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Epoc Digest Wed, 26 Mar 2003 Volume 01 : Number 212
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In today's Epoc Digest 24 messages:
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- re: repair of MC218
- Re: future of MBMView
- Re: Spontaneous backlight
- Re: MBMView
- Digest Subjects
- Opera
- re: Mobipocket
- MBMView
- Re: BCC
- Re: MBMView Rolf # 211
- MBMView - a misunderstanding?
- Re: netbook and WiFi
- Color Magic; E Drive
- Nokia cardphone / Opera Printing / Moral high ground
- Rolf Brunsting re MBMView, my 2c
- Re: Nokia cardphone
- Re: The Screencable Problem
- Re: Malaybook
- Re: Intelligent life forms
- Re: The visual differences between an S7 and a Netbook
- Re: Storage capacities on CF cards
- Crashing MX5
- Customs Charges / EPOCSync
- 5MX-screen backlight, MBMView,
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 07:00:00 +0000
From: info
(Christoph Pulster)
Subject: re: repair of MC218
The repair service for the Ericsson MC218 (= 100% OEM of Psion 5mx) is done by SonyEricsson, no problem at all.
Here in Germany http://www.becker-partner.de does the job for SE. Any repair/warranty/service worked fine for me (and I did use it a
couple of times).
May I add that I still retail Psions and the MC218 (www.pulster.de, new German units 319 EUR, new english and french ones 299 EUR). Thanks.
Potter for president,
Chris
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 07:42:49 +0000
From: michael robins
Subject: Re: future of MBMView
Just read Rolf B latest post (digest 211) re MBMview. I would say is that I don't think these comments of Rolf are fair, and whilst I personally applaud both Rolf B's and the other peoples efforts to find a way forward with MBMview, I am sure it will not be helpful to anyone to have criticism or counter criticism going across the digest. We have a saying in the UK which immediately sprang to mind 'get off your high horse' . Rolf has stated his position I may disagree with it but I will refrain from any further comment.
Best wishes to all who read & contribute to the digest - if we were all the same the world would be a terribly boring place ; - )
MikeR
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 08:23:12 +0000
From: Julie Wills
Subject: Re: Spontaneous backlight
Another possible cause for a spontaneous backlight is PsiLoc, if you have it installed. This can be set to switch the light on when mains power is connected, and possibly there are time-related options too. (Difficult for me to tell, as it doesn't run on the emulator.)
Julie
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 11:25:30 +0000
From: Andrew Gregory
Subject: Re: MBMView
Firstly, I would like to say that I support the contacting of Lieuwe de Vries family. MBMView is obviously a very popular and well-regarded program and it would be disappointing to see it vanish.
It goes without saying that the distribution of registration keys or 'warez' is illegal, and anyone found doing that should be at least blacklisted from the forum. And maybe subscribed to spam lists (only half joking).
I think the 'kind and generous offer' comments were the response to the reg key distributor offering to pay multiple times for MBMView registrations. I'll assume he directly emailed registration keys to people and hence has records for the number of times he's done that and to whom they were sent. He effectively offered to pay for other people's registrations should MBMView become available again. Assuming the offer genuine, that is indeed 'kind and generous'. The problem is that he should never have given away
his key in the first place.
It is, however, a sad fact of life that 'warez' and distribution of serial numbers happen on other platforms and it should be no surprise to see it happen on the EPOC platform. While disappointing, I consider the fact that MBMView registration keys are publicly available to have little bearing on the negotiations with LdV's family. I would hope the honest members of the EPOC community far outnumber the dishonest.
While I'm on the subject of MBMView, I've just recently acquired a netBook. The colour screen has opened up new uses, including the viewing of photos from my digicam that I wouldn't have bothered with on my MC218. Hence a desire to register MBMView :-)
As a programmer (having written a fair number of OPL applications for EPOC and the earlier SIBO platform, plus an OPX) I should also express my interest in the publication of the API to MBMView.OPX. This may or may not be relevant to the discussions with LdV's family. I do know it has been
made available in the past, as evidenced by RMRArt. I know of one or two other (third party) applications that could use the GIF/JPEG loading functionality of MBMView. I've been considering porting my GIF decoder into an OPX, but MBMView would save some work :-)
If no one else has offered, I can offer my website as a distribution point for MBMView. However, I would be relunctant to take on the responsibility
of managing registration payments (should that be necessary). All the software I've written so far has been freeware. My position is not cast in stone, though. I might be able to maintain it too (both the OPL app part
and C++ OPX part).
Regards,
--
Andrew Gregory,
<URL:http://www.scsoftware.com.au/family/andrew/>
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 11:33:50 +0000
From: "TonyL"
Subject: Digest Subjects
From: Itamar Engelsman ...
<<<[PS. Although the current situation is not an EPOC matter, I thought that we can be lenient and allow subscribers to voice their opinions to their EPOC friends. Let us know if you don't agree]>>>
I agree with Mark and Kevin, I feel strongly that this forum is not the place to discuss the invasion of Iraq.
All the best
TonyL
Swindon. UK
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 12:07:05 +0000
From: "Steve Hodgson"
Subject: Opera
> An Opera forum, news://news.opera.no/opera.general, will give you an
> idea of various problems users have. I must say it's a bit technical
> for me, and don't know half of what those folks are complaining
> about.
They seem to get very hot under the collar about the organisation of
the Opera Hotlist (aka bookmarks) as it changes with each new release.
More seriously, the browser is fast but whether it is faster then
others is debatable. For me, tabbed browsing is one of the main
selling points of Opera but there are many others. In the past Opera
has been free from security vulnerabilities but version 7 has had a few
problems. Unlike other browsers though these are patched very quickly.
The downside is there are some sites that just will not work with
Opera, such as (possibly) on-line banking and some sites that just do
not believe they should have to grant access to anyone who is not using
IE or Netscape.
Cheers,
Steve Hodgson
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 12:07:42 +0000
From: "Steve Hodgson"
Subject: re: Mobipocket
> How does Mobipocket compare to TomeRaider in price, usability,
> compactness of files and available selection of files?
One of the main drawbacks of Mobipocket from my point of view is all
the damned hidden files it leaves behind. I prefer to be the only one
able to clutter my machine with dross of my own choosing.
Having said that the interface is good and somehow seems to have
clearer fonts than other applications. I do belive that there is a
natural split between reference material and etexts. TomeRaider does
reference material brilliantly but proper books never seem to work as
well. E-book readers always seem to be poor choice for reference
material.
Having said that I've never tried Mobipocket with reference material so
it could prove me wrong.
Cheers,
Steve
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 13:11:44 +0000
From: "Steve Hodgson"
Subject: MBMView
Way back in December 2002 (V1 # 119) I planned to have my final words
on this subject:
> My final word on this subject I think. It would be wrong (morally
> and legally) to crack shareware
> simply because a developer has abandoned a product. No amount of
> debate here will make it right.
At that time the whole debate was rather more hypothetical and didn't
focus on any one particular application as there is (sadly) a need to
do so now.
At that time I stopped contributing to the debate as there seemed to be
two strands that were at no risk or reaching a consensus. My view at
that time was that shareware cracking (also read code sharing) is
fundamentally wrong. You can argue forever the morality but the legal
situation is much clearer. The rights to any income from registration
of MBMView belong to the relatives of the author, sharing codes (or
colluding in sharing codes by pointing out the information is already
on the Web) is potentially an act of theft.
The psion community has always had an impeccable track record when it
comes to illegal shareware - many of us will have seen warez postings
on comp.sys.psion.* and seen just how quickly they are shot down in
flames. I therefore feel fairly confident is saying that few of us
would willingly reduce a possible source of income from an estate where
the family may not yet have worked out the possible value of an asset.
"This program is shareware and should be registered by making
payment for continued use to the author"
The quotation above is taken directly from the MBMView help file and
seems to me completely clear.
We need to get this entirely clear. There are only a number of options
available to us in a situation like this.
1. Approach the family to see if they are willing to continue support
for the application in some form. Rolf has kindly offered to carry out
this task but feels that it is being undermined by other activities. I
would personally hope that Rolf (and Martin) can continue with this
approach on the assumption that we are only dealing with a small number
of cases.
2. Find an alternative application. I know there are probably none
with the same capabilities.
3. Create a new application to perform the same function. I
appreciate that is never going to be easy but it is a model that has
been used (particularly in the Open Source world) to take over
development of application that would otherwise not be developed
further.
Learn to live without it.
It's perhaps not an attractive list but IT IS LEGAL
Finally after a little bit of googling myself some material on
shareware copyright. Its from http://io.spaceports.com/~wysardry/web/
rights.htm.
"Shareware and freeware programs are still protected by copyright. The
only difference is that the author has given permission for restricted
rights of copying and distribution.
In other words, he or she still retains ownership, and can revoke those
rights as they see fit.
Where copyright law is concerned, software is treated in the same way
as literary works. You cannot distribute copies of works by others
without permission, whether those works are still "in print" or not.
Software written for the first microcomputers will not automatically
enter the public domain until sometime after 2040!"
"For software to be classed as "abandonware" (which seems not to have a
legal definition), the copyright holder would have to give some sort of
notice of abandonment or relinquishment of rights.
When a software company ceases trading, copyright would pass on to
someone else, possibly the author or a parent company. It would
however pass on to someone.
The usual excuse for illegal distribution is along the lines of "They
aren't selling it anymore, so we're giving it away so people can still
get it."
Whether software is still being sold, or not, is beside the point. It
is the copyright holder's right to do whatever they choose with the
software, even if they decide not to distribute it at all."
Cheers,
Steve Hodgson
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 14:31:43 +0000
From: Mark DEPPE
Subject: Re: BCC
<<<From: Itamar Engelsman .....The BCC function does work but with very few ISP's. ...I use Compuserve which works and the others use other ISP's...... In which country are you ?>>>
Thanks Itamar. I am in the UK currently using Clara. Can others tell me what ISP they use which work with the BCC function of the psion email app, prefferably free isp - is there a compuserve free dial up, as in I pay for the phone call but do not have to pay a monthly fee, as it is a rare feature I use BCC.
Kind regards
Mark
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 14:41:20 +0000
From: Mark DEPPE
Subject: Re: MBMView Rolf # 211
<<<From: Rolf Brunsting>>>
<<<Recent postings on the Digest have made me think about the current situation and my role as intermediary.>>> If you refer to my posting please contact me off digest via email and I will happily give you my Phone number and we can talk about this as I feel maybe communication has gone astray here.
<<<What has become clear in recent postings...But what really struck me was the message by another Digest subscriber who thanked the distributor of registration details for his generous and kind offer.>>> I feel maybe it is not clear, though I thought I was. I was thanking him for his generous and kind offer to pay for the 3 reg codes he gave out to digest readers NOT for the giving out of the reg codes.
<<<The same person who'd previously asked for somebody to act as an intermediary in order to get guidance from Lieuwe's family and get the matter resolved. The same person who thought it excellent that I'd volunteered to be that intermediary.>>> And I still hold to this for all the reasons I mentioned before, about developing the program, tech support and honouring copyright and rights of the family, and showing that the psion community is a responsible one, with integrity, and goodwill.
<<<It's this 'thank you for you kind and generous offer' that has made me think.>>> The offer of paying for the reg codes he gave out. A spontaneous offer, beyond what many would do which would be to ask those he gave the reg codes to, to pay at the most. It shows a high degree of personal responsibility and integrity I feel. I am sorry if you feel otherwise, understand I am not condoning the original action of giving out the reg code. (also note to previous posting I am not condemning the action either, and that for me it is matter for the individual the philosophical argument of right and wrong around "intention" being the key with regards to personal integrity and inner peace, I stress I was not debating the legality of it but the moral and ethical aspects)
<<<I've wondered how it is possible for somebody to applaud the attempt to get MBMView back into distribution by legal means while, at the same time, applauding the illegal distribution of registration details.>>> I hope I have clarified in the above that at no time have I applauded the illegal distribution of registration details, i applauded the offer to pay for codes he distributed - Have I made myself clear here or do I need to say it again :-) I suspect that in your enthusiasm and passion for your argument you may have misread my reply, I know this happens to me when I sometimes see what I want to see rather than what is. Please if you have any questions on my stance contact me off digest.
<<<Well ... it beats me.>>> Please don't give up. I reiterate my support for you and belief that it is a valid and worthwhile effort.
<<<What's more, that there's somebody who appears to work on a 'my hands are clean' basis - somebody else has to be the intermediary - another person has to supply the registration details.>>> Not sure I followed this bit. It seemed a bit unclear. I get the impression though you are suggesting "no Blood on my hands" fable where I organise and support the killing of MBMview but did not pull the trigger. I for the record do not have MBMview reg codes and only have registered programs on my Psion or freeware and as developer will tell you have offered to pay for some freeware apps I value so much, for the record none of them would accept payment - I actually didn't understand the bit about them being googled and others, I assumed he meant I could key it into the google search engine and find these reg codes, I did look on google after hearing they were there to see who and how, but could not find them, probably my search mode, I am no expert, but if I could not find them i imagine that it is a site known to people deliberately looking for the codes with intention to defraud the authors, and that those psion users who are happy to pay as they value the program will still legally register when / if they can, as was supported by NicB generous and kind offer to do so!
<<<I'll spare Digest subscribers the words with with I'd describe such an attitude>>>
Thanks. I do my best to do the same as once those words are out they are so hard to take back and I have caused suffering through my hasty replies, I have regretted. Your feelings are clearly expressed Rolf and I reiterate my assertion that a person can not be judged by an action; though the action can be judged at least in a limited fashion of the law, if not ethically though it could be judged by a moral standard, this would still not warrant a judgement on the person, who it is clear in many other instances of life behaves in what would be deemed a loving and kind way.
<<<I trust this makes it clear why I feel there's no longer any basis for being an intermediary between those on the Digest interested in the future of MBMView and Lieuwe's family.>>>
I hope you will change your mind.
<<<It appears that we're well and truly beyond talk.>>> I hope not. I believe where there is a Will there is a way. When we give up, the battle is definitly lost and there is no hope. There is always a way I feel, it does take vision, and a willingness to stay open to new ways. If I can help you in this I will. War happens when one side wants anything else other than peace. I am commited to peace and finding a way.
<<<Or is it the person who describes software piracy as a kind and generous offer.>>> Who said that ;-)
<<<And what's there to discuss when there are people on the Digest who have already decided that MBMView is going to be distributed, whether by fair means or by foul.>>> I have not heard of anyone who has foul intention of distribution, just a few people willing to "help out" a fellow till another means is found and when that other means is found them being prepared to honour it. (I understand and appreciate that for you this "helping out" is not honourable as it breaks the legal law and is thus not acceptable and threatens to erode authors rights please lets not go that route again here though it has been made very clear)
I am sorry to read your posting Rolf, and am unsure if you misunderstood my posting about appreciation of the generous offer of NicB to pay for the registration of the 3 codes he gave out to digest members confirming what I spoke of about psion users not wishing to defraud or harm the psion community and being generous honest people of integrity - I am not here commenting on whether the initial action is legal and "right", but on the integrity with which it was done regardless of how misplaced you or others may feel the "kind" action of giving out the reg code was. Or maybe you DID understand my posting but strongly disagree with the sentiment expressed, which you are perfectly entitled to, and I am sincerely sorry if this is the case and you have withdrawn your efforts to re-establish MBMveiw legitimately on the basis of this, as I feel it would be a good service for reasons previously mentioned. I am saddened that you are not inspired by NicB generosity to pay for the 3 reg codes he gave out, as it confirmed my speculation to you that those psion user who have obtained the reg codes through non legitimate means through an inability to would be happy to pay retrospectively. I feel if we have got confused in our communication it would be more appropriate to continue this off digest, please feel able to email me directly. As an after thought, maybe your comments were not directed at me, but I am pretty certain they were as they sounded like my posts you were quoting, please feel able to use my name and direct your thoughts directly to me to avoid any confusion. I am not embarrassed or offended by the use of my name though I admit to struggling as we all do when we are misquoted or misunderstood and conversation is continued as if the comments are true. If you are unsure of my meaning especially if you feel a posting is incongrous with previous postings please feel able to contact me first directly to confirm as this might avoid waste of digest space in attempts to clear up things.
Kind regards
Mark Deppe
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 15:59:10 +0000
From: "Arne Christensen"
Subject: MBMView - a misunderstanding?
Hi,
This is my first post to the Digest; so far I've just been listening, getting some good advice and opinions on all things EPOC.
I'd like it to stay that way. That's why I step into one discussion that I had not though I would, as I'm not an MBMView user. I hope I can shine some light on an issue by outlining the recent thread of discussion.
I read in Digest #206 that one "nic b" regrets an earlier act of his, admitted by the words "i gave out my mbm view reg code in good faith to 3 others on this digest". Now, he writes "should it be the wishes of lieuwe's family for mbm view to be resurrected as shareware, i will personally donate the costs of the registration for those 3 people". So he wants to do right what he previously did wrong. Commendable.
This intention is lauded by Mark Deppe in Digest #208, writing "PS Thanks NicB for confirming my suspicions that we Psioners are a decent bunch of people. A very generous and kind offer you made with regards to the MBMView issue."
Now, this may be understood in two ways. As I read it, the "offer" refers to the immediately preceding remark from "nic b", which is about compensating Lieuwe de Vries' family for the potential loss of three registrations. This understanding is supported by the use of the word "decent". On the other hand, in Digest #211, Rolf Brunsting reads the "offer" as the publication of registration codes, which I'd say is the exact opposite. Based on this understanding, Rolf Brunsting understandably feels his work on the subject undermined.
Risking the wrath of both of these gentlemen for interfering, I would propose they work out the matter between them and continue the work on making MBMView accessible once again, in a lawful way.
With my best intentions,
Arne Christensen
(Denmark, if it matters)
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 16:17:03 +0000
From: "Marcus von Cube"
Subject: Re: netbook and WiFi
Hi digestees!
This is a reply to a message Ian Capple sent me with PM. I think it's interesting enough to be published in the digest.
Marcus
Ian,
>1. Your WiFi card (Agere Orinoco WaveLan Gold), is this the same as the
>Avaya PC-Card Gold?
Don't know, Agere has taken over Lucent. The card was formerly known as the Lucent Orinoco WaveLan. The Gold variant supports 128 bit WEP. I entered a hex string for the key on all devices. (I don't know whether the "passphrase" mechanism is portable between brands.)
>2. I've already set up a WiFi network using a Draytek router connected to
>a PC and an iBook (just to make things difficult!); when I get ADSL, how
>easy is it to get the netbook to connect to the Internet via the router
>and an "always on" connection?
You have to set it up properly. You can either assign a fixed IP address or let the router send it to the netBook. Next thing to do is assign the correct default router (if not assigned automatically by DHCP), it should point to your Draytek router. Last info required are the name server
addresses from your ISP.
>I'm a bit bothered that the netbook might
>try to connect directly to the ISP, when in fact the connection is already
>present.
As usual, you are prompted for the internet connection. The list contains both the modem and the Ethernet connections you set up. Select your WiFi setup.
>3. Is it possible to select that WiFi channel to be used by the netbook,
>or does it find the appropriate channel, as I've had to set up the router
>to use channel 5 due to the concrete floors in our house?
I couldn't find an option to force a specific channel. The driver hopefully detects one.
Marcus
http://www.mvcsys.de
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 16:22:16 +0000
From: Kevin Collins
Subject: Color Magic; E Drive
Hi folks...
Re Color Magic
Itamar, thanks for mentioning this app. Having looked at greenish screens for so many years, I was thrilled with the brightness of my recently acquired S7, but Color Magic IMHO is the icing on the cake! Well worth buying. Only
trouble is, I can't seem to settle on a combination, and am wasting too much time playing with it :-)
Re E Drive
I suppose I should make use of this... can someone please say what equipment I need just to install an ordinary CF disk into E, if that is possible? Many thanks.
Regards,
Kevin [Cork, Ireland]
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 17:05:08 +0000
From: Darryl Kempster
Subject: Nokia cardphone / Opera Printing / Moral high ground
Thanks to Mike and Trygve for their suggestions re getting my Nokia cardphone to work. Had already tried changing "Mobile" setting to "Fixed Line" but that just gave "No carrier". Had also unlocked the SIM.
But think Trygve hit the nail on the head :
"The 'CMS ERROR: 310' is listed as 'SIM not inserted' in another Nokia manual."
This suggests to me the cardphone is locked to another network and thus will not recognise my SIM card. Nice one Trygve! Suspected as much but always good to know reason WHY something's not working. At least it seems to be operational. Will attempt to get it unlocked on return to UK and let you know how I get on.
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Just downloaded a printable order form using Opera but can't print it out! Paper just comes out of the printer blank with "hh" in top left hand corner. Nothing in opera help. Any ideas? Or is this a known bug of Opera? (netBook OS158) (Opera 5.14 (36))
Dropped my netBook in Belgrade and wiped C so no longer have Web as alternative.
Darryl
In Lyon with Soulfly
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PS Read Rolf's comments on MBMview in same digest. Don't want this to take over the digest like previous discourses on the legal justification for screen cable failures but felt compelled to comment.
Sorry to hear you feel that way Rolf but please don't ram it down everyone's throat. At end of the day only people with right to feel aggrieved are Lieuwe's family. Can you honestly say you are speaking on their behalf?
It would seem you are more pissed off that everyone is not defering to how YOU want to handle things.You obviously have your own set of rigid guidelines to apply to just about everything. Fine. But who appointed you judge and jury? Fair enough you don't agree with what nicB did re mbmview. He gave a copy of something which he'd legitimately bought to 3 individuals with no thought for personal gain but only to help out fellow enthusiasts. AND he encouraged donations to charity at the same time. AND told everyone he'd done it. So the way I look at it he's the only one who's lost out cos he's paid for it then given it away. Not exactly what I'd call criminal.
This digest is and should be a forum where fellow enthusiasts come together to HELP each other with their knowledge and experience, and your recent comments have not been in that vein. If you don't agree don't partake but don't start insulting fellow digestees. An "I'm not going to help because that would be breaking the law" stance may make you feel good but it's b**gger all use to anyone else. Law, like everything else man-made, is fallible and takes intelligence to apply. If you can't see that that nicB acted in good faith then I pity you. Compassion seems to be in short supply in the world at the moment and your attitude is symptomatic of a greater imbalance.
Please continue to contribute positively to the Digest but spare us the sermons.
Peace
D
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 20:31:55 +0000
From: vlad arghir
Subject: Rolf Brunsting re MBMView, my 2c
It was unfortunate to put Rolf in this awkward position.
As to the scope of this list: would you smoke in baby's room? would you put your feet up in a public office? etc.
best,
vlad a
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 21:29:09 +0000
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: Nokia cardphone
Dear Darryl,
<< In my quest for a fax modem for my netBook I have just acquired a secondhand Nokia Cardphone Type RPM-1Q >>
This is the first Card Phone Nokia supplied.
<< At the moment I am getting "No response from modem" but this might be a case of the cardphone being locked to another network >>
I don't think so as this error message is triggered when one of the scripted tests the Psion performs before going on-line.
<< 18.16:23:062500 Tx:AT+CPMS=?
18.16:23:078125 Rx:
18.16:23:078125 Rx: +CPMS: ("ME","SM"),("ME","SM"),("SM") OK
18.16:23:078125 Tx:AT+CPMS?
18.16:23:093750 Rx:
18.16:23:093750 Rx: +CMS ERROR: 310 >>
The AT+CPMS command has to do with the preferred SMS storage area - internal memory or the SIM card. It appears that the Card Phone understands the AT+CPMS=? enquiry but not the AT+CPMS? enquiry. As these enquiries are made when you have the modem type set to Mobile in your modem definition the solution is to set the modem type to Fixed Line. This has the effect that the GSM ETSI 07.05 and ETSI 07.07 commands in the test script are bypassed.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 21:29:19 +0000
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: The Screencable Problem
Dear Korbinian,
<< Great! Therefore the cables without such holes "could be" after all a solution and not only an alternative!? >>
I think it's best to consider manufacturing and repair as separate activities. After all, you don't design your product in such a way that there are as many leaving the repair shop each day as there are leaving the factory. The number of repairs is much smaller and you don't have the time and throughput constraints you have in manufacturing. A service engineer is thus allowed to solder a flexible cable by hand while the same job is performed by an automated soldering machine on the production line. I think that the hole in the screen cable has something to do with the use of automated machinery. That the cable can be picked up, positioned and soldered without human intervention. Something that's more difficult to do without the hole, results in less reliable connections, etc.
<< For some reason the screen was glued up with the touchscreen .. >>
Another example of the decisions you have to make during the design process - how are you going to fix the touchscreen layer to the LCD panel. When all indicators are that the touchscreen layer is equivalent to the brake pads of a car you're going to turn it into an easily replaceable item. When you know that it's rare for the touchscreen layer to fail you go for something cheaper and simpler - glue. You can save such a large amount of money that it allows you charge below cost price for the few repairs/replacements that will come in.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 21:29:21 +0000
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: Malaybook
Dear Jon,
<< Can anyone tell me if I can use the 16Mb Dimm from my S7 in the Netbook? >>
I'm afraid not. I understand Psion has given the Series 7 and netBook fixed memory configurations of 16, 32 and 64 MByte. Adding a 16 MByte Series 7 DIMM to a 32 MByte netBook gives you 48 MByte, which isn't supported in firmware.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 21:29:23 +0000
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: Intelligent life forms
Dear Itamar,
<< Together with intelligent life comes the free will to choose between good and bad and sofar we have made quite a mess of that choice >>
Intelligence isn't limited to human beings. A very large number of animals, mainly mamals, are also intelligent. What distinguishes us is that we're self-aware. But that's a trait we can't claim as our own because Chimpanzees, Gorrillas and Bonobos have demonstrated to be self-aware as well. Observation has also shown that Chimpanzee tribes develop their own culture, including distinctive rules on what's right and wrong.
<< But with intelligence also comes the will to rule over other people, to be better and more powerful, resulting in wars, terrorism, cruelty, etc. >>
Look at groups of animals and you find that many of them have a top male and/or top female who's position is the result of a successful competition with fellow (fe)males. Animals also have the trait of fighting for, and securing, their own territory. It's therefore not strange that we still show similar traits because of our evolutionary decent. However, I don't think you'll agree to this as your following Judaic teachings which don't leave any room for Darwin's evolution by natural selection.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 21:29:24 +0000
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: The visual differences between an S7 and a Netbook
Dear Antony,
<< Is there something specific to look for that will be a tell-tale sign that it is actually a Netbook and not an S7? >>
A Series 7 has a blue leather cover and a netBook a black leather cover. I have to add that it's possible to equip a Series 7 with a netBook processor card, turning it into a half-way model as you get some netBook features while keeping a number of Series 7 features.
<< Psion made their biggest mistake ever by abandoning the PDA market, when they could dominate it by simply making colour screen versions of their existing models (Revo, 5mx) >>
How do you explain then that the market has gone from a range of miniature laptop style handheld computers by several manufacturers to all but a single model? The only new model I've heard of in recent times is the Sharp C700.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 21:29:26 +0000
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: Storage capacities on CF cards
Dear Stephane,
<< are they not any access time limits to the fact of filling yr CF card up to the brim ? (like on a PC hard disk, where you have to keep at least 10% or more free space for the operating system to execute itself, plus the fact that the OS will spend more time looking for data ? >>
Having to keep some free space in reserve depends on whether you've instructed applications to store temporary files on CF disk. In case you store e-mails on CF disk as well, you'll need some space for downloading new messages (with attachments). The rest depends on your data structure - storing a lot of files in a single directory tends to slow things down. Ditto for keeping the System directory in view.
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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 21:38:42 +0000
From: "Benno Zuure"
Subject: Crashing MX5
My Psion Series 5MX crashed three times in 10 days. As a matter of fact I was not able to get the system under control from the keyboard and reset button. I had to remove all batteries for order a hard reset (and data loss)
I switched to my backup system and am running all apps I used to.
The supposedly erroneous system is now idle but doing fine for more than 9 days now.
Any suggestion for a application to test the Psion or should I send it to the repair centre? (The system is still under waranty)
Best regards,
Benno Zuure
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 23:07:00 +0000
From: AndyH
Subject: Customs Charges / EPOCSync
Hi All
A couple of quick questions.
Can someone tell me how much duty has been paid by those in the UK that have imported one of the MalayBooks? Especially anyone that ordered a Cisco Aironet card at the same time.
Has anyone got that wonderful bit of Freeware EPOCSync working to an FTP server over WiFi?
Thanks
Andy Hayes
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Date: 25 Mar 2003 23:27:15 +0000
From: Itamar Engelsman
Subject: 5MX-screen backlight, MBMView,
Answer to: MartinYirrell
Re.: 5MX-screen backlight - In MACRO5 look at Tools -> Preferences and make sure the option to automatically switch on the backlight at night is not activated.
Answer to: Rolf Brunsting
Re. MBMView - I basically kept out of this discussion. Just wanted to say that I suppose that an approach to the family would really be on behalf of the wider EPOC users. If only for the few digest subscribers that showed interest surely it would not be worthwhile for anyone to pick up this program and sell it ? And in the wider world you will find that most programs have been sold as well as used by "pirates" with unofficial codes. Don't leave it just because one or two people don't behave properly.
Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK
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