- Re: The Recent Digest

- Memory problems

- Psion bits on Ebay

- Memory

- Phone directories, crack at the top of keypad,

- Cingular & CSD, WIFI Hotspots, Memory problems,

Date: 26 Aug 2005 14:39:32 +0000
From: Keith Giles <address truncated>
Subject: Re: The Recent Digest

Joe Fell wrote:

> What really is impressive is the tightness of the the newsletter.

You can say that again! I'm on several bicycle e-lists. I had to hit the scroll bar 28 times once to get through all of 1 guy's replies to replies to replies to...... I'll never understand why people can't see the lousy results they have produced and correct them in future postings. But it goes on and on and on and..... Trying to get them to correct their ways is like p*ssing in the ocean and expecting to see high tide.

Digest Administrators - you do *GOOD* work!!!!!!!

Happy Cycling,
Keith
Sunnyvale, CA
http://ohsix827.home.comcast.net

Thought For The Day: Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis.

Date: 26 Aug 2005 17:47:45 +0000
From: Kevin Thorne <address truncated>
Subject: Memory problems

David Steer wrote:
Subject: Memory problems

<I recently started experiencing error messages for "No Memory" and "Not Enough System Memory" on my netBook.  There was 24MB of C drive free so there seemed to be no reason for this.  I had about 13 or 14 programs/files open.  This was the first time I have seen these messages.  I tried defragging the system and just re-starting the "System" process but with only limited success.  Finally I did a Soft Reset and reclaimed about 6MB of memory!  Since then the problems does not returned.  Has any body else had this issue?  Any ideas as to the cause?  >

I had this once a long time ago.  I was running about 14 programs on my S7 (fitted with extra memory 16MB module) and at the time had around 18MB of free RAM.  It was so long ago I just can't remember which program was causing the problem but I do remember it was a 3rd party program and it was known to be very leaky memory-wise (it wasn't Opera by the way!)  I too did a soft reset and the problem disappeared and I also gained a couple of MB at the same time.  So, no idea what it actually was but I never experienced the problem on my S7 again.  However, I did recently on my 9500 Communicator....12 open programs with around 19MB of free RAM and the unlucky 13th program I ran (another 3rd party program) just leaked memory like a sieve.  Before I knew it I had less than 8MB free and a very slow running Communicator (until I reset it).  So, at a guess, I'd say it's a leaky program!

Regards
Kevin Thorne

Date: 27 Aug 2005 08:09:21 +0000
From: Bramley, Charlie <address truncated>
Subject: Psion bits on Ebay

Not sure if anyone is interested but I've place some Psion items on ebay:

Psion 3c 2MB (Broken Hinge) + 2 x SSD (512k/128k RAM) + Printer Link
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5802664374&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:UK:1

Psion 56k IR Modem (New in BOX)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5802675127&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:UK:1

Thanks

Charlie
Leeds - UK

Date: 27 Aug 2005 11:20:02 +0000
From: Phil Aypee <address truncated>
Subject: Memory

Hi Folks,

David, this is a common problem on all platforms, not just EPOC. It is more noticeable on EPOC as the machines are rarely fully switched off. Few OSs reliably release all the memory processes use back to the system. I don’t know why but I assume it’s more difficult with systems that dynamically allocate memory since small areas may be missed.

The answer is either to fully reset the machine regularly (which you’ve done this time) or to find an appropriate utility. I use EPOC Task Manager (Robin Hood) on this 5mx and PsiLoc on the other. Both reclaim memory not properly released to the system. I assume they sweep the system looking for chunks of memory that are not allocated to any process and move them into the main free area, effectively defragmenting the RAM as one night defragment a disk.

But there are other programs and macros that apparently do the same.

Does that help?

Happy days,
Phil.

“Live long and prosper.”

http://www.philaypee.co.uk/index.html

Date: 28 Aug 2005 07:47:17 +0000
From: Itamar Engelsman <address truncated>
Subject: Phone directories, crack at the top of keypad,

Answer to: Alan Rabbitte

Re.: Phone directories - Your solution is good for contact data but any other data files you can of course transfer also to a number of DATA programs that are available for this platform. I use Handy Databank which works very well and much like the Psion Data program.
Re. crack at the top of keypad - Is this only the P910 or also the P910i ? On my thumbboard the "c" is at the bottom and no arrows near it. I can't see any cracks either.

Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK

Date: 28 Aug 2005 07:47:23 +0000
From: Itamar Engelsman <address truncated>
Subject: Cingular & CSD, WIFI Hotspots, Memory problems,

Answer to: Bob

Re.: Cingular & CSD - Thanks, I thought you were talking about some software for the Psion ... <G>.

Answer to: Jon Welford

Re.: WIFI Hotspots - I am staying in the Holiday Inn in Amsterdam. I entered my Wifi card and got a Wifi hotspot srevice within a few seconds. Great, so I thought. I moved to their home page and had to buy using time. Ok, so I thought, and continued to the paying service. At that point it told me I need a certain type of flash or other type of service that of course the Psion doesn't have and it did not give an option without that. So I was stuck again. In principle it does work but I suppose it will be less and less useful for us Psion users due to the oldfashioned internet connection we have.

Answer to: David Steer

Re.: Memory problems - I seem to remember that with Psions it is not only the free space on the internal disk but that there is also a maximum to the internal memory, but could be wrong. Anyhow, periodically you indeed have to defrag the system and reclaim memory in order to keep it running clean.

Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK