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An Independent Publication for Users of HP Palmtop Computers 0') Editor's Message ..................... 1 0') 0') u.s. $7.95 - T E CD Letters .............................. 2 ~ Q) .0 E More Commercial DOS Programs ~ zro Now Free! .......................... 3 NP Palmtop Microsoft Word 5.5, Think Tank, VisiCalc and Borland Compilers all work well on the 200LX. User To User: Month 1, APD -----,! Faper (After Palmtop Discontinuance) ....... 25 A Few 200LXs in inventory. The Latest on Backlighting. Thousands of SSS's of DOS Software Derive: The Mathematical Assistant . .. 6 This commercial, math program will satisfy the math·lust of MS Word almost any Palmtopper. Through The Looking Glass: Think Tank Solving Math Problems on a Budget - Alternatives to Derive.. .. .. .. .. .. ... 9 Outliner If Derive seems like "overkill" for your math problems con· sider the following freeware, shareware offerings. Borland The King Is Dead -Long Live the King . .. 18 A long·time HP fan reacts to the article about the Demise of Compilers the HP 200LX and Suggests that the HP Jornada 680 may be an alternative. The Deputy and the Palmtop . .. 2~ Do the Math! A totally wired deputy sheriff describes how he uses his HP 200LX in his vocation and avocations. Great Palmtop MUPs ............. ...... ........ 22 MathPrograms Some more Messages Upon a Palmtop from the Most Unusual Places. Taking the "Geek Test" Can Bring Back Memories! ........... 24 See where you fit in the history of the computing era. HPJornada Basic Tips . ... ........ .. ........... 27 Quick Tips . ......................... 29 1 2 880 Advertiser's Index ....... ... ......... 32 a 200LX Files on Nov/Dec 1999 ON DISK .... ..... 32 o 7447083112 9 Alternative? 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Order Online: www.PalmtopPaper.com or Call: 800-373-8114/515-472-8330 Fax: 515-472-1879 Editor.s Message t doesn't seem possible, but this issue of The HP I Palmtop Paper (PTP) concludes our eighth year of publication. It is also the final issue for this mille nium. Over the past eight years, PTP has chronicled the "golden age of palmtop computing." We've looked at all the Palmtop's built-in applications and discovered The lIP Palmtop Paper how to push these apps to the limit. We've looked into the nooks and crannies of these miniature com puters and uncovered such things as Filer.ini and Pushkeys. But more importantly we've looked to our readers and found that they had discovered some most unusual uses for the Palmtop. (See Jeff John's Profile article in this issue.) Volume 8/Issue 6 NovemberIDecember 1999 One of the things that makes the Palmtop more worthwhile is the wealth of DOS software that runs on the machine. (See both David Sargeant's review of Executive EditorIPublisher the latest version of Derive: The Mathematical Assistant, and the "Through the Hal Goldstein ([email protected]) Publications Director Looking Glass" article that describes several more math programs that work on Richard Hall the Palmtop.) Managing Editor Ed Keefe ([email protected]) Initially, the costs for commercial DOS programs remained high but, now Art Director that DOS is perceived as "dead," some of this software is being given away That's Al Constantineau our good fortune (look at the New Products article in this issue to see what has Technical Editor come to light in the past couple of months). However the real treasure is the soft Tom Gibson ware designed specifically for the Palmtop. Department Editor Wayne Kneeskern We've watched the growth of the World Wide Web since 1992 and have seen Contributing Writers that the Palmtop can still keep up with the information explosion. Jeff Johns, William Quinlan David Sargeant, Linda Worthington So, what's ahead? Circulation Marge Enright In the coming months we plan to continue publishing The HP Palmtop Paper Sandy Spees as before. New hardware is on the horizon (see Hal Goldstein's User to User Executive Advisor column) and more DOS software will undoubtedly be freed from the coffers of Rita Goldstein commercial software vendors. People are still finding new ways to use the For orders or customer service Palmtop. Some folks in Japan are in the process of developing a Palmtop-like [email protected] machine but with a '486 processor. We want to continue chronicling the adven The HP Palmtop Paper (lSSN 10656189) is pub lished by Thaddeus Computing Inc., at 110 North tures of the world's smallest Personal Computer. Court Stneet, Fairfield, IA 52556. Periodical postage paid at Fairfield, Iowa. 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