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From: jeremy@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (Jeremy Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: TI-88, what happened?
Date: 30 Jul 92 04:29:40 GMT
Article-I.D.: leela.1992Jul30.042940.7204
Organization: Computer Science Outreach Services - Oregon State University

Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 22:05:26 -0700
Subject: Re: TI-88, what happend?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Organization: Computer Science Outreach Services - Oregon State University
Cc: 

In article <1992Jul22.192803.28604@vaxc.aud.auc.dk> you write:
>Hello Handheld Enthusiasts,
>
>It just came to my mind that TI "many" years ago announced a follow-up to the TI-59 which I think was named TI-88. I do remember a discussion on this machine in the danish TI user group magazine but I havn't seen the beast or even heard about anyone who actually owned one. Do some of you know what happend with the TI-88 (or whatever the named was)??????
>
>
>\peter

   I am the proud owner of the Portable Computer and Calculator Catalog
1982/1983 which was out of Dallas TX.  It features the Sharp PC-1500,
TI-88, HP-41 and HP-IL system, TI-58/TI-59 and scads of lesser machines.
   Pages 4 & 5 show full frontal color picture of the TI-88 along with the 
PC-80 printer and the CA-800 cassette interface. ($260, $150, $50 respectively)
In bold print it said `Availability expected late 4th quarter'.
   The TI-88 was quite a nice looking machine, compact, with a tilted up screen,
230 built in functions, and two ports.

   The discussions at that time, as I remember, were that the machine was
targeted at the HP-41 which had all but buried the TI-59.  There was indeed
an initial production run of some thousands of machines, and press kits were
sent out.  Folks may even have seen them at trade shows (anyone?).  For some
reason the machine was canned at the last minute and NEVER released.
I believe some hard core collectors managed to get a machine from insiders
(anyone).  Either way, due to the political in-fighting at TI over the whole
thing (don't know which came first?) heads rolled in abundance, and it 
represented TIs last ditch effort to be in the advanced calculator market.

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From: peter@whisky.auc.dk (Peter Koch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: TI-88, what happend?
Date: 22 Jul 92 19:28:03 GMT
Reply-To: peter@whisky.auc.dk
Organization: Sun Microsystems

Hello Handheld Enthusiasts,

It just came to my mind that TI "many" years ago announced a follow-up to the TI-59 which I think was named TI-88. I do remember a discussion on this machine in the danish TI user group magazine but I havn't seen the beast or even heard about anyone who actually owned one. Do some of you know what happend with the TI-88 (or whatever the named was)??????


\peter
Xref: sparky comp.sys.handhelds:1712 comp.sys.palmtops:2448
From: jew@rt.sunquest.com (/87336)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds,comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: Re: Info on HP`s handhelds ?????
Date: 22 Jul 92 17:55:49 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.handhelds
Organization: Sunquest Information Systems
In-reply-to: s4uhkm@fnma.COM's message of 21 Jul 92 18:16:32 GMT

I too am a Unix Tech support guy and I bought the HP95LX for the very
reasons you mentioned and more.  I also bought the Worldport 2400 baud
pocket modem and an acoustic coupler from Radio Shack.  The acoustic
coupler is by far the most cumbersome piece to carry around, but it
allows me to connect from any pay phone.  The built-in kermit with
vt100 emulation is great!  I also use it to back the thing up to my
favorite Unix box.

I carry the 95LX all the time.  I carry the modem and coupler only
when I have the beeper.  Pretty much lets me do what I want.
--
jew@sunquest.com

It is better to have loved and lost than just to have lost.
From: akcs.kevinm@hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com (Kevin McCarthy)
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 16:40:03 GMT
Subject: Psion HC-100
Message-ID: <2a757468.4718comp.sys.handhelds@hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds

This may or may not be a FAQ, but I don't know where to find the FAQs for
this group. Anyway, I am a HP48SX owner, and I have seen a LOT about the
Psion HC-100 in this newsgroup. I have never heard of one outside of this
group. Could somebody please explain to me what it is, (Calculator,
organizer, palmtop computer...) and maybe some stats, and any other
useful Info about it.. All this talk of programming it have gotten my
intrests.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
From: marc@r-node.gts.org (Marc Fournier - Sys Admin)
Subject: Psion HC-100 and C - Next question
Organization: R-node Public Access UNIX System (416-249-5366) 24hrs.
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 22:12:40 GMT


	Why isn't there a 'wClr()' command or something similar?
If there is...I can't find it in the manual anywhere.  I thought
of wFlush() and wCleanup() but neither, unfortunately, do it :(

Any ideas?

Marc

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From: marc@r-node.gts.org (Marc Fournier - Sys Admin)
Subject: menu% in Psion OPL/g
Organization: R-node Public Access UNIX System (416-249-5366) 24hrs.
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 18:08:31 GMT

Hi...

	In OPL/g on the HC-100, there is a menu% function/Procedure.
Is there something similar in the Sibosdk C Development package?  Is
there a way of using the OPL/g function in a C program (like yu can
use Pascal, etc)?

Thanks...

Marc
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From: yee@mipgsun.mipg.upenn.edu (Conway Yee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Belt Pouch for 95LX and Wizard.
Date: 28 Jul 92 21:17:54 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <23263C@erik.naggum.no> erik@naggum.no (Erik Naggum) writes:
>Does a similar pouch exist for HP48?

The HP48 will fit quite comfortably in a pouch made for the HP41 and
its card reader.



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From: JMFITZGE@CCVM.sunysb.edu (John M.R. Fitzgerald)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: RE: hp28s forsale
Date: 24 Jul 92 15:10:54 GMT


    Geez, Abe!

           Won't anyone buy that thing?   ;)

                               John M.R. Fitzgerald
                               jmfitzge@eeserv1.sunysb.edu
                               JMFITZGE@SBCCVM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
From: Martin.Kunze@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de (Martin Kunze)
Subject: RAMCARDS for SELL 128 KB
Organization: University of Oldenburg, Germany
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 17:45:24 GMT

Here is a REPOST.
We ( Jens Kayser & Martin Kunze ) sell from now on 128 KB RAMCARDS for
the HP 48 sx .
They have:
	 - thy are as fast as the HP cards
	 - they have a write protect switch
	 - you can use them as lib. or merged ram
	 - the cards have a changeable battery
	 - if the battery is empty your hp will tell you that you have to change
 it
	 - you can use the card and a HP or other card with it
	 - you can have two cards of 128 KB in one HP

AND HERE IS THE PRICE 130 DM + p+p or 140 DM by sending us a cheque.
If you send us a cheque we will send you a card wether we got the money.
For ppl. out of europe 130 DM is approx 80$.
We will send you a card in approx 14 days after giveing the order.
For ppl out of Europe we will send it with UPS if you want it.
Thats it...

Comming soon 512 KB RAMCARDS FOR THE HP $* SX .
The price will be in the near of 600 DM ...
But if we can we will reduce the price as soon as possible.
We think that the first examples will be avallible inn the end of JULY.
So give us a repost if you are intrested in that stuff.

regards  MARTIN KUNSE & JENS KAYSER

Martin Kunze         Jens Kayser
An den Vossbergen 3  Wolfsweg 25
2099 Oldenburg       2906 Hundsmuehlen
0441-42216           0441-504138
04421-32657

Special thanks to Frank Uwe Andersen for helping us.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
From: bj608@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Robert S. Williams)
Subject: Re: Info on HP`s handhelds ?????
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 03:23:49 GMT


Yup,
On my HP95LX, when connected to the UNIX[tm] mainframe, I 
use "stty rows 16" and "stty cols 40" to get things into 
shape for the VT100 screen. more, our menu system, ls, etc. seem 
to respond to the stty command. 

                         Robert S. Williams
From: luse@gdwest.gd.com (Stephen A. Luse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: cannot return mail
Date: 21 Jul 92 15:53:58 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: General Dynamics Corp.

To W. Scott Curtis:

I received your email and attempted reply: NO LUCK!
Please send again with full address. Thanks.


We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

                          Stephen Luse
                          luse@gdwest.gd.com
From: kolstad@cae.wisc.edu (Joel Kolstad)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: RAMCARDS for SELL 128 KB
Date: 21 Jul 92 19:34:59 GMT
Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering

In article <1992Jul21.174849.25339@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE> Martin.Kunze@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de (Martin Kunze) writes:
>Here is a REPOST.

[details on 128K RAM cards deleted]

>AND HERE IS THE PRICE 130 DM + p+p or 140 DM by sending us a cheque.
>If you send us a cheque we will send you a card wether we got the money.
>For ppl. out of europe 130 DM is approx 80$.

I just want to let you know... EduCalc is selling the CMT 128K RAM cards for
$86.  Say $90 with shipping in the U.S.  This makes your price not all that
competitive for U.S. customers, especially considering that the CMD cards
don't look ugly. :-)

>Comming soon 512 KB RAMCARDS FOR THE HP $* SX .
>The price will be in the near of 600 DM ...

Umm... 600 DM is about $370 U.S., right?  I hate to burst another bubble, but
TDS 512K RAM cards are $330 from EduCalc.

>But if we can we will reduce the price as soon as possible.

I hope you can, or you'll probably go out of business. :-)

							---Joel Kolstad
Xref: sparky comp.sys.handhelds:1771 comp.sys.palmtops:2545
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds,comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: Help Needed for Psion Program - Phone Dialer
From: psantucci@desire.wright.edu
Date: 30 Jul 92 20:27:39 EST
Organization: Wright State University 

Greetings.

	I am one of a very few U.S. Psion users, and I have a software problem.

	I want to write a phone dialer program in OPL, using the BEEP function
to make standard touch-tone codes. However, I have just found out that
touch-tone codes are two frequencies per number. Is there any way the organiser
can be made to produce this code? Have any of you net.folks done such a thing?

	Alternatively, if any U.K. users see this and know of commercial or PD
software which does the same thing, I would be eternally grateful for
information regarding same.

	Please help - this capability on my organiser could save me big $$.
Meum Planetum Non Est,
PATMAN
psantucci@desire.wright.edu
santucci@eve.wright.edu
From: HCLIMER%UTCVM.bitnet@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Harold Climer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: RE: part for antique
Date: 27 Jul 92 20:43:13 GMT
Return-path: <@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU:HCLIMER@UTCVM.BITNET>
In-reply-to: Your message of Sat, 25 Jul 1992 07:45 CST
To: handhelds@gac.edu

On Sat, 25 Jul 1992 07:45 CST you said:
>Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
>Subject: part for antique
>From: wct1+@pitt.edu (William C Tom)
>Date: 25 Jul 92 01:26:05 GMT
>Sender: news+@pitt.edu
>Distribution: usa
>Organization: University of Pittsburgh
>Lines: 5
>
>
>I have a HP 25 calculatorof 1975 (!) vintage.  Does anybody know
>where I can get a replacement battery pack for this oldster?
>
>Thanks.

             I saw both the battery packs and chargers advertized in the latest
 EDUCALC Catalog. $14.95 for the battery packs. Not at home now and don't have
it in front of me.     Not sure  of the   chargers price.

                                         Harold Climer
                                         Physics Dept.
                                         U. Tennessee at Chattanooga
Xref: sparky comp.sys.handhelds:1733 comp.sys.palmtops:2471
From: jew@rt.sunquest.com (/87336)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds,comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: HP95LX anonymous FTP site?
Date: 24 Jul 92 23:19:58 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.handhelds
Organization: Sunquest Information Systems

I snatched a blurb about eddie.mit.edu once that indicated there were
HP95LX goodies there.  I finally got the time to check it out, but I
don't see anything.  Did I miss it, or am I just not looking in the
right place?

Are there other HP95LX FTP sites out there?
--
jew@sunquest.com

Flee at once, all is discovered.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
From: tom@kether.webo.dg.com (Tom Sullivan)
Subject: Re: Info on HP`s handhelds ?????
Date: 30 Jul 92 17:09:17
	<2a6df747.4695.2comp.sys.handhelds.1@hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com>
Organization: NSDD, Data General Corp.

>>>>> On Thu, 23 Jul 1992 00:40:01 GMT, akcs.kevinm@hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com (Kevin McCarthy) said:

Kevin> Does the 95LX do 80 columns at all? If it does vt100 emulation, I think
Kevin> it probably would help to have 80 columns, because I don't see to many
Kevin> computers that are set up with vt100 emulation and 40 columns.

Yes, it can either do 80 columns with you scrolling around the virtual
80x25 screen with the physical 40x16 screen, OR you can have the HP
wrap lines at 40 chars (still emulating an 80 column vt100).  Nice!

Tom
From: hansjoerg@hpbblb.bbn.hp.com (Hansjoerg Maier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: remote control program for HP41CX ? (with infra red module of course)
Date: 27 Jul 92 10:45:18 GMT
Organization: HP System Management Division




Hi,

I just got an infra-red module for my HP41CX. I know that there is
a remote control program for the HP48 available. Does anybody know of
such a thing for my old HP41CX with the attached infra-red module???

Thanks for your info,

Hansjoerg

_________________________________________________________________________

Hansjoerg Maier
CSO Special Engineering, CSO-Europe Boeblingen, Germany

email: hjm@hpbbn.bbn.hp.com                 Hewlett-Packard GmbH
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
From: lockhart@eecom.gatech.edu (John B. Lockhart)
Subject: FOR SALE: Wizard OZ-7000, Psion Oraniser IIxp
Keywords: wizard, psion, sale 
Organization: Computer Engineering Group, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA 30332-0250
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 22:21:10 GMT


FOR SALE:


Wizard OZ-7000

Sharp's popular handheld with the smaller screen:  Appointments/Calendar,
Telephone, Calculator, Memo, etc.  32k RAM.  Excellent condition with box
and manuals.


Psion Organiser IIxp

Psion handheld computer.  32k RAM, two expansion ports, RS-232 port with
cable and ROM chip (the RS-232 was a separate package when I bought it).
Built in programming language similar to BASIC, appointment/calendar,
memos, etc.  User's manual and communications software manual included.
Hardly used.


Send offers to:  lockhart@eecom.gatech.edu


--John Lockhart
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
From: marc@r-node.gts.org (Marc Fournier - Sys Admin)
Subject: PSION HC-100 with Sibo C development - HELP! :)
Organization: R-node Public Access UNIX System (416-249-5366) 24hrs.
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 21:51:45 GMT

Hi...

	I'm trying to write a menu interface to control a printer.
We are using an HC-100 as the controller and we are programming it
using the C development kit.

	The problem is...how do I mix 'graphics' with normal 
text?  I'm writing a scroll bar menu that will give easy access
to lower levels of the program.

	I am opening the window's using wStartup();, and as soon
as I issue a p_printf(); it crashes...which I understand since I should
be using gPrintText(); to write to the window.  Fine.  But, I would
like to have them choose an option from the window and then close
the window.

	Now, according to the book, wDisconnect(); should do this,
correct?  So, for every wStartup();, I throw in a wDisconnect();
after it is finished.  Problem though...

	I start at top level, choose the first option, it presents
me with another menu.  I choose the first option there and it outputs
the text (non-window), and, after hitting return, it jumps back to
the first screen.  I can then choose the first option again, the first
option in the next level, get my text (Again!) and then, after
pressing return, it crashes.  panic error 102 (illegal opcode in 
message).  Any ideas? am I too vague?  It works the first time, 
just not the second.

Thanks...

Marc
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From: wdao@girtab.usc.edu (Walter Dao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: TI-85 questions ...
Date: 23 Jul 1992 00:34:05 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: girtab.usc.edu


The specs of the TI-85 sound interesting, I have a few questions though :

- can it play some kind of sound (like a beep command)
- can it display things other than math f(x) ? (like a walking duck ?)
- what type of programming language does it have ? (the typical programmable 
   calculator type ? a basic look alike ? )
  any access to assembly ? .

- is it "fun" to play with ? 

					Walt
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
From: marc@r-node.gts.org (Marc Fournier - Sys Admin)
Subject: Re: Psion HC-100
Organization: R-node Public Access UNIX System (416-249-5366) 24hrs.
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 15:43:51 GMT

In article <2a757468.4718comp.sys.handhelds@hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com> akcs.kevinm@hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com (Kevin McCarthy) writes:
>This may or may not be a FAQ, but I don't know where to find the FAQs for
>this group. Anyway, I am a HP48SX owner, and I have seen a LOT about the
>Psion HC-100 in this newsgroup. I have never heard of one outside of this
>group. Could somebody please explain to me what it is, (Calculator,
>organizer, palmtop computer...) and maybe some stats, and any other
>useful Info about it.. All this talk of programming it have gotten my
>intrests.
>

A Psion HC-100 is a handheld computer, fully programmable in both
C and in a proprietary language called OPL/g.  We are currently 
developing a program for it that will control a labelling printer,
act as a user interface to the printer, and control the industrial
machinery required to apply the label (ie. wait for the pallet to
arrive, etc)

Marc

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From: wct1+@pitt.edu (William C Tom)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: part for antique
Date: 25 Jul 92 01:26:05 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Pittsburgh


I have a HP 25 calculatorof 1975 (!) vintage.  Does anybody know
where I can get a replacement battery pack for this oldster?

Thanks.
From: mantell@ams.sunysb.edu (Abraham Mantell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: RE: hp28s forsale
Date: 24 Jul 92 14:51:29 GMT
Return-path: <mantell@ams.sunysb.edu>
To: HANDHELDS@gacvx2.gac.edu, handhelds@gac.edu

>I just lost my HP28S and would like to get another.
>I am willing to give you $70 for the HP.  If you
>get a better offer or this is not sufficient please
>let me know.
>
>Joseph LeDonne


I am asking $120 (or Best Offer) + shipping, for my 28S, with HP Leather
Case (black), and 3 application manuals (Multivariable Calc., Linear Alg.,
and Diff. Equations)...How does this sound (Joseph LeDonne, et. al.)???

Abe Mantell

mantell@ams.sunysb.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds,comp.sys.palmtops
From: tom@kether.webo.dg.com (Tom Sullivan)
Subject: Re: Info on HP`s handhelds ?????
Date: 22 Jul 92 15:44:27
Organization: NSDD, Data General Corp.

>>>>> On Tue, 21 Jul 1992 18:16:32 GMT, s4uhkm@fnma.COM (Howie Michalski) said:
Howie> Nntp-Posting-Host: habibi

Howie> I looked for a FAQ posting but haven't seen one for about 10 days, so I'll be
Howie> bold and post a couple of NEW USER questions....

Howie> Actually, I'm not yet even a user, but here goes ;-)

Howie> I would _LOVE_ to have a little computer to carry around with me wherever I go!  
Howie> From the sound of previous posts, it looks like HP offers a few models to choose
Howie> from.  I am a UNIX tech support guy at work, and at times I have the need to dial
Howie> in to the systems at work.  I also run a PC BBS at home, and would like to be able
Howie> to dial-in to "check things out" now and then.

Howie> My question is:  Is it worth my while to consider a palmtop/handlheld computer, or
Howie> 		 do I want to look for a laptop class machine?  I am not too 
Howie> 		 concerned with disk storage or blazing fast performance -- just
Howie> 		 the ability to dial in from wherever I may be!  !!PORTABILITY!!

Howie> Just what can these little computers handle?  Will I be super-annoyed at their slow-
Howie> ness, or limited functionality?  Again, I like the idea of super-compactness, and
Howie> the ability to use a modem to connect to a remote host!  What kind of price
Howie> should I look at for a setup that will be good for dial-in operations (2400bps data,
Howie> no FAX)?

I have an HP95LX.  It has a built in term emulator supporting VT100
and ANSI terminals, or custom mappings.  It also has kermit and xmodem
built it (all in ROM).  Async speeds are supported up to 56Kbps.  And,
a host of other time management features make it might nice.  AND, it
runs MSDOS and MSDOS apps!  I love mine!

Pocket modems are also fairly inexpensive.  If you only want 2400 and
no fax, you can easily get one for under $100.00.

The HP is not cheap though.  I got mine (the 1 MB model) for
$587.00+tax at Service Merchandise.


Tom
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds