- Re navigate

- plBeam problem

- Psion instant on/off

- RE: When did you start using your first Psion

- Re: Laptops

- Lurkers and early experiences

- Re: New T-Mobile Vario II

- where did you use your EPOC, The Digest V1 # 1015

Date: 10 Nov 2006 22:40:54 +0100
From: Jon Welford <address truncated>
Subject: Re navigate

Hi John,

Navigate the java version is still supported by Stephen Denham at Stephen Denham<address truncated> I got a registration from him in July.

Cheers Jon Welford

Date: 10 Nov 2006 22:44:58 +0100
From: Jean Guillonneau <address truncated>
Subject: plBeam problem

To David Steer

>Unfortunately Psion is not supported, please visit this site
https://www.drmcommonsolutions.com/Psion/Default.aspx

Thanks for the link.
By the way, with PlBeam I can beam files from/to 5mx and Nokia 6230i ; with CBeam only one way from Psion to Nokia but not the reverse.

Jean

Date: 11 Nov 2006 01:51:45 +0100
From: Cyril Catt <address truncated>
Subject: Psion instant on/off

Franco Cozzani wrote: “My Apple Macbook [...] wakes up instantenuosly from sleep mode, and all open apps are happily there, exactly where you left them. The machine comes on from sleep faster than my Psion 5 MX! The problem with my Mac is that, when in sleep mode, it happily sucks its battery, and there our paleolythic Psions are still grinning: you cannot leave an Apple laptop (unconnected from the mains) in sleep mode for days and still have three or four hours of use in your battery (this is what I get under normal usage). ...”

I also find that my Mac laptop, while providing my needs for word processor, spreadsheet, database and diary, will not fit in my pocket. So is not convenient to take with me on the offchance that I might need those facilities whilst away from home base.

If I know I am going to need those facilities, I am usually willing to lug it with me. But unlike my (now defunct!) 3a, I cannot take it away from a power socket and (with only a few spare AA cells) be certain that it will enable me to carry on working for a month or more.

And, most importantly, it will not easily exchange files for those basic apps with my P5 (which the 3a did with earlier versions of the Mac OS)

Cyril Catt

Date: 11 Nov 2006 05:23:32 +0100
From: Bob <address truncated>
Subject: RE: When did you start using your first Psion

I bought my first Psion in 1994 when I got back to the US from a trip to England visiting friends and family in Northamptonshire.  I was at Dixon's in Wellingborough and was looking for a small computer and at that time they were much cheaper.  I was looking for a small portable computer and I hadn't heard of Psion yet and was look more for a small laptop of some sort.  I bought a Samsung, what I thought was a full function computer but after I bought it and got back to the states and really tried to do stuff, it was really more of a word processor, Lotus--like---facility, email and that kind of stuff and that was about it.  It wasn't a bad machine but very slow too. While I was in Dixon's the assistant showed me a Psion Series 3a and it looked great.  But at the time being unfamiliar with Psions and all they could do, I said oh, that is very nice but I bought the Samsung anyway.  I never forgot that Psion.  As a matter of fact I think I might have seen one, not knowing what it was, on one of those shopping channels on the tele.  I remember something about a small computer and that it was very reasonable in price but never did hear the name, and when I saw one at Dixon's it kind of came back to me again.  I continued to think of them and one day I was at the Base Exchange at an air base where I live and there was a Series3 on clearance for sale.   I bought it right away and it was great.  That was my start with Psions and it went on from there.  I then bought a Series 3a, then a Series 5, a Series 5mx, a Series 7, and Netbook and an MC218.  I then got a Nokia N-Gage QD with a Symbian OS, then a 9290 and two 9300s.  So I have been using Psions and SymbianOS for a long time and I still think they were ahead of their time.  I still use my 7book for writing things, email, contacts and other things that it still does better than most.  My 7book and 9300s are my main portable machines.

Thanks,
Bobby

Date: 11 Nov 2006 09:49:57 +0100
From: Ian Chapple <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Laptops

Hi Franco,
thanks for your posting about the merits of Mac OSX.

One reason I went for a Windows laptop was the fact that my wife already has an iBook (G3 model). While I am generally quite impressed with Macs and Mac OSX, we have had one or two problems. The main one is badly designed websites which let you enter all of your details only to fail at the last step; even using all 3 of the Apple browsers (Safari, Internet Explorer and Firefox) sometimes does not work, meaning that you *have* to use a Windows machine to complete your transaction. I also wanted a laptop that would be compatible with my SE P910i (I know that this is possible with Mac OSX, but I didn't want to mess around too much), plus I am generally much more confident around Windows PCs than Macs (ie. I know where things are, I can write DOS/REXX programs to do what I want etc.). Also, the latest versions of Mac OSX seem to have a great deal of difficulty with external drives (ie. pendrives); when you try to eject it, the OS keeps telling you that it is busy. Although it works eventually, this is not very user-friendly. With Windows, you click the Remove Devices icon and that's it.

I suppose I am one of those who has a foot in both camps. It often makes me laugh when you see these heated "discussions" on forums about the relative merits of each OS. I don't see Microsoft as some sort of Satan (dubious business practices notwithstanding), and while I generally like the look and feel of Mac OSX and Macs in general, I'm not convinced that they are as superior to Windows PCs as the evangelists would have you believe. Apple are currently promoting the fact that there are 140,000 Windows viruses while there are none for Mac OSX; apart from the obvious problems with the security of Windows, IE etc. Windows has been a victim of its own success. If and/or when Apple gain a greater share of the market, they will inevitably become the target of the ******* (insert favourite word here) who write viruses. Time will tell whether the existence of BootCamp (which enables Intel Macs to run both Mac OSX and Windows XP) is enough to boost Apple's market share.

It will certainly be interesting to see what effect larger Flash memory "drives" have on PC design and usability. Perhaps one day we'll see a laptop with the power of a Windows/Mac PC but the speed and responsiveness of a Psion (Hmmm, netbook form factor, touch screen, 20GB Flash RAM for the OS and programs, 100GB hard drive for the data, music, photos etc., 8 hour battery life)....

Cheers, Ian.

Date: 11 Nov 2006 12:56:22 +0100
From: Daniel Meyer <address truncated>
Subject: Lurkers and early experiences

Hi,

I too am a long-time lurker who has remained subscribed for a few years despite not having a Psion or a Symbian device, because I always enjoyed the camaraderie and helpfulness of this group even when I had no use for it!

I now have a SE 990i and actually have had it since 9th August.

It has taken me a while to learn how to use it, configure etc, so that it suits me. It reminded me of my early days with a Psion as I think it is only just of merchantable quality now after its first firmware update. I believe there is another expected by the end of the month. It suits me very well and is great if you have an unlimited web-browsing deal from a Mobile operator. I have web'n'walk from T-Mobile and this has effectively turned my P990i into a blackberry without needing software or paying a blackberry subscription. It works well as a GPS with software and Bluetooth GPS device and I am very happy with it.

I got my first Psion in c1986. I was in the last year at my school that did not study or use computers. Later I would watch small children tapping things into Sinclair ZXs in shops and make them do something. I could achieve nothing.

I bought an LX(?)and learnt everything I could about it, including how to programme it, graduated all the way to 5mx and Netbook before defecting to a Sony TR laptop. I now have a TX3 laptop that rivals the netbook in starting from hibernation and the P990i.

Daniel
Twickenham UK

Date: 11 Nov 2006 17:19:12 +0100
From: Mike Dyer <address truncated>
Subject: Re: New T-Mobile Vario II

Date: 10 Nov 2006 17:13:52 +0100
From: M. Garrett <address truncated>
Subject: New T-Mobile Vario II

Hi Gang,

I've just ordered my first smartphone, the new T-Mobile Vario II - (a clone of HTC TyTN).

Would the Digest subscribers be interested in my experiences with it?

Anyway, let me know if anyone is interested and I'll make a start next week with some first impressions and why I chose this device.

Kind regards to all,
Malcolm (On a GNER train somewhere between Aberdeen and London)

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Hi Malcolm,

well I'd like to hear your impressions as it's on my list of 'possibles' as the Htc Tytn.

Thanks,
Mike Dyer

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Date: 12 Nov 2006 02:30:38 +0100
From: Vlad A <address truncated>
Subject: where did you use your EPOC, The Digest V1 # 1015

> M. Garrett wrote on 11.11.2006 0:14 Uhr:

> And where did you use your EPOC device ??
> www.toolpusher.co.uk/Rigpics/platforms-jackets.htm

... fantastic photos!
8-)

best,

vlad a