From: MLINDROOS@FINABO.ABO.FI (Marcus Lindroos INF)
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT:95LX Remote Control
Organization: Abo Akademi University, Finland
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 10:21:46 GMT
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Hi everybody. Gilles Kohl, the German genius responsible for the excellent
95LX version of Tetris, asked me to post this announcement in .PALMTOPS .
Please note that *ALL* correspondence should be directed to Gilles@spam.fido.de
- *NOT* mlindroos@abo.fi as I have nothing to do with this.

Over to Gilles:


                                                       Karlsruhe, 17. Nov 92
Announcing IR95:
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Coming soon to an HP95 near you: IR95, the intelligent remote control
software for your palmtop. Record all your remote controls codes and
assign them to the keys of your HP95. Most expensive remote control
you ever had :-)


Features of IR95:
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- Non-commercial, freely distributable (see 'registration' below)
  (IR95 may not be sold for profit either)
- EXE version for recording/organizing (stores *.KIR files)
  (EXE version also does playback, for testing)
- system manager compatible EXM version (6K in size) for playback only.
  (uses *.KIR files)
- runs in graphics mode. Large display of assigned keys thru use of 4x5 font.
- PCX help page in EXE version.
- continuous recording
- status display
- Nameing of key function (for ex. VCR>>) and key designation (for ex [UP])
- assignment of entire KIR-files to keys. You can organize your files
  in a tree or flat structure by having them refer to each other.
  (Ex.: Use the function keys to switch between TV, VCR, CD, R25 ...)


Availability:
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V1.0 of IR95.EXE and IR95.EXM is available now. However, I don't have a direct 
access to comp.sys.palmtops or FTP servers, and the indirect access may take 
its time - IR95 will probably not appear on the net before christmas '92. If 
you want to get it earlier or want to be sure to get the most recent version, 
see 'registration' below.


Registration:
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Becoming a registered IR95 user is available at the cost of a
postcard.  (Please send a nice one, from your hometown).
Send a 3.5" (730K or 1.44MB) disk along with the postcard to:

   Gilles Kohl,
   Rudolfstrasse 12
   W-7500 KARLSRUHE
   GERMANY

An SASE is not necessary - the postcard is mandatory, though. (A friend of
mine is collecting them). Don't forget both your snailmail and e-mail
address. I can send e-mail in the Internet and FIDONet, volume is limited,
though. (Don't send me large-sized mails, please. About 8K is the max.)

As a registered user, you will be sent the most recent IR95 version on
your disk. You will also be informed of updates thru your e-mail address.

If you want to help me a bit, send a formatted disk, and include a file with 
your address, so I don't have to type it in.

Features planned for V1.1:

- Clipboard feature to copy keys between two KIR files
- Macro recording. (Assign keystroke sequences to a single key)
- Function library, IR95API.LIB - for users of Borland C languages.
  Write your own C programs using IR95's functions.
  (Load/save KIR file, IR record/playback, load and display PCX file etc.)

V1.1 will be available to registered users only. It will be ready in a few
weeks - I'm currently working on it.

[You can reach me under 'gilles@spam.fido.de' (Internet) or 2:249/6.3
(FIDONet). I can't send IR95 to you in uuencoded form, sorry.]
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