========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 05:01:17 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , fjkaufman@WORLDNET.ATT.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "F. Kaufman" Subject: Fluff Re: HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Btw, it's interesting that Digitial Research didn't sue that > little startup company from Seattle who took their intellectual Well, they finally got even today and shook us up good in Seattle! 6.8 earthquake that just kept on rolling................ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 22:59:01 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Keefe Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Keefe Subject: Re: Palmtop Paper MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ken London asked >>Is the e-mail palmtop paper still being published? I signed up for it twice now and am still receiving nothing. I've noticed back issues on your website but have received nothing to date.<< The Palmtop email newsletter is in 'suspended animation mode' for now. I've finally run out of things to say about the Palmtop. I don't like to send email to people just to be sending email. I get email like this almost daily and do my best to 'filter' it out. I also am somewhat 'thin-skinned' and don't like dealing with 'flames' that come back, with each issue of the newsletter, from dissatisfied recipients. On the other hand, if the recent thread about a 'software project' takes hold, that would be some good news for an email or two. I encourage the folks who started the thread to keep unraveling it: see where it goes. .ed. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 14:02:11 -0800 Reply-To: cameronc@ix.netcom.com Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Claud Cameron Subject: Re: Fluff: Einstein Comments: To: Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Longden (et al.), Actually, well before he won the Nobel prize in 1921, Einstein worked on = viscosity of fluids, specifically that of a dilute dispersion of solid sp= heres. He published his first derivation of an expression for viscosity = of this type of liquid and corrected the errors in it in a later paper in= 1911 (based upon experimental work). - Claud To: Longden Loo Subject: RE: Fluff: Einstein > -----Original Message----- > From: Longden Loo İmailto:Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM¨ > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 9:02 AM > Subject: Fluff: Einstein >=20 >=20 > > This is a little like saying Einstein didn't know how to design > > a bomb. >=20 > Actually, he probably didn't. >=20 > Theory, design and execution are separate, and Einstein was never (to= my > admittedly limited knowledge) a designer or an engineer. >=20 > A semantical non-issue probably for everyone except the bomb=20 > designers . >=20 > - Longden >=20 _________________________________________________________________________= __ Visit http://www.visto.com/info, your free web-based communications cente= r. Visto.com. Life on the Dot. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 06:55:15 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , HP Staber Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: HP Staber Subject: Re: HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Barry, > > > From the reading I've been doing about linux in the last couple > of years, the producers of linux recognize that has to be dealt > with and they are designing software to handle or at least ease > the managment taks. My understanding of their approach (I'm not > sure I have this right) is not to change linux to make it easier > to use. They're adding layers that provide GUIs and tools to > automatically handle linux as it is. I've decided to make a dualboot setup with Win and Linux at the beginning of the year. It forced me to look into partitioning/organizing my harddisk which was a painfull but worthwhile experience. While I have no clue about Linux itself the installation was easy And the user interface is now windowslike with drag and drop, folders, desktop symbols etc. I have decided to buy a full Debian distribution package and will see further. I agree that Linux is probably mor for the techie. My main reason to look into Linux : I'm convinced that my siblings will grow up with computers. It is not a given that Windhose remains the dominant OS and I'm quite sure that Linux will have it's place. So they should know and I want to know also. HP Staber/Salzburg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 06:50:29 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Nathalie Bugeaud Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Nathalie Bugeaud Subject: Re: HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Peter A. Castro" Thank you for writing so comprehensively, Peter Business Week mentions a "Stinger Project" by Samsung and Microsoft - a PocketPC and phone combined smaller than the HPLX but with larger screen. a former list member writes: Nope. I tried the Palm emulator on my desktop with a bunch of the leading applications (mostly free or shareware) and decided to buy a second hand to evaluate my writing capability. Fluent writing capability was obtained by the end of the second hour of normal practice... Then sold my 100-LX with not even the shadow of one regret. I must say that I was really tired of the integrism of the HPLX list... the apology of DOS vs Windows was funny, but the cult of the old HP products was really a bit too far for me. Yes quality is globally changing the wrong way... But this kind of gadgets' power and usability increased in a much more interesting manner in the recent past. 100/200LX were the right tools at their time. They're no longer. Just evaluate the amount of available applications if you still need to be convinced. The french palm list : http://www.egroups.fr/group/palm-fr -amities- Nathalie :) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 10:09:24 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Laust Brock-Nannestad Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Laust Brock-Nannestad Subject: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news In-Reply-To: <3A9D200D.D9B9F001@zechine.wu-wien.ac.at> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Gerhard Gonter wrote: > Btw, it's interesting that Digitial Research didn't sue that > little startup company from Seattle who took their intellectual > property to create a rivaling OS and later became a major > predator when it comes to killing other startups who might be > a rival in the future. Well, Caldera finally sued Microsoft (after having bought the rights to CP/M and Digital Research DOS from Novell) a couple of years ago. They settled out of court... Cheers, Laust ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 15:08:33 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: Re: PALMPC contra PALRUN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The CTRL-Z problem is finally solved thanks to Mark Crumpton, who enlightened me in a private email. The source of the problem is whether you use a QWERTY or QWERTZ keyboard. Because the scancode of a key reflects its location on a keyboard, there is a difference in the scancode for the Z and Y keys depending on the keyboard in use. Note that the Z and Y keys are just exchanged on QWERTY and QWERTZ keyboards. CTRL-Z on a QWERTY keyboard has the scancode 2C hex, which translates to 44 dec and means, it is the 44.character on the keyboard. CTRL-Z on a QWERTZ keyboard has the scancode 15 hex, which means, it is the 21.character on the keyboard. But now the interesting point: No matter which national palmtop you use, the scancode for the Z key is always 2C hex, even if the palmtop has a QWERTZ keyboard (like mine has). However on my desktop QWERTZ keyboard, the scancode of Z is 15 hex, which is more correct because it is exactly it's location on the keyboard. Now who is wrong? Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 09:05:05 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Carole Kilpatrick Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Carole Kilpatrick Organization: Oracle Corporation Subject: CANNOT OPEN PHONE.PDB FILE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------4D1D543787BBA81E0A154FD6" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------4D1D543787BBA81E0A154FD6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings: Yesterday, I was able to open by phone.pdb file; today, I receive an error message that I cannot. Any suggestions?? Carole Oracle --------------4D1D543787BBA81E0A154FD6 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="Carole.Kilpatrick.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Carole Kilpatrick Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Carole.Kilpatrick.vcf" begin:vcard n:Kilpatrick;Carole tel;cell:248.760.4401 tel;fax:248.816.8270 tel;work:248.614.5117 x-mozilla-html:FALSE version:2.1 email;internet:Carole.Kilpatrick@oracle.com title:Install Base Sales Consultant adr;quoted-printable:;;Oracle Corporation=0D=0A3290 West Big Beaver Road=0D=0ASuite 300;Troy;Michigan;48084;USA x-mozilla-cpt:;2272 fn:Carole Kilpatrick end:vcard --------------4D1D543787BBA81E0A154FD6-- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 08:12:21 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Theodore Heise Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Theodore Heise Subject: Re: PALMPC contra PALRUN In-Reply-To: <14YTko-072ffEC@fwd01.sul.t-online.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Stefan Peichl wrote: > The CTRL-Z problem is finally solved thanks to Mark Crumpton, > who enlightened me in a private email. The source of the > problem is whether you use a QWERTY or QWERTZ keyboard. Aha! This sounds very much like the problem you helped me solve with my use of LIGHTON a year or two ago. :) Ted -- Theodore W. Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA PGP public key: http://showcase.netins.net/web/twheise/theise.txt ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 15:19:56 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , BOCHE@DE.IBM.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ulrich Boche Subject: Re: More info on corrupt, password-protected notes file Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Thursday, 01.03.2001 at 00:12 GMT, Russel Brooks wrote: > Ulrich Boche wrote: > > This is rather strange since Memo and the database engine use different > > encrytion methods. > > HPCRACK only works with database files, by the way. > > Interesting, the SUPER description says it works on DB, Note, > Phone, Appointment, and World time files. > > I recommended trying HPCRACK based on this description. > I somehow related this corruption problem with Memo although I should have seen that the application was Note. Sorry for the brain check. All the applications you listed are using the HP 200 LX database engine. That's also why DBCHECK works for all of them. What I meant was not just GDB files, but all files handled by the database engine. Ulrich Boche ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 15:23:54 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , BOCHE@DE.IBM.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ulrich Boche Subject: Re: More info on corrupt, password-protected notes file Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Thursday, 01.03.2001 at 00:12 GMT, Russel Brooks wrote: > Jeffrey Veiss wrote: > > It looks like the problem started when I tried to change the password from > > one password to another. I tried it again on a copy of my backup and it > > corrupted the backup copy. I restored it again and changed the password > > to nothing, closed and reopened the file, and then set the new password. > > Let me suggest that your main problem is using the builtin pw > protection. It isn't very secure due to HPCRACK. If you have > data worth protecting I recommend using SecureDevice > (SECDEV14.ZIP on SUPER) to create an encrypted logical drive. > On this drive you can have your applications place their files. > This is an excellent suggestion. But he should make really sure that he has sorted out and fixed his data corruption problems first or he might end up with an encrypted and corrupted logical drive. Ulrich Boche ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 09:31:43 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: Big fat CF cards. Comments: To: "Owen H. Morgan" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Anyone knows if this card will work on the HPLX without drivers? I though I read somewhere that the problem which affects large PCMCIA cards does not affect large CF cards. Is that correct? Domingo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Owen H. Morgan" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 10:54 AM Subject: Re: Big fat CF cards. > ORLANDO, FL, Feb. 12, 2001 - SanDisk Corporation > (NASDAQ: SNDK) today introduced a 512 megabyte > (MB)CompactFlash(tm) (CF) memory card, the > world's highest capacity, standard CF Type I card. My immediate comment would be WOW! How I'd love to have one of those big fat 512Mb CF's. Still, I think the 192Mb cards Longden mentioned would probably be more realistic for my wallet at the moment. Maybe those will be coming down in price a bit now? (He said hopefully... ) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 07:19:57 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: CANNOT OPEN PHONE.PDB FILE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Yesterday, I was able to open by phone.pdb file; today, I receive an > error message that I cannot. > > Any suggestions?? 1) are you sure you're pointing to the correct file? Try File/Open and get to the phone.pdb that way. 2) if that fails, reboot and try again 3) if that fails, make a copy of phone.pdb and then use a restored copy from your backups. If the backup copy works, then the master phone.pdb has a problem, and there are a variety of recovery things to try (like using dbcheck or garlic from the SUPER site). - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 10:23:17 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Steve Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Steve Subject: Re: IR x-fer LX <-->OB800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Al Kind wrote: > Has anybody successfully configured a good method to transfer filse > between an LX and OB800 vai IR? I have tries X-finder & XFS with > little success. I think I tried TransFile as well a while back with > no luck. > > Cheers...AJKind Longden Loo wrote: > > I've tried the same with no success. Even the older Omnibooks seem to > > resist most methods of transfer between the LX and the OBs using IR, = Hrmm: Based on discussions on the list, and being a bit brain dead one evening, I bought an Omnibook 800 on e-Bay to supplemant my 200LX. Unfortunately it came without a manual. It has Win 98 installed. So, two questions... 1) How do you access the IR port? Win 98 has drivers installed, but that seems rather meaningless as nothing refers to them. 2) is there anyway to clean/lube the (blankity blank) keyboard so it doesn't stick? I guess there are any number of other questions as well. So, is there a web address to explain what the function key is used for and any other Omnibook specific info? I'm willing to test the 800 <-> 200 IR, but am dead in the water as of now. Steve ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 11:47:31 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Andrew Lovell Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew Lovell Subject: Re: IR x-fer LX <-->OB800 Comments: To: Steve In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.16.20010301092357.1a5f659e@Server030.FWB.SAIC.Com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi Try http://www.data-plumber.com/ http://www.technoir.nu/omnibook/omnilist/index.html http://home.earthlink.net/~qman Regards Andrew > >I guess there are any number of other questions as >well. So, is there a web address to explain what >the function key is used for and any other Omnibook >specific info? > >I'm willing to test the 800 <-> 200 IR, but am dead >in the water as of now. > >Steve > >** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 11:46:37 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Theodore Heise Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Theodore Heise Subject: Fluff: Re: More info on corrupt, password-protected notes file In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Ulrich Boche wrote: > This is an excellent suggestion. But he should make really sure that he has > sorted out and fixed his data corruption problems first or he might end up > with an encrypted and corrupted logical drive. Would this make it then an illogical drive? Ted -- Theodore W. Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA PGP public key: http://showcase.netins.net/web/twheise/theise.txt ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 11:06:50 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , kopplin@TECHNOIR.NU Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Mike Kopplin Subject: Re: IR x-fer LX <-->OB800 In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.16.20010301174100.555ff386@pop.algonet.se> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Andrew Lovell wrote: > http://www.data-plumber.com/ > > http://www.technoir.nu/omnibook/omnilist/index.html Please use http://www.omnibook.org/omnilist/ to access the Omnibook list archives. The old url still works, but may go away at some time in the future. > http://home.earthlink.net/~qman Regards, Mike Kopplin ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 12:21:55 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Owen H. Morgan said: > > Oh, and in case you wondered, the OS > is called EPOC and is found on Psion, > Ericsson and Nokia palmtops amongst others. Geos was also designed (well, totally redesigned) to work on a PDA with or without a keyboard. What might make it more interesting to LX users is that it sit's on top of DOS. It's a multitasking GUI for Dos and I think it uses non-preemtive multitasking, but I'm not sure I remember that right. There are a number of apps written for it and a pretty complete set of apps is included with it. I'm not sure I've seen it mentioned much in this group but it probably wouldn't be too hard to get it working on the LX. I'm not sure if it's freeware now or still being sold or in a confused state. But there are free versions of it around that they released as demos. Oh yeah, there's also a development system for it. Another GUI that should work on the LX, probably right out of the box, is GEM. There are also a number of applications written for it, but they might be hard to find now. A number of applications were included with it, too. If I remember right, it used preemptive multitasking. And it was a bit buggy. But it was very usable. I don't think it was as buggy as Windows. There was also a development kit available for Gem. I'll be a little surprised if Gem isn't freeware now. It was made by Digital Research and was probably part of the bundle that Novel sold to Caldera. Most of that stuff is free today. Actually I just looked for Gem and it seems that it is now licensed under GNU. Dos versions are available for download as are a number of apps and development tools and documentation, technical and otherwise. It seems that there is still active development going on. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 20:12:04 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , HP Staber Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: HP Staber Subject: Re: Digest Filter MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Hello Everyone: > I would like to read the opinions of the members of the list = regarding > filtering software for the mail digest. I spend quite a bit of time = looking > over messages that, while interesting to others, don't relate to my > situation. The list used to have a format that would list each individua= l > message according to its subject line, and that was just perfect. It = was a > kind of an outline of the topics. That site/format still exists, but = its last > message is dated November of 2000. The software would be best if it ran = on my > PC, but if it worked on the 200LX, that would be OK. I've checked D&A = and the > SUPER site to no avail. I'm sure there are commercial programs that = will sort > mail in one's mailbox, but what about sorting by topic "inside" the = digest? I'm not sure if I understand your questions correctly. POST/LX lets you download mails from e-mail lists in digest mode and eplodes the digest into single messages upon arrival at the palmtop. Next you can filter e-mails into dedicated mailfolders - I do that with this list which ends up in a seperate HPLX-L folder. Within each folder you can sort messages either through the menu command or by hitting Ctrl-S and then selecting the sort order (subject, from, to, date, original order). If that suits your needs I'd be happy to get you going. HP Staber/Salzburg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 09:12:17 +1300 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Tony Kan Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tony Kan Subject: Re: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Barry In-Reply-To: <003001c0a27c$7f76a420$54fc36d8@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Geos has been resurrected as NewDeal (see www.newdeal.com). It only supports 286 AT class computers and above. Notwithstanding that, it gives 80-90% of the functionality of MS Windows/MS Office while only taking up 10Mb of HDD space. Its breathed new life into my 486 Thinkpad 701c! For example, NewDeal has a built in word processor, flat file database and spreadsheet. Lots of people still have the earlier Geoworks which does work on an XT class machine and these early versions are still file compatible with NewDeal. HTH -----Original Message----- From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU¨On Behalf Of Barry Sent: Friday, 2 March 2001 07:22 To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Subject: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news > Owen H. Morgan said: > > Oh, and in case you wondered, the OS > is called EPOC and is found on Psion, > Ericsson and Nokia palmtops amongst others. Geos was also designed (well, totally redesigned) to work on a PDA with or without a keyboard. What might make it more interesting to LX users is that it sit's on top of DOS. It's a multitasking GUI for Dos and I think it uses non-preemtive multitasking, but I'm not sure I remember that right. There are a number of apps written for it and a pretty complete set of apps is included with it. I'm not sure I've seen it mentioned much in this group but it probably wouldn't be too hard to get it working on the LX. I'm not sure if it's freeware now or still being sold or in a confused state. But there are free versions of it around that they released as demos. Oh yeah, there's also a development system for it. Another GUI that should work on the LX, probably right out of the box, is GEM. There are also a number of applications written for it, but they might be hard to find now. A number of applications were included with it, too. If I remember right, it used preemptive multitasking. And it was a bit buggy. But it was very usable. I don't think it was as buggy as Windows. There was also a development kit available for Gem. I'll be a little surprised if Gem isn't freeware now. It was made by Digital Research and was probably part of the bundle that Novel sold to Caldera. Most of that stuff is free today. Actually I just looked for Gem and it seems that it is now licensed under GNU. Dos versions are available for download as are a number of apps and development tools and documentation, technical and otherwise. It seems that there is still active development going on. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 13:44:15 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Richard and Patti Smith Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Richard and Patti Smith Organization: Orion On-Site Computer Services Subject: Re: HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Ken Hansen wrote: > > Visicalc was written by an MBA student > who was tired of performing mathmatical > calculations on columns of numbers by > hand over and over again. He didn't know > anything about spreadsheet programs (they > hadn't been invented until he invented it), And, then, Barry wrote > ... I felt, on being shown through Visicalc that this was one of the most > amazing things I'd ever seen. It was such a brilliant and > beautiful and new idea and such a dramatic departure from > anything that was expected from software or computers before. I > remember thinking that there really is something new under the > sun. I think I even said that, corny as it is. :) I guess it just goes to show that some of the best and most creative ideas come from those who don't know any better! ;-) Richard A. Smith ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 17:10:44 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Geos on the HP200LX Comments: To: Barry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry" To: Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 1:21 PM Subject: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news > Geos was also designed (well, totally redesigned) to work on a > PDA with or without a keyboard. What might make it more > interesting to LX users is that it sit's on top of DOS. It's a > multitasking GUI for Dos and I think it uses non-preemtive > multitasking, but I'm not sure I remember that right. > There are a number of apps written for it and a pretty complete > set of apps is included with it. > I'm not sure I've seen it mentioned much in this group but it > probably wouldn't be too hard to get it working on the LX. I'm > not sure if it's freeware now or still being sold or in a > confused state. But there are free versions of it around that > they released as demos. If I recall correctly, Tony Hutchings was running Geos on his hplx during the time of the old list. After the new list got started, he didn't seem to show his face around here much anymore. But if he is around, he is your man for Geos on the hplx. Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 06:47:28 +0800 Reply-To: star_byte@iprimus.com.au Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Harry Oldenhuis Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Ken London In-Reply-To: <3A9C9CCE.D8EDE5E3@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Ken I think you have a problem sitting at home :) I sell and repair computers and find more and more people are using Unix I also belong to the Computer Angels Club who gives away redundant computers to the needy who cant afford them The computers are installed with Unix slack ware and all users are learning Unix nobody has askt for Windoze, for them it is a learning curve and thy don't know how to run Windoze or Dos thy are very happy with the computers There are also a lot of companies running Unix servers with great success I think there will be a time when Windoze will crash for good as another system will take over people will always go for the cheapest thing available Sorry to be so blunt with You Cheers Harry -----Original Message----- From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu¨On Behalf Of Ken London Sent: Wednesday, 28 February 2001 2:38 PM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu Subject: Re: HP in the news In this whole disccussion about linux the bottom line is if are looking for an operating system that is more reliable than windows you are not going to find in linux. I've heard from many people that linux is not any more reliable than windoze and in some cases worse. So if linux is so great as people keep saying how come the linux companies are tanking on wall street? How come linux isn't flying off the shelves at computer stores? When I was in a local computer store yesterday I didn't see anyone preventing people from buying Linux. So why isn't it selling? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 00:18:38 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: fluff: Re: Linux vs Palm vs 200LX, was: HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi friends, On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 11:21:27 -0700, Richard and Patti Smith wrote: > In my experience, Linux is similar to sitting on a pair of > scissors -- if you get my meanin' (a pain in the a--). Sure, > it's open source and written by a half a million programmers > from around the world, but therein lies the problem: you can't > get a consistent user interface and you can't get consistent > hardware support. It's a nightmare to learn and not much better > to use. I tried it for several months and gave up. It's great > for super-geeks who can also program assembly in their sleep, > but it ain't ready for prime time; normal people will pull their > hair out! And people say that DOS is hard to use! Actually, I didn't want to chime in that fluff thread, but now I can't stand all that crap about linux anymore ;-) I'm certainly not a super-geek and I also can't program in assambly language. But I got used to Linux very well. Now I nearly only work with linux and I only run Windows when I have to work on Word or Excel files (even then I could use Linux's Staroffice, but it's not FULLY compatible). For the last few years I had both systems in parallel on my machine and moved peu-a-peu all my work to Linux. And, please consider: Nowadays the well-known distributions of Linux have great graphical installation and configuration tools that do most of the work for you. Installing Linux that way, you get a running system. You still have to do much configuration work manually, especially if you have less common hardware (TV cards, professional sound cards, scanners etc.). But after some time reading manuals and docs, you should be able to do the work. It's good to have some C programming skills, but it'S not mandatory. Using a graphical user interface like KDE2, which is a really great GUI, much more capabilities than every Windows version!!, Linux is nearly as simple in usage as Windows. KDE2 combines all the advantages of all GUIs of the OSs. There are influences by Windows, OS/2, BeOS, MacOS and probably many others. And you really can hardly crash a Linux box. It's possible, especially if you use hardware that's not very well supported, or if you configured womething wrong (hardware ressource assignment). But otherwise Linux is EXTREMELY stable. If some program crashes, simply kill it and go on with your other programs. The whole machine won't be locked at all. Since every program is configurable with human-readable ASCII files, you can configure everything to your needs, unlike Windows and its programs, which can only be configured as far as the configuration tools allow. The greatest advantages of linux are - networking capabilities - configuration - stability - very scalable: runs on evry system that has at least a 386 and about 4MB of RAM. - user can add / modify every feature, due to the open source I've worked a lot ith different OSs, including Win NT4 at work, Linux at home, Win95 at work and at home, DOS of course ;-)... NAd Linux is by far the most reliable and transparent (!) system. If you WANT to understand it. If you don't want to, you won't. It's quite some work to understand it, if you never worked with Unix or Linux before. I hope this clarifies a few of your doubts about Linux. I tried to describe it as objectively as possible, although I'm a big fan of linux ;-) And at last, to become on-topic, it is NOT possible to run any kind of linux on the 200LX, since Linux needs at least a 386. Minix on the LX is too limited to be useful in my opinion. So we have to wait for the Morphy one, buy a Toshiba Libretto-like machine or carry a full-sized notebook to run linux on the road. I think Palmtops that will run Linux WILL come, but they will also have their limitations. Linux will be pre-installed in ROM, maybe upgradable via flash, but you won't be able to customize it as freely as on a real PC. Otherwise the whole thing would be too complicated to be attractive to enough potential buyers. But I will certainly be one of the first people who buys one! 8-) GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 19:20:06 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Harry Oldenhuis wrote: > Hello Ken > > I think you have a problem sitting at home :) > I sell and repair computers and find more and more people are using Unix > I also belong to the Computer Angels Club who gives away redundant computers > to the needy who cant afford them > The computers are installed with Unix slack ware and all users are learning > Unix > nobody has askt for Windoze, for them it is a learning curve and thy don't > know how to run > Windoze or Dos thy are very happy with the computers > There are also a lot of companies running Unix servers with great success > I think there will be a time when Windoze will crash for good as another > system > will take over people will always go for the cheapest thing available > > Sorry to be so blunt with You > Cheers > Harry > > -----Original Message----- > From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu¨On Behalf Of > Ken London > Sent: Wednesday, 28 February 2001 2:38 PM > To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu > Subject: Re: HP in the news > > In this whole disccussion about linux the bottom line is if are looking for > an operating system that is more reliable than windows you are not > going to find in linux. I've heard from many people that linux is not any > more reliable than windoze and in some cases worse. > > So if linux is so great as people keep saying how come the linux > companies are tanking on wall street? How come linux isn't flying off > the shelves at computer stores? When I was in a local computer store > yesterday I didn't see anyone preventing people from buying Linux. So why > isn't it selling? > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml I originally raised the question because I wanted to run Linux on the 200lx and was disappointed to find it is not possible. People keep saying how great linux is so I wanted to give it a try on the 200lx, alas it it not to be. Can it really be that good an operating system if it won't run on the 200lx? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 00:52:45 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List Comments: RFC822 error: Incorrect or incomplete address field found and ignored. From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: CANNOT OPEN PHONE.PDB FILE Comments: To: Carole Kilpatrick MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Carole Kilpatrick wrote: > Yesterday, I was able to open by phone.pdb file; today, I receive an > error message that I cannot. Got a backup? In the future run DBCHECK against the file to be sure it is good before backing it up. Also, please don't send HTML to the list. Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 19:53:09 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Carole Kilpatrick Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Carole Kilpatrick Organization: Oracle Corporation Subject: Re: CANNOT OPEN PHONE.PDB FILE Comments: To: Russel Brooks MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------AA24E206A66CFA29E5E20E17" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------AA24E206A66CFA29E5E20E17 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings: Apologies to all, however, as I encountered this while at the office, and given the urgency of the matter, I issued the email under my office email (which, unfortunately, has a .vcf file attached). On a go forward basis, any need to access this list for information will be done under a more kinder, and gentler, email. Carole Oracle Russel Brooks wrote: > Carole Kilpatrick wrote: > > Yesterday, I was able to open by phone.pdb file; today, I receive an > > error message that I cannot. > > Got a backup? > > In the future run DBCHECK against the file to be sure it is good > before backing it up. > > Also, please don't send HTML to the list. > > Cheers... Russ > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml --------------AA24E206A66CFA29E5E20E17 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="Carole.Kilpatrick.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Carole Kilpatrick Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Carole.Kilpatrick.vcf" begin:vcard n:Kilpatrick;Carole tel;cell:248.760.4401 tel;fax:248.816.8270 tel;work:248.614.5117 x-mozilla-html:FALSE version:2.1 email;internet:Carole.Kilpatrick@oracle.com title:Install Base Sales Consultant adr;quoted-printable:;;Oracle Corporation=0D=0A3290 West Big Beaver Road=0D=0ASuite 300;Troy;Michigan;48084;USA x-mozilla-cpt:;2272 fn:Carole Kilpatrick end:vcard --------------AA24E206A66CFA29E5E20E17-- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 09:26:46 +0800 Reply-To: star_byte@iprimus.com.au Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Harry Oldenhuis Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Ken London In-Reply-To: <3A9EE736.E3F6184E@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Ken Yes it can be done, you have to get somebody to burn the instruction set Unix into the EPROM that is in the lx200 to change the configuration to start the software and you are away and running At the moment Dos 5 is in the EPROM, you could probably change it over and burn a new set failing that you could buy a new EPROM and burn it. I have a EPROM Burner here to do the job I had the first Clone IBM 8086 here in west Australia with IBM basic in 5 EPROM's every Tom Dick and Harry wanted a copy. I have not pulled apart a LX200 to see what is inside or what size the EPROM is. There is software available to copy all the software that is in the EPROM out and have a look at it and see what size it is. You must remember that Dos in the LX200 is a cut down version and you would have to do the same with Unix. A Unix programmer would be able to help you with that. I hope this helps Cheers Harry > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml >I originally raised the question because I wanted to run Linux on the 200lx and >was disappointed to find it is not possible. >People keep saying how great linux is so I wanted to give it a try on the 200lx, >alas >it it not to be. Can it really be that good an operating system if it won't run >on the 200lx? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 10:57:25 +0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Adrian Ho Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Adrian Ho Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Ken London In-Reply-To: <3A9EE736.E3F6184E@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Ken London wrote: > I originally raised the question because I wanted to run > Linux on the 200lx and was disappointed to find it is not > possible. Linux was not designed to run on anything that doesn't have an MMU, among other things. That was a reasonable design decision in its day, and it still is -- try counting the number of multiuser, multitasking OSes that _don't_ use an MMU. Still, some folks are working on special-casing the MMU out of the kernel (the ELKS project comes immediately to mind). This will likely cripple the kernel somewhat, but the essential flavor will still be there. > People keep saying how great linux is so I wanted to give it > a try on the 200lx, alas it it not to be. Can it really be > that good an operating system if it won't run on the 200lx? People (like me) keep saying how great the 200lx is, but can it really be that good a palmtop if it won't run AutoCAD 2000? Horses for courses, Ken. -- Adrian Ho aholx@mailandnews.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 11:17:34 +0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Adrian Ho Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Adrian Ho Subject: Re: FLUFF: Re: Linux vs Palm vs 200LX, was: HP in the news Comments: To: Daniel Hertrich In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Daniel Hertrich wrote: > Actually, I didn't want to chime in that fluff thread, but > now I can't stand all that crap about linux anymore ;-) I don't think Richard's and/or Patti's comments are "crap"; they did try it out and just didn't like it much. It's unfortunate that the specific distribution didn't work for them, but not many people have the time & resources to try 5-6 different ones. In any case, those were honest opinions based on personal experience, and while they were slightly hyperbolic (last I checked, I'm no assembly god), they did contain more than a few kernels of truth (esp. w.r.t. UI consistency and problems with hardware support). They at least deserve careful consideration. Conclusions (both positive and negative) based on _other_ people's opinions, and without personal experience, are another matter entirely. I wouldn't call them "crap" either, but I'm not sure what term to use. "Misguided", perhaps? -- Adrian Ho aholx@mailandnews.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 22:09:38 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Adrian Ho MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit People keep saying how great Linux is. As far as I can tell it is a miserable failure because it can't run on the 200lx. That makes it no better than DOS. Windoze can't run on the 200lx either, but very few people are saying how great windoze is. So if linux is a failiure on the 200lx, what good is it? If won't run on the 200lx it is no better than DOS. What good is it? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 13:21:17 +0800 Reply-To: jimmytan@yeos.com.my Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: jimmytan@YEOS.COM.MY Subject: Geos on the HP200LX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit GEOS is well suited for devices with touch-screen capability. But the 200LX does not have it so is there any point to run it on one? Perhaps the apps are really good, I don't know and I honestly haven't used one before. Just my thoughts. Jimmy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry" To: Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 1:21 PM Subject: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news > Geos was also designed (well, totally redesigned) to work on a > PDA with or without a keyboard. What might make it more > interesting to LX users is that it sit's on top of DOS. It's a > multitasking GUI for Dos and I think it uses non-preemtive > multitasking, but I'm not sure I remember that right. > There are a number of apps written for it and a pretty complete > set of apps is included with it. > I'm not sure I've seen it mentioned much in this group but it > probably wouldn't be too hard to get it working on the LX. I'm > not sure if it's freeware now or still being sold or in a > confused state. But there are free versions of it around that > they released as demos. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 01:40:05 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Walter Francis Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Walter Francis Subject: Re: HP in the news In-Reply-To: <3A9EE736.E3F6184E@beld.net> from "Ken London" at Mar 01, 2001 07:20:06 PM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu¨On Behalf Of > > Ken London > > Sent: Wednesday, 28 February 2001 2:38 PM > > To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu > > Subject: Re: HP in the news > > > > In this whole disccussion about linux the bottom line is if are looking for > > an operating system that is more reliable than windows you are not > > going to find in linux. I've heard from many people that linux is not any > > more reliable than windoze and in some cases worse. I've been reading this discussion, and can't imagine where it originated, and why it turned into the topic it did. None the less, I'm unsure what you're implying by saying that Linux is less reliable than Windows.. Define reliable.. Do you mean stablity in that you can rely that the computer will not crash, and if a program does crash it doesn't affect the rest of the computer? I would think not.. Perhaps by reliable you mean compatability with hardware.. That sometimes can be an issue with the very latest hardware, but typically Linux supports any normal piece of hardware, and many less normal. I have ran Linux (Red Hat) for three years, and I've had the entire computer lock up four times.. All four times I was running a pre-release of the kernel that was not ready for real use. Otherwise, I have minor problems out of Netscape and a few other programs, but they simply crash or lock up themselves, leaving everything else unaffected. I don't want to get into this too much as I am biased, but I can ensure you that stability-wise, Linux beats the pants off of any Windows system I've ever seen. My server goes months without reboots, and even then it's because I've rebooted to a new kernel or upgrading hardware. My workstation also stays up for months and I'm constantly running lots of different things, as well as experimenting with all sorts of different software. Cheers. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 19:15:38 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Karl Vanderhaven Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Karl Vanderhaven Subject: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news KenLondon wrote: > I know of several companies who tried linux on their systems and have > ended up with huge bills for customer service to straighten things > out, some of these individuals are very tech savy and have had lots of > problems. For them linux was the biggest mistake of their lives. Sorry but if they had to call customer support, they were not tech "savy". Linux like any Unix is a good test, to find out if a person is actually as good with computers as they would like to think they are. > I would point out that the world needs an operating system that is > better than Windoze (it has...it is called DOS). Beyond DOS, I wish > their was an alternative, linux does not appear to be it. Sigh .. please Ken, take the time to actually learn about a subject before posting it to a public forum. This is a chronic problem, of yours. First D&A insult, your ridiculous and repeated false claim to being misquoted dozens of times, your extremely rude "Who or what is a Daniel Legendre" comment, and now totally ignorant rantings of Linux. If you do not have anything of importance to say please do not feel obligated to post. Also for the sake of God learn how to properly do a FLUFF: header. Just putting "Fluff" as the first word is _not_ good enough. Sorry to be harsh but you have posted one too many nonsense things. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 07:49:17 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Tamas Feher Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tamas Feher Subject: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hello all, Minix can access DOS filesystems, there are DOSdir/DOSread/DOSwrite commands. Minix could also network, but it simply cannot fit in XT/640kb. Andy Tanenbaum not only wrote Minix and Aemoba OSes, but also the legendary book on "Computer Networks". He got mad at St. Linus because Linux is sustaining an obsolete kind of OS with monolithic kernel. But I think he was wrong. Not only Linux is obsolete, but also any microkernel (Mach based) Unix should be history, too. The whole idea of file-based OS concept (everything is file in Unix) makes it inherentrly unsafe, virus-prone, unreliable. There will be a plethora of Unix-viruses soon. You can make any file a program, because the program is just a file in Unix, so there is nothing really prohibiting malware from Unix. The future should be OO-based OSes, with inherent unbreakable security and extreme reliability. These (like OS/400) are here and been here for over 15years and they are driving the mini and mainframe machines of Fortune500, etc. Some day hopefully PC users will come to expect the same kind of reliability and security from the desktops. I would be happy even if only the VMS became available for IBM PC. In early 90's DEC made it; up to a bost-alpha test release and then it was abandoned. Why the damn hell can't Compaq release it into public domain for finishing development, at least for edu purposes? Sincerely: Tamas Feher. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 02:21:28 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hap_py family Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: hap_py family Subject: Re: OBD Scan Tool Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html

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** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 05:07:38 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: Fluff HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 17:48:15 +0100, Michael Berrier wrote: Michael > I really don't understand the discussion, here on the list. The point is > that all LX-user are waiting desperately for a really alternative to our > old 200LX, I am not waiting for a alternative. I am okey with it as it is. I will get some more memory soon, but beside from that I am okey with the unit. I do not lack anything. > we only have small improvement we are waiting for. I don't care > what system will be choosen I 'm waiting for the update LX, nothing else. I am also waiting for a update Lx. But that will be a _updated_ _lx_ :-) Regards -- ___ Mar|in Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 05:07:40 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 09:42:04 -0500, Ed Padin wrote: Ed Padin (Not fluffed in subject because it is Hplx related) > My experince with Linux is that it is very powerful but can also be more > difficult to use. I installed Red Hat on my desktop computer. It was fun playing with it. But my world is sad to say a "windowz" world. > A linux based PDA would be nice for techy types but, > unless they put a easily navigable front-end user interface with some useful > applications, it will remain a hobbyists toy. I feel that that could be said about the Hplx too. Yes it has the Application manager and all the built in applications. But if you really are _in to_ the Hplx you are a "configuration junkie" To get to the level of Hplx knowledge I am at now I have read a lot of docs and tweaked a lot of config files. That is _not_ something anybody will do today. Reading a lot of docs and tweaking of cfg's is not necassery a bad thing. But from a market point of view it seems that the market want a "plug and play" os that is not hard to use. When my dad wanted a "Filofax that beeps" I could not get myself to buy him a Hplx. It is too techie. I bought him a Psion 5Mx which has more of the synch things he needs. But for me the Hplx is the best machine out there. Even though it is a "Hplx on steroids" (As Owen in the sailboat calls it :-) Regards -- ___ Mar|in Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 05:07:42 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Thu, 1 Mar 2001 02:20:08 +0100, Owen H. Morgan wrote: Owen > Hi > > If the object of this discussion is finding a suitable OS for the next generation of HP palmtops, aren't y'all forgetting something important? I see that you a are still "pushing" Epoc..:-) Thats okey I will probably end up with a epoc device some time in the future (not for many years though!!) >Still, it leaves me in the sad position where I now own a WindoZe > notebook simply to use as a ZIP-drive interface for my palmtop and > camera. If we can get some more info from the zip vs Hplx guy you could maybe throw out your laptop and use the Hplx for zip drive access :-) >I do _ALL_ my serious computing on the palmtop. "Palmtop" as in "Hplx" or "Palmtop" as in "Mc218"? :-) > Owen > -- > On a sailboat. In Norway writing this e-mail on my palmtop while the > Web application is busy downloading a software upgrade (via cell phone) > in the background. I also have a total of 11 other open applications. > Can you do _THAT_ on your LX? I have one mind and need just one application at a time, but soon I have a SC DS 64mb Hplx.. Then I maybe could do what you do but do I need to do it? > Oh, and in case you wondered, the OS is called EPOC and is found on > Psion, Ericsson and Nokia palmtops amongst others. Yes I already guessed :-). Nokia has Epoc on their 9000 (Geos??) and 9110 soon the 9210 _phones_ with pim cabability . But they are _not_ palmtops. > In a world without walls and fences, > who needs windows and gates? Nice one. But I just have to point out one thing. You have this advanced epoc Os but you can not get the line length down to the required length which I can with this "outdated dying machine" running Www/lx. :-)) (Yes when I read the message my mailprogram wraps the lines and everything is okey, but when I reply your lines are _very_ long) (Owen I am just pulling you leg :-)) Regards About 200km from you and your sailboat :-) -- ___ Mar|in Bergvill , Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 05:07:44 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 18:21:41 -0700, Richard and Patti Smith wrote: Richard > Oh, my goodness... > What have I started...? > > Richard Smith > (With echoes of "Linux sucks!" "No, Windows sucks!" "NO, YOU > SUCK!" and fistfights, in the background...) Yes what have you started now?..:-) Richard you can be sure that I will join you "ringside" and not be part of the fistfight :-)) (I hope it does not get to a fistfight though) Regards -- ___ Mar|in Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 11:17:52 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Laust Brock-Nannestad Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Laust Brock-Nannestad Subject: Re: FLUFF: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. In-Reply-To: <3A9F507D.13091.404324@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Tamas Feher wrote: > Andy Tanenbaum not only wrote Minix and Aemoba OSes, but > also the legendary book on "Computer Networks". He got mad at > St. Linus because Linux is sustaining an obsolete kind of OS with > monolithic kernel. But I think he was wrong. Not only Linux is > obsolete, but also any microkernel (Mach based) Unix should be > history, too. The whole idea of file-based OS concept (everything is > file in Unix) makes it inherentrly unsafe, virus-prone, unreliable. > There will be a plethora of Unix-viruses soon. You can make any > file a program, because the program is just a file in Unix, so there > is nothing really prohibiting malware from Unix. Yawn. People have been predicting that UNIX would be flooded with viruses "real soon now" for the last ten years. It still hasn't happened. That is not to say that UNIX is invulnerable, it isn't, but unless a user has or gains root access because of an exploit (which are generally quickly fixed, I might add, at least on GNU/Linux based systems), he/she will only be able to delete his/her own files, and not harm will be done to the system or other users. As for configuration based on files, I don't see the problem. It's easy to use, it's flexible, and under UNIX these files are protected by file permissions (which are quite powerful). There are even patches for Linux available that will protect essential system files from being edited, _even by the administrator_, unless you reboot the machine with a special parameter. This greatly increases security (not even a root-exploit will help), at the cost of flexibility of course. As for Mach, I don't see any problems, or with microkernels in general. The Mach kernel is only tied to UNIX because it is useful, you could use Mach to run other OSes as well. In fact, it only runs BSD UNIX processes in "user-mode servers" (there is no BSD UNIX code in the kernel), a concept much like the "virtual machines" that IBM use in their mainframe OSes. This is good for security (and flexible, too). > The future should be OO-based OSes, with inherent unbreakable > security and extreme reliability. These (like OS/400) are here and > been here for over 15years and they are driving the mini and > mainframe machines of Fortune500, etc. Some day hopefully PC > users will come to expect the same kind of reliability and security > from the desktops. PC users will probably expect the same kind of reliablity when the hardware is as reliable - error correcting memory (and "no-name memory", as used in many PCs would be out of the question of course!), RAIDed harddrives, redundant power supplies, etc.. Do you see that happening on the desktop market any time soon? I don't. Cheers, Laust ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 12:02:37 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Laust Brock-Nannestad Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Laust Brock-Nannestad Subject: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news In-Reply-To: <3A9F0EF2.C6ACAF5B@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Ken London wrote: > If won't run on the 200lx it is no better than DOS. What good is it? This is a very narrow-minded view, but from the perspective of a 200LX user that uses _nothing_ else, it's true that Linux would be useless. That doesn't necessarily make Linux a failure. To me it looks like you're getting the usefulness of a product (for want of a better word) confused with its success-rate or quality. Either that or you're trolling... I'm sure Linux would run well on your Windows 98 machine. Cheers, Laust ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 06:10:02 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Kelly McMillin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Kelly McMillin Subject: Does Flash Ram lose everything when you remove it? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a flash ram card that I wanted to transfer between two pocket PCs. = Do I lose the stuff on it when I remove it? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 06:09:24 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: Does Flash Ram lose everything when you remove it? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > I have a flash ram card that I wanted to transfer between two pocket PCs. Do I > lose the stuff on it when I remove it? Not with any flash ram cards that I know of. Whatever you write to the card generally stays there till you take it off (unless it sits for a couple of years). - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 09:57:37 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Steve Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Steve Subject: Re: IR x-fer LX <-->OB800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Thanks to Andrew Lovell, Mike Koppin, Al, and Longden. for the URL's, interesting sites, tips, and help. I now know why the other Omnibooks were more expensive. I just got the Omnibook and the charger. And Win 98 is probably not appropriate for the machine, as it is somewhat slow, bloated, and quite unstable. If I had the floppy, original software, or the CD-ROM drive I probably would have a different OS on it by now. Thanks again, Steve ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 10:21:58 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tamas Feher wrote: > I would be happy even if only the VMS became available for IBM > PC. In early 90's DEC made it; up to a bost-alpha test release and > then it was abandoned. Why the damn hell can't Compaq release it > into public domain for finishing development, at least for edu > purposes? > VMS was not made in the 90s, I was using it in the 70s on a VAX 11. You would not want it on a PC, it was very buggy, crashed alot, and was very expensive. This was from DEC long before compaq. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 09:44:46 -0600 Reply-To: Chris Lott Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Chris Lott Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. In-Reply-To: <3A9FBA96.2F49E93E@beld.net> from "Ken London" at Mar 02, 2001 10:21:58 AM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > I would be happy even if only the VMS became available for IBM > > PC. In early 90's DEC made it; up to a bost-alpha test release and > > then it was abandoned. Why the damn hell can't Compaq release it > > into public domain for finishing development, at least for edu > > purposes? > > > > VMS was not made in the 90s, I was using it in the 70s on a VAX 11. > You would not want it on a PC, it was very buggy, crashed alot, and > was very expensive. This was from DEC long before compaq. I can't comment on the VMS OS on a PC per-se, but I would *love* to have the DEC VMS command line interpreter available for a PC. That was one of my favorites. I was just discussing yesterday with my business partner why we don't hear much about replacement command.com command line interpreters being, or having been, available for DOS... -Chris Lott -- ************************************************************************ R. Christopher Lott, P.E. rclott@ro.com Alpha Beta Technologies, Inc. 3112 12th Ave S.W. PHONE: 256-534-9067 Huntsville, Alabama 35805 FAX: 256-534-9069 ************************************************************************ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 08:45:42 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Feldman, Robert" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Feldman, Robert" Subject: FLUFF: RE: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Ken, Please take the time to read the posts you reply to. Tamas was not saying that VMS, per se, was developed in the 90's, but that a version for the PC was in development then, that it got to a post-alpha stage, and that further development was stopped. Can we let this thread die now? (Sorry to keep it alive with my own post, but the aggravation level is rising.) Bob Feldman -----Original Message----- From: Ken London İmailto:KenLondon@BELD.NET¨ Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 9:22 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. Tamas Feher wrote: > I would be happy even if only the VMS became available for IBM > PC. In early 90's DEC made it; up to a bost-alpha test release and > then it was abandoned. Why the damn hell can't Compaq release it > into public domain for finishing development, at least for edu > purposes? > VMS was not made in the 90s, I was using it in the 70s on a VAX 11. You would not want it on a PC, it was very buggy, crashed alot, and was very expensive. This was from DEC long before compaq. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 11:41:38 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , MCHEM1@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Al Kind Subject: Re: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fri, 2 Mar 2001 11:32:48 -0500 (EST) FYI: correct URL is http://www.newdealinc.com Cheers...AJKind 20h20m31s ago ... On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Tony Kan wrote: > Geos has been resurrected as NewDeal (see www.newdeal.com)... -- * Al Kind, 3113 Horsebarn Rd U-193, Storrs CT 06269-4193 USA * Phone:(860)486-6126 EFax:(413)826-8780 **TeamHP200LX** ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:42:11 +0200 Reply-To: davidb@netmedia.net.il Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: David Becher Subject: Re: ANN:PNR v4.0 and PAL ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SUPPLEMENT Barry writes: > > David Becher Announced: > > > > PAL ASSEMBLY LANGUGAE SUPPLEMENT > Did you determine how much space you saved doing this? No, but this and some other tricks let me reduce PNR in size to the extent that I could add MIME support to it, whereas before it was hitting the 64k code limit of the small memory model. Dont forget that also a lot of run time library code can be removed from the executable if you dont use it! For example, the code of the int86x function calls. An intersting test (which I didnt do) would be to take a simple program which justs displays a dialog or something and build it under each version. -- ** David Becher ** davidb@netmedia.net.il davidb@cimatron.co.il ** www.cimatron.co.il ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 07:58:45 +0200 Reply-To: davidb@netmedia.net.il Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: David Becher Subject: Re: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news Owen H. Morgan writes: İmajor snip¨ > Oh, and in case you wondered, the OS is called EPOC and is found on Psion, Ericsson and Nokia palmtops amongst others. I tend to agree with Owen regarding EPOC as a mature operating system for handheld computers. The main reason while I am still with my trusty HPLX is that I dont like the PSION HARDWARE.* I find the keyboard uncomfortable and I dislike thet fact that the screen opens to only a fixed angle. But this is my PERSONAL preference. If and when my HPLX dies, an EPOC machine will be my next palmtop. (* I also have a lot of fun programming on the HPLX) -- ** David Becher ** davidb@netmedia.net.il davidb@cimatron.co.il ** www.cimatron.co.il ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:55:21 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Laust Brock-Nannestad Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Laust Brock-Nannestad Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. In-Reply-To: <200103021544.f22Fiku09114@mail.hiwaay.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Chris Lott wrote: > I can't comment on the VMS OS on a PC per-se, but I would *love* to > have the DEC VMS command line interpreter available for a PC. That was > one of my favorites. I was just discussing yesterday with my business > partner why we don't hear much about replacement command.com command > line interpreters being, or having been, available for DOS... They do exist... There's 4DOS, www.jpsoft.com, which works well on the LX (even better if you have Expanded memory available). There's also a freeware Korn Shell implementation that works too. Configuring it takes a bit of time, though. I think that what might keep your dream shell away from DOS (even if someone sat down and tried to port/clone it) is the limits imposed by DOS, such as the 127 (or 255?) char limit on the size of a command line, the way DOS handles pipes, no concurrent processes, etc. This pretty much rules out shell expansion of file patterns for instance, unless you have very few files, and many of the "cool" things you'd do in a UNIX shell are best done concurrent processes. The Mortice-Kern-Systems Toolkit also came with a Korn shell, and I believe they devised a way of allowing the shell to expand file patterns and pass the command line on to the program being run, but without hitting the MS-DOS command line limit (probably used a temporary file). Of course, their method only worked with their own tools, or the (few) external programs that were written to support it. This is another problem, the many already exisiting DOS programs that would be confused if the command line interpreter acted differently (again, pattern expansion is a good example). Old versions of the MKS toolkit also work great on the LX, but you will probably have a hard time finding them. For the freeware Korn shell, Simtel should have it. Simtel also has a number of other, more or less complete, shells. Cheers, Laust ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 11:57:05 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Lars Hedstroem Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Lars Hedstroem Subject: NG:s MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Is it posssible to use 8-bit instead of quoted-printable when you read NG:s with PLUS? Lars ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 18:06:08 +0100 Reply-To: "Owen H. Morgan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Owen H. Morgan" Subject: Auto switch off. Something strange is going on. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Howdy. I seem to remember that when I first started messing about with the LX, I = couldn't get it to timeout and switch itself off for love nor money if it = was connected to external power. Now it suddenly does. In fact, I had to = put "LXSTAT T 0" in the batch file that runs my weatherfax software to = avoid it switching off when it was idle between scheduled times. Is my = memory playing tricks on me? I've checked with LXSTAT, and the LX knows that it has external power. = Anyway, the batteries would have been flat by now if the external power = didn't work.. Owen -- On a sailboat. In Norway http://pagina.de/naomi.j= ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 12:26:42 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. Comments: To: Laust Brock-Nannestad There's a port of a bash-shell-like program for the palmtop that works well. I forget where I got it but I know it works well. You can write shell scripts as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laust Brock-Nannestad" To: Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 11:55 AM Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. > On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Chris Lott wrote: > > > I can't comment on the VMS OS on a PC per-se, but I would *love* to > > have the DEC VMS command line interpreter available for a PC. That was > > one of my favorites. I was just discussing yesterday with my business > > partner why we don't hear much about replacement command.com command > > line interpreters being, or having been, available for DOS... > > They do exist... There's 4DOS, www.jpsoft.com, which works well on the LX > (even better if you have Expanded memory available). There's also a > freeware Korn Shell implementation that works too. Configuring it takes a > bit of time, though. > > I think that what might keep your dream shell away from DOS (even if > someone sat down and tried to port/clone it) is the limits imposed by DOS, > such as the 127 (or 255?) char limit on the size of a command line, the > way DOS handles pipes, no concurrent processes, etc. This pretty much > rules out shell expansion of file patterns for instance, unless you have > very few files, and many of the "cool" things you'd do in a UNIX shell are > best done concurrent processes. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 11:24:16 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: PALMPC contra PALRUN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Stefan Peichl wrote: > > However on my desktop QWERTZ keyboard, > the scancode of Z is 15 hex, which is more > correct because it is exactly it's location on > the keyboard. What is a QWERTZ keyboard? Obviously it's a different arrangement but I've never heard of this. Where and when and why is that used? Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 12:30:56 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Geos on the HP200LX I had GEOS on there at one point. it works but I did not find it useful. > If I recall correctly, Tony Hutchings was running Geos on his > hplx during the time of the old list. After the new list got > started, he didn't seem to show his face around here much > anymore. But if he is around, he is your man for Geos on the > hplx. > > Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 12:51:35 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news Yeah, anything that doesn't run on the 200LX is crap! I tried to inserted a Nintendo cartridge in my LX and it didn't work.. crap! I then put a raw hamburger on the keyboard and closed the keyboard ( ala 'George Foreman' griil) but the burger would not cook. I guess the beef was crap. I then tried to speak commands into my LX and it didn't respond... I guess the English language is also crap (I haven't tried other languages.) BTW: Since this thread seems to be more about stupid inflamatory statements than anything else, here's my contrinution: All religions suck!!! USA #1 !!! American Cars are the best!!! Anyone who is 'Pro-Choice' is an idiot !!! Creationism is more accurate than evolution!! Rock and Roll sucks!! My operating system is better then you operating system!! GW Bush stole the election!! Microsoft is innocent!! All women are bitches!! My dad can beat up your dad!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken London" To: Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 10:09 PM Subject: Re: HP in the news > People keep saying how great Linux is. As far as I can tell it is a > miserable > failure because it can't run on the 200lx. That makes it no better than > DOS. > Windoze can't run on the 200lx either, but very few people are saying > how > great windoze is. So if linux is a failiure on the 200lx, what good is > it? > > If won't run on the 200lx it is no better than DOS. What good is it? > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 13:23:57 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Lars Hedstroem Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Lars Hedstroem Subject: Re: NG:s MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I wrote: > Hi > > Is it posssible to use 8-bit instead of quoted-printable when > you read NG:s with PLUS? > I found how to toggle, I made the ordinary mistake to first ask then look in the helpfiles Lars ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 19:44:09 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Laust Brock-Nannestad Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Laust Brock-Nannestad Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. In-Reply-To: <012401c0a33d$f268c960$0200a8c0@openreach.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Ed Padin wrote: > There's a port of a bash-shell-like program for the palmtop that works > well. I forget where I got it but I know it works well. You can write > shell scripts as well. That's probably the Korn Shell I mentioned. Very configurable, but a bit slow on a stock LX without any Expanded Memory (the .exe file is 200kb+, which needs to be swapped out for running DOS programs...) For anyone interested, the shell can be found here: ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/unix/ms_sh23b.zip (800kb download!) I tried finding it on Simtel, but the new Simtel design/layout didn't strike me as very useful... Cheers, Laust ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 11:51:02 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Linux vs Palm vs 200LX, was: HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Daniel Hertrich wrote: > > And at last, to become on-topic, it is > NOT possible to run any kind of linux > on the 200LX, since Linux needs at > least a 386. Minix on the LX is too > limited to be useful in my opinion. So > we have to wait for the Morphy one, > buy a Toshiba Libretto-like machine or > carry a full-sized notebook to run linux > on the road. I used to have a Radio Shack Color Computer with 64k and a single 160k floppy drive. That was it. No hard drive. I had an OS for it called OS-9, made by Microware. It was basically a tiny but very clever and useful subset of unix, with a few changes to accomodate it's size. The system used 22k ram. The rest was available for programs. Some commands were disk resident but the entire system only took up about 80k on a disk if you didn't have all the configuration tools on it. That did include the assembler, debugger and editor (vi-like). It used premptive multitasking. The ampersand would run a background task just as in unix. You could connect a terminal to the serial port and have 2 users. We once found a way to connect 3 users and it all ran fine. It didn't have virtual memory, but since it was really a single user system and most apps were small, and built in small modules, that wasn't really needed. Oh yeah, there was also a GUI for it later, although this was before the name GUI was known. It was before the first Mac hit the market. The Lisa might have been out then. I'm not sure. I think it was called Multi-view. I think it used up 8k more ram. Never having seen or heard of a GUI before I thought this was a silly idea that would never fly. :) Even though this was a very small subset of unix, it was a very powerful and flexible and highly configurable OS. I'm still amazed that they packed so much into so little space. The whole thing was written in assembly. It wouldn't be hard to develop a system on the 200lx like this. It could leave more memory and disk space for the user than the Dos does, even though Dos is in ROM. I'm not actually suggesting that we do this. I can't see any use for it except as a toy to play with. But it really might be a lot of fun to play with something like that. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 20:45:07 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , BOCHE@DE.IBM.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ulrich Boche Subject: Re: Keyborads. Was:PALMPC contra PALRUN Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Friday, 02.03.2001 at 17:24 GMT, Barry wrote: > What is a QWERTZ keyboard? Obviously it's a different > arrangement but I've never heard of this. Where and when and > why is that used? > The QWERTZ keyboard is the German keyboard. It has the Y and Z reversed (the Y is rarely used in German, but we have a lot of Zs). BTW. The French keyboard is called AZERTY. It is hard to handle for someone not used to it because it has a lot more characters exchanged. Ulrich Boche ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 14:49:26 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken Hansen Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken Hansen Subject: Re: Linux vs Palm vs 200LX, was: HP in the news Comments: To: Barry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit OS 9 <> Linux <> Unix OS 9 was an advanced OS (for the time) *designed* for limited hardware in common use. Linux is an advanced OS *designed* for Linus's powerful 80386-based PC, modeled after Unix.. Unix was an advanced OS designed for advanced hardware (PDP-11, ported onto almost everything that was sufficiently robust). Linux is *defined* by the kernel. Some refer to it as Gnj/Linux, since most of the software included with Linux is from the GNU project (GNU -= GNU's Not Unix, don't get me started). To rewrite (different from port) the kernel to support the 80186 CPU would be to create a new kernel, not Linux. Is this clear? Sorry, best I could do. OS 9 was designed for the 6809 CPU - a much different beastie from the Intel family of CPUs. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry" To: Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 12:51 PM Subject: Re: Linux vs Palm vs 200LX, was: HP in the news > > Daniel Hertrich wrote: > > > > And at last, to become on-topic, it is > > NOT possible to run any kind of linux > > on the 200LX, since Linux needs at > > least a 386. Minix on the LX is too > > limited to be useful in my opinion. So > > we have to wait for the Morphy one, > > buy a Toshiba Libretto-like machine or > > carry a full-sized notebook to run linux > > on the road. > > I used to have a Radio Shack Color Computer with 64k and a > single 160k floppy drive. That was it. No hard drive. > > I had an OS for it called OS-9, made by Microware. It was > basically a tiny but very clever and useful subset of unix, with > a few changes to accomodate it's size. The system used 22k ram. > The rest was available for programs. Some commands were disk > resident but the entire system only took up about 80k on a disk > if you didn't have all the configuration tools on it. That did > include the assembler, debugger and editor (vi-like). > > It used premptive multitasking. The ampersand would run a > background task just as in unix. You could connect a terminal > to the serial port and have 2 users. We once found a way to > connect 3 users and it all ran fine. > > It didn't have virtual memory, but since it was really a single > user system and most apps were small, and built in small > modules, that wasn't really needed. > > Oh yeah, there was also a GUI for it later, although this was > before the name GUI was known. It was before the first Mac hit > the market. The Lisa might have been out then. I'm not sure. > I think it was called Multi-view. I think it used up 8k more > ram. Never having seen or heard of a GUI before I thought this > was a silly idea that would never fly. :) > > Even though this was a very small subset of unix, it was a very > powerful and flexible and highly configurable OS. I'm still > amazed that they packed so much into so little space. The > whole thing was written in assembly. > > It wouldn't be hard to develop a system on the 200lx like this. > It could leave more memory and disk space for the user than the > Dos does, even though Dos is in ROM. > > I'm not actually suggesting that we do this. I can't see any > use for it except as a toy to play with. But it really might be > a lot of fun to play with something like that. > > Barry > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 14:57:30 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Larry Tachna Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Larry Tachna Subject: Re: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Ed Padin In-Reply-To: <013c01c0a341$6ff60610$0200a8c0@openreach.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >>My dad can beat up your dad!! that says it all right there now everyone go to timeout for 2 days! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 12:04:31 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: HP in the news İFLUFF¨ MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Ken London wrote: > > Can it really be that good an operating > system if it won't run on the 200lx? I love that logic. I guess that means we can scrap Win2k, Win98, NT, MacOS, unix, MVS and all those other silly OSes. That will leave the world with Dos and a form of CP/M. The world doesn't need a computer with more than 640k RAM anyway. That will also let us get rid of the expensive internet and go back to a system of BBSs that pass mail around after midnight. I may still have one of my old 300 baud modems. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 11:54:31 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Peter A. Castro" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Peter A. Castro" Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. Comments: To: Ken London In-Reply-To: <3A9FBA96.2F49E93E@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Ken London wrote: > Tamas Feher wrote: > > > I would be happy even if only the VMS became available for IBM > > PC. In early 90's DEC made it; up to a bost-alpha test release and > > then it was abandoned. Why the damn hell can't Compaq release it > > into public domain for finishing development, at least for edu > > purposes? > > VMS was not made in the 90s, I was using it in the 70s on a VAX 11. > You would not want it on a PC, it was very buggy, crashed alot, and > was very expensive. This was from DEC long before compaq. OK, *now* I know you're trolling, Ken. I did network apps development on the platform for 5 years. It was quite stable and had some really great features (eg: Clustering). Most likely, the only think that crashed on VMS was your applications, not the system. I'll grant you VMS was very large and expensive, but everything from DEC was :-) (To everyone else, my appologies for the waste of bandwidth) -- Peter A. Castro or ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 21:35:16 +0000 Reply-To: remce@gofree.indigo.ie Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Richard E. McEvoy" Subject: Re: More info on corrupt, password-protected notes file Comments: To: Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My problem (see earlier posting) was very like Jeffreys. The only difference was I never had a password, but it kept asking for one. I got "invalid file type" on the other DBase programs and "unable to open" on the phone.pdb. It was solved when my.env and .ini files were right.It froze several times and Ctrl shift on was required on some of these. BTW,You will not be able to open notes if you delete the .env file and LEAVE THE NOTES.NDB INTACT. I have just tried this in my effort to reproduce my earlier problem. I deleted the note.env file and got "cannot open file", but it did not produce the lockup I had earlier. Probably because this time I only deleted one .env and no .ini. IMHO it is a problem with the .envs and .ini files, since everything is working perfectly now on my 5mb LX (The 32mb is on its way back from Thaddeus) :-)) HTH Richard Longden Loo wrote: > > It looks like the problem started when I tried to change the password > from > > one password to another. I tried it again on a copy of my backup and it > > corrupted the backup copy. I restored it again and changed the password > > to nothing, closed and reopened the file, and then set the new password. > > That seemed to work. > > FWIW, I wasn't able to reproduce the problem on my 6mb/2x 200LX. I quit > NoteTaker, deleted notes.env and notes.ndb and reopened Notetaker ... got > the welcome screen and a blank notes.ndb which I added one entry and > password protected. > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 23:03:16 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: FLUFF: Re: Linux vs Palm vs 200LX, was: HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Adrian and friends, On Fri, 2 Mar 2001 11:17:34 +0800 (SGT), Adrian Ho wrote: > On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Daniel Hertrich wrote: > > > Actually, I didn't want to chime in that fluff thread, but > > now I can't stand all that crap about linux anymore ;-) > > İ...¨ > Conclusions (both positive and negative) based on _other_ > people's opinions, and without personal experience, are another > matter entirely. I wouldn't call them "crap" either, but I'm > not sure what term to use. "Misguided", perhaps? You're right, of course. I'm sorry if anyone here felt offended by my words. Personal opinions are not crap, that's for sure. What I meant with crap was what a few people here said about Linux that's definitely wrong, for example that it is in general less stable than Windows and such things. Of course it _can_ be less stable, but if it is, you probably have misconfigured something. GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 16:14:16 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Evan Person Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Evan Person Subject: Re: IKEA batteries Comments: To: Daniel Hertrich MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Daniel Hertrich wrote: > i'm sorry - the IKEA batteries are really yellow now. > (but they WERE green/gray, I swear! ;-) ) > Yesterday I bought 10 AAs for 5 DM (2.5 US$). "Produced by Varta for > IKEA" is written on them. The product description says "MN1500". Does > that say something about capacity?? > > Nice cheap batteries - makes me considering replacing the rechargeables > by these batteries in daily use... The IKEA in Chicago sells both the yellow batteries and the green/gray batteries. If you read the fine print you will see that the yellow batteries are made in Germany by Varta, and the gray/green batteries are made in China. The price is the same for both, US$1.95 for a pack of 10. I bought a few of both to try. Evan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:36:44 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , KenLondon Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: KenLondon Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. Comments: To: "Peter A. Castro" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "Peter A. Castro" wrote: > OK, *now* I know you're trolling, Ken. I did network apps development on > the platform for 5 years. It was quite stable and had some really great > features (eg: Clustering). Most likely, the only think that crashed on > VMS was your applications, not the system. I'll grant you VMS was very > large and expensive, but everything from DEC was :-) In general the entire system crashed very often, Many times when I had no applications running. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 00:06:05 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Winfried Zettelmeyer Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Winfried Zettelmeyer Subject: Re: Another 123 question Comments: To: Barry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dear Barry, I wrote to the list about three weeks ago, >> With a macro, I want to Xtract a range from >> a worksheet and save it to a file WITH A NAME >> CONTAINED IN ONE OF THE CELLS..... >> >> Question: Can I substitute the question mark >> after /fsv which pauses the macro to allow the >> name to be input by hand, with something that >> quotes the contents of a cell ? and you answered, >You can do that..... >Something like this: AC AB >10 {GOTO}AB12~{?} >11 {DOWN}/FS >12 the name will go here >13 ~ >14 here you need the keys to do the confirm >dance 123 does before saving >they'll depend on whether the sheet is >being replaced or created.... Thanks to your advice I could adapt your proposal to my case and it works flawlessly ! The most important change is that I have put instead of the file name a function which refers to it (@string(K2,0), as I keep changing the file name in K2 all the time and as there is no space around K2 to put the code there in a column. I have not answered before be because I was an a 10 day trip and was not able to dedicate the necessary 10 minutes to the problem. Thank you very much for your help. Best regards Winfried ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 15:58:49 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Peter A. Castro" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Peter A. Castro" Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. Comments: To: KenLondon In-Reply-To: <3AA0207C.EA708DF5@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, KenLondon wrote: > "Peter A. Castro" wrote: > > > OK, *now* I know you're trolling, Ken. I did network apps development on > > the platform for 5 years. It was quite stable and had some really great > > features (eg: Clustering). Most likely, the only think that crashed on > > VMS was your applications, not the system. I'll grant you VMS was very > > large and expensive, but everything from DEC was :-) > > In general the entire system crashed very often, Many times when I had no > applications running. Most likely a hardware problem. I remember our old 11/750 had a disk controller go out once. The system continued to run, only logging complaints about the controller. I recall it only fell over once (blew a memory board). Replaced the board and it was back up in no time (wasn't cheap, though). Most others who I've talked with concerning VAX hardware have has similar good experiences. I guess yours was just one of the unlucky ones. It happens. -- Peter A. Castro or ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:27:50 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , kopplin@TECHNOIR.NU Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Mike Kopplin Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. Comments: To: "Peter A. Castro" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Peter A. Castro wrote: > On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, KenLondon wrote: > > "Peter A. Castro" wrote: > > > OK, *now* I know you're trolling, Ken. I did network apps development on > > > the platform for 5 years. It was quite stable and had some really great > > > features (eg: Clustering). Most likely, the only think that crashed on > > > VMS was your applications, not the system. I'll grant you VMS was very > > > large and expensive, but everything from DEC was :-) > > > > In general the entire system crashed very often, Many times when I had no > > applications running. > > Most likely a hardware problem. I remember our old 11/750 had a disk > controller go out once. The system continued to run, only logging > complaints about the controller. I recall it only fell over once (blew a > memory board). Replaced the board and it was back up in no time (wasn't > cheap, though). Most others who I've talked with concerning VAX hardware > have has similar good experiences. I guess yours was just one of the > unlucky ones. It happens. I seem to recall reading a couple years ago about an 11/750 in the UK that hadn't been rebooted since 1983 and was still running. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 18:55:24 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Evan Person Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Evan Person Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. Comments: To: kopplin@TECHNOIR.NU MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > I seem to recall reading a couple years ago about an 11/750 in > the UK that hadn't been rebooted since 1983 and was still > running. It must have been running Ultrix. Anyone who has had to endure the pain of doing software development on VMS feels like they've died and gone to heaven when they've made the transition to UNIX. At least I did. I still occasionally have to do VMS development, only enough to remind me of the bad old days and to make me want to run back to UNIX. Evan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 23:27:53 -0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Owen Samuelson Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Owen Samuelson Subject: Re: Does Flash Ram lose everything when you remove it? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Not with any flash ram cards that I know of. > > Whatever you write to the card generally stays there till you take it off > (unless it sits for a couple of years). > > - Longden I remember somewhere I saw that data retention for my sandisk card was something like 100 years. I hope I live to verify that. I know my 200lx will. Hello Longden. Owen ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 09:03:54 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , HP Staber Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: HP Staber Subject: Re: PALMPC contra PALRUN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > Stefan Peichl wrote: > > > > However on my desktop QWERTZ keyboard, > > the scancode of Z is 15 hex, which is more > > correct because it is exactly it's location on > > the keyboard. > > What is a QWERTZ keyboard? Obviously it's a different > arrangement but I've never heard of this. Where and when and > why is that used? German keybords have the Y and the Z key swapped compared to the English keyboard. QWERTZ is then the 6 letters on the left side of the first row of the keyboard. Anyway : thanks for the explanation, Stefan. However the existing PalEdit setup/macros run in PALRUN environment but not in PALMPC environment. There must be something more with PALMPC. HP Staber/Salzburg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 01:06:38 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , kopplin@TECHNOIR.NU Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Mike Kopplin Subject: FLUFF: Website statistics MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII It's a slow Friday night on the list and I'm still at work after a very long day, so I thought I'd waste a little bandwidth. I upgraded my web server at home today (HPLX-L archives, LX-Mapblast pages, etc). It could no longer handle updating all the indexes for the archive search, and was starting to get overwhelmed in other tasks as well. Now it has twice the ram, and about 3 times the cpu power. That should be sufficient for a while. Anyway, I generated stats for the website and thought I'd share a few of the more interesting bits. I get a little over 2200 hits per day on average. A lot of these are webcrawlers for google,etc., or people coming to my site from their search pages. The log files contain the search terms they used. Many people come looking for "crack"s for various software. Of course the dreaded hinge crack has made that a common word in the list. "abandonware" is also a popular search term. Oddly, "abondonware" (with an o) isn't too far behind. Strangest though is the most popular search phrase, "autopsy pictures", at 157 requests. Some wierd people out there. Looking at Browser types, WWW/LX makes a good showing at third place after MS explorer and Netscape. It's a distant third, but it does beat out all the other browsers. The LX-Mapblast pages continue to be popular. Over 8000 maps so far have been served. I've found a few more sites sending requests to scripts on my server to run their own pages. Most are just little sites, with little traffic. One I found quite surprising though. There's a page on Comcast Corporations website (Comcast Cable, Comcast@Home, QVC, Philadelphia 76ers and Flyers, etc.) using my driving directions script. You'd think they would have someone in house that could set it up. Actually I don't find it annoying, but rather quite amusing. This huge corporation, with several internet companies, sneaking in and using the services of my little personal webserver. Well, sorry for wasting all the bandwidth, but at least it wasn't about linux, which of course is running the server, but that's another thread. Cheers, Mike Kopplin ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 01:32:21 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Alfred Lee Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Alfred Lee Subject: Re: HP in the news İFLUFF¨ MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Didn't IBM dictated that you can have 16k RAM, 64k RAM if you are very serious and who could ever use 128k RAM, hence a hard beyond-the-end-of-the-world limit of 640k architectural limit for DOS in 1981 (or 1980?)? Alfred -----Original Message----- From: Barry To: HPLX-L@uconnvm.uconn.edu Date: Friday, March 02, 2001 4:36 PM Subject: Re: HP in the news İFLUFF¨ İdelete¨ >That will leave the world with Dos and a form of CP/M. The >world doesn't need a computer with more than 640k RAM anyway. > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 12:31:53 +0100 Reply-To: "Owen H. Morgan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Owen H. Morgan" Subject: Re: Auto switch off. Something strange is going on. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi again. I'm replying to my own posting for once... I wrote (>): > I seem to remember that when I first started > messing about with the LX, I couldn't get it to > timeout and switch itself off for love nor money > if it was connected to external power. Now it > suddenly does. I figured it out. > I've checked with LXSTAT, and the LX knows that it > has external power. Anyway, the batteries would > have been flat by now if the external power didn't > work.. The batteries _were_ flat! I still don't understand why it switched itself = off when connected to external power in spite of LXSTAT T 0. As long as = external power is present, the state of the batteries shouldn't matter? I seem to remember someone said there are issues with using the built in = battery charger, so I'd disabled it and just set up an appointment to = switch the charger on for an hour once a week. Since I always use the LX = with external power, I would have thought this was enough, but clearly it = wasn't. Anybody have any idea how much battery charging per week would be = enough to keep the NiMh's up when the LX is always on external power, or = maybe I'd be better off using alkalines. How long would a set of alkalines = last if I always use external power? PS. I can't use the built in charging software or any of the third party = ones because the HFFAX software takes over the interrupts, so they won't = work. Owen -- On a sailboat. In Norway http://pagina.de/naomi.j= ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 01:58:57 +1300 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Tony Kan Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tony Kan Subject: FLUFF: Geos OS for omnibook? Comments: To: Andrew King In-Reply-To: <3A9FA214.2E30C602@mediaone.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ooops. its www.newdealinc.com Yes, Newdeal works on top of DOS. Cheers Tony. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew King İmailto:aking5@mediaone.net¨ Sent: Saturday, 3 March 2001 02:37 To: tony.kan@CLEAR.NET.NZ Cc: omnilist@elektro.cmhnet.org Subject: Geos OS for omnibook? Quoted from the HPLX mailing list: >Subject: Re: FLUFF: Re: HP in the news > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 09:12:17 +1300 > From: Tony Kan > >Geos has been resurrected as NewDeal (see www.newdeal.com). It only >supports 286 AT class computers and above. Notwithstanding that, it >gives 80-90% of the functionality of MS Windows/MS Office while only >taking up 10Mb of HDD space. Its breathed new life into my 486 >Thinkpad 701c! For example, NewDeal has a built in word processor, >flat file database and spreadsheet. Lots of people still have the >earlier Geoworks which does work on an XT class machine and these >early versions are still file compatible with NewDeal. >HTH Tony, I tried the URL for newdeal but couldn't find it. This looks like just the thing for the early Omnibooks so I'm copying this to the omnibook list. Does NewDeal run on top of DOS? My Omnibook 435 boots to DOS 5.0. I think an OS that runs on top of DOS would be preferable since some of the hardware in the Omnibook is not entirely standard.b Does anyone else on the Omnibook list know anything about Geos/Newdeal? -- Andrew King Ann Arbor Michigan technology is the answer, what was the question? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 04:58:44 -0800 Reply-To: hobchi@hotmail.com Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: hobchi Subject: Re: Group project Comments: To: Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > He was just kidding. I'm sure Nathalie knows > that ... she's pretty smart > .... even on low batteries. > > - Longden > and kute too... yor pal al. ===== . o__ _.>/)_ (_) \(_) Woman, that's warm... Semper Mobilus __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 08:33:19 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken Hansen Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken Hansen Subject: Re: HP in the news İFLUFF¨ Comments: To: Alfred Lee MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I was under the impression that the memory map of the first IBM PCs was dictated by the design of the 8088 CPU, that the unit fit everything inside a 1 Meg address space because that made it easier to program, design the hardware, etc. Also, remember how much RAM a mainframe had in those days - 16 Meg on a mainframe was a reasonable memory size, IIRC -of course that is 16 Meg of Words, wich on the mainframe was something like 24 or 32 bits wide, with a very good paging/swap mechanisim. MVS only supported 16 Meg memory sizes until MVS/XA came out and opened up the are above the 16 Meg "boundry". Thus ends the history lesson ;¬) Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alfred Lee" To: Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 4:32 AM Subject: Re: HP in the news İFLUFF¨ > Didn't IBM dictated that you can have 16k RAM, 64k RAM if you > are very serious and who could ever use 128k RAM, hence a > hard beyond-the-end-of-the-world limit of 640k architectural limit > for DOS in 1981 (or 1980?)? > > Alfred > > -----Original Message----- > From: Barry > To: HPLX-L@uconnvm.uconn.edu > Date: Friday, March 02, 2001 4:36 PM > Subject: Re: HP in the news İFLUFF¨ > > > > İdelete¨ > > >That will leave the world with Dos and a form of CP/M. The > >world doesn't need a computer with more than 640k RAM anyway. > > > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 08:33:35 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Geos on the HP200LX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Jimmy said: > > GEOS is well suited for devices with > touch-screen capability. But the 200LX > does not have it so is there any point > to run it on one? Geos can work with touch screens but it was designed for use with a keyboard. Touch screen capability was added later when it began to be used on PDAs. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 15:23:26 +0100 Reply-To: Luettjohann@gmx.de Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stephan L|ttjohann Subject: Compact Flash Problem MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi! I've got a problem with my 48MB San-Disk. Anyhow I sometimes cannot write to it. There are some (I don't know how many) bad allocation units on it. How can I mark them or remove them? I tried to use Windows to mark them, but it only marked some of them. It didn't examine the whole flash disk. I used scandisk's "surface analysis" (is that right in English?). Regards, Stephan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 09:02:56 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Chris Lott wrote: > > I was just discussing yesterday with my > business partner why we don't hear much > about replacement command.com > command line interpreters being, or > having been, available for DOS... 4Dos was one command.com replacement that got a little bit popular for a while. I seem to remember there was another one but I can't think what it was. I used 4Dos for a short time and I liked it. It was a significant improvement over dos 3.x. A lot of the same improvements were added to dos 4 and 5. The problem with having a better command line interpreter is that you don't have the same command line interpreter that others have. Using it at home it was different than my computer at work. When I put it on my computer at work it was different than everyone else's computer. It was close enough that there weren't major problems but there were enough small problems that I finally removed it. My initial purpose in trying it was to evaluate it for the whole company. But as soon as you call tech support for some problem they blame it on 4Dos. And you have to tell them because there's always the chance that might really be the problem. Tech support became very poor. Someone in a previous post said that if you really know anything about computers you don't use tech support. That's cute. I know enough about computers that I can analyze any problem with any combination of software and hardware, given enough time. I'm not quite sure how my boss would have felt about me pouring over disassemblies of the programs we use looking for a conflict that turns out to be a known problem that I could have found in 10 minutes with a phone call. Well, that's not true. I'm pretty sure how he would have felt about that. :) Also we had a few pretty savvy users who called tech support on their own when they ran into a problem with a commercial program. It wouldn't pay to make that difficult for them. Of course this was in the days before networks forced us to control everything. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 16:26:29 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: WTB: Keyboard foil MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi friends, as some of you know I'm always collecting palmtop parts and sometimes I'm able to build a new machine when I've got enough parts. Thanks to Helmuth G|nther (Helmuth, you know why ;-)) the time has come again :-¨ (almost): What I still need is a keyboard foil. I speak of this one with the little blobs which are responsible for the key klicks and which establish the contacts if you press a key (a transparent foil with black dots, one dot per key). Of course also an entire keyboard would help, maybe someone has one left with broken keys or so. Please offer, if you have. Preferrably in Europe, and write how much you would like to get for it. Thanks a lot!! GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 09:47:59 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Laust Brock-Nannestad wrote: > > The Mortice-Kern-Systems Toolkit also > came with a Korn shell, and I believe > they devised a way of allowing the shell > to expand file patterns and pass the > command line on to the program being > run, but without hitting the MS-DOS > command line limit (probably used a > temporary file). This should be fairly straightforward using your own command line interpreter. It could accept any command line length you choose. It would only have to be sure that only 127 characters was passed to any given program because of the PSP. Offhand, I can't think of any other restrictions. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 08:06:14 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: Auto switch off. Something strange is going on. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > The batteries _were_ flat! I still don't understand why it switched itself off > when connected to external power in spite of LXSTAT T 0. As long as external > power is present, the state of the batteries shouldn't matter? That's my understanding also. Could be that there was a burp in your AC? A disruption coupled with flat batteries would've shut things down pretty fast. > I seem to remember someone said there are issues with using the built in battery > charger, so I'd disabled it and just set up an appointment to switch the charger > on for an hour once a week. Since I always use the LX with external power, I > would have thought this was enough, but clearly it wasn't. Anybody have any idea > how much battery charging per week would be enough to keep the NiMh's up when > the LX is always on external power, or maybe I'd be better off using alkalines. > How long would a set of alkalines last if I always use external power? I have my LX plugged into AC at work 8-10 hours per day. That kind of usage coupled with the occasional need to use it unplugged leaves me having to recharge the NiMHs once every couple of months or so. As a test, you might want to fully charge the NiMHs and check the charge level daily for a week or so. The charge shouldn't drop significantly with the LX plugged in continuously, but then NiMHs are notorious for high self-discharge rates and the 1hour per week of recharge may not be compensating enough. Just a guess ... it could be that your batteries have a higher self-discharge rate than usual. > PS. I can't use the built in charging software or any of the third party ones > because the HFFAX software takes over the interrupts, so they won't work. You might just have to try different brands of batteries. Also, if the LX is always on AC and the AAs are simply a backup ... you might want to consider switching to non-rechargeable lithium AAs which have a long shelf life (5 years). - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 08:36:52 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: Compact Flash Problem Comments: cc: Luettjohann@gmx.de MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > I've got a problem with my 48MB San-Disk. Anyhow I sometimes > cannot write to it. There are some (I don't know how many) bad > allocation units on it. How can I mark them or remove them? > I tried to use Windows to mark them, but it only marked some of > them. It didn't examine the whole flash disk. I used scandisk's > "surface analysis" (is that right in English?). Bad allocation units are fixed using either scandisk or "chkdsk /f". But it sounds like you're talking about bad clusters if you did a scandisk "surface analysis", which can include the main disk data areas as well as the file allocation table (FAT). Scandisk should've been able to mark all unreadable clusters as bad. If that didn't work, I'd try another utility, like Norton. It could also be that you have a defective card. - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 17:43:55 +0100 Reply-To: "Owen H. Morgan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Owen H. Morgan" Subject: FLUFF: EPOC (Was: HP in the news) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Howdy! Martin Bergvill wrote (>): > If we can get some more info from the zip vs > Hplx guy you could maybe throw out your > laptop and use the Hplx for zip drive access :-) I was thinking about this. If we could hook him up with a very smart EPOC = developer / C++ programmer, we could probably get a driver for EPOC too. >> I do _ALL_ my serious computing on the >> palmtop. > "Palmtop" as in "Hplx" or "Palmtop" as in "Mc218"? :-) MC218 of course. I said "serious computing". (Ooops! Better get into my = flameproof suit fast... :o) > I have one mind and need just one application > at a time, but soon I have a SC DS 64mb > Hplx.. So how much do you have to pay for your LX on steroids? You can pick up a = second hand MC218 or 5mx for around NOK 2500 - 3000 (USD 260 - 315) on QXL. = Of course you'd need a 48Mb CF to bring it up to 64Mb. I know _you_ don't = like the keyboard on the S5 based machines, but I do, and there are a few = million people in the world who use these computers every day and do like = the keyboard, so you're outvoted... You probably just need to get used to = it. > Then I maybe could do what you do but do I > need to do it? You couldn't, could you? AFAIK, there is no way you could make the LX = download anything in the background while you're working in the foreground. = Anyway, that isn't the main reason I like my multitasking OS. I just = started Navigator packing some _big_ database files to a ZIP archive while = I type this. Oh, I checked, it's finished! I like not having to sit around = waiting for that. I find it very useful to be able to have my most used applications open all = the time so I can get instant access. For instance if the phone rings while = I'm typing this e-mail and I need to take notes or dig out an address or = something, I can go to the contacts application instantly without saving = the e-mail or closing the application. I know this is possible on the LX = too, but that is with third party software. In EPOC it's an integral part = of the OS, and we take it for granted. On the LX it's really only for = advanced users like you lot. Another useful feature is cutting and pasting = across applications etc. I have some very smart macros that use this = capability for archiving e-mails to database files etc. > Yes I already guessed :-). Nokia has Epoc on > their 9000 (Geos??) and 9110 soon the 9210 > _phones_ with pim cabability . But they are > _not_ palmtops. The 9000 and 9110 have Geos, but Nokia dropped it in favour of EPOC for the = 9210. IIRC the OS on the 9000 / 9110 is rather limited and there isn't much = software for it. I have no idea if this is a limitation of GEOS or the = implementation on the Nokia. As far as I understand, the EPOC 9210 has all, or most of the software on a = standard S5, S5mx, MC218 or Revo, so in my mind it's really just a palmtop = with a phone built in. Apart from the phone, I believe there is very little = practical difference between a Revo and a Nokia 9210. How does the built in = phone stop it from being a palmtop? The Ericsson R380 phone / PIM also runs = EPOC, but that is a limited edition with no possibillity of adding third = party applications etc., so that's why I didn't mention it. > You have this advanced epoc Os but you can > not get the line length down to the required > length Required by whom? I don't like e-mail software that hacks my text into = little bits with a CR on every line. That's not the way _proper_ word = processing software should work! > which I can with this "outdated dying machine" > running Www/lx. :-)) I often send manuscripts for articles etc. as e-mail, and would hate it if = they were hacked into little bits, and so would my Mom who proof-reads for = me and the editors who would have to go through my manuscripts and remove = all the unwanted CR's! I can make my MC218 do this if I want to by = disabling MIME, but if I do that, any attachments I send will be uuencoded. > (Yes when I read the message my > mail program wraps the lines and everything is > okey, but when I reply your lines > are _very_ long) I use a nice freeware macro on my MC218 which does a very good job of = cutting the text into bits and inserting the ( >) when I reply to e-mails. > (Owen I am just pulling you leg :-)) Can you please pull the other one? I've got a limp! > About 200km from you and your sailboat :-) Please, please I don't want 200km legs. They won't fit into my bed! Around = 10m would be OK. That would make it easy to change the lightbulb in my = anchor light... Owen -- On a sailboat. In Norway http://pagina.de/naomi.j= ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 15:38:37 -0800 Reply-To: mikeschn@ameritech.net Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Mike Schneider Subject: Re: FLUFF: Geos OS for omnibook? Comments: To: Tony Kan In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I keep getting an error downloading the file. It blows up on me during the last second. Anyone else have that error? Any suggestions? Mike... > Ooops. its www.newdealinc.com Yes, Newdeal works on top of DOS. > Cheers > Tony. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 23:01:47 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Ken London MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Ken, On Thu, 1 Mar 2001 22:09:38 -0500, Ken London wrote: > People keep saying how great Linux is. As far as I can tell it is a > miserable > failure because it can't run on the 200lx. That makes it no better than > DOS. So, also software such as SAP or Adobe Photoshop or SimCity 2000 are failures?? Ken, what you say here is a little bit - excuse me - ...strange. The 200LX is a great machine, but it is not the center of the world. There is also software around that's _not_ designed to run on the 200LX. Believe it or not. GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 18:16:28 -0500 Reply-To: theise@netins.net Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Theodore Heise Subject: Re: Auto switch off. Something strange is going on. Longden Loo writes: > > The batteries _were_ flat! I still don't understand why it switched > itself off > > when connected to external power in spite of LXSTAT T 0. As long as > external > > power is present, the state of the batteries shouldn't matter? > > That's my understanding also. Could be that there was a burp in your AC? > A disruption coupled with flat batteries would've shut things down pretty > fast. Ah. That triggered a thought. My 200LX will sometimes power off when I *think* it's on AC. I usually find the adaptor plug isn't fully seated in the socket and it was actually running on batteries. Ted -- Theodore W. Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA PGP public key: http://showcase.netins.net/web/twheise/theise.txt ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 17:24:59 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Bryan Biggers Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bryan Biggers Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Daniel Hertrich MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Daniel Hertrich wrote: > > > So, also software such as SAP or Adobe Photoshop or SimCity 2000 are > failures?? Ken, what you say here is a little bit - excuse me - > ...strange. > The 200LX is a great machine, but it is not the center of the world. > There is also software around that's _not_ designed to run on the 200LX. > Believe it or not. > There is a DOS version of SimCity 2000, we have it. (No, it will not run on the HP200, ha). Bryan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 19:45:16 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Bryan Biggers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bryan Biggers wrote: > > The 200LX is a great machine, but it is not the center of the world. I beg to differ, as far as I'm concerned it is......... Nothing out there approaches the 200lx in usefullness. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 20:05:25 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Mike Schneider Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Mike Schneider Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Ken London MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If someone wrote a PIM for Windows to do all the things the 200Lx could do, and then came up with companion software for a palm that could do all the things the 200Lx could do, would that/ could that replace the 200Lx? Mike... Ken London wrote: > Bryan Biggers wrote: > > > > The 200LX is a great machine, but it is not the center of the world. > > I beg to differ, as far as I'm concerned it is......... > > Nothing out there approaches the 200lx in usefullness. > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 20:38:15 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Mike Schneider MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mike Schneider wrote: > If someone wrote a PIM for Windows to do all the things the 200Lx could do, > and then came up with companion software for a palm that could do all the > things the 200Lx could do, would that/ could that replace the 200Lx? No....the beuaty of the 200lx is that it uses DOS software..much of which I already had. Don't have a palm so I don't care what it did..... No device (even the palm) comes close to the 200lx. I would note that they have tried, it is called Windose CE and it is a miserable failure. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 19:42:29 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Bryan Biggers Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bryan Biggers Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Ken London MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ken, I didn't write that... I must have quoted it in something that I wrote. Note the telltale multiple >>> Bryan Ken London wrote: > > Bryan Biggers wrote: > > > > The 200LX is a great machine, but it is not the center of the world. > > I beg to differ, as far as I'm concerned it is......... > > Nothing out there approaches the 200lx in usefullness. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 20:59:42 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Mike Schneider Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Mike Schneider Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Ken London MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My old eyes don't like the screen of the 200Lx much any more. It's getting too hard to see the characters. You can imagine my disappointment when the backlight project went on the back burner. So I started looking for alternatives. I started with my Libretto. I run the connectivity pack to get the functionality of the 200Lx. I grabbed a copy of Lotus 1-2-3 to round it out! Problem is, the Libretto doesn't fit in my pocket, so I end up without anything most of the time. Hmmm how do I fix that? My thought was if I could do all the 200Lx stuff (i.e connectivity pack) on the libretto, and sync with a palm, wouldn't that be cool? All it takes is a good programmer, and a good idea... Just had to share that with you all. I enjoy my messy dos, and use it to run qb45 and pb35 and wouldn't give it up for anything. Mike... P.S. I tried Win CE and it was a dismal failure. I took it back to the store with a list of reasons (13 to be exact) why I didn't want it!. Ken London wrote: > Mike Schneider wrote: > > > No....the beuaty of the 200lx is that it uses DOS software..much of which > I already had. Don't have a palm so I don't care what it did..... > > I would note that they have tried, it is called Windose CE and it is a > miserable failure. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 00:28:33 -0800 Reply-To: Marta Pierce Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Marta Pierce Subject: SC & doskey Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello , can you use doskey (on the d:\ drive) with software carousel? I tried it and it said that you couldn't. Is there a work around? What do others use for dos macro functions with sc? What I am trying to do is to use a one key or two key function to load a wk1 file automatically. Maybe s/o else has a better alternative? btw I also am using buddy, maybe that will help. TIA -- Best regards, Marta mailto:Marta1@home.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 19:19:48 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Karl Vanderhaven Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Karl Vanderhaven Subject: SHASS-200BUDDY I am looking to find out, is the programmer of SHASS-The Shopping Assistant available for messages? I have sent to his CIS Compuserve address and my messages always return "undeliverable". Is anyone knowing where is he at? Also, is a 200BUDDY available for non-English HP 200LX? I am thankful for all help. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 00:12:31 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Karl Vanderhaven Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Karl Vanderhaven Subject: Re: HP in the news Bryan Biggers wrote: > Ken, I didn't write that... I must have quoted it in something > that I wrote. Note the telltale multiple >>> Shame on you Bryan for picking on Ken for this. He has been misquoted dozens of times! He is just balancing out the scale here! He will not apologize for misquoting nor stop misquoting people, until he receives very sincere and individual apologies, from each person who has misquoted him in his duration on the list. So all people, apologize to Ken for your errors to him! I will start, Ken I apologize for misquoting you below. Ken London wrote: > I am Ken. I am a ninny who posts all times without knowing what > I talk about. In all likelihood I did fall on my head when I was > a baby. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 12:28:27 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: System macro for REX synchronizing MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi friends, I'd like to synchronize my 200LX phone book and note file with my REX3. Using Chris' utility, it is possible, but not very convenient, expescially when it comes to the notes. Since I'm not very familiar with the system macros, I'd like to ask a few questions: Is it possible to use variables in system macros (I'd have to use something like a "for" loop with increasing counter to save the notes as single files note1.txt note2.txt etc.) Is it possible to run a DOS program directly from a system macro (Chris' programs in this case)? What the macro should do in general is 1. opening the notes application 2. print the current note to a file, using the data card format, naming the file note_x.txt, x is 1 for the first note 3. Look if there is one more note, if yes, increase x and jump to 2. if not, jump to 4. 4. close the notes application 5. doing the REX phone book and notes conversion (DOS program) 6. writing the binary REX file to the REX (DOS program) Do you think this is possible with a system macro? Or could gdbio be used for steps 2-4? Or maybe anyone already has such a solution he wants to share? TNX a lot daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 17:15:06 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , fjkaufman@WORLDNET.ATT.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "F. Kaufman" Subject: Re: SC & doskey Comments: To: Marta Pierce MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Hello , > > can you use doskey (on the d:\ drive) with software carousel? I > tried it and it said that you couldn't. Is there a work around? > What do others use for dos macro functions with sc? What I am > trying to do is to use a one key or two key function to load a wk1 > file automatically. Maybe s/o else has a better alternative? btw I > also am using buddy, maybe that will help. > TIA I use something called Toddy (and I know others do, also). I'm not sure if it is available on the hpfiles site but should be available out there somewhere (I've had it for years) The only issue I've run into, is that if you use any program that can automatically swap SC sessions (I have setup some "task switching sessions batch files), if toddy is loaded in the receiving session, you cannot pass it keystrokes - they disappear. Whereas if I swap to a SC session in which toddy is not loaded, then I can pass that new session keystrokes in advance and it will load a program or do other things. I believe that this "disappearing keystrokes issue" occurs with all dos macro programs or most of them. Good luck ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 12:05:32 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Terry A. Ward" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Terry A. Ward" Subject: DisplayWrite 4 Error Message & HL200LX In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed I am trying to get a copy of IBM DisplayWrite4, version 2 Mod 02 to run on my 8M HP200LX. Have you ever seen the message: Software Error *0023* 1A00 0100 12262 06E4 0189 0898 90 It runs fine on a Toshiba Pentium laptop but this message appears right after the splash screen appears. Thanks! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 20:23:52 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Giampi Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Giampi MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ciao! I have an HP200LX with a 30M PCCard. I would like a software to write offline my mail on the HP200, then to send the mail running this software on the Pccard in the PC. Any help? (Pegasus for DOS?) giampi P.S.: excuse me for my english! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 20:29:43 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Giampi Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Giampi MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ciao! I have an HP200LX with a 30M PCCard. I would like a software to write offline my mail on the HP200, then to send the mail running this software on the Pccard in the PC. Any help? (Pegasus for DOS?) giampi P.S.: excuse me for my english! giampi ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 12:26:40 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Bob Christopher Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bob Christopher Subject: Re: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Both Pegasus for DOS and Goin' Postal will work as you desire them to. I think Goin' Postal is smaller in size and perhaps better suited to your PC cards size if you have other programs and files on it. BTW... here's one for the group. I had heard quite a long time ago that there was a version of Eudora for DOS. When I looked around the internet I saw where some folks were saying Eudora was always and only Windows based. Has anyone on the list ever actually used Eudora for DOS or still have a copy to sell? Bob Bob Christopher Littleton, Colorado USA bob@palmtop.com HP 200-LX Palmtop = DOS Were The Days = ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 14:47:28 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , John J Vanderstel Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: John J Vanderstel Subject: FLUFF: Re: Website statistics Hi Mike, What was the URL to your driving directions server again? Thanks again, Mike. :-) Cheers! John Vander Stel Grand Rapids, Michigan ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 12:07:46 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Qman Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Qman Comments: To: Giampi In-Reply-To: <00b401c0a4e0$c567d600$40e0fea9@towerrapallo> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit WWW/LX can do that! Visit D&A . HTH Qman... -----Original Message----- From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu¨On Behalf Of Giampi Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 11:24 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu Subject: Ciao! I have an HP200LX with a 30M PCCard. I would like a software to write offline my mail on the HP200, then to send the mail running this software on the Pccard in the PC. Any help? (Pegasus for DOS?) giampi P.S.: excuse me for my english! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 20:38:17 +0000 Reply-To: neil@skipper.org.uk Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Neil Tungate Organization: Home for Geriatric Collies Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Ken London In-Reply-To: <3A9D1F27.466E1E18@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:54:15 -0500, Ken London wrote: >I know of several companies who tried linux on their systems and >have ended up with huge bills for customer service to straighten >things out, some of these individuals are very tech savy and have >had lots of problems. For them linux was the biggest mistake of >their lives. Do you work for Microsoft? Your venom and hatred of Linux is only = matched by Microsoft's former underhand methods to undermine it - which failed. --=20 Neil Tungate Team 200LX UK ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 20:38:18 +0000 Reply-To: neil@skipper.org.uk Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Neil Tungate Organization: Home for Geriatric Collies Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Mike Schneider In-Reply-To: <3AA1CBBE.162B1C95@ameritech.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 3 Mar 2001 20:59:42 -0800, Mike Schneider wrote: >My old eyes don't like the screen of the 200Lx much any more. It's = getting too >hard to see the characters. You can imagine my disappointment when the = backlight >project went on the back burner. So I started looking for alternatives. = I started >with my Libretto. I run the connectivity pack to get the functionality = of the >200Lx. I grabbed a copy of Lotus 1-2-3 to round it out! Have you considered spectacles? It comes to us all eventually :( --=20 Neil Tungate Team 200LX UK ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 21:49:07 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , HP Staber Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: HP Staber Subject: Re: SHASS-200BUDDY MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Also, is a 200BUDDY available for non-English HP 200LX? Ther is no non-English Buddy availlable. I have used it on my German palmtop and it was OK. HP Staber/Salzburg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 22:02:28 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Guenther Helmuth E." Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Guenther Helmuth E." Subject: - Comments: To: Giampi MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Giampi, I use POST/LX for exactly the same purpose. Have a look at http://www.dasoft.com Kind regards Helmuth > Ciao! > I have an HP200LX with a 30M PCCard. > I would like a software to write offline my mail on the HP200, then to = send > the mail running this software on the Pccard in the PC. > > Any help? (Pegasus for DOS?) > > giampi > > P.S.: excuse me for my english! > > giampi > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:19:49 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: neil@skipper.org.uk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Neil Tungate wrote: > On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:54:15 -0500, Ken London wrote: > > >I know of several companies who tried linux on their systems and > >have ended up with huge bills for customer service to straighten > >things out, some of these individuals are very tech savy and have > >had lots of problems. For them linux was the biggest mistake of > >their lives. > > Do you work for Microsoft? Your venom and hatred of Linux is only matched > by Microsoft's former underhand methods to undermine it - which failed. > > -- > Neil Tungate > Team 200LX UK No I don't work for Micro$oft, my hatred for them exceeds linux. I just think that with the all of the software engineers these days that someone would have come of with something better than Windoze, Linux OS2, etc. Yes mico$oft sucks, but so does everything else. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 00:05:50 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Giampi Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Giampi Subject: Was: Comments: To: Bob Christopher MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thank you, Bob, but... I didn't find Goin'Postal online ... ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 00:12:45 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Giampi Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Giampi Subject: Re: no subject Comments: To: Qman MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mmmh... excuse me! I've forgotten subject! But can I use www/lx (or Post/lx) with the desktop, simply loading it from Pccard and using normal connection with Remote acess with Win98/2000? Thanks/grazie! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 17:17:16 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: HP in the news İFLUFF¨ MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Alfred Lee wrote: > > Didn't IBM dictated that you can have 16k RAM, > 64k RAM if you are very serious and who could > ever use 128k RAM, hence a hard beyond-the- > end-of-the-world limit of 640k architectural limit > for DOS in 1981 (or 1980?)? The 8088 cpu has 1 meg address space, some of which had to be used for graphics and BIOS and other things. That's the reason for the 640k limit. I don't think there was any decision made about that other than it didn't matter. They were initially planning to use the Motorola 68000 cpu but Motorola couldn't promise them a steady enough supply. I forget what the 68000 can address but it's a lot more than 1 meg. Also the famous Bill Gates statement that no-one will ever need more than 640k ram was a sensible statement at that time. This was in a day when programmers worked cheap and hardware was expensive and programs were written efficiently and small and fast. You could write a program as large as you want. Many times 640k, if needed. You just used overlays. It wasn't difficult. It took a little planning. But if it was done well, the performance hit was very small. What changed all that was mainly 3 things. VGA and then Super VGA, both of which require that you deal with large amounts of memory, unlike CGA, which could do wonderful things in a 640k system. Windows, which replaced overlays with virtual memory and DLLs, both of which were far less efficient than overlays but easier on the programmer and still fast if you had enough memory and disk space. By then hardware prices were dropping and programmers were getting more money. People wanting to run more than one program at a time, which also meant windows (or unix) meant more ram was needed. And then a fourth thing. Cost cutting. Companies realised that if they had the right development tools their programmers good write hughe, slow feature filled programs without really knowing much about computers. All that was needed to make this work were idiot proof programming tools, fast hardware and lots of it. And that's the world we live in today. And I ain't talking about just Windows. How big is MacOS? How big is linux? Windows may be a lot bigger and a lot slower but these are all behemoths. They would all have been a joke 20 years ago. The programmers that tried to write software like this 20 years ago would quickly find himself in a different field. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:13:18 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Peter A. Castro" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Peter A. Castro" Subject: Re: HP in the news Comments: To: Ken London In-Reply-To: <3AA2B175.6C861E0C@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, Ken London wrote: > Neil Tungate wrote: > > On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:54:15 -0500, Ken London wrote: > > >I know of several companies who tried linux on their systems and > > >have ended up with huge bills for customer service to straighten > > >things out, some of these individuals are very tech savy and have > > >had lots of problems. For them linux was the biggest mistake of > > >their lives. > > > > Do you work for Microsoft? Your venom and hatred of Linux is only matched > > by Microsoft's former underhand methods to undermine it - which failed. > > > > -- > > Neil Tungate > > Team 200LX UK > > No I don't work for Micro$oft, my hatred for them exceeds linux. I just > think > that with the all of the software engineers these days that someone would have These days, engineers have little to do with the process. It's more marketing and finance and partnerships and "strategic alliances" than anything else. Most of the time, features are dictated to the engineers instead of being proposed by them. (What, me, bitter?! Nah!) > come of with something better than Windoze, Linux OS2, etc. Yes > mico$oft sucks, but so does everything else. Spoken like a true pessimist. Is is even possible for you to see a happy future are you perpetually sucking on lemons :-? -- Peter A. Castro or ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 01:32:44 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , fjkaufman@WORLDNET.ATT.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "F. Kaufman" Subject: Post/lx on Desktop? Comments: To: Giampi MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Mmmh... excuse me! I've forgotten subject! > > But can I use www/lx (or Post/lx) with the desktop, simply loading it from > Pccard and using normal connection with Remote acess with Win98/2000? I added a subject (g) Yes, you need to load a small program that emulates (provides) HP graphics on a windows desktop in a Dos box. I would guess that the DASOFT site has copies of palrun. There are other small programs including cga.com or cgagraph.com that come with the HP connectivity pack or with the Pal c language library. There is also int5f.com. I use Post/lx on my win98 desktop solely as my email program. You can't get any automatic viruses!!! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 19:16:27 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , kopplin@TECHNOIR.NU Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Mike Kopplin Subject: Re: FLUFF: Re: Website statistics Comments: To: John J Vanderstel In-Reply-To: <20010304.145926.4950.1.j_vanderstel@juno.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, John J Vanderstel wrote: > What was the URL to your driving directions server again? > > Thanks again, Mike. :-) http://www.technoir.nu/hplx/lxmbdirect.html Oh wait, you're not thinking of hijacking my scripts, are you? :-) Best regards, Mike ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 21:54:51 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: FLUFF: EPOC (Was: HP in the news) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit THE REST: > and so would my Mom who > proof-reads for me and the editors who would have to go through my > manuscripts and remove all the unwanted CR's! I can _read_ your mail just fine. My mailprogram wraps the lines on the screen so they fit the screen. But when I reply then I have a problem. But isn't it a problem for your editor/mom that he/she needs to scroll verticly when reading/replying to your mails? > > (Yes when I read the message my > > mail program wraps the lines and everything is > > okey, but when I reply your lines > > are _very_ long) > I use a nice freeware macro on my MC218 which does a very good job of > cutting the text into bits and inserting the ( >) when I reply to > e-mails. I use PostH which inserts the topline. Not sure who inserts the > but I guess it is the mailer. But when in PE replying the margin are set to 72 characters, but your lines are up to 200 characters long. Maybe I will have to ask Mr. Garzotto why this happens. I have always thought that this was a "fault" at your side. Maybe it is or maybe it isn't. > > (Owen I am just pulling you leg :-)) > > Can you please pull the other one? I've got a limp! I have enough pulling my own leg (Have a limp too) :-) > > About 200km from you and your sailboat :-) > > Please, please I don't want 200km legs. They won't fit into my bed! > Around 10m would be OK. That would make it easy to change the lightbulb in my anchor light... ROFL > On a sailboat. In Norway (I know where you live so be nice no Hplx bashing :-)) Regards -- Martin Bergvill , Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 21:53:09 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Evan Person Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Evan Person Subject: Re: HP in the news MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ken London wrote: > No I don't work for Micro$oft, my hatred for them exceeds linux. I just > think > that with the all of the software engineers these days that someone would have > > come of with something better than Windoze, Linux OS2, etc. Yes > mico$oft sucks, but so does everything else. There are some good OS's out there. I have an old Sun Sparc 5 at home running Solaris that I use daily that I haven't rebooted in about 6 months now. Contrast that with my Windows 95 machine which gave me 3 "blue screens of death" today and had to be rebooted as many times. Average is about three times a week lately. Evan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 00:55:14 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , John J Vanderstel Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: John J Vanderstel Subject: Re: FLUFF: Re: Website statistics Hi Mike, >> What was the URL to your driving directions server again? . >http://www.technoir.nu/hplx/lxmbdirect.html >Oh wait, you're not thinking of hijacking my scripts, are you? Thanks Mike. Nope. I'm not a hacker. :-) I remember hearing a lot about your driving direction service for HP200LX users quite a while back, but I never did get around to checking your site out. Your update just reminded me that I still hadn't checked it out. Thanks for posting. :-) Cheers! John Vander Stel Grand Rapids, Michigan ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 14:01:52 +0800 Reply-To: jimmytan@yeos.com.my Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: jimmytan@YEOS.COM.MY Subject: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi everyone, I was watching a documentary on the once-super pop group ABBA (sorry I can't type the reverse "B") and I was surprised that they still have quite a following today especially in Sweden. It was interesting to learn that the fans hold an annual event called "ABBA Day" (what else?!) where they meet up and have fun (food, music, chats, dress-alikes, etc.). I was like amazed at such enthusiasm and admiration for a disbanded group and their songs that were left for dead by today's brand of music, what kind of people.....?... then it hit me. I was sitting there with the TV remote on one hand and my trusty 200LX on the other (sorry, REMCOM doesn't work at distances over 10 feet) when I suddenly could relate to that. I still use a machine that came from the bygone era of DOS and 640K RAM, in today's domain of flashy colour screens, built in browsers, and MP3 capable PDA's. Just as these fans who still love ABBA's songs, I find my palmtop still works for me. So, I started thinking, W H Y D O N ' T we declare an HP 200LX Day? I mean there's World Telecommunication Day, there's Earth Watch Day, there's ABBA Day, so what not an HP 200LX Day? Not a bad way to commemorate this little wonder and it's success, especially when it's still alive and kicking today, I think. Many thoughts follow: What date should it be on? What do supporters do? Where do we meet? Should we meet at all or just flood each other with well wishes? What are the benefits? What will HP think? Is this a DUMB idea? Any thoughts? Best regards, Jimmy. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 08:29:36 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: How to repair the palmtop and mathematical formulas on the internet MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi friends, I've made a new web page containing informations about how to repair the palmtop. It covers issues such as the hinge crcak, cracked latches, loose hinges etc. Have a look at http://www.daniel-hertrich.de click on "repair your palmtop" and let me know your comments! TNX daniel BTW: I also added a homework paper echich I've written in summer 2000 regarding "how to put mathematical formulas on the Internet" to my home page, so if you are interested in this subject, feel free to read the paper. Simply click on "How to put mathematical Formulas on the Internet". Thanks again to Mark Willis and Don Chow for proof-reading the paper! I hope you didn't suffer from the earthquake last week! I heard it could also be felt in Vancouver! -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 04:19:23 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: FLUFF: EPOC (Was: HP in the news) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Sat, 3 Mar 2001 17:43:55 +0100, Owen H. Morgan wrote: Hellu.. > Martin Bergvill wrote (>): > > laptop and use the Hplx for zip drive access :-) > I was thinking about this. If we could hook him up with a very smart > EPOC developer / C++ programmer, we could probably get a driver for > EPOC too. Probably. But the project will not be a reality because of the guy who knew something about it could not reveal what he did..or something like that.. > > "Palmtop" as in "Hplx" or "Palmtop" as in "Mc218"? :-) > MC218 of course. That was _not_ clear to me :-) > I said "serious computing". (Ooops! Better get into my > flameproof suit fast... :o) You better jump ship :-)) > So how much do you have to pay for your LX on steroids? That is classified :-) > You can pick up > a second hand MC218 or 5mx for around NOK 2500 - 3000 (USD 260 - 315) Probably, but I am not looking for one.. > Of course you'd need a 48Mb CF to bring it up to 64Mb. As things are now I manage with 8mb on the Hplx. But when I get the 64mb I can move a lot of the things I have on cf/pcmcia now onto the Hplx. That will be nice. > I know > _you_ don't like the keyboard on the S5 > based machines, but I do, and > there are a few million people in the world who use these computers > every day and do like the keyboard, so you're outvoted Yes I guess so..but we are at least two guys here that do not like the keyboard on the Psion's..so _you_ are outvoted _here_ :-) >... You probably > just need to get used to it. It would probably be fine if I had to.. > > Then I maybe could do what you do but do I > > need to do it? > You couldn't, could you? I do what _I_ need to do..not what others may do on their machine :-) Seriously the 5mx/Mc218 is ofcourse a more advanced machine and has a better os. I can not compete with it in a "Can you do this" competition. But the 5Mx/Mc218 can not do things I can do with the Hplx. It can do a lot of other things that are nice. But it does not do the thing I want to do therefor -> hplx.. > AFAIK, there is no way you could make the LX download anything in the > background while you're working in the foreground. Hmm I could Telnet to my unixaccount and start processes in the background :-..I see your point and no the hplx can not do this AFAIK. > Oh, I checked, it's finished! I like not having to sit around waiting > for that. The only time I do things that takes some time is when I do a Dbcheck and then backs up the Hplx to the memorycard. When this happens I am usually in the shower. > I find it very useful to be able to have my most used applications >open all the time I can do that on the Hplx. I need SC now because I want to have post/lx and all he other open at once. Memoryhungry applications. > On the LX it's real only for advanced users like you lot. Not sure if SC is that hard to set up. > cutting and pasting across applications Not sure how SC manage this, but it can be done I think > The 9000 and 9110 have Geos Ah yes that was how it was. > I have no idea if this is a limitation of GEOS or the implementation on > the Nokia. I do not know either. > As far as I understand, the EPOC 9210 has all, I believe there is > very little practical difference bet That may be true. But for me it is to big and no gprs. > How does the built in phone stop it from being a palmtop? I agree. It can(and are) a very usefull Tool. But I like small phone + palmtop. > > not get the line length down to the required > > length > Required by whom? I don't like e-mail software that hacks my text into little bits with a CR on every line. That's not the way _proper_ word processing software should work! The sentence above is 176 characters long when I reply to it. It is a "standard" on mails and newsgroups All over the world that the linelenght should not be over 72 characters. If you post in newsgroups you will be yelled at with a linelength longer than the "standard". (I have been yelled at in the past..) I see your point about "wordprocessing software" above. But do you send mails/documents to your mom/publisher with lines that are over 200 characters long? How can you fit that on a A4 when yout/they print that? It is not a big problem to me, but it takes me some more time to chop you long lines down to 72 characters and then insert > to make it readable. If I do not do this I have to scroll your long lines to see what you have written "beyond" the end of my screen and then go down and write a reply. > I often send manuscripts for articles etc. as e-mail, and would hate it if they were hacked into little bits, Bits of 72 characters per line yes.. SEE OTHER MESSAGE FOR THE REST ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 11:02:13 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Luca Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Luca Subject: R: FLUFF: EPOC (Was: HP in the news) Comments: To: Martin Bergvill In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For your interest, I enclosed the answer of XTM software team (XTM is a software that emulates a DOS-XT version in a EPOC computer http://www.nb-info.co.uk/xtminfo.htm), if they were interested to develope a Dos emulator specifically for the new NOKIA 9210. >Thank you for your interest in XTM. >It is likely that we will produce a version of XTM that runs on >the Nokia 9210, but there may be some restrictions because >of the keyboard (which lacks many keys found on a PC) and >the screen (which, unlike the Series 5, is too small to allow >soft keys to be presented on a toolbar). >Also, the Nokia version of EPOC is not binary compatible >with the Series 5. It therefore may be several months before >a Nokia version of XTM is released. NB Info Support Team At this time I beside a Nokia 9110 and I use at the same time with my HP200LX. It exist too a dos emulator for the Nokia 9110, but I find very cumbersome and limiting the functionality of the phone. The address is this http://www.dchapman.com/freeware/dos9k/index.html Luca Zanetti, Italy ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 09:22:54 -0500 Reply-To: n2vip@bellatlantic.net Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken Hansen Subject: Re: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! Comments: To: jimmytan@yeos.com.my In-Reply-To: <2075241183@yeos.com.my> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Obviously, there should be a minor holiday on the 100th day of the year (coming soon, right) to celebrate the 100LX, and the ral party would be on the 200th day of the year. There will be those that claim there should also be a holiday on the 95th day of the year, to commemerate thier beloved 95LX, but their numbers are small, and their date is so close to the 100th day that they should simply either celebrate on the 100th day, or upgrade. ;¬) Ken -----Original Message----- From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu¨On Behalf Of jimmytan@YEOS.COM.MY Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 1:02 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu Subject: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! Hi everyone, Just as these fans who still love ABBA's songs, I find my palmtop still works for me. So, I started thinking, W H Y D O N ' T we declare an HP 200LX Day? I mean there's World Telecommunication Day, there's Earth Watch Day, there's ABBA Day, so what not an HP 200LX Day? Not a bad way to commemorate this little wonder and it's success, especially when it's still alive and kicking today, I think. Many thoughts follow: What date should it be on? What do supporters do? Where do we meet? Should we meet at all or just flood each other with well wishes? What are the benefits? What will HP think? Is this a DUMB idea? Any thoughts? Best regards, Jimmy. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 15:29:07 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Bel, Michel" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Bel, Michel" Subject: Re: FLUFF: male menopause MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > Steve Carder replied to > Is that the official medical definition of male menopause? the following >There is no official definition. It usually involves a red sports car and a >girl young enough to be your child, however. I am afraid it is worse: m.m. starts the day when a girl first asks you whether that big bulge in your trousers is a Palmtop Michel 8-( ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 15:19:14 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit jimmytan@YEOS.COM.MY wrote: > So, I started thinking, W H Y D O N ' T we declare an HP 200LX Day? > > Many thoughts follow: What date should it be on? April 1st ?? The rest of the Palmtop world thinks we're Fools for sticking with the HPLX (but we know who the real fools are). Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:28:39 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: SC & doskey Comments: To: Marta Pierce You can use doskey with sc. I do it now. I know that when you load it is important. I think that you have to load it in the individual sc session and not before sc loads. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marta Pierce" To: Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 3:28 AM Subject: SC & doskey > Hello , > > can you use doskey (on the d:\ drive) with software carousel? I > tried it and it said that you couldn't. Is there a work around? > What do others use for dos macro functions with sc? What I am > trying to do is to use a one key or two key function to load a wk1 > file automatically. Maybe s/o else has a better alternative? btw I > also am using buddy, maybe that will help. > TIA > > -- > Best regards, > Marta mailto:Marta1@home.com > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:35:42 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: Post/lx on Desktop? Here's one, Is there a way to simulate a packet driver in a dos window under any version of windows? If this were possible, you could run www/lx on the desktop in network/ethernet mode. I'm running www/lx on my palmtop with the Aacton card and it works well (super fast).I have ethernet connections at work and at home (broadband) and just can't be bothered with slow dialups anymore. It's amazin how spoiled I get by new tech. ----- Original Message ----- From: "F. Kaufman" To: Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 8:32 PM Subject: Post/lx on Desktop? > > Mmmh... excuse me! I've forgotten subject! > > > > But can I use www/lx (or Post/lx) with the desktop, simply loading it from > > Pccard and using normal connection with Remote acess with Win98/2000? > > I added a subject (g) > > Yes, you need to load a small program that emulates (provides) HP > graphics on a windows desktop in a Dos box. I would guess that the > DASOFT site has copies of palrun. There are other small programs > including cga.com or cgagraph.com that come with the HP connectivity > pack or with the Pal c language library. There is also int5f.com. > > I use Post/lx on my win98 desktop solely as my email program. You can't > get any automatic viruses!!! > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:45:16 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit HP200lx day should be February 11th. (42nd day of the year) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 17:42:02 +0100 Reply-To: m_berrier@gmx.de Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Michael Berrier Subject: reboot failure,display not clear visible anymore !! Comments: To: Daniel Hertrich In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi everybody , after change of both batteries, the display is not to read totally nebuluous?! Any idea. Thanks, Michael B. -----Original Message----- From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU¨On Behalf Of Daniel Hertrich Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 07:30 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Subject: How to repair the palmtop and mathematical formulas on the internet Hi friends, I've made a new web page containing informations about how to repair the palmtop. It covers issues such as the hinge crcak, cracked latches, loose hinges etc. Have a look at http://www.daniel-hertrich.de click on "repair your palmtop" and let me know your comments! TNX daniel BTW: I also added a homework paper echich I've written in summer 2000 regarding "how to put mathematical formulas on the Internet" to my home page, so if you are interested in this subject, feel free to read the paper. Simply click on "How to put mathematical Formulas on the Internet". Thanks again to Mark Willis and Don Chow for proof-reading the paper! I hope you didn't suffer from the earthquake last week! I heard it could also be felt in Vancouver! -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 09:36:04 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Feldman, Robert" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Feldman, Robert" Subject: Re: FLUFF: EPOC (Was: HP in the news) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" The website for the PalmZip software is: http://www.palmzip.de/ This software lets you use a 100MB parallel port Zip drive on an 8088 or higher. The site also has a lot of info on the Atari Portfolio, so the software's authors (Klaus Peichl and Stefan Kaechele) might be able to cook up something for you. Bob Feldman -----Original Message----- From: Owen H. Morgan İmailto:ohmorgan@iname.com¨ Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 10:44 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Subject: FLUFF: EPOC (Was: HP in the news) Howdy! Martin Bergvill wrote (>): > If we can get some more info from the zip vs > Hplx guy you could maybe throw out your > laptop and use the Hplx for zip drive access :-) I was thinking about this. If we could hook him up with a very smart EPOC developer / C++ programmer, we could probably get a driver for EPOC too. ... ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 13:19:53 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Bryan Biggers Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bryan Biggers Subject: Palm .pdb files on HP200? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit So many "e-books" these days are coming in Palm .pdb format (at least I think that is what it is). I's like to convert them to text so that I can read them on the HP200. Does anyone know if there is a converter? The converter does not have to run on the HP200, that would be too much to ask ;) Bryan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 20:33:46 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , BOCHE@DE.IBM.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ulrich Boche Subject: Re: Palm .pdb files on HP200? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Monday, 05.03.2001 at 19:19 GMT, Bryan Biggers wrote: > So many "e-books" these days are coming in Palm .pdb format (at > least I think that is what it is). I's like to convert them to > text so that I can read them on the HP200. Does anyone know if > there is a converter? The converter does not have to run on the > HP200, that would be too much to ask ; From my experience, the Palm Pilot PDB files are not as rigidly defined as an HP 200 LX GDB database. I think PDB very generically means "palm pilot dababase". I have quite a few applications on my Palm Pilot that use PDB files. Each application creates its own files and they are incompatible with each other. Specifically, I have MobiPocket on my Palm Pilot for document reading. More than once it happened to me that I downloaded a document that I wanted to read and MobiPocket wouldn't even recognize it; the document was prepared for another document reader. Ulrich Boche ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 15:12:54 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: Palm .pdb files on HP200? Comments: To: Bryan Biggers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Biggers" To: Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 2:19 PM Subject: Palm .pdb files on HP200? > So many "e-books" these days are coming in Palm .pdb format (at > least I think that is what it is). I's like to convert them to > text so that I can read them on the HP200. Does anyone know if > there is a converter? The converter does not have to run on the > HP200, that would be too much to ask ;) > Bryan As long as the file is in standard Palm doc format, the above is not too much to ask, even from within the HP200LX. The program is called MakeDoc, and it can be downloaded from SUPER or from Palmgear. It does run from the HPLX. However, the Windows programs which do the same on a fast desktop pc are much faster. I also recommend that you get your e-texts from memoware, because that site will tell you what type of file it is, so you don't end up with a file you cannot convert. HTH Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 15:05:43 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: HPLX-L Digest - 3 Mar 2001 to 4 Mar 2001 (#2001-86) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Karl Vanderhaven wrote: > > Shame on you Bryan for picking on > Ken for this. He has been misquoted > dozens of times! He is just balancing > out the scale here! He will not apologize > for misquoting nor stop misquoting > people, until he receives very sincere > and individual apologies, from each > person who has misquoted him in his > duration on the list. So all people, > apologize to Ken for your errors to him! > I will start, Ken I apologize for misquoting > you below. Ken made some mistakes, got a little bit pushy, caught about 10 times as much heat for it as it was worth, and tried to change his aproach to be a little more accomodating, and caught more heat for that. We had our say. We know he heard our opinions. Now we get to decide if we're going to be good guys and drop it and give Ken a chance to start enjoying this list again, or if we're going to be bullies and just keep beating up on him because we can. I vote for being good guys. Barry Never say anything bad about someone till you've walked a mile in their shoes. Then you can say anything you like about them because they're a mile away and you have their shoes. Still Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 05:47:09 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , LLoo@WORLDNET.ATT.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: DisplayWrite 4 Error Message & HL200LX Comments: To: "Terry A. Ward" In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20010304120416.009c9d60@elp.rr.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT On 4 Mar 2001, at 12:05, Terry A. Ward wrote: > I am trying to get a copy of IBM DisplayWrite4, version 2 Mod 02 to > run on my 8M HP200LX. Have you ever seen the message: > > Software Error > *0023* 1A00 0100 12262 06E4 0189 0898 90 > > It runs fine on a Toshiba Pentium laptop but this message appears > right after the splash screen appears. What would be relevant is to know the system requirements on the box. If this is "hand-me-down-software", then I don't know what else to suggest, except to make sure you have the max amount of memory available before you run it (ie, exit AppMgr and boot with few TSRs). - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 05:47:08 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , LLoo@WORLDNET.ATT.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: reboot failure,display not clear visible anymore !! Comments: To: m_berrier@gmx.de In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT On 5 Mar 2001, at 17:42, Michael Berrier wrote: > after change of both batteries, the display is not to read totally > nebuluous?! Any idea. If the 200LX was double-speed and the backup battery was low (or bad), the speed driver (spd31.sys?) might have been lost during the change. This would result in the fuzzy screen. - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 23:02:28 +0100 Reply-To: "Owen H. Morgan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Owen H. Morgan" Subject: Re: FLUFF: EPOC MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Martin Bergvill wrote (>): > But isn't it a problem for your editor/mom that > he/she needs to scroll verticly when > reading/replying to your mails? I don't think there is any modern e-mail program today that doesn't = wordwrap properly when reading e-mails. As for replying, thankfully, = neither my Mom, nor any editors quote my entire e-mail when replying to an = e-mail with a manuscript and the replies I receive are usually quoted = properly (unlike this list). > I use PostH which inserts the topline. Not sure > who inserts the > but I guess it is the mailer. > But when in PE replying the margin are set to > 72 characters, but your lines are up to 200 > characters long. Maybe I will have to ask Mr. > Garzotto why this happens. It happens because my e-mail program handles text the same way as other = modern word-processing software does. > I have always thought that this was a "fault" at > your side. Maybe it is or maybe it isn't. It's not a "fault", it's a conscious choice. I could make my e-mail = software chop text by switching off MIME, but I don't want it to chop my = text. Paragraph marks (CR) should end paragraphs, not lines. >>> About 200km from you and your sailboat :-) According to Route Planner on my (EPOC) MC218, it's just over 170 km by = road. According to my GPS, it's 89.0812 km as the pig flies. > (I know where you live so be nice no Hplx > bashing :-)) Bashing? Certainly not. Hmmm. Have you seen the latest issue of "Mobil" = magazine? They have a test of three GSM phones where they finish by = attacking them with an axe! I wonder how the LX would stand up to that... = (I don't expect my MC218 would survive any longer...) Owen -- On a sailboat. In Norway http://pagina.de/naomi.j= ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 23:34:22 +0000 Reply-To: neil@skipper.org.uk Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Neil Tungate Organization: Home for Geriatric Collies Subject: Re: FLUFF: Re: Website statistics Comments: To: kopplin@TECHNOIR.NU In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 4 Mar 2001 19:16:27 -0700, Mike Kopplin wrote: >On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, John J Vanderstel wrote: > >> What was the URL to your driving directions server again? >> >> Thanks again, Mike. :-) > >http://www.technoir.nu/hplx/lxmbdirect.html Cool! I hadn't spotted that one before. It even knew my employer's = company name when I checked the route to work using post codes :) --=20 Neil Tungate Team 200LX UK ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 17:49:20 -0600 Reply-To: palmtop@n-link.com Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tim Subject: To Do/Appointment State Date "reset"? In-Reply-To: <001601c0a5b0$ab73e420$d4686c40@computer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all, I was going to purge many old appointments, etc., from my datebook and noticed that my Todo list could go out with the purge. Is there a way to reset all the start dates on my Todo items (without going into each one of them, one at a time)? I'd like to make it appear all of my todo items were written today ... or this month ... and then export/archive all my old appointment data. I have a bunch of "old" todo's I still use. For instance "Shop" gets my shopping list in the note field, I use other todo items as "data repositories" .... things (notes/info) I mean to file *someday* but, well, since I can find them where they are, I am hesitant to put them somewhere I can lose them! TIA for any help. --tim PS. If there's a way to pull the todo items out, and reimport them separately, I might try that.... ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 17:20:02 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , lfast@NATIVELAW.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Lawrence Fast Subject: Hope Springs Eternal - Synching the 200LX with Lotus Notes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Just a quick report to the group. I have been able to effect a Rube Goldberg solution for synching Lotus Notes with the 200LX. It is a two step process. First sync Lotus Notes with Schedule+ using XNTDConnect (or the previous version Enterprise Harmony 99). Having completed this stage, you then sync Schedule+ to the 200LX using Intellisync for the 200LX. It is a two way synching process so you can enter new appointments, contacts, etc. on either the 200LX or your desktop machine. It is perhaps an indication of the changes that have occurred in computing over the last decade that the contact database in the 200LX does seem rather dated in comparison with the Lotus Notes database. There are no automatic fields for such contemporary basics as mobile telephone numbers, email addresses, and business addresses as well as home addresses. Perhaps some tweaking with the mapping functions in Intellisynce and extra fields in the phone.pdb will rejuvenate the wee beastie. When I first started with my first 100LX, compuserve mail addresses were much more common than internet mail addresses. The relatively few cellular telephones available had more in common with the heavy field telephones on old war films than the svelte digital telephones of 2001. The debate in popular computing was between Win 3.1 and those who were quite happy with their DOS/Carousel or DOS/DesqView setups. Style versus Substance - Steak versus Sizzle. I am both nostalgic for the simpler days of yore and saddened to see the signs of age in the basic 200LX telephone book. I am beginning to feel like the Bob Dole of the computer age. Lawrence Fast ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 21:14:10 -0600 Reply-To: palmtop@n-link.com Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tim Subject: Re: To Do/Appointment Start Date "reset"? In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Oops. I meant, can you reset the START date on appointment dates.... Darn typos.... --tim ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 18:39:00 +1300 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Tony Kan Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tony Kan Subject: Re: Hope Springs Eternal - Synching the 200LX with Lotus Notes Comments: To: lfast@NATIVELAW.COM In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >It is perhaps an indication of the changes that have occurred in computing >over the last decade that the contact database in the 200LX does seem >rather dated in comparison with the Lotus Notes database. There are no >automatic fields for such contemporary basics as mobile telephone numbers, >email addresses, and business addresses as well as home addresses. Perhaps >some tweaking with the mapping functions in Intellisynce and extra fields >in the phone.pdb will rejuvenate the wee beastie. I believe that the Phone database can be modified using the editing tools inside the application itself. For me, I just put email addresses in the "note" field and mobile phones go into the "Alternative" field. I too have cast my eye on other things but found that for my purposes it works just fine "out of the box". Any applications that it doesn't provide, I can get from third party dos products. Sharing files is when the HP200LX and the DOS world become problematic for me. Even then there are work arounds such using .RTF files for word processing. My biggest top of the mind problem is in trying to share project management information with my colleagues who use MS Project 2000. MSP2K doesn't import .MPX files anymore so MSP for DOS is now on its own. Cheers Tony. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 14:13:59 +0100 Reply-To: gonter+usenet@wu-wien.ac.at Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Gerhard Gonter Subject: Re: To Do/Appointment State Date "reset"? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tim wrote: > I was going to purge many old appointments, etc., from my datebook and > noticed that my Todo list could go out with the purge. Todos that are listed on today's list are not purged, at least that didn't happen when I just tried it with a copy of my appt.adb. Todo's that are alread checked-off are removed. > Is there a way to reset all the start dates on my Todo items (without going > into each one of them, one at a time)? I'd like to make it appear all of my > todo items were written today ... or this month ... and then export/archive > all my old appointment data. If you want to set the date, I think you'll be best served with a macro that opens a todo item, changes the date, presses f10 and goes one cursor postion up. You need to work from the bottom of the list up, I guess. > PS. If there's a way to pull the todo items out, and reimport them > separately, I might try that.... Not that I'm aware of. Extract everything *before* today to a new file, eg. tmp1.adb, then open tmp1.adb and extract everyting to todos.adb. +gg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 08:42:55 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Palm .pdb files on HP200? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bryan Biggers wrote: > So many "e-books" these days are coming > in Palm .pdb format (at least I think that is > what it is). I's like to convert them to text so > that I can read them on the HP200. Does > anyone know if there is a converter? The > converter does not have to run on the HP200, > that would be too much to ask ;) I use a program called DocInOut.exe. It's docs say it has to be installed properly in the Win98 registry but I've never done that. I just drag a pdb file to it and it spits out a text file with the same name. Or I drag a text file to it and it spits out a pdb file. Simple and reliable. I don't know if it'll run on the 200lx. I'm not sure if it's a 32 bit or 16 bit app. The above technique works with either. It's available as freeware at: http://www.zdnet.co.uk/software/free/pilot/docs/sw11.html Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 08:52:03 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Palm .pdb files on HP200? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ulrich Boche wrote: > From my experience, the Palm Pilot PDB > files are not as rigidly defined as an > HP 200 LX GDB database. I think PDB > very generically means "palm pilot dababase". > I have quite a few applications on my Palm > Pilot that use PDB files. Each application > creates its own files and they are > incompatible with each other. That's true but one of the early text programs used a format within pdb that has come to be known as the "doc" format. It's the format that most etext is in. Different doc programs do use slightly different formats for bookmarks and catagories but this shouldn't effect their conversion to text. Those elemens are left out in the conversion. At least it hasn't been a problem on any I've converted up till now. There are a couple of etext readers with proprietary formats that have their own conversion programs, usually only from text to their format, and they may also use the .pdb extension. Or they might use the .prc extension. I know that's sometimes used for databases too. (prc is comparable to exe in dos but a file is a file is a file so if you want to confuse everyone you can give your databases exe extensions with no problem. It's just that dos people know better. Palm people don't. :) Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:30:38 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Ken, On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 09:22:54 -0500, Ken Hansen wrote: > Obviously, there should be a minor holiday on the 100th day of > the year (coming soon, right) to celebrate the 100LX, and the > ral party would be on the 200th day of the year. There will be > those that claim there should also be a holiday on the 95th day > of the year, to commemerate thier beloved 95LX, but their > numbers are small, and their date is so close to the 100th day > that they should simply either celebrate on the 100th day, or > upgrade. ;¬) And when shall 1000CX owners celebrate their machine? :-¨ -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:30:41 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: FLUFF: EPOC (Was: HP in the news) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi, On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 09:36:04 -0700, "Feldman, Robert" wrote: > This software lets you use a 100MB parallel port Zip drive on an 8088 or > higher. The site also has a lot of info on the Atari Portfolio, so the > software's authors (Klaus Peichl and Stefan Kaechele) might be able to cook > up something for you. Aha - another Peichl who develops software. Stefan, is he a relative of you? GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 10:44:24 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken Hansen Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken Hansen Subject: Re: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! Comments: To: Daniel Hertrich MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Feb. 29th? That is as close as I can get to 1000 days easily... Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Hertrich" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 9:30 AM Subject: Re: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! > Hi Ken, > > On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 09:22:54 -0500, Ken Hansen wrote: > > > Obviously, there should be a minor holiday on the 100th day of > > the year (coming soon, right) to celebrate the 100LX, and the > > ral party would be on the 200th day of the year. There will be > > those that claim there should also be a holiday on the 95th day > > of the year, to commemerate thier beloved 95LX, but their > > numbers are small, and their date is so close to the 100th day > > that they should simply either celebrate on the 100th day, or > > upgrade. ;¬) > > And when shall 1000CX owners celebrate their machine? :-¨ > > -- > Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de > home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de > mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 > unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 11:34:12 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! How about the 270th day of the year? That's 1000 if you assume that you have to wrap around to zero at 365? Kinda like when doing integaer math with bytes that have to wrap at 255 (and ignoring leap year altogether) Damn', it won't turn off! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Hansen" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 10:44 AM Subject: Re: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! > Feb. 29th? > > That is as close as I can get to 1000 days easily... > > Ken > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daniel Hertrich" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 9:30 AM > Subject: Re: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! > > > > Hi Ken, > > > > On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 09:22:54 -0500, Ken Hansen > wrote: > > > > > Obviously, there should be a minor holiday on the 100th day of > > > the year (coming soon, right) to celebrate the 100LX, and the > > > ral party would be on the 200th day of the year. There will be > > > those that claim there should also be a holiday on the 95th day > > > of the year, to commemerate thier beloved 95LX, but their > > > numbers are small, and their date is so close to the 100th day > > > that they should simply either celebrate on the 100th day, or > > > upgrade. ;¬) > > > > And when shall 1000CX owners celebrate their machine? :-¨ > > > > -- > > Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de > > home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de > > mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 > > unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 > > > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > > > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 20:48:21 +0100 Reply-To: gonter+usenet@wu-wien.ac.at Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Gerhard Gonter Subject: cataloging cds MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I guess everybody here is using their HP-LX'es to catalog their CDs, isn't it? In case someone is interested in such a catalog, I'm currently playing with a Perl script that imports CDDB files into a GDB file. CDDB files are used by some CD player programs that are able to lookup CD data on the internet, e.g. xmcd. So, let me know if I should put that on the web somewhere. +gg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 08:32:26 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: FLUFF: EPOC (Was: HP in the news) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:30:41 +0200, Daniel Hertrich wrote: > Hi, Hi Daniel > On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 09:36:04 -0700, "Feldman, Robert" wrote: > > > This software lets you use a 100MB parallel port Zip drive on an 8088 or > > higher. The site also has a lot of info on the Atari Portfolio, so the > > software's authors (Klaus Peichl and Stefan Kaechele) might be able to cook > > up something for you. > > Aha - another Peichl who develops software. Stefan, is he a relative of > you? I hope so. I see in the near future two great minds creating a zip->hplx gadget :-) Regards -- Martin Bergvill , Narvik Norway -- Martin Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 13:49:34 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "M.de Azagra y de Miota Iqigo" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "M.de Azagra y de Miota Iqigo" Subject: Goin Postal MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi; Can somebody please e-mail me Goin Postal 5. I have been looking for it at ftp.palmtop.net but I cannot find it. Thanks, Inigo __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 19:01:28 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Linux PDA???? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit http://www.msnbc.com/news/539799.asp ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 21:43:20 +0000 Reply-To: remce@gofree.indigo.ie Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Richard E. McEvoy" Subject: Re: Hope Springs Eternal - Synching the 200LX with Lotus Notes Comments: To: Tony Kan MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit As Tony says, you can tailor the phone DB any way you like. My main changes take care of the problem quoted. My datacard reads:- Bus: Home: Fax: Mobile: E-Mail: The address is below these. All fit very neatly Richard > > There are no > >automatic fields for such contemporary basics as mobile > telephone numbers, > >email addresses, and business addresses as well as home > addresses. Perhaps > >some tweaking with the mapping functions in Intellisynce > and extra fields > >in the phone.pdb will rejuvenate the wee beastie. > Tony Kan wrote: > I believe that the Phone database can be modified using the > editing tools inside the application itself. For me, I just > put email addresses in the "note" field and mobile phones go > into the "Alternative" field. I too have cast my eye on ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 10:06:44 -0800 Reply-To: Ron Zhang Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ron Zhang Subject: Lotus 1-2-3: how to link one cell to another sheet MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/plain; charset=us-ascii If I have to use a cell content from another worksheet, how do I refer to it? Someone posted it but I forgot:-) Thanks. Ron ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 06:11:28 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Nathalie Bugeaud Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Nathalie Bugeaud Subject: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >What date should it be on? What do supporters do? Where do we >meet? Should we meet at all or just flood each other with well >wishes? What are the benefits? What will HP think? Is this a DUMB idea? lots of dates, but no place has been mentioned - the LX is too international, but if i had a choice - next to my home it would be LA - for Avi and Longden live there. Avi would sponsor the event and pay everyone's airfare, which should be an incentive for all the Transylvaian lurkers to enjoy a poolside flirt at Beverly Hills Hilton :) Nathalie, looking forward to practise on Disneyland rides for speeding ambulances. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 22:36:12 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , loic Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: loic Subject: Looking for software carousel MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've often seen software carousel mentioned on this list and would like to try it. Does anybody have a copy for sale ? Thanks. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 13:33:13 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: Re: FLUFF: EPOC (Was: HP in the news) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Daniel Hertrich wrote: > > This software lets you use a 100MB parallel port Zip drive on an 8088 > > software's authors (Klaus Peichl and Stefan Kaechele) > > Aha - another Peichl who develops software. Stefan, is he a relative of = you? No, not related to my family as far as our history goes back. I came across his name on the web already. But my name is not that rare, especially in south Germany and Austria, because of banishment as a result of world war II (Same applies to the german foreign minister Joschka Fischer, who is my generation) Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 13:31:43 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , chris@AMLOG.DEMON.CO.UK Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Chris Randle Subject: Macro control of check boxes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Using a macro, I can toggle the state of a check box, but is there any keypress or magic trick for setting the box to a known state, i.e. set on or set off? ---------- Chris Randle (chris@amlog.demon.co.uk) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 13:31:44 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , chris@AMLOG.DEMON.CO.UK Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Chris Randle Subject: Re: To Do/Appointment State Date "reset"? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Gerhard Gonter wrote: > Tim wrote: > > I was going to purge many old appointments, etc., from my datebook = and > > noticed that my Todo list could go out with the purge. > > Todos that are listed on today's list are not purged, at least that > didn't > happen when I just tried it with a copy of my appt.adb. Todo's that = are > alread checked-off are removed. > IIRC, when you archive & remove all items before a chosen date, any not-done ToDos are kept, and their start date is reset to the date of the remove before date. Ironically, it was exactly this behaviour that meant I didn't like to use remove. However, it sounds as if it's exactly what you're looking for. It was a long time ago when I tried it, so do a test yourself on a copy of your adb file. ---------- Chris Randle (chris@amlog.demon.co.uk) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 08:42:18 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Hal Goldstein Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Hal Goldstein Subject: Re: Looking for software carousel Comments: To: loic MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" <> We sell it at www.palmtoppaper.com Hal at Thaddeus ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 15:39:20 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , BOCHE@DE.IBM.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ulrich Boche Subject: Re: cataloging cds Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Tuesday, 06.03.2001 at 19:48 GMT, Gerhard Gonter wrote: > I guess everybody here is using their HP-LX'es to catalog their > CDs, isn't it? > > In case someone is interested in such a catalog, I'm currently > playing with a Perl script that imports CDDB files into a GDB > file. CDDB files are used by some CD player programs that are > able to lookup CD data on the internet, e.g. xmcd. > > So, let me know if I should put that on the web somewhere. > I would be interested in such a tool. Ulrich Boche ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 16:23:03 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Feher Tamas Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Feher Tamas Subject: Rijndael - AES encryption on LX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=ISO-8859-2 Hello all, I just saw that on webpage, the developers of Rijndael symmetric key cipher (the chosen one to replace oldie DES) also made available a 80186 implemetation of the algorithm, with source code. They tested it on a 40MHz (!) 80186 and got about 27kbytes/sec throughput. Maybe Stefan could optimize the code a bit and then let's see, if the next generation cipher will be a future application for the palmtop, too. Sincerely: Tamas Feher ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 09:17:33 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Off topic: DSL provider question Comments: To: omnibook@elektro.cmhnet.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi all. I live in an area where I seem to have only two choices for DSL service: PacBell and Telocity. I want to get into a DSL service to alleviate the on-line crunch at home (2 kids) and is also needed for adequate response when telecommuting from home. I'm looking at connecting one computer to DSL now, but up to 3 more in the coming weeks (currently none are networked locally). If anyone (on either list ... sorry for any redundancies) has had experiences with either (preferably both) providers, I'd appreciate hearing your feedback ... personal email is preferred, unless you can find something "on-topic" to say. OTOH, how easy is it to connect either a NIC-enabled 200LX or Omnibook to an existing DSL setup? Thanks. - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 12:47:09 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: Off topic: DSL provider question Comments: To: Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Longden Loo wrote: > Hi all. > > I live in an area where I seem to have only two choices for DSL service: > PacBell and Telocity. > > I want to get into a DSL service to alleviate the on-line crunch at home (2 > kids) and is also needed for adequate response when telecommuting from > home. > > I'm looking at connecting one computer to DSL now, but up to 3 more in the > coming weeks (currently none are networked locally). > > If anyone (on either list ... sorry for any redundancies) has had > experiences with either (preferably both) providers, I'd appreciate hearing > your feedback ... personal email is preferred, unless you can find > something "on-topic" to say. > > OTOH, how easy is it to connect either a NIC-enabled 200LX or Omnibook to > an existing DSL setup? > > Thanks. > > - Longden > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml I have several computers networked together and hooked up to DSL. All the computers can be hooked up although only one can use the uplink at a time. If you can, avoid going with any of the baby bells. In California they are being sued because they offered a discount package for 2000 but didn't get people hooked up until 2001. Locally Verizon is being sued because they are having trouble meeting demand and providing reliable service. I've never tried using the 200lx on the DSL line, although I inquired about it before and was told it could be done. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 13:11:42 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Christopher Blackmon Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Christopher Blackmon Organization: Nortel Networks Subject: Re: Off topic: DSL provider question Comments: To: Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Longden Loo wrote: > > > OTOH, how easy is it to connect either a NIC-enabled 200LX or Omnibook to > an existing DSL setup? > If you have a DSL router... it's very easy. I personally have experience with the Netgear RT314. I've also used a cheap pc with linux as a router. With a router, I can have several pc's connected and they all can use the dsl connection at the same time. One of the PC's hooked up is an Omnibook 800cs... I've not tried the 200lx yet. Christopher. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 19:20:48 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Feher Tamas Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Feher Tamas Subject: Re: Rijndael - AES encryption link. Comments: To: jwittkamepr@v-one.com In-Reply-To: <058701c0a74b$200a36e0$0915150a@eng.vone.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=ISO-8859-2 Strange, but AES-Rijndael 80186 link only works this way: Why does it not accept the tilde? I did hand-correct it the first time iposted, purely for aestethic reasons! My fault... Sincerely: Tamas Feher. >Below link didn't work for me. >>www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/~Erijmen/rijndael/index.html ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 07:00:58 +1100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Russell Hemery Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russell Hemery Subject: Group project? 13,000 calculators In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi all I just found this site http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/RefCalculators.html and wonder if any of the calculators listed might be "converted" to run on the LX as a group resource? FYI there are 13,000 calculators on the site. ALL sorts of stuff some VERY obscure ones as well as a LOT of useful ones Cheers Russell ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 15:31:45 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Andrew Lovell Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew Lovell Subject: Re: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! Comments: To: Nathalie Bugeaud In-Reply-To: <004001c0a6c5$9f68fd80$ab85fcc1@oemcomputer> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi If there is to be a really international LX meeting, I think it should be at a city with an airport that starts with LX. There are only two - Lhasa (LXA) and Luxor (LXR). Since Lhasa might not be too ameanble, especially in winter, I suggest Luxor. We could then go for camel rides to the pyramids when we have finished comparing notes about our palmtops... Regards Andrew >lots of dates, but no place has been mentioned - the LX is too >international, but if i had a choice - next to my home it would be LA - for >Avi and Longden live there. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 07:46:01 +0200 Reply-To: davidb@netmedia.net.il Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: David Becher Subject: Re: Hope Springs Eternal - Synching the 200LX with Lotus Notes Lawrence Fast writes: > It is perhaps an indication of the changes that have occurred in computing > over the last decade that the contact database in the 200LX does seem > rather dated ... There are no automatic fields for such contemporary basics > as mobile telephone numbers, email addresses, and business addresses as well > as home addresses. The phone book is simply another database. You can add fields to it for email, business addresses etc up to IIRC 3 pages of info. The only problem with this is that the desktop version of the phone book in connectivity pack does not support this capability. One of the beauties of the HPLX database engine is that the phone book and other applications use this modifiable database. By the way Owen, I am writing this while walking to work. Typing and walking on a PSION is not as easy as on an HPLX . -- ** David Becher ** davidb@netmedia.net.il davidb@cimatron.co.il ** www.cimatron.co.il ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 15:47:41 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: Group project? 13,000 calculators Kewl site. I've been looking for a DOS Ip subnet calculator forever but never found one. I've thought of writing one but would have to learn a whole lotta stuff to do it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Hemery" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 3:00 PM Subject: Group project? 13,000 calculators > Hi all > > I just found this site http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/RefCalculators.html > and wonder if any of the calculators listed might be "converted" to run on > the LX as a group resource? > > FYI there are 13,000 calculators on the site. ALL sorts of stuff some VERY > obscure ones as well as a LOT of useful ones > > Cheers > > Russell > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 16:12:46 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Andrew Lovell wrote: > Hi > > If there is to be a really international LX meeting, I think it should be > at a city with an airport that starts with LX. > > There are only two - Lhasa (LXA) and Luxor (LXR). Since Lhasa might not be > too ameanble, especially in winter, I suggest Luxor. We could then go for > camel rides to the pyramids when we have finished comparing notes about our > palmtops... Then there is LAX, which may be appropriate because isn't HP in California? Any airports that start with HP? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 16:02:15 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Keefe Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Keefe Subject: Re: Lotus 1-2-3: how to link one cell to another sheet MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For Ron Zhang (copied from the 123 Desktop version, help screen) A linking formula has the following format: +<>CELL REFERENCE It begins with a + (plus), followed by the name of the source file in double angle brackets and the cell address or range name of the source cell, for example, +<>A1. If the source file does not have the extension .WK1, enter the extension. If the source file is not in the current directory, enter the path before the file name, for example, +<>A1. TIP To list all the files that you linked to the current worksheet through linking formulas, use /File List Linked; to create a table of these files in the worksheet, use /File Admin Table. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 16:10:48 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Keefe Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Keefe Subject: Re: Group project? 13,000 calculators MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Russell Hemery cited the site http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/RefCalculators.html as a source for a lot of calculators. I had not visited this site for several months, at least. It's gained many more 'calculators' than I remember. I've tried going to the links and viewing the source files, looking for the Java code that implements a given calculator. Some of the code looks like it could be converted to C/C++ pretty easily. It would be better if the calculator's author would just post a formula. A formula could be entered in HP Solve and you'd be well on your way to having the same calculator on the Palmtop. Just a thought. .ed. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 23:59:37 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Strange battery! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi friends, I just found in my cellar an old CR2032 lithium battery that must have been lying around for about 3 years now. I have probably used it a little bit before I have put it into the box where I found it today. I was courious whether the Lithiums hold their charge really as long as promised. So I inserted it into the LX and fired up LXPRO to see what it says about the backup battery. First it said BkUP Low now 3.13V (!), and then I worked a little bit with my palmtop and fired LXPRO up another time and it still said the battery had 3.13V, but the "low" converted to "ok". I'm going to use this battery now as my backup battery to see how ling it will last and especiall y to see how long that high voltage will last. Strange, isn't it? GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 23:01:10 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: Looking for software carousel MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hal Goldstein wrote: > < try it. Does anybody have a copy for sale ? Thanks.>> > > We sell it at www.palmtoppaper.com And it's worth every penney; SC at least triples the usefullness of my 200LX. This is a "must have" app for the LX. Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 00:27:45 +0100 Reply-To: "Owen H. Morgan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Owen H. Morgan" Subject: One moment of fame... :o) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Howdy! On Friday the 9th. of March there will be an interview with me(!) on = Norwegian TV2! (This is a really small country and news is slow this time = of year... :o) If you have a reasonably fast computer and a fast Internet connection, you = should be able to see it on "http://www.tv2.no". The interview will be at = the end of the nine o' clock news (local time). That's 20:00 GMT. You all = have palmtops so I'll leave it to you to figure out when this is at your = local time. I'll be speaking Norwegian of course, so most of you won't = understand a word, but you can see my boat, my dog, my wonderfully = beautiful surroundings and might even catch a glimpse of my MC218, my SH888 = and my HP200LX... :o) Owen -- On a sailboat. In Norway http://pagina.de/naomi.= ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 19:20:56 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Francois G ." Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Francois G ." Subject: Re: One moment of fame... :o) Comments: To: "Owen H. Morgan" In-Reply-To: ; from Owen H. Morgan on Thu, Mar 08, 2001 at 12:27:45AM +0100 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Congratulations Owen! I'll be watching from the office while you're shooting the breeze on your boat :) For those of us who won't understand what's being said, care to share what the interview will be about? :) --francois On Thu, Mar 08, 2001 at 12:27:45AM +0100, Owen H. Morgan wrote: > Howdy! > > On Friday the 9th. of March there will be an interview with me(!) on Norwegian TV2! (This is a really small country and news is slow this time of year... :o) > > If you have a reasonably fast computer and a fast Internet connection, you should be able to see it on "http://www.tv2.no". The interview will be at the end of the nine o' clock news (local time). That's 20:00 GMT. You all have palmtops so I'll leave it to you to figure out when this is at your local time. I'll be speaking Norwegian of course, so most of you won't understand a word, but you can see my boat, my dog, my wonderfully beautiful surroundings and might even catch a glimpse of my MC218, my SH888 and my HP200LX... :o) > > Owen > -- > On a sailboat. In Norway > http://pagina.de/naomi. > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 01:01:42 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: Strange battery! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Daniel Hertrich wrote: > I'm going to use this battery now as my backup battery to see how ling > it will last and especiall y to see how long that high voltage will > last. Strange, isn't it? I hope you're doing this with a backup LX. Considering how important a backup battery is to the safety of data, it's the last protection before data loss if the main batteries die, I wouldn't want to run a test like this while using my main LX and data. Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 20:15:33 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken Hansen Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken Hansen Subject: Re: One moment of fame... :o) Comments: To: "Francois G ." MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit How do I get past the login prompt to see the broadcast? I clicked on the GB flag (or is it UK?), got english saw "live" on the left, clicked it, got a log-in screen, in norwegian (sp?) I know, I know, My grandmother is Norwegian (and my late Grandfather too), and the name is Hansen, but I can't figure it out further... Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francois G ." To: Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 7:20 PM Subject: Re: One moment of fame... :o) > Congratulations Owen! I'll be watching from the office while you're shooting > the breeze on your boat :) > > For those of us who won't understand what's being said, care to share what > the interview will be about? :) > > --francois > > On Thu, Mar 08, 2001 at 12:27:45AM +0100, Owen H. Morgan wrote: > > Howdy! > > > > On Friday the 9th. of March there will be an interview with me(!) on Norwegian TV2! (This is a really small country and news is slow this time of year... :o) > > > > If you have a reasonably fast computer and a fast Internet connection, you should be able to see it on "http://www.tv2.no". The interview will be at the end of the nine o' clock news (local time). That's 20:00 GMT. You all have palmtops so I'll leave it to you to figure out when this is at your local time. I'll be speaking Norwegian of course, so most of you won't understand a word, but you can see my boat, my dog, my wonderfully beautiful surroundings and might even catch a glimpse of my MC218, my SH888 and my HP200LX... :o) > > > > Owen > > -- > > On a sailboat. In Norway > > http://pagina.de/naomi. > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 11:27:05 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Ernst, Yehuda" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Ernst, Yehuda" Subject: serial port MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hello! I want to use the serial com1 port in dos mode(not dos window) how do i enable it in the 200lx Thanks Yehuda. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 14:23:14 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: Group Project: Palm Emulator MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There is no longer any doubt that PalmOS based organizers took over the leadership in todays handheld market by means of sold (and probably used) units. An increasing number of applications and all kind of related data is appearing. Instead of converting the data into a palmtop friendly format the ultimate solution would be to have a PalmOS emulator on the palmtop capable of running original PalmOS applications in a 160x160 window on the HP. Because we have no touchscreen, handwriting recognition needs not to be emulated, which should make things much easier. Indeed some kind of pointing device must be available to simulate the pen. We could use a graphics cursor moved by the cursor keys. Assuming a 8x8 character size, moving the cursor by 8 pixel for one keypress results in 20 keystrokes to reach each location in the 160x160 window. The 4 Palm keys could easily be replaced by the blue palmtop application keys. The emulator should not run the built in Palm applications, just additional applications available from 3rd party developers. It is the same idea as with the XT-CE emulator running DOS under WinCE. The attractiveness of such an emulator even for Palm users is the immediate availability of a very good and small keyboard and indeed the possibility of reliable data storage on the HP's flash card. AFAIK the Palm has just memory, 4 keys, 2 cursorkeys, a screen, a serial port and an IR port. None of these devices is missing on the HP. Serial an IR port are not that important, because we have other ways to transfer the programs and data from the web to the HP. I am sure, such an emulator could be written for the palmtop, because XT-CE was possible, but it is a huge project in the range of several man years. Palm binary code has to be translated online into 80186 code and calls to the PalmOS have to be replaced by similar calls to DOS or the BIOS on the fly. Indeed it would not be very fast, but possibly also not very slow, assuming the Palm applications are not in the range of xxx KB. Would you go for an emulator allowing you to run most Palm applications on the HP? I guess many of us would ... ...and the lifetime of the HP could be prolonged to the lifetime of the Palm. Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 08:14:21 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Zip drive and 200lx (was:FLUFF: EPOC (Was: HP in the news)) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Martin Bergvill wrote: > I hope so. I see in the near future two great > minds creating a zip->hplx gadget :-) Such a gadget already exists and is available at www.palmtoppaper.com. I forget the brand name but it's a PCMCIA parallel port. You can plug the Parallel port Zip drive right into it. While the Zip's drivers say they need an 286, the 186 of the 200lx has all the opcodes of the 286 except those involving protected mode, which the Zip driver doesn't use. I don't have the parallel card but I do have an old laptop with a Nec V20 chip (an 80186 clone) that works just fine with the Zip drive. And a lot of people have used it with that parallel card. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 08:24:21 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Lotus 1-2-3: how to link one cell to another sheet MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ron Zhang wrote: > If I have to use a cell content from another > worksheet, how do I refer to it? Someone > posted it but I forgot:-) +<>rangename I think with 2.4 you can also use just a cell reference (A3 for example) instead of a range name. But in 2.1, which is the one I used to use so much, you couldn't. The << and >> are needed. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 09:31:24 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Andrew King Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew King Subject: Re: Off topic: DSL provider question Comments: To: Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 09:17:33 -0800 > From: Longden Loo >Hi all. >I live in an area where I seem to have only two choices for DSL service: >PacBell and Telocity. I have had good luck with a Linksys router, (BEFSR41) which connects to the cable modem and gives me 4 ports which I can use simoultaneously. A neat feature is the ability to configure the router with a different network adaptor ID number. The tech came in and connected my desktop computer to the cable modem. Next I connected the router to my desktop (through the ethernet card) and set the router to have the same network ID as the desktop. Last connect the router to the cable modem which sees the same network ID as before. I needed a firmware upgrade when I did this (September 00). Hopefully the firmware is now standard issue. The router also acts as a firewall so no one on the outside can see any of my local computers. There are options to open certain ports for webservers or games. See http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=20&grid=5 for all the details. -- Andrew King Ann Arbor Michigan technology is the answer, what was the question? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 16:39:46 +0100 Reply-To: "Owen H. Morgan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Owen H. Morgan" Subject: Re: One moment of fame... :o) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi again. I wrote (>): > If you have a reasonably fast computer and a fast Internet > connection, you should be able to see it on > "http://www.tv2.no". It has been brought to my attention that you have to register at TV2 before = you can view their online TV transmission. It would probably be a good idea = if not everyone is doing this two minutes before the program starts! Also, = at the very bottom of the form, there is an easily overlooked choise = whether you want to receive e-mail news reports (in Norwegian) or not. The = choices are "Ja" (=3Dyes) or "Nei" =3D(No). Owen -- On a sailboat. In Norway http://pagina.de/naomi.j= ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 10:40:42 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: Looking for software carousel I would like to second that. I have found it to be an indispensible accessory. The DOS 5 shell is a good second place free alternative but you can't beat SC for compatability with built in apps and speed on the palmtop. It's really handy to be able to switch to another window to loook something up and go back to your app where you left off. It's especially good when combined with EEM and a mem upgraded unit. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russel Brooks" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 6:01 PM Subject: Re: Looking for software carousel > Hal Goldstein wrote: > > < > try it. Does anybody have a copy for sale ? Thanks.>> > > > > We sell it at www.palmtoppaper.com > > And it's worth every penney; SC at least triples the usefullness > of my 200LX. This is a "must have" app for the LX. > > Cheers... Russ > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 16:32:35 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , fjkaufman@WORLDNET.ATT.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "F. Kaufman" Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Would you go for an emulator allowing you to run most Palm > applications on the HP? I guess many of us would ... > > ...and the lifetime of the HP could be prolonged to the > lifetime of the Palm. Now there is a project!!!!!!!! The idea alone deserves an award! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 16:32:48 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , fjkaufman@WORLDNET.ATT.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "F. Kaufman" Subject: Re: Zip drive and 200lx (was:FLUFF: EPOC (Was: HP in the news)) Comments: To: Barry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Martin Bergvill wrote: > > > I hope so. I see in the near future two great > > minds creating a zip->hplx gadget :-) > > Such a gadget already exists and is available at > www.palmtoppaper.com. I forget the brand name but it's a PCMCIA > parallel port. You can plug the Parallel port Zip drive right > into it. Transdigital. But its limitation is that you cannot directly back up the a: drive since the pcmcia port is occupied. 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Comments: To: mikeschn@ameritech.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Sat, 3 Mar 2001 15:38:37 -0800, Mike Schneider wrote: > > I keep getting an error downloading the file. It blows up on me during the > last second. Anyone else have that error? Any suggestions? I haven't tried this file yet, but had the same problem on the 3Com Web site with Netscape. Only solution was to use IE. Vic Roberts ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 11:58:17 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , victor_roberts@COMPUSERVE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Victor Roberts Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. Comments: To: Ken London MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Fri, 2 Mar 2001 10:21:58 -0500, Ken London wrote: > > Tamas Feher wrote: > > > I would be happy even if only the VMS became available for IBM > > PC. In early 90's DEC made it; up to a bost-alpha test release and > > then it was abandoned. Why the damn hell can't Compaq release it > > into public domain for finishing development, at least for edu > > purposes? > > > > VMS was not made in the 90s, I was using it in the 70s on a VAX 11. > You would not want it on a PC, it was very buggy, crashed alot, and > was very expensive. This was from DEC long before compaq. As has been stated by at least one other writer, you have misread Tamas' original post. In addition, I disagree that VMS was "buggy and crashed a lot." I worked at the central research lab for a major US corporation. During the late 1970's and 1980's we had a rather large cluster of VAX's running under VMS. This cluster of "mini-computers" was our main computing resource, handling everything from e-mail to word processing to large numerical simulation programs. My recollection is that the system was very stable and reliable. Vic Roberts ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 11:58:21 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , victor_roberts@COMPUSERVE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Victor Roberts Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. Comments: To: KenLondon MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:36:44 -0500, KenLondon wrote: > In general the entire system crashed very often, Many times when I had no > applications running. Which version of VMS? On which platform? Vic Roberts ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 11:13:15 -0600 Reply-To: Chris Lott Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Chris Lott Subject: Re: Zip drive and 200lx (was:FLUFF: EPOC (Was: HP in the news)) In-Reply-To: <20010308163242.FMLS20557.mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net@worldnet.att.net> from "F. Kaufman" at Mar 08, 2001 04:32:48 PM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Transdigital. But its limitation is that you cannot directly back up > the a: drive since the pcmcia port is occupied. The serial method of > hooking to a zip would allow the entire c: a: etc to be backed up over > the serial port. This limitation does not apply if you use the doubleslot adaptor along with the transfile parallel port. -Chris Lott -- ************************************************************************ R. Christopher Lott, P.E. rclott@ro.com Alpha Beta Technologies, Inc. 3112 12th Ave S.W. PHONE: 256-534-9067 Huntsville, Alabama 35805 FAX: 256-534-9069 ************************************************************************ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 11:25:19 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Group project? 13,000 calculators MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ed Padin wrote: > Kewl site. I've been looking for a DOS > Ip subnet calculator forever but never > found one. I've thought of writing one but > would have to learn a whole lotta stuff to > do it. I suspect that a subnet mask calculator will be a little narrow for a group project. I know very little about networks so I've just been looking at some things about how IP addresses and subnet masks work. Just some basic introductory stuff. It looks like to write a subnet mask calculator you have to know a LOT about IP addressing. I've written a number of calculators of various types for my own use and for the use of some of the programmers where I worked. And this looks like an interesting project. Also maybe a good excuse to learn PAL. So, with that in mind, can you give me an idea of what you want from a subnet mask calculator? Keep in mind that I know what an IP address looks like and what a subnet mask looks like and why it's there, but I know very little else about it. I'm comfortable dealing with numbers in various bases. What would you want it to do? What problems would you ask it to solve? Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 19:24:50 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: Strange battery! Comments: To: Russel Brooks MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Russel On Thu, 8 Mar 2001 01:01:42 +0000, Russel Brooks wrote: > I hope you're doing this with a backup LX. Considering how > important a backup battery is to the safety of data, it's the > last protection before data loss if the main batteries die, > I wouldn't want to run a test like this while using my main LX > and data. it's my main LX. But since I run a nightly backup and don't change very much of my data on the RAM drive of the LX, which is only 6MB in size and only holds the PIM data and communication programs, but for example no email etc., a data loss is never very awful to me. I keep all important and sensitive data on me flash card. GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 10:44:50 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: serial port Comments: To: "Ernst, Yehuda" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > I want to use the serial com1 port in dos mode(not dos window) > how do i enable it in the 200lx I think it's d:\bin\serctl /w options are: /o off /w wired /i infra-red This is described in section 25-9 of the 200LX manual. You might still have to use "mode" to set the baud rate, since serctl just powers up and activates the ports. - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 14:39:39 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Peichl" To: Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 9:23 AM Subject: Group Project: Palm Emulator >> Instead of converting the data into a palmtop friendly format the ultimate solution would be to have a PalmOS emulator on the palmtop capable of running original PalmOS applications in a 160x160 window on the HP.<< >>I am sure, such an emulator could be written for the palmtop, because XT-CE was possible, but it is a huge project in the range of several man years. Palm binary code has to be translated online into 80186 code and calls to the PalmOS have to be replaced by similar calls to DOS or the BIOS on the fly. Indeed it would not be very fast, but possibly also not very slow, assuming the Palm applications are not in the range of xxx KB.<< Not only is this possible, it is supported by Palm! No need to start from scratch. They have discussions groups on this subject, source code, and pointers to emulators for Windows, WinCE, and Unix! Check out http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/tools/emulator/ Once you get a load of that site, you'll realize that this project would not require years, only months (maybe weeks?) :-b I have many ideas of my own concerning this project, but I would like to see some of the experts here go to the above site, digest the information, then comment intelligently before non-programmers like me start talking. One caveat: Once you study the above site, you'll realize that there is no real economic future to this project. It would have to be free (someone should email Andreas and/or Avi and see if they might be interested, since the above site provides some real information). >> Indeed some kind of pointing device must be available to simulate the pen. We could use a graphics cursor moved by the cursor keys. Assuming a 8x8 character size, moving the cursor by 8 pixel for one keypress results in 20 keystrokes to reach each location in the 160x160 window.<< There is a Palm program designed to simulate the pen, when using a Palm with a keyboard. >>The emulator should not run the built in Palm applications, just additional applications available from 3rd party developers. It is the same idea as with the XT-CE emulator running DOS under WinCE. << The above emulator from Palm requires the ROM of a real Palm, so it would run the built-in applications as well. >> AFAIK the Palm has just memory, 4 keys, 2 cursorkeys, a screen, a serial port and an IR port. None of these devices is missing on the HP. Serial an IR port are not that important, because we have other ways to transfer the programs and data from the web to the HP. << Unlike the HPLX, the IR port is an essential part of the Palm, and it would be great if that could be addressed as well. Best wishes on this project. Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 11:48:04 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: One moment of fame... :o) (fwd) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii << If you have a reasonably fast computer and a fast Internet connection, you should be able to see it on "http://www.tv2.no". The interview will be at the end of the nine o' clock news (local time). That's 20:00 GMT. You all have >> Does anyone have a website link that does Norwegian to English translations? The other translation websites mentioned recently don't list Norwegian as an option. - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 20:48:12 +0100 Reply-To: "Owen H. Morgan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Owen H. Morgan" Subject: Re: One moment of fame... :o) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Ken Hansen wrote (>): > How do I get past the login prompt to see the broadcast? Oh darn! If I'd known it was going to be this difficult, I wouldn't have = mentioned it at all. It'll probably just be a minute or two about me and = the boat. I don't have access to the site myself as I only use the MC218 = and cell phone for the little "surfing" I do. I asked my Mom to check this out, and here is what she wrote: Minimum requirements: 200 Mhz Pentium II Processor SVGA colour screen with a resolution of at least 800 x 600 pixels, Internet = Explorer 4.0 or Netscape Navigator 4.0 TV 2 web TV uses the Microsoft Windows Media format and Real Media format = If you don't have any of these, there are links to both on the page called = HJELP (Help) To register go to www.tv2.no Return to Hovedsiden (Main page) and click Web TV You will get a page with the heading: Velkommen til TV 2's web TV. First type your e-mail address in the space marked Epost. At Passord (Password) type a suitable password, and click the button marked = Registrer deg her (Register here) Next page is a registration form. All spaces marked with a red asterisk = must be filled in. The spaces are: Fornavn (First name) Etternavn (Surname, last name, family name) Epost (e-mail address) Passord (Password) Gjenta passord (Repeat password) Postnr (Post code, zip code) Kj=F8nn (sex, gender) Mann (Male) Kvinne (female) F=F8dsels=E5r (Year of birth) Internettleverand=F8r (ISP) Hastighet (Connection speed) Jeg vil ta imot varsling om ekstrasendinger og informasjon fra TV2.no JA NEI Choose NEI Click the button named Registrer meg (Register) Mom didn't go all the way to actually viewing anything, but I'd guess the = next page simply asks for your password and username or maybe the e-mail = address you registered. Owen -- On a sailboat. In Norway http://pagina.de/naomi.j ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 15:35:36 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , KenLondon Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: KenLondon Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Victor Roberts wrote: > On Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:36:44 -0500, KenLondon wrote: > > > In general the entire system crashed very often, Many times when I had no > > applications running. > > Which version of VMS? On which platform? > > Vic Roberts I don't remember what version...that was many years ago. The platform was a VAX 11/780. P. S. I'm using netscape 4.7, anyone know how to set netscape so that responses only go to the list and not to the person I'm responding to? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 15:44:21 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , KenLondon Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: KenLondon Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stefan Peichl wrote: > There is no longer any doubt that PalmOS based organizers took > over the leadership in todays handheld market by means of sold > (and probably used) units. An increasing number of applications > and all kind of related data is appearing. > > Instead of converting the data into a palmtop friendly format > the ultimate solution would be to have a PalmOS emulator on the > palmtop capable of running original PalmOS applications in a > 160x160 window on the HP. > > Because we have no touchscreen, handwriting recognition needs > not to be emulated, which should make things much easier. > > Indeed some kind of pointing device must be available to > simulate the pen. We could use a graphics cursor moved by the > cursor keys. Assuming a 8x8 character size, moving the cursor > by 8 pixel for one keypress results in 20 keystrokes to reach > each location in the 160x160 window. > > The 4 Palm keys could easily be replaced by the blue palmtop > application keys. > > The emulator should not run the built in Palm applications, > just additional applications available from 3rd party > developers. It is the same idea as with the XT-CE emulator > running DOS under WinCE. > > The attractiveness of such an emulator even for Palm users is > the immediate availability of a very good and small keyboard > and indeed the possibility of reliable data storage on the HP's > flash card. > > AFAIK the Palm has just memory, 4 keys, 2 cursorkeys, a screen, > a serial port and an IR port. None of these devices is missing > on the HP. Serial an IR port are not that important, because we > have other ways to transfer the programs and data from the > web to the HP. > > I am sure, such an emulator could be written for the palmtop, > because XT-CE was possible, but it is a huge project in the > range of several man years. Palm binary code has to be > translated online into 80186 code and calls to the PalmOS have > to be replaced by similar calls to DOS or the BIOS on the fly. > Indeed it would not be very fast, but possibly also not very > slow, assuming the Palm applications are not in the range of > xxx KB. > > Would you go for an emulator allowing you to run most Palm > applications on the HP? I guess many of us would ... > > ...and the lifetime of the HP could be prolonged to the > lifetime of the Palm. > > Stefan > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml Actually the hp200lx is mising something else the palm has....an OS that sucks big time. I for one have no desire to run any palm applications. If I did I would have bought a Palm, I don't so I didn't. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:59:03 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: HPALMLX Comments: To: Domingo MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable As father of the baby I feel responsible of giving it a name. I'll call it HPALMLX for several reasons: 1) Google found no single hit for this word, which makes it easy to track the project on the web 2) It contains parts of the platform, where it should run once: HP...LX 3) The word PAL is included, which will play a major role in the port. 4) And indeed the word PALM appears, the subject of the whole thing. Hopefully we can achieve HPALMLX.EXE sometimes in the future. Domingo wrote: > Not only is this possible, it is supported by Palm! No need > to start from scratch. They have discussions groups on this > subject, source code, and pointers to emulators for Windows, > WinCE, and Unix! Check out > http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/tools/emulator/ I downloaded some ZIPs from the site and the most interesting seems to be the original COPILOT.ZIP file which was the starting point of everything. It contains the COPILOT.EXE and PILOTCPU.DLL files besides other minor files. In compressed form both add to about 160KB. So I think HPALMLX.EXE could also finally be in the range of 200KB. There is also a ZIP file containing the complete source in C++ including the Dragon Ball CPU translater. The code is targeted for Win95 systems. Indeed it must be ported to Turbo-C, PAL and DOS. Volunteers and professionals are welcome. Everything looks very promising at that moment. Problems will occur early enough. Thanks for the link, Domingo! Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 19:09:51 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Now all we nned is lot's more clock cycles!!! I'm sure it would be slow but ... what a concept. ----- Original Message ----- From: "F. Kaufman" To: Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 11:32 AM Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator > > Would you go for an emulator allowing you to run most Palm > > applications on the HP? I guess many of us would ... > > > > ...and the lifetime of the HP could be prolonged to the > > lifetime of the Palm. > > Now there is a project!!!!!!!! The idea alone deserves an award! > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 19:14:49 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "KenLondon" To: Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 3:44 PM Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator > Actually the hp200lx is mising something else the palm has....an OS that > sucks big time. > I for one have no desire to run any palm applications. If I did I > would have bought a Palm, I don't so I didn't. A Palm in and of itself is not much to speak of. Neither is Windows. Third party support is what makes both so impressive. If the Palm emulator could allow for the combination of the capabilities of the HP200LX with those of a Palm, it would certainly make for a very impressive machine. Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 18:36:35 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Dan Ridenhour Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Dan Ridenhour Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Ed Padin MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----Original Message----- From: Ed Padin To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Date: Thursday, March 08, 2001 6:11 PM Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator >Now all we nned is lot's more clock cycles!!! > >I'm sure it would be slow but ... what a concept. Theres a couple routes an emulator could take... but considering that a HP200lx is essentially a 8mhz (or faster with overclocking) PC-XT, while the hardware in a palm is more akin to a 16mhz Mac Classic. Think how speedy a Mac emulator would be on an XT and it gives a good idea what performance would be like. Heres a couple ideas on how to approach an emulator... True emulator... (ie: POSE port) The POSE emulator is a open source project which supports a good many platforms including Windows and Linux... Its basically a palm 'hardware' emulator which allows you to run a Palm/OS rom (freely available from palmos.com). I do palm development and use the Win32 version of this emulator on a daily basis... there may even be a dos port around but its likely to need a 386 or better cpu, and be too slow/cumbersome on the HP hardware. Instead of emulating the hardware which requires all instructions to be executed in an emulated / translated fashion.... it might be possible to create a native function library which would perform similarly to the Palm but make calls to native x86 instructions. This is MUCH more complicated in my opinion, but would end up with something akin to WINE for Linux. The first option is by far the most doable (is that a word? nah don' think so) but is likely to be too slow to be usable on the platform. In any event, it would be an interesting project... I'll look around and see if theres a version of POSE which is close to our needs. Dan driden@stlnet.com > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "F. Kaufman" >To: >Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 11:32 AM >Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator > > >> > Would you go for an emulator allowing you to run most Palm >> > applications on the HP? I guess many of us would ... >> > >> > ...and the lifetime of the HP could be prolonged to the >> > lifetime of the Palm. >> >> Now there is a project!!!!!!!! The idea alone deserves an award! >> >> ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > >** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 18:39:51 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Dan Ridenhour Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Dan Ridenhour Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Ed Padin MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Quick update about POSE the palm emulator. Its currently available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux... source code is available for all 3 versions... Windows Visual C++ 6.0 MacOS CodeWarrior Linux Probably GCC but couldnt tell from literature. I havent seen reference to a DOS version anywhere thus far. Dan driden@stlnet.com -----Original Message----- From: Ed Padin To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Date: Thursday, March 08, 2001 6:11 PM Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator >Now all we nned is lot's more clock cycles!!! > >I'm sure it would be slow but ... what a concept. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "F. Kaufman" >To: >Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 11:32 AM >Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator > > >> > Would you go for an emulator allowing you to run most Palm >> > applications on the HP? I guess many of us would ... >> > >> > ...and the lifetime of the HP could be prolonged to the >> > lifetime of the Palm. >> >> Now there is a project!!!!!!!! The idea alone deserves an award! >> >> ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > >** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 20:02:16 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: HPALMLX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stefan Peichl wrote: > As father of the baby I feel responsible of giving it a name. > I'll call it HPALMLX for several reasons: How about calling it HPPALM2DOS? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 17:31:42 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Patrick West Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Patrick West Subject: real or hoax? Comments: To: Ken London In-Reply-To: <3AA82B98.5175C261@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > The solid state memory capacity achievable is 10.8 Terabytes > in the surface area of a credit card, scaleable up and down > without limitation. Production cost will be less than $50. Folks, Anyone heard of this? Is it for real or a hoax or? Patrick _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 20:39:55 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Dan Ridenhour MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Ridenhour" To: Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 7:36 PM Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator > Heres a couple ideas on how to approach an emulator... > > True emulator... (ie: POSE port) > Its basically a palm 'hardware' > emulator which allows you to run a Palm/OS rom > > it might be possible to > create a native function library which would perform similarly to the Palm > but make calls to native x86 instructions. This is MUCH more complicated > in my opinion, but would end up with something akin to WINE for Linux. Would it be possible to do the first thing, then the second? IOW, could the first lead to the second? Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 21:50:55 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Jeffrey Veiss Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jeffrey Veiss Subject: Re: HPLX-L Digest - 6 Mar 2001 to 7 Mar 2001 (#2001-89) In-Reply-To: <200103080501.f2851Ms21512@dizzy.sirveiss.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Hi all! I'm having a bit of a hardware problem. Actually, it's a column of bits. I dropped my poor 200lx a few weeks ago and a few days later, noticed that the hinge cover (not the end cap) snapped loose. I closed the cover and pushed it back in. Since then, a column of pixels sometimes disappears when I open the cover. When it does, some pressure along the back of the hinge or tapping the back of the cover brings it back. I think I can fix this problem but I'm not sure how to safely open the hinge cover again without breaking it. Could someone recommend some pointers or a website that gives instructions? Thanks! Jeff ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 23:15:51 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Victor Roberts Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Victor Roberts Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. Comments: To: KenLondon In-Reply-To: <3AA7ED18.C49AC6BF@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well, 11/780s were one of the many VAXs that were very stable for us under VMS. -----Original Message----- From: owner-hplx-l@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU İmailto:owner-hplx-l@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU¨On Behalf Of KenLondon Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 3:36 PM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Subject: Re: Fluff: Re: Minix (Linux) on the palmtop. Victor Roberts wrote: > On Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:36:44 -0500, KenLondon wrote: > > > In general the entire system crashed very often, Many times when I had no > > applications running. > > Which version of VMS? On which platform? > > Vic Roberts I don't remember what version...that was many years ago. The platform was a VAX 11/780. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 18:40:05 +1300 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Tony Kan Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tony Kan Subject: FLUFF: DOS PCMCIA drivers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just whistling in the dark: I have a thinkpad 701c and because of a long story, ended up reformatting the drive. I don't have a port replicator so can't install my parallel port card CD_ROM to reinstall the original software. There is a PCMCIA slot there. And I do have a CD-ROM drive that can connect via a PCMCIA card. How do I restore PCMCIA services to the computer? I would appreciate any help from list members. TIA Tony. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 23:50:04 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stefan Peichl wrote: >I am sure, such an emulator could be > written for the palmtop, because XT-CE > was possible, but it is a huge project in > the range of several man years. Palm > binary code has to be translated online > into 80186 code and calls to the PalmOS > have to be replaced by similar calls to > DOS or the BIOS on the fly. Indeed it would > not be very fast, but possibly also not very >slow, assuming the Palm applications are not > in the range of xxx KB. The usual approach to emulation makes it a little easier than that. Normally you write an emulator for the CPU first. I'm sure there are probably a lot of good 68k emulators available already. I know there are for other CPUs. Then you have to emulate the rest of the hardware in software, using existing hardware to do as much of the work as possible. And then you write a program to download the Palm bios. That should work properly if the rest works properly. Actually the Palm bios is downloadble from Palm's site but that probably wouldn't be legal. Anyway, it's still a pretty big job but not as big as it might be if you started from scratch. But I think speed will be a serious problem. The slowest Palms are about as fast as the fastest (2x) 200lx's and generally emulation is about 1/4 the speed of the original. And some palms are 20mhz now and I think there are some palm clones that are 33 mhz. I'm sure they'll all be there soon. So the best you could hope for on a double speed 200lx is about 1/8 the speed of a 33mhz palm. And on my single speed lx, 1/16th the speed of the 33mhz palm. That's probably too slow to be considered useful. Even 1/8 would have very limited usefulness. Another problem is that the screen on the Palm, even though it's only 160 pixels, is about 1.4 times the physical height of the 200 pixel high screen of the LX. Assuming you only use 160 pixels of that height, the screen would be 1/2 the physical size of the Palm screen. I think that's too small. If you use the full height of the 200lx screen it's going to look sloppy due to distortion. Actually that might not be too bad if it's done well, but it's still too small. Then when you add in the lack of a touch screen, I cant really imagine anybody using the emulator except for special situations. If it could be done reasonably well, I think it would be a great idea. But I doubt that it can be. But, I've never actually written an emulator so I'm not the authority on this. There could very well be tricks that I don't know about. But some pretty slick tricks would be required, I think. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 20:58:29 -0900 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , jok Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: jok Subject: dead lx MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01C0A812.86F8BDA0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C0A812.86F8BDA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi - my main batteries died to the point the lx would not turn on. I = =3D replaced the batteries with known good batteries and it still won't. = =3D Any ideas before I lose my data? ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C0A812.86F8BDA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C0A812.86F8BDA0-- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:14:55 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dan Ridenhour wrote: >it might be possible to create a native > function library which would perform > similarly to the Palm but make calls to > native x86 instructions. This is MUCH > more complicated in my opinion, but would > end up with something akin to WINE for Linux. I'm not a Linux (or Wine) user but my impression is that Wine doesn't attempt to emulate hardware since it's already using the same hardware that Windows uses. Isn't Wine more like a re-write of Windows than an emulator? I have to agree with the excitement about this idea. If it could be done it would be great. But only if it was fast enough to be useful and I really have doubts about that. But what the heck! Let's mull it over and see what we come up with. It can't hurt. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:36:25 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Dan Ridenhour Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Dan Ridenhour Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Barry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----Original Message----- From: Barry To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Date: Friday, March 09, 2001 12:19 AM Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator >Dan Ridenhour wrote: >>it might be possible to create a native >> function library which would perform >> similarly to the Palm but make calls to >> native x86 instructions. This is MUCH >> more complicated in my opinion, but would >> end up with something akin to WINE for Linux. > >I'm not a Linux (or Wine) user but my impression is that Wine >doesn't attempt to emulate hardware since it's already using the >same hardware that Windows uses. Isn't Wine more like a >re-write of Windows than an emulator? Yep... which is what i was trying to get at... instead of taking an emulator approach... the palm os api's could be duplicated but this may note be possible since the processor is completely different (68k vs x86) > >I have to agree with the excitement about this idea. If it >could be done it would be great. But only if it was fast enough >to be useful and I really have doubts about that. As do i... getting it up to speed would be a monumental task. > >But what the heck! Let's mull it over and see what we come up >with. It can't hurt. > >Barry > >** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 08:34:05 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Bel, Michel" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Bel, Michel" Subject: Re: FLUFF: DOS PCMCIA drivers Comments: To: Tony Kan MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" a) I would get a copy of Laplink. You can upload this via the serial port. Then load a CD-Rom on another PC and upload the software using a remote Laplink drive. or: b) Get a diskette image from IBM with the PCMCIA DOS PCMCIA software - go search for yourself or use http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/BBOD-3K2N69.html?lang=en_US&page=brand&brand =IBM+ThinkPad&family=IBM+ThinkPad%7CThinkPad+701&machineType=IBM+ThinkPad%7C ThinkPad+701%7C2630&doctype=Downloadable+files&subtype=PCMCIA+%28PC+Card%29 or search directly for PCTPX130.EXE ( Says PCTPX130.EXE 523,195 This package contains the PCMCIA Features Diskette for the following ThinkPads: 340, 340CSE, 350, 350C, 355, 355C, 355CS, 360, 360C, 360CS, 360P, 360CSE, 360CE, 360PE, 370C, 500, 510CS, 701C, 720, 720C, 750, 750C, 750P, 750CS, 750CE, 755C, 755CS, 755CE, -----Original Message----- From: Tony Kan İmailto:tony.kan@CLEAR.NET.NZ¨ Sent: Friday, March 9 2001 6:40 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu Subject: FLUFF: DOS PCMCIA drivers Just whistling in the dark: I have a thinkpad 701c and because of a long story, ended up reformatting the drive. I don't have a port replicator so can't install my parallel port card CD_ROM to reinstall the original software. There is a PCMCIA slot there. And I do have a CD-ROM drive that can connect via a PCMCIA card. How do I restore PCMCIA services to the computer? I would appreciate any help from list members. TIA Tony. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 08:43:05 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: serial port Comments: To: "Ernst, Yehuda" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hello Yehuda, On Thu, 8 Mar 2001 11:27:05 +0200, "Ernst, Yehuda" wrote: > I want to use the serial com1 port in dos mode(not dos window) > how do i enable it in the 200lx Stefan Peichl made several programs to do this. If you prefer a TSR, use http://peichl.hplx.net/lxpro.zip If you want to set the serial port settings at the DOS prompt or from a batch file, use http://peichl.hplx.net/setcom1.zip GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 23:52:24 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Patrick West Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Patrick West Subject: Re: FLUFF: DOS PCMCIA drivers Comments: To: Tony Kan In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Grab a copy of PC DOC 7 or 2000 It comes with Phoenix Technologies level 3.01 PCMCIA support. or or --- Tony Kan wrote: > Just whistling in the dark: > > I have a thinkpad 701c and because of a long story, > ended up > reformatting the drive. I don't have a port > replicator so > can't install my parallel port card CD_ROM to > reinstall the > original software. There is a PCMCIA slot there. > And I do > have a CD-ROM drive that can connect via a PCMCIA > card. How > do I restore PCMCIA services to the computer? I > would > appreciate any help from list members. > > TIA > Tony. > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at > http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 20:31:26 +0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Jorgen Wallgren Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jorgen Wallgren Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Would you go for an emulator allowing you to run most Palm > > applications on the HP? I guess many of us would ... > > > > ...and the lifetime of the HP could be prolonged to the > > lifetime of the Palm. > > Now there is a project!!!!!!!! The idea alone deserves an award! I AGREE- 200%!!! Jorgen ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 14:49:47 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dan Ridenhour wrote: > Heres a couple ideas on how to approach an emulator... > > True emulator... (ie: POSE port) > ... > Instead ... it might be possible to create a native > function library which would perform similarly to the Palm > > The first option is by far the most doable In my understanding, the first option requires a PalmOS ROM image. For legal reasons, this means, someone already has to own a Palm to be allowed to copy the ROM to the emulator. That would make the whole thing not very attractice, if you first have to buy a Palm before you can run the emulator. Then the HP is really only a keyboard and storage device. Your 2nd idea is what would be nice to have, because everybody could immediately download 3rd party software and run it under the emulator on the HP. No need to own a Palm. Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 15:05:59 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: HPALMLX Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Stefan, First, thanks for this VERY, VERY good idea! I really hope that this project will keep the HPLX alive for a few years more than it would be without such an emulator. I don't know any palm program by now which I desire to run on the LX, but this can change soon when I start to look for useful programs. Additionally, my brother has bought a Palm V (he used a 100LX before, I think he has abandoned it mostly :-( ) And he really seems to like it. Everytime we meet we show each other our progresses on the Palm(top)s, and so I think I'll soon learn about useful Palm programs. But I really don't want to buy such a thing! On Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:59:03 +0000, Stefan Peichl wrote: > As father of the baby I feel responsible of giving it a name. > I'll call it HPALMLX for several reasons: Very good! > and DOS. Volunteers and professionals are welcome. Trust me: If I had the knowledge and time, I would gladly volunteer! I hope that this project gets enough volunteers to come up with a working solution soon! GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 15:06:37 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: HPALMLX Comments: To: Ken London MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Ken, On Thu, 8 Mar 2001 20:02:16 -0500, Ken London wrote: > How about calling it HPPALM2DOS? Too long for a 8.3 EXE file name. But otherwise a good idea. GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 15:07:05 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: screen Comments: To: Jeffrey Veiss MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Jeffrey, On Thu, 8 Mar 2001 21:50:55 -0500, Jeffrey Veiss wrote: > I think I can fix this problem but I'm not sure how to safely open the > hinge cover again without breaking it. Could someone recommend some > pointers or a website that gives instructions? http://www.daniel-hertrich.de/repair Try the solution described as the last item on the site. There are also screws on the right under the display cover. Try to fasten the four screws, maybe one got loose when you dropped your LX. GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 15:07:18 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Note taker to REX export MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi friends, I came up with an algorithm which works in conjunction with GDBIO and prepares your NDB notetaker file to be loaded onto the REX3 using Chris Lott's utilities. The algorithm is finished, it has only be written in C by me, which will take a little time, due to my lack of programming practice. My question is: Who would be interested in that program? The more are interested, the more I'll make the program look nicely and be convenient in usage. Please drop me a line, if you are interested. This program would strongly increase the value of a REX3 to a HP 200LX user who uses the note taker a lot, I think. You'll then be able to transfer the phone book and the note taker contents to the REX. Chris, how about your progress in appointment book conversion? GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 06:12:54 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > lots of dates, but no place has been mentioned - the LX is too > international, but if i had a choice - next to my home it would be LA - for > Avi and Longden live there. I'm flattered. Welcome! My smog is your smog, but bring your own electricity . > enjoy a poolside flirt at Beverly Hills Hilton :) More likely the Motel-6 in South Central Los Angeles. Judging by the frequency of shootings in our "good" schools, the inner-city slums are probably safer by comparison. > Nathalie, looking forward to practise on Disneyland rides for speeding > ambulances. They'll need you at Disneyland. Several serious ride-related accidents in the last few months, one resulting in brain-damage. You're definitely safer in your speeding French ambulance. - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 15:31:59 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , =?iso-8859-2?B?RmVo6XIgVGFt4XM=?= Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: =?iso-8859-2?B?RmVo6XIgVGFt4XM=?= Subject: Re: HPalmLX hardware-wise MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all, Seems like a double-speed LX is about 1,25 Mips or 1600Dhrystones, while the Pilot MC68xxx CPU (with MC68000 core) is 2,7 Mips. Not so good, considering the inevitable overhead of any emulation method. But both are 16-bit CISC and quite exchangeable. I mean: For example in Jetdirect ethernet print servers HP used the 68000, while Extendnet used the 80186 is its plug-compatible clone product. However PilotCPU can access 4GB RAM, which means some Pilot applications can only be ported onto 200LX, if the emulator supports running apps code not only in 640KB but in EMS ver4 space as well; which even if possible, will cause speed to degrade to almost zero. Link to Pilot CPU specs sheet is below. BTW, those Motorola developers just watch too much cartoon and anime, I guess: Sincerely: Tamas Feher ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 07:10:43 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: dead lx Comments: To: jok MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Hi - my main batteries died to the point the lx would not turn on. I = > replaced the batteries with known good batteries and it still won't. = > Any ideas before I lose my data? 1) Try plugging in an AC adapter 2) Double-check your known good batteries (and make sure they're loaded in the right direction). 3) Check your backup battery (with either AC plugged in, or fresh AAs in place) Your data (on the internal drive) may already be gone, if the power was drained from both main and backup batteries. If it comes down to replacing them both, I seem to remember that the LX came with some unpacking instructions that specified loading the batteries in a certain order (I think it was AA first, then backup), and that I had problems when the order was reversed (like not starting at all). Someone else may have more details on that. - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 09:12:26 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: chris MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit chris wrote: > There is a palm emulator out there... I used it once or twice..... Not > slow when compared to 8mhz --- Any idea where we can find it? Anyway the difference from 16mhz to 8 mhz isn't the real issue although it's part of the problem. There's also the fact that a well written emulator will generally run at about 1/4 the speed of the real thing on the same mhz cpu. There's a lot of overhead in the emulation. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 16:26:46 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Laust Brock-Nannestad Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Laust Brock-Nannestad Subject: Re: HPALMLX In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Daniel Hertrich wrote: > On Thu, 8 Mar 2001 20:02:16 -0500, Ken London wrote: > > > How about calling it HPPALM2DOS? > > Too long for a 8.3 EXE file name. But otherwise a good idea. Why not simply Palm-LX? HPALMLX is unpronouncable, and looks rather weird if you ask me. It's not intuitive. Cheers, Laust ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 09:46:44 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Theodore Heise Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Theodore Heise Subject: Re: dead lx In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Longden Loo wrote: > If it comes down to replacing them both, I seem to remember that the LX > came with some unpacking instructions that specified loading the batteries > in a certain order (I think it was AA first, then backup), and that I had > problems when the order was reversed (like not starting at all). Someone > else may have more details on that. Your memory is spot on. The Quick Start Guide is the source of the instructions. Ted -- Theodore W. Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA PGP public key: http://showcase.netins.net/web/twheise/theise.txt ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 10:49:57 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Peichl" To: Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 9:49 AM Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Dan Ridenhour wrote: > Heres a couple ideas on how to approach an emulator... > True emulator... (ie: POSE port) In my understanding, the first option requires a PalmOS ROM image. For legal reasons, this means, someone already has to own a Palm to be allowed to copy the ROM to the emulator. ************************************************ A used Palm from Ebay can be had for about $50 or less from Ebay or other sources (a Palm IIIe, which is the least needed). Just a thought. Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 12:27:36 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , KenLondon Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: KenLondon Subject: Re: dead lx MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit jok wrote: > Hi - my main batteries died to the point the lx would not turn on. I > = > replaced the batteries with known good batteries and it still won't. > = > Any ideas before I lose my data? Did you try an AC Adapter? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 12:37:02 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , KenLondon Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: KenLondon Subject: Re: HPALMLX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Daniel Hertrich wrote: > Hi Ken, > > On Thu, 8 Mar 2001 20:02:16 -0500, Ken London wrote: > > > How about calling it HPPALM2DOS? > > Too long for a 8.3 EXE file name. But otherwise a good idea. > GTX > daniel > > -- > Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de > home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de > mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 > unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 How about Palm2Dos? Palm doesn't use long file names? I don't own a palm so I'm not sure about this. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 17:38:36 +0100 Reply-To: Norbert_Giese@T-Online.de Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Norbert Giese Subject: Key stuffing programs - general question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello, I experienced with KSTUFF20 and LX-Batch's StuffKey function and found that I could stuff a number of keys up to the size of the keyboard buffer. Up to this number the keys are properly executed. However, going beyond this number of keys seems impossible. It looks like a key is not freed from the keyboard buffer after it is executed. Does someone have an idea about when these programs free the buffer? Or do I misunderstand 'key stuffing'? Are all keys stuffed first and executed thereafter? Any hit is appreciated. Norbert -- Norbert Giese, A.Stifter-Weg 10, 71116 Gaertringen ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 08:36:54 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Bob Christopher Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bob Christopher Subject: LX-PALM Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Why not a DOS emulator for the Palm OS / Handspring Visor platform? It's surprising that no one has taken advantage of the Visor's plug-in module capability and created a DOS emulator w/flashdisk combo chip. The plug-in module should be able to accomodate any OS emulator and provide program storage as well. Thus, approaching the functionality of the LX. Although I really like the form of the Palm/Handspring, it's no LX by any stretch of the imagination. Lest we forget, even IBM conceded with its debut of DOS 2000 that "there are over 100 million people worldwide still using DOS as their primary OS." Windows may be the entrenched OS in the US, but not everywhere. Bob Bob Christopher Littleton, Colorado USA bob@palmtop.com HP 200-LX Palmtop = DOS Were The Days = ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 14:50:29 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: Key stuffing programs - general question Comments: To: Norbert_Giese@T-Online.de You have to load the kbuf128.sys driver in your config.sys file. THis will increase our keybaord buffer size to 128 instead of just 8. To answer your question: you cannot stuff more than 8 keys into the buffer until some keys are allowed out. This cannot happen until the keystufer program relinquishes control to something that will take the keys from the buffer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norbert Giese" To: Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 11:38 AM Subject: Key stuffing programs - general question > Hello, > > I experienced with KSTUFF20 and LX-Batch's StuffKey function > and found that I could stuff a number of keys up to the size > of the keyboard buffer. Up to this number the keys are properly > executed. > However, going beyond this number of keys seems impossible. It > looks like a key is not freed from the keyboard buffer after it > is executed. > > Does someone have an idea about when these programs free the > buffer? Or do I misunderstand 'key stuffing'? Are all keys stuffed > first and executed thereafter? > > Any hit is appreciated. > Norbert > > -- > Norbert Giese, A.Stifter-Weg 10, 71116 Gaertringen > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 16:05:00 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Good price on sandisk 160MB compact flash on ebay I just took a look at this auction for 20 160MB sandisk cards. It looks like they're going for $180. That seems like a good price so I thought I'd let the list know. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=12201 17193 BTW: I got nuthin' to do with this auction, jus' passin' along the info.... serusly. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 22:49:51 +0100 Reply-To: "Owen H. Morgan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Owen H. Morgan" Subject: Re: One moment of fame... :o( MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi! It seems my thunder was stolen by a 107 year old lady... :o( I just heard from the journalist, and if nothing else more newsworthy = happens, it will be rescheduled for Tuesday 13th. Same time. The end of the = news at 21:00 local time (20:00 UTC). Owen -- Still on a sailboat in Norway and feeling a bit short-changed... http://pagina.de/naomi.j= ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 15:06:52 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Feldman, Robert" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Feldman, Robert" Subject: Re: HPalmLX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Motorola site Tamas lists below has source code for a 68000 Assembler/Simulator for MS-DOS that can be compiled with MS C v5.0. = There might be some useful code in it. -----Original Message----- From: Feh=E9r Tam=E1s İmailto:etomcat@2FKFT.COM¨ Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 8:32 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Subject: Re: HPalmLX hardware-wise ... Link to Pilot CPU specs sheet is below. BTW, those Motorola developers just watch too much cartoon and anime, I guess: Sincerely: Tamas Feher ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 14:26:13 -0800 Reply-To: hobchi@hotmail.com Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: hobchi Subject: Re: Good price on sandisk 160MB compact flash on ebay Comments: To: Ed Padin In-Reply-To: <023701c0a8dc$9a6a8ec0$0200a8c0@openreach.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Ed, something wrong with it. The item you requested (12201) is invalid or no longer in our database. Please check the number and try again. If this message persists, the item has expired and is no longer available. yor pal al........... --- Ed Padin wrote: > I just took a look at this auction for 20 160MB > sandisk cards. It looks like > they're going for $180. That seems like a good > price so I thought I'd let > the list know. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=12201 > 17193 > > > BTW: I got nuthin' to do with this auction, > jus' passin' along the info.... > serusly. > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at > http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 22:34:09 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List Comments: RFC822 error: Incorrect or incomplete address field found and ignored. From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: dead lx Comments: To: jok MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit jok wrote: > Hi - my main batteries died to the point the lx would not turn on. I = > replaced the batteries with known good batteries and it still won't. = > Any ideas before I lose my data? Try pressing: LeftShift-Ctrl-ON ...but don't let it reformat the ram disk if you're trying to save your old data. Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 17:38:47 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Sputnik Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Sputnik Subject: Re: Good price on sandisk 160MB compact flash on ebay Comments: To: hobchi In-Reply-To: <20010309222613.20559.qmail@web10010.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII you didnt get all of the auction number when you cut in paste in winblowz it only pickups the 1 line you were missing the 17193 (i did the same thing also) maybe its just hyperterminal bug ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 23:39:11 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Helge Holm Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Helge Holm Subject: Nokia 6210 LX - Help Comments: To: KenLondon MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable So at last I have got a Mobile phone with irda Nokia 6210, and have got = it working via cable connection. Can anyone help me to set up postLX to = communicate via the IR port? Regards Helge ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 14:39:27 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: Re: Good price on sandisk 160MB compact flash on ebay Comments: To: hobchi@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <20010309222613.20559.qmail@web10010.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit hobchi writes: > Ed, something wrong with it. > > The item you requested (12201) is invalid or no That's just because the url wrapped around because it was too long. > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=12201 > > 17193 Stick the 17193 back where it belongs and it works just fine. - Joe ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 17:45:28 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: Good price on sandisk 160MB compact flash on ebay d00d, ya gotta reassemble dem yoo-are-els wen dey getz broken by a carrage retoyn ;¬> "http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=1220 1 17193" Take the parts between quotation marks and cut-n-paste into notepad, then make it one line and cut-n-paste that one line into the browser address line. lesee, maybe dis will stay 2gether http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=12201 17193 ----- Original Message ----- From: "hobchi" To: Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 5:26 PM Subject: Re: Good price on sandisk 160MB compact flash on ebay > Ed, something wrong with it. > > The item you requested (12201) is invalid or no > longer in our database. Please check the number > and try again. If this message persists, the item > has expired and is no longer available. > > yor pal al........... > > --- Ed Padin wrote: > > I just took a look at this auction for 20 160MB > > sandisk cards. It looks like > > they're going for $180. That seems like a good > > price so I thought I'd let > > the list know. > > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=12201 > > 17193 > > > > > > BTW: I got nuthin' to do with this auction, > > jus' passin' along the info.... > > serusly. > > > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at > > http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 18:49:04 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Larry Tachna Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Larry Tachna Subject: Re: HPALMLX Comments: To: Daniel Hertrich In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >>Too long for a 8.3 EXE file name. But otherwise a good idea. HPALMDOS than? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 17:13:07 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Patrick West Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Patrick West Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE In-Reply-To: <14bNHd-0Picc4C@fwd07.sul.t-online.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'd just offer a tiny price for palms with broken screens. I know at least three people with broken palms right now. -----Original Message----- Dan Ridenhour wrote: That would make the whole thing not very attractice, if you first have to buy a Palm before you can run the emulator. Then the HP is really only a keyboard and storage device. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 19:25:52 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Dan Ridenhour Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Dan Ridenhour Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Patrick West MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----Original Message----- From: Patrick West To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Date: Friday, March 09, 2001 7:04 PM Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator >I'd just offer a tiny price for palms with broken screens. I know at least >three people with broken palms right now. Just a quick note... the quote below was NOT written by me, its probably part of a reply someone made to a previous email i sent. Dan driden@stlnet.com > >-----Original Message----- >Dan Ridenhour wrote: >That would make the whole thing not very attractice, if you >first have to buy a Palm before you can run the emulator. >Then the HP is really only a keyboard and storage device. > > > >_________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > >** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 19:27:24 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Dan Ridenhour Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Dan Ridenhour Subject: Re: HPALMLX Comments: To: Larry Tachna MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----Original Message----- From: Larry Tachna To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Date: Friday, March 09, 2001 5:45 PM Subject: Re: HPALMLX >>>Too long for a 8.3 EXE file name. But otherwise a good idea. > >HPALMDOS than? If the project ends up being a port to x86 DOS of the POSE (palm OS emulator) application, then POSE-LX or something similar might be more in line with its roots. Just a thought. > >** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 19:27:03 -0800 Reply-To: hobchi@hotmail.com Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: hobchi Subject: Re: Good price on sandisk 160MB compact flash on ebay Comments: To: "Joseph S. Barrera III" In-Reply-To: <15017.23455.306844.461174@jsb.barrera.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Joe Thanks for the assist, I didn't see the last five un-wrapped digits. yor pal al................ --- "Joseph S. Barrera III" wrote: > hobchi writes: > > Ed, something wrong with it. > > > > The item you requested (12201) is invalid or > no > > That's just because the url wrapped around > because it was too long. > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=12201 > > > 17193 > > Stick the 17193 back where it belongs and it > works just fine. > > - Joe > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at > http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 12:55:11 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hpstaber@COMPUSERVE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: HP Staber Subject: Re: Nokia 6210 LX - Help MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Helge, > So at last I have got a Mobile phone with irda Nokia 6210, and have got = it working via cable connection. Can > anyone help me to set up postLX to communicate via the IR port? Regards = Helge I'm not sure if the 6210 has a built in modem. If yes just look into the POST/LX documentation. File Line Text/Subject ____________________________________________________________________ WWWDOC.TXT:60: 4.8 Using The Infrared Port and IrDA WWWDOC.TXT:173:=07 Supports IrDA infrared connections WWWDOC.TXT:1021:4.8 USING THE INFRARED PORT AND IrDA WWWDOC.TXT:1024:built-in infrared port of the palmtop and can talk the = IrDA WWWDOC.TXT:1028:Here is how to set up an IrDA connnection: POSTHELP.I:544:use an IrDA connection (Port=3D-1). similar as if you had = started HP Staber/Salzburg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 12:53:04 +0100 Reply-To: Michael Wileman Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Michael Wileman Subject: DOSPPPD and SSHDOS MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Does anyone on the list have SSHDOS running with DOSPPPD? If so could you = let me know your setup? What do you put in pppdrc.cfg and chatscr for the = packet driver and in wattcp.cfg for the ssh client? I have tried just about = every possible combination, and can't make it work.=20 Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. If you have found a different = solution for ssh access, then I'd appreciate that as well. WWW/LX works for = me, but includes no ssh client, and it isn't obvious how to make = third-party clients work with their stack. Thanks, Mike Wileman ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 13:26:03 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: Re: HPALMLX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dan Ridenhour wrote: > If the project ends up being a port to x86 DOS of the POSE > (palm OS emulator) application, then POSE-LX or something > similar might be more in line with its roots. Just a thought. I totally agree. My eyes also stumble across my own suggestion HPALMLX, not to talk about my tongue. But I still think, as long as we have a chance to design a name, we should make it easy to be found on the web, and the '-' in POSE-LX makes that difficult, because it is a command in search engines. A quick search with Google found no hit for POSELX (my preference) POSE2LX POSE2DOS (POSEDOS is already taken) If D&A does the job, I would also accept POSE/LX :-). Avi, do you hear? That we are already talking about a name is usually a good sign. It won't take long and we will have serious fights about the name, then we know: It is a real project. As Barry said, we should start with the CPU emulation. I like this idea because it could result in something useful even if it turns out, that a Palm emulator is not possible. The CPU emulation should also give us an idea about the speed to be expected. Work in this direction seems to be done already and a close look to the web is necessary to save our resources. I didn't think about the screen size problem, Barry mentions. 160 pixel just end below the pocket quicken logo on the right side of the screen. And we could put 4 Palm screen on a row (640/160=3D4). These are really tiny screens and possibly too small to be useful. The first (and only) Palm screen I saw immediately reminded me of the HP95LX: Clearly visible pixels and my first thought was: after that they have to come up with a better screen (like HP did with the 100LX). Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 13:47:37 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: First client MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This email just reached me private: > Stefan - > > Where can I find HPALMLX? I tried SUPER and your page, both > unsuccessfully. > > TIA..........Washington, DC we can't work miracles ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 15:18:07 +0100 Reply-To: Norbert_Giese@T-Online.de Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Norbert Giese Subject: Re: Macro control of check boxes Comments: To: chris@AMLOG.DEMON.CO.UK MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Chris, have had the same problem in macros several times, > Using a macro, I can toggle the state of a check box, but is > there any keypress or magic trick for setting the box to a > known state, i.e. set on or set off? > No default state, and no easy way to figure out the setting (perhaps with smart clip, cut and paste, but system macros have no conditional constructs). For some applications, like APPT, I personally decided what the default is, and if a macro needs to change it, it must change it back to the original state, so that other macros can rely on this initial setting. Norbert -- Norbert Giese, A.Stifter-Weg 10, 71116 Gaertringen ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 15:39:11 +0100 Reply-To: "Owen H. Morgan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Owen H. Morgan" Subject: FS: Swap DI28 Ir-modem for CF card. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Howdy! I have an unused Ericsson DI28 infrared modem which I would be interested = in swapping for a CF card (CF 1). The modem fits the newer Ericsson GSM = phones with a 3.6V battery like for example the T28. I don't have a 3.6V = Ericsson phone, so haven't tried, but believe it works with the LX. I = reckon the modem is worth around UKP 40 on the second hand market. I'll = swap it for a CF card around the same value. I also have a DC23 PCMCIA modem for the old 6V Ericsson phones. I have no = idea if this one works with the LX. I no longer have a phone to test it = with. It's yours for eight new NiMh penlights! Owen -- On a sailboat. In Norway http://pagina.de/naomi.j= ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 16:11:10 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Guenther Helmuth E." Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Guenther Helmuth E." Subject: Re: Nokia 6210 LX - Help MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Helge, > So at last I have got a Mobile phone with irda Nokia 6210, and have got = it working via cable connection. Can anyone help me to set up postLX to > communicate via the IR port? Regards Helge I use the 6210 too. Here are my settings in the relevant part of my = www.cfg: Port=3D-1 Baud=3D38400 ; CBST=3D71,0,1 enable ISDN ModemInit=3DAT&F+CBST=3D71,0,1 Prefix=3Dnone Dial=3D... Before the hp200lx will able communicate with the 6210 I had to press <9> on the 6210 in order to enable IrDA. Kind regards Helmuth ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 09:08:41 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: HPalmLX hardware-wise MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tamas Feher wrote: > For example in Jetdirect ethernet print servers > HP used the 68000, while Extendnet used the > 80186 is its plug-compatible clone product. However > PilotCPU can access 4GB RAM, which means some > Pilot applications can only be ported onto 200LX, > if the emulator supports running apps code not only > in 640KB but in EMS ver4 space as well; which even > if possible, will cause speed to degrade to almost zero. Memory isn't the problem. Most Palm apps are small and while the 68k cpu has more address space than the cpu, PalmOS makes it easy to use memory in 64k chunks so that's what most programs do. And since the program never knows how much of the available 8 meg is already filled with files, they tend to use as few of these chunks as possible. Some of the very largest apps might cause problems but most of them should have plenty of memory. While the x86 cpu can be made to do any job that the 68k cpu does, it takes totally different software to do it. The two cpus are not compatible in any way. You mentioned that they're both 16 bit CISC cpus. Both being 16 bits makes it easier than if they different data bus sizes, but compared to the many differences this is almost trivial. That they're both CISC cpus means nothing at all. It's like trying to use a retired train's steam engine in your Toyota. Even if they both have the same number of cylinders you still have to deal with the differences. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 10:26:32 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Thu, 8 Mar 2001 16:32:35 +0000 (GMT), F. Kaufman wrote: > > Would you go for an emulator allowing you to run most Palm > > applications on the HP? I guess many of us would ... > > > > ...and the lifetime of the HP could be prolonged to the > > lifetime of the Palm. > > Now there is a project!!!!!!!! The idea alone deserves an award! Wow I got a bit exited about this idea.. I want to be a betatester :-) Regards -- Martin Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 09:28:57 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Key stuffing programs - general question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Norbert Giese wrote: >Does someone have an idea about when these > programs free the buffer? Or do I misunderstand > 'key stuffing'? Are all keys stuffed first and > executed thereafter? I've written key stuffers and the usual procedure is to adjust the pointers to handle the number of keys you want to insert and then insert the keys. This is done with interrupts turned off. If there are already keys in the buffer you have to decide whether you want to replace them (not a good idea if you can avoid it) or only inserting the number of keys still available in the buffer, which will vary from 0 to 15, and make your program unreliable. This is a pretty limited kind of program. If more sophistication is needed you can use the system clock and have your keystuffer install itself as a tsr, monitor the clock and at each tick check the keyboard buffer and when there's room, add more keys until they've all been added. I've done this a few times. The functionality of such a tsr is very limited so it uses very little memory. I've usually written a seperate program that can cause the tsr to disable itself or remove itself from memory or add more keys. The part that does the work should be written in asm although I guess it can be done in c. It's simple in asm but probably fairly tricky in c. The program that communicates with the tsr can be written in c although a little asm code in it will make it simpler to write. I can dig out some sample code in asm for this if anybody wants to see it. But this is part of a project I did at work and that I can't share, so I'll have to isolate it from the rest of the project. This will take a little time so please only ask for it if you can use it. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 07:57:28 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: Re: Key stuffing programs - general question Comments: To: Barry In-Reply-To: <000f01c0a976$d31cf7e0$7bfc36d8@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Barry writes: > If there are already keys in the buffer you have to decide > whether you want to replace them (not a good idea if you can > avoid it) or only inserting the number of keys still available > in the buffer, which will vary from 0 to 15, and make your > program unreliable. I'd probably choose to either insert all the keys, or if that's impossible, none of them. All-or-none semantics are good. Especially when you're dealing with prefix keys and such. - Joe ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 00:27:49 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , John J Vanderstel Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: John J Vanderstel Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Hi Stefan, I agree 100% and would love to see a Palm Emulator for the HP200LX. :-) I am not a programmer, but I have spent many years beta testing software for software authors. I would love to help in the project in any way that I could. I also have a Palm VIIx which I use primarily for wireless Juno and AOL email access. I hate the pen based environment and that it doesn't have a real keyboard, so I got a portable fold up keyboard for it that works OK. Carrying both everywhere I go doesn't really work, so I leave it in the car until I need it. Since I have a Palm, I'm aware of the huge amount of useful software that is available for it. A Palm Emulator for the HP200LX would breathe new life into our HP200LXs! I would love to be able to run third party Palm apps on my HP200LX since it has a great keyboard. :-). Cheers, John Vander Stel Grand Rapids, MI ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 13:02:54 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Robert K. Meyer" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Robert K. Meyer" Subject: Re: HPALMLX Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Or just simply PALM. That probably says it all. The HP200LX is an HP, an LX, the 200LX, the computer, and even a palmtop but not a PALM. Bob Stefan Peichl wrote: > > As father of the baby I feel responsible of giving it a name. > I'll call it HPALMLX for several reasons: > -- R.K. Meyer MSEE K7PPC bmeyer@union-tel.com Elk Mountain WY http://w3.union-tel.com/~bmeyer/ The stone... Psa 118:22 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 13:06:35 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Robert K. Meyer" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Robert K. Meyer" Subject: Re: HPALMLX Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Or just PALMLX. -- R.K. Meyer MSEE K7PPC bmeyer@union-tel.com Elk Mountain WY http://w3.union-tel.com/~bmeyer/ The stone... Psa 118:22 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 15:08:57 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: Nokia 6210 LX - Help MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Sat, 10 Mar 2001 16:11:10 +0100, Guenther Helmuth E. wrote: > Helge, > > > So at last I have got a Mobile phone with irda Nokia 6210, and have got it working via cable connection. Can anyone help me to set up postLX to > > communicate via the IR port? Regards Helge > > I use the 6210 too. Here are my settings in the relevant part of my www.cfg: > > Port=-1 > Baud=38400 > ; CBST=71,0,1 enable ISDN > ModemInit=AT&F+CBST=71,0,1 > Prefix=none > Dial=... > > Before the hp200lx will able communicate with the 6210 I had to press > <9> on the 6210 in order to enable IrDA. Here is my intistring in Www.cfg.. I get a 38.4 connection, but I can get more with the correct initistring (which I do not know yet) Modeminit=ATZ+cbst=81,0,1;+chsn=6,0,0,0 This will use three timeslots and therefor be three times the cost..but it will ofcourse be faster.. Telenor here in Norway supports High speed data.. Regards -- Martin Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 23:14:47 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: Re: HPalmLX hardware-wise MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tamas Feher wrote: > C68328&catId=3DM934310090795> I downloaded M68000ASS_SIM.ZIP from the bottom of this site and it contains ASM.EXE and SIM.EXE complete with C-source and documentation. From ASM.DOC: > The program described here, 68000 Assembler, is a basic two- > pass assembler for the 68000 and 68010 microprocessors. It > supports the complete instruction set of both processors as well > as a modest but capable set of assembler directives. The program > produces formatted listing files as well as object code files in > S-record format. From SIM.DOC: > This manual describes the Motorola 68000 microprocessor > simulator program. The program loads 68000 object files in S-record > format, and simulates the 68000's execution of the code. The full set > of 68000 operations is implemented. Both programs are from 1989 and after I put some pressure on them (COMPACK) ASM.EXE has now 20KB and SIM.EXE has 30KB. I transferred both to the palmtop and guess what? They worked right out of the box. The ZIP file includes *.ASM sample files in 68000 assembler. I assembled them with ASM.EXE and the results are *.H68 files. Now I started SIM.EXE and loaded the *.H68 files and they were executed. SIM.EXE is not only an emulator but also a debugger. Should it really be that simple? I cannot believe it. But at least now we know, everybody who likes to program in 68000 assembler can do that on the palmtop and also run/debug the program. This was my first "rendevouz" with 68000 opcodes. Looks really strange to me... Should we say, the 68000 CPU emulation will not be the problem? Tamas, thanks for this link. It saved one year of work. Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 02:22:21 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: PALMLX Comments: To: "Robert K. Meyer" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Robert K. Meyer wrote: > Or just PALMLX The best suggestion until now IMHO. I just put together a screen with 3 Palms on the HP200LX. That's what you have to expect if pixel to pixel mapping is used. It is surprising how small the Palm screen is compared to the HP200LX. Probably one could zoom by a factor of two, that is, every Palm pixel results in 4 HP pixels, but then the Palm screen dimensions will be 320x320 and a nagging page down is required. Download from http://peichl.hplx.net/palmlx.zip BTW I guess there is no doubt, that the whole project must be open source, because it's based on other open sources. Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 14:15:35 +0100 Reply-To: "Owen H. Morgan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Owen H. Morgan" Subject: My moment of fame rescheduled again :o/ MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi again. Sorry to waste bandwidth on this. I didn't expect all the problems and = changes. Whatever happens, this will be the last posting on this subject. = My interview on Norwegian TV2 has now been rescheduled for Monday at the = end of the news at 21:00 local time (20:00 UTC). If anyone needs the instructions for signing up to view TV2 online = repeated, please write me off list. Owen -- Still on a sailboat in Norway and feeling a bit confused... http://pagina.de/naomi.j= ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 14:39:58 +0100 Reply-To: Norbert_Giese@T-Online.de Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Norbert Giese Subject: Re: Key stuffing programs - general question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Oops, this message should go to the forum, not to Ed directly. Pardon. Norbert Giese wrote: > > Thank you for the answer Ed, > > > ... > > until some keys are allowed out. This cannot happen until the keystufer > > program relinquishes control to something that will take the keys from the > > buffer. > > > > This "something that will take the keys from the buffer" is the core > question. If the keys would no longer occupy the kuffer once they are > executed, I can think of a bunch of sophisticated LX-Batch or batch > applications that go beyond the System Macro facility. > > I am sorry that I am not an assembler programmer. KS has source code > with it, and LX-Batch might have used the PAL library. Perhaps someone > with programming insights has more knowledge than I about why these > programs keep their buffer contents until something (perhaps user > interactive) happens. > > Until then, > Norbert -- Norbert Giese, A.Stifter-Weg 10, 71116 Gaertringen ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 09:17:34 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit John J Vanderstel wrote: > I am not a programmer, but I have spent > many years beta testing software for > software authors. I would love to help in the > project in any way that I could. I'd like to suggest that before we get this project up and running we find at least one experienced programmer who thinks it's a viable project. We seem to have all the beta testers and the users lined up. :) Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 09:33:40 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: HPalmLX hardware-wise MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stefan Peichl wrote: > This was my first "rendevouz" with 68000 > opcodes. Looks really strange to me... > > Should we say, the 68000 CPU emulation > will not be the problem? Let me suggest an experiment now that you have that runing on your palmtop. Write a little program in 68k asm that counts to some large number. maybe decrement a register from 0 to 0. Maybe put that look inside another loop that increments a register from one value to another. Basically something that will take long enough that you can time it fairly easily. Accurate timing probably won't matter. Then write the same thing in x86 code using the same values and run it and time it. Then compare the two timings. Granted, this is only one small test and probably not the fairest of tests. In fact, given the pre and post decrementing opcodes of the 68k it might give the 68k an edge. Regardless, I suspect the point will be made. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 09:46:09 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: HPalmLX hardware-wise MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stefan Peichl wrote: > C68328&catId=3DM934310090795> > I downloaded M68000ASS_SIM.ZIP from the > bottom of this site and it contains ASM.EXE and > SIM.EXE complete with C-source and documentation. This link doesn't work. I did append the cut off part on the second line. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 10:59:41 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Larry Tachna Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Larry Tachna Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Barry In-Reply-To: <002901c0aa3e$669f8b00$72fc36d8@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >>I'd like to suggest that before we get this project up and >>running we find at least one experienced programmer who thinks >>it's a viable project. we thought that was you? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 10:59:43 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Larry Tachna Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Larry Tachna Subject: Re: HPalmLX hardware-wise Comments: To: Barry In-Reply-To: <003101c0aa42$64c57700$72fc36d8@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >>This link doesn't work. I did append the cut off part on the >>second line. and don't forget to remove the <>'s ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 07:58:50 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator In-Reply-To: <002901c0aa3e$669f8b00$72fc36d8@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Barry writes: > I'd like to suggest that before we get this project up and > running we find at least one experienced programmer who thinks > it's a viable project. We seem to have all the beta testers and > the users lined up. :) I've been quiet about this, but as an "experienced programmer" (see my web page if you must :-) I have to say that I think the speed issue will be the killer. Or more directly, the LX is just too slow to pull this off. And don't forget, over time, Palm machines will get faster and bigger and thus newer Palm apps will get piggier and piggier. So the argument about extending the life of the LX to the life of the Palm isn't really valid. Sorry to be such a pessimist, but that's how I see it. - Joe ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 08:46:20 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Patrick West Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Patrick West Subject: Derive A Mathematical Assistant Softwear version 2.55 In-Reply-To: <14buZJ-2I9jZwC@fwd03.sul.t-online.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Folks, I just got a copy of > Derive A Mathematical Assistant > Softwear version 2.55 for PC on > 5.25 inch disk. But no manual. So does anyone have a manual they would part with cheap or perhaps photocopy or ? Patrick _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 12:51:24 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: LX-PALM Comments: To: Bob Christopher MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Christopher" To: Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 10:36 AM Subject: LX-PALM > Why not a DOS emulator for the Palm OS / Handspring Visor > platform? It's surprising that no one has taken advantage of > the Visor's plug-in module capability and created a DOS > emulator w/flashdisk combo chip. The plug-in module should > be able to accomodate any OS emulator and provide program > storage as well. Thus, approaching the functionality of the > LX. There is a program called TrgDOS which sort does what you suggest for the TrgPro Palm, and there is an old program called PalmDOS, which is nearly useless. I love DOS, but DOS in a Palm makes little sense, since the machines are so different. Getting at the internals of a Palm is not easy, and once done, one can cause as much or more trouble as one would by messing with the Win9x Registry. Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 19:07:38 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: PalmLX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I made the PalmLX demo looking nicer. Now it starts with one Palm, but with the keys 1-3 you get the corresponding number of Palms displayed with different fonts. ESC exits. http://peichl.hplx.net/palmlx.zip ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 19:35:34 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Michael Wileman Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Michael Wileman Subject: Re: DOSPPPD and SSHDOS In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Mike Kopplin, with whom I have been discussing this problem in private emai for awhile, suggested there might be some of you also interested in Psion here who might like to hear the whole story. In fact, I have been trying to get dospppd and sshdos running under the XTM Dos emulator under Epoc 5 on a Psion Revo.Thus far, everything which could be made to work on the HP200LX could be made to work on the Revo if the hardware was available. It was on this list for example that I found out what I needed to know to get the student edition of Matlab 3.5 going, including cga graphics. I have also been able to get wwwlx working, but as they do not have an ssh client available, it doesn't fulfill my needs. Interestingly, I have not yet been able to get it working over the infrared connection with my GSM phone modem, only with a standard serial modem. The gsm works fine with the native epoc apps. Mike From: Michael Wileman Send reply to: Michael Wileman To: hplx-l@uconnvm.uconn.edu Subject: DOSPPPD and SSHDOS Date sent: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 12:53:04 +0100 > Does anyone on the list have SSHDOS running with DOSPPPD? If so could you let me know your setup? What do you put in pppdrc.cfg and chatscr for the packet driver and in wattcp.cfg for the ssh clie nt? I have tried just about every possible combination, and can't make it work. > > Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. If you have found a different solution for ssh access, then I'd appreciate that as well. WWW/LX works for me, but includes no ssh client, and it isn't ob vious how to make third-party clients work with their stack. > > Thanks, > Mike Wileman > > > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 13:13:07 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Orin Keplinger Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Orin Keplinger Subject: Re: HPalmLX hardware-wise Comments: To: Barry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The original, two line url, worked for me. This is how I copied and used it, combining the broken lines, as usual. http://e-www.motorola.com/webapp/sps/prod_cat/prod_summary.jsp?cod e=MC68328&catId=M934310090795 Orin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry" To: Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 9:46 AM Subject: Re: HPalmLX hardware-wise > Stefan Peichl wrote: > > > > code=3DM > > C68328&catId=3DM934310090795> > > > I downloaded M68000ASS_SIM.ZIP from the > > bottom of this site and it contains ASM.EXE and > > SIM.EXE complete with C-source and documentation. > > This link doesn't work. I did append the cut off part on the > second line. > > Barry > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 14:31:40 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken Hansen Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken Hansen Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: "Joseph S. Barrera III" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Isn't the Palm CPU running at about 3x the clock speed of the LX? If true, then with *no* translation overhead the Palm software running on the LX would be 1/3 the spped of the Palm. Now, if it takes 5 LX/x86 instructions to retrieve, translate, execute, translate, store each Palm/68000 instruction, then a Palm emulator would be *about* 15x slower. Now, if you were to emulate system calls and translate them to LX systemcalls, you could achieve reasonable performance, but once you cross platforms you pay a *huge* performance penalty. Sun has some experience with this - they had an offering called WABI (Windows Application Binary Interface) that allowed an x86 Solaris box to emulate a Windows PC by capturing the windows system calls and turning them into X Windows calls. I think it also ran on SPARC machines, but the x86 emulation required was a killer. Sorry, Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" To: Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 10:58 AM Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator > Barry writes: > > I'd like to suggest that before we get this project up and > > running we find at least one experienced programmer who thinks > > it's a viable project. We seem to have all the beta testers and > > the users lined up. :) > > I've been quiet about this, but as an "experienced programmer" (see my > web page if you must :-) I have to say that I think the speed issue > will be the killer. Or more directly, the LX is just too slow to pull > this off. And don't forget, over time, Palm machines will get faster > and bigger and thus newer Palm apps will get piggier and piggier. So > the argument about extending the life of the LX to the life of the > Palm isn't really valid. > > Sorry to be such a pessimist, but that's how I see it. > > - Joe > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 11:34:02 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Steven (Casey) Karp" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Steven (Casey) Karp" Subject: Re: PALMLX Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE In-Reply-To: <14buZJ-2I9jZwC@fwd03.sul.t-online.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed What about putting two double-sized half-screens side by side? Awful ASCII representation, not to scale: ------------320------------- ------------320------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | 160 | 160 | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------320------------- ------------320------------- It might take a little getting used to to have the top half of the screen next to the bottom half, but you could use the 4HP pixels per 1 Palm pixel fairly easily. S. Witty, wise, weird, and wonderful, Stefan Peichl wrote at 06:22 PM 3/10/2001 >small the Palm screen is compared to the HP200LX. Probably one >could zoom by a factor of two, that is, every Palm pixel >results in 4 HP pixels, but then the Palm screen dimensions >will be 320x320 and a nagging page down is required. > >Download from > >http://peichl.hplx.net/palmlx.zip > >BTW I guess there is no doubt, that the whole project must be >open source, because it's based on other open sources. > >Stefan > >** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 20:18:33 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Patrick West Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Patrick West Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: "Joseph S. Barrera III" In-Reply-To: <15019.41146.678131.641355@jsb.barrera.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Folks, I'd be happy with a tool that lets me IR beam stuff to the PalmOS platform. Patrick _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 06:18:32 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Nathalie Bugeaud Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Nathalie Bugeaud Subject: Re: First client MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >This email just reached me private: >> Stefan - >> Where can I find HPALMLX? I tried SUPER and your page, both >> unsuccessfully. >> TIA..........Washington, DC >we can't work miracles >http://peichl.hplx.net/palmlx.zip Stefan, congratulations - with help from Tamas you succeded in working the miracle in just 2? days! I am looking forward to saving more lives with the PALM software running on my trusted LX What do iou? :) Bussis Nathalie Bugeaud MD yes Barry, "Bussis" are German bisous ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 21:34:09 -0800 Reply-To: Marta Pierce Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Marta Pierce Organization: Family Subject: Palmlx - Screen In-Reply-To: <200103120500.f2C50tJ27565@mx7-w.mail.home.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just an idea, would it be possible to use the screen something like VR does? then maybe the whole page would be shown. I dunno, it is just by looking at the diagram below made me think of VR. Marta Adp> ------------------------------ Adp> Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 11:34:02 -0800 Adp> From: "Steven (Casey) Karp" Adp> Subject: Re: PALMLX Adp> What about putting two double-sized half-screens side by side? Adp> Awful ASCII representation, not to scale: Adp> ------------320------------- ------------320------------- Adp> | | | Adp> | | | Adp> | | | Adp> | | | Adp> 160 | 160 Adp> | | | Adp> | | | Adp> | | | Adp> | | | Adp> ------------320------------- ------------320------------- Adp> It might take a little getting used to to have the top half of the screen Adp> next to the bottom half, but you could use the 4HP pixels per 1 Palm pixel Adp> fairly easily. Adp> S. Adp> Witty, wise, weird, and wonderful, Stefan Peichl wrote at 06:22 PM 3/10/2001 >>small the Palm screen is compared to the HP200LX. Probably one >>could zoom by a factor of two, that is, every Palm pixel >>results in 4 HP pixels, but then the Palm screen dimensions >>will be 320x320 and a nagging page down is required. >> >>Download from >> >>http://peichl.hplx.net/palmlx.zip >> >>BTW I guess there is no doubt, that the whole project must be >>open source, because it's based on other open sources. >> >>Stefan >> >>** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml Adp> ------------------------------ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 00:41:42 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Calculator Messages MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I heard something on the business news about a new system that allows teachers to "beam" messages to student calculators. Anyone know anything about this and if it could be adapted to the 200lx or maybe an HP545 or an HP680? The news report was very vague on the details, but apparently it lets the teacher send messages to the calculator beyond just the usaul numbers. Could it work on the 200lx where it already has a calculator? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 07:08:31 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: HPALMLX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Another name could be PALMONLX That one is really intuitive in my opinion ... -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:15:52 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: HP -> REX-3 synchronization web site (including note taker sync) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi friends, for all who want to synchronize their REX-3 with the 200LX, please have a look at http://www.daniel-hertrich.de/rexsync It describes what you need and what you can do. It includes my new tool for converting the note taker file to be loaded onto the REX with Chris' utilities (NDB2REX). GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 22:37:53 -1000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Bob Graham Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bob Graham Subject: Password for a directory? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is there a way to assign ALL files in a directory the same password without doing it individually to each file?

I have a directory with  about 10 sub-directories, and each contains 10 to 20 files.  Some are text files, other GDB files.

Aloha - bob     \ooo_
** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 15:51:47 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: new REX idea (Post/LX export) Comments: To: info@dasoft.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi friends, hi Avi (copy goes to info@dasoft.com) You see, I'm really enthusiastic at the moment about the REX synchronization project (have you seen my rexsync page?? 8-) ). Now I have had another idea how to use the REX: Why not read all the HPLX-L mail on the REX while sitting in the train or so? My question: Is there already a tool which converts Post/LX .I files (inbox) to pure ASCII, even stripping unimportant header lines? If not, is there at least a detailled desciption of the .I file format? (I see there are just the pure messages one after the other, separated by some non-ASCII characters and the string "cso". Is this correct?) TNX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 08:54:12 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Larry Tachna MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Tachna" To: "HPLX Mailing List" ; "Barry" Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 9:59 AM Subject: RE: Group Project: Palm Emulator > > >>I'd like to suggest that before we get this project up and > >>running we find at least one experienced programmer who thinks > >>it's a viable project. > > we thought that was you? I think it's a great idea but I don't think it can be done well enough to be worthwhile. What do you think? Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 10:00:31 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Sputnik Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Sputnik Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Barry In-Reply-To: <002201c0ab04$4d85b100$68fc36d8@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > I think it's a great idea but I don't think it can be done well > enough to be worthwhile. What do you think? > only way you guys are going to get a pilot emulator worth anything is going to need to build a simple DragonBall-PCMCIA cpu card the LX cant handle emulating 68k processor double-speed or not ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 16:24:38 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Laust Brock-Nannestad Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Laust Brock-Nannestad Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Mon, 12 Mar 2001, Sputnik wrote: > > I think it's a great idea but I don't think it can be done well > > enough to be worthwhile. What do you think? > > > only way you guys are going to get a pilot emulator worth anything is > going to need to build a simple DragonBall-PCMCIA cpu card the LX cant > handle emulating 68k processor double-speed or not Of course the LX can handle emulating a 68000 processor (or any processor for that matter), but it will be slow. What about implementing the Palm OS API instead and encouraging Palm developers to port their applications to PalmLX (or DOS, which it will more or less be)? granted, this doesn't mean that all Palm applications will run, and they would have to be ported first, but it would solve the speed problems if the code was compiled as native 186 code instead of emulated 68k code. Surely, if the API was implemented accurately, then little or no changes would be necessary to port the applications? The question is, would Palm developers port their applications to this "new" platform? commercial developers probably wouldn't, but third party might. Cheers, Laust ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:40:35 -0600 Reply-To: Chris Lott Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Chris Lott Subject: Re: new REX idea (Post/LX export) In-Reply-To: from "Daniel Hertrich" at Mar 12, 2001 03:51:47 PM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > My question: Is there already a tool which converts Post/LX .I files > (inbox) to pure ASCII, even stripping unimportant header lines? > > If not, is there at least a detailled desciption of the .I file format? > (I see there are just the pure messages one after the other, separated > by some non-ASCII characters and the string "cso". Is this correct?) Daniel: I once started trying to figure the .I file format out. I wanted to convert them to plain mailbox-format files, so I could read them on other systems, such as unix-based ones. Never completeted the effort, but I still have the directory where I was dumping the data and some comments/notes. -Chris -- ************************************************************************ R. Christopher Lott, P.E. rclott@ro.com Alpha Beta Technologies, Inc. 3112 12th Ave S.W. PHONE: 256-534-9067 Huntsville, Alabama 35805 FAX: 256-534-9069 ************************************************************************ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 16:44:32 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: PalmLX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A question to Palm owners: Is it possible to take screen shots on a Palm and convert them to BMP, PCX or GIF (no JPG)? If this is possible could you send me some typical screen shots like the opening screen with the icons and some heavy text and application screens. Then I can put them into PalmLX and we get the real impression of what it will look like. Thanks Jorgen for this tip. It works already with the image you sent me, but I'd like to see some more. Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 07:59:39 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: Re: PalmLX Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE In-Reply-To: <14cUV5-0wRRS4C@fwd00.sul.t-online.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stefan Peichl writes: > If this is possible could you send me some typical screen shots > like the opening screen with the icons and some heavy text > and application screens. Then I can put them into PalmLX and > we get the real impression of what it will look like. If you go to the palm software web sites you can often find screen shots. Or just search for palm screenshot download in google and you'll find lots of them. E.g. http://home.palmpilotarchives.com/audio.html has several nice screen shots. - Joe ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:16:23 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , kopplin@TECHNOIR.NU Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Mike Kopplin Subject: Re: PalmLX In-Reply-To: <15020.62059.605104.274994@jsb.barrera.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Mon, 12 Mar 2001, Joseph S. Barrera III wrote: > Stefan Peichl writes: > > If this is possible could you send me some typical screen shots > > like the opening screen with the icons and some heavy text > > and application screens. Then I can put them into PalmLX and > > we get the real impression of what it will look like. > > If you go to the palm software web sites you can often find screen > shots. Or just search for > palm screenshot download > in google and you'll find lots of them. E.g. > > http://home.palmpilotarchives.com/audio.html > > has several nice screen shots. Another good place for screen shots is http://www.palmgear.com You can search for specific types of programs and many have screenshots. Mike ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:36:36 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , david feldman Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: david feldman Subject: HP 360LX using IR connected modem (how?) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Have purchased a PSION "travel modem" which has an IRDA port. So far the modem works fine (but makes no sound during the connecting phase, which may just be it's design.) Anyway, I got it to work with a JORNADA 720 by telling the Jornada that the modem was the IrDa port, and it works fine. I went to the JORNADA 360 to set up a dial-up session, and discovered that you're initially given a choice of "dial-up" or "direct" connection; in the "dial-up" mode IR is not an option for the port, and in the "direct" mode IR is offered, but it doesn't appear to incorporate the dialing function (it just starts sending PPP to the modem, so the modem doesn't try to dial.) Is this conflict hopeless? I was hoping to use the modem with the 360 to save power in the 360 from using a PCMCIA modem... Dave _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 12:47:09 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Striegel, Alan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Striegel, Alan" Subject: New hinge crack MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" In most every description and picture I have seen before, the hinge crack problem has shown up on the surface of the lid, but last Friday my 200LX started to feel wobbly and I found the problem under the right hinge cap. For a picture of this crack, look here: http://www.striegels.com/alan/HPLX/HP%20200LX%20hinge%20crack.jpg. The crack extends all the way across the plastic above the hinge area and almost the entire way through (as you can see in the picture). As soon as I could, I worked some superglue into the crack with a needle, closed the lid, and put a little weight on it overnight. It has been holding together well since then but I am watching it carefully. In this form of crack, opening the lid expands the crack. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 19:14:45 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: NDB2REX version 1.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi REXers, I added some minor fixes to NDB2REX, including the note title extraction. Please re-download ndb2rex.zip if you have the old version 1.0! ndb2rex doesn't create *.txt files anymore from your notes, but uses the extension *.rxn (rex note) now. That makes it easier to delete the note files but leaving other txt files untouched. GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 17:39:00 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken Hansen Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken Hansen Subject: Re: PalmLX Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Couldn't you do this running the POSE Palm emulator on your Windows/Mac/Other PC? Just a screen grab and you are good to go... Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Peichl" To: Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 11:44 AM Subject: PalmLX A question to Palm owners: Is it possible to take screen shots on a Palm and convert them to BMP, PCX or GIF (no JPG)? If this is possible could you send me some typical screen shots like the opening screen with the icons and some heavy text and application screens. Then I can put them into PalmLX and we get the real impression of what it will look like. Thanks Jorgen for this tip. It works already with the image you sent me, but I'd like to see some more. Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 17:01:23 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Patrick West Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Patrick West Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jos=E9_Angel_de_Castro_Barco?= In-Reply-To: <20010312131403.EA6F160073@pop3-1.worldonline.es> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit There is no such item at this time. I was just adding my wishlist. > -----Original Message----- > From: Josi Angel de Castro Barco İmailto:ja.castro@teleline.es¨ > Coul'd you send me more information about. _____________________________________________________ > I'd be happy with a tool that lets me IR beam stuff to the PalmOS > platform. > Patrick _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 19:15:06 MST Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , curtis j brown Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: curtis j brown Subject: ANN: Kraqer, X-10 software MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have created a small little command-line utililty to control X-10's Firecraker that I would like to offer to the palmtop community. This is the first time I have made something public like this. Please don't flame me too much. ;) I'm hoping someone might find it useful. Details can be found at http://mrbrown.dynodns.net/cm17a -- Curtis Brown =8) mrbrown8@juno.com ("Eat at Juno's") RFC2468 A+, Net+, CCNA ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 03:28:00 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: Re: PalmLX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ken Hansen wrote: > Couldn't you do this running the POSE Palm emulator on your > Windows/Mac/Other PC? Well, I own no Palm (and no ROM image). I don't have Visual C++ V6.0. All I have is the POSE ZIP file (which is 2MB!). It unpacks in several directories and hundreds if not thousands of files. THAT IS THE WAY OF PROGRAMMING I LIKE. I don't know which univerity started to teach this silly idea of putting every line of C code in a separate file and then use huge make files to collect them together again. It's like tearing a book to pieces and then try to read it from the beginning. That drives me crazy. I also think, that Visual C++ is overkill for a computer like the Palm. If applications for the Palm are also written in Visual C++ then the code is running cirles around every useful final opcode, and indeed an emulator will only walk circles. Probably excessive debug information will still be included in some of the programs of these 100.000 developers worldwide, which Palm likes to cite. Again a brake for the emulator. I sometimes regret that Programmers are not like lawyers or doctors, who don't allow everybody else do their job. Barry explained some days ago how the short history of programmimg went. I have nothing to add to what he said. Common sense today seems to be: If it cannot be done in C, it cannot be done at all. I still think, this statement is not true, at least not for slow processors like our 80186. Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 21:30:08 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Jeffrey Veiss Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jeffrey Veiss Subject: Display problems MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Hi all! Thanks a lot for the pointers to the sites on how to disassemble the HP. They were all very helpful. However, it looks like the display may need to be replaced. There are now two columns of pixels (starting before I took it apart) disappearing. When I put some pressure or tap the back of the display close to the hinge, they come back. However, after I put the HP back together, two problems are occurring. The display is dimmer than it was before at the same brightness setting and when I switch programs, the screen flashes with a thick black band across the screen. If I reboot (ctrl-alt-del), the display is all funky until I power off and on again. This is a 32M DS HP200lx. Does any of this sound familiar? The current problems are after I've reinstalled the drivers on the 2M C:\ drive and restored my data files onto the 32M drive. Did I miss anything? Any assistance is greatly appreciated! Thanks! -Jeff ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 02:53:29 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List Comments: RFC822 error: Incorrect or incomplete address field found and ignored. From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: Password for a directory? Comments: To: Bob Graham MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Put the directory, and the sub-directories, and the files, on an encrypted logical drive created by SECDEV14.ZIP (on SUPER). ...and please don't send HTML to the list. Cheers... Russ Bob Graham wrote: > Is there a way to assign ALL files in a directory the same password without doing it individually to each file?
>
> I have a directory with  about 10 sub-directories, and each contains 10 to 20 files.  Some are text files, other GDB files.
>
> Aloha - bob     \ooo_
> ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 22:39:33 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Patrick West MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick West" To: Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 8:01 PM Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator > There is no such item at this time. I was just adding my wishlist. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Josi Angel de Castro Barco İmailto:ja.castro@teleline.es¨ > > Coul'd you send me more information about. > _____________________________________________________ > > I'd be happy with a tool that lets me IR beam stuff to the PalmOS > > platform. > > Patrick There are several options from Palm to HPLX. Look in Palmgear.com. From HPLX to Palm is a little more complicated. There are a few ways, but none really usable at this time (the authors of ONLINE promised improvements in their program which would allow for this eventually, but so far, no show). Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 20:41:40 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Robert K. Meyer" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Robert K. Meyer" Subject: Re: New hinge crack Comments: To: "Striegel, Alan" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I had something akin to your crack apparantly from WD40. There was too much gone to successfully glue the thing back together. The spring came out and the end support for the spring disintegrated. At first the screen would open and stay in position just fine. Don't know where the friction came from. After two weeks, the screen has to be propped up, either with its leather case, or resting against my backup LX knows as an OB800CT. One of these days it will have to be repaired. Bob "Striegel, Alan" wrote: > > In most every description and picture I have seen before, the hinge crack > problem has shown up on the surface of the lid, but last Friday my 200LX > started to feel wobbly and I found the problem under the right hinge cap. > For a picture of this crack, look here: > http://www.striegels.com/alan/HPLX/HP%20200LX%20hinge%20crack.jpg. The > crack extends all the way across the plastic above the hinge area and almost > the entire way through (as you can see in the picture). > > As soon as I could, I worked some superglue into the crack with a needle, > closed the lid, and put a little weight on it overnight. It has been > holding together well since then but I am watching it carefully. In this > form of crack, opening the lid expands the crack. > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml -- R.K. Meyer MSEE K7PPC bmeyer@union-tel.com Elk Mountain WY http://w3.union-tel.com/~bmeyer/ The stone... Psa 118:22 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 04:22:50 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Ndb2rex is corrupt MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi I have downloaded the zipfile but it says that it is not a valid zipfile. Daniel could you upload it againg..something is wrong. I have tried to download it several times on my desktop computer and directly on the Hplx.. Regards -- Martin Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 08:59:54 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Palmlx - Screen MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Marta Pierce wrote: > Just an idea, would it be possible to use > the screen something like VR does? then > maybe the whole page would be shown. > I dunno, it is just by looking at the diagram > below made me think of VR. That wouldn't help much. The Palm screen is square. The 640x200 pixels on the LX are slightly taller than they are wide so that would give a slight increase in width but not enough to help much. It would also add some overhead making the thing run a little bit slower. If 320x200 graphics mode was used that would make the Palm screen appear quite a bit taller but barely wider. That would add a lot more distortion and could make it harder to read. However, it might be possible by cutting the right pixels and welding other pixels together to make the 200lx into a 640x160 screen with slightly bigger pixels. It's still going to be smaller than the Palm screen but maybe just barely possible to read. So it's a step in the right direction. Will someone try that on their lx and see how it works out? (Hey, this is a joke. Don't really try it, Nathalie) Barry Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 09:12:49 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Laust Brock-Nannestad wrote: > Surely, if the API was implemented accurately, > then little or no changes would be necessary > to port the applications? > The question is, would Palm developers port > their applications to this "new" platform? > commercial developers probably wouldn't, but > third party might. That still leaves the problem of the screen size and the touch screen. Also porting wouldn't be straightforward in a lot of cases. Some things go right to the hardware bypassing the API and they won't work. Some things are optimized in assembly and they won't port. And it's the smaller developers who are most likely to do these things. A lot of small programs are written in languages such as OnBoardC and CBasPad and Quartus Forth. These are on-board languages and they would have to be ported. I know quartus is written entirely in asm. I suspect OnBoardC and CBasPad are at least partially in asm. And nearly all the on board languages use the MathLib library for floating point and it's a good bet that it's in asm. Things written in asm won't port. That's the great limitiation in using asm. It has to be re-written for each cpu. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 09:16:38 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: PalmLX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stefan Peichl wrote: > A question to Palm owners: Is it possible to take > screen shots on a Palm and convert them to BMP, > PCX or GIF (no JPG)? Go to http://www.palmgear.com/ and browse. They have a million programs available and nearly all have screen shots. A lot are animated gifs that flash between several of the program's screens so you can pick the screen you want. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 09:29:15 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: PalmLX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stefan Peichl wrote: > Common sense today seems to be: If it cannot > be done in C, it cannot be done at all. I still think, > this statement is not true, at least not for slow > processors like our 80186. This is true because companies have C programmers on staff and know where they can get more. And they know how to determine if a C programmer is any good before they hire him/her. The only other languages this can be said of are Visual Basic and SQL, which are also heavily used. Maybe we're taking the wrong approach to a Palm emulator. Maybe we should instead emulate a typical 700 mhz Pentium 3 system with a 20 gig hard drive and 256 meg and Windows 95 and SVGA on the 200lx and then run the existing Palm emulator in that. Why not a Mac G4 emulator on the 200lx while we're at it? Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 16:37:42 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: ANN: Kraqer, X-10 software Comments: To: curtis j brown MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Curtis, On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 19:15:06 MST, curtis j brown wrote: > I have created a small little command-line utililty to control X-10's > Firecraker that I would like to offer to the palmtop community. > > This is the first time I have made something public like this. Please > don't flame me too much. ;) I'm hoping someone might find it useful. You don't have to expect flames if you publish something. The opposite is the case. I think everyone on this list appreciates if you publish something. Of course especially those people for whom this is useful. BTW: What is a X-10 Firecraker? ;-) GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 08:37:18 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Feldman, Robert" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Feldman, Robert" Subject: Re: PalmLX Comments: To: Barry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Come on Barry. Nobody is forcing you to join this project. I think Stefan has an interesting idea. Maybe it will not be practical, but it is worth a try. Perhaps we can make an emulator that will work with some programs, since many really do not do all that much computation, but mainly wait for user input. As somebody said, you can do nothing just as fast on an XT as you can on a Pentium :). Bob Feldman -----Original Message----- From: Barry İmailto:barry@FBTC.NET¨ Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 9:29 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Subject: Re: PalmLX ...... Maybe we're taking the wrong approach to a Palm emulator. Maybe we should instead emulate a typical 700 mhz Pentium 3 system with a 20 gig hard drive and 256 meg and Windows 95 and SVGA on the 200lx and then run the existing Palm emulator in that. Why not a Mac G4 emulator on the 200lx while we're at it? Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 10:19:27 -0600 Reply-To: Chris Lott Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Chris Lott Subject: Slow CPUs, was: Re: PalmLX In-Reply-To: from "Feldman, Robert" at Mar 13, 2001 08:37:18 AM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > As somebody said, you can do nothing just as fast on an XT as > you can on a Pentium :). I was just thinking this the other day. I am daily amazed at how much work I get done on my palmtop. Much of it is just editing, compiling. I only go to my desktop/laptop when I need to do something which requires an exceptional amount of processing power and/or disk space. And this is infrequent. -Chris -- ************************************************************************ R. Christopher Lott, P.E. rclott@ro.com Alpha Beta Technologies, Inc. 3112 12th Ave S.W. PHONE: 256-534-9067 Huntsville, Alabama 35805 FAX: 256-534-9069 ************************************************************************ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 09:36:10 MST Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , curtis j brown Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: curtis j brown Subject: Re: ANN: Kraqer, X-10 software MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 16:37:42 +0200 Daniel Hertrich writes: > Hi Curtis, > İsnip¨ > > BTW: What is a X-10 Firecraker? ;-) > My apologizes. I have to keep reminding myself that I'm talking to an _international_ audience here. X10 (www.x10.com) is a company that develops products for home automation, remotely controlling your lamps, switches, coffee pots, etc. The Firecracker is a controller that you plug into the serial port of your computer. Because of its small size, I thought it would complement our small palmtops. -- Curtis Brown =8) mrbrown8@juno.com ("Eat at Juno's") RFC2468 A+, Net+, CCNA ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 11:14:54 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Winfried Zettelmeyer Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Winfried Zettelmeyer Subject: Re: New hinge crack MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-2022-JP Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The dreaded crack again, now even in a new spot ! On my machine, it does not show yet, but the lid is rather stiff and I fear the worst. Could somebody tell us, please, what is a safe lubricant ? With some lubricants, it seems that the plastic is being eaten, as far as I remember from previosu posts. Please help. Thanks Winfried ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 12:22:29 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: PalmLX Comments: To: "Feldman, Robert" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I can't believe you thought I was serious. :) No I don't believe this is a reasonable project. It won't produce a program anyone will want to use. That's my opinion. But it has people talking about a project and I think that's a good thing. Some good idea might come out of this. Barry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Feldman, Robert" To: "'HPLX Mailing List'" ; "'Barry'" Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 9:37 AM Subject: RE: PalmLX > Come on Barry. Nobody is forcing you to join this project. I think Stefan > has an interesting idea. Maybe it will not be practical, but it is worth a > try. Perhaps we can make an emulator that will work with some programs, > since many really do not do all that much computation, but mainly wait for > user input. As somebody said, you can do nothing just as fast on an XT as > you can on a Pentium :). > > Bob Feldman > > -----Original Message----- > From: Barry İmailto:barry@FBTC.NET¨ > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 9:29 AM > To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU > Subject: Re: PalmLX > > > ...... > > Maybe we're taking the wrong approach to a Palm emulator. Maybe > we should instead emulate a typical 700 mhz Pentium 3 system > with a 20 gig hard drive and 256 meg and Windows 95 and SVGA on > the 200lx and then run the existing Palm emulator in that. > > Why not a Mac G4 emulator on the 200lx while we're at it? > > Barry > > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 12:11:40 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Robert K. Meyer" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Robert K. Meyer" Subject: Re: New hinge crack Comments: To: Winfried Zettelmeyer MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I would like to hear further comments and opinions, but this is what was mentioned on the list when my hinge disintegrated: 1) Ivory Liquid Detergent (Soap?) 2) Mineral Oil 3) Silicone I'm leaning toward Ivory dishwashing detergent on my next good hinge. Bob Winfried Zettelmeyer wrote: > > The dreaded crack again, now even in a new spot ! > > On my machine, it does not show yet, but the lid is rather > stiff and I fear the worst. Could somebody tell us, please, > what is a safe lubricant ? With some lubricants, it seems that > the plastic is being eaten, as far as I remember from previosu > posts. > > Please help. Thanks > > Winfried > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml -- R.K. Meyer MSEE K7PPC bmeyer@union-tel.com Elk Mountain WY http://w3.union-tel.com/~bmeyer/ The stone... Psa 118:22 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 16:15:25 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I lurk here. I never posted before. But Ken London got me out of my shell: > Actually the hp200lx is mising something else the palm has.... > an OS that sucks big time. For an uninformed guy you have lots of strong opinions. > I for one have no desire to run any palm applications. > If I did I would have bought a Palm, I don't so I didn't. Thank god, the world does not revolve around you, your desires, and your wisdom. IMHO, the idea is fantastic. Peichl is a mental giant by comparison to you. Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 22:22:22 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List Comments: RFC822 error: Incorrect or incomplete address field found and ignored. From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: New hinge crack Comments: To: "Striegel, Alan" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Striegel, Alan wrote: > For a picture of this crack, look here: > http://www.striegels.com/alan/HPLX/HP%20200LX%20hinge%20crack.jpg. The > crack extends all the way across the plastic above the hinge area and almost > the entire way through (as you can see in the picture). Good picture, thanks. Now I have something else to worry about. Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 21:27:41 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Systems-Consulting Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Systems-Consulting Subject: Re: ANN: Kraqer, X-10 software In-Reply-To: <20010313.093611.-3712783.1.mrbrown8@juno.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I, for one, downloaded this software and I'm anxious to try it. Thanks, Paul Anderson, Pres, Systems-Consulting 89 Main Street, Broad Brook CT 06016 USA tel:(860)627-5393 web: http://Systems-Consulting.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 21:27:41 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Systems-Consulting Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Systems-Consulting Subject: Re: ANN: Kraqer, X-10 software In-Reply-To: <20010313.093611.-3712783.1.mrbrown8@juno.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I, for one, downloaded this software and I'm anxious to try it. Thanks, Paul Anderson, Pres, Systems-Consulting 89 Main Street, Broad Brook CT 06016 USA tel:(860)627-5393 web: http://Systems-Consulting.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 10:54:43 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken Hansen Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken Hansen Subject: Re: PalmLX Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit First, sorry - my email provider is digging out of a major problem... But, Palm has a copy of their ROM images (with debugging bits added in) for download by anyone... They are slower than normal ROM images, but are freely available. At least, this was the case the last time I looked into this... Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Peichl" To: Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 10:28 PM Subject: Re: PalmLX Ken Hansen wrote: > Couldn't you do this running the POSE Palm emulator on your > Windows/Mac/Other PC? Well, I own no Palm (and no ROM image). I don't have Visual C++ V6.0. All I have is the POSE ZIP file (which is 2MB!). It unpacks in several directories and hundreds if not thousands of files. THAT IS THE WAY OF PROGRAMMING I LIKE. I don't know which univerity started to teach this silly idea of putting every line of C code in a separate file and then use huge make files to collect them together again. It's like tearing a book to pieces and then try to read it from the beginning. That drives me crazy. I also think, that Visual C++ is overkill for a computer like the Palm. If applications for the Palm are also written in Visual C++ then the code is running cirles around every useful final opcode, and indeed an emulator will only walk circles. Probably excessive debug information will still be included in some of the programs of these 100.000 developers worldwide, which Palm likes to cite. Again a brake for the emulator. I sometimes regret that Programmers are not like lawyers or doctors, who don't allow everybody else do their job. Barry explained some days ago how the short history of programmimg went. I have nothing to add to what he said. Common sense today seems to be: If it cannot be done in C, it cannot be done at all. I still think, this statement is not true, at least not for slow processors like our 80186. Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 23:05:55 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , D&A Software Support Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: D&A Software Support Subject: Re: new REX idea (Post/LX export) Comments: To: Daniel Hertrich MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Daniel, I am posting this to you and to the list. I do not receive any messages from the list, but this showed up in my email as well forwarded by my friendly "news clipping service"! Thank you, Clipper! :) > Hi friends, > hi Avi (copy goes to info@dasoft.com) > > You see, I'm really enthusiastic at the moment about the REX > synchronization project (have you seen my rexsync page?? 8-) ). No. > Now I have had another idea how to use the REX: Why not read all the > HPLX-L mail on the REX while sitting in the train or so? Consider reading the messages on your palmtop - you can even reply to them! Most Rex cards have no facility to type anything, except their latest, and it is extremely limited even in this case. > My question: Is there already a tool which converts Post/LX .I files > (inbox) to pure ASCII, even stripping unimportant header lines? The .i file is essentially ASCII, with the addition of the seperator between messages. There is nothing else in it except what was sent down. Even attachments. We certainly have no tools in place to strip. And I am not sure how one would decide what is "important" and what is "unimportant" header information. I would resist being in the position to develop something that makes that decision. No matter what you, someone will gripe about it and publicly flame you for it. > If not, is there at least a detailled desciption of the .I file format? > (I see there are just the pure messages one after the other, separated > by some non-ASCII characters and the string "cso". Is this correct?) There is no detailed description of the .i file beyond the following: ---------- The .i file contains messages. Each message is preceded by a record with characters which describe the message status and otherwise contains x'FE' characters. Everything else is the message from the server (or to the server in the case of .o files). İThere is a more detailed description of what shows up in the record preceding each message, but you will be stripping it anyway, since it is of use only for post.exe, so I won't bother with it.¨ ---------- I am not sure what you mean by "cso" string. Anyone wishing to create such a program, go fo it. There is nothing added to the body of the messages as they come from the POP3/IMAP server. Enjoy! Hope this helps. Avi Meshar D&A Software http://www.dasoft.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 02:07:16 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: New hinge crack Comments: To: Winfried Zettelmeyer MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > The dreaded crack again, now even in a new spot ! > > On my machine, it does not show yet, but the lid is rather > stiff and I fear the worst. Could somebody tell us, please, > what is a safe lubricant ? With some lubricants, it seems that > the plastic is being eaten, as far as I remember from previosu > posts. Lubricants will mostly destroy the plastic as well. From the old posts here I learned that less than one drop of of simple oil will be what you need. There are also some specialised lubricants, but they are hard to find and expensive. I used once just a simple oil which was of human consumption grade. I dipped a match in it and then touched the tiny drop to the groove around the metal part under the right side cap (as viewed when reading the screen.) One application was enough. Work the screen carefully open and close by holding it right above the right hinge, to relieve any stress on the plastic. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 02:07:17 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: One moment of fame... :o( MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > It seems my thunder was stolen by a 107 year old lady... :o( > I just heard from the journalist, and if nothing else more newsworthy happens, it will be rescheduled for Tuesday 13th. Same time. The end of the > news at 21:00 local time (20:00 UTC). > > Owen > -- > Still on a sailboat in Norway and feeling a bit short-changed... Fame is a fleeting thing ... Some time ago, a house was dedicated as an historic monument to the New York artist Andy Warhol who coined the phrase "in the future, everyone will get 15 minutes of fame." The ceremony in front of the house where he lived took precisely 15 minutes, then everyone went home. >||8-) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 20:45:09 +1300 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Roger Whitmarsh Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Roger Whitmarsh Subject: Re: New hinge crack MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Striegel, Alan wrote: > For a picture of this crack, look here: > http://www.striegels.com/alan/HPLX/HP%20200LX%20hinge%20crack.jpg. The > crack extends all the way across the plastic above the hinge area and almost > the entire way through (as you can see in the picture). I found that my 'new' Dutch Railway LX had not only the first vague beginnings of the hinge crack on top, but a much worse crack under the right cap, exactly as described by alan. This was due to an incredibly tight hinge. My other LX has perfect hinge tension and displays no sign of the crack despite five years of heavy use, but I couldn't believe how tight the new machine was. I guess HP were trying to get it right and buyers were the guinea pigs. Anyway, I tried various lubricants without any lasting success, and then when it was discovered that WD40 destroyed the plastic, I decided it was time to do the job properly. I pulled the LX apart, cut exactly 1.25 coils off the hinge tension spring (as suggested a while ago by someone whose name I have unfortunately forgotten), and reassembled. It wasn't as difficult as I had thought, and it fixes the problem for ever. I used David Sargeant's authoritative treatise on the LX as a guide. See: http://www.hplx.net/hardware.apa.big.html Kia Kaha (be brave) Cheers, Roger ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 10:03:57 +0100 Reply-To: Helge Holm Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Helge Holm Subject: Re: Post/lx on Desktop? Comments: To: fjkaufman@WORLDNET.ATT.NET MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "F. Kaufman" To: Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 2:32 AM Subject: Post/lx on Desktop? > > I use Post/lx on my win98 desktop solely as my email program. You can't > get any automatic viruses!!! > Hi, I have tried to set up Post/lx2.2f like this with no success. (I know nothing whatsoever re. ethernet etc. so the manual was not any help to me). Could anyone supply me with a .cfg file that runs Post/lx on a desktop via LAN? Regards Helge ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 10:12:33 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Tomas Moberg Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tomas Moberg Subject: Keys on HP vs IBM PC MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a bunch of games that I am trying out and some of them requires that a apecial key is pressed such as "Scroll lock". And the shift keys are "sticky" wich is bad in some cases. On a hp200lx, how do I press: * Scroll lock * Num lock * The ordinary number keys (as i understand it the hp only have a key pad) * A non sticky shift key Thanks /tomas moberg Uppsala ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 10:12:35 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Tomas Moberg Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tomas Moberg Subject: Mo'slo and CPU slowdown progs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Does anyone use something else than mo'slo to slow down the CPU when playing old games? I find that Mo'slo sometimes only slows down the intro and when the game starts its still too fast. (Like battle zone. Wich is only one exe file) /tomas moberg Uppsala ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:45:47 +0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Jorgen Wallgren Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jorgen Wallgren Subject: Re: New hinge crack MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All, I actually fixed my cracked hinge by using a small soldiering iron and a basically melted the crack together using a piece of plastic from an old battery cover. Very strong and much better than any glue I have tried- looks great also since I hardly can see it! :-) Jorgen > In most every description and picture I have seen before, the hinge = crack > problem has shown up on the surface of the lid, but last Friday my = 200LX > started to feel wobbly and I found the problem under the right hinge = cap. > For a picture of this crack, look here: > http://www.striegels.com/alan/HPLX/HP%20200LX%20hinge%20crack.jpg. The > crack extends all the way across the plastic above the hinge area and = almost > the entire way through (as you can see in the picture). > > As soon as I could, I worked some superglue into the crack with a = needle, > closed the lid, and put a little weight on it overnight. It has been > holding together well since then but I am watching it carefully. In = this > form of crack, opening the lid expands the crack. > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:08:22 +1100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Tim Pitman Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tim Pitman Subject: Wanted: 100/200lx motherboard MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002F_01C0ACE4.0C9339B0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C0ACE4.0C9339B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Since my 100lx is now dead, I'm searching for a 100lx or 200lx = 'motherboard' to bring it back to life, as the screen, case and keyboard = are more or less fine. Does any one on this list have one that they'd = like to sell? 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Since my 100lx is now dead, I'm = searching for a=20 100lx or 200lx 'motherboard' to bring it back to life, as the screen, = case and=20 keyboard are more or less fine.  Does any one on this list have one = that=20 they'd like to sell?
 
Thanks,
 
Tim Pitman
------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C0ACE4.0C9339B0-- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 11:33:33 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: Post/lx on Desktop? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > I have tried to set up Post/lx2.2f like this with no success. (I know > nothing whatsoever re. ethernet etc. so the manual was not any help to me). > Could anyone supply me with a .cfg file that runs Post/lx on a desktop via > LAN? Forget LAN. There is nothing in the POST.CFG that will help you set up the Post/LX on a desktop versus Palmtop. On my desktop I use the same POST.CFG as on the Palmtop, excrpt in the Port= I put 3 (SETUP.EXE knows only Port 1 and Port 2). Your desktop may have the modem on other ports (1-4). Then you need to emulate the Palmtop environment (monitor) by using Palrun or cg.com or best, Palmpc. I use palmpc.exe. Then I use the exact same batch file to run www -d "!post" then in Post/LX I use Shift-F5 and select the Port=3 - this is a set up that overrides what is in the already-in-memory www.cfg specification. That's it. LAN will give you ever faster d/l times, but what's the big difference between 1 second and 3 seconds? :-) Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 12:06:39 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Babelfish now has Japanese! (aka Translating japanese hplx programs documentation to english) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A while ago there was a thread about Babelfish, and how it would be neat if it would include Japanese, so we could translate hplx japanese programs' documentation. Now Babelfish has it (sorry if this is not news to you, it is to me). But I tried XFinder's Japanese documentation, and not a single word was translated. Must be some coding problem. Anyone knows what to do? The URL: http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn TIA Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 18:09:32 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: ANN: POST2REX v1.1 and NDB2REX v1.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi friends, here comes the filter boy again! ;-) I'm really enthusiastic at the moment about the REX synchronization project, so I wrote one more nice filter which allows you to read your Post/LX email on the REX! I also fixed a bug in NDB2REX (note taker 2 REX export). Please visit http://www.daniel-hertrich.de/rexsync and download the new software packages. The latest versions are NDB2REX: v1.2 POST2REX: v1.1 Here is what POST2REX does: README /* POST2REX prepares a Post/LX inbox message file (*.I) * that it can be transferred to the REX3 as a set of memos with * Chris Lott's REX sync utilities * * (c) 2001 by Daniel Hertrich * * needed: Post/LX (D&A Software, www.dasoft.com), or at least * a Post/LX folder file containing some emails ;-) * Chris Lott's REX synchronization utilities * * usage: call POST2REX.EXE with the Post/LX inbox file of your choice * and the name of the file in which the list of created note files * shall be stored, * Additionally, 2 switches have to be set. * First switch: "/q" or "/nq" ("quotes" or "no quotes") * Second switch: "/a" or "/n" ("all" or only "new" messages ) * for example * NDB2REX C:\_DAT\WWWLX\HPLX-L.I REX.MDF /nq /n * this will create one file per new email (noteİx¨.rxn) and * the file REX.MDF with a list of all NOTEİx¨.rxn files * which can be further processed with Chris' utilities. * It will not export quoted lines, i.e. lines with a leading ">". * * post2rex strips all headers don't contain "From:" and "Subject:", * and it puts the "Subject:" header into the first line * of each output file, so that it appears as the title of the * note in the REX. The word "Subject:" itself is deleted. * * messages marked as deleted will not be processed at all. * * messages with the header-only flag set will be processed, * and the line "(HEADER ONLY!)" will be inserted into the * output file * * messages with attachment will be processed * and the line "(ATTACHMENT!)" will be inserted into the * output file * * messages not marked as new will only be processed if the * parameter /a is set * * quotes are filitered out (identified by a leading ">"), if * parameter /nq is set (each quoted line is replaced by a ".") */ I hope you enjoy it! GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 18:17:20 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Laust Brock-Nannestad Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Laust Brock-Nannestad Subject: Re: Babelfish now has Japanese! (aka Translating japanese hplx programs documentation to english) In-Reply-To: <004d01c0aca9$34a430c0$cc8bfea9@computer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Domingo wrote: > A while ago there was a thread about Babelfish, and how it > would be neat if it would include Japanese, so we could > translate hplx japanese programs' documentation. Now > Babelfish has it (sorry if this is not news to you, it is to > me). But I tried XFinder's Japanese documentation, and not a > single word was translated. Must be some coding problem. > Anyone knows what to do? I've had good experiences translating Japanese text with Elingo, www.elingo.com. It can also translate web-pages while you browse, very useful :-) Cheers, Laust ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 18:26:34 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List Comments: RFC822 error: Incorrect or incomplete address field found and ignored. From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: new REX idea (Post/LX export) Comments: To: D&A Software Support MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hello Avi On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 23:05:55 -0800, "D&A Software Support" wrote: > Consider reading the messages on your palmtop - you can even > reply to them! Most Rex cards have no facility to type > anything, except their latest, and it is extremely limited > even in this case. This filter shall enable you to READ email on the REX, not to write email. Useful for example if you receive mailing lists or newsgroups and have the desire to read them on the REX (for whatever reason). > The .i file is essentially ASCII, with the addition of the > seperator between messages. There is nothing else in it except > what was sent down. Even attachments. We certainly have no > tools in place to strip. > > And I am not sure how one would decide what is "important" and > what is "unimportant" header information. I would resist being > in the position to develop something that makes that decision. > No matter what you, someone will gripe about it and publicly > flame you for it. I'll take this risk. But I really don't think that someone flames me because I chose that the headers "From:" and "Subject:" are the most important. ;-) And if someone does, I'll let you know. BTW: You (or D&A Software) also made such a decision when you prearranged the POST.CFG file. You gave the user the option to change the header settings by modifying the cfg. I give this option by releasing the source code. So I see no reason why someone should flame me for this decision, if nobody flamed you about this. > İThere is a more detailed description of what shows up in the > record preceding each message, but you will be stripping it > anyway, since it is of use only for post.exe, so I won't > bother with it.¨ Thank you! Did you forward my question to Andreas? He helped me already. > I am not sure what you mean by "cso" string. Oh, sorry. This was only the name of the inbox, which is likely to be different in your setup. > Anyone wishing to create such a program, go fo it. There is > nothing added to the body of the messages as they come from > the POP3/IMAP server. Enjoy! Thank you! The program is fished already. Have a look at it. Maybe it is useful for other tasks which need stripping the emails from an .i file. Please feel free to embed a link to it in the D&A web page, if you think it can be useful. http://www.daniel-hertrich.de/rexsync/post2rex.zip GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 09:41:10 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: Babelfish now has Japanese! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > I've had good experiences translating Japanese text with Elingo, > www.elingo.com. It can also translate web-pages while you browse, very > useful :-) I just visited that site, and it looks like the unfortunate victim of the "changing business model" (meaning no more freebies): To our Customers and Friends, Elingo is under going business changes that might affect service to our customers. Although the services are still available to registered customers we regret that we are not in a position to offer our services to new customers or users. - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 13:39:55 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: Babelfish now has Japanese! (aka Translating japanese hplx programs documentation to english) Comments: To: Laust Brock-Nannestad MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laust Brock-Nannestad" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 12:17 PM Subject: Re: Babelfish now has Japanese! (aka Translating japanese hplx programs documentation to english) > On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Domingo wrote: > > > A while ago there was a thread about Babelfish, and how it > > would be neat if it would include Japanese, so we could > > translate hplx japanese programs' documentation. Now > > Babelfish has it (sorry if this is not news to you, it is to > > me). But I tried XFinder's Japanese documentation, and not a > > single word was translated. Must be some coding problem. > > Anyone knows what to do? > > I've had good experiences translating Japanese text with Elingo, > www.elingo.com. It can also translate web-pages while you browse, very > useful :-) As Londgen pointed out, that link is no longer good. BTW, babelfish can also translate while you browse, and it is still free, though from past experience, you get what you pay for. :o) Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 13:42:31 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: Babelfish now has Japanese! (aka Translating japanese hplx programs documentation to english) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Domingo" > As Londgen pointed out Oops, I meant Longden, sorry! Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 20:10:08 +0100 Reply-To: "Owen H. Morgan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Owen H. Morgan" Subject: Re: PalmLX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Barry wrote (>): > No I don't believe this is a reasonable project.=20 > It won't produce a program anyone will want to > use. That's my opinion. I have to agree with Barry. First of all, I honestly believe there is no = way it could be made fast enough to be useful for anything else than the = "gee wiz" factor. Even if it was possible, the differences in screen = dimensions and lack of touch sensitive screen would make it a rather = painful interface to use. An LX can never hope to run native PalmOS applications better than a = PalmPilot. Even without the speed problem, it couldn't even run them as = well as a PalmPilot, so what's the point? You can pick up a second hand = early PalmPilot for the price of a couple of tanks of gazoline. If you want = to run Palm applications, then buy a PalmPilot! From what I have read on = this list, many people do not want a PalmPilot because they think it's an = inferior computer with an inferior OS. A Palm emulator on a LX would be a = shitty Palm indeed. I think it would be far more useful and far easier to write software to = read some of the more important PalmPilot database formats on the LX. With = a well written application, the LX could display a Palm database _BETTER_ = than a PalmPilot, something an emulator could never hope to do. Before = anyone puts a lot of effort into this, how about checking what would be = involved in converting those databases to something the LX can read without = writing new software. I don't know the PalmOS, but at least in EPOC, it is = very simple to export a database to something that can be imported by just = about any database or spreadsheet on the planet. > But it has people talking about a project and I > think that's a good thing. Some good idea > might come out of this. See above? :o) Owen -- On a sailboat. In Norway http://pagina.de/naomi.j= ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 11:18:22 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: Re: PalmLX Comments: To: "Owen H. Morgan" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Owen H. Morgan sayeth: > Hi > > Barry wrote (>): > > > No I don't believe this is a reasonable project. > > It won't produce a program anyone will want to > > use. That's my opinion. > > I have to agree with Barry. First of all, I honestly believe there > is no way it could be made fast enough to be useful for anything else > than the "gee wiz" factor. Even if it was possible, the differences in > screen dimensions and lack of touch sensitive screen would make it a > rather painful interface to use. > Have I already mentioned that I agree as well? "Speed kills" -- Forest Baskett ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 20:48:25 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Laust Brock-Nannestad Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Laust Brock-Nannestad Subject: Re: Babelfish now has Japanese! (aka Translating japanese hplx programs documentation to english) In-Reply-To: <003101c0acb6$2b3cbcc0$cc8bfea9@computer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Domingo wrote: > As Londgen pointed out, that link is no longer good. BTW, > babelfish can also translate while you browse, and it is still > free, though from past experience, you get what you pay for. > :o) True, but if you or Longden had actually bothered to go beyond the front page, you would actually find that the services are still in service (so to speak). FWIW, I think that Babelfish is actually built on licensed code from Elingo... Cheers, Laust ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 12:44:40 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Feldman, Robert" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Feldman, Robert" Subject: Re: PalmLX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" 1. Yes, used Palms are not that expensive, but why carry two devices? 2. I agree that a DOS-based Palm DB reader would be a useful application too, but I'm not ready to abandon the idea of an emulator. Bob Feldman -----Original Message----- From: Owen H. Morgan İmailto:ohmorgan@iname.com¨ Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 1:10 PM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Subject: Re: PalmLX ... You can pick up a second hand early PalmPilot for the price of a couple of tanks of gazoline. If you want to run Palm applications, then buy a PalmPilot! ... I think it would be far more useful and far easier to write software to read some of the more important PalmPilot database formats on the LX. ... ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 14:18:29 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Hal Goldstein Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Hal Goldstein Subject: Re: New hinge crack Comments: To: Roger Whitmarsh MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Roger Whitmarsh: <> Roger, most likely the palmtop is still under 90-day warranty, yes? You "fixed" the problem it seems. However, we will, of course, honor warranty claims. Also, remember, when people order a used palmtop or send in their palmtop for repair or upgrade, that for $25 they can extend warranty for a year, and $75, 2 years. (Unfortunately, we can't honor warranty extension after we've shipped used, repaired, or upgraded palmtop since we don't know condition.) Note that we are anxiously waiting new top cases. We don't expect them until May. Hal from Thaddeus ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 12:17:15 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: Babelfish now has Japanese! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable > > As Londgen pointed out, that link is no longer good. BTW, > > babelfish can also translate while you browse, and it is still > > free, though from past experience, you get what you pay for. > > :o) > > True, but if you or Longden had actually bothered to go beyond the fr= ont > page, you would actually find that the services are still in service = (so > to speak). FWIW, I think that Babelfish is actually built on licensed= code > from Elingo... Guilty as charged of believing the signs . I wonder how long the doors stay open (www.elingo.com). Fascinating translations, like this web translation of "The Life of you= ng Sumo wrestlers in Wakamatsu Beya Group" The third Pattaya day. İIt¨ goes to ride on the elephant in daytime bec= ause it is a free plan. Mr. is one person indeed already <(*pmpi*) (fat pers= on)> though usually gotten on by two people. Be ragged The field is done onc= e spending about 15 minutes. Because the bathe starts in 1m pool ball whi= ch the height of about 2m, shakes considerably, and is in the vicinity the= seat It is considerably scary until becoming accustomed. Excrement was piled up to '=B6'=E3'=A4 around there and all <'=A0'=E9'=AA> Mr. who he= ld <'=C8'=E0'=CC> enjoyed smelling considerably. - Longden= ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 16:04:47 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: Post/lx on Desktop? Comments: To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM I would love to find a solution for this as well. It would work if there were a program to allow emulation of a packet driver in a dos window but uses the windows IP stack. I don't have a modem at work but I do have a nice fast ethernet connection. I also have a flash card reader on my desktop. I could do all my d/l u/l on the desktop and read the stuff later offline. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe H. Smith" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 11:33 AM Subject: Re: Post/lx on Desktop? > > I have tried to set up Post/lx2.2f like this with no success. (I know > > nothing whatsoever re. ethernet etc. so the manual was not any help to me). > > Could anyone supply me with a .cfg file that runs Post/lx on a desktop via > > LAN? > > Forget LAN. There is nothing in the POST.CFG that will help > you set up the Post/LX on a desktop versus Palmtop. On my snipt > That's it. > > LAN will give you ever faster d/l times, but what's the big > difference between 1 second and 3 seconds? :-) > > Joe > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:24:56 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable After some heavy programming I'm glad to announce PalmLX V1.0, the first Palm simulator for the HP200LX. Download from http://peichl.hplx.net/palmlx.zip Current limitations are: -no ROM image support (and therefore no PalmOS ROM needed) -no serial and IR support -only up to 100 PRCs can be run on one virtual Palm. I can improve on that, but thought it's enough to start with. -only small PRCs making no use of the ROM functions seem to run at that time. I found many programs just producing garbage, however I found no single one which crashed PalmLX. If this is not a good sign? I added a set of running applications to the zip file. They are all freeware. Indeed you may replace them by your choice. But please don't ask me, why your preffered PRC is not running. The speed of PalmLX is surprisingly fast and the screen is much better than expected. It is a completely new look and feel of the HP200LX not experienced until now. Put the whole zip file in a new directory and start PalmLX. By default it starts with one virtual Palm, but you may press the keys 2 and 3 to run the corresponding number of Palms. If more than one Palm is used, the Cursor right/left keys selects the active Palm, displayed with black buttons. Within one Palm, the Cursor up/down keys select a program. All programs are available on every virtual Palm, and every Palm has it's own working area. It behaves just like Software Caroussel except that no screens are switched and the information of the non active Palms remains visible. Enjoy it and have fun to surprise Palm owners with this 3-Palms-in-1-HP200LX. Many thanks to Jorgen, who encouraged me not to give up and who was the only one who supported me by sending me a little Palm program to start with :-) Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 16:41:39 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor.... Wow! You are serious, right? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Peichl" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 5:24 PM Subject: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 After some heavy programming I'm glad to announce PalmLX V1.0, the first Palm simulator for the HP200LX. Download from snip ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 17:03:29 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Hmmm... nothing happens when I tap the screen... :-P I should have known... :¬/ It's a nice proof of concept that the display will work, tho. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Padin" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 4:41 PM Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 > Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor.... > > Wow! > > > You are serious, right? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stefan Peichl" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 5:24 PM > Subject: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 > > > After some heavy programming I'm glad to announce PalmLX V1.0, > the first Palm simulator for the HP200LX. Download from ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 23:22:27 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Jacques Belin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jacques Belin Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 In-Reply-To: <002f01c0acd2$9a859810$0200a8c0@openreach.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Le Wed, 14 Mar 2001 17:03:29 -0500 Ed Padin a =E9crit: > Hmmm... nothing happens when I tap the screen... :-P Try with an hammer ! Jacques. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 15:01:03 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Qman Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Qman Subject: Re: Wanted: 100/200lx motherboard Comments: To: Tim Pitman In-Reply-To: <003201c0ac87$da69c0a0$5d01a8c0@joybox> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C0AC97.96EFA1E0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C0AC97.96EFA1E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yeap, look/ask no further. I have a two meg. 100LX motherboard. Drop me an email at: qman@earthlink.net Later, Qman.. -----Original Message----- From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu¨On Behalf Of Tim Pitman Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 5:08 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu Subject: Wanted: 100/200lx motherboard Since my 100lx is now dead, I'm searching for a 100lx or 200lx 'motherboard' to bring it back to life, as the screen, case and keyboard are more or less fine. Does any one on this list have one that they'd like to sell? Thanks, Tim Pitman ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C0AC97.96EFA1E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yeap,=20 look/ask no further. I have a two meg. 100LX motherboard. =  Drop me an=20 email at:
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Later,
Qman..
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Since my 100lx is now dead, I'm = searching for a=20 100lx or 200lx 'motherboard' to bring it back to life, as the screen, = case and=20 keyboard are more or less fine.  Does any one on this list have = one that=20 they'd like to sell?
 
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------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C0AC97.96EFA1E0-- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:51:55 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Mike Schneider Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Mike Schneider Subject: Re: Post/lx on Desktop? Comments: To: Ed Padin MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm running a proxy server and would love to be able to get my mail across the network in Post/Lx. Mike... ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Padin To: Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 4:04 PM Subject: Re: Post/lx on Desktop? > I would love to find a solution for this as well. It would work if there > were a program to allow emulation of a packet driver in a dos window but > uses the windows IP stack. I don't have a modem at work but I do have a nice > fast ethernet connection. I also have a flash card reader on my desktop. I > could do all my d/l u/l on the desktop and read the stuff later offline. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe H. Smith" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 11:33 AM > Subject: Re: Post/lx on Desktop? > > > > > I have tried to set up Post/lx2.2f like this with no success. (I know > > > nothing whatsoever re. ethernet etc. so the manual was not any help to > me). > > > Could anyone supply me with a .cfg file that runs Post/lx on a desktop > via > > > LAN? > > > > Forget LAN. There is nothing in the POST.CFG that will help > > you set up the Post/LX on a desktop versus Palmtop. On my > > snipt > > > That's it. > > > > LAN will give you ever faster d/l times, but what's the big > > difference between 1 second and 3 seconds? :-) > > > > Joe > > > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:55:42 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , b.newins@WORLDNET.ATT.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bob Newins Subject: Re: New hinge crack Comments: To: "Robert K. Meyer" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I have "adjusted" many palmtop hinges over the yrs. To loosen them up a light machine oil like "3 in 1" has always work well for me. Start with just a drop or two after removing the hinge cap. To tighten them up use a bit of rubbing alcohol, again just a drop or two. I try to adjust the hinge so it is fairly loose. This seems to avoid most hinge crack problems. =Bob= > I would like to hear further comments and opinions, but this is what was > mentioned on the list when my hinge disintegrated: > > 1) Ivory Liquid Detergent (Soap?) > 2) Mineral Oil > 3) Silicone ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 01:09:51 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , fjkaufman@WORLDNET.ATT.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "F. Kaufman" Subject: Re: ANN: Kraqer, X-10 software MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > I, for one, downloaded this software and I'm anxious to try it. > > Thanks, Funny (or not) thing about the x10 computer interface unit that I have is that the HP200 is now the only computer which can program it. It does not work with faster mhz machines (I don't recall the break point) and for years, I've hooked up the 200 to the interface using a combination of gender changers and maybe the null modem and changed the times when devices trigger on/off. My pentium cannot do that and I believe that my 486 Gateway also failed. This was a software limitation of the original x10 software and its then computer module. There are newer computer interfaces and software but what I have works fine with the 200. Thanks for sharing your software. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 17:24:50 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Patrick West Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Patrick West Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Ed Padin In-Reply-To: <00dc01c0accf$8df70dc0$0200a8c0@openreach.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I believe the keyword is "simulator" --- Ed Padin wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stefan Peichl" > > After some heavy programming I'm glad to announce > PalmLX V1.0, > the first Palm simulator for the HP200LX. Download > from > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 17:28:41 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Patrick West Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Patrick West Subject: Re: PalmLX Comments: To: "Owen H. Morgan" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii --- "Owen H. Morgan" wrote: > I think it would be far more useful and far easier > to write software to read some of the more important > PalmPilot database formats on the LX. With a well > written application, the LX could display a Palm > database _BETTER_ than a PalmPilot, I agree. And I'd love to be able to beam stuff to and from a Palm with my lx __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 14:47:16 +1300 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Tony Kan Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tony Kan Subject: Re: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE In-Reply-To: <14dIlb-0Va9GiC@fwd06.sul.t-online.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit What can I say but.... WOW! From a technology philistine Tony. -----Original Message----- From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU¨On Behalf Of Stefan Peichl Sent: Thursday, 15 March 2001 11:25 To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Subject: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 After some heavy programming I'm glad to announce PalmLX V1.0, the first Palm simulator for the HP200LX. Download from http://peichl.hplx.net/palmlx.zip Current limitations are: -no ROM image support (and therefore no PalmOS ROM needed) -no serial and IR support -only up to 100 PRCs can be run on one virtual Palm. I can improve on that, but thought it's enough to start with. -only small PRCs making no use of the ROM functions seem to run at that time. I found many programs just producing garbage, however I found no single one which crashed PalmLX. If this is not a good sign? I added a set of running applications to the zip file. They are all freeware. Indeed you may replace them by your choice. But please don't ask me, why your preffered PRC is not running. The speed of PalmLX is surprisingly fast and the screen is much better than expected. It is a completely new look and feel of the HP200LX not experienced until now. Put the whole zip file in a new directory and start PalmLX. By default it starts with one virtual Palm, but you may press the keys 2 and 3 to run the corresponding number of Palms. If more than one Palm is used, the Cursor right/left keys selects the active Palm, displayed with black buttons. Within one Palm, the Cursor up/down keys select a program. All programs are available on every virtual Palm, and every Palm has it's own working area. It behaves just like Software Caroussel except that no screens are switched and the information of the non active Palms remains visible. Enjoy it and have fun to surprise Palm owners with this 3-Palms-in-1-HP200LX. Many thanks to Jorgen, who encouraged me not to give up and who was the only one who supported me by sending me a little Palm program to start with :-) Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 20:33:48 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Jeff Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jeff Subject: FA: Historical 32MB DS 200LX Comments: cc: Rod Whitby MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1222175530 Jeff -- Reserve Deputy Chief Jeff Johns - W4JEF -- -- Jefferson County Sheriff's Department -- -- B'ham, AL USA jeffj@notachance.com -- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:36:32 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I really wish people would stop acting like children. One of the best lx programmers still with us is trying a project which can potentially be very beneficial, and all people can think of is complaint that it is not good enough, it is not what they want. I too wish someone would do what I want, but I sure don't want to discourage the continuation of what there is (remember Andreas? And that was with payware. This is freeware). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Peichl" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 5:24 PM Subject: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 > Current limitations are: > -only small PRCs making no use of the ROM functions seem to > run at that time. I found many programs just producing > garbage, however I found no single one which crashed PalmLX. > If this is not a good sign? One of the reasons why I felt this project is a good thing, is because it is a known fact that the POSE emulator is more stable than the actual Palm enviroment, which creates a problem for programmers trying to find bugs, but which is a great advantage to this project. > I added a set of running applications to the zip file. They > are all freeware. Indeed you may replace them by your choice. > But please don't ask me, why your preffered PRC is not running. Do any of the programs do anything besides display a picture yet? Just wondering. > The speed of PalmLX is surprisingly fast and the screen is much > better than expected. It is a completely new look and feel of > the HP200LX not experienced until now. Ignore the nay sayers, I really like the way this looks (and I have a Palm). Keep up the good work. Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:13:53 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: Babelfish now has Japanese! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Longden Loo" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 3:17 PM Subject: Re: Babelfish now has Japanese! >> True, but if you or Longden had actually bothered to go beyond the front >> page, you would actually find that the services are still in service (so >> to speak). FWIW, I think that Babelfish is actually built on licensed >> code from Elingo... >Guilty as charged of believing the signs . Same here. >I wonder how long the doors stay open (www.elingo.com). I hope it is long, because elingo DID translate Xfinder's Japanese documentation, although, as expected, it is a little hard to understand, and some of it was rendered untranslated. I think the difference with Babelfish was DOS encoding versus Windows encoding (I am guessing here), but elingo can handle it. Maybe I'll give the japanese hplx sites a second look now . . . Thanks for the tip. Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 13:45:59 +1030 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , rwhitby@HPLX.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Rod Whitby Organization: Motorola Subject: Rod Whitby is auctioning his HP200LX on Ebay In-Reply-To: Jeff's message of "Wed, 14 Mar 2001 20:33:48 -0600 (CST)" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Jeff writes: > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1222175530 Yes, it's true - I have finally decided to sell my HP200LX. This is the machine on which I wrote all those open source programs like LXTCP, PNR, LXETH, etc. I have asked Jeff to handle the arrangements on my behalf. I feel sad to see it go, but I'm confident that it will find a good home amongst the HP200LX community. -- -- Rod Whitby (soon to be ex-HP200LX owner and developer) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 13:13:40 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Larry Mittell Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Larry Mittell Subject: Re: New hinge crack Comments: To: Hal Goldstein In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Hmm... You probably ought to reword the parenthetical sentence, Hal. I think I catch the meaning, but it's not very clear. Larry Mittell At 12:18 PM 3/14/01, you wrote: >Also, remember, when people order a used palmtop or send in their >palmtop for repair or upgrade, that for $25 they can extend warranty for a >year, and $75, 2 years. (Unfortunately, we can't honor warranty extension >after we've shipped used, repaired, or upgraded palmtop since we don't know >condition.) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:47:16 -0600 Reply-To: palmtop@n-link.com Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tim Subject: FLUFF: RE: Historical 32MB DS 200LX Comments: To: Jeff In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit How on EARTH does someone get more than 1200 "feedbacks" on eBay!?!?!? (says Tim, w/ his measly 9!). --ttr ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:05:15 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: New hinge crack MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Larry Mittell wrote: > Hmm... You probably ought to reword the parenthetical sentence, Hal. I > think I catch the meaning, but it's not very clear. > > Larry Mittell > > At 12:18 PM 3/14/01, you wrote: > >Also, remember, when people order a used palmtop or send in their > >palmtop for repair or upgrade, that for $25 they can extend warranty for a > >year, and $75, 2 years. (Unfortunately, we can't honor warranty extension > >after we've shipped used, repaired, or upgraded palmtop since we don't know > >condition.) > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml Sounds clear enough to me. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:14:41 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: FA: Historical 32MB DS 200LX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------81C4F48790D869281B2FAACC" --------------81C4F48790D869281B2FAACC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jeff wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1222175530 > > Jeff > > -- Reserve Deputy Chief Jeff Johns - W4JEF -- > -- Jefferson County Sheriff's Department -- > -- B'ham, AL USA jeffj@notachance.com -- > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml First bid was $0.99, the # of bids was 0. If the # of bids are zero, then where did the $0.99 come from? I've never used e-bay but something doesn't sound right there. What am I missing? --------------81C4F48790D869281B2FAACC Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jeff wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1222175530

Jeff

             --  Reserve Deputy Chief Jeff Johns - W4JEF  --
             --  Jefferson County Sheriff's Department    --
             --   B'ham, AL USA  jeffj@notachance.com     --

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First bid was $0.99, the # of bids was 0.  If the # of bids are zero, then where
did the $0.99 come from?    I've never used e-bay but something doesn't sound
right there.  What am I missing? --------------81C4F48790D869281B2FAACC-- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:19:56 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: Re: FA: Historical 32MB DS 200LX In-Reply-To: <3AB04FC1.95BEEEEF@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ken London said: > What am I missing? Do you want a list? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:50:12 MST Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , curtis j brown Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: curtis j brown Subject: Re: ANN: Kraqer, X-10 software MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > From: "F. Kaufman" > > My pentium cannot do that and I believe that my 486 Gateway also failed. > This was a software limitation of the original x10 software and its then > computer module. There are newer computer interfaces and software but > what I have works fine with the 200. I was able to use the Firecracker with X10's software from my AMD 333MHz Win95 box for a long while. The serial ports I have on it are the 16550 UARTs. *shrug* The part I liked of their software was that, for the PalmPad controler, you can print out your own templates to label the buttons. But anyway, when I was writing the source, I was trying to pay attention to X10's protocol about how long the bit states should be, which is documented at 0.5 ms. When I was having troubles trying to debug my program, I decided to comment out the delays and just pump out bits as fast as the CPU could. Later, I was able to get it working, and without the delays. Knowing the HPLX has the older 8250(?) UARTs, I don't know what my program's performance would be on a desktop system. I haven't tried. The protocol I got at http://www.x10.com/manuals/cm17a_proto.txt . I found it easy to follow, and I felt luckly to find the serial routines to toggle the lines I needed. -- Curtis Brown =8) mrbrown8@juno.com ("Eat at Juno's") RFC2468 A+, Net+, CCNA ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 04:03:07 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Andrew Lovell Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew Lovell Subject: Re: Babelfish now has Japanese! In-Reply-To: <004d01c0acfd$fa5d5d60$396b6c40@computer> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi Babelfish uses Systran software. I bought the professional version of Systran, since I have a use for it at work. You can download the Personal Edition from systransoft.com (accessible via Alta Vista) and try it. Word order in the results can be a bit wierd, but it can be invaluable as an aid to deciding whether a text contains sufficient information to have it translated properly. If anybody is interested, I have a free copy of the German -> English module which came with a magazine at Christmas. Systran has been around since shortly after WW II, when it was first conceived as an aid to letting the peoples of the world understand each other. The idea was that understanding would help to prevent further wars. In the early days, it required an IBM 360 all to itself, and companies such as Caterpillar and Xerox used the megabuck approach to translating their voluminous service manuals. I am vastly impressed by the way that a universal module now runs on an ordinary PC. Regards Andrew >>> to speak). FWIW, I think that Babelfish is actually built >on licensed >>> code from Elingo... ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 04:13:57 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:24:56 +0000 (GMT), Stefan Peichl wrote: Stefan > After some heavy programming I'm glad to announce PalmLX V1.0, > the first Palm simulator for the HP200LX. I am a bit confused. This is a simulator. What is the diffrence between a emulator and your simulator? > -only up to 100 PRCs can be run on one virtual Palm. I can > improve on that, but thought it's enough to start with. What actually is a PRC? I am not into the Palm, but are these programs that you can run in your simulator? I tesdrove your PalmLx, and I am a bit confused what I actually can do with it. Do not get me wrong. I find it interesting..just a bit confused right now.. > -only small PRCs making no use of the ROM functions seem to > run at that time. I found many programs just producing > garbage, however I found no single one which crashed PalmLX. > If this is not a good sign? > > I added a set of running applications to the zip file. This is what I do not understand. I can scroll up/down and get a lot of "screen images". But are these applications running on the Hplx? > The speed of PalmLX is surprisingly fast and the screen is much > better than expected. It is a completely new look and feel of > the HP200LX not experienced until now. It lxks nice. Small font though. > Put the whole zip file in a new directory and start PalmLX. > By default it starts with one virtual Palm, but you may press > the keys 2 and 3 to run the corresponding number of Palms. This looked cool with three palm's on the Hplx. What applications would I want running on the Hplx then? Regards -- Martin Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 19:33:27 +0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Jorgen Wallgren Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jorgen Wallgren Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Stefan, Looks great!!! Go for it and please do not listen to the people which comes with all the "no, it's not possible, etc"! :-) By having that type = of attitude, it's very difficult to accomplish great things. :-) With the right programming knowledge, you can do the "impossible" on a 200LX. No need to have a pentium machine and Windows- right Stefan? So far so good, and I support this project 200%!!! Regards, Jorgen > After some heavy programming I'm glad to announce PalmLX V1.0, > the first Palm simulator for the HP200LX. Download from > > http://peichl.hplx.net/palmlx.zip > > Current limitations are: > ---snip--- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 13:42:47 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Laust Brock-Nannestad Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Laust Brock-Nannestad Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, Martin Bergvill wrote: > I am a bit confused. This is a simulator. What is the diffrence between > a emulator and your simulator? I think fake has a much nicer ring to it than simulator. Less confusing too. Cheers, Laust ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 07:46:53 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Bill Neuberg Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bill Neuberg Subject: Cancellation MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've tried several times to us the posted commands to cancel my subscription. I must be illiterate and non-intuitave amoung other dysfunctionalities, but I always get a message back sending me to HELP. Having nevertaken to programming, is there a program out there that tries all the possibilities? Bill Neuberg former Accis 3 user who couldn't master Accis 4, let alone whatever-LX, and who lost my battery monitor program trying. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 04:55:10 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Tyrak Sunstorm Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tyrak Sunstorm Subject: connectivity pack MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi, I recently dug out my HP200LX from storage (I was thinking of using one of the new Handspring palmtops, but was dismayed by the rapid battery drain, no backup battery, and no way to recharge). I have the connectivity pack, and 2 of the 3 disks. I'm missing disk 3. Does anyone know where I can get disk 3, or the contents of disk 3? It's frustrating trying to do data transfers with just the DataComm app. Thanks, Tom __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:13:09 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Yves Leurquin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yves Leurquin Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Stefan Peichl wrote: > After some heavy programming I'm glad to announce PalmLX V1.0, > the first Palm simulator for the HP200LX. Download from Stefan, Congratulation for this lighting fast proof of concept. The screen is = indeed more ledgible than what we could have expected from the size of the pilot screen. The HP200LX will never have a touch sensitive screen but another pointing device can be substituted. A Touchpad (or a mouse) connected to the = serial port can provide this function. The Pilot has indeed a faster processor than the 200LX but I assume that = most of the processing power is required for the handwritting recognition = (Grafitti) which is not absolutely needed on the HP200LX emulation. A number of Pilot application themselve are not very complex and can be handled by a 80186 even with the emulation layer. I tried to load the *.PRC file under the Windows version of the Palm = Emulator and did not succeed. Are these real PRC or rather screen shots of the = output of the PRC application. The lack of ROM and the fixed size of the *.PRC = make me lean towards option 2 :-) . Thanks again for devoting your time to this project. Regards, \/ /ves ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:14:27 EST Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , LARRY FELDMAN Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: LARRY FELDMAN Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Indeed! (Though PALM/LX *IS* an amusing, well done, novelty). So... is this how the HPLX-L list ends? In a neverending debate regarding= an impossible task. A palm emulator... on an XT,. Get real! We can't even ru= n the GAMEBOY emulator on the LX, for lack of speed. Again... how about something practical! DOCREAD is great, but only suppor= ts DOC format. How about opening up some other PALM formats? Programmers... = take a look at the Memoware site (www.memoware.com). It would be excellent to = be able to support some of these additional formats. Regards, Larry Laust Brock-Nannestad wrote: > = > I think fake has a much nicer ring to it than simulator. Less confusing= > too. > = > Cheers, > = > Laust > = > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D LFeldman@USA.net Listowner: Submini-L: The Subminiature Photography Mailing List ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=3D1 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:37:07 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: FLUFF: RE: Historical 32MB DS 200LX Comments: To: palmtop@n-link.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 11:47 PM Subject: FLUFF: RE: Historical 32MB DS 200LX > How on EARTH does someone get more than 1200 "feedbacks" on eBay!?!?!? > (says Tim, w/ his measly 9!). Easy, have plenty to sell, and keep your customers happy. Actually, the hard part is finding plenty to sell. I had thought to try what Jeff is doing (selling old stuff), but I could never figure how he finds so much GOOD stuff to sell, and keep his day job too (most of what I find is junk). Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:47:03 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Martin Bergvill MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Bergvill" To: Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 4:13 AM Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 > On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:24:56 +0000 (GMT), Stefan Peichl wrote: > > Stefan > > > After some heavy programming I'm glad to announce PalmLX V1.0, > > the first Palm simulator for the HP200LX. > > I am a bit confused. This is a simulator. What is the diffrence between > a emulator and your simulator? As someone else mentioned, this is just a proof of concept, to give us an idea of what it will look like once it does work. The only thing that bothers me a little about the project is that Stephan is trying to do it without the actual ROM. I understand why, but I don't know how it could fly without it. I looked at the Palm site, and it appears that to register to get a free ROM is free for the asking. Did I get that wrong? They just want a statement of purpose and so on. They also appear to be very interested in making the OS hardware independent, in which case it might make things easier for the emulator. Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 09:08:50 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "LARRY FELDMAN" To: Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 8:14 AM Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 > Again... how about something practical! DOCREAD is great, but only supports > DOC format. How about opening up some other PALM formats? Programmers... take > a look at the Memoware site (www.memoware.com). It would be excellent to be > able to support some of these additional formats. Reality check. DOC is the ONLY open Palm format. All the rest are proprietary (copyrighted). People could seek permission I suppose, but the copyright holders still have a financial interest in their formats, and are not likely to release code. They include iSilo, TomRaider, Thinkdb, Handbase, and TealDOC (the last one is a spin from the DOC format, so I don't know what kind of rights they have there). I probably missed a few others. Perhaps someone could start emailing those people, to see if they are in a generous mood? Personally I see that as much less likely than the emulator, so I know I personally will not try. Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:54:43 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: İFluff¨ Babelfish now has Japanese! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Longden Loo writes: > Fascinating translations, like this web translation > of "The Life of young Sumo wrestlers in > Wakamatsu Beya Group" I don't think this can be anything new. I've been reading instructions on Japanese products that sound just like this for years. Obviously they've been using this technology since the '50s. I think what happens is that since they know it's directed at an American audience they're speaking in a way they hope is simple enough for us to understand. Something like President Bush might do when meeting the Chief of the Navajos "How! Kowabonga, Kimosabe! Me big chief of white brothers over thataway!", pointing to Washington, D.C. When the Chief replies "Welcome to our reservation, President Bush, and welcome to your lovely wife" the President would turn to an advisor and ask "Can you make out what he's saying?". Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 07:47:07 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Bob Christopher Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bob Christopher Subject: Replying Off-List Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I am using Goin' Postal on both my 200LX and my laptop. One problem I have is that all HPLX-L msgs arrive to me with the Sender, Reply To, etc. all with the HPLX-L address, never with the original sender's email address. This is quite frustrating when I wish to contact another list member off-list. Such was the case this morning when Tom was asking for Disk 3 of the Connectivity Pack. I have all the disk images for the software and could easily have sent it to him if I could have replied to him off-list. But, alas, I cannot since his email address is never shown on the msgs I get. I have tried all the GP settings but nothing changes the information in the header of the HPLX-L msgs. If anyone knows what can be changed I'd like to know. Otherwise, it would be a good idea for each listmember to put their email address at the end of their messages. Bob Bob Christopher Littleton, Colorado USA bob@palmtop.com HP 200-LX Palmtop = DOS Were The Days = ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 09:06:08 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 (how İFluff¨y can you get) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stefan Peichl wrote: > Within one Palm, the Cursor up/down keys > select a program. All programs are available > on every virtual Palm, and every Palm has it's > own working area. You might want to incorporate my new touch sensitive LX screen driver to give a heightened sense of realism. While no software can actually make the screen sensitive to a touch, the driver makes it appear to do this by sensing temperature variations in the skin of the hand holding it and deducing where the user wants to touch the screen. This has the additional avantage that slips of the fingers are not detected. Only the intended stroke is reported. A paradox exists if the user intends his fingers to slip. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:37:32 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Stefan, On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:24:56 +0000, Stefan Peichl wrote: > After some heavy programming I'm glad to announce PalmLX V1.0, > the first Palm simulator for the HP200LX. Download from Oh my god, you indeed worked a miracle! You are a genius! I'll immediately try it out. GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:37:41 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Domingo MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi friends, sorry that I add only a few words to these quoted lines, that's not my usual way to reply to emails, but I simply don't have to say more about them: I TOTALLY agree! GTX daniel On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:36:32 -0500, Domingo wrote: > I really wish people would stop acting like children. One of > the best lx programmers still with us is trying a project > which can potentially be very beneficial, and all people can > think of is complaint that it is not good enough, it is not > what they want. I too wish someone would do what I want, but > I sure don't want to discourage the continuation of what there > is (remember Andreas? And that was with payware. This is > freeware). -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:37:50 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Stefan, On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:36:32 -0500, Domingo wrote: > Ignore the nay sayers, I really like the way this looks (and I > have a Palm). Would it be of any advantage to leave away the border with the PalmLX logo and the buttons and scale the picture to the maximal possible vertical size? Or would that cost too much processing power and / or would the scaled image become too indistinct? GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:37:59 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: ANN: Kraqer, X-10 software Comments: To: curtis j brown MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Curtis, On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 09:36:10 MST, curtis j brown wrote: > > BTW: What is a X-10 Firecraker? ;-) > > X10 (www.x10.com) is a company that develops products for home > automation, remotely controlling your lamps, switches, coffee pots, etc. > The Firecracker is a controller that you plug into the serial port of > your computer. Because of its small size, I thought it would complement > our small palmtops. This sounds really interesting! Here in Germany home automatition isn't very wide spread by now. But it will come, sooner or later. And if I would be able to start my dishwasher with my LX and mobile phone from 100km away before I drive back home... 8-) Or if I could switch on a lamp and a radio while I sit on a lonely island in order to prevent burglary (okay, at the moment I'm doing that with a simple timer switch, that also works, but with the HPLX it would be real fun!) What are _you_ doing with your home automatition? Do you really need it, what do you think? Or is it just fun to you? GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 10:39:39 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Hal Goldstein Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Hal Goldstein Subject: Re: New hinge crack MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" <> You, too, Larry. Rich Hall, editor of Pocket PC magazine and former Palmtop Paper editor, keeps warning me about my long and convoluted sentences. I meant to say was that we will sell extensions to our standard 90-day warranty ONLY at the time of purchase. In other words, if you send us a palmtop for upgrade or repair, or you if buy a used palmtop, at that time you can purchase an extension. You cannot 2 weeks or 4 months later call us and purchase an extension. The rates are $25 to extend to a year, and $75 to extend to 2 years. Hal at Thaddeus ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 12:10:54 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Daniel Hertrich MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Hertrich" To: Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 10:37 AM Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 > Would it be of any advantage to leave away the border with the PalmLX > logo and the buttons and scale the picture to the maximal possible > vertical size? Or would that cost too much processing power and / or > would the scaled image become too indistinct? Unfortunately, as Stephan explained, PalmLX represents a Palm pixel by pixel (160 x 160), which in the hplx is rather small. So removing the cool border would not help anything. He mentioned an option of doubling the pixels, but then you would have to scroll. I guess there is no way to fake the pixels some other way (in my desktop the POSE emulator looks huge, I guess they tripled the pixels or something). Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:42:25 +0000 Reply-To: neil@skipper.org.uk Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Neil Tungate Organization: Home for Geriatric Collies Subject: Re: Palmlx - Screen Comments: To: Barry In-Reply-To: <001301c0abce$43c3ec20$09fd36d8@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 08:59:54 -0600, Barry wrote: >That wouldn't help much. The Palm screen is square. The >640x200 pixels on the LX are slightly taller than they are wide >so that would give a slight increase in width but not enough to >help much. It would also add some overhead making the thing run >a little bit slower. In all this talk about screen size, has anyone checked to see if the Palm screen size is a fixed value? It may be that Palm programs check the = screen size available, just like PC programs, and use what's available. In which case it might work OK on our 640x200 screens. Just a thought. --=20 Neil Tungate=20 http://www.skipper.org.uk ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 10:43:05 MST Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , curtis j brown Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: curtis j brown Subject: Re: ANN: Kraqer, X-10 software MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:37:59 +0200 Daniel Hertrich writes: > What are _you_ doing with your home automatition? Do you really need > it, what do you think? Or is it just fun to you? Heh, honestly I haven't done much of anything. The only thing I have 'automated' is one lamp. I have one of those 6 foot, uh, I meant 2 meter long halogen lamps that has those long and skinny bulbs. At night when I get home and sit to watch TV, I reach for the palmpad remote and turn on the lamp. I have also experimented with controlling the Firecracker from the web using PHP-X10 (http://php-x10.sourceforge.net/). Whenever I have guests over, I sometimes tease them by having the lights 'randomly' turn off. I kinda want to get into this a little more. But I have had to change apartments several times over the past couple of years. It's hard for me to get ambitious about 'roboticizing' my home if I only have to tear it down in the near future. I do have big plans for when I do own a house. And I'm not talking about simple lights or coffee pots or any of that crap. In *my* house, I will have: One button to scroll down the white screen from the ceiling, One button to power up the projection TV hanging on the ceiling, One button to turn on the 8 speaker surround sound system, One button to raise the foot stool from the floor, One button to swivel the CD storage rack in the wall, and One button to flip the top of my coffe table next to me, exposing my sony playstation. I can dream big, can't I? ;) -- Curtis Brown =8) mrbrown8@juno.com ("Eat at Juno's") RFC2468 A+, Net+, CCNA ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 11:19:38 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , kopplin@TECHNOIR.NU Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Mike Kopplin Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 In-Reply-To: <002301c0ad72$e5d51d40$396b6c40@computer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, Domingo wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daniel Hertrich" > > Would it be of any advantage to leave away the border with > the PalmLX > > logo and the buttons and scale the picture to the maximal > possible > > vertical size? Or would that cost too much processing power > and / or > > would the scaled image become too indistinct? > > Unfortunately, as Stephan explained, PalmLX represents a Palm > pixel by pixel (160 x 160), which in the hplx is rather small. > So removing the cool border would not help anything. He > mentioned an option of doubling the pixels, but then you would > have to scroll. I guess there is no way to fake the pixels > some other way (in my desktop the POSE emulator looks huge, I > guess they tripled the pixels or something). How about having a zoom mode, which doubles the pixels, but normal mode is the 160x160. Mike Kopplin ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 13:38:12 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Stephan. It just occured to me that it might be helpful to have the option of having the pixels of your program doubled, even with the scrolling involved, just to see what that would be like. What do you think? Would that be too complicated? Either that or two versions, one with the small screen, one with the large one. Just a thought. Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 15:32:47 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: FA: Historical 32MB DS 200LX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Joseph S. Barrera III ably wrote: > Ken London said: > > What am I missing? > > Do you want a list? Al Kinds server cuts off messages over 100 lines - you won't be able to post it all in one message. The other Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 15:32:50 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: LARRY FELDMAN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit LARRY FELDMAN ably wrote: > Indeed! (Though PALM/LX *IS* an amusing, well done, novelty). > > So... is this how the HPLX-L list ends? In a neverending debate regarding an > impossible task. A palm emulator... on an XT,. Get real! We can't even run the > GAMEBOY emulator on the LX, for lack of speed. In 1996 several people posted "scholarly" longish messages on HPHAND assuring everyone that the 200LX was unable to run any internet TCPIP applications and will never do email beyond Accis. Several reasons were brought out and explained ad nauseam. Speed was prominent among the reasons. I believe that's when NetTamer was first proposed and ported to the 100LX, and WWWLX came about that time. Call us all morons... What do we know? Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 15:32:51 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Stefan Peichl ably wrote: > After some heavy programming I'm glad to announce PalmLX V1.0, > the first Palm simulator for the HP200LX. Download from Excellent simulation. The screen is nice and clean. > Current limitations are: Perhaps add that there is NOTHING alive behind the pictures! It was so realistic I went immediately to start _using_ it! :-) Then I realised how wonderful this is! The screen is a bit small depending on the quality of your vision of course. I wonder if there is anyway to improve the readability? Excellent job! Thank you. Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 15:32:53 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: PalmLX Comments: To: "Joseph S. Barrera III" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Joseph S. Barrera III ably wrote: > "Speed kills" -- Forest Baskett A few months ago, A Meshar wrote here his corollary to this: "Speed Kills - Use Windows" Joe (the other one...) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 21:45:42 +0000 Reply-To: remce@gofree.indigo.ie Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Richard E. McEvoy" Subject: Re: Cancellation Comments: To: Bill Neuberg MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just type the following AND NOTHING ELSE, NOT EVEN YOUR NAME: SIGNOFF HPLX-L Bill Neuberg wrote: > I've tried several times to us the posted commands to cancel my > subscription. I must be illiterate and non-intuitave amoung other > dysfunctionalities, but I always get a message back sending me to HELP. > Having nevertaken to programming, is there a program out there that tries > all the possibilities? > > Bill Neuberg > former Accis 3 user who couldn't master Accis 4, let alone whatever-LX, and > who lost my battery monitor program trying. > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 19:42:25 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Installing ACCTON 2216 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit While trying to install the accton 2216 I am encountering problems. The HPLX.NET article has lots of information but seems to assume a lot of things. While running MSWGCN's SETUP.EXE on Win98 it asked for card drivers but there was nothing it would accept as the drivers. I used NE2000 compatible finally, and now that SETUP program starts up with that setup. So first of all how to back out what was done? and then, what drivers is this program looking for? Instruction 2 in the hplx.net article Win95 setup makes some reference to NDIS, but there is nothing there usable to the SETUP program. Anyone cares to drag me out of this mire? I am really lost in this one. The SETUP program created the following files in the NET subdirectory (which presumably should be now taken to the Palmtop): autoexec.bat, config.sys, ne2000.dos, network.inf, protman.dos, protman.exe, protocol.ini, setup.inf, system.ini, workgrp.sys (Of course these files contains incorrect calues, since I chose NE2000, instead of ??? - see above) What DOES get taken to the palmtop? Does it need all these files? TIA Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 01:03:06 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List Comments: RFC822 error: Incorrect or incomplete address field found and ignored. From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: FA: Historical 32MB DS 200LX Comments: To: Jeff MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit What does the "historical" mean? Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 01:03:08 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: Rod Whitby is auctioning his HP200LX on Ebay MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > -- Rod Whitby (soon to be ex-HP200LX owner and developer) Another loss to the LX community... Cheers... Russ :-( ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 20:55:55 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Palmlx - Screen Comments: To: neil@skipper.org.uk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Tungate" To: "HPLX Mailing List" ; "Barry" Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 11:42 AM Subject: Re: Palmlx - Screen On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 08:59:54 -0600, Barry wrote: >That wouldn't help much. The Palm screen is square. The >640x200 pixels on the LX are slightly taller than they are wide >so that would give a slight increase in width but not enough to >help much. It would also add some overhead making the thing run >a little bit slower. In all this talk about screen size, has anyone checked to see if the Palm screen size is a fixed value? It may be that Palm programs check the screen size available, just like PC programs, and use what's available. In which case it might work OK on our 640x200 screens. I haven't looked at a lot of Palm source except the little bit I've done. You can get the screen size from the API and there's generally a lot of concern among Palm programmers with portability so my guess is most use the API's returned screen size. On the other hand, the screen size on all Palms has always been 160 x 160 so a lot of programmers might feel ok with using that as a constant. Especially the less experienced independant ones. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 20:41:17 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Richard and Patti Smith Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Richard and Patti Smith Organization: Orion On-Site Computer Services Subject: Rex 6000 Review MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all; I have had my Xircom Rex 6000 for about two weeks, now, so I thought it was about time to let you know what it's like, (call it FLUFF, if you wish). Most of this information applies to the US version, so it may not apply to our international friends, sorry. The new Rex 6000 has the same tiny PCMCIA Type II form factor as the Rex-3 that many of us are familiar with. But the new 6000 is much more usable and practical than the Rex-3 - or, I believe, even the 5000. The new touch-sensitive screen makes all the difference in the world, since data entry and editing is so much easier with a touch screen. And even though the on-screen software keyboard is small, it's well-designed and easy to use. The Rex 6000 comes with 2 MB of flash memory that holds loads of data in it's calendar, contacts, tasks, memo, world clock and web applets. In addition to the usual five navigation buttons on the right side, it also has a touch-sensitive application bar along the bottom of the screen that makes it easy to switch quickly between apps. It takes two lithium coin cell batteries that are included with the unit and the flash memory means that you won't lose data while changing batteries or if you are unaware that the batteries have run down. The unit also comes with a small plastic stylus, a plastic jewel case, a leather case with an elastic loop to hold the stylus, and a CD with drivers, documentation, Intellisync (with support for Microsoft Outlook), and a PIM, of sorts, called Intellisync Mobile Desktop. This is probably the sorriest excuse for a PIM that I've ever seen, since it just shows the information in a list and has no search or sort capabilities. Fortunately, it imports comma delimited text (or CSV) files, so you can easily import your 200LX Phone Book Data via GDBDUMP. By the way, importing from the Rex-3 TrueSync Desktop PIM is a nightmare, so don't even bother! One of the neatest features of the Rex 6000 is the downloadable web content. When you sync, Intellisync goes to www.rex.net and downloads the content that you've selected to the Rex so it's readable off-line. (No, the Rex isn't Web enabled, so you can't surf the web. Maybe someday!) You can configure it to download news, stock quotes, weather forecasts, horoscopes, movie reviews, and even the movie times at your local theater. However, rex.net has been down a lot lately, so capability here is a bit spotty as a result. There is also support for little add-in applets called Extras that can be downloaded to the Rex so you can play games (or whatever) while you're riding the bus (or whatever). However, currently, the only ones available are for the Japanese version of the Rex 6000, called the Dataslim2, so the Japanese language characters don't look right on the screen and the applets might act a little strange. But it's a great idea. The biggest drawback is that Xircom currently has no plans to release an SDK, so there will likely be very little third-party development. I personally believe this to be a huge mistake on their part, since a third-party development program would create much more of a market than a single company's marketing department could. DOS and the Palm being perfect illustrations of this point! So, with the exceptions of a lack of third-party development, a dismal PIM, unreliable web support and a few other little gripes, it's a good, usable product - much better than the Rex-3. If Xircom could get these problems worked out, it would be a great product. If you're looking for a very small PDA, then this is the one for you, but if size is not important, then your $150 might be better spent on a Palm M100. Happy Palmtopping, Richard Smith ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 18:04:21 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Larry Mittell Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Larry Mittell Subject: Re: New hinge crack Comments: To: Ken London In-Reply-To: <3AB04D8B.31340AD2@beld.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Knowing the source, I imagine so. Larry Mittell At 09:05 PM 3/14/01, you wrote: >Sounds clear enough to me. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 22:27:50 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ted Brown Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ted Brown Subject: Re: Installing ACCTON 2216 Comments: To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe H. Smith Subject: Installing ACCTON 2216 > While trying to install the accton 2216 I am encountering > problems. The HPLX.NET article has lots of information but > seems to assume a lot of things. > I have also had problems installing the EN-2216 card from Accton. I've just about reached the point of giving up since I now have a Sandisk card reader. Like you said, there's a lot of information available, but unless everything works perfectly the first time, it's hard to locate the problem. Werner Furlan has indicated in a recent posting that the new Accton cards may not work with the drivers from Rod Whitby's site. Good luck to you, and I'd be really interested in hearing from you ! Ted Brown brown@worldnetla.net ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:40:29 EST Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Class3Dep@AOL.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Dennis Vest Subject: Re: ANN: Kraqer, X-10 software MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My ISP apparently ate the original email on this. Can anyone forward it to me? It sounds interesting. Dennis ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:47:21 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , John J Vanderstel Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: John J Vanderstel Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Hi Stefan, >After some heavy programming I'm glad to announce PalmLX V1.0, >the first Palm simulator for the HP200LX. Download from > >http://peichl.hplx.net/palmlx.zip Wow! What a great surprise. You can be sure that I'll go check that out right away. :-) Thank you so much for following through on such a good idea. It's amazing what can be accomplished when someone stubbornly refuses to accept defeat before starting. ;-) Please keep it up, Stefan. I'm not a programmer, but let me know if there is anything I can do to help you in this project. This news has really got me excited about the possibilities. :-) Cheers, John Vander Stel Grand Rapids, Michigan ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 20:40:21 +0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Jorgen Wallgren Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jorgen Wallgren Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Joe is right! During my 6 years with 200LX, I have heard it so many times-"no, it's not possible to do on a 200LX!" etc. Then someone did it!!! People trained on MS Windows programming, will never understand the possibilities with real programming. I really enjoyed the discussion on this list about 2 years ago that it was not possible to write a good graphic game for the 200LX and especially not 3D graphics. But since I then already run plenty of old graphic games, such as In They Eye of The Beholder, Grand Prix, Sim City and more- I found the discussion extremely funny! :-) Jorgen > LARRY FELDMAN ably wrote: > > Indeed! (Though PALM/LX *IS* an amusing, well done, novelty). > > > > So... is this how the HPLX-L list ends? In a neverending debate = regarding an > > impossible task. A palm emulator... on an XT,. Get real! We can't = even run the > > GAMEBOY emulator on the LX, for lack of speed. > > In 1996 several people posted "scholarly" longish messages on > HPHAND assuring everyone that the 200LX was unable to run any > internet TCPIP applications and will never do email beyond > Accis. Several reasons were brought out and explained ad > nauseam. Speed was prominent among the reasons. > > I believe that's when NetTamer was first proposed and ported > to the 100LX, and WWWLX came about that time. Call us all > morons... What do we know? > > Joe ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:13:10 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: Group Project: Palm Emulator Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Stefan, On Thu, 8 Mar 2001 14:23:14 +0000, Stefan Peichl wrote: > The 4 Palm keys could easily be replaced by the blue palmtop > application keys. Be careful here, if oyu are running palmlx under Software Carousel, pressing one of the blue keys would swap Work Areas. What are the 4 palm keys for? GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 06:29:11 -0800 Reply-To: hobchi@hotmail.com Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: hobchi Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Jorgen Wallgren In-Reply-To: <200103161240.f2GCeLw08263@smtp13.singnet.com.sg> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Its been said: The impossible will be done immediately but miracles take a little longer. Konfucious say: Some ideas are better than others. yor pal al.......... ===== . o__ _.>/)_ (_) \(_) Woman, that's warm... Semper Mobilus __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:53:34 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Martin Bergvill wrote: > I am a bit confused. This is a simulator. What > is the diffrence between a emulator and your > simulator? > Do not get me wrong. I find it interesting..just > a bit confused right now.. Well, maybe I'm wrong about the viability of this project. If Stefan Peichl's initial attempt comes so near to satisfying an intelligent and perceptive user like Martin Bergvill, maybe the real key is not to get more hardware but to lower our expectations. Stefan, have you considered adding an animation when the program starts that shows the cover being lifted. And perhaps one when the program terminates showing the cover going back over the screen. And, for enhanced realism, what about a few new screen scratches every week and a crack in the screen after a few months? You could have an animated stylus write every keypress in grafiti. There's part of the answer to the touch screen issue. Since you have 3 Palm screens on the LX screen you might consider putting them to some use. For example the middle one can show the result of the key just pressed, the left one can show the result of the previous key press and the right screen can show the result of the key that is about to be pressed. Have you started a version to simulate the color Palm yet? Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:02:01 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Feldman, Robert" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Feldman, Robert" Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Barry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Barry, Your sarcasm is not appreciated. Unless you have something useful to add to Stefan's efforts, perhaps you should keep quite and not waste our time. Bob Feldman -----Original Message----- From: Barry İmailto:barry@FBTC.NET¨ Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 8:54 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 ... Well, maybe I'm wrong about the viability of this project. If Stefan Peichl's initial attempt comes so near to satisfying an intelligent and perceptive user like Martin Bergvill, maybe the real key is not to get more hardware but to lower our expectations. Stefan, have you considered ... ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:08:16 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit LARRY FELDMAN wrote: > Reality check. DOC is the ONLY open Palm > format. All the rest are proprietary (copyrighted). > People could seek permission I suppose, but the > copyright holders still have a financial interest in > their formats, and are not likely to release code. I don't believe there'll be a lot of hindrance. Many companies publish their file formats along with development packages. For those that don't a lot will be easy enough to figure out well enough to make a reader. You only have to have really complete knowege of the format if you make a writer that will send data back to those Palm programs. Some formats will be harder to figure out but there might be people interested in doing it for those formats that will be most useful. I think the only truly difficult formats will be of compressed files. And even those are far from impossible to figure out. I'm no lawyer but I can't see any reason why decyphering a file format and writing a reader for it should be illegal, regardless of copyright. Wotsit makes PC file formats (Mac and others, too, I think) available without regard to copyright. They just might be the most valuable programming resource on the web. If they've ever been threatened I've never heard about it. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 10:24:13 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Steve Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Steve Subject: Re: Palmlx - Screen Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Barry wrote: > Marta Pierce wrote: > > Just an idea, would it be possible to use > > the screen something like VR does? then > > maybe the whole page would be shown. > > I dunno, it is just by looking at the diagram > > below made me think of VR. > > That wouldn't help much. The Palm screen is square. The > 640x200 pixels on the LX are slightly taller than they are wide > so that would give a slight increase in width but not enough to > help much. It would also add some overhead making the thing run > a little bit slower. It does not add any overhead for placing bitmaps on the screen. Which I presume is what's happening with an emulator/simulator. And if a grey scale mode is used, the obvious stretching would be mitigated somewhat. But as I found when placing images sideways on the screen there's a lot to get used to when trying to use the keyboard. Steve ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:26:59 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit John J Vanderstel wrote: > Thank you so much for following through on such a > good idea. It's amazing what can be accomplished > when someone stubbornly refuses to accept defeat > before starting. ;-) It really is inspiring, isn't it! Is anyone besides me old enough to remember when Pat Paulsen got a half million votes? I'm not quite sure why this reminds me of Pat Paulsen. But he deserved every vote he got. I still remember his brilliant answer when asked whether we should allow Red China into the United Nations. Who else would have thought to ask what color the tablecloth was? Stefan, you've earned a place of honor with your stunning achievement. Congratulations on becoming the new LX Guru! You deserve to receive the Pat Paulson award, if there is such a thing. If not, maybe you could invent one. Barry (who's always willing to be proved wrong) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 10:33:45 EST Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , LARRY FELDMAN Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: LARRY FELDMAN Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry, but I did **NOT** write what was attributed to me below. As a matt= er of fact, I agree with you! :¬) Larry Feldman Barry wrote: > = > = > LARRY FELDMAN wrote: > > Reality check. DOC is the ONLY open Palm > > format. All the rest are proprietary (copyrighted). > > People could seek permission I suppose, but the > > copyright holders still have a financial interest in > > their formats, and are not likely to release code. > = > I don't believe there'll be a lot of hindrance. Many companies > publish their file formats along with development packages. For > those that don't a lot will be easy enough to figure out well > enough to make a reader. You only have to have really complete > knowege of the format if you make a writer that will send data > back to those Palm programs. > = > Some formats will be harder to figure out but there might be > people interested in doing it for those formats that will be > most useful. I think the only truly difficult formats will be > of compressed files. And even those are far from impossible to > figure out. > = > I'm no lawyer but I can't see any reason why decyphering a file > format and writing a reader for it should be illegal, regardless > of copyright. Wotsit makes PC file formats (Mac and others, > too, I think) available without regard to copyright. They just > might be the most valuable programming resource on the web. If > they've ever been threatened I've never heard about it. > = > Barry > = > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D LFeldman@USA.net Listowner: Submini-L: The Subminiature Photography Mailing List ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=3D1 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 17:27:21 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Laust Brock-Nannestad Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Laust Brock-Nannestad Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Feldman, Robert wrote: > Your sarcasm is not appreciated. Unless you have something useful to > add to Stefan's efforts, perhaps you should keep quite and not waste > our time. Does that mean there was no sarcasm in Stefan's announcement? I thought it was quite funny! "One function still needs some work to be done. It is the one at the end of the code: void prc() // run prc program from buffer" Hehe, "one function still needs some work". If that isn't sarcasm, I don't know what is... Cheers, Laust ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:13:05 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Martin Bergvill This was a little joke on Stefan's part. He's a great programmer but was having a little fun at everyone's expense. I had a hard time believing that he had pulled it off when he first announced it but he is one of the most talented programmers on this list. It was still a good piece of work because it answers some questions about the feasibility of displaying a palm screen on the LX. Now we just have to answer the questions about functional feasibility. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Bergvill" To: Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 4:13 AM Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 > On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:24:56 +0000 (GMT), Stefan Peichl wrote: > > Stefan > > > After some heavy programming I'm glad to announce PalmLX V1.0, > > the first Palm simulator for the HP200LX. > > I am a bit confused. This is a simulator. What is the diffrence between > a emulator and your simulator? > > > -only up to 100 PRCs can be run on one virtual Palm. I can > > improve on that, but thought it's enough to start with. > > What actually is a PRC? I am not into the Palm, but are these programs > that you can run in your simulator? > > I tesdrove your PalmLx, and I am a bit confused what I actually can do > with it. > > Do not get me wrong. I find it interesting..just a bit confused right > now.. > > > -only small PRCs making no use of the ROM functions seem to > > run at that time. I found many programs just producing > > garbage, however I found no single one which crashed PalmLX. > > If this is not a good sign? > > > > I added a set of running applications to the zip file. > > This is what I do not understand. I can scroll up/down and get a lot of > "screen images". But are these applications running on the Hplx? > > > The speed of PalmLX is surprisingly fast and the screen is much > > better than expected. It is a completely new look and feel of > > the HP200LX not experienced until now. > > It lxks nice. Small font though. > > > Put the whole zip file in a new directory and start PalmLX. > > By default it starts with one virtual Palm, but you may press > > the keys 2 and 3 to run the corresponding number of Palms. > > This looked cool with three palm's on the Hplx. > > What applications would I want running on the Hplx then? > > Regards > > -- > Martin Bergvill ,Narvik Norway > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 12:38:03 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Ed Padin MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Padin" To: Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 8:13 AM Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 > This was a little joke on Stefan's part. He's a great programmer but was > having a little fun at everyone's expense. I had a hard time believing that > he had pulled it off when he first announced it but he is one of the most > talented programmers on this list. It was still a good piece of work because > it answers some questions about the feasibility of displaying a palm screen > on the LX. Now we just have to answer the questions about functional > feasibility. What do you mean, a joke? Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 12:59:49 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Barry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry" To: Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 10:08 AM Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 > LARRY FELDMAN wrote: > > Reality check. DOC is the ONLY open Palm > > format. All the rest are proprietary (copyrighted). > > People could seek permission I suppose, but the > > copyright holders still have a financial interest in > > their formats, and are not likely to release code. Just for the record, I wrote the above. > I don't believe there'll be a lot of hindrance. Many companies > publish their file formats along with development packages. For > those that don't a lot will be easy enough to figure out well > enough to make a reader. You only have to have really complete > knowege of the format if you make a writer that will send data > back to those Palm programs. > Some formats will be harder to figure out but there might be > people interested in doing it for those formats that will be > most useful. I think the only truly difficult formats will be > of compressed files. And even those are far from impossible to > figure out. Wonderful news! Stephan is working on an emulator and Barry is working on a reader program! :o) Seriously, you are the only profesional programmer who has commented on this point so far, AFAIK, so that qualifies you to do the job. :-) :-) As far as the programming part, iSilo format supports graphics, HTML, links and bookmarks, plus a much tighter compression than the DOC format affords. Tealdoc also supports graphics, though it appears not to be much different than the standard DOC format. My point? How are you going to render files with formating, fonts and graphics intended for the Palm screen in the hplx screen, unless you emulate that screen size? Based on my understanding, the only popular format you are going to be able to support easily is Tomraider, because you don't even have to support the Palm platform with it (there are Windows versions of the program). Besides, that company would probably be very appreciative to be provided with a free reader for DOS, since they already have several others (Palm, Windows, Psion, perhaps Wince, not sure). The other database programs (Handbase, Thinkdb, etc) don't have quite as much free information available, and since they are database programs in the usual sense of the word, I see little point in writing a reader. Just use their Windows counterpart to convert the file to the format you need (csv, etc.). There is another specialized reader by Teal, whose name escapes at the moment (I didn't like it, so I don't use it). That one has a significant number of free and commercial files writen for it, but again, it supports graphics, tables and formatting. How are you going to display that in the hplx? I just remember, it's Tealinfo. > I'm no lawyer but I can't see any reason why decyphering a file > format and writing a reader for it should be illegal, regardless > of copyright. Wotsit makes PC file formats (Mac and others, > too, I think) available without regard to copyright. They just > might be the most valuable programming resource on the web. If > they've ever been threatened I've never heard about it. Go for it, Barry! We are behind you 100% Domingo :-) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 21:30:12 +0000 Reply-To: neil@skipper.org.uk Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Neil Tungate Organization: Home for Geriatric Collies Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 15:32:51 -0500, Joe H. Smith wrote: >The screen is a bit small depending on the quality of your >vision of course. I wonder if there is anyway to improve the >readability? More powerful spectacles ? >Excellent job! Thank you. Indeed. --=20 Neil Tungate=20 http://www.skipper.org.uk ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 17:10:54 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Barry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:53:34 -0600, Barry wrote: Barry > Martin Bergvill wrote: > > I am a bit confused. This is a simulator. What > > is the diffrence between a emulator and your > > simulator? > > Do not get me wrong. I find it interesting..just > > a bit confused right now.. > > Well, maybe I'm wrong about the viability of this project. If > Stefan Peichl's initial attempt comes so near to satisfying an > intelligent and perceptive user like Martin Bergvill, Thanks for calling me intelligent. But I have my ups and downs. I have just scanned the messages on this list lately and not having the time to read them in detail. Then I downloaded and tested PalmLx and missed Stefan's "now the only thing that is missing is that it works" comment. > maybe the > real key is not to get more hardware but to lower our > expectations. What I ment when I said "..I find it interesting.." was that I found the whole idea of a Palm _emulator_ a interesting idea. I was not aware that the first step was to "just" have a visual of how it would look like. > Stefan, have you considered adding an animation when the program > starts that shows the cover being lifted. And perhaps one when > the program terminates showing the cover going back over the > screen. And, for enhanced realism, what about a few new screen > scratches every week and a crack in the screen after a few > months? I guess this is sarcasm. Are you having fun on my behalf or Stefan's? Barry a lot of things are lost when we only communicate by ascii. Also a lot of things are lost because we have to communcicate in english which is not my main language. But I can not help myself getting a little bit upset by your reply..should I be? Stefan keep up the work. I am looking forward to seeing a working version of PalmLx. Regards -- Martin Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 17:41:05 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: "Feldman, Robert" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Feldman, Robert" To: "'HPLX Mailing List'" ; "'Barry'" Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 9:02 AM Subject: RE: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 > Barry, > > Your sarcasm is not appreciated. Unless you have something useful to add to > Stefan's efforts, perhaps you should keep quite and not waste our time. I didn't really see what I did as sarcasm. Stefan's posting was clever humor. I'm fairly sure he didn't intend the PalmLX simulator as a serious product. If he did, he needs more help than I can give him. :) I went along with his joke. I saw Martin's reaction and, knowing from his previous posts that Martin is a pretty sharp guy, I made a little fun of him. I also recieved a post from him asking if I meant it in a mean way. I didn't. No, I don't think this emulator will happen. But I'm all for talking about it. Some good ideas for a real project might come out of it. for example if we do a series of readers for Palm formats, this discussion has everyone thinking about the differences in the two devices. I keep getting posts telling me to stop trying to kill the idea. I'm not trying to kill it. I'm enjoying the discussion and I think it might eventually prove useful. I'm sorry if I seem to be trying to dampen everyone's spirits. I wish I wasn't seen that way. Domingo tells me I should use more smileys to protect myself from those who take me too seriously. Maybe I should. Maybe I'll have to. But it will sure take the fun out of it. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 17:59:28 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 Comments: To: Martin Bergvill MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Bergvill" To: "HPLX Mailing List" ; "Barry" Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 4:31 PM Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 > I guess this is sarcasm. Are you having fun on my behalf or Stefan's? > > Barry a lot of things are lost when we only communicate by ascii. Also > a lot of things are lost because we have to communcicate in english > which is not my main language. But I can not help myself getting a > little bit upset by your reply..should I be? I intended it as humor, not sarcasm. I'm sorry it wasn't taken that way. And you're not the only one to think I was being sarcastic. As for having fun, I was making fun of your reaction to Stefan's joke. It wasn't intended to be hurtful or mean. Appearantly that's how it came across. I'm sorry. That wasn't my intention. I thought Stefan's joke was funny. I thought that you're seeing it as a real product was funny. If you had been some dummy who always gets things wrong, it wouldn't have been funny at all. But you're not so it was unexpected and unexpected is often humorous. I do disagree that communication is strained in ascii. We use words to communicate. So did Shakespeare. Language might present some problems that I don't see because everyone on this list really seems pretty literate. I'm not quite sure what's going on. I've been on this group and before that on HPHAND for many years, using this same brand of humor. The few comments I received about it over the years were mostly compliments. I'm also on 2 other listserves and regularly read several newsgroups. I do the same thing on them. I talk this way to my friends and family. Every now and then somebody takes something seriously that I didn't intend seriously and I have to explain. Or, occasionaly I don't get a chance to explain. But that's fairly rare. Now, all of a sudden, just on this list, it's becomming an ongoing problem. I don't understand why. But I don't want to be a troublemaner so I guess it's something I'll have to find a way to deal with. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 19:54:55 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Fri, 16 Mar 2001 17:59:28 -0600, Barry wrote: > Now, all of a sudden, just on this list, it's becomming an > ongoing problem. I don't understand why. But I don't want to > be a troublemaner so I guess it's something I'll have to find a > way to deal with. > > Barry This has been resolved in private mail..friends again :-) Regards -- Martin Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 16:00:32 +1300 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Tony Hutchins Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tony Hutchins Subject: raw yahoo! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I had to share this site: http://pg1.yahoo.com/raw? I just found it via "Plinkit" which is at: http://members.bellatlantic.net/~blumax/plinkit This Plinkit site has heaps of HV-friendly links! In the raw yahoo menu I've checked out news (heaps of it - in 11 categories), weather (even found Wellington New Zealand - all on HV!!) Also finance works well, and there is a separate sports section (apart from within news) - and there I found the latest loacl rugby results. Mail and Movies seem to get directed to regular full blown yahoo. I'm sure the weather could be autmatically accessed for a region/city - ROBOT/LX could make up the url and GET.EXE could get it. Quotes as well. Gee, could almost re-create the old compuserve ascii stuff!!!! Tony ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 19:34:51 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Larry Mittell Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Larry Mittell Subject: Fluff: Emoticons (Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0) Comments: To: Barry In-Reply-To: <002601c0ae75$23436580$98fc36d8@oemcomputer> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Martin, sad to relate, but it's truly a problem and endemic to email communication. I've been excoriated more than once for innocent expressions of humor, when said expressions lack those abominable smileys (smilies?). It's difficult to understand how even intelligent, rational folks can be entertained by the written word when it's on paper, but enraged by it when reading precisely the same words from a phosphor screen. I've thrown in the towel. Nothing I can do will change the facts, so I now sprinkle liberal amounts of emoticons in my messages, in exactly the same way a military aircraft throws radar chaff to the winds while over enemy territory. I will never understand it, but I've come to accept it. Larry Mittell P.S.-- I hasten to add :) :) :), and for good measure . At 03:59 PM 3/16/01, Martin Bergvill wrote: >I intended it as humor, not sarcasm. I'm sorry it wasn't taken >that way. And you're not the only one to think I was being >sarcastic. > >As for having fun, I was making fun of your reaction to Stefan's >joke. It wasn't intended to be hurtful or mean. Appearantly >that's how it came across. I'm sorry. That wasn't my >intention. > >I thought Stefan's joke was funny. I thought that you're seeing >it as a real product was funny. If you had been some dummy who >always gets things wrong, it wouldn't have been funny at all. >But you're not so it was unexpected and unexpected is often >humorous. > >I do disagree that communication is strained in ascii. We use >words to communicate. So did Shakespeare. > >Language might present some problems that I don't see because >everyone on this list really seems pretty literate. > >I'm not quite sure what's going on. I've been on this group and >before that on HPHAND for many years, using this same brand of >humor. The few comments I received about it over the years were >mostly compliments. I'm also on 2 other listserves and >regularly read several newsgroups. I do the same thing on them. >I talk this way to my friends and family. > >Every now and then somebody takes something seriously that I >didn't intend seriously and I have to explain. Or, occasionaly >I don't get a chance to explain. But that's fairly rare. > >Now, all of a sudden, just on this list, it's becomming an >ongoing problem. I don't understand why. But I don't want to >be a troublemaner so I guess it's something I'll have to find a >way to deal with. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 10:05:50 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , steve@CARDERFAMILY.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Steve Carder Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 (how İFluff¨y can you get) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > You might want to incorporate my new touch sensitive LX screen > driver to give a heightened sense of realism. Does it also make the screen shiny and hard to read in sunlight like a = real touch screen? Steven A. Carder M.D. PGP public key on the server at http://pgp.mit.edu ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 13:35:52 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: PalmLX clearing up MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ok, ich habe euch ein Ei auf die Schiene genagelt :-) (German proverb: I nailed you an egg on the rail). Some fun must be allowed! BUT: wasn't screen size and look and feel a major concern? I contributed to this aspect. BTW the *.prc files are just 160x160 icon files. Copy *.prc to *.icn and use LXPIC to view them. Then you may also zoom and see how they would look like with pixels doubled. Do you remember my email asking for Palm screenshots? I didn't receive a single one! At that point I was a little annoyed and thought, ok, if you are not ready to help me at that low level of the project, I cannot expect any help if it's getting more difficult. And as a sweet little revenge I decided to make you believe that I don't need your help to come up with a working prototype. I learned one lesson from the last days: A group project will not happen. I didn't believe in a group project anyway, because I cannot imagine how it should work to develop a software across continents. I cannot imagine myself being part of a group project. Software development the way we do it, can also be a kind of art, and nobody would have the idea to work on a painting as a group of artists. That means to me, if I want to continue with PalmLX, I have (and want) to do it by myself. With all the valuable information of the list about what is already available, I still estimate an effort of about 1000 hours of work. The result will be unpredictable and possibly comparable to the effort of making JPEG available on the palmtop: It might work and be useful for a subset of applications with a decreasing tendency as time goes on. Now the economical part: 1000 hours of work on a freeware (it cannot be anything else) means a lack of income for myself of 1000 hours. Potential number of users will be probably 100. Price for a used Palm is ~$50. If I buy a used Palm for every potential user, it costs me only $5000, but if I program an emulator I loose a multiple of this sum. Indeed I won't buy a Palm for everybody, I'm not crazy, but I want to make clear once more, that freeware is nothing without value because you don't have to pay for it. The author often "payed" for it instead, indeed by his own free will. Anyway, PalmLX is not useless, or did any of you expect a Palm-GUI a week ago? It inludes some tricky programming and from your overwhelming reaction I think I hit the nail. And it is true, that only the function prc() needs to be written, to make it a complete emulator. In my code, prc() just displays an ICN file using INT5F. Instead of only being fake I can think of a small and realistic software with exactly the same appearance as PalmLX: Keys hit within PalmLX are sent through the IR port to the Palm. On the Palm is a TSR running, which passes the key to the running application and ACKs it by sending back a bitmap of the actual screen, which is received and displayed by PalmLX. With a 115200 baud connection, you may reveive 3 screenshots (3200 bytes bitmap each) in one second. Enough for medium type speed. If the Palm uses IrDA, I recommend to bypass it and use single character I/O instead. This removes the complex task of implementing an IrDA software stack on the HP. This would be an IR keyboard and IR screen for the Palm. Could be even used for Palms with broken screen. It requires programming experience on both platforms, but AFAIK we have that on this list (Barry?) However I'm not yet interested in such a program, because I own no Palm. It is just a feasible and small replacement project based on PalmLX. Thanks for your positive and not so positive reactions about PalmLX. And many thanks for the confidence of some of you in my programming skills assuming I could write a Palm emulator in 2 KB in 2 days. That honestly really touched me! I regret having abused your confidence. I also hope I didn't hurt anybody. And please stop flame wars on behalf of my announcement. Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 08:19:47 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Domingo" To: "HPLX Mailing List" ; "Barry" Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 11:59 AM Subject: Re: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barry" > To: > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 10:08 AM > Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 > > > > LARRY FELDMAN wrote: > > > Reality check. DOC is the ONLY open Palm > > > format. All the rest are proprietary (copyrighted). > > > People could seek permission I suppose, but the > > > copyright holders still have a financial interest in > > > their formats, and are not likely to release code. > > Just for the record, I wrote the above. Sorry I miss-attributed it. > Wonderful news! Stephan is working on an emulator and Barry > is working on a reader program! :o) > Seriously, you are the only profesional programmer who has > commented on this point so far, AFAIK, so that qualifies you > to do the job. :-) :-) I would but I'm retired. :) Seriously I'm not really looking for prorgramming projects. I've all but stopped programming. But I wouldn't mind helping out. If this does turn into a real project I'll do some of it. > As far as the programming part, iSilo format supports > graphics, HTML, links and bookmarks, plus a much tighter > compression than the DOC format affords. Tealdoc also > supports graphics, though it appears not to be much different > than the standard DOC format. My point? How are you going > to render files with formating, fonts and graphics intended > for the Palm screen in the hplx screen, unless you emulate > that screen size? That might occasionaly be a problem but I don't think it will be in most cases. First, Tealdoc, if I'm not mistaken, allows doc files to have links to graphic files stored by TealPaint. I don't think that's a commonly used feature yet. It's still fairly new and using it probably makes the doc file unreadable o r at least text only in other doc readers. But if we do a Doc reader we could also have a TealPaint reader and honor those links. Or use some other mechanism. As for fonts, etc, that can be done as easily on the 200lx as on the Palm. In a free format like the doc format it won't matter if more text is shown on the 200lx than on the Palm. The entire 200lx screen could be used to show about 5 times as much as the Palm would. This would be more problematical with something like a word processor where you have margin to deal with but there is a lot of extra screen horizontaly to play with if you make the text look natural size on the LX and since word processors scroll it won't matter if there's less length per page. The kind of problem an emulator would have with tightly formatted screens wouldn't have to be dealt with in a doc reader. Programs like TealInfo will present formatting difficulties but since they only have to be easily readabile on the 200lx, and not look just like they do on the Palm, that isn't so bad either. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 10:06:50 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Larry Tachna Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Larry Tachna Subject: Re: raw yahoo! Comments: To: Tony Hutchins In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Tony, >>I had to share this site: thanks for sharing this, it is an excellent site. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 09:10:25 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Domingo wrote: >There is another specialized reader by Teal, > whose name escapes at the moment (I didn't > like it, so I don't use it). That one has a > significant number of free and commercial files > writen for it, but again, it supports graphics, > tables and formatting. How are you going to > display that in the hplx? I just remember, it's Tealinfo. TealInfo is kind of a strange animal. I'm not sure anything quite like it exists on other platforms. At least I'm not aware of anything like it. I own TealInfo but I've never taken the time to study it's layout language. It's complex and you really have to have a fair overview of it before it's much use. I bought it thinking it was just a simple flat file database program. Because it has so many formatting options I think writing a conversion program for it will be a challange. And since there is so much structure in it's output and it's so tailored to fit the 160x160 screen, I think the best approach might be to let the person doing the conversion manually adjust the layout to fit the LX screen. Just give tools to move things around a little. But that needs some study. Automatic adjustement of the layout might be made to work. Another approach might be to convert TealInfo data to LX database format. That might be pretty difficult and I don't think it could work in all cases. TealInfo allows more and more flexibile formatting than the LX database. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 08:34:57 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Fluff: Emoticons (Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0) Comments: To: Larry Mittell MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Mittell" To: "HPLX Mailing List" ; "Barry" Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 9:34 PM Subject: Fluff: Emoticons (Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0) > Martin, sad to relate, but it's truly a problem and endemic to email > communication. I've been excoriated more than once for innocent expressions > of humor, when said expressions lack those abominable smileys (smilies?). > It's difficult to understand how even intelligent, rational folks can be > entertained by the written word when it's on paper, but enraged by it when > reading precisely the same words from a phosphor screen. > > I've thrown in the towel. Nothing I can do will change the facts, so I now > sprinkle liberal amounts of emoticons in my messages, in exactly the same > way a military aircraft throws radar chaff to the winds while over enemy > territory. I will never understand it, but I've come to accept it. I guess I'm going to have to do the same thing. But it's especially puzzling because I've never had a problem with this before. Oh well. I wonder if it would help to just announce here and now that I'm never to be taken seriously. Well, that might cause other problems. :) Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 17:30:33 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Tamas Feher Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tamas Feher Subject: Re: new HPalmLX name MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hello all, What do you think of "WorkPad/LX" as a name for the emulator? Workpad is the licence made PalmPilot, manufactured and marketed by IBM. Sincerely: Tamas Feher. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 08:28:02 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: Re: Fluff: Emoticons (Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0) In-Reply-To: <002901c0aeef$710a6fa0$8cfc36d8@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Also sprach Barry: > I wonder if it would help to just announce here and now that I'm > never to be taken seriously. Do you really mean that, or are you joking? - Joe :-) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 08:44:15 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 10:33:45 EST From: LARRY FELDMAN Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 > Sorry, but I did **NOT** write what was attributed > to me below. As a matter of fact, I agree with you! That was pointed out in another post and I sent an apology yesterday for mis-attributing and I left too much in it and it got rejected by the server. I've since trimmed and resent it and you should have it today. Again, I apologize for screwing up the attribution. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 19:42:43 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Jacques Belin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jacques Belin Subject: FLUFF : PalmLX : With or without the backdoor ? In-Reply-To: <14dIlb-0Va9GiC@fwd06.sul.t-online.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Le Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:25:11 +0100 Stefan Peichl a =E9crit: > After some heavy programming I'm glad to announce PalmLX V1.0, > the first Palm simulator for the HP200LX.=20 As you are discussing about PALM emulators, read about the text I just read from the "Risks" mailing list... (Will PalmLX be more secure than PALM ? ) -------=20 At http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-202-5005917-0.html: Passwords don't protect Palm data, security firm warns By Robert Lemos Special to CNET News.com March 2, 2001, 11:45 a.m. PT http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-201-5005917-0.html?tag=3Dprntfr People who rely on passwords to keep strangers from poking through the data stored on their Palms actually have no protection at all, a network security company warns. In an alert posted Thursday, @Stake pointed to a back door in the Palm operating system that allows anyone with developer tools to access data on handhelds that have been "locked" with a password. If someone finds or steals a Palm, the owner's data is basically an open book. And the theft of mobile devices for their data is becoming more common. "This is the nail in the coffin of the notion that the Palm has any security for your data," said Chris Wysopal, director of research and development for Cambridge, Mass.-based @Stake. "Any attacker with a laptop and a serial (syncing) cable is pretty much able to access everything on the device," he said. Handspring's Visor handhelds and Sony's Clie use the Palm OS. Palm representatives would not immediately comment on the advisory. The security flaw is actually in the OS for a reason. Palm software engineers and many of its application developers use the back door to debug applications running on the handheld. Many of them do not consider it to be a security issue, Wysopal said. However, few people who use the devices realize that using a password will keep only the casually curious from looking at their data. For that reason, @Stake said, it released the warning. "It's equivalent to adding a password to your PC's screensaver. "There's no true security in that," said Wysopal, who is known in the security community by his hacker handle, Weld Pond. Last September, @Stake discovered that the encrypted password used by Palm OS to protect so-called private records from prying eyes could easily be broken. With the discovery of the latest back door, it would seem that no data is safe. With a laptop loaded with developer tools and a sync cable, anyone who obtains access to a handheld can access the owner's data, add or delete applications, and format the memory card. Even Palm handhelds protected by encryption software could be compromised by using the back door to load a program to record all passwords as they are entered. Wysopal warned that weak Palm security could lead to other compromises as well. "You have corporate administrators keeping their company's critical passwords on their Palm because they think it is secure," he said. The back door affects all current versions of the Palm OS, Wysopal said. Palm OS 4.0, due later this year, is expected to correct the problem. ------- Jacques. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 10:53:16 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Robert K. Meyer" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Robert K. Meyer" Subject: Re: PalmLX clearing up Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > That means to me, if I want to continue with PalmLX, I have > (and want) to do it by myself. With all the valuable > information of the list about what is already available, > I still estimate an effort of about 1000 hours of work. I don't have it anymore, but the next generation Mac OS before Multifinder was released was written by the guy who wrote MacPaint, Andy Hertzfelt or something like that. His OS, ran off a single 720K floppy, had diagnostics, was multitasking, or at least could run several programs at once and ran in 512K memory. My 8MHz Mac played CD quality (44KHz sampling) audio (mono) long before CDROM's were out. Then because of disagreements and corporate thinking, we ended up Haven't really programmed in years, but I remember that one man shows just kind of fall in place. Your emulator is slick, graphics are nice. Personally, having the LX and having tons of software to do most any reasonable task, I'm not much interested in the Palm stuff expect perhaps some sort of mp3 player. I'm not interested in crippled computers. I am waiting for something equivalent to my 800CT in the size the LX running of two AA's. HP used to do those kinds of things. Those are multi-people projects. Bob -- R.K. Meyer MSEE K7PPC bmeyer@union-tel.com Elk Mountain WY http://w3.union-tel.com/~bmeyer/ The stone... Psa 118:22 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 12:53:00 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , dansedelux Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: dansedelux Subject: Re: connectivity pack Comments: To: Tyrak Sunstorm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi there---have a deal for you--I am missing disc 2. Sooooo--how about making an exchange with me---a copy of your disc 2 for a copy of my disc 3? Sure has been frustrating to have misplaced my disc 2. Let me know if you can oblige Paul Nault 2700 Farmington Ave Farmington, NM 87401 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:30:51 +0100 Reply-To: "Owen H. Morgan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Owen H. Morgan" Subject: Reading Palm Pilot mobile dB files. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Howdy! My good friend Trygve Henriksen has written applications both for the Psion = Series 3x and the newer EPOC machines to read Palm Pilot Mobile db files. = He says the format is quite simple. He sent an e-mail to the Mobile db = people and they gave him the information of the file format with no strings = attached. As for reading TomeRaider format, the TomeRaider people can be = contacted at . Trygve tells me there used to be a Palm Pilot emulator for DOS. It needed a = fast 486 or a Pentium. Apparently, after Palm took over the emulator and = moved it to their own site, the DOS version disappeared. I suggest you guys = ask on one of the Palm groups if someone still has a copy. Owen -- On a sailboat. In Norway http://pagina.de/naomi.j= ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:10:22 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List Comments: RFC822 error: Incorrect or incomplete address field found and ignored. From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: connectivity pack Comments: To: dansedelux MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit dansedelux wrote: > Hi there---have a deal for you--I am missing disc 2. Sooooo--how about > making an exchange with me---a copy of your disc 2 for a copy of my disc 3? > Sure has been frustrating to have misplaced my disc 2. Let me know if you > can oblige > Paul Nault > 2700 Farmington Ave > Farmington, NM 87401 Paul, be aware there at least 2 (that I know of) versions of the CPack software. I don't know if files can be mixed between them. I'll append dir listings below of the disks from the 2 sets I have. Cheers... Russ Older disks ---------------------------------------- Volume in drive A is HP INTL-C1 Directory of A:\ APPS ARJ 391665 08-29-94 9:03a DEARJ EXE 59686 05-04-94 4:53p INSDISK RI 1022 06-08-94 3:07p INSDSK_F RI 1024 06-08-94 2:16p INSDSK_G RI 1024 06-08-94 2:13p INSDSK_S RI 1024 06-08-94 2:17p INSTALL EXE 156980 06-20-94 3:18p INSTEXT RI 29528 06-30-94 3:50p INSTXT_F RI 30781 08-08-94 3:22p INSTXT_G RI 33359 08-08-94 3:24p INSTXT_S RI 32251 08-08-94 3:25p RES_FR ARJ 111984 08-29-94 9:05a RES_GR ARJ 114867 08-29-94 9:05a RES_SP ARJ 107867 08-29-94 9:04a RES_US ARJ 96030 08-29-94 9:04a 15 file(s) 1169092 bytes 286208 bytes free ---------------------------------------- Volume in drive A is HP INTL-C2 Directory of A:\ APPSTUFF ARJ 462239 08-29-94 9:04a LLRA_FR ARJ 58121 08-29-94 9:06a LLRA_GR ARJ 58312 08-29-94 9:06a LLRA_SP ARJ 57907 08-29-94 9:06a LLRA_US ARJ 58019 08-29-94 9:06a MISC_FR ARJ 28433 08-29-94 9:06a MISC_GR ARJ 27819 08-29-94 9:06a MISC_SP ARJ 27577 08-29-94 9:05a MISC_US ARJ 55849 08-29-94 9:05a WNSETALL ARJ 193213 08-29-94 9:08a 10 file(s) 1027489 bytes 427520 bytes free ---------------------------------------- Volume in drive A is HP INTL-C3 Directory of A:\ WNSET_FR ARJ 273918 08-29-94 9:08a WNSET_GR ARJ 277082 08-29-94 9:08a WNSET_SP ARJ 272911 08-29-94 9:07a WNSET_US ARJ 256438 08-29-94 9:06a 4 file(s) 1080349 bytes 376320 bytes free ---------------------------------------- Newer CPACK diskettes ---------------------------------------- Volume in drive A has no label Directory of A:\ INSDISK RI 1022 06-08-94 3:07p INSDSK_S RI 1024 06-08-94 2:17p INSDSK_F RI 1024 06-08-94 2:16p INSDSK_G RI 1024 06-08-94 2:13p DEARJ EXE 59686 05-04-94 4:53p INSTALL EXE 156980 06-20-94 3:18p INSTEXT RI 29528 06-30-94 3:50p INSTXT_S RI 32251 08-08-94 3:25p INSTXT_F RI 30781 08-08-94 3:22p INSTXT_G RI 33359 08-08-94 3:24p APPS ARJ 391665 01-17-95 6:18p RES_US ARJ 96030 01-17-95 6:19p RES_SP ARJ 107868 01-17-95 6:19p RES_FR ARJ 111985 01-17-95 6:19p RES_GR ARJ 114868 01-17-95 6:20p 15 file(s) 1169095 bytes 286208 bytes free ---------------------------------------- Volume in drive A has no label Directory of A:\ APPSTUFF ARJ 463934 01-17-95 6:19p MISC_SP ARJ 27577 01-17-95 6:20p MISC_US ARJ 55849 01-17-95 6:20p MISC_GR ARJ 27819 01-17-95 6:20p MISC_FR ARJ 28433 01-17-95 6:20p LLRA_US ARJ 58019 01-17-95 6:20p LLRA_SP ARJ 57907 01-17-95 6:20p LLRA_FR ARJ 58121 01-17-95 6:20p LLRA_GR ARJ 58312 01-17-95 6:20p WNSETALL ARJ 193213 01-17-95 6:22p 10 file(s) 1029184 bytes 425472 bytes free ---------------------------------------- Volume in drive A has no label Directory of A:\ WNSET_US ARJ 256440 01-17-95 6:21p WNSET_SP ARJ 272918 01-17-95 6:21p WNSET_FR ARJ 273924 01-17-95 6:22p WNSET_GR ARJ 277091 01-17-95 6:22p 4 file(s) 1080373 bytes 375808 bytes free ---------------------------------------- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 23:17:56 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 (how İFluff¨y can you get) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 10:05:50 -0500 > From: Steve Carder > Subject: Re: ANN: PalmLX V1.0 (how İFluff¨y can you get) > > > You might want to incorporate my new touch sensitive LX screen > > driver to give a heightened sense of realism. > > Does it also make the screen shiny and hard to read in sunlight like a = > real > touch screen? Not yet. I'm still working on that feature. :) Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 23:34:45 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: PalmLX clearing up MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 13:35:52 +0000 > From: Stefan Peichl > Subject: PalmLX clearing up > > Do you remember my email asking for Palm screenshots? > I didn't receive a single one! At that point I was a little > annoyed and thought, ok, if you are not ready to help me at > that low level of the project, I cannot expect any help if it's > getting more difficult. And as a sweet little revenge I decided > to make you believe that I don't need your help to come up with > a working prototype. Several of us sent you the url of PalmGearHQ, where you can quickly get all the screenshots you want. > I learned one lesson from the last days: A group project will > not happen. I didn't believe in a group project anyway, because > I cannot imagine how it should work to develop a software > across continents. > > I cannot imagine myself being part of a group project. > Software development the way we do it, can also be a kind > of art, and nobody would have the idea to work on a painting > as a group of artists. Keep in mind that PAL was a group project. It was done by a group of people on HPHAND. The project was broken up into modules and various programmers did those modules. This was all coordinated and a lot of the programming was done by Gillis Kohl. > Anyway, PalmLX is not useless, or did any of you expect a > Palm-GUI a week ago? It inludes some tricky programming > and from your overwhelming reaction I think I hit the nail. > > And it is true, that only the function prc() needs to be > written, to make it a complete emulator. In my code, prc() > just displays an ICN file using INT5F. Well, maybe I did misunderstand you. I've been getting all kinds of mail because I treated your product announcement as a joke. I thought you were joking. While I have no doubt that a Palm emulator can be written for the LX, I have serious doubts that a useful one could be written. I thought that you had intentionally written a useless program and announced it as the new PalmLX emulator. I thought that was a very clever joke. Now I'm not so sure. I have only minimal Palm programming experience, and that only in Forth with minimal use of the Palm API. I've never been much of an API programmer. I learned to program long before APIs were invented and by the time there were such things as APIs I was doing systems programming on non-Gui systems. I've also done no IR programming. If you're seriously thinking of a project to make the LX into a Palm keyboard, first be aware that there are already several very good Palm keyboards available now and that each of them has a somewhat different software interface and a lot of Palm programs have been made to work with one or more of these keyboards. I have a keyboard for my Palm, also. I think I've used it once in the year and a half that I've had it, just to try it out. Keyboards kind of defeat the purpose of the Palm. For entering large amounts of data, that's much easier to do on a PC and then synch onto the Palm. All that capability comes with the Palm right out of the box for the built in applications and more and more third party applications are also providing that ability. They have a desktop component and a Palm component. Thats becoming pretty common. So what would the purpose be in an infrared LX keyboard for the Palm? Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 15:57:08 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Josef Meyer Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Josef Meyer Subject: Bug in FTPS.EXE with WWW/LX? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit By playing around with the FTP server program (ftps.exe) with WWW/LX 3.1, I found the strange behaviour that ftps seems to truncate files during "put" from a client to the LX as server to muliples of 512 bytes. I tried FTPS.EXE (file dated 2000-04-19) that way: I used a Socket LP+E CF Ethernet adapter to connect to our company's network. I used LXCIC (permanently loaded) as card enabler. In a separate SC section I started the PPP driver with "LXEN2216 0x66". After this I started WWWLX V3.1, giving me the DOS prompt, using the following configuration part in www.cfg (I believe many parameters are irrelevant): ------------------- İEAS_Ether¨ Port=1 OmniGo=0 PPP=1 Modem=1 Baud=38400 Ether=1 Peer_IP=164.48.251.129 ; gladiolo My_IP=164.48.251.249 DNS_IP=164.48.174.11 DNS2_IP=164.48.182.12 Script=EAS_Script Login=easmej ModemInit=ATZ Dial=ATDT3651 Password=(encrypted) ------------------- At last I launched FTPS with the following ftps.cfg: ------------------- ; user anonymous İftp¨ Dir=c:\test ;user meyerj İmeyerj¨ Pass=test Dir=c:\ Drives=ACDacd ------------------- Then I fetched the file www.cfg (7688 bytes) from the LX to a PC with WinNT as client (ftp -> get www.cfg in a DOS window). This transfer was o.k. Next I transferred back the file www.cfg to a different directory in the LX (put www.cfg), after that the length of the file www.cfg on the LX was reduced to 7680 bytes! As a next step I made the same procedure again, but using a SUN Solaris system as ftp client (Solaris 5.5): Same result: only 7680 bytes on the LX! Result: 'get' from FTPS o.k., but 'put' is losing last bytes exceeding a multiple of 512 bytes, regardless if 'bin' or 'ascii' transfer. Has someone else encountered the same problem? Is it a bug of FTPS.EXE or could something be wrong with my configuration). I reported this item twice to D&A, but I got no answer, therefore I turn with this question to the list. Best Regards / Josef Meyer ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 13:28:13 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: PalmLX clearing up MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- > Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 13:35:52 +0000 > From: Stefan Peichl > Subject: PalmLX clearing up > > Do you remember my email asking for Palm screenshots? > I didn't receive a single one! At that point I was a little > annoyed and thought, ok, if you are not ready to help me at > that low level of the project, I cannot expect any help if > it's getting more difficult. And as a sweet little revenge I > decided to make you believe that I don't need your help to come up > with a working prototype. If there is anything this thread did, is make the list more focused and on topic. Oh well, back to your regularly scheduled fluff programming . . . Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 16:55:59 +0100 Reply-To: Norbert_Giese@T-Online.de Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Norbert Giese Subject: Re: Key stuffing programs - general question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Barry, thank you for the excellent explanantion about key stuffer internals. I continued to experiment with the StuffKey and StuffString function of LX-Batch for a while, but am about to give up the idea to control a built-in application through LX-Batch. Just for the matter of completeness, if somebody follows this thread, I like to add here why: While it is possible to fill the keyboard buffer with keys to be executed (up to the length of the buffer), the main point seems to be _when_ these keys are executed. For example, if an LXB file has a few Stuffkey function calls (to switch to and open a specific database), followed by a simple LXB Message function call, the message shortly pops up _before_ one sees the keys in the keyboard buffer executed. This makes me to beleave that the more important question is _when_ the keys are actually pulled off the buffer and executed. Anyhow, this (asynchronious?) behaviour cannot be used reliable in an LX-Batch batch file. However, if someone goes further, I am interested. Norbert -- Norbert Giese, A.Stifter-Weg 10, 71116 Gaertringen ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 14:34:21 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , MCHEM1@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Al Kind Subject: Re: Bug in FTPS.EXE with WWW/LX? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sun, 18 Mar 2001 14:28:41 -0500 (EST) Hi I have run FTPS at work. I haven't seen the behavior you describe, but I can't remember if I used the PUT command, only GET. I'll try tomorrow. I'm curious that you are successfully using a CF ehternet card. I have a PreTec CF MODEM, I wonder if it would work in the LX as well? Cheers...AJKind 04h31m33s ago ... On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, Josef Meyer wrote: > By playing around with the FTP server program (ftps.exe) with WWW/LX > 3.1, I found the strange behaviour that ftps seems to truncate files > during "put" from a client to the LX as server to muliples of 512 > bytes. > > I tried FTPS.EXE (file dated 2000-04-19) that way: > > I used a Socket LP+E CF Ethernet adapter to connect to our company's > network... -- * Al Kind, 3113 Horsebarn Rd U-193, Storrs CT 06269-4193 USA * Phone:(860)486-6126 EFax:(413)826-8780 **TeamHP200LX** ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 17:11:49 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , kopplin@TECHNOIR.NU Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Mike Kopplin Subject: Archives, LX-Mapblast going offline MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII The searchable archives of the HPLX list, and the LX-Mapblast site will be going offline sometime in the next few days. My ISP has decided to sell it's users "down the river" to Earthlink. EL can not provide the connectivity I need, so I have been scrambling to find a new ISP. Global Crossing, the company that owns my current ISP, gave me a weeks notice that my account would be "transitioned". I guess being a loyal customer for 6 1/2 years doesn't count for much. If all goes to plan, the site will be unavailable for about an hour. Of course, nothing goes to plan, so expect anything between an hour and who knows. Regards, Mike Kopplin ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 08:27:20 +0200 Reply-To: davidb@netmedia.net.il Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: David Becher Subject: Re: PalmLX clearing up Stefan Peichl writes: > Instead of only being fake I can think of a small and realistic > software with exactly the same appearance as PalmLX: > > Keys hit within PalmLX are sent through the IR port to the > Palm. On the Palm is a TSR running, which passes the key to > the running application and ACKs it by sending back a bitmap of > the actual screen, which is received and displayed by PalmLX. > > With a 115200 baud connection, you may reveive 3 screenshots > (3200 bytes bitmap each) in one second. Enough for medium type > speed. If the Palm uses IrDA, I recommend to bypass it and use > single character I/O instead. This removes the complex task of > implementing an IrDA software stack on the HP. > > This would be an IR keyboard and IR screen for the Palm. > Could be even used for Palms with broken screen. It requires > programming experience on both platforms, but AFAIK we have > that on this list (Barry?) There is a similar program just out from Mochasoft which lets you use a desktop as keyboard and screen for a palm which sits in the cradle. > However I'm not yet interested in such a program, because > I own no Palm. It is just a feasible and small replacement > project based on PalmLX. > I'm not interested really either, just dropping in my 0.02c in case anyone is. For a project in which you arent interested you are sure doing a lot of work! This is why the projects in which you ARE intersted work so well. Well done Stefan! -- ** David Becher ** davidb@netmedia.net.il davidb@cimatron.co.il ** www.cimatron.co.il ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 06:00:45 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Nathalie Bugeaud Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Nathalie Bugeaud Subject: FLUFF: this and that MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NETWORKING CAN BE HAZARDOUS The structure of the Internet makes it peculiarly prone to computer viruses. http://www.nature.com/nsu/010315/010315-2.html and ... want to join July 13th Superstition Bash which has become a popular favorite across the world, providing an activity for all ages to enjoy and participate in as well as an event that serves to champion science and reason in an off-beat kinda way? Featured will be a Superstition Obstacle Course, Chain Letter Activities, the Limbo Ladder, MisFortune Cookies, and the Failed Prediction Archives...everyone can participate, share their ideas and receive further information by contacting Amanda at a.human@mindspring.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 06:02:32 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Nathalie Bugeaud Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Nathalie Bugeaud Subject: Re: PalmLX clearing up MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit dear Stefan - have you recovered from my nasty x-mas greeting? >Ok, ich habe euch ein Ei auf die Schiene genagelt :-) ...also (in good German): "verarscht" :) :) :) >Thanks for your positive and not so positive reactions about >PalmLX. And many thanks for the confidence of some of you in >my programming skills assuming I could write a Palm emulator >in 2 KB in 2 days. That honestly really touched me! I regret >having abused your confidence. Stefan, the reason I wrote this was not really to congratulate you on the achievement of writing this "emulator" in 2 days. I have no idea what you have achieved :) ... all i know is, that LXPIC is your creation and it works well on all my computers ! I have yet to download PALMLX to try it, because I have no pic or doc yet from the PALM platform to look at. Does PALM-LX.ZIP have any samples? >I also hope I didn't hurt anybody. And please stop flamewars >on behalf of my announcement. Wow, Stefan - you would make a good husband ... sooo polite :) I hope you like my right margin this time ... 63 ! with HRTs ! love, Nathalie ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 08:05:03 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Tamas Feher Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tamas Feher Subject: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hello all, Here are my comments about this Palm emu turmoil: Stefan Peichl wrote: >Some fun must be allowed! This sounds strange, as Stefan was one of the list "purists", who insisted on reducing off-topic, etc. Yet, he did not put the Fluff: flag into Subject line! > BUT: wasn't screen size and look and feel a major concern? > I contributed to this aspect. Stefan I was grossly amazed by this sentence! It sounds just like usual M$ public relations stuff! > BTW the *.prc files are just 160x160 icon files. Copy *.prc > to *.icn and use LXPIC to view them. Then you may also zoom > and see how they would look like with pixels doubled. For this paragraph I have a separate comment, which I will email to you directly. >Do you remember my email asking for Palm screenshots? >I didn't receive a single one! At that point I was... Well, I saw many people posting URLs here, where screenshots of Pilot progs are available for self-serving by great dozens and it won't even fill up your mailbox! So this is certainly not a point well taken. >I learned one lesson from the last days: A group project will >not happen. I didn't believe in a group project anyway, because >I cannot imagine how it should work to develop a software >across continents. Linux is being developed this way and even if not perfect, it works. I do think that Linux history as a social phenomena was already investigated from the scientific point of view, including issues of dynamics of virtual workgroups, etc. >I cannot imagine myself being part of a group project. >Software development the way we do it, can also be a kind >of art, and nobody would have the idea to work on a painting >as a group of artists. To the contrary. Most paintings were completed as a group project. The master made the main figure and composition and finishing bells and whistles were relegated to pupils most often. This is why authorative decisions on the painter's identity are almost impossible in so many cases in history of classical art. >I still estimate an effort of about 1000 hours of work. That seems to be an exaggeration even to me! Maybe true if you include all the work up to say version 3.2, with performing lots of small bugfixes and minor enhancement based on user feedback. >Now the economical part: 1000 hours of work on a freeware >(it cannot be anything else) means a lack of income for myself >of 1000 hours. Absolutely don't get it. Do you work from 2200 to 0400? That's the right time for writing freeware! >I regret having abused your confidence. >I also hope I didn't hurt anybody. And please stop flame wars >on behalf of my announcement. I see the main problem here as stability of virtual communities. They are hard to build and easy to destroy. Such incidents can shorten the life expectancy of this list by as much as three months. Someone introduced the idea of Palm emulation, it floated around for some two weeks, than work seemingly started, finally a beta-release and it turns out to be a hoax? Boy, we were taken for jerks for sure! We shall not loose our face, let's get away from here. If PalmPilot is good enough to qualify for emulation on LX, it will be good enough for us as a main platform; so let's abandon LXship. Sad? (BTW: As a form of disclaimer, I shall mention that I do not own an LX or other palmtop, my eyes are not good enough; so I am not directly interested in the outcome of this turmoil. I just think the way it went was not right.) Sincerely: Tamas Feher. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 10:04:13 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Guenther Helmuth E." Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Guenther Helmuth E." Subject: Re: Archives, LX-Mapblast going offline MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mike, > If all goes to plan, the site will be unavailable for about an > hour. Of course, nothing goes to plan, so expect anything > between an hour and who knows. I cross my fingers for the plan. Kind regards Helmuth ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 13:54:21 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: Re: PalmLX clearing up MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Barry wrote: > Several of us sent you the url of PalmGearHQ... yes indeed, and I'm sure it was well meant. > ...where you can quickly get all the screenshots you want. unfortunately that is not true. It was a nightmare to walk through all these 159x162 or 158x158 screenshots with all sort of colordepth, some in interlaced GIF, others as animated GIFs. These are screenshots brushed up for good web appearance and not for the purpose I wanted to use them. It took me quite some time to convert them back to just simple 160x160 screen shots, which I would have liked to receive from you. > While I have no doubt that a Palm emulator can be written for > the LX, I have serious doubts that a useful one could be > written. Let me again compare it to JPEG. I remember statements about JPEG not being possible on the Palmtop because it would take minutes to decode a picture. And only small JPEGs could be decoded in 640 KB memory and then, what will be left from the 16 Mio. colors on a black and white screen? What would you have said at that time, if I had announced a 15 KB JPEG viewer only using 64 KB of memory, decoding at reasonable speed and dithering the 16 Mio. colors to useful B&W representation? You'd probably said something more drastic than (in analogy): "If he intends LXPIC as a serious product, he needs more help than I can give him. :)" Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 06:14:56 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: Re: PalmLX clearing up In-Reply-To: <14ezAy-1LMIDJC@fwd02.sul.t-online.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Also sprach Stefan Peichl: > Barry wrote: > > > Several of us sent you the url of PalmGearHQ... > > yes indeed, and I'm sure it was well meant. > > > ...where you can quickly get all the screenshots you want. > > unfortunately that is not true. It was a nightmare to walk > through all these 159x162 or 158x158 screenshots with all sort > of colordepth, some in interlaced GIF, others as animated GIFs. > These are screenshots brushed up for good web appearance and > not for the purpose I wanted to use them. It took me quite some > time to convert them back to just simple 160x160 screen shots, > which I would have liked to receive from you. How were we supposed to know that the web screenshots weren't sufficient if you didn't tell us? You're just sounding petulant now. - Joe ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 10:09:12 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Robert Hocking Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Robert Hocking Subject: FLUFF: Computer/Religious joke In-Reply-To: <004b01c0b032$3f47d720$c985fcc1@oemcomputer> Many of us have seen this before, but it was just sent to me again and I thought I would share it with the group: JESUS and SATAN Jesus and Satan were having an ongoing argument about who was better on his computer. They had been going at it for days, and God was tired of hearing all of the bickering. Finally, God said, "That's enough. I'm going to set up a test that will run two hours, and I'll be the judge of whom does the better job." So Satan and Jesus sat down at their keyboards and typed away. They moused. Did spreadsheets. They wrote reports. They sent faxes. They sent e-mail. They sent out e-mail with attachments. They downloaded. They did some genealogy reports. They made greeting cards. They did every known job. But ten minutes before their time was up, lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, thunder rolled, the rain poured and, of course, the power went off. Satan stared at his blank screen and screamed every word known in the Underworld. Jesus just sighed. The power finally flickered back on, and each of them restarted their computers. Satan started searching frantically, while screaming "It's gone! It's all gone! I lost everything when the power went out!" Meanwhile, Jesus quietly started printing out all of his files from the past two hours. Satan, observing this, began screaming, "Wait! He cheated! How did he do it?" God smiled, shrugged and said, "Isn't it obvious? Jesus saves!" ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 10:35:34 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Key stuffing programs - general question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Norbert Giese wrote: > This makes me to beleave that the more > important question is _when_ the keys are > actually pulled off the buffer and executed. > Anyhow, this (asynchronious?) behaviour > cannot be used reliable in an LX-Batch batch > file. I once helped someone set up a batch file including a keystuffing program years ago named stackey that allows delays. I still have a copy of it and it's documentation file. I just looked and it also allows 128 characters, and that can be increased. It load a tsr and uses the timer and essentially does what the program I wrote does and a lot more. (I wish other programmers would stop doing that to me. :) It also will produce all the special characters your keyboard can produce. It has repeats and a lot of other features. I don't know if this will help but it might. It looks like there's a bit of a learning curve to use all these features but it's all documented. If you want a copy of this send me a private email to barryATfbtcDOTnet and I'll send it in the reply. You know what to do with the uppercase in the address, I'm sure. I've never actually used this program myself so I don't know how good it is, but it did help solve a problem for someone at work. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 21:29:05 +0100 Reply-To: Etienne Lemaire Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Etienne Lemaire Subject: battlog- a few questions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am trying out Battlog and find it remarkable. However, a few details nag me: - Time reported is double the actual time used: I suppose this is due to my DS unit. is there a fix for this? -I can cut and paste the graph, but it always seem to cut the first 6 hours, and no more. Is there something that escapes me? -In Menu, Options, Measure Interval: I guess this is the time interval at which the battery voltage is measured, but then: a)What does auto detect do? b)If I chose one minute, and the 48hr view, I get additional horizontal guide lines; in the 6hr view, vertical guide lines. - RS232 Power Off : how to make this work eludes me, but here I guess I have too many programs interfering-lighton, filer, etc TIA Etienne ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 14:12:36 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , David Runge Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: David Runge Subject: Pocket Quicken for DOS Solution - Available? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi all, I want to start using Quicken 2001 for Windows and want a compatible Pocket Quicken to run on my HP200LX (32mb doublespeed). I'd like to enter transactions on the palmtop and import them to Quicken 2001. A search of the archives and the web doesn't look promising. Years ago I used the HP200LX's built-in Pocket Quicken for DOS. Then stopped using it when I switched to running Managing Your Money version 12 on the palmtop. Any help would be very much appreciated, David __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:11:07 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Bob Christopher Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bob Christopher Subject: Pocket Quicken for DOS Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I believe that Pocket Quicken for DOS was available on disk as an upgrade for the 95/100LX. Check the used software sites like recycledsoftware.com. I seem to remember that Thaddeus had it for sale as well. I don't think it's feasible to extract functional ROM based apps of the 200LX to disk, but I may be wrong. Bob Bob Christopher Littleton, Colorado USA bob@palmtop.com HP 200-LX Palmtop = DOS Were The Days = ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 19:23:04 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , KenLondon Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: KenLondon Subject: Re: Pocket Quicken for DOS Solution - Available? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit David Runge wrote: > Hi all, > > I want to start using Quicken 2001 for Windows and > want a compatible Pocket Quicken to run on my HP200LX > (32mb doublespeed). I'd like to enter transactions on > the palmtop and import them to Quicken 2001. A search > of the archives and the web doesn't look promising. > > Years ago I used the HP200LX's built-in Pocket Quicken > for DOS. Then stopped using it when I switched to > running Managing Your Money version 12 on the > palmtop. > > Any help would be very much appreciated, > David > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml Pocket Quicken stopped working with desktop Quicken many years ago. After many years of searching, exprerimenting, etc. I was never able to find a way to get information from Pocket Quicken to Quicken on the desktop. Import and export in Quicken or pocket quicken would not work. I was never able to find a utility that would accomplish the transfer. Quicken used to have one...it is now history. For the record I would also point out that pocket quicken was a good program on the 200lx, they basiscally gutted the program for the 680. On the 200lx it gave you transaction history, on the version for the 680 it just gives you balances only. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 09:00:14 +0800 Reply-To: jimmytan@yeos.com.my Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: jimmytan@YEOS.COM.MY Subject: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! Comments: To: n2vip@bellatlantic.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Ken, How about Nov 30, the day when HP officially ceased production of the 200LX back in 1999? BTW, HP's support for the repairs and parts officially ends on Nov 30 this year. I wonder what they'll do with their excess stocks of spare parts? Jimmy. ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: RE: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! Author: n2vip@bellatlantic.net Date: 2001/03/05 10:22 PM Obviously, there should be a minor holiday on the 100th day of the year (coming soon, right) to celebrate the 100LX, and the ral party would be on the 200th day of the year. There will be those that claim there should also be a holiday on the 95th day of the year, to commemerate thier beloved 95LX, but their numbers are small, and their date is so close to the 100th day that they should simply either celebrate on the 100th day, or upgrade. ;¬) Ken -----Original Message----- From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu¨On Behalf Of jimmytan@YEOS.COM.MY Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 1:02 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu Subject: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! Hi everyone, Just as these fans who still love ABBA's songs, I find my palmtop still works for me. So, I started thinking, W H Y D O N ' T we declare an HP 200LX Day? I mean there's World Telecommunication Day, there's Earth Watch Day, there's ABBA Day, so what not an HP 200LX Day? Not a bad way to commemorate this little wonder and it's success, especially when it's still alive and kicking today, I think. Many thoughts follow: What date should it be on? What do supporters do? Where do we meet? Should we meet at all or just flood each other with well wishes? What are the benefits? What will HP think? Is this a DUMB idea? Any thoughts? Best regards, Jimmy. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 18:39:29 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Bob Christopher Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bob Christopher Subject: Using Stackey With GP Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Thanks to Barry for the Stackey utility. With it I have been able to create an automated Goin' Postal batch file that loads GP, waits 4 seconds and then dials for email. All I do is turn my laptop on and the rest is executed vial Autoexec.bat and the EM.bat file I created to launch GP: @C: @CD\UTIL @STACKEY @cd\EMAIL @C:\UTIL\STACKEY F9W144 @call gp.bat Stackey has a huge number of options, switches, etc. I will dig through it to see if it can cycle every xxx minutes to perform looped batch calls which would be cool for setting up automated email retrieval on either the old laptop or on the 200LX. Bob Bob Christopher Littleton, Colorado USA bob@palmtop.com HP 200-LX Palmtop = DOS Were The Days = ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 18:54:04 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , David Runge Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: David Runge Subject: Quicken for DOS on Palmtop --> Quicken for Win Comments: To: KenLondon In-Reply-To: <3AB6A2E8.E01EF60C@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi all, Thanks for your replies to my earlier post about Pocket Quicken. Very helpful. On a related topic... Someone suggested I try Quicken for DOS v.8 in the palmtop and transfer the data periodically to Quicken for Win on the desktop. This seems like a very viable option and I just happen to have a copy of the DOS version. (I bought it many years ago anticipating the need). My main purpose in switching from MYM on the HP200LX to Pocket Quicken or Quicken for DOS v.8 is so I can do data entry on the go but then merge it on the desktop. That way my wife has an easy to use program for accounts she maintains and we gain online banking and investment support when at home. I followed a link from the Intuit Quicken web site to the "Unofficial Quicken 2000 Web Site" http://www.defaria.com/Quicken/ and in the FAQ/ GENERAL it pointed out that there are many things that cannot be transferred through a QIF: Scheduled Transactions Address Book Memorized Investment Transactions Emergency Records Budgets Memorized Reports Memorized Graphs Debt Reduction info Options Settings Online Payees Calendar Reminders Alerts The various "Centers" customizations Home Inventory Forecasts Web Entry downloads Security News Estimated Capital Gains Tax Deduction Finder I'm curious if anyone uses Quicken for DOS v.8 as your primary application and then import into Quicken for Windows. Is it simply to print or do you do as I plan to do and use the palmtop and QuickenDOS primarily for data entry? Do you find the limitations listed above a hardship? Do you ever transfer data from the *desktop* to the *palmtop*? If so, what version of Quicken for Win do you use? Email me off-list if you feel that more appropriate. Regards, David __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 22:09:57 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! Comments: To: jimmytan@yeos.com.my MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit jimmytan@YEOS.COM.MY wrote: > Hi Ken, > > How about Nov 30, the day when HP officially ceased production of the 200LX back > in 1999? BTW, HP's support for the repairs and parts officially ends on Nov 30 > this year. I wonder what they'll do with their excess stocks of spare parts? > > Jimmy. > ____________________Reply Separator____________________ > Subject: RE: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! > Author: n2vip@bellatlantic.net > Date: 2001/03/05 10:22 PM > > Obviously, there should be a minor holiday on the 100th day of > the year (coming soon, right) to celebrate the 100LX, and the > ral party would be on the 200th day of the year. There will be > those that claim there should also be a holiday on the 95th day > of the year, to commemerate thier beloved 95LX, but their > numbers are small, and their date is so close to the 100th day > that they should simply either celebrate on the 100th day, or > upgrade. ;¬) > > Ken > > -----Original Message----- > From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu¨On > Behalf Of > jimmytan@YEOS.COM.MY > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 1:02 AM > To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu > Subject: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! > > Hi everyone, > > > > Just as these fans who still love ABBA's songs, I find my > palmtop still works > for me. So, I started thinking, W H Y D O N ' T we declare > an HP 200LX Day? > I mean there's World Telecommunication Day, there's Earth Watch > Day, there's > ABBA Day, so what not an HP 200LX Day? Not a bad way to > commemorate this little > wonder and it's success, especially when it's still alive and > kicking today, I > think. > > Many thoughts follow: What date should it be on? What do > supporters do? Where do > we meet? Should we meet at all or just flood each other with > well wishes? What > are the benefits? What will HP think? Is this a DUMB idea? > > Any thoughts? > > Best regards, > > Jimmy. > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at > http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml I had suggested February 11, 2000 (the 42nd day of the year). (See Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy for the significance of this choice). ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 08:34:03 +0100 Reply-To: Etienne Lemaire Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Etienne Lemaire Subject: Re: Installing ACCTON 2216 Comments: To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe H. Smith To: Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 01:42 AM Subject: Installing ACCTON 2216 > While trying to install the accton 2216 I am encountering > problems. The HPLX.NET article has lots of information but > seems to assume a lot of things. Have you sorted it out? I'm not sure I follow your problems: installing the Accton card on my Win98 desktop was done with one of the default drivers providerd by win98. I d/l LXMNC from R. Whitby's page, unzipped it and transferred it to the desktop. I only got Net Beui working, and not always on the first attempt, but I do link to my home network and back-up my 200lx this way. Let me know if you need more details Etienne ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 07:40:03 -0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Alban Pearce Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Alban Pearce Subject: Re: Pocket Quicken for DOS Comments: To: Bob Christopher , Bob Christopher In-Reply-To: <200103200020.f2K0KSp06895@ez0.ezlink.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I Bought pocket quicken for dos It appears to be an exm file and I cannot get it to run under dos ... 6.22 On 19 Mar 01, at 17:11, Bob Christopher wrote: > I believe that Pocket Quicken for DOS was available on disk > as an upgrade for the 95/100LX. Check the used software > sites like recycledsoftware.com. I seem to remember that > Thaddeus had it for sale as well. > > I don't think it's feasible to extract functional ROM based > apps of the 200LX to disk, but I may be wrong. > Bob > > Bob Christopher Littleton, Colorado USA bob@palmtop.com > HP 200-LX Palmtop > = DOS Were The Days = > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 03:56:41 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: Fluff: HP 200LX Day! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Ken London quoted endlessly and inconsiderately 73 lines!, only to finish with these pearls: > jimmytan@YEOS.COM.MY wrote: İ snip snip ... my blades dull snipping Ken's quotes ¨ > I had suggested February 11, 2000 (the 42nd day of the year). (See Hitchhikers > Guide To The Galaxy for the significance of this choice). Ken, could you perhaps find some consideration in your heart and stop this useless endless quoting? (Oh, my apologies for misquoting you at least 10 doen times in my 10 posts or so so far on this list.) Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 19:24:27 +0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Jorgen Wallgren Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jorgen Wallgren Subject: Re: PalmLX clearing up MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Oh, yes- that's another good example of the "can't be done" attitude = which we always hear. Lucky that the HP 100/200LX community has great programmers which doesn't think like this. If they did, the 200LX had been a rather boring machine! Jorgen > Let me again compare it to JPEG. I remember statements about > JPEG not being possible on the Palmtop because it would take > minutes to decode a picture. And only small JPEGs could be > decoded in 640 KB memory and then, what will be left from the > 16 Mio. colors on a black and white screen? > > What would you have said at that time, if I had announced a > 15 KB JPEG viewer only using 64 KB of memory, decoding at > reasonable speed and dithering the 16 Mio. colors to useful > B&W representation? > > You'd probably said something more drastic than (in analogy): > > "If he intends LXPIC as a serious product, > he needs more help than I can give him. :)" > > Stefan > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 14:00:28 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tamas Feher wrote: > I see the main problem here as stability of virtual communities. > They are hard to build and easy to destroy. That makes me pensive and I think you are right. Hopefully I rather destroyed my own reputation than the reputation of this list. From todays point of view I wish I could make the whole thing unhappen. I removed PalmLX from my homepage to prevent further damage. This is my last contribution to this subject. Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 09:28:35 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Andrew King Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew King Subject: Re: Quicken for DOS on Palmtop, on list please MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Subject: Quicken for DOS on Palmtop --> Quicken for Win > Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 18:54:04 -0800 > From: David Runge > SNIP > I'm curious if anyone uses Quicken for DOS v.8 as your > primary application and then import into Quicken for > Windows. Is it simply to print or do you do as I plan > to do and use the palmtop and QuickenDOS primarily for > data entry? Do you find the limitations listed above a > hardship? Do you ever transfer data from the > *desktop* to the *palmtop*? If so, what version of > Quicken for Win do you use? > > Email me off-list if you feel that more appropriate. > > Regards, > David I would like to know more about this, I have stuck with Quicken 98 in the hopes that I could eventually import stuff from PocketQuicken. I also have Quicken 8 for DOS but haven't really used it. At any rate I would suggest that this is certainly worth keeping on list. -- Andrew King Ann Arbor Michigan technology is the answer, what was the question? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 06:44:19 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Patrick West Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Patrick West Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE In-Reply-To: <14fLkP-09Uji4C@fwd03.sul.t-online.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've been busy so haven't read most of the complaints about the joke. This list is famous for freaking out about very minor topics so I tend to blow away the complaints. I enjoyed the joke. Rather than being a danager to a "virtual community" I see humor as a proof that a community exists. I think some people on this list misread the joke and went out all amped and now feel like fools. Because they feel foolish they get angry. I also think they are angry because they see their beloved machine becoming more and more dated. Tamas Feher wrote: > I see the main problem here as stability of virtual communities. > They are hard to build and easy to destroy. It is ALWAYS easier to destroy then to build. By the way why do you need this list to be an HPLX "COMMUNITY"? What's wrong with having a simple help & discussion list? Stefan Peichl wrote: > Hopefully I rather destroyed my own reputation than the reputation of this > list. I don't see that you seriously hurt either one. > From todays point of view I wish I could make the whole > thing unhappen. Such is life. But things like this become better jokes with age. At some point in the future the funniest part of this will be all the people who wigged out. Patrick West _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 08:52:44 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: PalmLX clearing up MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stefan Peichl wrote: > unfortunately that is not true. It was a nightmare > to walk through all these 159x162 or 158x158 > screenshots with all sort of colordepth, some in > interlaced GIF, others as animated GIFs. These > are screenshots brushed up for good web > appearance and not for the purpose I wanted to > use them. It took me quite some time to convert > them back to just simple 160x160 screen shots, > which I would have liked to receive from you. I suspect most of us weren't aware that would be a problem. I think a simple statement of the problem and another request for screen shots would have gotten you a lot of screen shots. I sent you the url thinking I was offering you something better than a few screenshots of my Palm. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 09:08:14 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: PalmLX clearing up MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stefan Peichl wrote: > Let me again compare it to JPEG. I remember > statements about JPEG not being possible on > the Palmtop because it would take minutes to > decode a picture. And only small JPEGs could be decoded in 640 KB memory and then, what will be > left from the 16 Mio. colors on a black and white > screen? > > What would you have said at that time, if I had > announced a 15 KB JPEG viewer only using > 64 KB of memory, decoding at reasonable speed > and dithering the 16 Mio. colors to useful B&W > representation? > > You'd probably said something more drastic than > (in analogy): > >> "If he intends LXPIC as a serious product, >> he needs more help than I can give him. :)" I made that statement still thinking of your project as a joke. And I still think a serious Palm emulator can't be written for the LX. I don't know much about what goes into decoding jpeg. I have no idea how it works. I no practically nothing about image processing. I've always dealt with graphics as either simple blocks of pixels (usually mono) or as objects made up of lines, or both. I do know a little bit about how cpu emulators work. I haven't written one but I've looked at them and studied some source code and I'm fairly sure I could write a cpu emulator. I haven't actually looked much at total system emulation. Based on what I've seen, both in the source code and in the results of careful optimization by good programmers, and having used a number of emulators, shareware, freeware and commercial, I think it's a silly idea. Useful emulators are written on systems that are faster than the system they're emulating, not slower. Am I saying don't try it? Not at all. I'd love to be wrong. I think a good Palm emulator for the LX would be a great thing. If someone truly believes they can do it, I wish them the best of luck. I sure agree that there are still suprises left in the world. And a successful Palm emulator would sure be a surprise. :) I think I've begun to agree with you that we won't do a group project. I think it would be nice if we could but it takes someone with good orginazational skills to lead it. Someone like Gillis Kohl. Maybe we have somene like that. Maybe we don't. But no-one has spoken up. It also takes a lot of teamwork and cooperation and trust in one another, and I saw how quickly we broke up into angry factions discussing this. That doesn't bode well for a group project. But so what! We still have a bunch of good programmers here and there will still be individual projects and those are usually best anyway. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 07:41:48 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Alfred Lee Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Alfred Lee Subject: Re: Quicken for DOS on Palmtop --> Quicken for Win Comments: To: David Runge MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi David, I am no longer a Quicken user but I had used Quicken rather intensively under DOS in the past. Take my comment with a big grain of salt. I believe the limitations listed are related to non transactions, meaning you can transfer all transactions without problem. I have done what you described for a short period of time (between HP and DOS v8 I believe) without problem. Alfred -----Original Message----- From: David Runge To: HPLX-L@uconnvm.uconn.edu Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 4:24 AM Subject: Quicken for DOS on Palmtop --> Quicken for Win >Hi all, > >Thanks for your replies to my earlier post about >Pocket Quicken. Very helpful. On a related topic... > >Someone suggested I try Quicken for DOS v.8 in the >palmtop and transfer the data periodically to Quicken >for Win on the desktop. This seems like a very viable >option and I just happen to have a copy of the DOS >version. (I bought it many years ago anticipating the >need). > >My main purpose in switching from MYM on the HP200LX >to Pocket Quicken or Quicken for DOS v.8 is so I can >do data entry on the go but then merge it on the >desktop. That way my wife has an easy to use program >for accounts she maintains and we gain online banking >and investment support when at home. > >I followed a link from the Intuit Quicken web site to >the "Unofficial Quicken 2000 Web Site" >http://www.defaria.com/Quicken/ and in the FAQ/ >GENERAL it pointed out that there are many things that >cannot be transferred through a QIF: > > Scheduled Transactions > Address Book > Memorized Investment Transactions > Emergency Records > Budgets > Memorized Reports > Memorized Graphs > Debt Reduction info > Options Settings > Online Payees > Calendar Reminders > Alerts > The various "Centers" customizations > Home Inventory > Forecasts > Web Entry downloads > Security News > Estimated Capital Gains > Tax Deduction Finder > >I'm curious if anyone uses Quicken for DOS v.8 as your >primary application and then import into Quicken for >Windows. Is it simply to print or do you do as I plan >to do and use the palmtop and QuickenDOS primarily for >data entry? Do you find the limitations listed above a >hardship? Do you ever transfer data from the >*desktop* to the *palmtop*? If so, what version of >Quicken for Win do you use? > >Email me off-list if you feel that more appropriate. > >Regards, >David > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. >http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > >** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 08:57:54 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Bob Christopher Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bob Christopher Subject: Palm-vs-LX Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Granted, we programmers are a little left of center. Sometimes we program for the joy of the challenge, sometimes for the challenge of giving joy to others as we reduce their labor through our labor. Sometimes we create illusions just to see what the response will be. Some on this list seemed to be yearning for a last minute reprieve from their self-imposed sentence of having to live out their days with an LX as other technologies run away from them freely. To them I suggest they look at the LX and the Palm for what they really are, for they are completely different. There can be no apples-to-apples comparison, only apples-to-oranges. The LX is a true computer. It is a platform upon which one can run a multitude of applications and, if they desire, program new ones. The LX is a data repository with the ability to extract, manipulate and re-present data in any number of ways, through any number of programs. With the use of simple data converters, the possibilities are endless. The Palm is an infant platform whose biggest claim to fame is its form factor. More importantly, though, it is a data repeater only - mostly taking the DayTimer from paper from to electronic form. Very few use it for email, internet web browsing or the like. It is handy for quick notes, appointments and keeping a phone list. This is what most users use it for and expect it to do. Which explains why Palm is in no particular hurry to advance the OS or sponsor a vast software library for it. Personally, I am not drawn to it for the simple reason that its appealing form factor ironically defines its limitations. It does little more than what the Sharp Wizards of old did. Worse still, unlike the LX that hit the ground running to take advantage of a veritable library full of compatible software titles, the Palm hit the ground and stopped. It awaits further development and maturity. In any event, my LX will continue to accompany me through my work day and accept virtually anything I throw at it, perform virtually any task and remain one of the truly great productivity tools of the 20th century. I consider myself most fortunate to have it at my disposal. Oh, yes, it also handles my quick notes, appointments and phone list. Not surprisingly, in meeting after meeting, as others etch-a-sketch their way through Graffiti input Palm handhelds I simply type. And in nearly all meetings those with Palms are drawn to the LX and wish their Palms could do what the LX does. They always stop short of moving over to the LX, though. And it is always because of the display. Why HP elected to continue to use the 95/100LX CGA vs the paper-white EGA/VGA screen remains a complete mystery to me. If it was simply a power drain problem they certainly could have addressed that with a different battery configuration like two 504 12v with a power conversion IC to whatever met the power needs of system and the display. The sad truth is that HP has never been very good at re-development and even less inclined to re-package its products. Bob Bob Christopher Littleton, Colorado USA bob@palmtop.com HP 200-LX Palmtop = DOS Were The Days = ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 08:23:04 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , David Runge Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: David Runge Subject: Re: Quicken for DOS on Palmtop, on list please Comments: To: Andrew King In-Reply-To: <3AB76913.1F7DB77D@mediaone.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I have loaded Quicken for DOS version 8 release 3 on the palmtop and will soon try adding txns, categories, classes, etc. to it and then transferring it to Quicken 2001 on the desktop via QIF. I'll keep the list posted with my results. The Intuit web site says the latest release of Quicken for DOS was version 8 release 7 but there is no download available on the web site (that I could find in a thorough search) to update my release to 7. Does anyone know where to get the update? To determine what release you have, press "V" on the main screen. David --- Andrew King wrote: > I would like to know more about this, I have stuck > with Quicken > 98 in the > hopes that I could eventually import stuff from > PocketQuicken. > I also have Quicken 8 for DOS but haven't really > used it. > At any rate I would suggest that this is certainly > worth keeping > on list. > > -- > Andrew King > Ann Arbor Michigan > technology is the answer, what was the question? > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at > http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 11:37:17 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Andrew Lovell Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew Lovell Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE In-Reply-To: <14fLkP-09Uji4C@fwd03.sul.t-online.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Stefan I think the Palm project was an excellent tour-de-force. Unfortunately I did not have the opportunity of downloading your work before you wiped it. I think it is very unfortunate that some people's comments offended you. Regards Andrew >That makes me pensive and I think you are right. Hopefully I >rather destroyed my own reputation than the reputation of this >list. From todays point of view I wish I could make the whole >thing unhappen. I removed PalmLX from my homepage to prevent >further damage. This is my last contribution to this subject. > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 09:44:13 -0700 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ace Frehley Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ace Frehley Subject: Excess Service Parts Comments: To: Ken London In-Reply-To: <3AB6CA05.71FF8411@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If my previous experiences can for tell the future, HP will probably dispose of most of these parts for economic reasons.=20 Handling and dispersal were not equated into the price of the products so unless you can get an HP manager to tell you differently... YMMV. Disposal is probably the easiest and cheapest thing for them to do. Legal encumbrances also play a factor. >How about Nov 30, the day when HP officially ceased production of the = 200LX back in 1999? BTW, HP's >support for the repairs and parts = officially ends on Nov 30 this year. I wonder what they'll do with their= >excess stocks of spare parts? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 04:42:51 +1200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Roger Whitmarsh Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Roger Whitmarsh Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" Comments: To: Andrew Lovell MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In response to Tamas's final wounding comment, Stefan wrote (sadly): >list. From todays point of view I wish I could make the whole >thing unhappen. I removed PalmLX from my homepage to prevent >further damage. This is my last contribution to this subject. Thanks a lot Tamas ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 04:44:33 +1200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Roger Whitmarsh Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Roger Whitmarsh Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" Comments: To: Andrew Lovell MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sorry Andrew, didn't mean to send you my comment personally. Just used your email as the basis for a reply to the list, and forgot to delete your address. Cheers... Roger Whitmarsh ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 12:44:32 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: Palm-vs-LX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bob Christopher wrote: > Personally, I am not drawn to it for the simple reason that its > appealing form factor ironically defines its limitations. It does > little more than what the Sharp Wizards of old did. Worse still, > unlike the LX that hit the ground running to take advantage of a > veritable library full of compatible software titles, the Palm hit the > ground and stopped. It awaits further development and maturity. I hate the palm platform but one of the positive things going for it is the vast selection of applications. You can go into almost any computer store, office supply store, etc. and get packages of 100 games or other programs for the palm . Have you gone into a Staples or CompUSA and seen all of the apps that are sold for the palm? Next time you are in Staples stop and look at what they have for the palm. It's too bad we didn't have that big a selection for the 200lx. Even though the 200lx used already available DOS software, nobody thought to package them like they do for the palm. I detest the palm platform but I like the vast selection of applications and accessories that are sold for it. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 12:53:00 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: Excess parts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Someone was asking what HP will do with the excess 200lx parts. Most likely they will donate the parts to a trade school somewhere and call it a charitable deduction on their income taxes. Or they will donate to a charity like the Salvation Army. Many companies will do this type of thing when they eliminate old inventories of parts and equipment. They won't just dump them in the trash, they will want to get some sort of monetary benefit like that in the form of an income tax deduction. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 13:05:15 EST Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , LARRY FELDMAN Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: LARRY FELDMAN Subject: Re: Palm-vs-LX Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ken. To some extent, these collections do/did exist for the 200LX. Every now a= nd then, I pull out my old Shareware CD-ROMs from the early PC days. Hundred= s of programs that run on the LX. To be sure, some have Year 2000 problems, bu= t many run as well as they ever did. If you can find a copy of the old PC-S= IG CD's you can have a real good time :¬). Well indexed, and easy to find wh= at you're looking for. Might I also suggest, that the File Library (www.filelibrary.com), has mo= re DOS software than most people will need in a lifetime. Larry Ken London wrote: > It's too bad we didn't have that big a selection for the 200lx. Even > though > the 200lx used already available DOS software, nobody thought to packag= e > them like they do for the palm. > = > I detest the palm platform but I like the vast selection of application= s > and accessories that are sold for it. > = > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D LFeldman@USA.net Listowner: Submini-L: The Subminiature Photography Mailing List ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=3D1 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 03:21:41 +0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Adrian Ho Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Adrian Ho Subject: Re: Palm-vs-LX Comments: To: LARRY FELDMAN In-Reply-To: <20010320180515.18719.qmail@awcst169.netaddress.usa.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII I find it rather odd to agree with Ken London on anything, but I guess there's always a first time. 8-) On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, LARRY FELDMAN wrote: > To some extent, these collections do/did exist for the > 200LX. > İ...¨ > Might I also suggest, that the File Library > (www.filelibrary.com), has more DOS software than most > people will need in a lifetime. All well and fine, but like Ken said, none of these are _packaged_ for the LX. At minimum, that involves a label that says "For the HP 95/100/200LX", as an assurance to the customer that it's been tested with the LX's limited hardware and non-standard firmware, and probably won't smoke your data unless you want it to contort in bizarre ways. Even in the LX's heyday, I don't recall many software packages that sported this sort of label. In contrast, no Palm userİ*¨ has to scan the System Requirements section (if you can find it) to see what processor/OSİ*¨/display is expected, and remember that "CGA is good, VGA is bad, 286 is evil". Just look for your Palm model on the front of the box, drop the software into your Palm, and you're off to the races. İ*¨ Except the 1st-generation Palm owners, who inhabit roughly the same territory software-support-wise as us LX owners. -- Adrian Ho aholx@singnet.com.sg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 16:28:01 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Andrew King Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew King Subject: Re: Quicken 8 for DOS version 7 Comments: To: David Runge MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit David Runge wrote: > The Intuit web site says the latest release of Quicken > for DOS was version 8 release 7 but there is no > download available on the web site (that I could find > in a thorough search) to update my release to 7. Does > anyone know where to get the update? To determine > what release you have, press "V" on the main screen. > > David I have release 7, it came on two 720 K disks and now occupies 2.7 meg on my Omnibook 425. -- Andrew King Ann Arbor Michigan technology is the answer, what was the question? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:19:14 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Seems to me like a lot of people on the list need to lighten up. The ol' rear sphincter muscle needs to be relaxed a bit. They need to go out in the sun and smell flowers or go get laid or sumthing' who knows why people are uptight? Maybe they were beaten with rubber chickens as children. I think it's important for the rest of us to understand that there will always be idiots and there's not much you can do about it (from a distance, anyway). Ya just gotta laugh at them, be glad you're not like them and send their messages to /dev/null. But don't let them chase you away. -----Original Message----- From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@uconnvm.uconn.edu¨On Behalf Of Roger Whitmarsh Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 11:43 AM To: HPLX-L@uconnvm.uconn.edu Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" In response to Tamas's final wounding comment, Stefan wrote (sadly): >list. From todays point of view I wish I could make the whole >thing unhappen. I removed PalmLX from my homepage to prevent >further damage. This is my last contribution to this subject. Thanks a lot Tamas ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 16:34:55 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ed Keefe Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Keefe Subject: Re: Palm-vs-LX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ken London wrote: >>It's too bad we didn't have that big a selection for the 200lx. Even though...<< I respectfully submit, for your consideration, the 2000 CD InfoBase from Thaddeus Computing. http://www.palmtoppaper.com/cgi-bin/shop.plx/SID=PUT_SID_HERE/page=cd.htm The ad says "1500 shareware, freeware programs". What it doesn't say is that all of these programs have been tested and are known to run on the LX's -- something that can't be said of other DOS software collections. Let the Palm and WinCE folks shoot for that goal. .ed. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:40:19 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Steve Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Steve Subject: Re: PalmLX clearing up Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Stefan Peichl wrote: > > While I have no doubt that a Palm emulator can be written for > > the LX, I have serious doubts that a useful one could be > > written. > > Let me again compare it to JPEG. I remember statements about > JPEG not being possible on the Palmtop because it would take > minutes to decode a picture. And only small JPEGs could be > decoded in 640 KB memory and then, what will be left from the > 16 Mio. colors on a black and white screen? > > What would you have said at that time, if I had announced a > 15 KB JPEG viewer only using 64 KB of memory, decoding at > reasonable speed and dithering the 16 Mio. colors to useful > B&W representation? One interesting side effect of writing a program to run on the 200LX, is the speed it runs on a desktop. And, if you have ever used Internet Explorer to browse an image collection, you can really appreciate LXPIC on a Win95 system. On my parent's system I gave up trying to show them how to use Windows native programs to view family pictures e-mailed to them. I made an icon for LXPIC on the desktop, and move all their pictures to one directory when I visit. Had to answer one or two questions about LXPIC. But, that's easier than walking them through opening "folders", selecting, double clicking, and wading through menus every time they want to veiw pictures. Given the fun Mom has with the AOL mail center, maybe I should give an LX mailer a try. Steve ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:47:12 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Systems-Consulting Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Systems-Consulting Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ed Padin made a very good point. This is a group effort, the smaller the group, the fewer viewpoints we get. We need ALL the input we can get. Just skip the ones that you don't like. It is not necessary to comment on every message as to its appropriateness. We can each judge by ourselves. When I'm in a crowd and I hear something I don't like, I usually don't have a need to make a comment, I can just ignore it. Thanks, Paul Anderson, Pres, Systems-Consulting 89 Main Street, Broad Brook CT 06016 USA tel:(860)627-5393 web: http://Systems-Consulting.com -----Original Message----- From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU¨On Behalf Of Ed Padin Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 5:19 PM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" Seems to me like a lot of people on the list need to lighten up.............. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:57:14 -0600 Reply-To: Chris Lott Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Chris Lott Subject: New Release Tomorrow In-Reply-To: from "Daniel Hertrich" at Mar 14, 2001 06:26:34 PM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Daniel: I have a new release ready to submit to you tomorrow. I have to clean up the README file and make the zip package tonight. Changes: Incorporated the limit changes of 091a and 091b permanently into this new release. Allow direct incorporation of HP Notetaker data files (as with the Phone Book files, you have to do GDBIO on your note files first). Capability to direct read text files has been retained, and both methods can be used simultaneously. Added option to specify the title of your text file note in the .MDF file, instead of from line 1 of the text file. Just wanted to give you a heads up. Now to finish up the appt book section... -Chris Lott -- ************************************************************************ R. Christopher Lott, P.E. rclott@ro.com Alpha Beta Technologies, Inc. 3112 12th Ave S.W. PHONE: 256-534-9067 Huntsville, Alabama 35805 FAX: 256-534-9069 ************************************************************************ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 19:39:27 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Rodger N. Bird II" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Rodger N. Bird II" Subject: Automap Road Atlas For Sale. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed I have 1 used copy of Automap Road Atlas Version 2.0 (DOS) For Sale. The program comes on both 3 1/2" & 720K floppies and includes the manual. Asking $20.00, which includes shipping within the continental United States. Please email me direct if you are interested. Do not reply to this message. My email address is: rbird2@peoplepc.com Rodger ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 20:50:57 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: Palm-vs-LX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ed Keefe wrote: > Ken London wrote: > > >>It's too bad we didn't have that big a selection for the 200lx. Even > though...<< > > I respectfully submit, for your consideration, the 2000 CD InfoBase from > Thaddeus Computing. > http://www.palmtoppaper.com/cgi-bin/shop.plx/SID=PUT_SID_HERE/page=cd.htm > > The ad says "1500 shareware, freeware programs". What it doesn't say is that > all of these programs have been tested and are known to run on the LX's -- > something that can't be said of other DOS software collections. Let the Palm > and WinCE folks shoot for that goal. > > .ed. > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml Don't have the 2000 CD, did get an earlier version from several years ago and had alot of trouble running it. Often times the cd infobase program would not install properly or would crash. Finally gave up using it. So for me the CD was next to useless. It was the 98 version. Never went for the more recent version. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 20:58:34 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: Palm-vs-LX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit LARRY FELDMAN wrote: > Ken. > > To some extent, these collections do/did exist for the 200LX. Every now and > then, I pull out my old Shareware CD-ROMs from the early PC days. Hundreds of > programs that run on the LX. To be sure, some have Year 2000 problems, but > many run as well as they ever did. If you can find a copy of the old PC-SIG > CD's you can have a real good time :¬). Well indexed, and easy to find what > you're looking for. And there were many programs that didn't run on the 200lx. Many of these programs wanted different video than what the 200lx could support or didn't like some other aspect of the 200lx. True the 200lx could run many programs but it couldn't run everything. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 02:49:22 +0000 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List Comments: RFC822 error: Incorrect or incomplete address field found and ignored. From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: Quicken for DOS on Palmtop, on list please Comments: To: David Runge MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit David Runge wrote: > I have loaded Quicken for DOS version 8 release 3 on > > To determine > what release you have, press "V" on the main screen. I just checked, I too have v8r3. What do the different releases get you? Bug fixes or additional features or ?? I only use Quicken on my Dos desktop, not my LX, so I don't have any data transfer concerns; I'm just curious where this topic is going... Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 00:36:11 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Andrew King Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew King Subject: Re: HPLX-L Digest - 19 Mar 2001 to 20 Mar 2001 (#2001-103) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" > Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 14:00:28 +0000 > From: Stefan Peichl > > That makes me pensive and I think you are right. Hopefully I > rather destroyed my own reputation than the reputation of this > list. From todays point of view I wish I could make the whole > thing unhappen. I removed PalmLX from my homepage to prevent > further damage. This is my last contribution to this subject. > > Stefan > Stefan Your reputation is fine with me. Since I don't have anywhere near the skills needed to come up with even a joke of this quality I can only be impressed at what the more talented list members can accomplish. Thanks for all your efforts. -- Andrew King (still trying to figure out MAGNIFY) Ann Arbor Michigan technology is the answer, what was the question? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 07:18:43 +0100 Reply-To: K.Rdt@tu-berlin.de Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Klaus Reinhardt Organization: RDT Subject: Internet-Connection without rnaapp? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; ----------------- mailto:K.Rdt@TU-Berlin.DE start ------------------- Hi It's not a hp200lx-question, but I often got qualified answers from here and the other related groups couldn't give me help, that I want to have a try: My Internet-Connection runs over an ISDN-parallel-s0-Box from Teles. I've installed it with - german called - DF\ and can see, that there are invoked tapiexe.exe and ranaapp.dll. When I've closed the connection particularly rnaapp is behaving as zombie; some minutes later the system is hanging and I have to kill the process; but afterwards a new connection isn't possible, some bits in the 'kernel' seem to be 'confused'. So I have to boot - often! This problem isn't there with the İt-¨online.exe from the german telekom, but there I have to pay more .. I tried trumpet winsocket, but its shareware and the different versions are confusing, too. I tried hperterm with a connection over AcoISDN, but I could only get the 'raw' connection, a dialog isn't possible. I looked in my newly installd cygwin, but could only see the inetd-dir and some perl, which would be new for me; but cygwin has no /dev or alike. So I would be vera happy to get some hint for another 'free winsock connection' K@Rdt ----------------- mailto:K.Rdt@TU-Berlin.DE !end! ------------------- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 02:01:39 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Ed Padin ably wrote: > Seems to me like a lot of people on the list need to lighten up. The ol' > rear sphincter muscle needs to be relaxed a bit. They need to go out in the > sun and smell flowers or go get laid or sumthing' who knows why > people are uptight? Maybe they were beaten with rubber chickens as children. Together these two processes may be a bit constradictory. See if the loosening of above-mentioned muscles take place, the results may overpower the smell of flowers! Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 02:01:41 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: HPLX-L Digest - 19 Mar 2001 to 20 Mar 2001 (#2001-103) Comments: To: Andrew King MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Andrew King ably wrote: > Andrew King (still trying to figure out MAGNIFY) Did you try to write to support@dasoft.com? I had a problem with Magnify (eons ago!) and it got solved forthwith. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 08:34:37 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Andrew King Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew King Subject: Re: MAGNIFY support Comments: To: hplxmail@yahoo.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit hplxmail@yahoo.com wrote: > > Andrew King ably wrote: > > Andrew King (still trying to figure out MAGNIFY) > > Did you try to write to support@dasoft.com? I had a problem > with Magnify (eons ago!) and it got solved forthwith. > Actually it's more a question of finding the manual and spending half an hour with it. I wouldn't want to cast doubt on DAsoft's support services, the problem has much more to do with my tendency to undertake many more projects than I have time for. -- Andrew King Ann Arbor Michigan technology is the answer, what was the question? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 08:35:38 -0600 Reply-To: Chris Lott Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Chris Lott Subject: New HP2REX Release Ready MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit New version is released. See README file for changes and details. APPT book will be ready next release. This one just enhances MEMO processing capabilities. Interested persons my fetch the HP2REX distribution ZIP archive by anonymous ftp to alphabetatech.com - fetch the H2R092.ZIP file using binary mode. See the file README for instructions, acknowledgements, and file information. I hope to hear from some of you guys soon with comments. -Chris -- ************************************************************************ R. Christopher Lott, P.E. rclott@ro.com Alpha Beta Technologies, Inc. 3112 12th Ave S.W. PHONE: 256-534-9067 Huntsville, Alabama 35805 FAX: 256-534-9069 ************************************************************************ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 09:43:38 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Striegel, Alan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Striegel, Alan" Subject: Re: Golf Solitaire 2.1 now available Comments: To: Curtis Cameron MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >From: Curtis Cameron İmailto:curtc@AIRMAIL.NET¨ >Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 8:38 PM >... >And can anyone beat an average score of 20.6? > >The game is available at: >http://members.aol.com/FreeWhl44/lxgames.html It has taken me about a year, but I have managed to match the average score of 20.6 that Curtis mentions in his message. 2724 games so far and I have managed to hold on to the 20.6 average for the last 50 or so. I must be improving. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 09:32:00 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Theodore Heise Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Theodore Heise Subject: Klondike win percent (was: Golf Solitaire 2.1 now available) In-Reply-To: <454226824160D3118F9D00508B08F15A02624CE2@piouspkldmail.pios.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Striegel, Alan wrote: > It has taken me about a year, but I have managed to match the average score > of 20.6 that Curtis mentions in his message. 2724 games so far and I have > managed to hold on to the 20.6 average for the last 50 or so. I must be > improving. I've struggled to stay at 20, and recently have dropped under. :( That's with a couple hundred games played. What sort of win percentages are folks achieving with Klondike? I was up to 12.4% last week, but just dropped under 12. I've played a bit over 800 games. Ted -- Theodore W. Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA PGP public key: http://showcase.netins.net/web/twheise/theise.txt ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 16:46:42 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Feher Tamas Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Feher Tamas Subject: Security hole in PGP found by czech cryptanalysts. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all, I see many are using PGP with palmtop and desktop e-mail. Here are some bad news for you: Let's wait what independent researchers and RSA, Zimmermann , etc. will comment about this rather new finding. Securely: Tamas Feher. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:52:59 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , KenLondon Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: KenLondon Subject: Re: Golf Solitaire 2.1 now available MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "Striegel, Alan" wrote: > It has taken me about a year, but I have managed to match the average score > of 20.6 that Curtis mentions in his message. 2724 games so far and I have > managed to hold on to the 20.6 average for the last 50 or so. I must be > improving. Too much time to kill? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:10:11 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Feher Tamas Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Feher Tamas Subject: From SYSTRAN to the future. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all, I see there was some discussion of Systran, as a sidetrack of the japanese MorphyOne thread. Just wanted to let you know, that dr. Peter Toma, the now 76 years old inventor of Systran is working with a small group of programmers in Hungary, Budapest to produce a next generation system, which shall do realtime translation on a PC, between 16 languages, including voice recognition and synthesis. Therefore a PC connected in between a transcontinental phone line would allow people to talk to each other, without need for a common language. Development uses Linux. I bet, you can guess if they will be ready in 5 years, using 8 programmers or in 15 years utilizing 60+ coders. But you may see some commercial spin-offs from this project earlier. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:19:57 +0100 Reply-To: "Owen H. Morgan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Owen H. Morgan" Subject: Signing off. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi gang! It's time for me to leave you. I've gone as far as I can with the HPLX = weatherfax project, and while there are still a couple of little niggles, = it's working well and is in daily use. The LX starts the HFFAX program and = switches the shortwave receiver on at scheduled times and when the faxes = have been recieived it switches the receiver off again, returns to the = topcard and powers down the LX. I just received a catalog from a supplier = of marine electronics, and found that a commercial printing weatherfax = receiver costs around USD 2500 :o) I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all who helped with the = weatherfax project and took me down memory lane to my DOS days. I'm about = to finish my report on how I put it all together in software and hardware = with listings of my batch files etc, so if any of you are interested in = receiving the final report, please e-mail me off list. I'll lurk for another couple of days and then bugger off some time this = weekend. Receiving the list via cell phone is just too darned expensive, = and the bickering and endless quoting of several generations of old = messages doesn't make it any better, so I really can't justify staying when = I no longer need your help. Oh, by the way, the TV report about me and my boat was sent at the end of = the news at 21:00 (20:00 UTC) on Friday March 16. (Martin Bergvill saw it = :o) If you have a fast Internet connection, it is possible to see it at = www.tv2.no E-mail me off list if you have problems wading through the Norwegian = language site. If any of you are interested in receiving my cruise log e-mails, you can = sign up for my ListBot based mailing list via my web site at = http://pagina.de/naomi.j Good Bye, and thanks! Owen -- * This e-mail was accelerated by EPOC and REM * * Then it was brought to its knees by the Internet and GSM * Owen H. Morgan, Yacht "Naomi J.", LD-9311 @ Sj=F8hussenteret marina 68=B043.13'N 15=B024.74'E Sortland in Vester=E5len, Northern Norway http://pagina.de/naomi.j= ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 13:52:03 -0600 Reply-To: Chris Lott Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Chris Lott Subject: GDBIO Question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit What does the error message: "Fatal Error: fixed string field" indicate normally when you run gdbio? I am now getting this when I try to extract from my appt book. I have successfully done this in the past without this error message, so maybe my file is corrupted somehow. Thanks, -Chris Lott -- ************************************************************************ R. Christopher Lott, P.E. rclott@ro.com Alpha Beta Technologies, Inc. 3112 12th Ave S.W. PHONE: 256-534-9067 Huntsville, Alabama 35805 FAX: 256-534-9069 ************************************************************************ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 11:58:55 -0800 Reply-To: hobchi@hotmail.com Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: hobchi Subject: For trade MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I have for trade; I would like a LX 200 (new) docking station. I have for trade a new 1/3" CCD B/W PCB Camera Smart 6MB memory/Modem w/o cable. HP Mobile data link for HP95 XtreeNew V2.0 software all new. Pls reply hobchi@juno.com yor pal al.... ===== . o__ _.>/)_ (_) \(_) Woman, that's warm... Semper Mobilus __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 15:19:25 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stefan Peichl wrote: > That makes me pensive and I think you are right. > Hopefully I rather destroyed my own reputation > than the reputation of this list. From todays point > of view I wish I could make the whole thing > unhappen. I removed PalmLX from my homepage> > to prevent further damage. This is my last > contribution to this subject. I'm not sure anymore if you were joking or not. Maybe I never will be. :) In any case, joking or otherwise, I can't see where you've done anything wrong. I don't see where anyone has done anything wrong with respect to all this. If anything, we've gotten a little hotheaded as a group. Maybe we should just all calm down and have a cup of coffee and think it over and remember that we're all good guys. Nothing bad has happened. We just got a little rambunctious. Maybe because Mama Avi wasn't here to tell us to behave. :) Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 16:29:59 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Jim Sanders Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jim Sanders Subject: re Quicken MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01C0B224.2BFAD700" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C0B224.2BFAD700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The problem with exporting to Quicken 2001 is the dates. If you export = to a qif file then manually edit out the /00's and /01's to /2000 and = /2001 you can then import the qif file to Quicken 2001. Jim ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C0B224.2BFAD700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The problem with exporting to Quicken = 2001 is the=20 dates. If you export to a qif file then manually edit out the /00's and = /01's to=20 /2000 and /2001 you can then import the qif file to Quicken = 2001.
Jim
------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C0B224.2BFAD700-- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 16:31:00 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Jim Sanders Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jim Sanders Subject: HV fonts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0034_01C0B224.50C79DC0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C0B224.50C79DC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Does anyone have any larger fonts for HV that they have created? My = aging eyes need some help. Thanks. Jim Sanders ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C0B224.50C79DC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Does anyone have any larger fonts for = HV that they=20 have created?  My aging eyes need some help.  = Thanks.
Jim Sanders
------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C0B224.50C79DC0-- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 15:44:59 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: HPLX-L Digest - 19 Mar 2001 to 20 Mar 2001 (#2001-103) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ken London wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I hate the palm platform but one of the positive things going for it is the vast selection of applications. You can go into almost any computer store, office supply store, etc. and get packages of 100 games or other programs for the palm . Have you gone into a Staples or CompUSA and seen all of the apps that are sold for the palm? Next time you are in Staples stop and look at what they have for the palm. It's too bad we didn't have that big a selection for the 200lx. Even though the 200lx used already available DOS software, nobody thought to package them like they do for the palm. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< I suspect there are still hundreds of times more apps for the 200lx than there are for the Palm, although there are a lot of apps for the palm. Who cares if they're in collections at Staples? They're readilly available on the internet and at used software stores. Most are free. Many are extrememly sophisticated. And the variety is amazing. Dos may still be the platform that has the richest selection of applications of all. Windows will catch up, and may have already. But Palm, rich as it's base off apps is, isn't even in the ballpark yet. You have to be careful how you measure things. Measuring by what you see in collections at Staples tells you more about what's popular at the moment than about what exists. It's kind of like determining the racial mix of the USA by taking the census at a KKK rally. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 15:57:00 -0600 Reply-To: Chris Lott Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Chris Lott Subject: Sample ADB File Needed for REX Word MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Could someone please send me a reasonable size HP200LX .ADB file that I can use for testing with the REX convertor? As I posted earlier, I can't use mine anymore, because I get an error with gdbio. I would appreciate getting several to play with. As with the sample REX contact information sent to me in the past, I promise to keep private and confidential any material you send. If you can, it might be a good idea to check that your .ADB file will indeed process successfully through gdbio. You can either e-mail me the file, or ftp it to alphabetatech.com by anonymous ftp to the incoming directory. Thanks, -Chris Lott -- ************************************************************************ R. Christopher Lott, P.E. rclott@ro.com Alpha Beta Technologies, Inc. 3112 12th Ave S.W. PHONE: 256-534-9067 Huntsville, Alabama 35805 FAX: 256-534-9069 ************************************************************************ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 15:54:35 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Palm-vs-LX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Adrian Ho wrote: > İ*¨ Except the 1st-generation Palm owners, > who inhabit roughly the same territory > software-support-wise as us LX owners. Actually a lot of the new software says it's for PalmOS 3 and up. Some even says 3.1 and up. In a year some will say 4.0 and up and a lot of the non-flash units selling now will be left out. PalmOS 4.0 is due out in a few months. Also some apps won't work or work well with the 3c (color Palm) and some are specifically written for it. Although most will work with either, it's something Palm owners have to think about. Just offhand I'd say 200lx owners don't have to worry more about compatibility with their particular system than Palm owners do. Although it isn't a major issue for either. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 16:02:56 -0600 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Palm-vs-LX MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ken London wrote: > Don't have the 2000 CD, did get an earlier > version from several years ago and had > alot of trouble running it. Often times the > cd infobase program would not install > properly or would crash. Finally gave up > using it. I think it was the 98 version that wouldn't install properly on a 32 bit fat disk. I made a small partition for it that I kept 16 bit. Actually I have a few apps with that problem so even though that isn't a problem with the 2000 edition, I still have and use that 16 bit partition. But I'm happy to agree with you that the program that's used for the Thaddeus CDs is about as bad as programs get. It crashes a lot and is even a bigger pain when it works. I'd be much happier with a lot of directories with zip files and a readme.txt file. But that's life. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:43:51 +0100 Reply-To: "Owen H. Morgan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Owen H. Morgan" Subject: Daniel Hertrich? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi again. Just a quick question before I go. Does anyone know where Daniel Hertrich = is at the moment? I've e-mailed him twice in the last couple of weeks, but = have not had any reply. I've been in contact with Pinnock Organizer = Services (POS Ltd) in London. They were quite interested in the RS-232 = ZIP-drive interface he mentioned and thinking of adapting it for the Psion = / EPOC machines. If this happens, they might be able to buy the rights from = the company that originally had it developed. Owen -- On a sailboat. In Norway http://pagina.de/naomi.j= ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 15:31:30 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Robert Briggs Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Robert Briggs Subject: Re: MAGNIFY support Comments: To: Andrew King In-Reply-To: <3AB8ADED.F398A3E4@mediaone.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit It this is the Magnify program that was sold by Ace Technologies, I have my original disk and manual here in front of me. I also have a fairly decent scanner attached to the computer. According to the inside of the front cover, the copyright holder is named Craig Payne. What can we legally do to solve your problem? -----Original Message----- From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu¨On Behalf Of Andrew King Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 5:35 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu Subject: Re: MAGNIFY support hplxmail@yahoo.com wrote: > > Andrew King ably wrote: > > Andrew King (still trying to figure out MAGNIFY) > > Did you try to write to support@dasoft.com? I had a problem > with Magnify (eons ago!) and it got solved forthwith. > Actually it's more a question of finding the manual and spending half an hour with it. I wouldn't want to cast doubt on DAsoft's support services, the problem has much more to do with my tendency to undertake many more projects than I have time for. -- Andrew King Ann Arbor Michigan technology is the answer, what was the question? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:43:29 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Andrew Lovell Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew Lovell Subject: Re: From SYSTRAN to the future. Comments: To: Feher Tamas In-Reply-To: <005d01c0b232$34287730$162fa8c0@tomcat.2fkft.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi As a professional translator, I beg to offer the opinion that machine translation is the thing of the future. It always has been, and always will be. You can achieve excellent results with routine work, on condition that you do a lot of work with your dictionaries, pre-edit the source text and use simplified, standardised language ("Simple English"). But since computers do not have awareness, I am not inclined to believe that they will be able to manage colloquial speech. I am not knocking the goals and I lift my hat to Dr. Peter Toma - I use on-line dictionaries, translation memories and Systran at work myself. However, the focus has changed over the years from pure machine translation to human-aided machine translation and then to machine-aided human translation. Yours Andrew At 19:10 21/03/2001 +0100, you wrote: >Hello all, > >I see there was some discussion of Systran, as a sidetrack of the >japanese MorphyOne thread. Just wanted to let you know, that dr. Peter >Toma, the now 76 years old inventor of Systran is working with a small >group of programmers in Hungary, Budapest to produce a next generation >system, which shall do realtime translation on a PC, between 16 >languages, including voice recognition and synthesis. Therefore a PC >connected in between a transcontinental phone line would allow people >to talk to each other, without need for a common language. Development >uses Linux. > >I bet, you can guess if they will be ready in 5 years, using 8 >programmers or in 15 years utilizing 60+ coders. But you may see some >commercial spin-offs from this project earlier. > >** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 20:59:53 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: HPLX-L Digest - 19 Mar 2001 to 20 Mar 2001 (#2001-103) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Barry wrote: > Ken London wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > I hate the palm platform but one of the positive things going > for it > is the vast selection of applications. You can go into almost > any > computer store, office supply store, etc. and get packages of > 100 > games or other programs for the palm . Have you gone into a > Staples > or CompUSA and seen all of the apps that are sold for the palm? > > Next time you are in Staples stop and look at what they have for > the palm. > > It's too bad we didn't have that big a selection for the 200lx. > Even though > the 200lx used already available DOS software, nobody thought to > package > them like they do for the palm. > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > I suspect there are still hundreds of times more apps for the > 200lx than there are for the Palm, although there are a lot of > apps for the palm. > > Who cares if they're in collections at Staples? They're > readilly available on the internet and at used software stores. > Most are free. Many are extrememly sophisticated. And the > variety is amazing. Dos may still be the platform that has the > richest selection of applications of all. Windows will catch > up, and may have already. But Palm, rich as it's base off apps > is, isn't even in the ballpark yet. > > You have to be careful how you measure things. Measuring by > what you see in collections at Staples tells you more about > what's popular at the moment than about what exists. It's kind > of like determining the racial mix of the USA by taking the > census at a KKK rally. > > Barry > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml But what is sold at staples will run on the palm, alot of dos software will not run on the 200lx as I found out the hard way. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 22:22:24 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , inthegarden@CSI.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Michael Inaba Subject: Fluff, Extra fluffy please, and thanks. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Just a few comments from a lucky lurker (lucky because I get to witness all the brilliance of certain list contributors, lurker because I have comparatively little to share)... The 200lx is dated. Sure. It still does most anything you might need to do with data- from entry through manipulation, to reporting. This list still has members who have helped me through their programs and personal communications. Generous, bright, friendly people. Who cares if Palm envy strikes a dissonant chord on the list once in awhile? I think it's cool that I can use a machine so far beyond it's planned obsolesence in the face of Palm users who are largely caught up in color screens and other "curb appeal" type non-functional issues. I use my LX in the outdoors, in difficult environmental conditions, with great screen clarity (try color screens outside... you'll be squinting, turning, etc.) and easy data entry _ especially the numeric keypad (HP brilliance!). I sometimes think that I should just get rid of the 200LX, but I always come back to the knowledge that I won't find a numeric keypad equipped- use for hours and hours (or days) without battery charging- outside legible screen, shock resistant cased, kick_ass number cruncher without having to engineer one for myself. The 200lx can't be beat for these things. If some LX ers need to run PalmOS apps, just use the two machines- they're both small enough. BTW, Special thanks are due to Stefan, and the other programers, list maintainers over the years, and hackers, tweakers, the list goes on and on. Without your support of the 200lx, it would be much less appealing. Without your contributions to the list and the platform, we'd be attracted to the bright lights and 'lipstick' of "looks good, but what can it do?" machines that have flooded the market. In humble apprecication, Mike inthegarden@csi.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 00:14:33 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Andrew King Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew King Subject: Re: Magnify Manual MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Subject: Re: MAGNIFY support > Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 15:31:30 -0800 > From: Robert Briggs > >It this is the Magnify program that was sold by Ace Technologies, I have my >original disk and manual here in front of me. I also have a fairly decent >scanner attached to the computer. According to the inside of the front >cover, the copyright holder is named Craig Payne. What can we legally do to >solve your problem? Robert That is the very program. I can find the disk so I suppose that would give me the right to copy the manual for my own use. However I should poke about a bit here before asking you to scan the manual for me. I will save your address though just in case. Thanks -- Andrew King Ann Arbor Michigan technology is the answer, what was the question? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 00:14:19 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: Excess parts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Ken London ably wrote: > They won't just dump them in the trash, they > will want to get some sort of monetary benefit like that in the form of > an income tax deduction. And you had troubles understanding Avi's POV on abandonware? Curious. Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 06:55:28 +0100 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Nathalie Bugeaud Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Nathalie Bugeaud Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit i sure liked the retirement calculator screen which in the advanced section states: "live off internet" >I think some people on this list misread the joke and went out >all amped and now feel like fools. Because they feel foolish >they get angry. I also think they are angry because they see >their beloved machine becoming more and more dated. i was fooled into going out and buying PALM software. anyone has a Palm who wants to buy it off me? >rear sphincter muscle needs to be relaxed a bit. They need to go out >in the sun and smell flowers or go get laid or sumthing' >who knows why people are uptight? Maybe they were beaten with rubber >chickens as children. that's me! :) :) :) Nathalie ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 08:57:31 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: Daniel Hertrich? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Owen, On Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:43:51 +0100, "Owen H. Morgan" wrote: > Just a quick question before I go. Does anyone know where Daniel Hertrich is at the moment? I've e-mailed him twice in the last couple of weeks, but > have not had any reply. I've been in contact with Pinnock Organizer Services (POS Ltd) in London. They were quite interested in the RS-232 > ZIP-drive interface he mentioned and thinking of adapting it for the Psion / EPOC machines. If this happens, they might be able to buy the rights from > the company that originally had it developed. Don't worry - I'm still here ;-) Just busy right now. But I'll answer your question in private email now. GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 02:41:26 -0800 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" Comments: To: Nathalie Bugeaud In-Reply-To: <008d01c0b295$27cb9ae0$c785fcc1@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Okay, first of all, I like and respect Stefan, I liked his joke; as a serious programmer myself, I thought (I guess mistakenly) that it was obvious that what he has done so far is just a wrapper, demoware, a good and interesting framework for the remaining 95% of the job that would have to be done. I think I'm very much of the same mind as Barry on this issue. Nathalie Bugeaud a =E9crit: > >I think some people on this list misread the joke and went out > >all amped and now feel like fools. Because they feel foolish > >they get angry. I also think they are angry because they see > >their beloved machine becoming more and more dated. >=20 > i was fooled into going out and buying PALM software. > anyone has a Palm who wants to buy it off me? Oh no! Are you serious? I do own a PALM (actually, a Visor). I know others on this list do as well. What software did you buy? - Joe ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 07:16:53 -0600 Reply-To: Chris Lott Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Chris Lott Subject: REX3 Appointment Capability MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just wanted to announce that I have the easy part of the REX3 appointment book transfer working just fine. It only works properly on single events, that is, not repeating appointments. If anyone wants just this capability, I can build up a release that will just do this. I'm working on the repeats, which represent by far the biggest chunk of the work. I have previously decoded most of the unknown repeat fields of the REX3 format, and now *just* have to map the slightly different style of HP repeats to the REX3 repeats. -Chris -- ************************************************************************ R. Christopher Lott, P.E. rclott@ro.com Alpha Beta Technologies, Inc. 3112 12th Ave S.W. PHONE: 256-534-9067 Huntsville, Alabama 35805 FAX: 256-534-9069 ************************************************************************ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 14:51:16 +0200 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: REX3 Appointment Capability Comments: To: Chris Lott MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hey Chris, On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 07:16:53 -0600, Chris Lott wrote: > I just wanted to announce that I have the easy part of the REX3 appointment > book transfer working just fine. It only works properly on single events, > that is, not repeating appointments. If anyone wants just this capability, > I can build up a release that will just do this. Would be fun to see how it works, so if this doesn't mean too much work, I'd appreciate it. But if it is again a bunch of work, please rather concentrate on the repeats! ;-) > I'm working on the repeats, which represent by far the biggest chunk of > the work. I have previously decoded most of the unknown repeat fields > of the REX3 format, and now *just* have to map the slightly different > style of HP repeats to the REX3 repeats. This sounds very promising! I'm looking forward to see the results. If I can help you in any way (do you still need adbs?) let me know! GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:09:45 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , KenLondon Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: KenLondon Subject: Re: Excess parts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "Joe H. Smith" wrote: > Ken London ably wrote: > > They won't just dump them in the trash, they > > will want to get some sort of monetary benefit like that in the form of > > an income tax deduction. > > And you had troubles understanding Avi's POV on abandonware? > Curious. > This indicates you weren't attributing the right quote to me. If you are going to slam me at least get your imformation correct. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 11:08:38 -0500 Reply-To: HPLX Mailing List , Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" Comments: To: "Joseph S. Barrera III" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" To: Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 5:41 AM Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" > Okay, first of all, I like and respect Stefan, I liked his joke; as a > serious programmer myself, I thought (I guess mistakenly) that it was > obvious that what he has done so far is just a wrapper, demoware, a > good and interesting framework for the remaining 95% of the job that > would have to be done. > I think I'm very much of the same mind as Barry on this issue. Hmm . . . I understood that Barry took this as a joke almost from the beginning (which was taken by some as sarcasm on his part). What you said above is the way I took it: he was showing us the way it would look once it was finished, did we still think it was worth it? I certainly thought it was worth it, even if it was a display of pictures only at this time. The part I still don't understand is: was this a joke when the last Palmlx program was created, or was it a joke from the beginning of the announcement of the group project? If I had thought it was a joke from the beginning, I would not have gotten involved. Personally I am not mad at Stephan, but this is certainly uncharacteristic (I have seen Avi and a few others do stuff like this before, so is no big deal). But I am surprised at how perceptive Barry proved to be. Perhaps it was the bit of code posted on the announcement which gave the joke away, but non-programmers like me had no way of knowing what it meant. I am certainly grateful for all the years of wisdom gained from this list, but I am beginning to feel that this list may have outlived its usefulness, at least for people like me who have been around for a long time. Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 10:32:23 -0600 Reply-To: Chris Lott Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Chris Lott Subject: Ericsson CS888 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I finally upgraded my cell phone, and chose the CS888 for its IR capability. I will be trying it this weekend, but wanted to ask again if anyone on the list has one working. It will save me some time if you could share your experience. My provider had a deal where you get a free phone if you have been a customer for 18 months and agree to use them for another 12 months. -Chris Lott -- ************************************************************************ R. Christopher Lott, P.E. rclott@ro.com Alpha Beta Technologies, Inc. 3112 12th Ave S.W. PHONE: 256-534-9067 Huntsville, Alabama 35805 FAX: 256-534-9069 ************************************************************************ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 08:37:38 -0800 Reply-To: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" Comments: To: Domingo In-Reply-To: <003901c0b2ea$75588200$846a6c40@computer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Domingo a =E9crit: > The part I still don't understand is: was this a joke when > the last Palmlx program was created, or was it a joke from the > beginning of the announcement of the group project? I don't know the answer to that. I personally assumed he planned to continue the project, and that he was just going, "look! I just build a new car, ready to drive! İ oh except that there's no engine ¨" ... but that he did have plans to drop an engine into the body. > But I > am surprised at how perceptive Barry proved to be. Perhaps it > was the bit of code posted on the announcement which gave the > joke away, but non-programmers like me had no way of knowing > what it meant. It's not seeing the code, but rather knowing how much effort the project really would take, based on programming experience. - Joe ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 11:40:20 -0500 Reply-To: mchem1@uconnvm.uconn.edu Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Al Kind Subject: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit It seems that despite my warnings, the "flaming" on the HPLX-L refuse to stop. I have decided to change the list attributes such that replies no longer go to the HPLX-L by default. I realize this will stifle discussions, which is a shame in many cases, but lately the majority of discussions have not been very fruitful to the majority of the LIST. I don't have time to research every quote, or judge every claim of "slamming". I know for a fact that this LIST is useful to many, newbies & experienced users alike. It would be a shame to lose more experts that can lend useful advice. There will be more changes forthcoming, please be patient while I (along with some others) work out the kinks in a revised policy, which I hope will make the HPLX-L a more pleasant place for all. I regret that I have let things get so out of hand, and I hope you will all accept my apologies for not being a more diligent LIST moderator. If you have any comments about my LIST management, please Email them privately to albert.kind@uconn.edu. Cheers...AJKind ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:11:06 -0800 Reply-To: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: PIM for Linux that plays well with HPLX? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've recently switch over from Windows (Win2K) to Linux (RedHat 7) and the one thing I haven't satisfactorily replaced yet is a good calandering program. I used to use Outlook, but that's obviously no longer an option. So while I'm looking for a good calendaring program, I might as well try to find one that plays well with the HPLX. Has anyone here already been down this road? If so, what have you chosen? Thanks, - Joe ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 18:13:57 +0100 Reply-To: Feher Tamas Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Feher Tamas Subject: A link in german - of any interest? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all, Any interesting in below URL for LX and DOS5? It is in german, that's why I ask. Sincerely, Tamas Feher. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 12:39:31 -0500 Reply-To: Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: PIM for Linux that plays well with HPLX? Comments: To: "Joseph S. Barrera III" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This is not an answer to your question, but have you tried dual boot? I have been interested for some time to make my WinMe system into a dual boot system with Linux, just to see if it is worth the trouble, since I recently purchase a fast machine. My problem is that I do depend on my Windows applications, and I have gotten a little lazy with Windows, so I don't want to sweat too much to make the transformation. Domingo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" To: Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 12:11 PM Subject: PIM for Linux that plays well with HPLX? > I've recently switch over from Windows (Win2K) to Linux (RedHat 7) and > the one thing I haven't satisfactorily replaced yet is a good > calandering program. I used to use Outlook, but that's obviously no > longer an option. > > So while I'm looking for a good calendaring program, I might as well > try to find one that plays well with the HPLX. Has anyone here already > been down this road? If so, what have you chosen? > > Thanks, > > - Joe > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:49:17 -0800 Reply-To: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: Re: PIM for Linux that plays well with HPLX? Comments: To: Domingo In-Reply-To: <006601c0b2f7$0e0eefa0$846a6c40@computer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Domingo a =E9crit: > This is not an answer to your question, but have you tried > dual boot? I have in the past with good results, although I'm currently running just straight Linux (in protest over the activation terms for Windows XP, but that's another story). Dual boot is akward if you just want to pop in and of your calendar, especially since my email is on Linux. There are other technologies, such as Wine, Win4Lin, and VM, for running Windows on Linux (e.g. while Linux is still running). I've listed them cheapest first (Wine is free). But I really just don't want to be running any Microsoft software, for philosophical reasons, so that leaves Outlook out, even run on a virtual Windows platform. - Joe ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 14:20:34 -0600 Reply-To: Thomas Rundel Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Thomas Rundel Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" Comments: To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 14:00:28 +0000, Stefan Peichl wrote: > Tamas Feher wrote: > > > I see the main problem here as stability of virtual communities. > > They are hard to build and easy to destroy. > > That makes me pensive and I think you are right. Hopefully I > rather destroyed my own reputation than the reputation of this > list. From todays point of view I wish I could make the whole > thing unhappen. I removed PalmLX from my homepage to prevent > further damage. This is my last contribution to this subject. > > Stefan Stefan, don't be too hard on yourself. You did what you did. It was a fine joke. So where is the problem? As I see it there are three groups of people on this list: - Those who don't have any sense of humor at all. - Those who constantly preach what can't be done for this and that reason, and are negative about everything. - And the "normal" rest. It's too bad that apparently the first two groups are large and exasperating enough to drive out fine people like Avi, Andreas and others. What the heck is the problem with some off-topic discussion? We are doing this on Compuserve all the time, and the sense of community is by far better than here. What is the problem with an occasional joke, especially if it comes from one of the most talented and productive programmers of this deceasing platform? Is it really necessare to jump on everybody and everything which does not seem to be right for you narrow-minded heads? Gosh, some of you are acting like a bunch of kids. Can't you be a little bit more liberal and easy-going? I'm sorry but this had to be said. Those who I am talking about will recognize themselves, and to the others I apologize for the bandwidth, which in my opinion is not wasted by this post! Now go ahead and turn on the flame throwers, I can stand it. "Was kratzt es die Eiche, wenn das Schwein sich an ihr reibt." Tom www.rundel.net/palmtop -- Dipl.-Inform. Thomas Rundel Rundel Datentechnik, Rappenstr. 20, 73033 Goeppingen, Germany Phone +49-7161-156870, Fax +49-7161-1568711, www.rundel.net ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 14:20:46 -0600 Reply-To: Thomas Rundel Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Thomas Rundel Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:19:14 -0500, Ed Padin = wrote: > I think it's important for the rest of us to understand that there = will > always be idiots and there's not much you can do about it (from a = distance, > anyway). Ya just gotta laugh at them, be glad you're not like them and = send > their messages to /dev/null. But don't let them chase you away. AMEN !!! Tom www.rundel.net/palmtop -- Dipl.-Inform. Thomas Rundel Rundel Datentechnik, Rappenstr. 20, 73033 Goeppingen, Germany Phone +49-7161-156870, Fax +49-7161-1568711, www.rundel.net ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 14:27:28 -0700 Reply-To: Bob Christopher Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bob Christopher Subject: Re: Excess parts Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Isn't the likely repository for the excess parts with Hal at Thaddeus? I would think Hal would have already made an inquiry with HP to buy all LX parts, equipment, etc. After getting the case molds from HP surely Hal has to be HP's first logical choice for the disposition of the rest. Bob Bob Christopher Littleton, Colorado USA bob@palmtop.com HP 200-LX Palmtop = DOS Were The Days = ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 17:53:44 -0500 Reply-To: KenLondon Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: KenLondon Subject: Re: Excess parts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Would the most logical place for spare parts be Thadeus? Yes. Will HP sell them the parts? More than likely not, because HP first and foremost wants people who use the 200lx to buy a new unit from HP. Remember HP is in it for the money and they want your money in the form of a new purchase. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 16:35:09 -0800 Reply-To: Patrick West Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Patrick West Subject: Re: PIM for Linux that plays well with HPLX? Comments: To: "Joseph S. Barrera III" In-Reply-To: <15034.12842.854385.527727@jsb.barrera.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I think the Netscape 4.6 enterprise calendar is available for Linux. I played with the Windows one briefly to transfer some stuff from the 200lx to the Palm Pilot. Worked OK. (I later used a different solution.) But I didn't play with it much. In the Windows version the calendar would work in 4.6 but not in 4.7 which would start and stall. > -----Original Message----- > From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu¨On Behalf Of > Joseph S. Barrera III > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 9:11 AM > To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu > Subject: PIM for Linux that plays well with HPLX? > > > I've recently switch over from Windows (Win2K) to Linux (RedHat 7) and > the one thing I haven't satisfactorily replaced yet is a good > calandering program. I used to use Outlook, but that's obviously no > longer an option. > > So while I'm looking for a good calendaring program, I might as well > try to find one that plays well with the HPLX. Has anyone here already > been down this road? If so, what have you chosen? > > Thanks, > > - Joe > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 21:54:55 -0500 Reply-To: lfeldman@USA.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Larry Feldman Subject: Re: Excess parts In-Reply-To: <3ABA8278.48A8F92C@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Well I certainly hope they don't sell ALL of the parts. I have another year or so to go on my Express Exchange repair contract! Larry F. > > Would the most logical place for spare parts be Thadeus? Yes. > Will HP sell them the parts? More than likely not, because HP > first and foremost wants people who use the 200lx to buy a new > unit from HP. > > Remember HP is in it for the money and they want your > money in the form of a new purchase. > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 22:24:34 -0600 Reply-To: palmtop@n-link.com Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tim Subject: Tracking *A LOT* İAdvertising Sales (Lotus or ?)¨ In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all, I've taken on a new job in advertising sales. The newspaper uses many paper and "stubby pencil" methods and the sales people don't get computers (yet). Quickly, the things that are driving me NUTS(!): - We sell ads at varying rates, based on contract or day of week İMANY rate tables¨ - FIFTEEN different "products" (all with different rates, per column inch). - Discounts for things that run w/in 6 days of the original advertisement - TRACKING my sales against monthly goals .... AND my commission changes, if I meet those goals - Tracking the advertisements each customer runs; so they often say, "When does that quarter page ad I bought, going to run?" (I can look that up *IF* I'm in the office, but would like to do it on the road). In a perfect world, I'd have the ability to check blocks that indicate product and use of color or not (adds to the price) and have the program look up their rate(s) and "do the math," so I can tell them, right away, how much their advertisement would cost and how much they could save if they ran again in 6 days. I think I can do most of it in Lotus, but I don't know how to make records (like a database w/ clients, their rates and advertisements) look things up on a data table (in Lotus) and spit out results. FAST example: Client says, "I'd like that 3 column by 4 inch ad, with one color" ... I plug in "3 and 4" w/ an ASCII "x" between them and it spits out "12 inches" Looks up and discovers the client has a contract for $1000 per year and gets a rate of $12.69 per inch, instead of $14.06 ... so it would spit out, "$152.28 Discount Possible: 91.37, if run again in 6 days, total: 243.65" İand have it keep a "secret" log of how I'm doing toward my goal in several categories and show my commission before and after making goal¨. Oh, and it would be wonderful if I could "schedule" the dates the ad were to run and have those dates be associated w/ the client in their database, perhaps in a notes field (and perhaps even have a "tickler" and tracker to see how the ad is doing in the creation process (proof done, proof checked by customer, final copy scheduled and committed, actually ran). The "actually ran" column is important because the salesman doesn't get credit or commission if the ad fails to run, even if ALL the "stubby pencil" forms were filled out properly(!). Is this possible w/ the LX? I've been looking for commercial software that would do this (even the Windows and Palm packages I find won't do this the way I need it). And, have been thinking of doing something in BASIC (the only language where I've ever had any formal training ... but I hated arrays :-( Should I learn Perl, hire a programmer (so I can cry and snivel more and even draw pictures), quit my job or GASP(!) just use the "stubby pencil" method? "Everyone else is fine w/ handwritten records of their own creation, why not you?" .... Accounting shows you THEIR database printout each month, to show you how you did/didn't do w/ commission (haven't convinced anyone to do a data export for me, even on a weekly basis) and you sit down and can lose money w/o proof of their being wrong. TIA for any help/thoughts/commiserating, --tim PS. This was as short as I could make it ..... hope this is still appropriate for the list. I'd like nothing more than to do all of this w/ my LX. I am further hindered by never having had to do anything fancy w/ *any* spreadsheet. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 00:14:52 EST Reply-To: Bk361kb@AOL.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bill Krauss Subject: Re: Fluff, Extra fluffy please, and thanks. Comments: To: inthegarden@csi.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 3/22/01 12:12:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, inthegarden@CSI.COM writes: << BTW, Special thanks are due to Stefan, and the other programers, list maintainers over the years, and hackers, tweakers, the list goes on and on. Without your support of the 200lx, it would be much less appealing. Without your contributions to the list and the platform, we'd be attracted to the bright lights and 'lipstick' of "looks good, but what can it do?" machines that have flooded the market. In humble apprecication, Mike inthegarden@csi.com >> Amen, Mike. Well said. Our collective indebtedness extends, of course to Hal , Avi, and countless others. Many thanks, Bill ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 23:16:42 -0800 Reply-To: camba1@pacbell.net Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: USER 1 Subject: Re: Magnify Manual Comments: To: Andrew King MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Andrew King wrote: > > >Subject: Re: MAGNIFY support > > Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 15:31:30 -0800 > > From: Robert Briggs > > > >It this is the Magnify program that was sold by Ace Technologies, I have my > >original disk and manual here in front of me. I also have a fairly decent > >scanner attached to the computer. According to the inside of the front > >cover, the copyright holder is named Craig Payne. What can we legally do to > >solve your problem? > > Robert > That is the very program. > I can find the disk so I suppose that would give me the right to > copy the manual for my own use. > However I should poke about a bit here before asking you to scan > the manual for me. > I will save your address though just in case. > > Thanks > > -- > Andrew King > Ann Arbor Michigan > technology is the answer, what was the question? > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml Andrew! I too have the orig manual and disk (magnify) keep me inform. --------------Bob Elliott jr ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 09:20:42 +0100 Reply-To: "Bel, Michel" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Bel, Michel" Subject: Re: Tracking *A LOT* İAdvertising Sales (Lotus or ?)¨ Comments: To: "palmtop@n-link.com" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Tim wrote": > Subject: Tracking *A LOT* İAdvertising Sales (Lotus or ?)¨ - We sell ads at varying rates, based on contract or day of week İMANY rate tables¨ - FIFTEEN different "products" (all with different rates, per column inch). - Discounts for things that run w/in 6 days of the original advertisement - TRACKING my sales against monthly goals .... AND my commission changes, if I meet those goals - Tracking the advertisements each customer runs; so they often say, "When does that quarter page ad I bought, going to run?" (I can look that up *IF* I'm in the office, but would like to do it on the road). > I think I can do most of it in Lotus, but I don't know how to make records (like a database w/ clients, their rates and advertisements) look things up on a data table (in Lotus) and spit out results. Is this possible w/ the LX? Tim, As someone who once (1988) implemented a somewhat comparable (Registered Accountant approved) company administration package in MS-Works , using a set of dumb macro's, I would say : YES. period. It might be done in the native LX's Lotus spreadsheet, but a simple Database program would make a better choice IMHO. Question 1: What will you win by doing it on he LX.( in professional terms: What is your Business Case ) Question 2: How often are the rate and discount tables updated? - you will need to copy those updates manually on the LX - no errors allowed. Are you willing to do that? What you WILL need before you start is: An unwavering discipline to backup the stuff, preferably after every sale, preferably double ( Flashcard or PC, and Print) . Your DATA is your Proof is your income. And save one copy in the office, take one home ( Unless you work from home, then lock a copy burnproof away - no joking, it is your income. ) Or, on the road, one copy in your breast pocket - LX's are easily stolen. Most is simple a good speadsheet containing all variables, plus the computation factors, and columns with a Y/N . A LOT of columns for intermediate results you might not use - if computations change, changing a formula of the form Rate1*Discount5 is a lot easier then ( R1*D5-A7/(@A3/@B6)*(D5*F9)) ... Should maybe take a good days work for an experienced spreadsheet programmer . The problem starts when NEW data arrives, and your tables grow. This takes some tricky programming. ( And then a good Print Routine making output look like a Time Honoured handwritten record. Alas..) What you might want to use is a decent small DOS database program, so you can keep a separate record for every sale, and consolidate in print records. Just put Y/N in the appropriate boxes in a record, and presto, the result. Still, it is a one to two days work for someone with experience. Note that once the concept is done well, moving to a different DB is easy. And one very important issue: Never check for Equals Zero if you use floating point numbers. 44 - (44/3) -(44/3) -(44/3) is NOT Zero! Michel ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 12:51:37 +0100 Reply-To: gonter+usenet@wu-wien.ac.at Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Gerhard Gonter Subject: Re: GDBIO Question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Chris Lott wrote: > > What does the error message: > > "Fatal Error: fixed string field" > > indicate normally when you run gdbio? I am now getting this when I try > to extract from my appt book. I have successfully done this in the past > without this error message, so maybe my file is corrupted somehow. A ADB file has a slightly different structure than GDB/NDB/PDB files, so I guess you should use adbioİ1¨ instead of gdbio or maybe you want to take a look at my Perl moduleİ2¨. I guess you're using this for your HP2REX application? References: İ1¨ http://www.palmtop.net/cgi-bin/search.pl?Query=adbio İ2¨ http://search.cpan.org/search?mode=module&query=hp200lx +gg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 12:47:55 +0100 Reply-To: Jacques Belin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jacques Belin Subject: Goin'postal + Ericcson R320s : It works ! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well, I think... It will be confirmed if you receive this message ! ;-) As said in some of my previous messages, the problem was due by the lack of a DCD line in most of the GSM cables, causing Goin'Postal to abort connexion just after displaying the "CONNECT 9600" message. Knowing that Daniel's designed cables are not subject to this problem, I made used the same principle : simulate an always high DCD line, by connecting the wire to the VC+ ### of the MAX3232 chip included in the original GSM<->PC cable. That's for the theorical part. Easy... Practicaly, you have to replace totaly the 5 wires original cable by a 6 wires (or more) cable, and solder directly the DCD wire on the SSOP chip... Particulary stressing when you have paid the cable about $40... But now, I have a perfect 10cm cable, which I can always cary in my pockets... :-) Unfortunately, don't have a good camera, so I have not taken pictures of the process. Maybe another time... Jacques. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 14:01:50 +0100 Reply-To: gonter+usenet@wu-wien.ac.at Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Gerhard Gonter Subject: Re: PIM for Linux that plays well with HPLX? Comments: To: "Joseph S. Barrera III" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Joseph S. Barrera III wrote: > I've recently switch over from Windows (Win2K) to Linux (RedHat 7) and Good choice. > So while I'm looking for a good calendaring program, I might as well > try to find one that plays well with the HPLX. Which PIM's do you have in mind? There are no direct paths for them yet but I'll try to help to make import/export a reality. > Has anyone here already > been down this road? If so, what have you chosen? I'm on this road too but I didn't settle for any free Unix/open source PIM yet. +gg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 07:13:20 -0600 Reply-To: Theodore Heise Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Theodore Heise Subject: Re: Goin'postal + Ericcson R320s : It works ! In-Reply-To: <20010323122849.6003110297E@postfix1-2.free.fr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Jacques Belin wrote: > Well, I think... > It will be confirmed if you receive this message ! ;-) Good work! Might I suggest you send the instructions to Daniel for his website on 200LX with cell phones? Ted -- Theodore W. Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA PGP public key: http://showcase.netins.net/web/twheise/theise.txt ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 07:16:26 -0600 Reply-To: Theodore Heise Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Theodore Heise Subject: Re: F*l*u*f*f, Extra f*l*u*f*fy please, and thanks. In-Reply-To: <200103220505.AAA04526@sphmraaa.compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Hear! Hear! This is post of the month--no way it should be labeled fluff! Ted On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Michael Inaba wrote: > Just a few comments > from a lucky lurker (lucky because I get to witness all the > brilliance of certain list contributors, lurker because I have comparatively > little to share)... > The 200lx is dated. Sure. It still does most anything you might need to > do with data- from entry through manipulation, to reporting. > This list still has members who have helped me through their > programs and personal communications. Generous, bright, friendly people. > > Who cares if Palm envy strikes a dissonant chord on the list once in awhile? > I think it's cool that I can use a machine so far beyond it's planned > obsolesence in the face of Palm users who are largely caught up in color > screens and other "curb appeal" type non-functional issues. I use my LX in > the outdoors, in difficult environmental conditions, with great screen > clarity (try color screens outside... you'll be squinting, turning, etc.) > and easy data entry _ especially the numeric keypad (HP brilliance!). I > sometimes think that I should just get rid of the 200LX, but I always come > back to the knowledge that I won't find a numeric keypad equipped- use for > hours and hours (or days) without battery charging- outside legible screen, > shock resistant cased, kick_ass number cruncher without having to engineer > one for myself. The 200lx can't be beat for these things. If some LX ers > need to run PalmOS apps, just use the two machines- they're both small > enough. > > BTW, Special thanks are due to Stefan, and the other programers, list > maintainers over the years, and hackers, tweakers, > the > list goes on and on. Without your support of the 200lx, it would be much > less appealing. Without your contributions to the list and the platform, > we'd be attracted to the bright lights and 'lipstick' > of "looks good, but what can it do?" machines that have flooded the market. > > In humble apprecication, > Mike > inthegarden@csi.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 14:17:36 +0100 Reply-To: gonter+usenet@wu-wien.ac.at Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Gerhard Gonter Subject: Re: A link in german - of any interest? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Feher Tamas wrote: > Any interesting in below URL for LX and DOS5? It is in german, that's > why I ask. > > Looks like a collection of code snippets and little tools that a programmer collected and dumped when finally abandoned MS-DOS. There are a few graphics routines and drivers for Sound Blaster, Gravis Soundcards, mice, hard discs, as well a few Fido tools. I guess, there's not much to be found for the HP-LX. +gg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 08:41:05 -0500 Reply-To: Steve Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Steve Subject: Re: Tracking *A LOT* İAdvertising Sales (Lotus or ?)¨ Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Tim wrote: > And, have > been thinking of doing something in BASIC (the only language where I've ever > had any formal training ... but I hated arrays :-( BASIC is just as good as any other language for simple stuff. Go for it. Try doing it in BASIC, then try it in Lotus. As you find out things that are easy in one, you will be encouraged to find out how to do that in the other. You WILL learn to like arrays! Steve ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:57:02 +0200 Reply-To: Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Al at al ;-) On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 11:40:20 -0500, Al Kind wrote: > I regret that I have let things get so out of hand, and I hope you will all > accept my apologies for not being a more diligent LIST moderator. If you > have any comments about my LIST management, please Email them privately to > albert.kind@uconn.edu. It's a shame that moderating this list got necessary. But I'm sure you do your best. Thanks a lot! Maybe we all could take this as a warning. We are all responsible for keeping this list alive. I understand that often one feels better if one makes his opinion public instead of writing it just to the person for which it is relevant. But Sometimes this is the wrong way. It only starts more flames and we have something like an avalanche effect here. So please be a little bit more tolerant on the one side and careful with your opinions on the other side; just as it was the case before. Then everyone will be lucky and Al Kind doesn't have so much trouble. He surely has other things to do. GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:57:06 +0200 Reply-To: Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 14:20:34 -0600, Thomas Rundel wrote: > "Was kratzt es die Eiche, wenn das Schwein sich an ihr reibt." Jawoll! I bet due to these annoying flame wars here on this list many people who come along and consider to join the list for a longer time will leave again as fast as they subscribed! Although they might be a good source of information even to us long-time users. And - be honest - only because we don't have so much useful things to discuss anymore (because almost everything IS discussed now) it is NOT necessary to switch over to flame wars! I'll go to Cebit next week and see how far the Bluetooth people are. Maybe I can report about a little Buetooth module like this one Stefan described a few months ago which could work in the LX! Then we have a new topic for long, long discussions! GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 16:11:21 +0100 Reply-To: Feher Tamas Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Feher Tamas Subject: Pilot emulation by hardware is the real thing: use of X-CPU mode? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all, Even though it seems like I may be able to dis/re-cover at least the skeleton of sources for an already written MC68000 emulator for 16-bit x86 (don't bet on it), speed would obviously be abismally slow. However, what is the size of a Pilot mainboard? If it can be tailored to fit in PCMCIA footprint, we could use it as a plug-in card and have programs running on real PalmIIIc/MC68328, but using kbd and LCD and serial I/O, etc. of the LX. A smaller scale programmer effort would only be needed. And hardware modifications (gutting screen-cracked Pilots + zipping them into PCMCIA cases) could be new business for T2T. I guess the mystical X-cpu mode of LX should be feasible, or is that only for x86 replacements? I know that long ago there was something called IBM PC XT/370, which was a regular XT, complete with an extra triad of full-lenght ISA-8 expansion cards, which hosted 2 x MC68000+1 x i8087 and some 4MB RAM. These allowed the XT to run most of S/370 mainframe programs unchanged, albeit a bit slow. Actually I have an XT complete with such hardware, only the OS extension progs are missing... Could it be used as a developer platform? There was also AT/370, very similar but with ISA-16 cards. Sincerely Yours, Tamas Feher. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 23:57:10 +0800 Reply-To: Adrian Ho Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Adrian Ho Subject: Re: Pilot emulation by hardware is the real thing: use of X-CPU mode? Comments: To: Feher Tamas In-Reply-To: <01a301c0b3ab$84a8ac00$162fa8c0@2fkft.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Feher Tamas wrote: > However, what is the size of a Pilot mainboard? If it can be > tailored to fit in PCMCIA footprint, we could use it as a > plug-in card and have programs running on real > PalmIIIc/MC68328, but using kbd and LCD and serial I/O, etc. > of the LX. I recently opened up my IIIx to check on the damage caused by a battery leak (looks like using rechargable alkalines was a _bad_ idea). The mainboard is significantly larger than a Type II PC Card, and I think the thickness may exceed it too. Not sure about the V series, but I suspect similar results. And we haven't looked at power draw yet... All in all, re-engineering any Palm mainboard into a Type II coprocessor card would be an _extreme_ amount of effort, and probably not worth it. (Yeah, I sound like them naysayers, but I'm pretty sure I'm being _very_ realistic here.) > I guess the mystical X-cpu mode of LX should be feasible, or > is that only for x86 replacements? What's "X-CPU mode"? > I know that long ago there was something called IBM PC XT/370 Heck, even before that, ISTR several coprocessor boards for the Apple II, and probably just about any personal computer with expansion slots. Interesting that the coprocessor board concept seems to have all but disappeared from the personal computer scene; I'm guessing it just got too expensive to continue manufacturing them. -- Adrian Ho aholx@singnet.com.sg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 17:15:19 +0100 Reply-To: Laust Brock-Nannestad Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Laust Brock-Nannestad Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Daniel Hertrich wrote: > On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 11:40:20 -0500, Al Kind wrote: > > > I regret that I have let things get so out of hand, and I hope you will all > > accept my apologies for not being a more diligent LIST moderator. If you > > have any comments about my LIST management, please Email them privately to > > albert.kind@uconn.edu. > > It's a shame that moderating this list got necessary. But I'm sure you > do your best. Thanks a lot! Al Kind isn't moderating the list. To do that he would have to either ban users or moderate messages (ie read and approve them before they were sent to the list). Neither has, to the best of my knowledge, happened and it would require a huge amount of work due to the high volume on this list. The change shouldn't really affect anyone who knows how to deal with mailing-lists and takes care when replying to messages. It will only affect those who mindlessly hit reply and don't seem to care where the message ends up (ie either in private mail or on the list) or don't take a few seconds to glance at the To: or Cc: field in their mail headers. This does seem to be quite a number of people, however. Cheers, Laust ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 08:23:05 -0800 Reply-To: Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > affect those who mindlessly hit reply and don't seem to care where the > message ends up (ie either in private mail or on the list) or don't take a > few seconds to glance at the To: or Cc: field in their mail headers. This > does seem to be quite a number of people, however. Amen .... READ and EDIT are four-letter words to them. - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 08:28:32 -0800 Reply-To: Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Battery leaks by rechargeable alkalines MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > I recently opened up my IIIx to check on the damage caused by a > battery leak (looks like using rechargable alkalines was a _bad_ > idea). Ditto with my wife's TI-86 calculator using Renew rechargeable alkalines. At least two cells had leaked, tho fortunately we had caught it early. Never had this problem with NiCad or NiMH in my LX ... the latter of which has been in the battery compartment long enough to classify as permanent equipment. - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:30:50 -0800 Reply-To: ian Butler Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: ian Butler Subject: Re: Excess parts / Excess Quoting In-Reply-To: <3ABA07A9.3933F742@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, KenLondon wrote: > This indicates you weren't attributing the right quote to me. If you > are going to slam me at least get your imformation correct. Actually, I think his information was pretty much correct, Ken. You did have an argument (or at least a discussion in which you disagreed with several of his points) with Avi about the abandonware issue. See, for instance, your first "More on abandonware" post on 16 Feb 2001. Which brings up another point. The post I just referred to was formatted very nicely. You quoted a bit of Avi's message, replied to it underneath it, and then repeated that format all the way to the end of the message.0 This is how almost all good messages are written, in a "point by point response" format. However, a couple of your recent posts have included multi-layered quotes of several large messages, all fully quoted inside your message, and at the very end of these lengthy messages are your comments, which consist of only two or three lines. In cases like that, it would be much better for you to either judiciously snip the unnecessary text, or not quote at all. It's bad etiquette to unnecessarily quote large numbers of lines at all, since many people reading this list get it on cell phones or other mobile devices, often reading it on the 200LX, and large messages can be very expensive (and slow to download). It's worse etiquette to quote large numbers of lines and then put your response at the very end, forcing everybody to scroll all the way to the bottom of the message to read what you have to say. And worst of all is when your response is only one or two lines after all those lines of quoted text; in effect, what should have been a 1K message has been turned into a 4K or larger message. Please, quote judiciously! It's good advice for all of us, especially considering we just had a list member leave because he gets his email via cell phone and can no longer justify the expense of receiving this list, what with the fluff and arguments and whatnot we've had recently. Who else might we lose if we aren't prudent in our posting? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:58:36 -0500 Reply-To: GJColeman@CSI.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: George Coleman Subject: Re: (Not so) Fluff, Extra fluffy please, and thanks. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Michael Inaba wrote: > Special thanks are due to Stefan, and the other programers, > list maintainers over the years, and hackers, tweakers, the > list goes on and on. Without your support of the 200lx, it > would be much less appealing. Without your contributions to > the list and the platform, we'd be attracted to the bright > lights and 'lipstick' of "looks good, but what can it do?" > machines that have flooded the market. You are absolutely right, and we need to remind ourselves of this more often, especially in light of the recent frivolous discord On this list. > In humble apprecication, Me, too, - George ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:58:34 -0500 Reply-To: GJColeman@CSI.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: George Coleman Subject: Re: Klondike win percent MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 21 Mar 2001 at 09:32:00 -0600 Theodore Heise wrote: > What sort of win percentages are folks achieving with > Klondike? I was up to 12.4% last week, but just dropped > under 12. I've played a bit over 800 games. At this point, I've played 994 games and won 13.8%, placing an average of 12.8 cards. In the first 500 games, it was 13.4% and 12.4 cards. I think the reason it is easier has to do with my discovery at some point that you can move cards from one pile to another, e.g. You can move a read 5 from one black 6 to the other black 6. This makes it possible to place more cards. -George ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 19:11:36 -0500 Reply-To: Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" + Rex question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:57:06 +0200, Daniel Hertrich wrote: Daniel > And - be honest - only because we don't have so much useful things to > discuss anymore (because almost everything IS discussed now) it is NOT > necessary to switch over to flame wars! I am sorry if I have taken part of flaming. I just did not get Stefan's joke. I have apoligised to Barry in private for my reply to him to the list. My mail _was_ funny I see that now :-). But I have seen things on this list in the past that amazes me. People here come up with programs/solution sometimes in minutes. Thats why I did not get Stefan's joke..:-) > I'll go to Cebit next week and see how far the Bluetooth people are. Arg I would really liked to be there. I have seen a lot of newsflashes from Cebit. A lot of gadgets that I just have to have :-) > Maybe I can report about a little Buetooth module like this one Stefan > described a few months ago which could work in the LX! Yes please do. Try to test the new Gprs Nokia 6310. It can do Highspeed _and_ gprs and BT. > Then we have a new topic for long, long discussions! I will be here waiting :-) New topic: I have now gotten the latest version of Hp2rex to work. Everything works great. But is it possible to sort the notes with ndb2rex before they are transferred so that they are in alphabetical order on the Rex? Regards -- Martin Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 01:18:00 +0100 Reply-To: Jacques Belin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jacques Belin Subject: Re: Goin'postal + Ericcson R320s : It works ! In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Le Fri, 23 Mar 2001 07:13:20 -0600 Theodore Heise a =E9crit: > Good work! Might I suggest you send the instructions to Daniel for > his website on 200LX with cell phones? I would like to, but as I said, I don't taken pictures. And without them, it would be dificult to explain some of the changes I made... :( Jacques. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 16:35:42 -0800 Reply-To: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: Re: Battery leaks by rechargeable alkalines Comments: To: Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Longden Loo a =E9crit: > > I recently opened up my IIIx to check on the damage caused by a > > battery leak (looks like using rechargable alkalines was a _bad_ > > idea). >=20 > Ditto with my wife's TI-86 calculator using Renew rechargeable alkali= nes. > At least two cells had leaked, tho fortunately we had caught it early= . >=20 > Never had this problem with NiCad or NiMH in my LX ... the latter of = which > has been in the battery compartment long enough to classify as perman= ent > equipment. One more "me too" on renew rechareables leaking. I've gone and replaced them all with cheap Chinese NiMH batteries, none of which I've had any problems with. They feed my HP-LX, my kids' gameboys, and my digital camera (which is what the renews leaked all over). Oh, and a separate pair leaked over my recharger. - Joe ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 20:56:25 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" Comments: To: Nathalie Bugeaud MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Nathalie Bugeaud ably wrote: > i was fooled into going out and buying PALM software. > anyone has a Palm who wants to buy it off me? I'll buy anything off you. What are we starting with? What are you offering? > > Maybe they were beaten with rubber chickens as children. > > that's me! :) :) :) Care to continue with more civilied implements? :-> Joe İBeing on the road sure wakes up these ehrm... "sentiments"... You just add more fire!¨ _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 20:56:27 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: HPLX-L Digest - 19 Mar 2001 to 20 Mar 2001 (#2001-103) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Ken London repeatedly wrote after much bandwidth-abusive, unnecessary, and tiresome quoting: > But what is sold at staples will run on the palm, alot of > dos software will not run on the 200lx as I found out the > hard way. First allow me to apologize for that! I never wrote anything that ran on the Palmtop (or did not run on the Palmtop, for that matter!) but I apologize anyway, in advance, in case at some point in the future you will demand that. Secondly, you (yawn) wrote that not every DOS program runs on the Palmtop. Correct! I am sure it will stun you to know the Palmtop (200LX) has a 80186 cpu inside. Not ALL DOS programs were written to run on that cpu. Perhaps you never read Ed Keefe's message that ALL the programs on the CD _DO_ run on the Palmtop. Well, you should read it, and again, I apologize that I must point that out to you. I will really delighted when you stop quoting everything so tediously including the signature lines, the line added by the listservers, and everything in between whether relevant or not. Your messages seem to have a noise to useful content ratio or about 100 to 1. Maybe you can do something about it please? I hope you do not take this as a flame - you really behave like an inconsiderate bully, thus deserve the critique. Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 02:15:26 +0000 Reply-To: Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I wellcome of any actions Al feels he needs to take concerning the list. Remember, the danger isn't that flame wars will break out and annoy all of us, the real danger is that running the list will ANNOY AL enough that he won't host the list. HPLX-L is a terrific (and FREE) resource; let's not shoot the golden goose. Thanks Al! Your efforts ARE appreciated!! Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 02:15:28 +0000 Reply-To: Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: Klondike win percent MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I guess I cheat; after I've exhausted the possibility of winning by turning over 3 cards at a time I continue by pressing "O" to turn them over 1 at a time. My win percentage is probably closer to 40% but I don't remember because I don't follow it as closely as I do for FreeCell wins. Cheers... Russ (Over 1300 FC wins, only 1 (impossible) loss.) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 21:43:54 -0500 Reply-To: Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: HPLX-L Digest - 19 Mar 2001 to 20 Mar 2001 (#2001-103) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "Joe H. Smith" wrote: > Perhaps you never read Ed > Keefe's message that ALL the programs on the CD _DO_ run on > the Palmtop. Well, you should read it, and again, I apologize > that I must point that out to you. I had alot of trouble getting the CD infobase to work. For some reason the computers I had didn't like running that particular CD..... so for me nothing on their would run on the 200lx. Finally gave up, didn't have further time to waste on it, I needed something that was going to run right away out of the box. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 20:57:10 -0600 Reply-To: palmtop@n-link.com Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tim Subject: Re: Tracking *A LOT* İAdvertising Sales (Lotus or ?)¨ Comments: To: "Bel, Michel" In-Reply-To: <1E89D877173CD311B9510008C75D97B2034551EA@nlehx021.ehvvan.nl.origin-it.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi there.... İThanks to the list for the replies so far¨ Quick answers to the questions... >Question 1: What will you win by doing it on he LX.( in professional terms: >What is your Business Case ) The company isn't supplying laptops yet and it would be handy to have this on a pocket-portable device to enter data and compute answers for customers throughout the day AND have more than half of the paperwork and 99% of the "keep your own records to compare w/ the accountants who pay you at the end of the month" would be done. Also, I'd have the answers to many questions WITH me, instead of calling an assistant. >Question 2: How often are the rate and discount tables updated? - you will >need to copy those updates manually on the LX - no errors allowed. Are you >willing to do that? Annually and I can either do this, or perhaps get SOME of them on disk. I'm willing to do this by hand, because the tables aren't THAT big İ15 levels of contract on one w/ 4 rate columns for each level ... that seems to be the "deepest" of them ... typed that one in last night in just a few minutes -- it was easy to type the table in Excel and both save it as a .WK1 and export it to my Palm, for quick reference ... only have a free spreadsheet viewer for Palm, can't make edits¨. >It might be done in the native LX's Lotus spreadsheet, but a simple Database >program would make a better choice IMHO. Would a simple database "do the math"? I've heard you can use Access and it'll do the math for you, unless you get too elaborate (BUT we are basically talking about multiplication, percentages and addition here). >What you WILL need before you start is: >An unwavering discipline to backup the stuff, preferably after every sale, >.... Well, maybe several times a day :-) I believe in your "save many copies," and in several locations, advice. OK, here's where I expose my "advanced spreadsheet" ignorance.... >...a good speadsheet containing all variables, plus the >computation factors, and columns with a Y/N . How do you have a Y/N variable work w/ Lotus to say ... "Contract Y/N" and then go to "If yes, $1000 Y/N; if yes, rates are in rate row #2; if no, $5,000 Y/N ..... If <> No, then rate is in Open Rate row #1" and then do some math .... AND store the results w/ a date ad is to run THAT can be looked up, when you look up that client? Whew! Is that convoluted enough? İİis there a way to have a "Contract Y/N?, if Y, which one; if no, use Rate1"?¨¨ When you mention: > ... intermediate results you might not use ... > a formula of the form Rate1*Discount5 ..... I'm guessing that means you can name things (ranges?) that "Rate1" can cause Lotus to refer to and use again. Oh, and the discount is pretty simple, 99% of the time it's "Run the same ad, within 6 days and get a 40% discount except Sunday is never discounted." Is The version of Lotus on our LXs "smart" enough to figure out days of the week (from a date) in 2001 and beyond? >The problem starts when NEW data arrives, and your tables grow. >This takes some tricky programming. Had an ODDBALL thrown at us today, where they're allowing a special discount for churches in our area to run (for example) 15 inches at a rate that would be equiv. to the "theoretical" (prob. never used) figure of 7.75 inches İthey're getting a certain amount free ... the "easy" way is to enter the number of inches and dollar value WE'RE given toward our goals (luckily the dollar value toward goal & commission AND that charged to the client is the same!)¨. >What you might want to use is a decent small DOS database program dBaseIII? I'd like a spiffy interface and lots of ways to look up data and do calculations (many based on those tables) .... i.e., be able to work up the ad cost and still say ... "You know, if you think you'll run this ad 10 times in a year, you can save $274, with an advertising agreement to run at the $1,000/year spending rate"? Now, I can do that, in front of them, on paper they can keep; so I don't NEED the LX to do everything for me, but it would be cool! TIA, again for everyone who's peeking at and tinkering w/ this!! --tim PS. Here are just the first few lines from the "deepest" table, so folks can see what I'm talking about (I think I've got the lines short enough that anyone w/ a proportional font can see what I'm using -- the "classified" rates below, are for those "pretty" ads inserted into the classified section -- all are dollars per column-inch of the ad. ): Retail Classified Daily Sunday Daily Sunday Open Rate 14.06 14.87 11.18 11.77 1000 12.69 13.71 9.14 9.86 5000 12.48 13.47 9.07 9.81 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 21:54:22 -0500 Reply-To: Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: Excess parts / Excess Quoting MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ian Butler wrote: > See, for > instance, your first "More on abandonware" post on 16 Feb 2001. Found no such post dated 16 Feb 2001. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 03:44:41 +0000 Reply-To: b.newins@WORLDNET.ATT.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bob Newins Subject: Re: Criticism of Stefan Peichl's "joke" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Thomas, Thanks for saying what you said. I agree completely! One of the many "normal" lurkers. (G) =Bob= > Stefan, > > don't be too hard on yourself. You did what you did. It was a fine > joke. So where is the problem? > > As I see it there are three groups of people on this list: > > - Those who don't have any sense of humor at all. > - Those who constantly preach what can't be done for this and that > reason, and are negative about everything. > - And the "normal" rest. > > It's too bad that apparently the first two groups are large and > exasperating enough to drive out fine people like Avi, Andreas and > others. > > What the heck is the problem with some off-topic discussion? We are > doing this on Compuserve all the time, and the sense of community is > by far better than here. What is the problem with an occasional joke, > especially if it comes from one of the most talented and productive > programmers of this deceasing platform? Is it really necessare to > jump on everybody and everything which does not seem to be right for > you narrow-minded heads? Gosh, some of you are acting like a bunch of > kids. Can't you be a little bit more liberal and easy-going? > > I'm sorry but this had to be said. Those who I am talking about will > recognize themselves, and to the others I apologize for the > bandwidth, which in my opinion is not wasted by this post! > > Now go ahead and turn on the flame throwers, I can stand it. > > Tom > www.rundel.net/palmtop > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 02:50:49 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: MAGNIFY support Comments: To: Robert Briggs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Robert Briggs ably wrote: > It this is the Magnify program that was sold by Ace Technologies, I have my > original disk and manual here in front of me. I also have a fairly decent > scanner attached to the computer. According to the inside of the front > cover, the copyright holder is named Craig Payne. What can we legally do to > solve your problem? What problem? D&A Software now sells the program and if Andy needs a manual he can write to them! Thei address is info@dasoft.com - check out their Webpage at http://www.dasoft.com Craig is the author of the program. The program was sold by ACE and was "inherited" by D&A according to Avi's posts here and in HPHAND, when ACE Tech folded. I purchased my copy from D&A Software. Joe > > -----Original Message----- > From: HPLX Mailing List İmailto:HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu¨On Behalf Of > Andrew King > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 5:35 AM > To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu > Subject: Re: MAGNIFY support > > hplxmail@yahoo.com wrote: > > > > Andrew King ably wrote: > > > Andrew King (still trying to figure out MAGNIFY) > > > > Did you try to write to support@dasoft.com? I had a problem > > with Magnify (eons ago!) and it got solved forthwith. > > > Actually it's more a question of finding the manual and spending > half an hour with it. I wouldn't want to cast doubt on DAsoft's > support services, the problem has much more to do with my > tendency to undertake many more projects than I have time for. > > -- > Andrew King > Ann Arbor Michigan > technology is the answer, what was the question? > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 02:50:50 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Al Kind ably wrote: > It seems that despite my warnings, the "flaming" on the HPLX-L refuse to > stop. I have decided to change the list attributes such that replies no > longer go to the HPLX-L by default. I realize this will stifle discussions, What exactly does it mean? In my email program I can specify that my replies will go to hplx-l@ etc... will they arrive? Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 02:50:51 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Laust Brock-Nannestad ably wrote: > It will only > affect those who mindlessly hit reply and don't seem to care where the > message ends up (ie either in private mail or on the list) or don't take a > few seconds to glance at the To: or Cc: field in their mail headers. This > does seem to be quite a number of people, however. Bingo, as they say in the glorious Ol' USofA! The mindless, abusive, inconsiderate will find their messages absent of the list and not bothering others. Well put! Thanks. Joe. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 02:50:54 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: Excess parts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit KenLondon ably wrote: > "Joe H. Smith" wrote: > > > Ken London ably wrote: > > > They won't just dump them in the trash, they > > > will want to get some sort of monetary benefit like that in the form of > > > an income tax deduction. > > > > And you had troubles understanding Avi's POV on abandonware? > > Curious. > > > > This indicates you weren't attributing the right quote to me. > If you are going to slam me at least get your imformation > correct. It would be lovely if you took your own advice. Your unthinking answers keep piling deeper and deeper. Kindly review the information below and then kindly eat your words - or maybe just shut up! Here is your post: ---------- Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 12:53:00 -0500 From: Ken London Subject: Re: Excess parts To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu Someone was asking what HP will do with the excess 200lx parts. Most likely they will donate the parts to a trade school somewhere and call it a charitable deduction on their income taxes. Or they will donate to a charity like the Salvation Army. Many companies will do this type of thing when they eliminate old inventories of parts and equipment. They won't just dump them in the trash, they will want to get some sort of monetary benefit like that in the form of an income tax deduction. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ---------- You posted this on March 20, 2001. Of course, you probably don't remember that you wrote it (too much strain on that ol' brain!) Well, here is a reminder. You seem to be extraordinarily blocked in the topic of quoting, not just inconsiderate, but outright uninformed! Check towards the bottom of your post and you will find the words you said which I repeated faithfully in my quote. My point to you, if you care (or can) to open your mind a tiny slit and listen, is that you recognize well the issues of tax benefits and old inventory. What is curious to me is that you gave Avi such a hard time when he was talking about these issues with respect to old programs. Now, back to our regularly scheduled monitoring of the cuckoo's nest and its occupant, Mr Ken London Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 03:41:08 -0500 Reply-To: Lars Hedstroem Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Lars Hedstroem Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Russ wrote: > Remember, the danger isn't that flame wars will break > out and annoy all of us, the real danger is that running the > list will ANNOY AL enough that he won't host the list. > If now Al hasn't time to "police" the list, why can't he appoint a co-listowner? Lars ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 15:30:30 +0200 Reply-To: Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: Goin'postal + Ericcson R320s : It works ! Comments: To: Jacques Belin MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Jaques, On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 01:18:00 +0100, Jacques Belin wrote: > > Good work! Might I suggest you send the instructions to Daniel for > > his website on 200LX with cell phones? > > I would like to, but as I said, I don't taken pictures. And without them, > it would be dificult to explain some of the changes I made... :( Don't worry - I'll add these informations about the DCD line issue to my web page as soon as I can. I don't think pictures are necessary. Thanks a lot! daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 15:30:32 +0200 Reply-To: Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Cebit and ndb2rex Comments: To: Martin Bergvill MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Martin On Fri, 23 Mar 2001 19:11:36 -0500, Martin Bergvill wrote: > Arg I would really liked to be there. I have seen a lot of newsflashes > from Cebit. A lot of gadgets that I just have to have :-) :-) Is by chance someone of you all going to go to Cebit on Tuesday? Maybe we can meet?! > Yes please do. Try to test the new Gprs Nokia 6310. It can do Highspeed > _and_ gprs and BT. I'll see if I have a chance to try it. > I have now gotten the latest version of Hp2rex to work. Everything > works great. But is it possible to sort the notes with ndb2rex before > they are transferred so that they are in alphabetical order on the Rex? Theoretically it could be MADE possible. It isn't yet. I also wish it would be possible, but it is not easy to implement that. If someone wants to do it, please do (my ndb2rex is open source). I don't think that I have the time to implement alphabetical sorting. GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 09:34:02 -0600 Reply-To: Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Tracking *A LOT* İAdvertising Sales (Lotus or ?)¨ MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tim wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> FAST example: Client says, "I'd like that 3 column by 4 inch ad, with one color" ... I plug in "3 and 4" w/ an ASCII "x" between them and it spits out "12 inches" Looks up and discovers the client has a contract for $1000 per year and gets a rate of $12.69 per inch, instead of $14.06 ... so it would spit out, "$152.28 Discount Possible: 91.37, if run again in 6 days, total: 243.65" İand have it keep a "secret" log of how I'm doing toward my goal in several categories and show my commission before and after making goal¨. Oh, and it would be wonderful if I could "schedule" the dates the ad were to run and have those dates be associated w/ the client in their database, perhaps in a notes field (and perhaps even have a "tickler" and tracker to see how the ad is doing in the creation process (proof done, proof checked by customer, final copy scheduled and committed, actually ran). The "actually ran" column is important because the salesman doesn't get credit or commission if the ad fails to run, even if ALL the "stubby pencil" forms were filled out properly(!). <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Somehow I missed this on the last digest and I didn't know about it till I saw the reply from Michael Bel. I agree with Michael that this will be difficult for an innexperienced 123 programmer to set up and make useful. However, I think if you do have access to a good 123 macro programmer, or if you are one yourself, this can be done very nicely. One possibility would be to list your clients seperately. Say in the LXs database. Look them up and pop back and forth between that and your calculator in 123, cutting and pasting or just typing values from the database record into 123. That should be fairly easy to do and while it isn't elegant, it should be fairly easy to use. This would also be a good app for dBase or Paradox. In fact they are probably the better choice. But again, you need an experienced programmer. Unless you're pretty stubborn. :) Some of the old flat file programs could be made to do a lot of this. Q&A, for example, had enough math to do a most of what you ask, and maybe all of it. And that's something that the average intelligent person can use themselves fairly well. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 09:50:29 -0600 Reply-To: Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Pilot emulation by hardware is the real thing: use of X-CPU mode? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Feher Tamas wrote: > However, what is the size of a Pilot mainboard? If it can > be tailored to fit in PCMCIA footprint, we could use it as > a plug-in card and have programs running on real > PalmIIIc/MC68328, but using kbd and LCD and > serial I/O, etc. of the LX. A smaller scale programmer Does the programmer have to be smaller to slip into the PCMCIA slot with the card so he can see the screen? :) > effort would only be needed. And hardware modifications > (gutting screen-cracked Pilots + zipping them into > PCMCIA cases) could be new business for T2T. I guess > the mystical X-cpu mode of LX should be feasible, or is > that only for x86 replacements? What is the X-cpu mode? I haven't heard of this before. Bary ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:11:15 -0600 Reply-To: Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: HPLX-L Digest - 22 Mar 2001 to 23 Mar 2001 (#2001-106) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Someone wrote: > Ken London repeatedly wrote after much bandwidth-abusive, > unnecessary, and tiresome quoting: and ended with: > I hope you do not take this as a flame - you really behave > like an inconsiderate bully, thus deserve the critique. What kind of talk is this? If you disagree, say so. If someone displeases you, say so. But use a little courtesy. We all deserve that from you. As you do from each of us. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 11:16:41 -0500 Reply-To: Andrew King Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew King Subject: OT: a list testimonial MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Subject: Re: Magnify Manual > Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 23:16:42 -0800 > From: USER 1 > > Andrew! I too have the orig manual and disk (magnify) keep me inform. > > --------------Bob Elliott jr I just thought I'd point out that this is the second offer of assistance I have recieved after just mentioning that I might have a problem. Even with the occasional flames this list is still well worth reading. -- Andrew King Ann Arbor Michigan technology is the answer, what was the question? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 11:18:17 -0500 Reply-To: KenLondon Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: KenLondon Subject: Re: Excess parts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "Joe H. Smith" wrote: > My point to you, if you care (or can) to open your mind a tiny > slit and listen, is that you recognize well the issues of tax > benefits and old inventory. What is curious to me is that you > gave Avi such a hard time when he was talking about these > issues with respect to old programs. This indicates to me that you are attributing the wrong quote to me. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 16:24:53 +0000 Reply-To: fjkaufman@WORLDNET.ATT.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "F. Kaufman" Subject: Re: Pilot emulation by hardware is the real thing: use of X-CPU,mode? Comments: To: Adrian Ho MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Heck, even before that, ISTR several coprocessor boards for the > Apple II, and probably just about any personal computer with > expansion slots. > > Interesting that the coprocessor board concept seems to have all > but disappeared from the personal computer scene; I'm guessing > it just got too expensive to continue manufacturing them. I have an Osborne computer in the basement that has an ms-dos (early version, no doubt) that allowed the Osborne to boot to MS-dos and run dos versions of Wordstar and other programs. The main issue back then was getting the video/cursor addressing issues sorted out! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 08:26:07 -0800 Reply-To: Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > If now Al hasn't time to "police" the list, why can't he > appoint a co-listowner? Maybe no one's stepped up to volunteer for the "honor"? Or even worse, maybe all the volunteers are the ones that need policing? - Longden ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 12:03:15 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit mchem1@uconnvm.uconn.edu ably wrote: > The intent is to STOP the automatic reply of messages to the HPLX-L > that might be better suited for personal communication. Thank you. I agree that the list is in a sad shape. I hope the move you made will help. Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 12:03:16 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Thaddeus CD Programs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Ken London ably wrote: > I had alot of trouble getting the CD infobase to work. For some It does not sound reasonable to judge the ENTIRE collection of 1500 or so programs and files by the faulty installation program. Perhaps a more appropriate statement from you should be that you never really had a chance to try any of the programs and you have no idea if they work on the palmtop or not. As it stands, you left the impression that the programs did not work. The reality is you could not try them even. Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 11:11:03 -0600 Reply-To: palmtop@n-link.com Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tim Subject: Re: Tracking *A LOT* İAdvertising Sales (Lotus or ?)¨ In-Reply-To: <001701c0b477$db3eae80$5dfc36d8@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (Hi Barry) re: >... you need an experienced programmer. Unless you're >pretty stubborn. :) Well I'm stubborn, but prob. don't have the time to keep hitting my head on the table ;-) >Q&A, for example, had enough math to do a most..... I've never used Q&A, is it hard to find/hard to use? Oops, you said, the "average intelligent person" can use it well ... ummm, I may be able to PRETEND I'm intelligent and maybe the program can pretend it's easy ;-) Is Q&A often on eBay, or should I stick to other places to look? Thanks! --tim ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 12:32:05 -0500 Reply-To: Ken Hansen Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken Hansen Subject: Fw: Re: Pilot emulation by hardware is the real thing: use of X-CPU,mode? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Hansen" To: Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 12:31 PM Subject: Re: Re: Pilot emulation by hardware is the real thing: use of X-CPU,mode? > When co-processors where popular, there was an active market for more than > one platform. > > The Apple had a Z-80 card that could run CP/M software. > > The Mac had a piece of hardware that was a PC/XT ina Mac Plus-sized case, > that had all I/O routed through the Mac Plus. > > Sun sold a card with "half" a PC on it (no video, I/O, or RAM local to x86 > CPU), then they upgraded to a full PC on a card (SunPCI card with local > video, RAM, USB, etc). > > There was a company named "Fortune Computers" that was offering a three-way > system, MS-DOS (8088), CP/M (Z-80), and something with a 68000 CPU - this > was circa 1983/1984. > > Oh, and Apple has had a few options to add MS-DOS/Win9X programs to run on > the newer Macs. > > There were many other "hybrid" systems, but it seems that once the IBM PC > got sufficient traction in the software market, there was really no other > market to consider, and while you *could* add Mac compatibility to a PC, it > would cost nearly as much as simply buying a Mac. The cost savings in not > having a large case/PS/etc is more than absorbed by the engineering costs > involved in making the two systems work together. > > I once took some computer graphics courses, and we had an IBM AT clone > machine with a 68020 rendering engine inside (IIRC) this system had some > un-goddly amount of RAM, like 8 Megs or so ;¬) > > It was cool though, but it could take several hours to render a single frame > of video... :¬( > > Ken > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "F. Kaufman" > To: > Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 11:24 AM > Subject: Re: Pilot emulation by hardware is the real thing: use of > X-CPU,mode? > > > > > Heck, even before that, ISTR several coprocessor boards for the > > > Apple II, and probably just about any personal computer with > > > expansion slots. > > > > > > Interesting that the coprocessor board concept seems to have all > > > but disappeared from the personal computer scene; I'm guessing > > > it just got too expensive to continue manufacturing them. > > > > I have an Osborne computer in the basement that has an ms-dos (early > > version, no doubt) that allowed the Osborne to boot to MS-dos and run > > dos versions of Wordstar and other programs. The main issue back then > > was getting the video/cursor addressing issues sorted out! > > > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 09:47:30 -0800 Reply-To: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: Re: PIM for Linux that plays well with HPLX? Comments: To: gonter+usenet@wu-wien.ac.at In-Reply-To: <3ABB493E.C3B1570C@zechine.wu-wien.ac.at> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gerhard Gonter a =E9crit: > Which PIM's do you have in mind? There are no direct paths for > them yet but I'll try to help to make import/export a reality. Well at this point, I seem to be settling on gnomecal, although when evolution becomes real, I'll probably switch to that. Cheers, - Joe ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 12:38:00 -0600 Reply-To: Thomas Rundel Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Thomas Rundel Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 03:41:08 -0500, Lars Hedstroem = wrote: > If now Al hasn't time to "police" the list, why can't he > appoint a co-listowner? > > Lars And what should this person do? Monitor all posts before they are being sent to the list, just in order to filter out flames and other nonsense? This would be a huge amount of work which probably nobody could justify to do. I rether think that people here should just take a minute and reread their messages before posting them, and consider if their message can hurt or insult the recipient or other list members, and in that case simply refrain from posting publicly or, better yet, refrain from posting at all. I believe that this level of consideration can be expected from an adult community like ours, and in that case we'll have a friendly place here and won't need a moderator at all. Tom www.rundel.net/palmtop ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 20:16:12 +0100 Reply-To: Tamas Feher Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tamas Feher Subject: Now a 200LX user - me too. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hello all, Wanted to let you know, that I just purchased a used 200LX 2MB, so after lurking around this list for some years, now I hope to be a "fuller" member. I also got a Zoom 9600 pocketmodem. I need to make Daniel's cable and then I can experience mobile computing. Thanks to everyone for keeping HPLX-L list so interesting. Sincerely Yours: Tamas Feher. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 11:31:36 -0800 Reply-To: ian Butler Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: ian Butler Subject: Re: Excess parts In-Reply-To: <3ABCC8C9.4602C7CF@beld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Sat, 24 Mar 2001, KenLondon wrote: > "Joe H. Smith" wrote: > > > My point to you, if you care (or can) to open your mind a tiny > > slit and listen, is that you recognize well the issues of tax > > benefits and old inventory. What is curious to me is that you > > gave Avi such a hard time when he was talking about these > > issues with respect to old programs. > > This indicates to me that you are attributing the wrong quote to me. As I pointed out in my previous post, you're incorrect, Ken. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 12:48:32 -0800 Reply-To: Patrick West Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Patrick West Subject: Re: Tracking *A LOT* İAdvertising Sales (Lotus or ?)¨ Comments: To: palmtop@n-link.com In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > -----Original Message-----edited--- > >Q&A, for example, had enough math to do a most..... > > I've never used Q&A, is it hard to find/hard to use? Tim, I don't know if Q&A can do what you want or not. I do happen to have a copy of Q&A v.4 which can run on the HPLX. I picked it up for a project and decided the learning curve was not worth my time for that project. It was easier to use a couple of other programs and some by hand stuff then spend the time working up what was needed. If you want I can dig it out and look over the docs. But that learning curve.... > I'd like a spiffy interface and lots of ways to look up data and do > In a perfect world, I'd have the ability to check blocks that indicate > product and use of color or not (adds to the price) and have the program > And, have > been thinking of doing something in BASIC (the only language where I've ever > had any formal training ... but I hated arrays :-( If you decide to use Basic someone on the list had the special exm basic for the hplx for sale a while back. You could ask. Also there is a copy of VBDos, the complied programs works fine on the hplx, for sale on ebay. In VBDos you can use checkboxes and so forth. Most of the math is basic Business Calculus. Deeper than I'm up to but basic calculus none the less. Patrick _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 16:30:02 -0500 Reply-To: Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: Now a 200LX user - me too. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 20:16:12 +0100, Tamas Feher wrote: > Hello all, Hello there. > Wanted to let you know, that I just purchased a used 200LX 2MB, > so after lurking around this list for some years, now I hope to be a > "fuller" member. Are you for real? Hm I have seen you around here for years had no idea that you did not have a Hplx. Wow. Just a little bit amazed. Did it take you all this time to be sure that it was the thing you wanted? :-) Well now we on the list can make ourself usefull helping you setting it up the best way. Regards -- Martin Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 23:12:25 +0200 Reply-To: Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: Now a 200LX user - me too. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Tamas, On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 20:16:12 +0100, Tamas Feher wrote: > Wanted to let you know, that I just purchased a used 200LX 2MB, > so after lurking around this list for some years, now I hope to be a > "fuller" member. Fine! :-) > I also got a Zoom 9600 pocketmodem. I need to make Daniel's > cable and then I can experience mobile computing. Good luck! But what made me wonder all the time is: Why did you lurk here all the time alghough you didn't own an LX? GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 17:28:45 -0500 Reply-To: Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: Cebit and ndb2rex MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 15:30:32 +0200, Daniel Hertrich wrote: > Hi Martin Hello there > On Fri, 23 Mar 2001 19:11:36 -0500, Martin Bergvill wrote: > > > Arg I would really liked to be there. I have seen a lot of newsflashes > > from Cebit. A lot of gadgets that I just have to have :-) > > :-) Lot of development on BT I see. Maybe some of the cards may be usefull for us on the Hplx. > Is by chance someone of you all going to go to Cebit on Tuesday? Maybe > we can meet?! I wish :-) > > Yes please do. Try to test the new Gprs Nokia 6310. It can do Highspeed > > _and_ gprs and BT. > > I'll see if I have a chance to try it. T68 from Ericsson also looks fresh.. :-) > > I have now gotten the latest version of Hp2rex to work. Everything > > works great. But is it possible to sort the notes with ndb2rex before > > they are transferred so that they are in alphabetical order on the Rex? > > Theoretically it could be MADE possible. It isn't yet. > I also wish it would be possible, but it is not easy to implement that. How about sorting the notexx.rxn files before sending them to the Rex? It should be possible to do a "bubble" sort of the files and rename them according to what the first letters are in the beginning is? I have little programming experience, so I am just thinking out loud. > If someone wants to do it, please do (my ndb2rex is open source). I > don't think that I have the time to implement alphabetical sorting. I have posted some mails, maybe we(you:-) can get some help..have to see about that.. Regards -- Martin Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 18:10:16 -0500 Reply-To: Lars Hedstroem Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Lars Hedstroem Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Rundel wrote: > > If now Al hasn't time to "police" the list, why can't he > > appoint a co-listowner? > > > > Lars > > And what should this person do? Monitor all posts before they are > being sent to the list, just in order to filter out flames and > other nonsense? No, ofcourse not. This person should throw they who don't follow the rules out from the list. I have been on many mailinglists and I have the firm opinion that you must moderate a list kind of dictatorial. Lars ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 19:53:11 -0500 Reply-To: Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lars Hedstroem" To: Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 3:41 AM Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy > Russ wrote: > > > Remember, the danger isn't that flame wars will break > > out and annoy all of us, the real danger is that running the > list will ANNOY AL enough that he won't host the list. > If now Al hasn't time to "police" the list, why can't he > appoint a co-listowner? It was my impression that the list was never policed, just managed, with some reminders to behave from time to time. That approach helped to keep the list in a friendly tone. Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 21:58:19 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Testing :) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005E_01C0B4AD.899BB9C0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C0B4AD.899BB9C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry. I just have to test. ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C0B4AD.899BB9C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C0B4AD.899BB9C0-- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 22:57:42 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Shifted screen MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello! I just got 100LX with broken right hinge, broken screen lock and dead battery. I've fixed everything for one day, after an hour of Supergluing, the unit is usable now except that I had to remove all the stiffening stuff under the right hinge, otherwise SuperGlue wouldn't just take that pressure. So now i have to make the left hinge stiffer because i've no more acces to the right one, I had to glue the Cap also. I put a new battery also, I took it from one PC's motherboard, seems to work :) One thing left is that the screen seams to be shifted at the bottom, symbols are half cut down there. Any ideas how to fix it? Thanks a lot! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 01:44:31 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Making fonts bigger. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello. Does anybody know, how to set fonts bigger in DOS? I read books using some dos text viewer and wished to make fonts bigger. I know I can zoom, but text won't wrap so I just need to make fonts bigger somehow. Some internal DOS command probably? Thanks! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 01:56:24 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: Now a 200LX user - me too. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Tamas Feher proudly wrote: > Wanted to let you know, that I just purchased a used 200LX 2MB, ... > I also got a Zoom 9600 pocketmodem. I need to make Daniel's ... Well, well! Congratulations. I am sure everyone will join me in congratulating you on the purchase. You have now one of the most powerfully designed computers made. As you probably know well, many people have been looking for an alternative - but so far, none was found. It is not the fastest, the easiest, the longest-lasting, or any other "most" - but somehow, the engineers designed it with _just_ the right combination of features to make it incredibly useful to so many people. This is really excellent news from you. Now no one can dismiss your opinions easily because you do not own a palmtop. I suspect you will need lots of answers to a lot of questions. I will start by suggesting to download the Andrew Fonts. You mentioned before your eyesight to be not the best. Of the fonts made public, Andrew Hilkowitz' seems to be one of the most popular because it is easy to read, large and "roomy". As to online software, I suggest to get used to your machine first, then let me know. I have 2 licenses for WWW/LX. I paid full price for WWW/LX version 2 about 2 years ago and bought a full license for version 3 (software is good enough to pay twice for it IMHO! - I am not just a fool with too much money.) But when you are ready, I'll send you my old version 2 - it is fully functional and works just fine, but it does not have some of the excellent features, but for the price ($0.00) you will have a great program ... Ok, my good deed for today is done! Enjoy, and welcome to one of the most exclusive clubs - we fight like wild dogs and wild cats, but a fellow palmtopper is the closest thing you can have to family outside your own family . Joe Sorry, folks, only one such license. Mine was purchased a long time ago from Shier Systems and Software in 1999, and the version 3 license from D&A directly. I have other old stuff if anyone interested! I'll check my attic and basement and look for more goodies. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 01:56:26 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: OT: a list testimonial Comments: To: Andrew King MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Andrew King ably wrote: > Subject: Re: Magnify Manual I emailed to D&A about some other, unrelated matters, and also asked about a Magnify manual... If you bought Magnify from them, they will send you a replacement manual for $5.00 plus shipping! Thought you would like to know. Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 01:56:27 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: Excess parts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit KenLondon ably(?) wrote: > This indicates to me that you are attributing the wrong quote to > me. Oops, he's in a loop! Someone, quick, jolt him out of it ! Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 07:45:13 +0000 Reply-To: Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: PIM for Linux that plays well with HPLX? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Joseph S. Barrera III wrote: > Gerhard Gonter a icrit: > > Which PIM's do you have in mind? There are no direct paths for > > them yet but I'll try to help to make import/export a reality. > > Well at this point, I seem to be settling on gnomecal, although > when evolution becomes real, I'll probably switch to that. I was just browsing the Linux FAQ and it mentioned a DOS emulator. Maybe you could use a DOS PIM like Flexpad in both places? Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 11:09:08 +0200 Reply-To: Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Palmtop-Emulator in DOSEMU in Linux MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi friends, did anyone of you ever try to run a palmtop graphics emulator, such as palmpc, palrun or int5 in a DOSEMU session under Linux? Does that work? GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 12:58:37 +0100 Reply-To: "Guenther Helmuth E." Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Guenther Helmuth E." Subject: Test Fluff MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Test Fluff ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 13:45:35 +0200 Reply-To: gonter+usenet@wu-wien.ac.at Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Gerhard Gonter Subject: Re: PIM for Linux that plays well with HPLX? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Russel Brooks wrote: > I was just browsing the Linux FAQ and it mentioned a DOS > emulator. Maybe you could use a DOS PIM like Flexpad in both > places? That's not necessary for me, I can convert the HP-LX files any way I want and just need a suitable PIM on Unix that plays in the same league as the LX's tools. I just didn't find something appropriate on the Unix side but I must also admit, I didn't search very much yet. +gg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 08:17:22 -0600 Reply-To: Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Tracking *A LOT* İAdvertising Sales (Lotus or ?)¨ MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tim wrote: > I've never used Q&A, is it hard to find/hard to use? It's been a long time since I used Q&A. I used it to set up some things for my father's business maybe 10 years ago. I remember that I didn't like it. I found the interface frustrating. But my Dad, who isn't very computer literate, thought it was great. In fact it's one of the few programs he did like. I remember that it had quite a bit more math than most programs of it's type. It could do calculations on a record or group of records. At least I think I remember that. My brother also used it in his business and liked it. > Is Q&A often on eBay, or should I stick to other > places to look? I just looked around for free copies but I guess it's not freeware yet. I thought I remembered reading that it was but I guess not. I did find a copy on Ebay for $65 (buy it now or till the first bid is made). That's pretty high but it was about 3 times that much when it was new. It says it's still shrinkwrapped. I didn't check the seller at all. This isnt the only flat-file database program that you could use. There are others like Borland's Reflex, which I haven't used but I've been told it's pretty nice. I would expect it to have the math ability you need but I can't really be sure. There's also a SQL clone called pbase that's on the super site. It's like SQL with forms. I played with it at one time and it's pretty good if you know SQL. It's amazing how much it can do for such a small program. I have no idea how fast it is with a lot of records. If you don't know a litle SQL I wouldn't bother with this one. dBase or Paradox will be much easier to learn if you use a relational database. It might help to point out, if you don't already know this, that databases come in two forms: relational and flat-file. With a relational database you can almost just assume it can do what you want even before you're sure what you want. They're very powerful. And there's a lot to learn to use them. SQL in it's various forms is probably the only true relational database. dBase and Paradox have a lot of the characteristics of relational databases although they actually aren't. But they have the power and complexity of a relational database, if not the speed and efficiancy. Q&A and Reflex and the LX database are flat-file databases. They deal with one file at a time where relational databases allow files to interact and allow a search on one file to be based on the search results on another file. The flat-file databases are much less powerful and a lot easier to use. There are also a lot more of them. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 08:26:02 -0600 Reply-To: Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thomas Rundel wrote: > I rether think that people here should just take a minute > and reread their messages before posting them, and > consider if their message can hurt or insult the recipient > or other list members, and in that case simply refrain > from posting publicly or, better yet, refrain from posting > at all. I agree and I'd like to add that when someone is thinking of sending a rude or insulting post, whether the object of that post deserves it should NOT be a consideration. The rest of us don't deserve it. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:17:06 +0200 Reply-To: Lillebjorn Nilsen Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Lillebjorn Nilsen Subject: Re: Now a 200LX user - me too. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tamas Feher wrote: > Wanted to let you know, that I just purchased a used 200LX 2MB, > so after lurking around this list for some years, now I hope to be a > "fuller" member. Welcome onboard, Tamas! Lillebjorn, from a HP200LX DS 8MB, Grey Cell Systems GSM Data Card and a NOKIA 2110 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 10:42:25 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: VerticalReader - No Cyrilics? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello! I'm gonna use my palm 100LX for reading books. When I found VR and tried it out, I was very excited, but it seems like it doesn't support cyrillic fonts, even though I have the keybez running and I can read and write cyrillics in DOS and in the "Shell". Anybody got a clue? Thanks! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:31:05 +0100 Reply-To: Norbert_Giese@T-Online.de Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Norbert Giese Subject: Re: Key stuffing programs - general question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Barry, thank you for the information about the more comprehensive stuffers. However, my original idea was to use a keystuffing mechanism from within a batch (or LX-Batch) file to control some of the built-in applications (for example, to update a few hundred database records in a GDB based on certain field contents). I learned now that keystuffing-like programs are not the best way to do. I will try other ways, for example, exporting a database to a plain text file, updating it, and re-importing it again. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the learning experience and this discussion. Norbert -- Norbert Giese, A.Stifter-Weg 10, 71116 Gaertringen ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 11:13:45 -0700 Reply-To: Richard and Patti Smith Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Richard and Patti Smith Organization: Orion On-Site Computer Services Subject: Misquotes, flames, etc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit GOOD GRIEF! With all the complaints and flames about misquoting, and how a Palm emulator wouldn't work, and whatever else, I'm finally getting tired of it! THIS IS RIDICULOUS! Some of you people are acting like children, and are being so petty and defensive that I'm about ready to cancel my subscription to the list. For goodness sake, (for our sake!) PLEASE GROW UP! Theoretically, at least, we are all adults here and should be able to have a friendly disagreement and a simple discussion without having to resort to immature and logically weak personal attacks and insults, and constant complaints about being misquoted. Personally, I'm getting tired of hearing about who misquoted who, I'd rather concentrate on the message; who said it is secondary. This is all I will say on the subject, unless I can no longer contain myself! Thank you for your time. Regards, Richard Smith ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 12:08:47 -0700 Reply-To: kopplin@TECHNOIR.NU Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Mike Kopplin Subject: Re: VerticalReader - No Cyrilics? In-Reply-To: <000d01c0b542$32048580$0200a8c0@yura> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > I'm gonna use my palm 100LX for reading books. > When I found VR and tried it out, I was very excited, but it seems like > it doesn't support cyrillic fonts, even though I have the keybez running and > I can read and write cyrillics in DOS and in the "Shell". I believe the problem is that keybez works with the built-in fonts and VR uses custom fonts in order to have the display rotated. It would be possible to create your own cyrillic font, if no one has done so already. Mike Kopplin ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 21:10:44 +0200 Reply-To: "Guenther Helmuth E." Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Guenther Helmuth E." Subject: hp200lx - IP - Windows 2000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I used to connect my hp200lx to a NT 4.0 Serer using WWW/LX and LXTCP. Since the NT 4.0 Server was replaced by a Windows 2000 Server I am unable to connect. WWW/LX aborts during IPCP (LCP is OK, PAP is OK). LXTCP aborts with no packet driver installed. Anybody here who knows how to solve this problem? Is there any switch or service to be set at ROUTING and RAS to make it standard PPP? BTW any WINXXXX Client connects fine, no wonder! Kind regards Helmuth ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 15:12:51 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: HPLX-L Digest - 22 Mar 2001 to 23 Mar 2001 (#2001-106) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Barry, We disagree on two points: Al, and Ken Al has been asked many times to stop, and even agreed about 2 years ago and did stop for awhile. Then it all came back. He had seen many many posts by many people explaining how the language he uses is an irritant to them and a hindrance to them. He stuck his tongue proverbially at all these people in order to entertain a few. I find it rather insensitive. Evil? no, i did not claim it was either. That he is intelligent I do not dispute, but that simply makes more aggravated his disregard for the effect of his language. As to Ken, he was shown examples. Avi showed him several, I assume you showed him examples. I showed him one. People have explained to him what he does. He seems to tell us to go f**k ourselves in so many words. Does he stick it out? Sure - he probably think we are all idiots out to get him, evil bastards. All we are trying to do is make sure that he does not cause _more_ pissed-off-ness on the list. He cares little about the list or the platform. He cares little about what people ask of him. He is just one of those people who plows blindly ahead with _his_ agenda, screw the rest of the world. He is the _worst_ kind of insensitive people. Anyway, we disagree, and I do not see a bridge. At least we try to be civilized about disagreeing. Joe Barry ably wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "Barry" > Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 1:06 AM > Subject: Re: HPLX-L Digest - 22 Mar 2001 to 23 Mar 2001 > (#2001-106) > > > > What kind of talk is this? > > > > Pretty hard, but well-earned. Ken keeps being an ass. He was > > an ass and managed to lose us at least two much more valuable > > members than he ever was (or probably will be), and he > > continues being an ass and infuriate people with abusive > > quoting despite many proofs of his abusive behaviour and > > requests to change. . > > Some people never learn to deal smoothly with others. I've been > watching him since that run-in I had with him and I'm convinced > he's trying to be a positive member of this list and just > doesn't know how. He isn't evil. He's trying too hard. The > less that works the harder he tries. He doesn't know any > better. He lacks the necessary people skills. > > I'm sure we all know people like that. They need a little > sympathy and kindness from us. And courtesy most of all. > > > > If you disagree, say so. If someone displeases you, say so. > > > But use a little courtesy. We all deserve that from you. > As > > > you do from each of us. > > > > Barry, Ken is the main cause for bitterness and discontent on > > the list, bar none! He helped create an atmosphere of abuse > > and disrespect here, he really needs to be banned from the > > list, just go away and disappear. Al Hobchi, whom Ken replaced > > as the "jackass du jour" did not even come close to Ken's > > "contribution" to the discontent here. I watched it from afar > > as a lurker. Then I could not take more of the stuff. I saw > > how you struggled with him and how incredibly insensitive and > > rude he was to you too. > > I'm not sure that's true about Ken. Sure, he caused problems > but the biggest problem isn't what he does and says, it's the > way a few people choose to react to him. > > As for Al, if you take the trouble to read what he has to say > it's usually well thought out, original, generous and very > cleverly put. I'm sure he puts a lot of time into that language > of his. And there's nothing in his content to make me think he > wants to iritate. I think he knows a few people on this list, > including me, enjoy his posts and he does that because he enjoys > it and he enjoys entertaining. Underneath the language he really > seems like a hell of a nice guy. > > I don't think Ken is a bad guy either. He's the kind that never > quite understands what's going on around him and his reactions > don't ever quite fit. He can't help that anymore than I can > help being short. I think the guy is to be admired for sticking > it out in the face of all the criticism he gets and probably > doesn't understand. > > Just think what it would be like to be Ken London for a day. > > Barry > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 15:22:20 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Mistaken post MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I posted to the list by mistake an email meant for Barry personally. I am sure you can tell which one ... Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 15:54:23 -0500 Reply-To: a123456@bitstream.net Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: John Musielewicz Subject: Problem with LXTCP/DOSPPP I just started having a problem with dosppp. For some reason it will not allow me to access my mail server when I use the standard DNS numbers provided by my ISP. I have to use alternate DNS numbers used by the DSL server provided for DSL users. My ISP claims not to have changed any software but Dosppp has given me no trouble since I've been using it, many moons ago. WWW/LX- Post still works with no trouble. Even though I can access my mail server using the dsl server dns numbers arachne will not access web addresses except for my providers web address. It does this on both the palmtop and my desktop. Has anyone experienced a problem like this? Any fixes? TIA John John Musielewicz Pegasus Mail: The mailer for DOS ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 06:42:56 +1000 Reply-To: Russell Hemery Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russell Hemery Subject: Suggestion re flames and saving the list In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi all I believe to be able to post to this list with questions and/or comments is a privilege rather than a right. This flame argument etc has been here before. I for one am tired of the bickering and bandwidth used. What is the possibility of temporarily "banning" a person from posting to the list if a consensus of say 10 people object to their postings? Possible group project if current list software is unable to do this? Maybe a week or two of not being able to post might raise the quality of a persons postings and would save us all from wading through the tirades of some. My 0.02c Any comments? Russell ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 23:37:58 +0200 Reply-To: Tamas Feher Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tamas Feher Subject: Re: new 200LX user - me too MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Martin wrote: > Wow. Just a little bit amazed. Did it take you all this time to be > sure that it was the thing you wanted? :-) and Daniel wrote: > But what made me wonder all the time is: Why did you lurk here all the > time although you didn't own an LX? Hello all, I came across this list in 1996 when searching on topics of old PCs. My hobby is collecting PC expansion cards hardware from 1980s period. Obviously this list is the only alive forum on Net dealing with PC/XT (maybe apart from some PC-104 industrial machines group). And I still have my XT desktop just for fun. Than I found palmtops an interesting topic, and the list has enough volume to keep my attention, but manageable traffic still allows almost daily following. Not to mention there are many intelligent people on HPLX-L, who have been in the world of computing for a long time. I learned a lot from their postings, opinions, stories. I still don't know if the 200LX is what I would NEED. I mean I am not busy enough to have a life organizer as necessity. Currently I have it as something meant for fun and experience. Maybe it will change with time. Sincerely: Tamas Feher. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 16:35:27 -0500 Reply-To: Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Quotes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ken London wrote: > "Joe H. Smith" wrote: > > > He cares little about the list or the platform. He cares > > little about what people ask of him. > > Untrue, I just insist on being quoted correctly which has > not happened alot lately. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 16:58:37 -0500 Reply-To: Denny Tulenson Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Denny Tulenson Subject: TECH Adding Flash Memory MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0028_01C0B54C.D5B62580" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C0B54C.D5B62580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've just ordered a flash memory card for my 200LX; 64 meg. Any = tips/hints on formatting it to get the most out of it? If I choose to format on my laptop, any tips as well?? 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------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C0B54C.D5B62580-- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:45:07 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: Suggestion re flames and saving the list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I am probably guilty of some part of the flames going on in the past two weeks, outside the Palm Emulation topic. Even the part I did by mistake should be counted nevertheless. Russell Hemery ably wrote: > I believe to be able to post to this list with questions and/or comments is > a privilege rather than a right. I agree. > Maybe a week or two of not being able to post might raise the quality of a > persons postings and would save us all from wading through the tirades of > some. It would work with me. I'd be back much more tame! I think it has to work, because if I was not involved for awhile I would be taking stuff posted here more in stride. I recently began to post and all it did was get me deeper and deeper in the spiral. Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:45:29 -0500 Reply-To: Andrew Lovell Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew Lovell Subject: Re: use of X-CPU In-Reply-To: <20010324162450.EJAS14058.mtiwmhc24.worldnet.att.net@worldn et.att.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi I have an IBM "portable" XT whose 8088 processor has been replaced by a full -length card which contains an 8086 and 8087 and runs at a heady 8 MHz. It also has a massive 640 k of primary memory. Reminds me of a sign at the Personal Computer Museum at Stenungsund. They had a table with two IBM "portables", two Osbornes and a sign that said "Any computer is portable, as long as you have a big enough truck." Regards Andrew >I have an Osborne computer in the basement that has an ms-dos (early >version, no doubt) that allowed the Osborne to boot to MS-dos and run >dos versions of Wordstar and other programs. The main issue back then >was getting the video/cursor addressing issues sorted out! > >** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:56:33 -0500 Reply-To: Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: Ericsson CS888 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 10:32:23 -0600, Chris Lott wrote: > I finally upgraded my cell phone, and chose the CS888 for its IR > capability. CS888? I guess that is a phone based on the Sh888 gsm european version. I do not know the CSversion, but the SH version has been off the market for "years". > I will be trying it this weekend, but wanted to ask > again if anyone on the list has one working. Tomas Moberg used a SH888 and reported it to work witout any speial considerations. > It will save me some > time if you could share your experience. My provider had a deal > where you get a free phone if you have been a customer for 18 months > and agree to use them for another 12 months. We have some deal like that here too. Regards -- ___ Mar|in Bergvill Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:56:35 -0500 Reply-To: Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: VerticalReader - No Cyrilics? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 10:42:25 -0500, Yuriy Kovalenko wrote: > Hello! Hello > I'm gonna use my palm 100LX for reading books. > When I found VR and tried it out, I was very excited, but it seems like > it doesn't support cyrillic fonts, What is "cyrillic fonts"? Regards Regards -- ___ Mar|in Bergvill , Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:29:17 -0500 Reply-To: Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: Rex 6000 Review MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 20:41:17 -0700, Richard and Patti Smith wrote: Hello there > I have had my Xircom Rex 6000 for about two weeks, now, so I > thought it was about time to let you know what it's like, Yes it sure was :-) > it FLUFF, if you wish). No I use a Rex 3 with my Hplx so I do not call it fluff at all. > US version, so it may not apply to our international friends, > sorry. Not sure that it is a european version. I think it is only one version. > But the new 6000 is > much more usable and practical than the Rex-3 - or, I believe, > even the 5000. I have seldom missed the input cababilty on my Rex 3. But thats me. I use the Hplx to enter stuff. The Hplx is my main machine so it would just be confusing having to sync them both ways. > The new touch-sensitive screen makes all the > difference in the world, I am sure that the use of the Rex6000 is different because of the editing capability. > The Rex 6000 comes with 2 MB of flash memory that holds loads of > data in it's calendar, contacts, tasks, memo, world clock and > web applets. 2mb wow..when I have transferred my phonebook/notebook(or mailfolders)/appointbook from Hplx -> Rex3 256kb I have about 130kb free. When sometime in the future I can download the latest news from websites to a Post/lx folder then I can transfer it to the Rex also. Hmm... This is getting a "what can your do that my can't :-) > In addition to the usual five navigation buttons on > the right side, it also has a touch-sensitive application bar I tried out the emulator at Rex.net..very neat to use thats for sure. > It takes two lithium coin cell batteries You change one battery at a time don't you? That is the way I do it on the Rex3. > Intellisync > Mobile Desktop. This is probably the sorriest excuse for a PIM > that I've ever seen, since it just shows the information in a > list and has no search or sort capabilities. I have used the programs that comes with my Rex3. But it was okey for my use. Now I "sync" directly from the Hplx. > Fortunately, it > imports comma delimited text (or CSV) files, so you can easily > import your 200LX Phone Book Data via GDBDUMP. Can you do what we are doing with our Rex3's? Can you use Chris and Daniel's programs to transfer files from Hplx3>Rex? Could you please try it out? As things are now I do not think that I need a Rex6000. What I would like is a backup Rex3. Daniel do you know where I can get one? Maybe we could work out something? > By the way, > importing from the Rex-3 TrueSync Desktop PIM is a nightmare, I did a Hplx-> Trusync thing. A lot of work. > One of the neatest features of the Rex 6000 is the downloadable > web content. Soon coming to a Rex3 near me :-) > You can configure it to download > news, stock quotes, weather forecasts, horoscopes, movie > reviews, and even the movie times at your local theater. I have just started looking on some plain html sites that I want to get into my Rex. There are a lot of sites out there. Lot of local norwegian stuff also. > There is also support for little add-in applets called Extras Yes I saw that on the emulator. Neat. :-) > However, > currently, the only ones available are for the Japanese version > of the Rex 6000, called the Dataslim2, >. The biggest > drawback is that Xircom currently has no plans to release an > SDK, so there will likely be very little third-party > development. I personally believe this to be a huge mistake on > their part, since a third-party development program would create > much more of a market than a single company's marketing > department could. I agree. It would have been great having a lot of programmers making small programs for you Rex6000. > it's a good, usable product - much better than the > Rex-3. Hmm I have to disagree. Lately I have used my Hplx->Rex a lot. It works great. Not sure what I miss. Nothing I guess. When I leave my Hplx at home I have the Rex with me. The Rex is then full with emails and newsmessages for reading. Replying I of course have to do on the Hplx. But I do not think that you can reply to emails on the Rex? Appointments and things like that I can do on my Nokia 6210 cellular phone. I want a second Rex3..I found some on Ebay, but noboday wants to ship to Norway.. Thanks for your review. Regards -- ___ Mar|in Bergvill , Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 16:49:14 -0800 Reply-To: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joseph S. Barrera III" Subject: Re: VerticalReader - No Cyrilics? Comments: To: Martin Bergvill In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Martin Bergvill a =E9crit: > What is "cyrillic fonts"? Russian letters. Backwards R and all that. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 20:22:21 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Re: VerticalReader - No Cyrilics? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > I believe the problem is that keybez works with the built-in > fonts and VR uses custom fonts in order to have the display > rotated. It would be possible to create your own cyrillic font, > if no one has done so already. Yeah, I was thinking so also. So I thought, what If I'll delete all the fonts VR comes with?! So I did but it won't let you delete the last one :) Yeah, if only I could know where to find a font that would read that :( Need it badly, I either need to make fonts bigger in DOS or use VR to read. I have no solution for neither one. I've found an little proggy that allows you to read text file and then save where you left it, this all I need. But that proggy works in DOS so the fonts are really small, I won't be able to read long time like that. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:01:50 +0800 Reply-To: Teo Soon Bock Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Teo Soon Bock Subject: Re: VerticalReader - No Cyrilics? In-Reply-To: <001901c0b593$356056e0$0200a8c0@yura> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed At 08:22 PM 3/25/01 -0500, Yuriy Kovalenko wrote: > >I either need to make fonts bigger in DOS or use VR to read. > I have no solution for neither one. > You might want to try out READ/LX which can be downloaded from http://www.dasoft.com/READLX/index.html We consider it a Horizontal Reader, and it has a built-in extra large font set. Has anyone developed any other large fonts for use with READ/LX ? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 00:23:20 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Re: Shifted screen MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm replying to myself in hope that someone will pay attention to this topic. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 01:05:26 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Re: VerticalReader - No Cyrilics? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > You might want to try out READ/LX which can be downloaded from > http://www.dasoft.com/READLX/index.html > > We consider it a Horizontal Reader, and it has a built-in extra large font set. Thank you, Teo, so much! This thing works, and it reads Cyrillics too, not the Bigfont but the font number2 does and it's much bigger than in DOS so it should be pretty much readable plus it has Bookmarks - exactly what I need! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:53:28 +0200 Reply-To: "Bel, Michel" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Bel, Michel" Subject: Re: TECH Adding Flash Memory Comments: To: Denny Tulenson MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Denny, I found (on a 48K card) that the normal format makes 2K blocks, which means waste for many small files. However, a format of 1K blocks ( using the Format /Z= switch on a laptop, made the access time almost twice as long - dunno why, but so. I reverted to 2K blocks. I think the default works best. If you really need more space, I found that using Jam or Stacker to double the space, on average slows down only a bit more than the 1K blocksize. Of course, YMMV. Michel -----Original Message----- From: Denny Tulenson İmailto:dtulenson@AMERITECH.NET¨ Sent: Sunday, March 25 2001 11:59 PM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu Subject: TECH Adding Flash Memory I've just ordered a flash memory card for my 200LX; 64 meg. Any tips/hints on formatting it to get the most out of it? If I choose to format on my laptop, any tips as well?? Thanks. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 02:11:17 -0500 Reply-To: Ken Hansen Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken Hansen Subject: Re: TECH Adding Flash Memory MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Off the top of my head, the access of the solid-state device consists of two basic parts, the look-up and the access. The access will take the same no matter where the block of data is located, but the lookup would take twice as long with 1K blocks since the FS keeps a lookup table that is size dependent (half the block size means twice as many list items in the look-up table, see what I mean?). That is my *theory* anyway, I await definitive correction. ;¬) HTH, Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bel, Michel" To: Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 1:53 AM Subject: Re: TECH Adding Flash Memory > Denny, > I found (on a 48K card) that the normal format makes 2K blocks, which means > waste for many small files. However, a format of 1K blocks ( using the > Format /Z= switch on a laptop, made the access time almost twice as long - > dunno why, but so. I reverted to 2K blocks. I think the default works best. > If you really need more space, I found that using Jam or Stacker to double > the space, on average slows down only a bit more than the 1K blocksize. Of > course, YMMV. > > Michel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Denny Tulenson İmailto:dtulenson@AMERITECH.NET¨ > Sent: Sunday, March 25 2001 11:59 PM > To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu > Subject: TECH Adding Flash Memory > > > I've just ordered a flash memory card for my 200LX; 64 meg. Any tips/hints > on formatting it to get the most out of it? > > If I choose to format on my laptop, any tips as well?? > > Thanks. > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 13:39:15 +0200 Reply-To: Feher Tamas Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Feher Tamas Subject: Re: X-CPU mode MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello, > What is x-cpu mode? This is a feature of the HP1/200LX, allowing an external CPU, connected to the PCMCIA interface to take over command of all palmtop hardware resources. It was barely mentioned in developers docs, so I think currently no more info is available to anyone non-HP. Certainly not enough to make use of it by third-party development. BTW, Mack Bagette once asked on this list if anyone has access to the "Cougar Technial Reference Manual", a book which holds in-depth info on LX hardware topics and I think the answer was NO. Sincerely, Tamas Feher. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:05:19 -0500 Reply-To: Systems-Consulting Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Systems-Consulting Subject: Re: Shifted screen In-Reply-To: <002201c0b5b4$df9fb3a0$0200a8c0@yura> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yuriy, Does the screen have extra space at the top? If it does, I suspect that the entire screen is mechanically shifted down in the frame. This would require disassembly and re-assembly. Thanks, Paul Anderson, Pres, Systems-Consulting 89 Main Street, Broad Brook CT 06016 USA tel:(860)627-5393 web: http://Systems-Consulting.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:15:12 -0500 Reply-To: Systems-Consulting Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Systems-Consulting Subject: Re: Tracking *A LOT* İAdvertising Sales (Lotus or ?)¨ In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tim, I am sure that Q&A can accomplish what you want. The starting point for you should be http://www.quickanswer.com/ this is the Quick Answer site. It's the definitive site for Q&A people. There are links to other Q&A related sites. There are also some, like me, that would be happy to help you setup something useful to accomplish your desired task. The availability of new copies Q&A version 4.0 is limited. There is also a version 5.0 that may not be required for your situation (especially on the LX). The biggest advantage to a database over a spreadsheet is: you don't have to load all the data into memory before getting the information you wish. You only need to load the data from the specific record you're working with. Thanks, Paul Anderson, Pres, Systems-Consulting 89 Main Street, Broad Brook CT 06016 USA tel:(860)627-5393 web: http://Systems-Consulting.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:21:40 -0500 Reply-To: Systems-Consulting Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Systems-Consulting Subject: Re: Tracking *A LOT* İAdvertising Sales (Lotus or ?)¨ In-Reply-To: <001701c0b536$4f3f8c00$74fc36d8@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Barry wrote (in part): > Q&A and Reflex and the LX database are flat-file databases. > They deal with one file at a time where relational databases > allow files to interact and allow a search on one file to be > based on the search results on another file. The flat-file > databases are much less powerful and a lot easier to > use. There are also a lot more of them. ========================================= Q&A has the unique distinction of being able to read and use data from another datafile in a very relational manner. It is probably the most powerful "flat file" database ever. It also requires a small amount of disk space and the datafiles are much smaller than a dBase for the same data. Thanks, Paul Anderson, Pres, Systems-Consulting 89 Main Street, Broad Brook CT 06016 USA tel:(860)627-5393 web: http://Systems-Consulting.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 01:21:08 +1200 Reply-To: Roger Whitmarsh Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Roger Whitmarsh Subject: Re: X-CPU mode MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Tamas wrote: >BTW, Mack Bagette once asked on this list if anyone has access to the >"Cougar Technial Reference Manual", a book which holds in-depth info >on LX hardware topics and I think the answer was NO. I just checked every book in www.bibliofind.com with the word 'Cougar' in the title (about 400 books) but no luck Cheers, Roger ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:35:01 -0500 Reply-To: Systems-Consulting Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Systems-Consulting Subject: Re: new 200LX user - me too In-Reply-To: <3ABE8156.8732.129B638@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Welcome to the fold. We "sheep" follow the DOS leader to get work done instead of having it look nice. We're all here to help each other, fluff not withstanding, and I hope you find the 200LX most useful. Thanks, Paul Anderson, Pres, Systems-Consulting 89 Main Street, Broad Brook CT 06016 USA tel:(860)627-5393 web: http://Systems-Consulting.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 09:26:37 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Re: Shifted screen MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Does the screen have extra space at the top? If it does, I > suspect that the entire screen is mechanically shifted down in > the frame. This would require disassembly and re-assembly. Yes it does, but it looks proportional. I'd say that that part cut at the bottom is more like hardware failure, I guess screen is at right place but something happened to the LCD. Someimes, I can see some garbage at the part. Maybe is't lack of contact somewhere? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 09:24:35 -0500 Reply-To: rundel-d@RUNDEL-D.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Thomas Rundel Subject: Re: ADMIN: New HPLX-L Policy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 18:10:16 -0500, Lars Hedstroem = wrote: > No, ofcourse not. This person should throw they who don't > follow the rules out from the list. > > I have been on many mailinglists and I have the firm opinion > that you must moderate a list kind of dictatorial. > > Lars That's maybe true, but to be honest, _I_ would not want to be the one to decide whom to remove from the list. It is very difficult to set up an appropriate scheme for throwing misbehaving people out, and even if someone would do this job, he would be picked on by almost everybody here, regardless what he did. If at all, we would need a jury and not a single person. But I still believe that this place could work without moderator if people would be a bit more considerate. Tom www.rundel.net/palmtop ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:29:41 -0600 Reply-To: Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Making fonts bigger MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yuriy Kovalenko wrote: > Does anybody know, how to set fonts bigger > in DOS? > I read books using some dos text viewer and > wished to make fonts bigger. I know I can zoom, > but text won't wrap so I just need to make fonts > bigger somehow. When you're in dos the computer is in text mode. In text mode the fonts are drawn with hardware, not software. This makes them much faster but it also makes them fixed size. If you want to read books, try Vertical Reader. It's at the Super Site at http://www.palmtop.net/super.html It puts you in graphics mode and the program draws the fonts. It lets you read the book vertically, holding the LX sideways, which works out very nicely. It lets you change font size and provides a lot of different fonts. It's probably just what you're looking for. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 16:32:26 +0200 Reply-To: Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: Rex 6000 Review Comments: To: Martin Bergvill MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Richard and Martin, First, a big thankyou to Richard for his review! On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:29:17 -0500, Martin Bergvill wrote: > No I use a Rex 3 with my Hplx so I do not call it fluff at all. Same here. > > US version, so it may not apply to our international friends, > > sorry. > Not sure that it is a european version. I think it is only one version. My Rex-3 is an international (US) version. I don't think there are any special versions of it. > use the Hplx to enter stuff. The Hplx is my main machine so it would > just be confusing having to sync them both ways. I find the idea great to "enter" data into the Rex by using the little paper sheets which come with the REX and take place on the opposite side of the REX in the carrying case. It's a pity that no little pen is shipped with the REX which fits in this case. However, I found a really nice pen of that shape. It came with another note taker which was given to me as an advertising gift. For those of you who don't know what I'm speaking about, please see the picture on http://www.daniel-hertrich.de/rexsync ! > You change one battery at a time don't you? That is the way I do it on > the Rex3. As far as I know, the Rex-6000 has flash memory, so there is no need to care that one battery is always inserted to save the data. > I have used the programs that comes with my Rex3. But it was okey for my > use. Now I "sync" directly from the Hplx. I've always synced only with the LX. > Can you do what we are doing with our Rex3's? Can you use Chris and > Daniel's programs to transfer files from Hplx3>Rex? Could you please try > it out? Since the data format is totally different according to Chris' researches, this won't be possible, I think. > As things are now I do not think that I need a Rex6000. What I would > like is a backup Rex3. Daniel do you know where I can get one? Maybe we > could work out something? I bought mine from ELV for something around 100 DM. Try http://www.elv.de It was a special offer, so maybe they wanted to get rid of the old Rex-3s. I don't know if they still have some. GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:47:23 -0600 Reply-To: Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: HPLX-L Digest - 22 Mar 2001 to 23 Mar 2001 (#2001-106) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Joe H. Smith wrote: > We disagree on two points: Al, and Ken You sent me a private message and I sent you a private reply. And now you've sent them all to the list. I really didn't want my reply to you to go on the list. Feelings will be hurt with no need. That's called a mistake. We all do it. We all get it done to us. That's part of human interaction. The only thing that can be done about it is to laugh, blush a little and go on with our lives. I hope you'll do that. And I hope you'll encourage others to do it, too. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 09:02:11 -0600 Reply-To: Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: new 200LX user - me too MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tamas Feher wrote: > I came across this list in 1996 when searching > on topics of old PCs. My hobby is collecting PC > expansion cards hardware from 1980s period. > Obviously this list is the only alive forum on Net > dealing with PC/XT (maybe apart from some > PC-104 industrial machines group). And I still > have my XT desktop just for fun. That's an interesting variation on computer collecting. I've never heard of anyone collecting expansion cards. In my XT and old AT days I used a lot of them. Some fairly obscure but most pretty common. Can you give a quick idea of some of the things you have? I'd like to know more. I'm not sure if the list is interested but I suspect they might be. But if you think they won't be feel free to send it to barryATfbtcDOTnet. I'm sure you know how to deal with the caps. At one time I was going to collect old portables. I got some Radio Shack M100s and a Kaypro 10 and was looking for an Epson h20 (I think that's the right model) and a few others. But then I moved to a smaller place and only kept the M100s (also 102s and 200s) because they don't take up much space. I wish I had room for more. Computer collecting, and component collecting as you are doing, is important stuff. In 100 years when they try to remember what early computing was like they'll come looking for collections like these. Too bad they won't have access to our memories, too. Have you tried reading comp.folklore.computers? It's about all of computer history and a lot of the guys there lived it and talk about what they remember. Theres a lot to be learned from that newsgroup. There's also a LOT of bickering but the real content ratio is still pretty high. There's also comp.sys.tandy which is involved with both old Dos and TRS-80 computers. About half and half. Then there's comp.sys.dos.programing (or maybe it's .programmers) which looks at that endo fo the old dos computers. Also comp.sys.cpm. There are other places on the web and net concerned with Dos and with CP/M. I have a few urls. If you don't already have them, let me know and I'll give you what I have. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 10:05:27 -0500 Reply-To: Systems-Consulting Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Systems-Consulting Subject: Re: Shifted screen In-Reply-To: <001001c0b600$c5070240$0200a8c0@yura> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The bad news is - it may need repair - I recommend Thaddeus The good news is - they can do it and it's a fixed cost. http://www.thaddeus.com/ Thanks, Systems-Consulting 89 Main Street, Broad Brook CT 06016-9701 tel:(860)627-5393 fax:(860)627-5393 web: http://Systems-Consulting.com mailto:Sales@Systems-Consulting.com Paul Anderson President Maximizing the results of Information Systems Certified Novell Salesperson Your ALPS Printer Supplies Source > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 00:30:42 -1000 Reply-To: scott wormser Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: scott wormser Subject: sandisk 150 ata card I have a sandisk 150 card that work's in my hp200 and my toshiba l50 but not in my hp 800ct, sandisk support never heard of the problem any idiea's? when i insert the card it want's to put an sUn disk driver in for it, it will then come up in socket service, but it will not show it as another drive thanks scott ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 09:14:30 -0600 Reply-To: Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: use of X-CPU MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Andrew Lovell wrote: > I have an IBM "portable" XT whose 8088 > processor has been replaced by a full -length > card which contains an 8086 and 8087 and > runs at a heady 8 MHz. It also has a massive > 640 k of primary memory. So that's what you mean by X-CPU. I know the concept. I hadn't heard that term before. I don't know if anyone remembers the Dimension. It wasn't very successful. But I had one a few years ago that I bought from a guy who had a bunch of old computers. It had as it's main cpu a motorola 68000. That's what it first tried to boot with. And the OS for that was CP/M 68k. It also had an 8086 and would boot MS-Dos. In addition it had a Z80 and would boot into CP/M 2.2. There was also a 6502 and it could boot as an Apple II. I forget which Apple II. Plus, I think. It came with all of the above OSs, each on it's own floppy. There was no hard drive but it was made in a day when hard drives were very uncommon. It could run CP/M or CP/M 68k software. It could run Dos software and it could run Apple software. It didn't succede partly because of it's high price. New ones were about $8000. And partly because even though it was compatible with all those computers, it wasn't VERY compatible with any of them. A lot of stuff wouldn't run. It never actually got out of the beta stage. They ran out of money and began selling them before they were ready and that killed what might have been a very nice idea. That was around 1982 or 83 I think. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:55:12 -0700 Reply-To: "Feldman, Robert" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Feldman, Robert" Subject: Re: VerticalReader - No Cyrilics? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Yuriy, You might also consider using PFE.EXE to create your own .VFN font for the Vertical Reader. PFE is the Pal Font Editor and you can download it from the SUPER site at http://www.palmtop.net/supernew.html. Just search on PFE to get the download link. Bob Feldman -----Original Message----- From: Yuriy Kovalenko İmailto:yuriy@NETTAXI.COM¨ Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 12:05 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Subject: Re: VerticalReader - No Cyrilics? > You might want to try out READ/LX which can be downloaded from > http://www.dasoft.com/READLX/index.html > > We consider it a Horizontal Reader, and it has a built-in extra large font set. Thank you, Teo, so much! This thing works, and it reads Cyrillics too, not the Bigfont but the font number2 does and it's much bigger than in DOS so it should be pretty much readable plus it has Bookmarks - exactly what I need! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 11:05:28 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Re: Shifted screen MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > The bad news is - it may need repair - I recommend Thaddeus > The good news is - they can do it and it's a fixed cost. I think I'm gonna take it to pieces once again and clean contacts and check the bus that goes to the screen. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 11:08:57 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Re: VerticalReader - No Cyrilics? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Yuriy, > > You might also consider using PFE.EXE to create your own .VFN font for the > Vertical Reader. PFE is the Pal Font Editor and you can download it from the > SUPER site at http://www.palmtop.net/supernew.html. Just search on PFE to > get the download link. Yeah, thanks. Someone has sent to me the Cyrillic font for the VR and it works, so I'm fine now! Whoo-hoo :) Later, I'm gonna try PFE which I downloaded already to make bigger fonts. I thought PFE would work on my desktop and let me create font here and then export it but it must be run from the LX which make creation procces a little inconvinient. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:32:21 -0800 Reply-To: ian Butler Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: ian Butler Subject: Re: Quotes In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Ken London wrote: > "Joe H. Smith" wrote: > > > He cares little about the list or the platform. He cares > > little about what people ask of him. > > > > Untrue, I just insist on being quoted correctly which has not happened > alot lately. If you have a single example of a time you've been misquoted, I'd love to see it, because I haven't seen a single time you've been misquoted. On the other hand, YOU have misquoted others at least twice now. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:41:59 -0800 Reply-To: ian Butler Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: ian Butler Subject: Re: Excess parts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Ken London wrote: > ian Butler wrote: > > > See, for instance, your first "More on abandonware" post on 16 Feb > > 2001. > > Found no such post dated 16 Feb 2001. LOL. Did you even bother to LOOK? Is this the kind of research that led you to post back on 11 Jan 2001 that "whites in the U.S. now make up 49% of the population so they now are a minority!!!!"? Out of consideration for the others on this list, I won't repost the message, but I've made the post available at http://www.hplx.net/avi_vs_ken. (And by the way, that file, like the above quote, is directly pasted from your messages, so let's not have any complaints about how you've been misquoted.) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:21:40 -0500 Reply-To: Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: Quotes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ian Butler wrote: > If you have a single example of a time you've been misquoted, I'd love to > see it, because I haven't seen a single time you've been misquoted. On > the other hand, YOU have misquoted others at least twice now. I've been misquoted more times than not. Can't go back to examples, Outlook Express has crashed too many time to access those files. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 10:03:22 -0800 Reply-To: ian Butler Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: ian Butler Subject: Re: Quotes In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Ken London wrote: > I've been misquoted more times than not. Can't go back to examples, > Outlook Express has crashed too many time to access those files. My, isn't that convenient. Well, I will say this, Ken, you're a great source of amusement. Keep up the good work! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 13:06:15 -0500 Reply-To: Steve Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Steve Subject: Upgrade Inquiry Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi all, Last week the hinge crack on my 200LX reappeered. The spring popped out and spewed bits of plastic. Therefore, I'm gearing up to eventually getting a repair and upgrade. The May timeframe for the new shells mentioned seems about right. Vauge memories of past postings imply that the 64 meg upgrade was "not as nice" as the 32 and 96 meg upgrades. With reliability the number one concern, has anyone comments on the relative merits of each? I guess power consumption would be number two. Steve ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 13:08:02 -0500 Reply-To: "Striegel, Alan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Striegel, Alan" Subject: Re: VerticalReader - No Cyrilics? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > From: Yuriy Kovalenko İmailto:yuriy@NETTAXI.COM¨ > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 11:09 AM >... > I thought PFE would work on my desktop and let me create > font here and then > export it but it must be run from the LX which make creation procces a > little inconvinient. PFE runs very well on my Windows 95 system with PALMPC (even within a window). This TSR provides the environment to emulate the palmtop, including its display. I've forgotten where I got PALMPC. It didn't appear on the SUPER page with the other P's when I went looking for it just now. But it should be available here: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5463/palmpc.zip. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:08:12 -0100 Reply-To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jos=E9?= Angel de Castro Barco Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jos=E9?= Angel de Castro Barco Subject: VerticalReader - No spanish characters Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 CiAgSGVsbG8hCgogIEknbSBnb25uYSB1c2UgbXkgcGFsbSAyMDBMWCBmb3IgcmVhZGluZyBib29r cy4KICBXaGVuIEkgZm91bmQgVlIgYW5kIHRyaWVkIGl0IG91dCwgSSB3YXMgdmVyeSBleGNpdGVk LCBidXQgaXQgc2VlbXMgbGlrZQogIGl0IGRvZXNuJ3Qgc3VwcG9ydCBzcGFuaXNoIGZvbnRzLCBl dmVuIHRob3VnaCBJIGNhbiByZWFkIGFuZCB3cml0ZQogc3BhbmlzaCBjaGFyYWN0ZXJzICjxLCDh LCDtLCAuLi4pIGluIGFsbCBwcm9ncmFtYXMgKFN5c01nciB0b28pLgoKICAgQW55Ym9keSBnb3Qg YSBjbHVlPwoKICBUaGFua3MhCgoKKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioq KioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioKSm9z6SBBbmdlbCBkZSBDYXN0cm8gICAgICAgICAg ICAgICAgICAgICAgVG5vOiAzNCA5ODMgMzMgNzIgOTkKQy9TLkxvcmVuem8sMS0zukIKNDcwMDAx IFZBTExBRE9MSUQgKFNQQUlOKSAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICBjYXN0cm9iYXJjb0B3b2wuZXMK KioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioq KioqKioK ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 20:42:30 +0200 Reply-To: Laust Brock-Nannestad Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Laust Brock-Nannestad Subject: Re: Excess parts In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Mon, 26 Mar 2001, ian Butler wrote: > On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Ken London wrote: > > > ian Butler wrote: > > > > > See, for instance, your first "More on abandonware" post on 16 Feb > > > 2001. > > > > Found no such post dated 16 Feb 2001. > > LOL. Did you even bother to LOOK? İ...¨ Well, technically he is correct, the thread was called "More _about_ abandonware"... > Out of consideration for the others on this list, I won't repost the > message, but I've made the post available at > http://www.hplx.net/avi_vs_ken. (And by the way, that file, like the > above quote, is directly pasted from your messages, so let's not have any > complaints about how you've been misquoted.) Mike Kopplin's searchable list archive at http://www.technoir.nu/ is also a great resource (handy if, for instance, your Outlook Express crashed too many times and you lost old messages...) Seems to be down at the moment, though... Cheers, Laust ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 21:50:55 +0200 Reply-To: Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Re: Shifted screen Comments: To: Yuriy Kovalenko MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Yuriy, On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 09:26:37 -0500, Yuriy Kovalenko wrote: > Yes it does, but it looks proportional. > I'd say that that part cut at the bottom is more like hardware failure, I > guess screen is at right place but something happened to the LCD. Someimes, > I can see some garbage at the part. > Maybe is't lack of contact somewhere? What I have to cuntribute about such problems is written on http://www.daniel-hertrich.de/repair please have a look and see if pressing on several places on the edge of the screen does temporarily solve the problem. This might lead you to the source of the problem. Please report what results you got from your pressing experiments! GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 15:43:07 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Re: VerticalReader - No spanish characters MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Hello! > > I'm gonna use my palm 200LX for reading books. > When I found VR and tried it out, I was very excited, but it seems li= ke > it doesn't support spanish fonts, even though I can read and write > spanish characters (=F1, =E1, =ED, ...) in all programas (SysMgr too). > > Anybody got a clue? > > Thanks! Hi! I had exactly same problem like you, and I had a topic running called "verticalReader - no cyrillics" I wanted to use VR to read books on russian. Many people replied and the solution to this problem is that you gonna need a special font FVN file t= hat has spanish characters in it. I found one for cyrillics so you might wanna check out the Net to see if there is one for spanish. I'm sure there should be at least one cauz you'= re certanly not the first person who wants to read books on spanish. Good luck! -Yuriy ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 15:52:23 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Re: Shifted screen MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > What I have to cuntribute about such problems is written on > http://www.daniel-hertrich.de/repair > > please have a look and see if pressing on several places on the edge of > the screen does temporarily solve the problem. This might lead you to > the source of the problem. > Please report what results you got from your pressing experiments! Hey! Nice site! When I just got this 100LX, I had right Hinge broken onto pieces, Latch problem and loose contact on the power jack. I fixed em all and then discovered one site that had some guides and now one more site you gave me! :) Too bad, I had to remove all the stuff in the right hinge to glue the parts back together, works fine now but screen lead has no resistance anymore. I'm considering to put some kind of rubber washer under the left "survived" hinge to make the lead more resistance. Now it just swings all the around and I have to keep it up with left hand. oh yeah, pressing on the screen didn't not make any effect so it might be just damaged screen. Thanks anyway! ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 19:02:38 -0500 Reply-To: Jim Sanders Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jim Sanders Subject: Fonts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0015_01C0B627.53855280" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C0B627.53855280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In answer to the VR question, I have tried the same thing for HV to get = bigger fonts and help my ailing eyes. Try the PFE editor from the SUPER = data base. I was able to increase the size of HV's fonts by editing = some of VR's fonts with PFE. You can probably download the Cyrillic = fonts from fontstuff.zip and edit them to a VR format with PFE. 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In answer to the VR question, I have = tried the same=20 thing for HV to get bigger fonts and help my ailing eyes.  Try the = PFE=20 editor from the SUPER data base.  I was able to increase the size = of HV's=20 fonts by editing some of VR's fonts with PFE.  You can probably = download=20 the Cyrillic fonts from fontstuff.zip and edit them to a VR format with=20 PFE.
Jim Sanders (not a=20 technophile)
------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C0B627.53855280-- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 19:32:30 -0500 Reply-To: "Rodger N. Bird II" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Rodger N. Bird II" Subject: Automap Road Atlas For Sale. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed I have 1 used copy of Automap Road Atlas Version 2.0 (DOS) For Sale. The program comes on both 3 1/2" & 720K floppies and includes the manual. Asking $20.00, which includes shipping within the continental United States. Please email me direct if you are interested. Do not reply to this message. My email address is: rbird2@peoplepc.com Rodger ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 01:51:10 +0000 Reply-To: Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: Shifted screen MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Yuriy Kovalenko wrote: > I'm replying to myself in hope that someone will pay attention to this > topic. Any chance this is a double speed LX without the 2X drivers? I don't have 2X LX but I've heard the display can suffer if the drivers aren't loaded. Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 01:51:13 +0000 Reply-To: Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: TECH Adding Flash Memory Comments: To: Ken Hansen MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Ken Hansen wrote: > Off the top of my head, the access of the solid-state device consists of two > basic parts, the look-up and the access. > > The access will take the same no matter where the block of data is located, > but the lookup would take twice as long with 1K blocks since the FS keeps a > lookup table that is size dependent (half the block size means twice as many > list items in the look-up table, see what I mean?). > > That is my *theory* anyway, I await definitive correction. ;¬) I agree with your theory. The "buffers=" value in the config.sys might affect the access times if set too small. I run with buffers=20. Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 07:19:42 +0200 Reply-To: davidb@netmedia.net.il Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: David Becher Subject: Re: hp200lx - IP - Windows 2000 Guenther Helmuth E. writes: > I used to connect my hp200lx to a NT 4.0 Serer using WWW/LX and LXTCP. > > Since the NT 4.0 Server was replaced by a Windows 2000 Server I am > unable to connect. > > WWW/LX aborts during IPCP (LCP is OK, PAP is OK). > LXTCP aborts with no packet driver installed. What is your physical connection type? What abort message do you get? -- ** David Becher ** davidb@netmedia.net.il davidb@cimatron.co.il ** www.cimatron.co.il ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 11:03:56 +0200 Reply-To: davidb@netmedia.net.il Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: David Becher Subject: Re: VerticalReader - No Cyrilics? 1. keybez uses its own font files. Initial versions of these are built in to the fon files which are unpacked by keybez,but the font files are actually an old form of MSWindows bitmapped fonts and at one time I played around with modifying the font files under windows 3.11 and they worked fine in my HPLX. 2. The fonts in keybez have nothing to do with the fonts in VR. The fonts in VR are PAL fonts and I think you can create your own cyrillic font and if you have a registered version of VR can install and use them. It looks like a lot of work to me. I suggest reading the section in "vr.doc" regarding fonts. -- ** David Becher ** davidb@netmedia.net.il davidb@cimatron.co.il ** www.cimatron.co.il ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 11:10:26 +0200 Reply-To: davidb@netmedia.net.il Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: David Becher Subject: Re: Problem with LXTCP/DOSPPP John Musielewicz writes: > I just started having a problem with dosppp. For some > reason it will > not allow me to access my mail server when I use the standard DNS > numbers provided by my ISP. What software and what error message do you get? 1. Try to ping the dns 2. Try testing the dns using lxdns from the LXTCP suite. -- ** David Becher ** davidb@netmedia.net.il davidb@cimatron.co.il ** www.cimatron.co.il ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 00:40:37 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Re: Fonts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C0B656.8AB60040" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C0B656.8AB60040 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In answer to the VR question, I have tried the same thing for HV to = get bigger fonts and help my ailing eyes. Try the PFE editor from the = SUPER data base. I was able to increase the size of HV's fonts by = editing some of VR's fonts with PFE. You can probably download the = Cyrillic fonts from fontstuff.zip and edit them to a VR format with PFE. Jim Sanders (not a technophile) Yeah, exactly, this is what I started to do. I got one Cyrillic font and I started to modify it in PFE to make it = bigger. Pretty boring stuff to do, I might say :) I'll be doing like 3-4 letters a day so in a week I should have the = whole alphabet modified. But for now , I use the one I got and it does the job very well. I'm = reading!!! :) ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C0B656.8AB60040 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
 
In answer to the VR question, I have = tried the=20 same thing for HV to get bigger fonts and help my ailing eyes.  = Try the=20 PFE editor from the SUPER data base.  I was able to increase the = size of=20 HV's fonts by editing some of VR's fonts with PFE.  You can = probably=20 download the Cyrillic fonts from fontstuff.zip and edit them to a VR = format=20 with PFE.
Jim Sanders (not a = technophile)
 
 Yeah, exactly, this is what I = started to=20 do.
I got one Cyrillic font and I started = to modify=20 it in PFE to make it bigger. Pretty boring stuff to do, I might say=20 :)
I'll be doing like 3-4 letters a day = so in a week=20 I should have the whole alphabet modified.
 But for now , I use the one = I  got and=20 it does the job very well. I'm reading!!!=20 :)
------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C0B656.8AB60040-- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 01:58:43 -0500 Reply-To: Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: Rex 6000 Review MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 16:32:26 +0200, Daniel Hertrich wrote: > Hi Richard and Martin, Hellu there. > First, a big thankyou to Richard for his review! Yes that was nice of him. > On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:29:17 -0500, Martin Bergvill wrote: > > > No I use a Rex 3 with my Hplx so I do not call it fluff at all. > > Same here. I use it more and more now that I have ndb2rex and mail.i->rex. I had something wrong in the file.map file so I have not gotten all of it to work until recently. It takes about 2 minutes to transfer the things I need to the Rex3. > > use the Hplx to enter stuff. The Hplx is my main machine so it would > > just be confusing having to sync them both ways. > > I find the idea great to "enter" data into the Rex by using the little > paper sheets which come with the REX and take place on the opposite > side of the REX in the carrying case. I did not get anything like that with mine. I have my ceLphone to make notes on when I am out without my Hplx. > It's a pity that no little pen is > shipped with the REX which fits in this case. I have seldom the use to make notes, but I see your point. > > > You change one battery at a time don't you? That is the way I do it on > > the Rex3. > > As far as I know, the Rex-6000 has flash memory, so there is no need to > care that one battery is always inserted to save the data. Ahh yes flash memory.. I see.. > I've always synced only with the LX. Ndb2rex was not available when I first started out with the Rex. > > Can you do what we are doing with our Rex3's? Can you use Chris and > > Daniel's programs to transfer files from Hplx3>Rex? Could you please try > > it out? > > Since the data format is totally different according to Chris' > researches, this won't be possible, I think. Well I guess I do not care. The Rex3 does what I need to do so the Rex6000 is overkill for me. > > As things are now I do not think that I need a Rex6000. What I would > > like is a backup Rex3. Daniel do you know where I can get one? Maybe we > > could work out something? > > I bought mine from ELV for something around 100 DM. > Try > http://www.elv.de I will check them out. Is it a german website or what? > It was a special offer, so maybe they wanted to get rid of the old > Rex-3s. I don't know if they still have some. I hope so. Regards -- ___ Mar|in Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 02:04:23 -0500 Reply-To: Yves Leurquin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yves Leurquin Subject: Re: Now a 200LX user - me too. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tamas Feher wrote: > Wanted to let you know, that I just purchased a used 200LX 2MB, That is great, we loose some, we gain some. Looking forward to more of = your 'out of the box' suggestions ... that you will also be able to test = yourself now. Regards, \/ /ves ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 00:15:36 -0800 Reply-To: Paulo Custodio Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Paulo Custodio Subject: Contact of LXBatch author MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Does anyone know an electronic contact of the LXBatch author, Rob Koenis? In case you don't know: LXBatch is a very nice batch language that allows you to create system-manager like DOS programs. Regards, Paulo Custodio __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:30:47 +0200 Reply-To: Feher Tamas Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Feher Tamas Subject: Strong cryptography makes the world a safer place. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all, If you are very concerned about data and networking security under DOS, visit this link and pick the programs of your choice. BTW, the webpage owner seems to be very concerned about NSA and CIA taking him to gallows. Someone should tell him that US export restrictions were eased a year ago and publishing source code is protected under free speech. Sincerely, Tamas Feher. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:59:02 +0200 Reply-To: Feher Tamas Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Feher Tamas Subject: Source for 200LX in Philippines? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all, I'd like to ask if you know of any source for affordable 200LXs in the Philippines or the vicinity? I mean stores, not e-Bay or auction. Many thanks in advance, Sincerely: Tamas Feher. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:53:53 +0100 Reply-To: "Brown, William" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Brown, William" Subject: Goin'postal + Nokia 6210 - works MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I thought I read of a problem with this, but it works fine for me. I'm using this: Nokia 6210 , modem "SW03.01" (response to ATI2) HP serial cable from connectivity pack "F1015-80002" HP 9-pin gender converter from connectivity pack "5181-6639" Nokia Cable DLR-3P "A105083821" GP is set to use modem port number 1 (COM1), baud rate 19200 - the maximum GP will allow for the serial port. I've not used any init string (if someone could remind me of the Nokia codes for using ISDN 110 dialling, and hwo to turn on HSCSD - though I think only Orange in the UK offer the latter). It works fine. The modem does not seem to accept more than basic requests, for example no sign of data compression or error correction. Maybe I just don't know the right codes. Using Data Comm I can use 115200, but manually dialling Compuserve CIS I get many dropped characters. No change if I play round with CTS/RTS or XON/XOFF in Data Comm setup. AT&V gives a pretty standard info, AT&V1 and AT&V2 give other stored profiles. Default seems to be: E1 Q0 V1 X5 &C1 &D2 &Q0 &S1 X5 I don't have a reference for - any idea? My book only goes to X4. It looks like the S-Registers can be set directly, but it is not clear if these have the usual meanings. Any reference sources? Connecting certainly does not report any error correction - but is this relevant on a digital call? It is of course very bulky, so a skilled person could take a DLR-3P (with the electronics in it) and attach an HP end plug..like a 9-pin male to HP in a single block, like the connectivity kit adapters. I keep asking myself, if WWW/LX has IrDA support, why has no-one else written a driver that could be used by other systems - or add it to dosppp ? William D.Ll.Brown 782-2681 / 07768 891330 Stevenage PMT Building Room 41 G 033 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 12:57:51 +0000 Reply-To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: Re: Making fonts bigger MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Barry wrote: > In text mode the fonts are drawn with hardware, not software. > This makes them much faster but it also makes them fixed size. > ... > VR puts you in graphics mode and the program draws the fonts. But the HP has also a BitBlt Co-Processor allowing to draw fonts by hardware in graphics modes. |From the SDK (page 539): |------------------------ |BitBlt is an acronym for "bit block level transfer". The Hornet |BitBlt block is a specialized co-processor designed to |accelerate bit-mapped block transfer into the CGA compatible |graphics frame buffer. It operates as a DMA coprocessor where |the transfer is set up and then enabled by the CPU. The BitBlt |block then obtains control of the bus from the CPU and performs |the transfer. BitBlt is something, you must be aware of. If you write text in graphics modes, you have to use special functions of the INT10h interrupt in order to get the advantages of BitBlt. AFAIK all SysMgr programs use BitBlt. But DOS does not use it, because DOS output is done by INT21h, and there are no BitBlt functions defined for INT21h. By DOS I mean DIR, TYPE... Advantage of BitBlt is indeed speed. Disadvantage is loose of desktop compatibility and loose of DOS redirection capability, which is only available through INT21h functions. Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 13:53:47 +0200 Reply-To: Jacques Belin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jacques Belin Subject: Re: Goin'postal + Nokia 6210 - works In-Reply-To: <7CFAB8130F5FD411A14500D0B77FB6D2EB4E29@ukz834.ggr.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Le Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:53:53 +0100 "Brown, William" a =E9crit: > I thought I read of a problem with this, but it works fine for me. Very interesting...=20 Do you really _get mail_ from it ? The problem was the GP established the connection (until the "CONNECT 9600" message), and disconnected immediately after. When I wrote to Steven Lawson about that, he told me that it could be a problem about the lack of a DCD line ("GP expects DCD (carrier) to go high when the modem is connected and drop when it disconnects."). This seemed to be consistent, when you know that most of the GSM-PC cables returns only the TD and RD signals (the Ericsson R320s returns TD+RD+RTS+CTS). And the cause has finaly be proven last week, when I added an "allways on= " DCD signal on my custom R320s<->HP cable. Then I am a little surprised when you say that the DLR-3P cable could work. I have tested it and get exactly the same result than with others=20 (non-DCD enabled) cables. The only difference could be : - Something in the HP 9-pin gender converter which activate the DCD line, but I don't think so.. - An older version of Goin'Postal, which have perhaps no DCD status check. Can you tell me which version you use ? Jacques. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:04:54 -0500 Reply-To: Ed Padin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ed Padin Subject: Re: VerticalReader -another issue In-Reply-To: <20010326182919.3FD1C5FD23@pop3-1.worldonline.es> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I use software carousel to switch sessions on my LX. I often leave the document I am reading open in a session for long periods. Sometimes, some program I run in another session will cause the HP to crash and I am forced to do a hard reboot. Because I never exit the program properly, the 'last page viewed' is never bookmarked. When I rerun the program I have to find the last page I read. It would be nice if vertical reader would keep track of when it was terminated abnormally, perhaps with the use of some flag file, and return to the last page viewed. I know that it already keeps state information regarding bookmarks and last doument viewed. I've looked at the features and haven't found anything that addresses this issue. I was drafting an email to Gilles about this when I thought it may be better to post this on the list first. If this feature does not exist then I will submit my email to Gilles requesting this feature in any future releases. ( I hope he's still willing to improve the program. If not, I'm going to suggest releasing the source.) Regards. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:43:33 +0100 Reply-To: "Brown, William" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Brown, William" Subject: Re: Goin'postal + Nokia 6210 - works MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I have GP 4.02beta Here is my GP.BAT, in case the EPPPD is different. I used to have fun getting MTU negotiated, but it is OK with Compuserve. Maybe you should try one of the debug EPPPDD? @echo off c:\lxcic\lxcic/w break=off if exist pgpgp.exe pgpgp -p echo loading... if exist gpipf.ipf erase gpipf.* rem *** LOOP HERE TILL GPEXE TERMINATES FULLY *** :mainloop gpexe.exe 3 if errorlevel 102 goto lanload if errorlevel 101 goto pppload goto finish rem *** LOAD THE PPP TSR, HANDLE ONLINE WORK, THEN UNLOAD TSR *** :pppload EPPPD pktvec 0x62 -as a0000 file GPIPF.CFG GPTCP 3 if errorlevel 101 goto pppshell goto pppunload :pppshell echo Type EXIT when you are finished COMMAND.COM :pppunload TERMIN 0x62 goto mainloop rem *** LOAD THE ETHERNET TSR, HANDLE ONLINE WORK, THEN UNLOAD TSR *** :lanload OP2216 PD2212 0x62 5 GPTCP 3 if errorlevel 101 goto lanshell goto lanunload :lanshell echo Type EXIT when you are finished COMMAND.COM :lanunload PD2212 -u goto mainloop rem *** ALL DONE *** :finish c:\lxcic\lxcic/o if exist pgpgp.exe pgpgp -d William D.Ll.Brown ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:50:38 -0600 Reply-To: Theodore Heise Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Theodore Heise Subject: Re: VerticalReader -another issue In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Ed Padin wrote: > I've looked at the features and haven't found anything that addresses this > issue. I was drafting an email to Gilles about this when I thought it may be > better to post this on the list first. If this feature does not exist then > I will submit my email to Gilles requesting this feature in any future > releases. ( I hope he's still willing to improve the program. If not, I'm > going to suggest releasing the source.) Hi Ed, I seem to recall seeing this problem mentioned before, but dont recall ever seeing a solution. Personally, VR starts up and quits so quickly that I rarely leave it open while not reading. Still, your issue seems relevant and (if nobody else responds) your plan makes sense to me. Ted -- Theodore W. Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA PGP public key: http://showcase.netins.net/web/twheise/theise.txt ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 10:05:12 +0800 Reply-To: Teo Soon Bock Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Teo Soon Bock Subject: Re: PFE and Fonts In-Reply-To: <001a01c0b680$745d13e0$0200a8c0@yura> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed At 12:40 AM 3/27/01 -0500, Yuriy Kovalenko wrote: >I'll be doing like 3-4 letters a day so in a week I should have the whole >alphabet modified. I understand from PFE.DOC that using F4 will set the global font size. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:50:11 -0500 Reply-To: Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: OT: Win ME and DOS MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi. I have been trying to run certain DOS programs from my hplx in my Win ME desktop for speed, but I find that certain programs don't run. One says "Packed file is corrupt" the other keeps refering me to the batch file I started the program with. Both run just fine on my hplx. Any thoughts? If anyone knows of an appropiate web site which deals with this issue, that would be great too. Restarting in pure DOS with the startup disk has no effect on the problem. I found a web site dealing with a dual boot setup with the DOS files of Win98. The problem is that I don't have Win98. The url is http://www.sgmvp.freewebsites.com/WinME_DOS/Win-ME.htm I think this might solve my problem if I can get the appropiate files from a Win98 CD somewhere . . . TIA Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 01:05:38 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Going OnLine? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello! I got a pretty good external Modem Us Robotics 36K, I got all the cables and I got HP 100LX. Could you people please tell me, what is the easiest way to try to go online - Web Browsing? I want to do it just for fun, so the simpliest solution is very welcome. Maybe there is some FAQ already posted on this? Thanks for any help! -Yuriy ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 13:21:24 +0000 Reply-To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: IrDA MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Brown, William wrote: > I keep asking myself, if WWW/LX has IrDA support, why has no-one else > written a driver that could be used by other systems - or add it to = dosppp ? because it is a huge task and you need extremly good nerves to bear the lecture of the specification. IrDA is not just another protocol, it is an attempt to put the wisdom of the world in a wireless protocol. Indeed it failed. What is left over can be downloaded from the specification section of http://www.irda.org These are about 20 PDF files each addressing some aspects of the different layers. Download them, try to put them into an order and then start reading and try to understand what you read. At that point you may start to think about what must be implemented and what can be left out of the specification. A full fledged implementation is anyway not possible on a non multitasking platform. And finally start programming. It involves indeed interrupt driven serial port access, something which alone makes experienced programmers shiver. But it is proved to be possible, as Andreas Garzotto of D&A showed. One of his masterpieces! I wish he were here to comment about his implementation. Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:21:17 +0800 Reply-To: star_byte@iprimus.com.au Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Harry Oldenhuis Subject: Re: Win ME and DOS In-Reply-To: <001401c0b731$d2144c40$0c696c40@computer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Domingo -----Original Message----- From: HPLX Mailing List ݨOn Behalf Of Domingo Sent: Wednesday, 28 March 2001 10:50 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu Subject: OT: Win ME and DOS Hi. I have been trying to run certain DOS programs from my hplx in my Win ME desktop for speed, but I find that certain programs don't run. One says "Packed file is corrupt" the other keeps refering me to the batch file I started the program with. Both run just fine on my hplx. Any thoughts? If anyone knows of an appropiate web site which deals with this issue, that would be great too. Restarting in pure DOS with the startup disk has no effect on the problem. I found a web site dealing with a dual boot setup with the DOS files of Win98. The problem is that I don't have Win98. The url is http://www.sgmvp.freewebsites.com/WinME_DOS/Win-ME.htm I think this might solve my problem if I can get the appropiate files from a Win98 CD somewhere . . . Your problem is windows me it does not support Dos 100 % go back to windoze98 second edition Cheers Harry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:23:14 -0500 Reply-To: Bill Sprague Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bill Sprague Subject: How Big to Upgrade? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, I'm about to send off my LX to Thaddeus for an upgrade. Is 32MB enough for most folks or should I spring for the 64MB? I don't do any hugh DB's but I will be doing some CAD and hydrologic modeling. Thanks for the advice, Bill ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:43:03 -0500 Reply-To: Steve Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Steve Subject: Re: OT: Win ME and DOS Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Domingo wrote: > Hi. I have been trying to run certain DOS programs from my > hplx in my Win ME desktop for speed, but I find that certain > programs don't run. One says "Packed file is corrupt" the Hi, That is the message/problem that is referenced by LOADFIX.COM. Check your free memory. > other keeps refering me to the batch file I started the > program with. Not clear here, what is the actual message? Steve ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:45:38 -0500 Reply-To: Bill Sprague Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bill Sprague Subject: Re: Going OnLine? In-Reply-To: <003601c0b74d$1ddf1d60$0200a8c0@yura> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yuriy, I've found the easiest was is to use WWW/LX from D & A but I don't know if it will work with the 100LX. The setup is qick and you can dowload a trial version for their site and upgrade it by buying to software key through registering it. I'm sure others will chime in soon, because there are a number of options. Bill I got a pretty good external Modem Us Robotics 36K, I got all the cables and I got HP 100LX. Could you people please tell me, what is the easiest way to try to go online - Web Browsing? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:50:58 -0500 Reply-To: Systems-Consulting Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Systems-Consulting Subject: Re: How Big to Upgrade? In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > -----Original Message----- > Bill Sprague > Subject: How Big to Upgrade? > Hi, > I'm about to send off my LX to Thaddeus for an > upgrade. Is 32MB enough for > most folks or should I spring for the 64MB? I don't > do any hugh DB's but I > will be doing some CAD and hydrologic modeling. ===================================== Bill, I think you'll find that you are buying storage space, not ram for processing. You will have to decide if 32mb is enough. This isn't like Windows where more ram makes programs able to handle more complex tasks. Thanks, Paul Anderson, Pres, Systems-Consulting 89 Main Street, Broad Brook CT 06016 USA tel:(860)627-5393 web: http://Systems-Consulting.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:08:43 -0500 Reply-To: Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: OT: Win ME and DOS Comments: To: Steve MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve" > Domingo wrote: > > Hi. I have been trying to run certain DOS programs from my > > hplx in my Win ME desktop for speed, but I find that certain > > programs don't run. One says "Packed file is corrupt" the > That is the message/problem that is referenced by > LOADFIX.COM. Check your free memory. I mentioned on my post that running from pure DOS doesn't improve the outcome. So it is not lack of memory (576k free base memory). > > other keeps refering me to the batch file I started the > > program with. > Not clear here, what is the actual message? "Use MM Batch file to start the program". The batch file passes certain parameters to the program, so it is not designed to run without it. The problem is that I AM using the batch file. Either the program is not receiving the parameters, or something is seriously wrong with the DOS environment. Thanks for your input. Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:59:11 -0500 Reply-To: Bill Sprague Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bill Sprague Subject: Re: How Big to Upgrade? In-Reply-To: <20010328142446.ZXAU1582.mtiwmhc28.worldnet.att.net@worldnet.att.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bob, I'm glad things work out well with the OB 530. You know I was concerned about your having over bid the thing. >How big are the programs you want to run? The biggest I run are the Dictionary 10 megs >and or Automap 10 megs. Or instead of 64 megs go with 32 megs and Software Carousel. I think you said the 32MB was the "sweet spot". The software I run is way smaller than 10MB (more in the 1-4MB range), so I'm sure 32MB will do it even with Super SC loaded up. Thanks, Bill ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:04:51 -0600 Reply-To: Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Making fonts bigger MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stefan Peichl wrote: > But the HP has also a BitBlt Co-Processor allowing to draw > fonts by hardware in graphics modes. That's true but he was asking about Dos which is in text mode. In text mode the graphics chip draws the text on it's own. No software intervention is needed. Just put the text in the text memory and it will be drawn. Text in text mode doesn't let the program have access to individual pixels. The bitblt is used for drawing text in graphics mode where you have to be concerned with moving blocks of individual pixels. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:08:04 -0600 Reply-To: Theodore Heise Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Theodore Heise Subject: Re: How Big to Upgrade? In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Bill Sprague wrote: > I think you said the 32MB was the "sweet spot". The software I run is way > smaller than 10MB (more in the 1-4MB range), so I'm sure 32MB will do it > even with Super SC loaded up. I've used a 32MB unit for over three years now. I run LXTCP/PNR, WordPerfect 5.1, VR, QFax, TT-LX, PGP v2.6.2, HP Alarm Clock, games, and a large variety of miscellaneous utilities (including pieces of Norton). I also keep about 4MB worth of medical device regulations stored on my palmtop. Even with all this, I generally run with about 20MB free storage space. (When my e-mail archive exceeds 1MB I transfer it to my desktop, which is backed up to tape.) Ted -- Theodore W. Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA PGP public key: http://showcase.netins.net/web/twheise/theise.txt ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 10:13:32 -0500 Reply-To: Ken London Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ken London Subject: Re: How Big to Upgrade? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit How big to to go for when you upgrade? Go for the highest you can possibly afford. My first choice would be the 96 meg if if it were available. Last heard it was not so I would suggest the 64 meg. If you go with 32 now you'll be kicking yourself later for not going with the 64. Bear in mind the memory you give the 200lx the better and faster it will run. Also go for the DS. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 10:43:54 -0500 Reply-To: MCHEM1@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Al Kind Subject: Re: Going OnLine? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wed, 28 Mar 2001 10:34:33 -0500 (EST) WWW/LX works just fine on a 100LX and is well worth the expense(IMHO). I depend on it daily for EMail using both LAN (ACCTON 2216) & MODEM. There are other options which may be more economical (NetTamer, etc...) but WWW/POST/LX works fantastic, and is fairly easy to set up. Cheers...AJKind 01h48m55s ago ... On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Bill Sprague wrote: > Yuriy, > > I've found the easiest was is to use WWW/LX from D & A but I don't know = if > it will work with the 100LX. The setup is qick and you can dowload a = trial > version for their site and upgrade it by buying to software key through > registering it. I'm sure others will chime in soon, because there are = a > number of options. > > Bill > > I got a pretty good external Modem Us Robotics 36K, I got all the = cables and > I got HP 100LX. > Could you people please tell me, what is the easiest way to try to go > online - Web Browsing? > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > -- * Al Kind, 3113 Horsebarn Rd U-193, Storrs CT 06269-4193 USA * Phone:(860)486-6126 EFax:(413)826-8780 **TeamHP200LX** ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:53:36 -0700 Reply-To: "Feldman, Robert" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Feldman, Robert" Subject: FS: SunDisk Flash RAM Cards MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I have the following SunDisk SDP5 series Flash RAM cards for sale: (2) 10MB Epson-branded cards, $20.00 each. (1) 5MB SunDisk card, $10.00. These cards work in the 95LX as well as the 100/200LX. If you have a 95LX (like I do), you will need the SunDisk driver, which I can supply. They can also be used with Stacker to double the capacity to 20MB or 10MB. First class postage with shipping in a padded envelope -- shades of Scott :) -- is included in the price. Add $2.50 per address if you want shipping in a box via Priority Mail. Please respond off-list to the email address below. Robert A. Feldman Robert_Feldman@jdedwards.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 11:16:56 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Who sells memory? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello! Who has a memory card for sale? I live in Canada. Make your offer be emailing me please. -Yuriy ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 11:39:46 -0500 Reply-To: Yuriy Kovalenko Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Yuriy Kovalenko Subject: Re: Going OnLine? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello! I just tried WWW\LX and it worked! The setup proces went very smooth. So I got the "feeling" and deleted it all., Have no memory to keep it on the disk, I'll wait and buy memory card first. Actually, it was very slow. Even though my modem is 33.6K Anyway, I'm gonna give it some more try some time later. For now, I'll just stick with my books! :) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 02:54:55 +1000 Reply-To: Russell Hemery Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russell Hemery Subject: Re: How Big to Upgrade? In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi Bill & list I have used an 8MB since 1997 and find it ample for what I need. I "jammed" the drive to double the space so have 17MB storage on C: I guess if I had the option back then I would have gone for a 32 model but it wasnt made yet. Hope this helps Russell PS I just got my receipt out the other day. I'm amazed I've been using the LX now for 5 years and still no suitable replacement has come onto the market. Now THAT would be a group project and a half. See if we can design/manufacture a new palmtop dream machine and make/market it. Anyone up for the challenge? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 13:08:39 -0500 Reply-To: Bill Sprague Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bill Sprague Subject: Re: Going OnLine? In-Reply-To: <004a01c0b7a5$b3bf00e0$0200a8c0@yura> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yuriy wrote: >Actually, it was very slow. Even though my modem is 33.6K I think, if memory serves me, that it'll be slow until you register it. There are size restrictions to files until it's registered and I think that would slow it down. I use a 14.4kb modem and it works just fine. Best, Bill ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 13:23:54 -0500 Reply-To: Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: Who sells memory? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Wed, 28 Mar 2001 11:16:56 -0500, Yuriy Kovalenko wrote: > Hello! > Who has a memory card for sale? > I live in Canada. > > Make your offer be emailing me please. Hi (I sent this to the list because it may be interesting for others.) I bought a 110 mb Pcmcia Sandisk from this guy: "Pcmcia memorycards" I paid him through Paypal and he sent me the card very good packaged. I recommed him. He has some 340mb cards also I think. The 110mb I bought worked out of the box on the Hplx.(Well I had to fdisk/format it though:-) (I have no association to this guy..just a satisfied customer.) If you mail him please tell him I sent you :-) Regards -- ___ Mar|in Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:11:10 +0200 Reply-To: Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Cebit Report (long, 1/2) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi friends, okay, here comes my annual Cebit report ;-) First Bluetooth: I searched for a Bluetooth module which can be connected to the serial port of the LX and which can connect a mobile phone (or whatever) via Bluetooth radio to the LX. The best solution would be a little chip which could be integrated into the LX's case. I didn't find anything suitable. There are many USB port Bluetooth modules, many Bluetooth PCMCIA cards, which need special software drivers to run (no PCMCIA card which shows itself as a COM port to the computer, as PCMCIA modems do) and Bluetooth modules which fit in such special slots like Handspring Visor slots etc. But no simple RS232-Bluetooth device. The different manufacturers all said that something like that COULD certainly be done, but it isn't planned yet. Maybe later. A swedish manufacturer, "Blue2space", has made a device which probably would do the job we want, i.e. converts the RS232 signals to Bluetooth radio. BUT: 1. it needs an external power supply 2. it is very much overhead, because it contains a whole mini-PC, which converts the RS232 into the appropriate signals for a Bluetooth PC-card which sits in this device 3. it is almost half as large as the LX (must hold a PCMCIA card) So a data cable between LX and mobile phone (or whatever device you want to connect to) would proabaly be the more convenient choice. To see information about this device go to http://www.blue2space.com and click on "products" / "BlueBall Communicator". The picture lets seem the device to be quite small. But imagine that it holds a Bluetooth PCMCIA card and that the connector shown on one side is a 25 pin Sub-D. Okay, this device may be a staring point - I think that other devices will follow, And probalby smaller ones, too. Maybe we can even buy a chip which converts RS232 directly to Bluetooth and implant it into the LX, as Stefan suggested. The BlueBall Communicator shall cost somethin like 115 US$ in wholesale trading. Quite expensive, IMO. Second, I found a quite interesting device made by Toshiba: A PCMCIA hard disk with a capacity of 2GB. It is a full-size PCMCIA2-device (i.e. no compact flash like the IBM microdrives) and fits nicely into the palmtop. I had the chance to try it. Unfortunatly, I got no acces, neither without preparation of the disk (the Toshiba employee said it was formatted using Windows 2000 - don't know if that file system should be readable with the LX), nor could I get fdisk100 or format working on the drive. DOS simply said the drive wasn't ready. This could have two reasons: 1. A driver is needed (which I couldn't test) 2. Too high power consumption. About 1.: I didn't get the impression that the drive spinned up but that could also be due to the high noise level in the exhibition hall. What did that mean? Mack, without a driver, should that drive spin up or not? About 2: The Toshiba guy promised to send me technical details about this drive, including information about power consumption. As soon as I get these informations, I'll post them to the list. Please read http://www infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/05/12/000512hntoshiba.xml for more information. The device will cost around 1000 DEM (500 US$), Toshiba said. COmpared to CD cards or even the IBM microdrives, this is a very good price, I think. I also went to the SanDisk booth and collected information about new CF cards. I saw CF cards with capacities up to 512 MB. Up to 256 MB they were still type-I cards, betwee 256 and 512 MB they are type-II cards, i.e. you need another adapter for them to fit into the LX. I spoke with a SanDisk guy and he said, power consumption of the larger cards should not be significant higher than of the older cards, so this shouldn't be an issue with our LXs. BTW: On the Sandisk web site, they currently sell 64 MB CF cards for only 99.99 US$. http://www.sandisk.com and click on "Online Store" That's from Cebit. Read my next posting for more information - I had to split it up because of the length... - Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:11:13 +0200 Reply-To: Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Cebit Report (long, 2/2) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit This is the continuation of my previous post (Cebit report 1/2). I just did a search for "RS232" and "Bluetooth" on google.com and found a few interesting URLs: http://www.brainboxes.com/index.html?news/news060600_02.html~mainFrame http://www.talisman-uk.com/items/251.htm http://www.presseagentur.com/PR-Infos/Plug-In/PR14-00.htm ... but somehow every search hit seems to point to www.brainboxes.com! Except the "talisman" thing. These two seem to be the only manufacturer who makes RS232 dongles by now. I'll contact both and ask for details. Maybe they can confirm that their dongle would work with our limited RS232 port (only 6V signal voltage). In case they cannot confirm that for sure - is anyone here willing to buy such a dongle and try it? Of course this person would have to have another Bluetooth device - preferably a mobile phone - to try out if the connection really works. GTX daniel P.S.: I just saw that the Talisman and the Brainboxes Blueetooth dongles have exactly the same part number - so Talisman only seems to be a reseller. :-( Okay, I'll contact at least Brainboxes and ask.. -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:24:59 +0100 Reply-To: chris@AMLOG.DEMON.CO.UK Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Chris Randle Subject: VerticalReader -another issue MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed, I had exactly the same niggle as you, and asked Gilles about a solution. There is none nor did he forsee one forthcoming. Up until then, I'd been quiting and reloading VR (which forces the last page to be saved.) Even bookmarks don't help, because they're only saved on exit too. Now, my solution is to open the current book again. VR (luckily) isn't intelligent and closes the current and reopens it. This saves your current position and all bookmarks. Because the open dialog, by default, has the current book highlighted, the keystrokes are simply {forwardslash}{enter}. On a doublespeed it's almost instanatanous. I always (well, I try to remember to always) do a /İenter¨ before I switch out of VR's session. Try it. I think you'll find it's a fairly workable solution. ---------- Chris Randle (chris@amlog.demon.co.uk) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 22:38:55 +0100 Reply-To: hpstaber@COMPUSERVE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: HP Staber Subject: 56k modem Xircom MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My company provided me with a Compaq iPAQ and a Xircom 56k CreditCard Modem today. I tried the card in my 96 meg DS HP200LX today with WWW/LX, ModemInit=3DAT&F and it worked right away. The machine was plugged to the power outlet. The online run was 5.5 min and I did not notice any increase in palmtop temperature. When I pulled the card it was handwarm. I have no idea what it will draw on batteries. Anyway the card worked for me - caution, it might not work for you ;-) HP Staber/Salzburg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:03:07 -0500 Reply-To: MCHEM1@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Al Kind Subject: Re: 56k modem Xircom MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wed, 28 Mar 2001 15:59:04 -0500 (EST) FWIW I ran my PreTec 56k CF MODEM in the LX on AC as well. Worked OK, but seemed a little too warm for me to be comfortable with using regularly. Cheers...AJKind 19m54s ago ... On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, HP Staber wrote: > My company provided me with a Compaq iPAQ and a Xircom 56k CreditCard > Modem today. > > I tried the card in my 96 meg DS HP200LX today with WWW/LX, > ModemInit=3DAT&F and it worked right away. The machine was plugged to = the > power outlet. The online run was 5.5 min and I did not notice any > increase in palmtop temperature. When I pulled the card it was > handwarm. I have no idea what it will draw on batteries. > > Anyway the card worked for me - caution, it might not work for you ;-) > > HP Staber/Salzburg > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml > -- * Al Kind, 3113 Horsebarn Rd U-193, Storrs CT 06269-4193 USA * Phone:(860)486-6126 EFax:(413)826-8780 **TeamHP200LX** ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 13:06:04 -0800 Reply-To: Longden_Loo@CANDLE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Longden Loo Subject: Re: 56k modem Xircom MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > My company provided me with a Compaq iPAQ and a Xircom 56k CreditCard > Modem today. > > I tried the card in my 96 meg DS HP200LX today with WWW/LX, > ModemInit=AT&F and it worked right away. The machine was plugged to the > power outlet. The online run was 5.5 min and I did not notice any > increase in palmtop temperature. When I pulled the card it was > handwarm. I have no idea what it will draw on batteries. > > Anyway the card worked for me - caution, it might not work for you ;-) The power draw on the card may be dependent on the type of on-line activity. 5.5 min of email reading / sending is likely less taxing than 5.5 min of downloading a large file. Also, people trying high speed modems on the LX may be constrained by local line speeds. The modem that works (albeit slowly) in one area, may have power problems in another area where higher speeds may be possible. These are just observations and speculations. I've never had an LX or modem fry on me, so I may be overly cautious. - Longden (who's never been audited by the IRS .... THAT's cautious) ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 15:15:19 -0600 Reply-To: Hal Goldstein Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Hal Goldstein Subject: Cover and SRAM card sale Comments: cc: Wayne Kneeskern , Circ MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Hi Everyone, The cover part for the HP 200LX arrived! This is the cover that tends to crack because of hinge problems. Normally, it has the HP logo on the lower left. These parts come without the HP logo. This top of-the-screen cover comes with 4 brass inserts on the inside. When I brought up the subject months ago, people asked if they could purchase them from us separately. I ordered enough to make this a possibility. HOWEVER... if you decide you want them, you are on your own! Several web sites contain helpful instructions, but we will not provide any support in taking units apart or putting them together! We will simply sell the top cover part, as is. Important: We are not able to offer any other HP 200LX part. In addition, I have mentioned that we received 1.5 meg rechargeable "Rail Pocket" SRAM cards when we received the 4000 Dutch 200LX's. They seem to work. That is they get recharged once they are in the Palmtop. The battery in the card is not replaceable --- that is, it is difficult to get at the battery without destroying the card. I do NOT have any more specs about the cards. Here is what I will offer. Note that I am only making the offer at this time on this list. 1. $25 for each HP 200LX case top you order. 2. $25 for 5 "Rail Pocket" 1.5 meg cards. Note that these are sold, as is. All that we have tested work, but one can never tell. Hopefully, at $5 each, even if one or 2 don't work, you still will feel you got a good deal. Shipping: $5 U.S., $12 Outside U.S., for 1 or more of these items ordered at the same time. To order, email wayne@thaddeus.com. Include your mailing and credit card info if we don't have it. If you don't want to email your credit card info, you can fax Wayne at 641-472-1879. Thanks, Hal at Thaddeus ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 15:26:30 -0600 Reply-To: Theodore Heise Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Theodore Heise Subject: Re: VerticalReader -another issue In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Chris Randle wrote: > On a doublespeed it's almost instanatanous. I always (well, I > try to remember to always) do a /İenter¨ before I switch out > of VR's session. Try it. I think you'll find it's a fairly > workable solution. This is the sort of excellent tip that makes this list valuable to me. Thanks Chris! Ted -- Theodore W. Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA PGP public key: http://showcase.netins.net/web/twheise/theise.txt ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 14:46:11 -0800 Reply-To: Ron Zhang Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Ron Zhang Subject: İFluff¨ M$ Intellimouse in Windowz 95 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/plain; charset=us-ascii The TCI/IP part simply refused to work (what's new) and I had no other choice but to reinstall the OS. After that, I cannot use the left mouse button to drag a file or folder anymore - nothing happens if I try. Any idea? Thanks. Ron ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 00:17:30 +0300 Reply-To: Jacques Belin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jacques Belin Subject: Re: Goin'postal + Nokia 6210 - works In-Reply-To: <7CFAB8130F5FD411A14500D0B77FB6D2EB4E2D@ukz834.ggr.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Le Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:43:33 +0100 "Brown, William" a =E9crit: > I have GP 4.02beta I use the 5.01 version, but I made my first tests with GP 4.03 (evaluation), with the same results. =20 > Here is my GP.BAT, in case the EPPPD is different. =20 I have the same gp.bat, except for the "c:\lxcic\lxcic" lines. (and a "mru 576" addition, in the EPPPD call line, as suggested in the docs. but it has nothing to do with the problem we are talking about). > I used to have fun > getting MTU negotiated, but it is OK with Compuserve. =20 BTW, I cannot access to Compuserve with GP. When I connect, I am asked to be in "7,e,1" mode. But, if GP permits a "PARITY EVEN" line in the =2ESCR file, there is no "BITS 7"-like command. What is your .scr file ? > Maybe you should try > one of the debug EPPPDD? I don't think I could make some useable tests now, as I don't longer have a "standard" cable (without DCD line activated)... Maybe later, if I get another one... BTW, I just reread the pppd.man file, and thought that the diference could be around the "local" option. Could you see if it is activated in your case ? Jacques. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 19:50:22 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: How Big to Upgrade? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Ken London wrote: > Bear in mind the memory you give the 200lx the better and > faster it will run. Also go for the DS. This is correct but only in the sense that more _storage_ on the palmtop is goodness. The memory that is in the 200 LX Palmtop is used for two purposes: 1. Memory to run programs (memory). 2. Memory which is utilized as a disk drive, i.e. storage. The 1MB machines already have MORE MEMORY than the cpu in the palmtop can use. The _most_ that cpu can use is 640K. That is just a fact of life and engineering. Any additional memory is utilized as a drive, i.e. as storage. With drivers from Mack (Times2Tech) the additional drive is implemented as drive F (or G). There is even a way to change the drive identities, so Drive F becomes Drive C, and the original Drive C becomes Drive F. There is also a way to utilize some of storage as palces where memory is copied into and kept temporarily. See TREMM and also how Software Carousel uses storage for memory images. So the more memory chips are crammed into the 200LX, the more _storage_ (not memory to run programs) you can have online on the 200LX, the better! Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 01:32:39 +0000 Reply-To: Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: Upgrade Inquiry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Steve wrote: > Vauge memories of past postings imply that the > 64 meg upgrade was "not as nice" as the 32 and 96 > meg upgrades. With reliability the number one > concern, has anyone comments on the relative merits > of each? I guess power consumption would be number > two. I thought the 96M upgrades weren't available anymore? This is the first I've heard that the 64M isn't as good as the 32M. What do you mean by "nice"? I've got a 32M only because I couldn't justify the 64M price. Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:21:11 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: Going OnLine? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Bill Sprague ably wrote: > I've found the easiest was is to use WWW/LX from D & A but I don't know if > it will work with the 100LX. Yes, it works fine on my 100LX. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:21:12 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: Going OnLine? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Yuriy Kovalenko ably wrote: > Actually, it was very slow. Even though my modem is 33.6K I get over 35,000 baud with a 56KB modem. The speed is not necessarily the fault of the program. It could be your ISP, your phone line (noise creates retransmissions and an effective slowdown). Other reasons too, such as setup - in WWWSETUP tell it to use 38600 baud for your modem. Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 02:31:37 +0000 Reply-To: Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russel Brooks Subject: Re: How Big to Upgrade? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Bill Sprague wrote: > I'm about to send off my LX to Thaddeus for an upgrade. Is 32MB enough for > most folks or should I spring for the 64MB? I don't do any hugh DB's but I > will be doing some CAD and hydrologic modeling. I'm getting along fine with a 32M unit. Even with a 4M TREMM EXM file for SC swap space I usually have about 10M free. My biggest space usage goes for WWWLX data files. My usage is personal, I don't do business on my LX although I do have some business data on it like people in the phone book and pws in a SECDEV encrypted drive. Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:31:46 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: Going OnLine? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Bill Sprague ably wrote: > Yuriy wrote: > > >Actually, it was very slow. Even though my modem is 33.6K > > I think, if memory serves me, that it'll be slow until you register it. I believe it is limited only in amount of transmission, not speed. Unregistered WWW.EXE will transmit no more than 16K, unregistered POST.EXE will allow only one email to be sent and received - whichever occurs first. > There are size restrictions to files until it's registered and I think that > would slow it down. I use a 14.4kb modem and it works just fine. No size restrictions on any files whatsoever, except the 16K. Please check their webpage at www.dasoft.net. Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 22:01:47 -0700 Reply-To: dansedelux Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: dansedelux Subject: Connectivity Pack and Win Me MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0023_01C0B7D2.AF124840" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C0B7D2.AF124840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Domingo-- > Sorry I cannot help you with your lx DOS and Me question, but was wondering > if you could help me with mine? > How did you get the connectivity software to work with Me? Being new to Me, I'll look into that. My Me system is fairly new and I have not yet installed the connectivity pack. Some other people have, however, so you might receive an answer much sooner if you post your question to the list. Domingo ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C0B7D2.AF124840 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>=20 Domingo--
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you=20 post your question to the=20 list.

Domingo

------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C0B7D2.AF124840-- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 00:28:21 -0500 Reply-To: Andrew King Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew King Subject: Re: CAD on palmtop? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Subject: How Big to Upgrade? > Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:23:14 -0500 > From: Bill Sprague >Hi, >I don't do any hugh DB's but I will be doing some CAD and hydrologic >modeling. Bill What CAD program do you plan to use? I have just got AutoSketch version 3 for DOS but I was going to wimp out and put it on the Omnibook 425.... -- Andrew King Ann Arbor Michigan technology is the answer, what was the question? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 11:09:25 +0100 Reply-To: "Brown, William" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Brown, William" Subject: Re: Goin'postal + Nokia 6210 - works MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain The CSERVE.SCR file I use is: trace parity even delay .2 send "" expect "ame:" in 30 delay .2 send "CIS" expect "ID:" in 30 delay .2 send login; send "/go:pppconnect" expect "word:" in 30 delay .2 send password expect "PPP" in 30 delay .2 I recall Steve Lawson had to put in the support for the parity even specifically for the Compuserve access. I also was thinking of the 'local' option for EPPPD when I originally read about the problem. I was going to try it, but when I got the cable and connected it to see what failed, it worked! I have read that there is another kind of Nokia cable that can only be used with the PC suite to synch the phonebook. There seem to be M-BUS and F-BUS cables (and dual-mode cables), and DAU-9P and DLR-3P cables. Confusing. Here is the schematic of the DLR-3P http://members.nbci.com/dlrcable/Home.htm I found this summary: FBUS data rate speed up to 115200bps (software dependent). MBUS data rate speed up to 9600bps (software dependent). F-BUS : For general purposes (SMS, e-mail, fax, phone book editing, ringtone, change operator logo, etc.). M-BUS : For general engineering/repairing purposes. Used in conjunction with softwares to repair, unlock phone security lock, sim lock, initialize engineering mode etc. Evidently there exist M-BUS only cables that can do some things only. William D.Ll.Brown ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 06:51:50 -0500 Reply-To: eugarps@MINDSPRING.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bill Sprague Subject: Re: CAD on palmtop? Andrew wrote: What CAD program do you plan to use? I have just got AutoSketch version 3 for DOS but I was going to wimp out and put it on the Omnibook 425.... I use DraftChoice by Trius Computing and PalDraw but I understand you can run AutoCAD v. 9 on it with some support files. All those are on the SUPER site. Just search on CAD. I've also run Generic CAD on my 5MB LX. Generic CAD and DraftChoice are fully functional. I think a DOS CAD program called EasyCAD will work as well. Just about anything that will run in DOS on a CGA screen seems to work but it may take some fiddling. BTW I use a Thumbellina mouse as my pointing device. Best, Bill ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 08:47:22 -0500 Reply-To: Steve Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Steve Subject: Re: OT: Win ME and DOS Comments: To: Domingo In-Reply-To: <003001c0b790$9a2714c0$ee696c40@computer> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 09:08 AM 3/28/01 -0500, you wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Steve" >> Domingo wrote: > > programs don't run. One says "Packed file is corrupt" the >> That is the message/problem that is referenced by >> LOADFIX.COM. Check your free memory. > >I mentioned on my post that running from pure DOS doesn't >improve the outcome. So it is not lack of memory (576k free >base memory). The LOADFIX is for when there is a memory wrap around involving the A20 address line. It occurs when you try and load a program in the first 64k of memory From the DOS 6 help. - - - LOADFIX Note Some programs will display the "Packed file corrupt" message when all or a portion of the program has been loaded in the first 64K of conventional memory and cannot run successfully. This error is most likely to occur when you load device drivers into the upper memory area, thereby freeing more of the first 64K of conventional memory. If MS-DOS displays this message, use the LOADFIX command to ensure that a program is loaded above the first 64K of conventional memory. To use the LOADFIX command, include it at the beginning of the command that starts the program. - - - Since 640 - 64 = 576, depending on round-off this may still be the problem. > >> > other keeps refering me to the batch file I started the >> > program with. >> Not clear here, what is the actual message? > >"Use MM Batch file to start the program". The batch file >passes certain parameters to the program, so it is not >designed to run without it. The problem is that I AM using >the batch file. Either the program is not receiving the >parameters, or something is seriously wrong with the DOS >environment. Unfortunately the only sugesstion I have here is to load your program into debug and see if the parameters are being corrupted. Of course if the "packed file corrupt" is still affecting you, then the wrong error is just being reported. >Thanks for your input. > >Domingo > > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 08:01:53 -0600 Reply-To: Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: OT: Win ME and DOS MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Domingo wrote: >> > programs don't run. One says "Packed file is corrupt" the >> That is the message/problem that is referenced by >> LOADFIX.COM. Check your free memory. > > I mentioned on my post that running from pure DOS doesn't > improve the outcome. So it is not lack of memory (576k free > base memory). I'm not sure how much this will help toward solving your problem but I think I can help clear up some confusion. The reason loadfix is sometimes needed is that some old programs won't run if they're loaded into the first 64k of memory. With earlier versions of Dos before there were memory managers, this wasn't possible so it was never a problem. When that problem occurs you usually get the "Packed file is corrupt" message (I think I remember that right). The solution is to use loadfix to run the program. Something like "LOADFIX PROGRAMNAME PARAMS GO HERE". I haven't used loadfix much and not at all in recent years so look it up to make sure of the syntax. So your problem, oddly enough, might be too much memory, not too little. :) Or, since you're using Windows, it might be something entirely different. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 00:35:00 +1000 Reply-To: Paul Johnson Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Paul Johnson Subject: Re: Upgrade Inquiry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The 64meg upgrade makes my LX bulge a bit underneath and at the back, so it doesn't sit as firmly on a table top, it must have been a very tight fit ! I think I recall postings that this only occurred on 64meg, not 32 or 96meg, and has since been solved so 64s are no longer chubby. Paul > > Vauge memories of past postings imply that the > 64 meg upgrade was "not as nice" as the 32 and 96 > meg upgrades. With reliability the number one > concern, has anyone comments on the relative merits > of each? I guess power consumption would be number > two. > > Steve > ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 08:41:26 -0600 Reply-To: Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Going OnLine? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Joe H. Smith wrote: > your phone line (noise creates retransmissions and an > effective slowdown). Other reasons too, such as setup - in > WWWSETUP tell it to use 38600 baud for your modem. If power is affected by speed then a noisy line would still run at the same actual speed and use the same amount of power if it just caused retransmissions. What actually happens is that on first connecting the two modems negotiate a transmission speed based on line noise and other facters. That's the funny noise you hear. They essentially try several speeds and use the highest good speed. Then that speed is used until there are problems, at which time the speed can be adjusted downward if necessary. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:42:15 -0500 Reply-To: Domingo Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Domingo Subject: Re: OT: Win ME and DOS MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve" To: Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 8:47 AM Subject: Re: OT: Win ME and DOS > At 09:08 AM 3/28/01 -0500, you wrote: > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Steve" > >> Domingo wrote: > > > programs don't run. One says "Packed file is corrupt" the > > >> That is the message/problem that is referenced by > >> LOADFIX.COM. Check your free memory. > > > >I mentioned on my post that running from pure DOS doesn't > >improve the outcome. So it is not lack of memory (576k free > >base memory). > > The LOADFIX is for when there is a memory wrap around involving > the A20 address line. It occurs when you try and load a program > in the first 64k of memory I don't know how I didn't catch that one, my DOS skills must be getting rusty. I copied LOADFIX from my hplx to my ME desktop and that solved the problem, thanks. The funny thing is that this never happened before with other versions of Windows (3.0, 3.1, 95, 98, or even NT). Must be the result of the DOS slicing that uncle Bill is doing with Win ME. > >"Use MM Batch file to start the program". The batch file > >passes certain parameters to the program, so it is not > >designed to run without it. The problem is that I AM using > >the batch file. Either the program is not receiving the > >parameters, or something is seriously wrong with the DOS > >environment. > Unfortunately the only sugesstion I have here is to load > your program into debug and see if the parameters are being > corrupted. Of course if the "packed file corrupt" is still > affecting you, then the wrong error is just being reported. I was able to guess that the length of the subdirectory string was too long, so I copied the program to a root subdirectory, gave it a real short name, and it worked. Those folks at MS really tried to squeeze every last byte of memory they could out of DOS, I guess. Thanks for all the help. Domingo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 16:00:26 +0000 Reply-To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: Re: Cebit Report (long, 2/2) Comments: To: Daniel Hertrich MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Daniel Hertrich wrote: > I just did a search for "RS232" and "Bluetooth" on google.com and found > a few interesting URLs: Replace "RS232" by "UART" and you get 1500 hits. Let me cite just from one of the above hits concerning BT on gameboys: | The built in UART in the Gameboy makes it possible to attach | a Bluetooth module to the link-port without adding any | additional hardware. One might just want to add a blue LED to | show BT activity. There is power supply available in the link | port, enough to support a BT module, so there is no need for | batteries in the plug in. It is this kind of statements, which make me very optimistic about BT for the palmtop. I also found on one of the sites an overview and a complete datasheet (in PDF) of the: Ericsson ROK 101 007 Bluetooth Module This is a 33x17x3 mm piece of hardware with USB, UART and PCM interface. It uses 6mA in standby mode, 50mA in connect and scan mode and 26mA during data transfer. That should be no problem at all for the palmtop to handle. The UART interface only uses 4 lines of the UART: RXD,TXD,RTS,CTS and it behaves as DCE. This is probably not yet a module to be used as internal or external BT module for the palmtop, because I think it still needs a software driver. But it is sure something in the right direction. Ericsson recommends it for computers, peripherals, mobiles, handhelds and accessoires. Daniel, I will send you the overview PDF in a private email. And thanks for representing the Palmtop community on CeBit. Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 10:30:34 -0500 Reply-To: Lars Hedstroem Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Lars Hedstroem Subject: Question to Martin in Norway MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Have you found any old spellchecker of DOS for the norwegian language compatible with the HP? Lars ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 10:05:31 -0600 Reply-To: David Birch Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: David Birch Subject: Re: CAD on palmtop? Comments: To: Andrew King In-Reply-To: <3AC2C7F5.1C44445B@mediaone.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Andrew King wrote: > >Subject: How Big to Upgrade? > > Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:23:14 -0500 > > From: Bill Sprague > >Hi, > >I don't do any hugh DB's but I will be doing some CAD and hydrologic >modeling. > > Bill > What CAD program do you plan to use? > I have just got AutoSketch version 3 for DOS but I was going to > wimp out and put it on the Omnibook 425.... > > > -- > Andrew King > Ann Arbor Michigan > technology is the answer, what was the question? If you have Autocad R10 or earlier, I put a file on the S.U.P.E.R. site with what's needed to run it on a 200LX with at least 4 meg of memory. -- David R. Birch ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 11:52:23 -0600 Reply-To: Hal Goldstein Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Hal Goldstein Subject: Re: Upgrade Inquiry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Paul Johnson <> Pretty accurate. The 64 meg are still a little chubby, but better than before. We have not been able to offer a 96 meg upgrade for a long time, and prospects still don't look good. Hal at Thaddeus ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:31:02 -0600 Reply-To: Hal Goldstein Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Hal Goldstein Subject: Re: Excess parts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" <> We would kill for extra parts. At this time we especially need screens and battery covers. HP doesn't have any parts that they is willing to part with. The only reason we were able to get the top of cases made was that HP needed some for themselves and we worked out a win-win arrangement. From my point of view the division has long since moved on and would prefer to have nothing to do with the HP200LX. Hal at Thaddeus ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 20:43:11 +0200 Reply-To: Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: New list member! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi friends, I'd like to introduce a new list member. His name is Konstantin v. Witzleben and he is my best friend. He now also owns a HP 200LX 6MB DS, which has been one of my backup LXs but I think this LX should rather live actively than sitting around and waitin for my other LXs to die (which hopefully never happens). Konstantin, please say hello to all these nice guys on the list! :-) Does your subscription work? Do you get the list emails? GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 13:49:29 -0500 Reply-To: Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: Question to Martin in Norway MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 10:30:34 -0500, Lars Hedstroem wrote: > Hi > > Have you found any old spellchecker of DOS for the norwegian > language compatible with the HP? Hi I have not thought about it and therefor I have not looked. I use Quick/Lx, but it is not a spellchecker. I seldom write norwegian on the Hplx. Sorry that I can not help you out. But I am sure that there are international spellcheckers with norwegian as an option? Regards -- ___ Mar|in Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:09:01 -0700 Reply-To: "Feldman, Robert" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Feldman, Robert" Subject: Re: CAD on palmtop? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain IIRC, the last version of AutoCAD that could run on an 8088/80186 without a math coprocessor was v2.17. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Sprague İmailto:eugarps@mindspring.com¨ Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 5:52 AM To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Subject: Re: CAD on palmtop? Andrew wrote: What CAD program do you plan to use? I have just got AutoSketch version 3 for DOS but I was going to wimp out and put it on the Omnibook 425.... I use DraftChoice by Trius Computing and PalDraw but I understand you can run AutoCAD v. 9 on it with some support files. All those are on the SUPER site. Just search on CAD. I've also run Generic CAD on my 5MB LX. Generic CAD and DraftChoice are fully functional. I think a DOS CAD program called EasyCAD will work as well. Just about anything that will run in DOS on a CGA screen seems to work but it may take some fiddling. BTW I use a Thumbellina mouse as my pointing device. Best, Bill ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 15:04:53 -0500 Reply-To: Systems-Consulting Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Systems-Consulting Subject: Welcome Konstantin MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Konstantin, Welcome to the list from just another participant. I hope the list become second nature to you as it has for me. Ask any question and provide any comment you see fit to do. We (most of us) consider all contributions to be positive unless proven otherwise. Thanks, Paul Anderson, Pres, Systems-Consulting 89 Main Street, Broad Brook CT 06016 USA tel:(860)627-5393 web: http://Systems-Consulting.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:23:44 -0600 Reply-To: David Birch Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: David Birch Subject: Re: CAD on palmtop? Comments: To: "Feldman, Robert" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Feldman, Robert wrote: > IIRC, the last version of AutoCAD that could run on an 8088/80186 without a > math coprocessor was v2.17. Nope, R10 was the first that required an FPU, so V2.6 and R9 can run without EM87. My ZIP file on S.U.P.E.R. includes EM87, an 80287 emulator that works fine on the 200LX. I think R10 was the last that would run on a 8088. -- David R. Birch ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 15:25:31 -0500 Reply-To: Lars Hedstroem Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Lars Hedstroem Subject: Re: Question to Martin in Norway MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Martin wrote: > I have not thought about it and therefor I have not looked. I use > Quick/Lx, but it is not a spellchecker. I seldom write norwegian on the > Hplx. > > Sorry that I can not help you out. But I am sure that there are > international spellcheckers with norwegian as an option? > I ofcourse want a spellchecker of swedish:) I thought if you had found one of the norwegian language I most probably would find one in swedish. But I guess there is from the age of the 286 computers. If I found one I will let you know. Lars ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 15:47:00 -0600 Reply-To: Orin Keplinger Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Orin Keplinger Subject: Fluff -Surge Protector Bargan MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Fluff: Bargan Alert? While shopping in Office Depot (only in bigger stores), I recently picked up two Monster Cable Surge Protectors at $50 each. This particular model comes with an IEEE 1284 parallel printer cable and a usb cable. The surge protector has eight outlets, 3 wide and 5 narrow-spaced. Monday I noticed they had been reduced to $40. I think this represents good "bang for the buck". Orin Keplinger ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 00:00:11 +0200 Reply-To: Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Cebit report (3/2) ;-) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi friends, I'm still reading and evaluating all the material I collected at Cebit. I just read a SanDisk handout which shows all the new large memory cards and describes a few technical details about them. And... under the headline "The Applications for Flash" a picture still shows our trusty 200LX with a half inserted Sandisk card! I've scanned that picture and loaded it up on my home page. I'll keep it there for a few days. See http://www.daniel-hertrich.de/temp/sandisk.jpg BUT: The compatibility list for the Sandisk cards doesn't mention the 200LX anymore. The list of HP handhelds begins with the 360LX. GTX daniel -- Celia & Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de home page: http://www.daniel-hertrich.de mobile phone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (fax,voice): +49 (0)721 151 306690 ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:51:16 -0700 Reply-To: Bob Christopher Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Bob Christopher Subject: Welcome Konstantin Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hello Konstantin, Welcome from all of us. We answer all questions - in plain ASCII. Bob Bob Christopher Littleton, Colorado USA bob@palmtop.com HP 200-LX Palmtop = DOS Were The Days = ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 19:39:00 -0500 Reply-To: hplxmail@YAHOO.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Joe H. Smith" Subject: Re: Going OnLine? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Joe H. Smith wrote: > > your phone line (noise creates retransmissions and an > > effective slowdown). Other reasons too, such as setup - in > > WWWSETUP tell it to use 38600 baud for your modem. > > If power is affected by speed then a noisy line would still run > at the same actual speed and use the same amount of power if it > just caused retransmissions. I have no idea about power, so I will not comment on it, and I did not before. > What actually happens is that on first connecting the two modems > negotiate a transmission speed based on line noise and other > facters. That's the funny noise you hear. They essentially try > several speeds and use the highest good speed. Then that speed > is used until there are problems, at which time the speed can be > adjusted downward if necessary. That is not what I meant. I am aware of the negotiated speed. What I meant was that when a transmission drops bits because it is noisy, the receiving end will NACK the transmission, and telling the sender to resend the last packet. When you have many of these, you can spend more time transmitting characters on the average, which in effect reduces the communication speed. If I have 1000 bytes and transmit at 25000 bits per second it will take 0.32 seconds (ignoring overheads, packet wrappings and all that. (8 bits per byte...) If there is noise and the 1000 byte transmission is deemed invalid and a NACK is issued, then ignoring the turnaround time, the same 1000 bytes will be transmitted twice. So the same 1000 bytes (call it payload) will take 0.64 seconds (probably more) and the _effective_ speed is now 12500 bits per second. Errors can travel very fast ... I am sure you know this... Joe _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 05:34:55 +0200 Reply-To: Nathalie Bugeaud Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Nathalie Bugeaud Subject: Re: VerticalReader -another issue MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ed Padin writes: "I use software carousel to switch sessions on my LX. I often leave the document I am reading open in a session for long periods. Sometimes, some program I run in another session will cause the HP to crash and I am forced to do a hard reboot. Because I never exit the program properly, the 'last page viewed' is never bookmarked. When I rerun the program I have to find the last page I read." me replies: That's why i deleted software carousel and installed Read.exe and Quickview.exm. The former lets me read 8 files with bookmarks and zillions of fonts. Thanks to Andreas i now have a laptop next to my TV, semi-remotely operated by a bamboo stick to tap the space-bar to get me the next page of a wonderful story during boring commercials. Under Quickview with Moreexm i now have open 18 files, beating software carousel by 6 plus apps. and saving 4mB of ram. ......and some more (to add to my "usually short" messages) - some more science news: You may feel OK now, but... A new breathalyser can tell if you're in for a bout of flu http://www.newscientist.com/tech/sniffout.jsp Cut the garble A "computer model of human irritation" will help to unscramble tomorrow's Net phone calls http://www.newscientist.com/tech/smoothoperator.jsp No more dozy drivers The software that warns tired motorists when it's time to pull off the road http://www.newscientist.com/tech/asleep.jsp The mobile medic One day your cellphone will monitor the state of your health http://www.newscientist.com/tech/heart.jsp Who needs 3G... ..when a cheap in-car digital radio receiver works just as well http://www.newscientist.com/tech/3G.jsp The eyes have it New goggles let you see radioactivity http://www.newscientist.com/tech/glowforit.jsp The big picture Jumbo-sized televisions needn't weigh a ton or cost a fortune http://www.newscientist.com/tech/sharpshooter.jsp AND FINALLY... Imagine standing in Sydney and touching someone in New York. Another kind of virtual reality? Videoconferencing? No, this is tele-immersion. It's the real-world answer to Star Trek's holodeck and it promises to allow people in different parts of the world "to submerge themselves in one another's presence and feel as if they are sharing the same physical space"... http://www.newscientist.com/tech/beingthere.jsp ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 00:17:19 -0500 Reply-To: Andrew King Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Andrew King Subject: Re: tippy upgrade MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Subject: Re: Upgrade Inquiry > Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 00:35:00 +1000 > From: Paul Johnson > >The 64meg upgrade makes my LX bulge a bit underneath and at the back, >so it doesn't sit as firmly on a table top, it must have been a very .tight fit ! I think I recall postings that this only occurred on 64meg, >not 32 or 96meg, and has since been solved so 64s are no longer chubby. > >Paul I have noticed the same problem on my 8 meg DS, a distinct bulge underneath that made it wobbly. I fixed it by putting two 1 mm thick rubber feet under the front corners. -- Andrew King Ann Arbor Michigan technology is the answer, what was the question? ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 22:37:04 -0700 Reply-To: dansedelux Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: dansedelux Subject: Re: Connectivity Pack and Win Me MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I will run the connectivity pack again--the program could not connect to the com port. When I tried to run the transfer sub routine, a note popped up to load llra ahead of windows. Paul Nault ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 22:37:04 -0700 Reply-To: dansedelux Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: dansedelux Subject: Re: Connectivity Pack and Win Me MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I will run the connectivity pack again--the program could not connect to the com port. When I tried to run the transfer sub routine, a note popped up to load llra ahead of windows. Paul Nault ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 10:44:38 +0200 Reply-To: Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: fluff: test, please ignore MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit test if konstantin's subscription works now (didn't work before) -- Daniel Hertrich d.hertrich@gmx.de homepage: http://daniel-hertrich.de telephone: +49 (0)177 7955549 unified messaging (voice, fax): +49 (0)721 151 306690 GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. http://www.gmx.net ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 11:29:07 +0200 Reply-To: Daniel Hertrich Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: fluff: one more test. sorry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit hopefully konstantin's subscription works now! sorry for the bandwidth. -- GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. http://www.gmx.net ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:56:02 +0200 Reply-To: Lillebjorn Nilsen Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Lillebjorn Nilsen Subject: Re: Question to Martin in Norway MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 10:30:34 -0500, Lars Hedstroem wrote: > > > Hi > > > > Have you found any old spellchecker of DOS for the norwegian > > language compatible with the HP? > In my Norwegian version of Wordperfect 5.1 I have spellchechers for both the Norwegian languages "Bokmaal" and "Nynorsk". All on my HP200Lx. Lillebjorn, Oslo ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 05:10:54 -0600 Reply-To: TomSalwasser@COMPUSERVE.COM Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Tom Salwasser Subject: FLUFF: Plextor CD-RW For Sale (eBay) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello, I have a refurbished Plextor 12/10/32A CD-RW for auction on eBay. It still contains a few months of the factory warranty. If interested, click the link below. Sorry for the long line length but my link doesn't work otherwise. Thanks! http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewListedItemsLinkBUttons&userid=tomsalwasser Best Regards, Tom Salwasser ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:54:11 +0000 Reply-To: Stefan.Peichl@T-ONLINE.DE Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Stefan Peichl Subject: PDF on the palmtop MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Every palmtop user handling with PDF files should know the email address: pdf2txt@adobe.com You may either put an URL pointing to a PDF file in the body of the email or you may attach a PDF file to the email and you receive back a TXT version of the document. I just found another way to convert a PDF to TXT: If you use Google to search for the document, it prompts you with the link and the hint: "Your browser may not have a PDF reader available. Google recommends visiting out text version of the document." The word "text" in the above text is a clickable link, and Google immediately presents you the text version of the PDF, which you can save using F10 in HV. I guess this hint of Google is not new, but I never payed attention to it and I didn't hear of this possibility from HPLX-L. Stefan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 08:36:41 -0800 Reply-To: bobv Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: bobv Subject: Re: VerticalReader -another issue MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Nathalie I got Quickview.exm from SUPER, but where did you get READ.EXE? TIA Bob ----------------- me wrote: That's why i deleted software carousel and installed Read.exe and Quickview.exm. The former lets me read 8 files with bookmarks and zillions of fonts. Thanks to Andreas i now have a laptop next to my TV, semi-remotely operated by a bamboo stick to tap the space-bar to get me the next page of a wonderful story during boring commercials. Under Quickview with Moreexm i now have open 18 files, beating software carousel by 6 plus apps. and saving 4mB of ram. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 08:46:32 -0600 Reply-To: Barry Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Barry Subject: Re: Going OnLine? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Joe H. Smith wrote: > If there is noise and the 1000 byte transmission is deemed > invalid and a NACK is issued, then ignoring the turnaround > time, the same 1000 bytes will be transmitted twice. So the > same 1000 bytes (call it payload) will take 0.64 seconds > (probably more) and the _effective_ speed is now 12500 bits > per second. Errors can travel very fast ... I am sure you > know this Yes I do. Also if there are many NAKs the line speed is reduced. Hopefully reducing the power drain if that is how the modem works. I also don't know about that part. But I didn't think of that time before that happens when a resend takes place or when the line isn't quite dirty enough to reduce the speed but still does cause some resends. Barry ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 02:37:02 +1200 Reply-To: Roger Whitmarsh Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Roger Whitmarsh Subject: Foot & Mouth Disease MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Atlanta, Ga. - Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control today confirmed that foot-and-mouth disease cannot be spread by Microsoft's Outlook email application, believed to be the first time the program has ever failed to propagate a major virus. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:47:47 +0200 Reply-To: Etienne Lemaire Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Etienne Lemaire Subject: Re: VerticalReader -another issue Comments: To: bobv MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: bobv To: Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 06:36 PM Subject: Re: VerticalReader -another issue > Nathalie > > I got Quickview.exm from SUPER, but where did you get READ.EXE? Here: ftp://ftp.dasoft.com/pub/MISC/ Enjoy Etienne ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 23:54:01 +0800 Reply-To: Teo Soon Bock Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Teo Soon Bock Subject: Re: VerticalReader -another issue In-Reply-To: <3AC4B619.8EF5FE18@sos.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed At 08:36 AM 3/30/01 -0800, bobv wrote: > >I got Quickview.exm from SUPER, but where did you get READ.EXE? > You can download from http://www.dasoft.com/READLX/index.html ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 10:49:46 -0600 Reply-To: Theodore Heise Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Theodore Heise Subject: Re: PDF on the palmtop In-Reply-To: <14iyPJ-1tOmZsC@fwd07.sul.t-online.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Stefan Peichl wrote: > Every palmtop user handling with PDF files should know the > email address: > > pdf2txt@adobe.com My attempt to try this was returned by the Adobe server with a "user unknown" error. Are you sure the address is right? Ted -- Theodore W. Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA PGP public key: http://showcase.netins.net/web/twheise/theise.txt ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 10:51:37 -0600 Reply-To: Theodore Heise Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Theodore Heise Subject: Re: PDF on the palmtop In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Theodore Heise wrote: > My attempt to try this was returned by the Adobe server with a "user > unknown" error. Are you sure the address is right? Sorry! I'm the one that had the address wrong. Ted -- Theodore W. Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA PGP public key: http://showcase.netins.net/web/twheise/theise.txt ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 12:44:33 -0500 Reply-To: "Striegel, Alan" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Striegel, Alan" Subject: Re: Golf Solitaire 2.1 now available MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >From: Curtis Cameron İmailto:curtc@AIRMAIL.NET¨ >Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 8:38 PM >... >And can anyone beat an average score of 20.6? > >The game is available at: >http://members.aol.com/FreeWhl44/lxgames.html Steady improvement has resulted in my finally reaching 20.7 this morning. Total 2813 games played, 53 of them won. Alan ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 21:35:29 +0200 Reply-To: Jacques Belin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jacques Belin Subject: Re: Goin'postal + Nokia 6210 - works In-Reply-To: <7CFAB8130F5FD411A14500D0B77FB6D2EB4E2F@ukz834.ggr.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Le Thu, 29 Mar 2001 11:09:25 +0100 "Brown, William" a =E9crit: > The CSERVE.SCR file I use is: >=20 > trace > parity even > İSNIP¨ Yes, except for the "trace" line, it is the same script I tested. And you know what ? I just re-tested my script, and get it executed !=20 (does CIS has changed something at their end ?) Unfortunately, I can't go after the "Negotiating Network Connection" message. Both with the Ericsson and my external modem, which shows the RD an TD blinking at fast rate, until I cut myself the connection :-( I will try later > I have read that there is > another kind of Nokia cable that can only be used with the PC suite to = synch > the phonebook. There seem to be M-BUS and F-BUS cables (and dual-mode > cables), and DAU-9P and DLR-3P cables. Confusing. More confusing : There are two DLR-3 cables : DLR-3 and DLR-3P ! ;-) Accordin to the Nokia docs, you must use the DLR-3P cable with the 6210. According to some web pages, DLR-3P _replaces_ the DLR-3. The electronic logic is different, and you are supposed to use the 3P with the 6210. Unfortunately the link (http://members.nbci.com/dlrcable/Home.htm) you listed in your message mentioned "dlr3", not "dlr3-p". Then, for which version it is really ? I searched on the Net without finding a response... It would be interesting to know, because the schematic shows that DCD line is really wired to something (to what ? impossible to know, as the 16LC63 chip seems to be no longer manufactured - this could suggest BTW that it is a DLR-3 and that the DLR-3P was made because the manufacturerd= o not longer do the 16LC63 chip (it is absent from the=20 http://www.microchip.com/10/lit/pline/picmicro/index.htm page, who is a manufacturer listed as the provider of the chip, in a http://www.nobbi.com/steck_dlr3.htm subpage).. I have tried to know if Microchip is the only manufacturer of the chip, not found anything else... Anyway, when I made the tests, I was informed about the existence of the two versions. Then I am sure I asked to test a 3P cable. This was labeled on the box. One other thing : I reread the notes I made abouts my 6210 tests (and sent to the list) : "Goin'postal : Same results than with the bad s35i cable : bad link quality, the programs seems to have great difficulty to find the modem." Unfortunately, I don't really remember this particular test. According=20 to my memory, I had the DCD line problem for GP. But this text is not very clear.. :-) But I am pretty sure that a cable based on the schematics showed on the site you posted (Max3xxx chip, DCD line wired) should work... Anyway, we know some things : - _your_ cable works. - _some_ cable brings problems. Morality : test before to buy :-) Jacques. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 21:40:45 +0200 Reply-To: Jacques Belin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jacques Belin Subject: Goin'Postal : News from Steven Lawson ! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yes, the author of Goin'Postal has not totaly vanished ! :-) Here is a copy of a discussion we had last days... ########### From: stevel@gfys.net (Steven Lawson) To: jbelin@ALTERN.ORG Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:09:43 -0800 (PST) Subject: Goin'postal + Ericcson R320s : It works ! I should probably put this in the documentation somewhere, but if you tie DCD to DTR, GP won't complain about the modem not hanging up. I look for the DCD line to drop while I'm holding the DTR line low. Hope this helps! You can forward this to the list if you want, I no longer receive it and only occasionally browse the archives. ########### From: Jacques Belin To: stevel@gfys.net (Steven Lawson) > I should probably put this in the documentation somewhere, but if you tie > DCD to DTR, GP won't complain about the modem not hanging up. I look for > the DCD line to drop while I'm holding the DTR line low. > > Hope this helps! Interesting to know, even if I don't think have encountered problems at the end of a session (I seen you have coded that particulary well :-) ). The only known problem about the DCD line is that it closes the session juste after the "CONNECT 9600" message, as most of the cellular phones cable have not anything connected at the DCD pin. The discussion I have with William Brown is caused by the fact that we tested GP with the same hardware (HP200 + Nokia 6210 GSM Phone + DLR-3İP¨ cable), but have different results. I am stil investigating about the fact there is two DLR3 cables (DLR-3 and DLR-3P), which have a different electronic parts inside, managing perhaps diferently the DCD line (do the link that William provided yesterday is realy DLR-3P, or it is DLR3 ?).. Or the other option could be about our different GP version... Have you changed something in the DCD line management between 4.02(beta) and 4.03 ? > You can forward this to the list if you want, I no longer receive it and > only occasionally browse the archives. Glad your are still lurking, even from time to time. There are sometimes discussions about GP. We where very disapointed when we discover that even the site has disapeared... BTW, do you think to release the source files ? Even if yout don't support it, we could always solve ourselves some little problems like the one concerning the DCD line, or add a few little functions (I am myself thinking about the management of "In-Reply-To" and "References" headers. Probably not difficult to add, and an almost mandatory function for modern e-mailers). ########### From: stevel@gfys.net (Steven Lawson) To: Jacques Belin > Have you changed something in the DCD line management between 4.02(beta) > and 4.03 ? Nope, same setup. Current version is 5 which is freeware. It's available for as long as I keep a fulltime connection at http://gfys.net/gp/gp5r1.exe I believe it's also on SUPER, though maybe only through FTP. I sent them a copy then someone overwrote the webpage with an old description. I was supposed to give a new description to get it back on the web page but never followed through. The reason GP demands DTR/DCD is purely religion. In the past 20+ years dealing with modems, I really hate relying on the triple-plus ATH method of getting one to hang up, and going on faith that it ever connected. I've found many times modems locking up after being sent binary data when they were still in command mode. GP ends up going to that as a desperate measure should DCD never drop (but most of the time I've had a modem get to that point, it won't hang up even with ATH). I decided since modem/serial EATS batteries on an LX (and a session left up over a cell phone costs $$$$$) that I'd use the hardware pins so I'd know that a connection was ready, and that the phone connection really DID drop, and if DCD didn't go away after a hardware & software attempt I'd output a big error message. Didn't want anyone blaming GP for dead batteries or a huge phone bill! > Glad your are still lurking, even from time to time. There are sometimes > discussions about GP. We where very disapointed when we discover that > even the site has disapeared... I had planned on going back to a parttime connection, which hasn't happened yet but might next month (it's expensive, and my dayjob is starting to look shaky) > BTW, do you think to release the source files ? I've thought about it, but keep thinking I might do another commercial/shareware product with the code someday (if a decent platform ever emerges again!). We'll see where the next few months puts me. ############## Jacques. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:36:55 -0500 Reply-To: Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: Excess parts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:31:02 -0600, Hal Goldstein wrote: Hal > < Thaddeus? I would think Hal would have already made an > inquiry with HP to buy all LX parts, equipment, etc. After > getting the case molds from HP surely Hal has to be HP's > first logical choice for the disposition of the rest.>> > > We would kill for extra parts. At this time we especially need screens and > battery covers. HP doesn't have any parts that they is willing to part with. You have gotten indications that they really _have_ parts then? They are just "tight asses"? :-) Maybe we should organize something to get them to part with their parts? Regards -- ___ Mar|in Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:36:57 -0500 Reply-To: Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: Question to Martin in Norway MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:56:02 +0200, Lillebjorn Nilsen wrote: > > On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 10:30:34 -0500, Lars Hedstroem wrote: > > > > > Hi > > > > > > Have you found any old spellchecker of DOS for the norwegian > > > language compatible with the HP? > > > > In my Norwegian version of Wordperfect > 5.1 I have spellchechers for both the > Norwegian languages "Bokmaal" and > "Nynorsk". All on my HP200Lx. Yes ofcourse. I had forgotten about good old Wp5.1 :-) Regards -- ___ Mar|in Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 18:49:10 -0500 Reply-To: "Corso, Tony" Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Corso, Tony" Subject: FW: "cover part" just for" Do it yourselfers"?????? (was - - Co ver and SRAM card sale) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C0B974.084A0C84" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0B974.084A0C84 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Do I have to buy the part and fool with it myself, or will THADDEUS use this İpresumably hinge crack resistant 'cause of the brass inserts¨ lid when I send my primary 200lx off to Thaddeus for DS 8MB and lid repair T > -----Original Message----- > From: Hal Goldstein İmailto:hal_goldstein@THADDEUS.COM¨ > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 4:15 PM > To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu > Subject: Cover and SRAM card sale > İSNIP DO TO 140 LINE RULE> > left. These parts come without the HP logo. This top > of-the-screen cover > comes with 4 brass inserts on the inside. > > When I brought up the subject months ago, people asked if they could > purchase them from us separately. I ordered enough to make this a > possibility. HOWEVER... if you decide you want them, you are > on your own! ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0B974.084A0C84 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable FW: "cover part" just for" Do it = yourselfers"?????? (was - - Cover and SRAM card sale)

Do I have to buy the part and fool with it myself, or = will THADDEUS use this İpresumably hinge crack resistant 'cause of the = brass inserts¨ lid when I send my primary 200lx off to Thaddeus for DS = 8MB and lid repair

T

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hal Goldstein İmailto:hal_goldstein@THADDEUS= .COM¨
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 4:15 PM
> To: HPLX-L@UCONNVM.UConn.Edu
> Subject: Cover and SRAM card sale
>
 İSNIP DO TO 140 LINE RULE>

> left.  These parts come without the HP = logo. This top
> of-the-screen cover
> comes with 4 brass inserts on the = inside.
>
> When I brought up the subject months ago, = people asked if they could
> purchase them from us separately.  I = ordered enough to make this a
> possibility. HOWEVER... if you decide you want = them, you are
> on your own!

------_=_NextPart_001_01C0B974.084A0C84-- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:59:56 -0800 Reply-To: zaaap@EARTHLINK.NET Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Marc - Subject: serial -> parallel printing help? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello list, I recently acquired an old serial to parallel printier cable to attempt to use with my 200lx. Can someone assist me with how to set up the palmtop to use one of these? I believe this one was sold by Sheir Systems at one time. Thanks for the help! Marcus zaaap@earthlink.net ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 03:51:04 +0000 Reply-To: Russel Brooks Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Russel Brooks Subject: Please do NOT post HTML to the list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit To all new HPLX list members (and old ones that may have forgotten), please do NOT post HTML to the HPLX list. (Bianries aren't wanted either for space reasons.) There are several reason for this request, among them are: - Many (most?) of us use txt based news readers and the HTML is unreadable. - Many of us use WWW/LX and the extra space required to hold the HTML is not appreciated in a palmtop that may be short of disk space (compared to a desktop). - HTML wastes space in the list archives and causes extra (useless) hits when searching them. - unwanted HTML adds to the msg download time. There may be other reasons I can't think of right now. Bottom line: Don't do it! Cheers... Russ ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 01:20:29 -0500 Reply-To: John J Vanderstel Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: John J Vanderstel Subject: Re: Upgrade Inquiry Hi Steve, > Vauge memories of past postings imply that the > 64 meg upgrade was "not as nice" as the 32 and 96 > meg upgrades. With reliability the number one > concern, has anyone comments on the relative merits > of each? I guess power consumption would be number > two. I think what you are remembering are reports from a few people with 32meg HP200LXs that it was not uncommon that if their batteries went virtually dead, upon battery replacement, no data was lost. I have a 32meg HP200LX and had something similar happen to me. The batteries in my HP200LX got so low one time that a directory listing in the root directory offered only a few files with illegal DOS names. I simply assumed that my whole file system was damaged and that I would have to restore my HP200LX from backups. To my amazement, after replacing the batteries, I found that no files were lost, at all. :-) All of my many files were still in my root directory. The general consensus back then seemed to be that the 32 meg palmtops were unusually hardy in low voltage situations. Cheers! John Vander Stel Grand Rapids, Michigan ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 15:27:26 +0200 Reply-To: furlan@gmx.net Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: "Dr. Werner Furlan" Organization: OE9FWV Subject: looking for a spare part (right hinge) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT hello, I am looking for a spare part for my 8MB 200LX. I do not know exactly what it looks like, but the specialists who have already studied the anatomy of the 200LX will probably know what I am looking for. My LX has a problem with the right hinge. It fell on the ground some time ago, and inside the rigth hinge there must be a black plastic part, and this was crushed. The edge of the right hinge has also a small crack, but not on the upside like ususal but underneath this removable cap. I read on the list about the new covers for the LX from Hal, and I thought maybe I can get such a small plastic part and could repair the unit, which is in a execellent state otherwise. Maybe there is a dead LX lying somewhere and I can put my vivid one on the transplantation list... best regards, Werner (from Feldkirch, Austria) -- Powered by Pegasus Mail - free at http://www.pmail.com Homepage: http://www.qsl.net/oe9fwv SMS: +436646340014@text.mobilkom.at ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 16:31:41 +0200 Reply-To: Lillebjorn Nilsen Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Lillebjorn Nilsen Subject: Re: Goin'postal + Newsgroups MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A friend uses Goin' Postal. Can she get newsgroups with this program? I don't really know it, I use POST/LX. ----------------- Lillebjorn Nilsen, Oslo Norway http://home.online.no/~bjni/lillebjorn.html ----------------- ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 10:17:10 -0500 Reply-To: MCHEM1@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Al Kind Subject: Re: Please do NOT post HTML to the list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sat, 31 Mar 2001 10:04:59 -0500 (EST) Thanks for the remider ;-) Cheers...AJKind 11h13m55s ago ... On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Russel Brooks wrote: > To all new HPLX list members (and old ones that may have > forgotten), please do NOT post HTML to the HPLX list. > (Bianries aren't wanted either for space reasons.) > > ... -- * Al Kind, 3113 Horsebarn Rd U-193, Storrs CT 06269-4193 USA * Phone:(860)486-6126 EFax:(413)826-8780 **TeamHP200LX** ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 16:39:09 +0200 Reply-To: Jacques Belin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jacques Belin Subject: Re: Goin'postal + Newsgroups In-Reply-To: <200103311431.QAA15315@mail46.fg.online.no> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Le Sat, 31 Mar 2001 16:31:41 +0200 Lillebjorn Nilsen a =E9crit: > A friend uses Goin' Postal. Can she get > newsgroups with this program? I don't No, GP is only for a-mail. Jacques. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 10:54:34 -0500 Reply-To: Martin Bergvill Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Martin Bergvill Subject: Re: Goin'postal + Nokia 6210 - works MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Fri, 30 Mar 2001 21:35:29 +0200, Jacques Belin wrote: > More confusing : There are two DLR-3 cables : DLR-3 and DLR-3P ! ;-) Dlr3p is for 6210 _and_ 7110. Dlr3 is for 7110 only ("old" cable.) Regards -- ___ Mar|in Bergvill ,Narvik Norway ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 20:06:39 +0200 Reply-To: Jacques Belin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jacques Belin Subject: Re: Goin'postal + Nokia 6210 - works In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Le Sat, 31 Mar 2001 10:54:34 -0500 Martin Bergvill a =E9crit: > Dlr3p is for 6210 _and_ 7110. Dlr3 is for 7110 only ("old" cable.) Exact.=20 But it would be intersting to test a DLR-3 on a 6210...=20 If the url we talk about are really DLR-3, which seems to be very complete, perhaps we could get some good surprise... Jacques. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 20:14:23 +0200 Reply-To: Jacques Belin Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Jacques Belin Subject: Re: Excess parts In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Le Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:36:55 -0500 Martin Bergvill a =E9crit: > Maybe we should organize something to get them to part with their > parts? Well, I think we have only one solution : I find the way to enter to the warehouse, Hal finds the guns, and you dri= ve the truck !=20 Jacques. ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 05:29:58 +0100 Reply-To: HP Staber Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: HP Staber Subject: CPACK and WinME MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have WinME and installed CPACK. I'm able to run App200 except for the File Transfer and the XLate functions in a desktop icon. TransFile dows not connect to the palmtop either. I have MS-Office installed which includes a MS-DOS app icon in the MS-Office shortcut. I could run a DOS session from there and I was able to connect to the palmtop through Filer. Upon exiting the desktop froze and I had to issue a cold boot to recover. Might try ZIP in a DOS session - it does not work as desktop application. It seems that WinME ties up all Com ports and releases them to plug-n-play applications only ;-) And yes - the claim that WinME does not know DOS is bovine excrements (g). HP Staber/Salzburg ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 05:51:03 +0200 Reply-To: Nathalie Bugeaud Sender: HPLX Mailing List From: Nathalie Bugeaud Subject: FLUFF: inventions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit for a few years now i carry this "wouldn't it be nice if someone made" feeling around, but never was able to find someone who might actually create just the item i have in mind. so i thought maybe someone from our list might be interested in joining me to find a manufacturer of two of my ideas: 1. a "collar radio" (not walkman) 2. a chemical self-defense gun masquerading as a handgun anyone intrested in contacting product development at ie. SONY America (or whoever) please contact me also... An email disguising itself as a virus alert is doing the rounds again, warning mobile phone users of a nasty virus that will erase all information on their SIM card. http://www.zdnet.com.au:80/news/dailynews/story/0,2000013063,20211864,00.htm ** HPLX-L LIST Info at http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mchem1/HPLX.shtml