can't be created for £50.= because
> EPOC's database engine is quite different from that of
> SIBO. The application will have been rewritten from
> scratch, also because it's now pen operated.
The £ 50 was a bit tongue in cheek, but I would guess that Jotter shares much of the same code as Data and was not expensive to write. BTW, you didn't say what you would have used the money for...
> Note that £50.= pays for about 15 minutes of a
> developer's time. <G>
Which should make us all the more grateful for the efforts of people like Rolf Vonau, Sergio Alisi and others who have developed some truly fantastic Freeware applications for EPOC.
Owen
Thought for the day:
After all is said and done, usually more is said than done.
--
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: 4 Nov 2002 22:58:25 +0100
From: "John Morris"
Subject: Series 7 move from Revo / Mako?
Jaan Sass wrote that he's moved up to the 7 from the Mako, and several of you have written of its capabilities.
Could others please explain how they cope with the "size" issue? I too would like a colour version with larger keys and a bigger display, but then it wouldn't fit in my pocket anymore. And if size isn't the issue, then why not buy a sub-notebook, or even a laptop (obviously I know that the 7 switches instantly "on", and has the advantages of using Epoc software)?
Or is the Series 7 still "wieldy" enough to be always kept at one's side?
I've also got to be honest and say that it's rare that I actually keep the Mako in my pocket - more often than not it's carried in my briefcase, or it's open on my desk.
Thanks
John Morris, Burwell, UK
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Date: 4 Nov 2002 23:41:25 +0100
From: Peter Keene
Subject: TEMPLATES / SHAKESPEARE (OT)
Hi Guys,
For Jaan Saas re templates:
You'll probably get a hundred replies on this so I'll keep it simple. Create a new Word file. Design the document you want with all the formatting, embedded objects, text etc. Go to Menu/More.../Save as Template... Complete the dialogue and press Enter. The document will now be available to you as a template.
For Philip Adkins-Potter re Shakespeare (off topic):
Shakes who? The only Shakes I know is Shakes Mashaba, our national soccer coach? :-)
Regards,
Peter
Cape Town RSA
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 00:24:01 +0100
From: Keith Giles
Subject: Emulator Add/Remove
My emulator's Control Panel has an Add/Remove icon. But when I click on it, I get a "Not found" message. AFAIK I have all the original OPL SDK wins opx files in the emulator's opx folder. Anybody know how to fix my proglem?
Happy Cycling,
Keith
Sunnyvale, CA
http://home.attbi.com/~ohsix827/
Thought For The Day: You've reached middle-age when all you exercise is caution.
All my outgoing e-mails have been checked by Norton Anti-virus.
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 02:41:07 +0100
From: "Gary Y Reyes"
Subject: Saving Agenda
>Date: 29 Oct 2002 11:45:07 +0100
>From: Steve Hodgson >Subject: Archiving Agenda
>
>i wanted to ask how other users archive their Agenda files on their Psions. = >Steve Hodgson
Steve,
What I have done since I started on Psions is to save a the Agenda file at the end of every year (under a new name like Diary 2001) then create a new one for the new year (like Diary 2002).
Now I have 1 Agenda file for every year dating back to 1996, which I call:
Diary 1999
Diary 2000
Diary 2001
Diary 2002
The current year's Agenda carries only the entries for the year. If I need to refer back, I just load the old Agenda from the PC backup copy or from CF card, if you save them on CF.
Saves me memory space on the Psion. All prior year Agenda files are kept as backups on the PC. Each year's Agenda file is about 70K-90K in size.
Also, if you earlier entered anniversaries that repeat ad infinitum, they get carried over to the new Agenda file you create at the start of a new year.
Hope this helps.
Gary
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CHEAPER than free email!
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 02:47:34 +0100
From: "Gary Y Reyes"
Subject: IR Printer
>Date: 30 Oct 2002 05:42:10 +0100
>From: Jim Watson-Gove >Subject: IR Printer Advise Needed
>
>Can anyone recommend an inexpensive (everything is relative) printer with = >IR that will work with a 5mx?
>TIA,
>
>jim - port townsend
Jim,
If you have access to an existing desktop printer whose driver is available on the Psion, you might try using an IR plug-in accessory for the printer from Acti-Sys or some similar company. Plugs into the parallel port of the printer, has an external power supply and an IR head to which you aim the Psion.
Gary
__________________________________
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CHEAPER than free email!
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 05:38:59 +0100
From: "D.N.Wijewardane"
Subject: Psion => Sony Clie/Palm data transfer
Hello !
As a long time Psion (3a,c,5,5mx,Revo+) user, I am reluctantly considering migrating to Palm 5 with even a notional keyboard, largely because I like to get a better screen, some fresh air and access to cheaper (Palm) second machines which must interact with mine for business reasons on a monthly basis. I am expecting to buy the new Sony Clie NX70, an update of the earlier NR70 with digi cam.
I have a few questions for other users who have passed my predicament :
1) What is the easiest way to transfer Contacts data, RMR's Notes, Sheet and Word files on a Psion (from Revo Plus) into a Palm Os 5 platform machine (same way as Os4?) ? I dislike messing around with Outlook if avoidable. Is there any comprehensive third party program which will easily capture all my standard Contact fields ?
2) Feedback on general use from any owners of Psion and Clie handhelds (ideally NR70) - any feedback would be appreciated. I am especially interested in battery use, and necessary accessories for general use.
Best wishes,
Nishy
Sri Lanka
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 06:33:37 +0100
From: "Schopf, Wulf"
Subject: European Free ISPs
Lawrence Fast is seeking for free ISPs in Europe: If with the word "free" is just ment that one have to pay for the sole connection, then try this link: http://www.tele-fon.de/download/?datei=pdf/internet.pdf
It is in German and for Germany, but may help.
I have very good experience with "Freenet - Super Call-by-Call" in conjuction with my Psion 5 mx.
I'm interested in UK and Italian ISPs. Can we start a discussion on this topic?
Best Regards
Wulf
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 06:59:52 +0100
From: "Schopf, Wulf"
Subject: EPOC DIGEST V1 # 104 ... Bible in Revelation 13:18 "Here is wisdom..."
HI,
I am one of the 18 from Germany. I was reading the previous list for long time, but as the times go by, the list disappear. I missed the reason why. Well, I'm back on reading. Thanks to all, who are keeping this list running! Thanks also to - I think it was Rolf Vonau, who mentioned this international list in the German forum.
It is quite interesting which philosophical and theological aspects are implied into the attendance of 18 Germans.
Best Regards,
Wulf
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 23:00:00
From: rh.vonau
Subject: Re: Bible in Revelation 13:18
"Schopf, Wulf" wrote
> I am one of the 18 from Germany
Hi Wulf,
thank you for your mail.
I would like to correct you a little bit:
in our Epocdigest are subscribed _62_ subscribers from Germany (with the domain xx.de). The number 18 concerned only the new subscribers after publication in German forums.
Best Regards,
--
Best Regards
Rolf
Munich
http://home.arcor.de/rhvonau/index.htm
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 08:18:44 +0100
From: "Andrew Gardner"
Subject: Series 7 Memory Problem
Hi all, I hope I am doing this right, it's my first time!
I have a Series 7 and tried to open a large MBM file recently using MBMview. I thought it was a jpeg file. Anyhow it struggled for ever to open it until I killed the app (Ctrl+Shft+Fn+K), then I got an out of memory error message. To resolve it I did a soft reset, no joy. I did a hard reset and tried to restore an earlier copy but now find that as Psiwin downloads the files the memory bar keeps moving along the screen until it is all used up and then breaks the link. Even if I skip restore and just try a rebuild I get the same problem. Does anyone have any idea on how to resolve this? (Putting aside the Psion repair option who have cornered the market on the 7 repairs and charge a straight #170 to fix it).
Thanks Andy
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 12:13:05 +0100
From: Kevin Thorne
Subject: New Communicator, Extended Printers, ABP on 9210
My thanks to everyone who has pointed out to me that a new 9200 Series Communicator may be announced next week. I think we can be fairly certain that it will support GPRS as Nokia are effectively upgrading their top of the range model. I really hope though that they have listened to users complaining about the lack of RAM and do something about this. To me, this is the biggest single fault on the existing model. To make matters worse it doesn't allocate memory as efficiently as a 5mx (which has twice as much to start with anyway), thus producing those continual "out of memory" messages. I believe the newer "9210i" model addresses this inefficient use to some degree but it still only has 8Mb of RAM to work with. I do hope the new one will have a base minimum of 16Mb (but preferably 32Mb) to allow the true multitasking ER6 O/S to shine as it could, if only it had sufficient RAM to work with. Here's wishing....
More good news for the Communicator user who wants to print to a file (that's me!) I found a ER6 site with something called "Extended Printers" which allows any application that can print an option to output to a file. Hurrah. It even lets you choose between a text file or a graphical file. Now I've got this, just give me more RAM and the Nokia can become a realistic alternative to my old faithful but now departed 5mx. At present, my 5mx would still be in front for functionality but its main disadvantage is it is no longer further developed, unlike the Nokia....so maybe the Nokia will overtake my old Psion given time? I must say the Nokia is growing on me and its keyboard reminds me of another old classic - the Psion Series 3!
Reply to Thomas F.VAN DER ZIJDEN:
<You mentioned that RMR Bank is quite slow on the 9210. Have you tried ABP (www.freepoc.de)? On the 5mx it is much faster than RMR Bank thanks to its simple graphical interface. I would like to hear your experiences with ABP on the 9210.>
Hi Thomas. I've just downloaded it onto my 9210 last night and gave it a quick try. It's certainly faster than RMR Bank and is surprisingly good, considering it is freeware. I'll try it out more extensively when I get the time and let you know how I get on with it. RMR Bank is more polished but I guess it is also fairly memory intensive and therefore suffers from the limitations of the 9210 which I outlined above.
Regards
Kevin Thorne
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 13:49:05 +0100
From: Philip.Adkins-Potter
Subject: Silk Screen Keys
Hi,
Toby Butler wanted to know how to redefine silk screen keys. I use Remapper (TUCOWS) but I got this from comp.sys.psion.apps some time ago.
"Here are some instructions for redefining the Silkscreen icons (the buttons at the bottom of the display) on a Psion Series 5."
"The operating system - or, more precisely, the shell which is responsible for starting the different applications - considers the silkscreen as a part of the extras bars. The positions are numbered, starting from 0 (the System icon), through 1 (Word icon) to 7 (the Sketch icon). Number 8 is the position above the word icon, number 15 the position above the Extras icon, and so on."
"The layout of the Extra bars is stored in the file "c:\system\apps\shell\shell.ini". This file also contains the definitions for the silkscreen icons, but while the layout of the rest of the extras bars can be changed in the control panel, the meaning of the silkscreen icons cannot be changed so easily. Here are instructions for doing it by
hand, using a hex editor such as FileDump."
"Let's assume you want to start the web browser whenever you press the Sheet icon on the silkscreen. First use the control panel to select a fixed position for the web browser on your Extras bar. Row one above the sheet icon would be a good choice."
"Now start Filedump on "c:\system\apps\shell\shell.ini", and look for the strings "Sheet" and "Web". In front of the string there is a single byte that indicates the length of the string. The four bytes in front of that are the unique id of the applications. In front of that, there are three zero bytes, and then there is a byte that contains the position of the application on the extras bar. In our case, you should see the byte 02 in front of Sheet (if you counted, it should be the ninth byte counting
backwards from the "S" of sheet), and 09 in front of Web. Simply exchange the values of these two bytes, i.e. put 09 in front of Sheet, and 02 in front of Web. Save the file back to its original location."
"Now you have to do a soft reboot to make the shell read the modified ini file. Be careful not to do anything that would make the shell rewrite the file before you reboot (i.e. do not change the extras bar or any system preferences)."
"Voila, press the Sheet icon. Your web browser should come up. You can check the extras bar to see that Sheet is now on the position where Web had been before - on row one above the Sheet icon. You can therefore start Sheet by holding Control when you press the Sheet icon."
"Nothing can really go wrong when you do this. If you really mess up the file, the system will simply discard it and overwrite it using the default settings."
I used this for a while on my 5mx (with appropriate changes) but I wanted to remap more and better besides. There are many utilities that will remap keys, Macro5 being just one, Remapper another, but they all do a lot more. If you only want to remap silk screen icons the way ExtraBars positions are defined this method should do the trick.
Good luck,
Phil.
"A zygote is a gamete's way of producing more gametes.
This may be the purpose of the universe."
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 13:52:58 +0100
From: Itamar Engelsman
Subject: Free ISPs?, 666, Protective Film,
Answer to: Lawrence Fast
Re. Free ISPs? - I think the problem would be that you would have to create the mailbox with a normal phone connection (the ISP makes it's money with a kick-back from the telephone Companies). I still think that for a few weeks of traveling a better option would be for example a Compuserve classic account fo something like 10 dollars with local access numbers all over Europe. With your travelmodem you'll save more money on the telephone bills than the 10 dollar you'll pay them. And you would have to open a mailbox in each country you'll visit to aviod international phone charges.
Answer to: Alberto
Re. Free ISP - Thanks, but we do have free ones in the UK as well.
Answer to: Jorge Ramos
Re. 666 - Ah, that's why I am this ignorant. Being Jewish we only study the Old Testament and not the New one.
Answer to: Gary Y Reyes
Re. Protective Film - A while back I once tried one on my 5MX as well but was not very satisfied. Than I thought no-one really ever complained about scratching the screen by normal use, and if I keep it reasonably clean the risk is really extremely small. Just out of interest, did anyone ever scratch a screen with normal use ?
Answer to : Sergio - Thanks for the info re. hotmail.
Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 15:07:05 +0100
From: "Hoffman, Susan"
Subject: Free ISPs in US
Itamar asked whether there were free ISPs in the US that can be used to collect e-mails on a Psion. Nope, not any more. Free ISPs have gone the way of most of the dot-bombs. And if there are any left, I would bet they are not EPOC-compatible. If there is a list of free European ISPs (as Lawrence Fast asked), could you respond on the list? Other inquiring minds want to know also.
Susan Katz Hoffman
Pepper Hamilton LLP--------------
3000 Two Logan Square
18th & Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: 215-981-4990
Fax: 215-981-4750
e-mail: hoffmans
web address: www.pepperlaw.com
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 16:43:00 +0100
From: Peter Rand
Subject: Convert EPOC Agenda to Palm OS
From: "Ian Dean"
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Agenda seems to present more of a problem. Synchronising doesn't seem to produce quite what I expected in MS Outlook...
I imagine the skilled EPOC users here may have already done this - any suggestions most welcome.
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I synch the Agenda file on my Series 7 with MS Outlook on my desktop. I can then hotsync my Palm with the desktop, and all the Agenda info is synched to the Palm. Works fine for me - what kind of problems have you been having?
Peter
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 17:26:28 +0100
From: "Edgar Brazda Ph.D."
Subject: Re: More things to do with a Psion
Kevin Thorne wrote:
>Yes, SIBO was my first experience of computing way back
>in 1991 with my first palmtop, a Series 3 "Classic".
And mine was a Sinclair ZX81 with 1 kB RAM ten more years back. Later I upgraded to a mighty Spectrum 48k (she came with the PSION Horace programs).
I installed an extra 32kB memory and a RCA video output.
The Speccy could (can, for she is in a box on the top-shelf of a cupboard) address only 64kB (16kB ROM + 48kB RAM), so I had to be installed a switch which could be accessed as an I/O port, and I had to write to the port to make a switch to the new memory or back to the original one.
Ah, and a reset button at the backside made sure I did not have to unplug her for a restart.
Edgar, Budapest
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 18:01:29 +0100
From: JShapiro53
Subject: From NetBook to...what?
I'm sure you've all heard these questions before, but I only look at the Digest when I have a problem, so I may have missed the answers, so here goes...
My netBook is over two years old now, and the IR has failed, the screen is a bit ragged, and the touch accuracy has become a bit 'iffy'. I've been very happy with it, although it never replaced my laptop (it never could do Powerpoint). In the relatively near future, I'll need to think about what to replace it with: another NetBook (are they still making them, and is it worth the expense?). A palm/handspring with an extended keyboard? A pocket PC? A baby laptop with full Windows?
In any of these cases, how well does data transfer? I have well over a thousand addresses, and 64Mb of 'Word' files on a compact flash, as well as a main memeory full. Will I have to convert each file to another format? Does Psion convert to Palm? How reliable is WinCE (or whatever the current equivalent is). What about battery life on any of these other machines?
Help!!!
Thanks
Jonathan
Jonathan Shapiro
Mobile: +44 (0)7770 380 800
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 18:24:57 +0100
From: "Edgar Brazda Ph.D."
Subject: re: Belkin IR / word template
Hi,
>I've just got a Belkin USB Infrared Adaptor
Mike, can you give me their www address?
>that would set up a paper in American Psychological Association style.
Jaan, What do you mean exactly APA "style"? A letterhead or styles or fonts?
Edgar, Budapest
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Date: 5 Nov 2002 19:26:58 +0100
From: Kate Head
Subject: re: ebook (.prc files)-Psion7
Hi there Jaan
>>I have switched from a psion revo (Diamond Mako) to a psion 7 what a >>difference.
Lovely, isn't it!
>>I am also interested in finding a program that will turn doc or text files into >>prc files to be used with mobipocket reader.
I think you might need to purchase ebook (for Psion/EPOC) from Tucows to convert files into .prc files (www.tucows.com, I think).
All the best,
Kate!!
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