From: James.Gorak <James.Gorak@mixcom.mixcom.com>
Subject: Re: PSION SERIES3 - problems
Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 12:43:07 GMT

In <1992Oct15.113219.24445@westminster.ac.uk> dyhec@westminster.ac.uk (dyhec) writes:

>In article <92283.171237KCHAN@ESOC.BITNET> KCHAN@ESOC.BITNET writes:
>>Here in the US when I went through the well known problems with the duff
>>icon key-strip (went through 3 machines before I got my present one which

>Eeek!  What well known icon strip problem?  I've recently bought a 2nd hand
>Series 3, which I believe is about 4 months old.  Its version 1.77F/ENG, if
>that's any help.  What's going to go wrong with it?

>BTW, does anybody know of any sites I can get OPL programs / Shareware etc of
>the Series 3?

On my first S3 the "System" & "Data" buttons on the icon strip would not
always function. I think the problem was a loose or broken connection inside.
I called PSION's tech support and they sent a brand new replacement at no
cost. My new S3 seems to sometimes take a lot of pressure on the icon button
to operate it but other than that, it has been working fine.

The following software is available via FTP from src.doc.ic.ac.uk
in directory /public/packages/psion/icdoc/. The info is from the README
file in the same directory which I received in mid September.
 
    Subject: README (/public/packages/psion/icdoc/@src.doc.ic.ac.uk)
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    Status: RO
 
    This Psion archive is maintained by sjl@doc.ic.ac.uk
 
    These files are all PC format files.
 
    -r--r--r--  1 root         4387 Sep 11 12:47 puzzle.opl
            15 squares puzzle by Stephen J Lacey sjl@doc.ic.ac.uk
    -r--r--r--  1 root          6228 Aug  3 16:58 3dos.zip
            dos commands on your psion
    -r--r--r--  1 root          2739 Aug  3 16:58 agenda.zip
            Series 3 Agenda file format
    -r--r--r--  1 root          3917 Aug  3 16:58 alias101.zip
            allows you to create new main menu icons
    -r--r--r--  1 root          5650 Jun  8 20:10 bank.zip
            handle your bank accounts
    -r--r--r--  1 root         13184 Jun  8 20:10 bit.zip
            bitmap graphics editor
    -r--r--r--  1 root          2378 Jun  8 20:10 charset.zip
            full screen (well 2 of them actually) display of the Series 3
            character
    -r--r--r--  1 root          6691 Jun  8 20:10 convert.zip
            program for calculating currency conversions
    -r--r--r--  1 root          4736 Jun  8 20:10 diarycnv.zip
            convert ORGANISER LZ and MC400 Diary files respectively to
                    Series 3 Agenda file format
    -r--r--r--  1 root         29627 Aug  3 16:58 flick2.zip
            Animation on the Series3
    -r--r--r--  1 root          2398 Jun  8 20:10 iconedit.zip
            edit a program's icon
    -r--r--r--  1 root          8846 Jun  8 20:10 mines3.zip
            Minesweeper is based on the game supplied with Windows v3.1
    -r--r--r--  1 root         19378 Jun  8 20:10 oplhel.zip
            Opl Assistant
    -r--r--r--  1 root          2048 Jun  8 20:11 bistro3p.opl
            Calculate bistro bills
    -r--r--r--  1 root           896 Jun  8 20:11 dtmf.opl
            proc to dial DTMF tones from OPL
    -r--r--r--  1 root         13686 Jun  8 20:11 filescop.opl
            examine and edit files
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