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From: jstubblefield@ttsi.lonestar.org (Jay Stubblefield)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: Re: Palmtop to run Mathcad
Date: 11 Sep 92 13:58:53 GMT
Organization: st

In article <1992Sep11.011807.18550@uwm.edu> anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber) writes:
>In article <1992Sep9.022731.28998@sbcs.sunysb.edu> rick@cs.sunysb.edu (Rick Spanbauer) writes:
>>I find myself developing a growing attachment to Mathcad, enough so that I
>>would like to buy a portable platform to run it on.  
>>
>>Are palmtop machines to the state where they can run Windows?  If so, what 
>>would be a good choice of a machine with ~2 mByte ram, ~25 mByte disk, 
>
>I don't think there are any reasonable palmtops to run MS-Windows on.
>For one thing there are no 286 or 386 palmtops that I know of.  Of the
>palmtops I know of, none support EMS, none have internal hard drives.
>External hard drives are of the parallel port type, if a parallel port
>is even available for the machine.
>
>Consider a machine like the Gateway 2000 Handbook, it's not a 286 either,
>but it has a 40MB hard drive, or the Dell 386 subnotebook.  I'm sure
>there will be more machines coming out soon.
>
>Corrections/additions would be very welcome.
>--
><-:(= Anthony Stieber	anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu   uwm!uwmcsd4!anthony

I read a couple of weeks ago in Electronic Engineering Times that HP
is coming out with a new HP 95 for windows. This machine would have a full size
keyboard and either the 1.3 inch Kittyhawk HD or some kind of solid state 
device that would provide enough memory for windows. HP is also looking at
puting a 386 in this machine. They plan to have this out in six months.
I don't have the article anymore, so I can't supply anymore details.
You might check with HP?

I hope this helped.


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From: hdev@dutiag.tudelft.nl (Hans de Vreught)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: Re: Has anyone made their own HP95LX <-> PC serial cable?
Date: 10 Sep 92 23:40:14 GMT

rthien@c3po.rdt.monash.edu.au (rj thien) writes:

>I was wondering if anyone has attempted to make their own
>HP95LX <-> PC cable. [deleted] Is it similar to the
>HP48SX calculator connections? 

It is exactly the same cable. So if you want to make a home made: the layout
is in the FAQ of comp.sys.hp48.
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From: stroyan@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Mike Stroyan)
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 16:07:16 GMT
Subject: Re: Does my Dream Machine exist? (may be FAQ...)
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops

In comp.sys.palmtops, falk@peregrine.Sun.COM (Ed Falk) writes:
> In article <1992Sep2.161926.16991@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> spf@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Steve Frysinger of Blue Feather Farm) writes:
> >
> >	1. Shirt pocket sized (6.5x3.5x0.5" or less)
... 
> The HP95 does all of these except the built-in modem.
> 		-ed falk, sun microsystems

Actually, the HP95 is 1" thick.

Mike Stroyan, mike_stroyan@fc.hp.com
From: joseph@panix.com (Joseph R. Skoler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: What can I do with an HP95LX?
Date: 5 Sep 92 13:22:10 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC


I'm considering buying an HP95LX, but I'd sure like to hear from current 
users first.

What do people do with it?  I believe it comes with a meg, but is that RAM, 
ROM, or semi-permanent, disk-like storage?

Can I download my 700K application and 2 meg datafile from my PC and run 
it on the palmtop?

Can I run Wordperfect?  Or any wordprocessor/text editor? for later uploading 
to the PC?

Any other info would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

 Joseph R. Skoler

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From: roberts@luxor.crd.ge.com (Victor D Roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: Re: new Hp95lx
Date: 10 Sep 92 16:36:01 GMT
Organization: GE Corp. Research & Development, Schenectady, NY

In article <1992Sep9.180150.18930@news.acns.nwu.edu> dish@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Tony Goldish) writes:
>Just got a new 95lx with one meg, and love it. Hooked it up to my
>pc throught the connectivity pack etc.  Two questions. One, how do I get
>programs like tetris or lotus signal which use full size screens to run.
>2. is there a good ftp site to get some utilities for it...I know there is
>supposed to be a very good shareware addin to the appt book, which allows
>you to view one week at a time.


Files are on eddie.mit.edu, in ./distrib/hp95lx

The week-at-a-time program is weekabk.zip. Good program.
-- 

Vic Roberts
GE Research and Development Center, Schenectady, NY
roberts@crd.ge.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
From: msdemlei@arthur (Markus Demleitner dipl-phys)
Subject: Poquet docs/PCMCIA in Europe
Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 18:05:34 GMT

Can anyone point me to sources for technical information on the Poquet PC?
I tried Poquet GB, but they didn't quite feel like answering. I'd be 
particularly interested in some way to obtain the current voltage of the
batteries -- I still believe you could make a decharge warning program 
working with rechargeable batteries.

Well, and does anyone know where to get PCMCIA Cards at modest prices? 
US retailers aren't much of a help for me since I do not own a credit card
and do not like importing anyway. Now, does one have to pay a fortune in the
FRG? ($500 for 512k SRAM does not sound too cheap, does it?)

          M.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
From: todd@sparcy.Stanford.EDU (Todd Koumrian)
Subject: Help!  HP95 kaput (again!) - what's going on here?
Originator: todd@sparcy.Stanford.EDU
Organization: Stanford University Robotics Lab
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 23:33:10 GMT

Can someone please help?!  I need advice on what to do now.  My latest
(3rd - after 2 exchanges) Derive ROM card can not be accessed by my
HP95LX, even after I sent the '95 to Corvallis for servicing on this
problem.  The card connector has never had any bent or missing pins!
I own no other cards.

Short history:

1) Purchased Derive 2.0 card.  My HP95LX is a 1 Meg model.  Card worked
   sporadically and then finally could be accessed no longer ("no card" and
   "bad" from the self test of "plug-in card").

2) Exchanged for new card.  "no-card", "bad" from the
   self-test menu, card  could not always be accessed, crashed my machine.

3) Sent HP95LX to Corvallis for warrantee servicing for this problem.  Upon
   return (work receipt said "logic was replaced").  Same story again
   with Derive card.  Sporadic accessibility, "no card", "bad"
   frequently come up on the self-test.

4) Went to Fry's and got a salesman to let me try a Sparcom RAM card.
   Self-test never wavered from "ok".  Plugged the Derive card back in - 
   got "no card" and "bad".

5) Returned 2nd card.  Got 3rd card (now Derive 2.5)  Card isn't recognized.
   "no card" all I get from the self-test.

Now what do I do?  I've exchanged cards, I've had the HP95 "repaired", but
after 2 months of waiting and lots of UPS shipments, I'm still not going
anywhere.  I'm really not feeling good about this plug-in ROM/RAM card
technology, if the cards or the connectors are this sensitive and error-prone.

I know people from HP (who are connected with HP95, and also who aren't) as
well as people who contribute to the "Palmtop Paper" (who may have had contact
with various people at HP about the HP95) read this newsgroup.  If any of you
people are a good person to consult about this problem, or can direct me 
a person to talk to about getting this resolved, I'd really appreciate it.

I've spent way too much time and money trying to get these products to work,
and haven't been sucessful.  I think what I need is an HP engineer to work
with my '95LX and my Derive card and figure out what is happening and
fix or replace my '95LX or tell me for sure that the card is defective
(seems real unlikely after 3 cards).  I don't understand why this wasn't fixed
when I sent it in (no feedback info at all) so I need to talk to someone
so they understand the problem and will be expecting my equipment when I send
it.

Please help!

Todd Koumrian
todd@sparcy.stanford.edu
Stanford Medical Center - Neurosurgery
Stanford Robotics Laboratory
(415) 725-8067
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
From: iikkap@mits.mdata.fi (Iikka Paavolainen)
Subject: HP95LX gfx
Organization: Microdata Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 20:50:23 GMT

I would like to get some source material for doing graphics on the HP95LX.
Anything except grafix.doc, that is, because I couldn't manage to assemble
(=assembler isn't compatible) the C interface for the functions. So if you
have the whole grafix package or the interface assembled to .obj/.o then
mail it to me (please).

Tnx.

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From: roberts@luxor.crd.ge.com (Victor D Roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: Re: HP95:  How to soft Phone Book entries?
Date: 13 Sep 92 23:51:42 GMT
Organization: GE Corp. Research & Development, Schenectady, NY

In article <112160040@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> rrd@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ray Depew) writes:
>I'd like to find an easy way to sort my Phone Book in alphabetical order.
>Does anyone have any ideas?
>

The phone book in my 95LX sorts all entries into alphabetical order
automatically. Does anyone know why rrd's do not get sorted?
-- 

Vic Roberts
GE Research and Development Center, Schenectady, NY
roberts@crd.ge.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
From: george@unixg.ubc.ca (George Chow)
Subject: Re: Has anyone made their own HP95LX <-> PC serial cable?
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 21:15:30 GMT

In article <rthien.716102001@c3po.rdt.monash.edu.au> rthien@c3po.rdt.monash.edu.au (rj thien) writes:
>Hi there,
>
>I was wondering if anyone has attempted to make their own
>HP95LX <-> PC cable.  If you have I was wondering if you
>can tell me which lines go where.  Is it similar to the
>HP48SX calculator connections?  

Yup, it's the same serial port.

>If it is I have some
>documentation on that matter.  I know a 4-pin plug with
>2mm pin seperation is difficult to acquire but I think
>I found one from a bunked PC hard-drive that might just
>do the job.

Then you're all set for the job.

>Cheers,
>
>	Roger....
>
>
>-- 
>| Roger J. Thien, Department of Robotics and Digital Technology      
>| Monash University (Caulfield Campus), P.O. Box 197, Caulfield East,
>| VIC 3145, AUSTRALIA.  Email: rthien@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au,       
>| rthien@rossum.rdt.monash.edu.au, rthien@daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au 

George
From: 0003735974@MCIMAIL.COM (Jim Gorak)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: PSION Series 3 Palmtop
Date: 10 Sep 92 18:38:00 GMT

I have recently become the owner of a PSION Series 3 palmtop computer.
 
I'm interested in:
 -Comments from others with experience using the Series 3.
 -Information on the serial & parallel I/O options.
 -Has anyone developed any useful programs in PSION's OPL language?
 -Are there any public domain OPL programs?
 
The system I use to access NetNews does not carry comp.sys.palmtops.
Please reply via e-mail.
 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
From: bobm@col.hp.com (Bob Miranda)
Subject: Re: HP95:  How to soft Phone Book entries?
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 18:42:42 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division

rrd@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ray Depew) writes:
> I'd like to find an easy way to sort my Phone Book in alphabetical order.
> Does anyone have any ideas?
> 
> 
> 
> Regards
> Ray Depew
> Integrated Circuits Business Division
> Hewlett Packard Co, Fort Collins, Colorado
> rrd@hpfiqa.fc.hp.com

Mine is already sorted. Maybe because I went into the filer and did a
File-Sort:Filename. I'm not sure.

--

Bob Miranda (719) 590-2782      bobm@col.hp.com
COL R&D Technical Computing Environment Support

From: sanker@hpcvra.cv.hp.com (Greg Sanker)
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 23:04:13 GMT
Subject: Re: Fax/modem for the 95LX
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops

I have used US Robotic's "Palmtop Fax/Data Modem", and find it very simple
to operate. No extra S/W is necessary, it simply uses the built-in Comm.

Greg Sanker
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
From: joe@netcom.com (Joseph Jesson)
Subject: Wher can I find an HP95 under 500??
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 92 02:11:34 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 


 I gave up this weekend after visiting Service Merchandise and Elec-Tek
 to check their 1 meg HP95 prices.  ALL were over $500!

 Any ideas on place where I could find a better price??

 (used or demo 1 meg ok)...


 --joe
From: slhn9@cc.usu.edu (Randy Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: Re: Atari Portfolio Parallel File Transfers
Date: 11 Sep 92 19:28:34 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

In article <pmh3rks@fido.asd.sgi.com>, autry@sgistl.stlouis.sgi.com (Larry Autry) writes:
> Will someone who knows please clarify the method of file transfer via the
> parallel interface?  The documentation that comes with the "Smart"
> Parallel Interface specifically states that it supports ALL parallel ports
> bi-directional or not.  The APB (Accessories Peripherals Bulletin) states
> otherwise.  Which is correct?  Is all of Atari documentation like this?
> 
I'm NOT an ATARI guru, but I DO own one, so I'll tell you what I got out of
my original reading (I'm not about to go dig out the IMHO usless doc`s):

The parallel transfers are performed in serial over the handshaking lines
of the 'smart' // interface so that a bi-directional port is not required.
When I put my PoFo in SERVER mode and run things from a PC it's seems to be the most convenient, although I suspect file transfer throughput hovers around 200 
bps. 

I don't suppose that I'll ever get any real money back out of my PoFo, but I'm 
certainly going to look around for something at least an order of magnatude 
more powerful now that I have a JOB!

No flames please! I really do like the thing - I've just outgrown it!

Randy
From: cdcox@pbhyc.PacBell.COM (Conrad Cox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: HP Developers/Advanced Users Meeting
Keywords: lx95 meeting San Jose
Date: 15 Sep 92 23:28:34 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Pacific * Bell


I'm posting this meeting notice at the request of Mark Scardina.
Replies can be directed to him at CompuServe (he does not have access to
the net.) If you reply to me via E-Mail, I will see that Mark gets the
word.  Thanks!

Conrad Cox

******* HP95 Programmers Meeting ********

  Date:  Saturday, September 26, 1992
  Time:  6pm - ????
  Place: San Jose Hyatt, San Jose, CA.
  Cost:  $20 - includes dinner

This is a meeting of HP programmers and advanced users.  All interested
parties are welcome.  The following topics will be the focus of the
evening.

  Specifications for HP Applications
  Programming for the SysMgr Environment
  Preview of a DOS Compatible-SysMgr Compliant API

We do need an RSVP, therefore please E-mail me your reservation by Sept.
20th.  Questions about the event [should be directed to Mark Scardina at
Compuserve.  (76711,732\@Compuserve.COM)]

[actually, I'll see that any E-Mail sent to me through the net gets to
Mark -- Conrad]

I would like to thank ACE Technologies and the HP Palmtop Paper for
their help in sponsoring this meeting.

Mark Scardina [76711,732]
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops,comp.sys.handhelds,misc.forsale.computers
From: melz@well.sf.ca.us (Melvin L. Zwillenberg)
Subject: Atari Portfolio Bargains
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 02:39:42 GMT


 FOR SALE:



 (Package A):



 128K Portfolio palmtop computer

 Padded leather case (CASEWORKS), holds computer, RAMCards, batteries

 128K RAMCard

 Serial interface

 Parallel interface

 A.C.Power Supply



 ALL ABOVE for $350. ppd.





 (Package B):



 Tandy PDD2 (Portable Disk Drive Model 2, 200K per disk)

 Portfolio access software for PDD2 on ROMCard and disk.

 Misc. forum software on PDD2 and DOS disks.



 Total Price for Package B: $150. ppd.



 (***SPECIAL PACKAGE C***):



 Everything in Packages (A) and (B) above PLUS back issues of RePort and

 discs. ALL for $475. ppd.



 Please contact me by e-mail.











From: eugene@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM (Gene Dick)
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 18:20:01 GMT
Subject: Re: List of Holidays
Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops


>In article <26830007@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM> eugene@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM (Gene Dick) writes:
>>
>>Just so you have the right dates:
>>
>>    10/31/93	Daylight Savings Time ends; clocks move back (Last Sunday in October)
>
>- but 10/31 is a Saturday - if the rule is really the Last Sunday in October
>  then it should be 10/25/91.


>Mike Gingell, Alcatel, Raleigh, NC USA  (919) 850-6444
>UUCP:       ...!mcnc!aurgate!aurfs1!gingell
>Internet:   gingell%aurfs1%aurgate@mcnc.org

You must be reading the same calendar as the original poster.

October 31, 1993 is a Sunday.


Gene Dick <eugene.fc.HP.COM>
From: sokay@cyclone.mitre.org (Stephen J. Okay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: Re: Shareware Appointment SW (was Re: new Hp95lx)
Date: 11 Sep 92 13:36:30 GMT
Organization: Mitre Corporation, McLean, VA

In article <1992Sep10.192533.11883@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> spf@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Steve Frysinger of Blue Feather Farm) writes:
>From article <1992Sep10.163601.6359@crd.ge.com>, by roberts@luxor.crd.ge.com (Victor D Roberts):
>> In article <1992Sep9.180150.18930@news.acns.nwu.edu> dish@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Tony Goldish) writes:
>>>2. is there a good ftp site to get some utilities for it...I know there is
>>>supposed to be a very good shareware addin to the appt book, which allows
>>>you to view one week at a time.
>
>> The week-at-a-time program is weekabk.zip. Good program.
>
>Does this allow you to see your appointments week-at-a-glance?  That seems
>to me to be the biggest missing feature of the info I saw about the 95.
>I visually scan my (paper) calendar (which is actually month-at-a-glance)
>to look for holes when I'm trying to schedule something.  If this sort of
>thing is available for the 95 then it improves the degree to which it meets
>my needs.  (It's still a bit thick and heavy for shirt pocket, it would
>seem, but I've been unable to actually hold one yet.)

Well, I have to admit, as much as I like it, the 95 IS a little too big
for the average shirt pocket. Fits fine in a suit jacket pocket though.
An average dress pants pocket will hold it, but I've found it a little bulky
and uncomfortable for my taste in there.

If you're in a suit-and-tie type place, the HP would be best kept in a suitcoat
pocket or breast pocket. If they're a little more liberal about dress, a small
hip pack or something would probably be in order.(Some places like Franklin
sell cheap calculator pouches which fit the 95 okay. This on a belt would be
great). 

---Steve
-- 
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"You see, I'm kind of this control freak who likes to create his own
personal hells before the real one can get to him. I like to beat hell
to hell so to speak".--Spalding Gray "Monster in a box"
From: rrd@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ray Depew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: HP95:  How to soft Phone Book entries?
Date: 10 Sep 92 18:34:09 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA

I'd like to find an easy way to sort my Phone Book in alphabetical order.
Does anyone have any ideas?



Regards
Ray Depew
Integrated Circuits Business Division
Hewlett Packard Co, Fort Collins, Colorado
rrd@hpfiqa.fc.hp.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops,comp.sys.handhelds