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PalmtoD Wisdom ...... 2< Know ~here you stand with your finances; Keep impqrtant information with you, and keep it secure; The best quotes may not tie in the quotes books. Built·in Apps on Vacation: To Africa and Back with the HP Palmtop ...... 1E acafTen/ The HP 200LX lielps a couple from Maryland prepare for their dream vacation to Africa. Built·in Apps on Vacation: Editor on Vacation ...... 2( Even on vacation, Rich Hall, managing editor for The HP Palmtop Paper, finds the Palmtop to be an indispensable companion.

AP~ointment Book: ~n ~~l~epP~~'~~~~~~.~~.~~...... 2~ Appointment Book provides basic prol'ect management already built into the HP Pa mtop. DataBase: Print Your Database in the Format You Want ...... 3( Create a custom database and print Hout in the for­ mat you want using the built-in DataBase program and Smart Clip. Lotus 1·2·3 Column: Basic Training for 1-2-3 Users ...... 3~ Attention first-time Lotus users, or those needing a bH of a refresher - get out your HP Palmtop and fonow along with this review of the basics. ADVANCED LOTUS USERS ...... 3! Fill feature automatically creates sequential labels; Create a 1-2-3 formula library in Note Taker. HP Calc: SOLVER Solutions ...... 4( HP Calc's SOLVER application lets you use formulas to calculate Estimated Time of Arrival, Wind chill factor, exchange rates, and much more!

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Remember back in school when the teacher asked us what we did on our summer vacation? In that tra­ dition, we'll tell you what several Volume four / Number five of our readers, and managing edi­ September/October 1995 tor Richard Hall, did this summer. Executive EditorlPublisher Read these articles for ideas on how Hal Goldstein to use your HP Palmtop to plan Managing Editor your business and vacation travel. Ricfiard Hall So far this year we've spent Associate Editor considerable time focusing on Paul Merrill products to expand the Palmtop's Department Editors Ed Keefe possibilities. We began the year dis­ Carl Merkle cussing fax/modem/storage cards Mark Scardina and portable printers. Subsequently Contributing Writers Howard Rodgers we described DOS software that can Linda Worthirigton turn the Palmtop into a dictionary, Administrative Assistant thesaurus, language translator, or Colleen Rodibaugh even the Bible. After that we exam­ Advertising/Marketing ined wireless solutions and showed Brian 'teitzman Hal Goldstein Margaret Martin how physicians anywhere can Diane Wimett receive time-critical patient data and Circulation how crime investigators on-the-move can get up-to-date case information. Sharon Ash Sharon Dilmore In contrast, almost all the material this issue focuses on the power of the Cindy Ericson built-in applications. Whether vacation planning or project planning, we'll Tom Gibson remind you how much you can do with the built-in applications. Tiffany Lisk Executive Advisor Quick Tips, Basic Tips, and Palmtop Wisdom provide immediate Rita Goldstein ideas and techniques for better utilizing built-in Palmtop software. Also, The HP Palmtop Paper (ISSN 10656189) is Richard Hall describes a clever use of the Appointment Book application published by Thaddeus Computing Inc., at 57 for project planning. In addition, editor Paul Merril demonstrates the East Broadway Avenue, Fairfield, IA 52556. Second-class postage paid at Fairfield, Iowa. power of DataBase with a tutorial on defining a database and on using Subscription rates payable in U.S. dollars, Smart Clip to create custom reports. Carl Merkle continues his series on checks drawn on a U.S. bank, or by credit card - one year: $39; two years: $69. Postage: U.S. Lotus 1-2-3 by reviewing fundamentals and by providing some and U.S. possessions free; Canada, Mexico advanced knowledge for experienced users. Finally, Ed Keefe reveals add $6 per year; other countries add $18 per year. Published bi-monthly plus two bonus some of the power of Solver built into the HP Palmtop. You'll see lots of issues, one in April and one in November. sample equations which you can incorporate directly or use as models to Please allow four to six weeks for receipt of first issue. Executive, Editorial, Circulation, modify for your own needs. Marketing and Advertising Offices: P.O. Box In my User to User column I deviate from this theme by describing 869, Fairfield, IA 52556. Telephone: (515) 472- 6330, FAX: (515) 472-1879. Copyright 1995, the recent HP Handheld conferel1ce in Minnesota. In the article I solicit Thaddeus Computing, Inc., all rights reserved. your feedback: I want to know under what circumstances you would like No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission. Reasonable to participate in future conferences. I conclude by mentioning our efforts are made to provide accurate and use­ upcoming 1995-96 Subscriber PowerDisk and describing some of the ful information, but the reader must make his or her own investigations and decisions; the excellent software that didn't make the disk. Publisher and Editorial Staff cannot assume In the past few issues we have incorporated subtle changes in the any responsibility or liability for the use of information contained herein. look of The HP Palmtop Paper. This issue's changes are a bit more obvi­ POSTMASTER: Please send any address ous. The content remains the same. Our goal is to make the articles more changes to The HP Palmtop Paper, Attn: Thaddeus Computing, Inc., P.O. Box 869, appealing and accessable. We welcome your feedback. Fairfield, IA 52556.

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1995 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER 1 The editors of The HP Palmtop Paper welcome you to enter the date you want, and press 1EN1ER1 (Create). At the Select Report Palmtop Wisdom. Palmtop Wisdom takes current thinking File screen, name the file and press about leadership, human relations, time management, IENTER I (OK). View the report in finance, self-development, travel, and entertainment MEMO, print it or export it to your desktop. To view the report In and shows the concrete application of these concepts using IMEMO, press IMEMOI ~ (Open), HP'slOOj200LX Palmtop pes. enter the name and path of the file to open, and press 1EN1ER1 (OK). We welcome your feedback, ideas, and contributions.

1:"~ ~P~ I!~I;;'~~ L~'--~.I~ • ~ -.'~= " 1"11/9, 1 2u---,.f lWHJ14' .. -z- • ~_I~ .~~~.~~~!III!I!~~ .---}~~::oJ.~~ Account Balancv ASSETS Cash and Bonk Accounts (Add) and fill in the appropriate 3~~c5quilW 4S.0Y~J~ Finance Kvnnw - Uaic::v 11.610 Waddell I Reed 1.287. 1110 information. C4.5h 1.46 Tolal C/lsh and Bank Accta ------46.231iLBS Know where you stand Important Note: Desktop Quicken TOTAL ASSETS 46.230 . 85 with your finances provides you with more options, but .11!1!11!11-~""""'IJIIII!IIII"""'"""""''''''~ . When making financial decisions it PQ only allows you to set up accounts Balances Report displayed in Memo, is important to know your current as: Bank/Check, Credit Card or Cash. showing total Net Balance financial picture. For this purpose Use the Bank/Check or Cash options for all many people keep records of bank assets, and Credit Card option for aillia­ Other Uses of the Report Option balances, IRA's, current home val­ bilities. You can use the Balances Report ues, loans, etc., on paper or on disk. When running a Balances Re­ port, PQ automatically assumes a option to track the net balance (income vs. expenses) of an office, ON THE PALMTOP credit card account is a negative bal­ department, or a group of people. You can set up accounts in Pocket ance. If you enter your beginning You can also use your Balances Quicken (PQ) in a slightly uncon­ balance as a negative (or you see a Report the next time you apply for a ventional way that will give you an negative number in the Liabilities loan. accurate, up-to-the-minute financial section of your Balances Report) PQ treats it as a positive number and Paul Merrill picture for yourself, your family or the Total Net Balance will be wrong your company at the touch of a key. (negative x negative = positive).] (The 200LX comes with PQ built-in, Personal and you can install it as an add-on Effectiveness for the lOOLX.) This Wisdom tip shows you how to use PQ to display Keep important information your net worth at any time. with you, keep sensitive information secure! Set Up Accounts to Include All One of the overriding principles of Pertinent Financial Information the Palmtop is to keep important Main Pocket Quicken account screen In a PQ file, set up accounts for all showing list of PQ accounts information with you at all times. pertinent financial information. Having the right information with you will let you take advantage of These accounts should include both Running a Balances Report spare time qr unexpected opportu­ your assets (checking, savings, cash, To run a Balances Report, at the IRA's, stock and bond portfolio, the nities. Unfortunately, having sensi­ main PQ accounts screen, press current value of your home, valu­ tive information with you all the IMENUI Reports Halances. In the able collectibles, etc.) and your lia­ time puts you at risk. If someone Create Account Balances Report bilities (personal loans, bank loans, else gets ahold of your bank account screen, enter the name you want for the mortgage balance on your home, or credit card numbers, it cowd cost the report in the Title field, tab to the credit card balances, IRS due, etc.). you a lot of money. Keep important "Include balances as of " field and information with you, but be careful To add a new account, press ~

2 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1995 with it. Keep it protected - hidden The best quotes aren't one category for each entry, separat­ in places another person wouldn't always in the quotes books ed by a semi-colon. For the above expect to find it. Good quotes and anecdotes are very quote, you might have entered useful for writers and speakers. Secrets;Death. ON THE PALMTOP They liven up a talk and give con­ Sensitive information can include crete expression to a vague idea. . Cal eROr ,,! ! &9 t 9 __!IIr«A'~'Ii' bank account numbers, credit card They can be used in almost any oral " HURO I' PO_II aTV ..ad o bw fools. I f ear. But onlv Schlitt " If If I had 110" 0 h Ml , I could ha... " SO"" h M and egg i " Kids Ho 'a big lImourm to eat Barne", . ' numbers, safe combinations and presentation, and in all but the most .oKid !!! ~at do wou t hink dad? Did O. J . do i t.? " Language Silas I1cCo n dck invent.lld t.ho Rap er (reaplJr " is ~ s " Languagll hoI f r oll t.o l ake ad..,anlago of t.h o "aid. (A s ign cash machine access codes. Names fact-oriented reports. " Language Coca Cola r aiaos \lour ancoalors f r o,", t.he d"ad . ( Cl Socr ol Two poop}" can keep « S IICI'Ot. . if ono of t.ho,,'s d " and addresses of important contacts p Song A 100s11 affilia tion of Rillionain and billiona i Unfortunately, many good .II' Song Tho niot'lt. was bl ack. and th" "oon wa.s .",, 11 0101 . an ifl!!i" I!IDITIttrn!!MMfiI'1fiWmtti-III*Uj,' . IiAia are sensitive. There are a couple of I , quotes - the ones you find in the ___Ula ... _ .... II1dittiKllliMUiiIItiIi ~~ ways you can protect this informa­ quote books - have been over used. tion on the HP Palmtop. Fortunately, there are thousands All Notes view of the NoteTaker Quotes upon thousands of really good file can be modified to display Category 1. Hide important information (subject matter) and Note (first part of quotes still out there: things Einstein the actual quote). in unexpected places. said; things your father said; mala­ You can put your credit card num­ props from your children. They may bers and cash machine access codes not be in a quotes book, but they're The most important information is in your PhoneBook in unexpected great quotes that are meaningful to the actual quote and the subject places: you and will add greater power to matter of the quote. You can pre?s your written and spoken words. the F8 Columns key from the main o Under a fictitious name, as the per­ Many professional writers keep NoteTaker screen to modify the dis­ son's phone number. notebooks or indexed 3x5 card files play so that only the Category and o In a text file in an obscure subdi­ where they jot down fresh quotes Note fields are displayed from this rectory, of a subdirectory, of another and interesting anecdotes they come view. The information in the Title subdirectory. across. They reference these files field is still in the NoteTaker file and o In the Notes field of an obscure later when working on an article. can be viewed from the card view. entry in your NoteTaker file or a We can do the same thing on the HP Set up your file to sort on the World Time entry, etc. Palmtop. Category field by pressing [!!) (Sort) o A screen down in a Notes field. For from the All Notes screen and using example, press I!!I to go to the full­ ON THE PALMTOP the ArrowKeys to select "Category," screen view of a Notes field, press We'll use NoteTaker for our "Great then press iF101(OK). IENTERI 15-20 times and then enter Quotes" file. (You could also create a Next time you are writing an important information. When some­ custom DataBase for this purpose). article or giving a talk and need an one presses ~ to view a Note, all anecdote or quote on a specific topic they'll see is a blank screen. 1. Open NoteTaker and press IMENUI (e.g., "dogs"), open your NoteTaker o In a hard-to-find part of a Lotus 1- Eile New to open a new NoteTaker quotes file and start typing "dogs." 2-3 worksheet. Make it hard to find file. Give it the name QUOTES and The cursor will jump to your first for anyone except you, who will press I ENTER I. entry titled "dogs." You can also hopefully remember where it is. press (!!) and create a Subset that 2. Start entering your own great will only display items with "dogs" 2. Password protect listed as a Category. important information. quotes (e.g., "Two people can keep a After a few years of collecting You can password protect individ-, secret if one of them's dead!" - your favorite quotes, it's time to ual files for built-in PIMs and Lotus Mark Twain). Enter the quote as fol­ write your own quotes book and 1-2-3 files on either the HP 100LX or lows: make a million dollars. Export your 200LX, and Pocket Quicken files on NoteTaker file to a text file, format the 200LX. Title field - put the source of the the text in a word processor and To set or change a password on quote: Twain, Mark. an individual data file for one of the send it off to your publisher. PIMs or Pocket Quicken, open the Note filed - put the full quote. [Note from Paul Merrill, Associate Editor: Actually, there are some good file in the application, press IMenu I Eile Password, and follow the Category field - put the subject mat­ quotes books. One I ran across is "Just instructions. To delete a password, ter of the quote: Secrets. Do(It -:J,et's get 6ff our buts." (by the auth{i's,of Life 101.) Even if a book only press IMenul Eile Password and leave the new password blank. The key is to keep your category has a small percentage of quotes you For more information, see "pass­ descriptions consistent and short. like, you can enter the cream of the crop words" in the index of your HP Remember that you only have a in your NoteTaker file.] 100/200LX User's Guide. total of 255 characters available for Rich Hall categories. You can enter more than Rich Hall

SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER 3 run by an elite group of operators. The interface Letters between actual users and these operators was a pro­ gramming diagram, punch from our local HP deal­ where you can be reached if cards and a printed report. ers since there are too there are questions, and full ENIAC was installed at the few users here. Most address to ship to. Or you can Los Alamos Scientific other dealers only carry call 510-416-5656, 8:00 am. - Laboratory and its first task DataLink products. I 5:00 pm. Pacific Standard was to perform, in late 1945, wonder if I'm the only Time. a large and complex calcula­ subscriber to your paper EduCalc (various Palmtop tion on the feasibility of a Glossary of in Hong Kong, and if products) - Takes orders 24 hours proposed design for the DOS commands Hong Kong is on someone's / day: 714-582-2637; Fax: 714-582- H-bomb. embargo list. 1445. Today, 50 years later, in Can someone direct me to a Yours Sincerely, ThinFaxIEXP- Interna­ a less dramatic application, I complete glossary of DOS Ngai Yiu Chung tional orders taken throurJr Eclipse am typing these lines on an commands, including the Sheung Shui, HONG KONG International: 516423-6800, 9:00 HP Palmtop that is 18 times ones used mainly by pro­ am - 6:00 pm. Eastern Standard faster, 109,000 times smaller grammers? My goal is to [You are not the only sub­ Time. and about 2,000 times less make batch files more use­ scriber in the Hong Kong area. Intuit (Pocket Quicken) expensive than ENIAC. ful. A lot of the stuff (loops, There are over 150 subscribers - International order number: ENIAC was able to per­ conditions, etc.) available around you (and there are 520-295-3240, Monday-Friday form roughly 26,000 instruc­ even in BASIC, seems many' more users than sub­ 8:00 am. - 5:00 pm. Pacific tions per second and occu­ unavailable in DOS. scribers). If you or one of your Standard Time. pied 1,280 cubic feet of Thanks. friends would like to start a Good luck! - Paul.] space (2,211,840 cubic inch­ Richard Felciano Hong Kong Users Group, let us know and we will put your es). Its speed/size ratio, or San Francisco, CA As big as a house to name and contact information Computing Power Density the top of your palm - [There is a good Com­ in the Users Groups sidebar in (CPD) was .0118 instructions 50 years of computer mand Glossary included in the Third Party Products sec­ per second/ cubic inch. evolution. "DOS for Dummies", 2nd edi­ tion. My Palmtop occupies tion. Check pages 349 - 362. Even though some prob­ During a recent business just 20.3 cubic inches and There is also a good DOS word lems exist, most of the compa­ trip to the east coast, I man­ can perform 460,000 instruc­ glossary on pages 363 to 372. nies that advertise in the HP aged to squeeze into my tions per second, which In addition, Thaddeus Compu­ Paltmop Paper are very aware agenda a visit to The Computer gives it a CPD of 22,660 ting is selling the MICROREF that 35% of our readers are Museum at Boston's museum instructions per second/ Quick Refer ence Guide for international. Most take over­ wharf. This exhibit of vintage cubic inch. In 50 years we MS-DOS versions 3.0-5.0. For seas orders. photographs, videos and have witnessed an increase more on that, see page 7 this I called some of the compa­ artifacts goes from the in CPD from .0118 to 22,660 issue - Hal.} nies who sell / manufacture the metallic-gray, house-sized - an improvement of 1.92 products you mention. All the machines of the 40's, decade million times (or 192,000,000 Challenges ordering companies I talked to take by decade right up to the %)! Palmtop products orders directly, except EXP, 90's. It explains how the Back when ENIAC-type from overseas the makers of the ThinFax contemporary political and performance and size was Fax/Modem card. EXP's inter­ economic status quo deter­ the accepted standard, there It seems the products adver­ were "visionaries" who tised in The HP Palmtop national orders are handled by mined computer applica­ Eclipse International (see tions and how computer dreamed of pocket-sized Paper are for the residents of ENIACs. Isaac Asimov, the USA only. I called last below). technology in turn, con­ One company said that tributed to shape society. wrote in the early 1950's night to the companies list­ about a fictional "hand com­ ed in your articles, trying to after hours sales calls are rout­ The exposition ends with a ed through to another number, display case containing a puter... he carried always in order the ThinFax Fax/ his trouser" that when fed Modem card, the Smart Fax so if time differences from laptop computer and, what Hong Kong make it hard to call else ... a 95LX, the first HP data would "chuckle away /Modem card and Pocket in obscene merriment for Quicken in order to upgrade during regular USA business Palmtop. hours, it would be better to Back in 1945, a project any length of time from a my 1MB HP 100LX Palmtop. minute to a day." A comput­ However, I could only get a send a fax. that began at the University Here are some of the of Pennsylvania to automate er magazine editorial in "no", or "I'm sorry", and 1983 stated its idea of a then they would hang up, replies I got: production of military firing Smart Modular - Inter­ tables for World War II, "dream machine" would be unaware that I w.ould be a hand-held portable that paying my bill with a credit national orders are easiest by yielded the first program­ fax: 510-623-0909, Attn: mable electronic computer. could run the programs of card. the day "as easily as child's I would like to know Kristin Fish, Director of This machine, called ENIAC International Sales. Include (Electronic Numerator, play." One of those pro­ where Hong Kong HP grams would have been Palmtop users can buy the your full name, name and Integrator, Analyzer and quantity of product, credit card Computer), was the size of a Lotus 1-2-3, now an HP stuff listed in your articles. Palmtop built-in. . We cannot get ariy support information, phone or fax small gymnasium, and was

4 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 Sometimes we wonder devices during landing and tems may be operating nor­ have occurred with Airport why we have to wait a few take off to be paranoia. mally but on-board RF Telephone Service Micro­ seconds for our Palmtop to These policies are formulat­ (Radio Frequency) as emit­ wave Transmitters. These load Phone Book or why it ed both by the FAA and the ted by small electronic problems when noted are doesn't have a color screen airlines in response to docu­ devices will interfere in corrected immediately. or speech recognition. It's mented problems reported some instances. During Sadly, I agree with good to demand the most to the ASRS (Aviation Safety these critical phases of flight David that liability issues advanced features from Reporting System), which is there is not enough time to are driving our lives. Airline manufacturers. We should under direct control of walk through the cabin to policies at this time, to the not, however, loose our NASA. determine the security of best of my knowledge, spec­ capacity to appreciate and When you are in an air­ these items. ify that all personal appli­ be marveled by current craft you are part of the elec­ David mentions electri­ ances must be turned off for hand-held computer tech­ trical system much as you cal storms as a source of the first and last ten minutes nology. One way to regain are when in your home or interference. He is correct of flight with the exception this appreciation is to realize office. Just as nearby appli­ that weather related storms of cell phones, whose opera­ that the small machine we ances such as TV's and radios do pose problems with air­ tion is prohibited while on use everyday was only a may be affected by computers, craft, including lightning board. Having been a commer­ dream, not so long ago. cell phones or Gameboys, so strikes. Having been on the cial and airline transport pilot Jose Patino can an Aircraft. Backup naviga­ receiving end of numerous for some 22+ years with almost El Paso, TX tion may not be affected. lightning strikes in the past eleven years of service with However, during an instru­ 22+ years, I can safely say United Airlines/Air Wisconsin Airline policies ment approach to landing or that they can cause exten­ (flying modern four engine not paranoia a critical departure proce­ sive damage to Aircraft turbo fan equipment), it is my I would like to respond to dure such as those pub­ components. belief that the current poli­ the recent letter "Palmtop lished for cities like Chicago, Ground based EMI gen­ cies prevent the flight crew Interferes with Airliner" by Washington, D.C., Atlanta, erally does not affect air­ from having to deal with an David Shier (Vol.4, No.3, Pg. Denver or Los Angeles, elec­ craft, as distance becomes a artificial crisis during critical 4) I think David has been at tronic devices pose a real factor. Ground based appli­ phases of flight such as least partially misinformed. problem on the Flight Deck. ances are not on board the landing and takeoff. I certainly do not Which system has aircraft and therefore not a Sincerely. believe the policy off shut­ failed? Why? great threat. Rare instances Daniel A. Scharf ting down certain electronic Aircraft Navigation sys- of on-ground interference Campbellsport, Wisconsin

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6 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1995 "Far superior to any other guide, "What do I think? Wow, even I can fol­ "Not to worry-the graphics tabs in cheat sheet or original documenta­ low this! Ever try to look something up MICROREF manuals provide such easy tion ... an excellent guide for all in the index of a manual? access to information that it almost users ... highly recommended." makes the index unnecessary, and the - John Dvorak, PC Magazine step-by-step guides within make all things possible for this DOS dummy. We asked Sharon Dilmore, our Circulation Director, what she had to "Sorry guys, you can't have them back. say about the MICROREF Quick Possession is nine-tenths of the law. Reference manuals: Lotus 1-2-3 Thanks."

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The HP Palmtop Developer's Package includes: 5.Special Reprint of The HP Palmtop Paper reviews of the 100/200LX Developer's Guide and the PAL project. I.A printed, loose-leaf copy of the 586 page Developer's Guide. 6.CompuServe and Internet software including 3 free 2.A 31 /2" disk containing HP developed and copyrighted freeware programs hours of Internet access and one free month of Basic and utilities for Developers. CompuServe services. 3.Marketing kits from: HP, HP Palmtop Paper, HP Palmtop Catalog 4.PAL software tool kit - a collection of C source code for developing HP Developer's Package Price $79 Palmtop DOS applications from a collaborative effort of HP Palmtop developers Shipping $5 U.S., $12 outside the U.S. on the CompuServe HPHAND forum. Marketing Information Only (Items 3, and 5) $9 (plus shipping as above)

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*YOU RECEIVE TWO ADDITIONA.. BONUS ISSUES FOR EACH YEAR YOU SUBSCRIBE. (Continued from page 6) manual for software and effort of HP Palmtop develop­ generate a task list and hardware developers who ers on the CompuServe HP - resource assignments. Built-in battery requires want to create products for HAND Forum. With Project KickStart no outside power source the HP Palmtop. The $79 • Reprint of HP Palmtop Paper available in Windows, you and does not shorten com­ includes: reviews of 100/200LX Develop­ can have the DOS version of puter battery life. Messages • A spiral bound copy of the ers Guide and PAL project. Project KickStart on your are stored even when the Developers Guide. • Free CompuServe time plus Palmtop and transfer infor­ modem card is not connect­ • A 3.5" disk containing HP OS & Internet access software. mation to the Windows ver­ ed to a computer. developed and copyrighted To order call Thaddeus sion on your desktop (DOS freeware programs and utilities Computing at 800-809-5603 or files translate to Windows, Availability ...... Now for developers. 515-472-1875; Fax: 515-472-1879. but Windows files do not Pricing ...... $743.75 • The HP Palmtop PC translate to DOS). CONTACT: Motorola, Inc., USA; Phone: Developer's Marketing Guide. l00/200LX I 800-894-1353,' E-mail." Motorola WOG Availability ...... Now • The HP Palmtop Paper Pricing: Internet World Wide Web site Projeet KiC!kStart (htlp:llwww.mot.com!wd{).}. Marketing Kit. Windows ...... $99.95 • Marketing kit for the HP for Windows Upgrade to Windows ...... $49 .95 ~2~ Palmtop Catalog from The Project KickStart project DOS ...... $79.95 Grapevine. CONTACT: Experience in Software, planner is now available in Incorporated, 2000 Hearst Avenue, ARDIS Supports • PAL software tool kit - a col­ Windows. Project Kick-Start lection of C source code for Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94109-2116; Motorola Persoual helps the user take a basic Phone: 800-618-1008, 510-644-0694; Messeuger 100 developing HP Palmtop appli­ project idea and quickly Fax: 510-644-3823. ModelD cations from a collaborative ARDIS wireless communica­ tions network announces its support for the new . H P PALMTOP USERS GROUPS . Personal Messenger 100 Those interested in participating in an HP Palmtop users group should contact the Los Angeles, CA (USA) - 95I.XI100200lX users in the lA area should contact: modem by Motorola. Use following individuals. Write us Hyou wish to be added as a contact for a users group Dave Shier at (J(}5{J11.fJ3!) 1,' Fax: (J(}5{J71·!J3!JI; CIS: f7SQ30.3374} for fTI(}(/J infotrnatbn. in your area. this service with the New JeraeylNew York (USA) - 95LX1tOOl2OOLX users in the New Jersey/New Messenger to send and Arlington, VA 1Washington, DC (USA) - 95l.XItOO2OOlX users in the Arlington, York area. Contact: Stanley Dobrowski, 169 Springfield Avenue, Rutherforrl, NJ, receive e-mail, send faxes, VA 1 Washington, DC area contact: Rick Shaddock, clo Compuler Inslruclors 0707fJ.1642,· CIS 10:[71031,2162j; Phone: 201-807·5857 (work). Coipofalion, 2320Sou/h Esds, Atfington, VA, 2Z:tl?, Phon6 7fJ3.486-2222. access a pplica tions and Oklahoma City, OK (USA) - 9511001200LX users in the Oklahoma City area. information, and update AUSTRIA - 95LX1t ool2ooLX users in Austria should contact: Ulli Hoesch, A· Contact: Richard B. Meek, 1804 Huntington, Oklahoma City, OK 13/16, USA; and query databases. The I I I I V18nne, P. O. Box 50, HP-Club, AUSTRIA; Fax: +431115443224. Residential Phone: 405-842-1267. ARDIS wireless network Cleveland, OH (USA) - 95l.XItOO2OOlX users in the Cleveland area should con­ PANAMA I LATIN AMERICA - HP Palmtop users in Panama or Latin America tact Craig de FasseIle, rio MEM, Inc., 4702 East 355th St., Wdlouglby, OH 44094. should contact: Aviran Yanir, P.O. Box 31002 Colon Free Zone, REPUBLIC OF serves the top 410 metro PANAMA; Phone: 507-4410442; Fax: 507-4410473. areas in the USA, Puerto Baeton, MA (USA) - 95LX1100f.!00LX users in the Boston area should contact: Rico and the U.S. Virgin Bryan Kraulhamef,' Phone: 617·374·9600 x 197 (work); Fax: 617·374·9620; PORTUGAL - For 95LX1t00l200LX users .. Contact: PPTUG, Rua da SFUAP, A· CcIrpuSerIe 10: f7rJ444,41j B, 28tO Laranjeiro, PORTUGAL; Phone/Fax: 351·1·2597216; Internet: Islands. [email protected]. BRAZIL - 9511001200LX users in Brazil should contact: Marcos l. Pedroza, Rua Trairi 647 Ap 104·8, 5902fJ.1SO Nalal, RN-BRAZIL,' Phone: 5564211-6162. Richmond, VA (USA) - For 95LX11OO12ooLX users in the Central Virginia area. Availability ...... Now Contact: John Haskell, 7102 Three Chopl Road, Richmond, VA 2:J226.3615. CIS Pricing ...... $Varies Denver, CO (USA) - 95LX1tOOl2ooLX users in the Denver area should contact: 10: {10750, 1243} or Phone: 804·288.fJ073 (work). CONTACT: ARDIS, Inc., 300 Bill Hoe/lgen, 5944 S. Kipling, Suite 300, Lililelon, CO 80127 Phone: 303· Knightsbridge Parkway, Lincolnshire, 933-0023; Fax: 303-91f.()347. Group meets quarterty. San Diego, CA (USA) - For l00200J< users in tre San Diego area. Contact MaJk GI.IQ; InIsmet gililztllrJssd.li/acli.COfT!· Wo!I

GREECE - HP Palmtop users in Greece should contact: Stavros 0. Zacharakos, SOUTH AFRICA - HP Palmtop/Ornnibook users in South Africa should contact: *1O,,:'l loo/200LX Sofoc/eous ~ Alhens 15126, GREECE; Phone: (+3-01) 8050041,' Mobile Phone: James Dean. CIS 10: {101f4,613J,' Inlemet address: jamestlcharon.hipsys.co.za; (+3) 093·254·1f124hrs.; Fax: (+3-01) 8050041.. Phone: (011) 806·1362 (OIH); Fax: (011) 806-1353. UP PalJDtop HOLLANDIBELGIUM - HP 95LX1tOOl2OOLX users in the low countries should SPAIN - HP Palmtop users in Spain should contact: Dellin Arzua Mouronte, contact: PROMPT HP·GC, Misler G. Dongs, PosliJus lOBI, 1500 A8 Zaandam, Avda. Republica Argentina N 7 5Isda., 34002 PalenCia, ESPANA. Developer"s Guide HOLLAND; Phone: +3.1 75704205. SWEDEN - HPPaImtopusersi1SwedenshoUdconlacl:Kent.lllil?m!~ The HP Palmtop Develop­ INDONESIA - HP Handheld users (HP 75C, t to, 48, t 2, t 00/200LX) in 124, 114 3J SIrx:khoIn, SWEDEN; Plrare: (/NT) 861148 85; MJ/iIe PfltXle: 07().71555 66; Indonesia should contact Dirk H. Eversberl, clo P. T. Auslindo Mitratama, Mr. Elman ~ 10.·11fXJ315,2451j; IntemeI: altitlnynas.se 0:.. Keme/h Mgt.: SIurvevagen 8 er's Guide (Pg.12, Vol.4, Sunartio, JI. Gunung Sahari 2I6E, Jakarta 10610, INDONESIA. B. 13338Sa11sjobaden. Sweden; Pi'OOe: (1NT)8 7177991; Intemet i

Shipping in the USA is $5, Kansas (USA) - 9511OOI2OOLX users in Italy should contact: Marielhe Wilson, UKRAINE - For HP Palmtop users in the Ukraine, Odessa, Kiev, Crimea regions. $12 foreign. The Developer's P.o. Box 1151, Manhattan, KS 66502'()()12, USA,' Phone: 913-532-9775. Contact: Linelskvy V. Oleg, 1, VarvaroVoSAy Spusk, Nikolaev. 327015, UKRAINE,' Guide is HP's complete PIrone: (051) 36·73·51 36-73-13; Fax: (051) 24-41·25.

SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER 9 W TO USE YOUR PALMTOP: USER TO USER COLUMN

User to User Hal reports on the excitement at the HP Handheld User's Conference, a new book by David Packard describing the history of HP, our 200LX/1000CX loaner program for developers, the 1995/1996 Subscribers PowerDisk, and some software that didn't make it into the PowerDisk, but is on this issue's ON DISK and CompuServe. Hal Goldstein, Editor of The HP Palmtop Paper By Hal Goldstein

HP Handheld Conference others have organized and HP began the conference by giving attended annual events for fellow us a vision of the future of HP Ever since HP invented the elec­ HP Handheld users. Papers are Handhelds. tronic calculator some 23 years presented, proceedings distrib­ Khaw sees four markets for his ago, engineers and other number­ uted, contacts made, and friend­ division: Calculators, Organizers, crunchers have held the HP ships started and renewed. All PC Companions (HP Palmtop Handheld division in high this has been done on a volunteer 200LX series), and Communicators esteem. HP's has produced many basis. (wireless phone/handheld com­ generations of extraordinary use­ Times have changed and num­ bos). ful and rich handheld products. bers attending these events are Khaw indicated that a Kudo's go to the Corvallis, dwindling. But at the same time, if Geos-based organizer would be Oregon Division, and the new the recent event at the Mall of released before the end of this year. home of HP Handheld develop­ America in Minnesota is any indi­ He was quite clear that this will ment and production, the HP cation, the quality of the event has NOT be a replacement for the Singapore division. increased. This is demonstrated by 200LX. In fact later Mr. Khaw Starting with the invention of the papers presented, the HP per­ specifically asked me to tell our the pocket calculator, the HP 35, sonnel and users in attendance, readers that HP is committed to the Hewlett-Packard progressed to and the the networking that takes PC Companion / 200LX line. Any more recent high-end calculator place. future products in the HP 200LX products such as the HP 41, HP There were around sixty-five line will maintain compatibility 48, and the new HP 38 for high attendees in Minnesota. A half dozen with the current units. school students. HP also made its were from HP and included the head Mr. Khaw's talk was followed mark in the business community of the Singapore division, KHA W by one from David Shier of Shier with the 12C, which still remains Keng Joo, HP engineers, and HP Systems, a Palmtop products a standard for many business marketing people. Representatives developer. David spoke on how the users. These same HP divisions from Globalink, EduCalc, and Palmtop should be marketed as a have assumed an industry lead­ Thaddeus Computing (Ed Keefe, "laptop in your pocket" - a point ership position with DOS com­ Richard Hall, and myself) were there that we have discussed in past patible palmtops, the HP 95LX, to show our wares and make con­ issues of The HP Palmtop Paper. One 100LX and 200LX. tacts. The rest of the gathering were of David's main points was that "a The HP handheld series made up of ''hard core" enthusiasts, computer is only useful if it's avail­ spawned many users groups speakers, and Palmtop users. able when you need it." The fact throughout the world and a num­ that HP is calling the HP 200LX a ber of newsletters and other orga­ The future of HP handhelds "PC Companion," seems to indi­ nizations. For years a loyal dedi­ cate that HP is moving in that There were over 20 talks on cated group of people including direction. Richard Nelson of EduCalc, Craig Palmtops and calculators, many One talk was by an HP Finseth, Brian Walsh, Wlodek quite interesting even to the Corvallis calculator engineer, Mier-Jedrzejowicz, and many non-technical user. Mr. Khaw from

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12 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 learn how he thinks, which is why I like autobiographies of great men and women. I did learn more about the fruit of his and Bill Hewlett's MacLinkPlus/ brilliant intellects, Hewlett­ Packard. HP is a great company because there is an ongoing focus HPPaIm of building and improving the company itself. The great people it attracts, and the products it builds are an outgrowth of that focus.

Loaner Program for HP 200LX and HP 1000CX Last issue we announced that we, Thaddeus Computing, will be selling the HP 100LX/200LX Developers Guide (see page 7). In addition to e Missing Link providing developers with techni­ cal and marketing information, we Use Palmtop flIes on your now have loaner HP 200LX's, HP Macintosh - and vice versa 1000CX's, Connectivity Kits, and Flash cards. (The HP 1000CX is a Backup your palmtop on your Mac ... 1MB HP 200LX without the built-in Backup your entire Palmtop on your Mac· with just a click of a mouse! MacLinkPlus will move all of your Palmtop flies onto your Mac. The directory structure will remain the same on the Mac as it was on the HP. applications. It is an MS DOS XT class computer, see my User to User Don't retype all those names ... column, Vol.4, No.3, Pg.20.) MacLinkPlus can translate your phone book files onto your HP. No need to retype all that information!And you If you know of PCMCIA or can translate your HP Phonebook names back into your Mac phone book as well. DOS software developers that need No excuses for missed appointments ... a Palmtop for a month or two for Appointment book alarms don't do and good if your not at your desk to hear them. With MacLinkPlus, you can testing, they should contact our convert your Mac appointment book files (such as, Now Up to Date or DateBook Pro) into the HP advertising department who will Appointment Book format. Now your appointments· and your alarms · will be on the road with you where be administrating the program. they belong. Those borrowing units leave us Manage your notes ... credit card information for security Take Memos from your Palmtop and convert them into Mac word processing documents (such as, Microsoft and agree on a date when the unit Word, ClairisWorks, etc,) Your formatting such as bold, underline, etc. will remain intact. You can also convert is to be returned. word processing files from your Mac into HP Memo flies. Don't leave your numbers behind. .. The 1995/1996 In addition to PIM and Memo translations, MacLinkPlus can also convert your Mac spreadsheets into Lotus 123 Subscribers PowerDisk format on your HP. Formatting and formulas all remain intact. Once you've made changes on your Palmtop, you can convert your flie back into Mac format! Ed Keefe and I are now finalizing , the 1995-96 Subscribers PowerDisk. Databases, too ... We think you'll be pleased with the Use your HP databases in FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Works database, and other Mac database programs. All of breadth and depth of entries. Since your data and its formatting, such as, date and time will be translated. there has been a little confusion Everything's included! about what the PowerDisk is and Just connect the two computers with the included serial cable. MacLinkPlusIHP Palmtop will do the rest! who gets it, let me clarify our poli­ cies. CsII for more informstion: The Subscriber PowerDisk con­ (800) 733-0030 sists of the best free software we Supports can find (usually no shareware). A DATAf~Z few programs that we deem critical UP 200LX stay on the disk from year to year UP lOOLX 55 Corporate Drive' Trumbull, CT 06611 such as Garlic, which fixes corrupt­ UP 95LX Tel: (203) 268-0030 Fax: (203) 268-4345 ed Appointment Book, PhoneBook,

SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 THE HPPALMTOP PAPER 13 NEWS: User to User and DataBase files. Most of the by hard-to-read DOS software on wide access numbers for AT&T, software is new. the Palmtop. It makes it much easi­ MCI, Sprint, and Swiss Telcom call­ Every subscriber is entitled to er to view DOS CGA software, ing cards. one Subscriber PowerDisk for each including some of the software For the bewildered, ACRONYM year he or she subscribes. Many of described below. .ZIP I] contains a Palmtop database you will receive the 1995-1996 Although the programs des­ of over 2500 technical acronyms Subscriber PowerDisk shortly after cribed below will not be on our descriptions. Finally, the unusual you renew. Subscriber PowerDisk, you can find MAP.GDB I] is a database file for the I need to apologize to about them on CompuServe on the 100/200LX that allows the user to 3% of our readership who did not HPHAND forum or on this issue's quickly sketch a map of 4-intersect­ receive their 1994-95 disk. We have HP Palmtop Paper ON DISK. For ing streets. spent unsuccessful days trying to example, let's first look at the game If you want to launch any of figure out why our system denied front. these or any other GDB file directly some these readers their disk. If A favorite among many of us as from AppManager from an icon, you did not receive your disk and children was monopoly. MONOPO check out DBL.ZIP 1]. you should have, please use the .ZIP I] reportedly works quite well CLASICAL.ZIP I] provides those contact information on page 52 to on the HP Palmtop. In addition, there with type A personalities, six sooth­ get ahold of us, and we'll send you are a number of popular shareware ing classical music custom alarms for your disk. adventure-type DOS games, including the Appointment Book. Note that the Best Tips On Disk PTOMB.ZIP I] and ROUGE.ZIP 1]. JAM.ZIP I] is an inexpensive is not free, and is different from the Then there is the strategy game and popular palmtop alternative to Subscriber PowerDisk. It contains JAMMED.ZIP 1] , written for the about 4 times as much software as Palmtops. This game comes with a Stacker for file compression on the PowerDisk and includes share­ GUI (graphical user interface). You your Flash disk. For those who ware as well as freeware. It can be move an antibody through a maze of would like to insert pictures and purchased separately or is included jammed blood clots towards a virus edit them in MEMO documents, free as part of the HP Palmtop Paper that has infected your body. look at the templates provided in On Disk subscription (see page 45). BLITZ4.ZIP I] is a nice implementa­ PIC-ME.ZIP 1]. tion of checkers. A favorite feature-packed alterna­ Good stuff that didn't make Moving to the more practical side tive to built-in Datacom is COMMO I] the cut for the PowerDlsk of things, TIMBIL.ZIP I] is a simple­ which recently has been updated to but-functional timekeeping system for version 6.5. Similar those who need Ed Keefe and I spend a lot of time the HP 100/200LX. TIMBIL will let a more powerful calculator than each year creating the Subscriber you easily track your hours and the built-in app should consider PowerDisk. (Over the years we save your notes on each project for updated EXPCALC.ZIP I] for the have received surprisingly little those who bill by the hour or for HP Palmtops. This powerful scien­ feedback about the disk. There is those who want to track how long tific calculator includes more than some a lot of good software on projects take. 100 functions such as statistical dis­ each disk, but I always wonder A number of useful .GDB data­ tributions, function plotting, sim­ how valuable users find it. My bases for the built-in DataBase pro­ ple statistics (mean, standard devi­ guess is that many do not get gram have been made available for ation, histograms, regression, poly­ around to trying out the software). fellow users. For Internet surfers, Next issue we will write about nomial fits) linear algebra (matrix NETDB.ZIP I] lets you keep track inversion, linear equation systems), many of the goodies on the disk. of your favorite sites. Fields However, in this column I will expression evaluation, and unit include for description, address conversion. write about software that didn't (domain), path, IP address phone "make the cut." We may have Finally, HDM.ZIP I] came in number, category, login ID, pass­ too late to make it into the excluded software from the disk word, type of service, and notes. PowerDisk. This DOS menu sys­ because it was shareware (only free For CompuServe surfers/travelers, software is on the disk), because of tem looks like built-in Application as.PDB I] and aSPEUZIP I] pro­ Manager. It lets you launch up to its size, or because we discovered it vide current CompuServe phone 120 DOS applications. It runs from too late. nodes for North American and One program that will make Europe respectively. For travelers DOS or Application Manager. the HP Subscriber PowerDisk is who do not like paying inflated CGAHLP.ZIP ii, a freeware from hotel long distance phone bills, Product Index: page 51 Japan. This program is important PHCRD.GDB I] provides world- for anyone who has been frustrated Share/Freeware Index: page 52

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To Africa and Back with the HP Palmtop

The HP 200LX helps a couple from Maryland prepare for their dream vacation to Africa

Linda Worthington "on Safari" roughing it By Linda Worthington with her HP Palmtop (not shown) and HP OmniBook superportable (shown)

After several years of talking and D-Da, minus six months: and Gay's contact information in dreaming of a trip to Africa, my Scheduling the trip details my PhoneBook. I gave each the husband and I decided that this and reminders in Category, "Travel/Sport" and later added the Category "Africa" as con­ would be the year. It was clear that Appointment Book this would be a complicated jour­ tacts not related to Travel/Sport About six months before the trip were added to PhoneBook. ney, with more travel and lodging we met with Dave, our "Outfitter." We would stay in Cape Town details than we usually deal with. His job was to arrange the sched­ for three nights, and continue on to We would be visiting South Africa ules and accommodations for us in Harare, Zimbabwe, where we and Zimbabwe for almost one Africa. After discussing our desires would stay for two nights before month, staying in a variety of with Dave, we finalized our D-Day catching our charter flight out into hotels and remote camps, and fly­ (departure date) and the length of the bush. Later we would fly on ing in and out of several airports the trip data (July 9 to August 5). I still another airline to Bulawayo, on various airlines and charters. As entered them as appointments into Zimbabwe, and be driven to the the organizer of our travel plans, I my HP Palmtop, and then contact­ lodge where we would be staying. needed all the help I could get. I ed Gay, a Travel Agent with exten­ The return trip would require three began to organize all of our travel sive experience in booking African more flights on three separate air­ details on the HP 200LX. travel. She had worked with lines, including one final flight Dave's company in the past and a from NY back to Baltimore. As our I became an HP Palmtop thorough knowledge of the airlines travel agent booked each leg and owner in 1994, starting with a 2MB in the area, where they went, and obtained seat assignments, she 100LX and graduating to the their schedules. She was able to faxed me the information. I entered 200LX. From the first, this little make all the arrangements needed, it into the Palmtop, with each flight computer has been my constant including connecting flights from time listed as an appointment and companion and my very best orga­ our home in Maryland to Miami the seating and gate details entered nizational tool. I probably use the and from there to Cape Town, in the the F3 Note field of the indi­ Appointment Book Calendar more South Africa. I entered both Dave vidual appointment. than any other feature. Phone Book comes in a close second. I store a large variety of information in Phone Book, and use its Category ABOUT THE AUTHOR feature to sort through it all. I use Linda A. Worthington is a native New Englander, living in Maryland. She is a many of the other built-in features, fly fisherman and loves hiking, photography and computing. Linda's company, and have added some of my own, LOW-TECH, is designed to help people choose and use portable computers. She also uses a computer to do extensive volunteer conservation-related work for including Treesii, Buddyii, and several organization. more. I can no longer imagine life before or without my HP 200LX.

16 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 From other friends who had entry. Another NoteTaker entry preparations. I keep my Packing recently traveled to Africa, we listed small gifts I hoped to find for List as a Memo text file. I have been learned that we would need a our House Sitters, family and close using this list for years, on various number of different shots and pills. friends. Also, there was the group computers and as a hard copy. The I made a series of appointments of people to whom I wanted to basic list covers all of our usual with our doctor for the shots. Every send postcards. I used PhoneBook needs for a trip. We alter it for spe­ time we received a shot, I would for this, entering the word Postcard cific trips, and expanded it a bit for note it down in the Note field asso­ in the Note field of each individ­ this unique adventure. We added a ciated with the appointment. In ual's listing. I then created a Subset complete medical kit, khaki addition, we would have to take an to select on that word in the Notes clothes, tough hiking boots and anti-malaria pill every Sunday, field. I always have our Passport powerful sun screen. Also on the starting two weeks before we left, numbers, Drivers' Licenses, Auto list were some some exotic and continuing while we were and Health Insurance information adapters and a special Surge there and for two weeks after we and similar facts in a DataBase in Suppressor for use with my HP returned home. I entered this as a the Palmtop, too. Weekly Repeating Event. Each OmniBook in Zimbabwe. These proved to be some of the most use­ Sunday, Appointment Book D-Day minus one week ful items in my electronic armory. reminded us to take our medicine. My ToDo list and packing list It turned out that the only means of help me tie up the loose ends D-Day minus one month: charging the OmniBook, as well as My Appointment Book ToDo List NoteTaker, Phone Book and my video camera, was from the kept constantly changing. As I generator at the remote camp. The DataBase store information removed one item, two more special adapters let me connect up I'll need on the trip seemed to take its place! But final­ to the generator. I carried three As we got closer to departure, we ly, in the last week, the ToDo list types of adapters, which managed purchased Travelers' Checks and began to shrink and I began to con­ to cover the unbelievable variety of entered the numbers and denomi­ sult my Packing List for the final wall sockets in Africa! nations in a separate NoteTaker

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SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER 17 HOW TO USE: Vacation in Africa D-Day minus one day: slots, allowing me to share PC July. All during our long and won­ Entering final data and Cards. This made it easy to back up derful holiday I consulted the information from one to the other 200LX on travel details, reservation backing up my computers during the trip. I was comforted to information, phone numbers and By our departure date I had added know that, should the OB fail, I reminders. Once I had remembered several more names to my could continue the Journal and arti­ to set the time to the local hour, the PhoneBook (Category, Africa). My cles I was working on in Memo on Palmtop stopped changing the date Appointment Book got the final the200LX. in the middle of the day! details of locations and times of I had decided against trying to During my preparations for arrivals and departures, along with go on-line while in Africa. Much of the trip I had added Cape Town seating and ground transportation our stay would be in very remote and Harare to my World Clock information. Just prior to D-Day, I areas where phones were either Custom List. World Time is good created a summary of all this infor­ unavailable or undependable. I'd at keeping track of the time differ­ mation and printed out copies of it have to miss all the action on my ences between different parts of the for family members and friends favorite CompuServe Forums. In the world. When you are dealing with who would be watching out for U.S., I always carry a card modem, a seven hour time difference, a things at home. I kept the summary but this time I left it at home. I had phone call placed at a perfectly civ­ as a MEMO text file, to reference cause to be grateful for this decision. ilized hour in one location can be, on the trip as needed. I also carried It was difficult to obtain AT&T access literally, a rude awakening in a hard copy with our thick stack of codes, get a line that would work another. The World Clock also tickets. without cutting me off, and finding a gives valuable information about I treated my 200LX to a new convienent time to call - even one phone access codes and prefixs, set of Lithium AA's and backed up phone call home proved to be a chal­ time offset (time difference everything on my Palmtop to my lenge. between the highlighted city and desktop. I also backed it up to my the system or universal clock), loca­ OmniBook. My Palmtop and Departure Day: July 9, 1995 tion of the city (latitude and longi­ OmniBook both have PC Card tude), and daylight savings time We left on schedule on the 9th of

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18 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1995 information. I enjoy the World Vacation in Australia and New Zealand Time map, as did other people who saw it. I could show them roughly where our home was, and that was By Howard Rodgers fun for all. We recently spent a month traveling to Australia and New Zealand for a family I wrote my journal (AFRICA vacation. There wasn't enough room for a notebook computer, but there's always .ZIP iii), this article and two others enough room for my HP Palmtop. In almost every place we stayed, I was able to on the OmniBook and backed them hook my PCMCIA modem into the room phone jack. The Palmtop's built-in up to my Palmtop frequently. Datacomm program worked fine. There were local access numbers for Every where we went, people were CompuServe in most of the major cites in Australia and New Zealand. I was able amazed and fascinated by the to send e-mail "postcards" to friends and family subscribing to CompuServe, 200LX. It rode in my pack or on my America On Line, or Internet. Friends and family appreciated hearing that we belt all over South Africa and were alright. Also, we were able to communicate needs that came up during the Zimbabwe. I suspect I may have trip. We had certain documents faxed to us, arranged transportation home from sold a few along the way. Both the the airport, etc. To handle this by phone could have cost us as much as $4 per HP 200LX and the HP OmniBook minute at peak time from some of the hotels. 530 performed flawlessly through­ out, despite heat, clouds of dust Other ways the Palmtop and severe battering on very rough came in handy on vacation: dirt roads and tracks. o Instant conversions - the Palmtop provided instant conversion of money, Returning to temperatures (Celsius to Fahrenheitt), weight and distances. Most hotels provided our "normal" lives scales in kilos. The Palmtop's conversion capabilities in HP Calc made it easy to As the adventure neared its end, the chart weight gain due to "vacation" eating habits. Palmtop helped prepare us for our "normal" lives. Appointment Book's o Access to addresses and phone numbers - Phone Book provided contact Monthly View displayed appoint­ information for e-mail and postcards. It was nice to have the travel agents number ments and commitments awaiting handy, when things didn't go according to plan. us. In addition, my To Do list now contained new items to accomplish o Time zone conversion - World Time made it easy to see what the time was after we got home, (send copies of back home, so we could figure out when to call. photos to new friends in Africa, etc.). When I bid farewell to my o Itinerary always with you - I stored mine in a Lotus spreadsheet. friends on CompuServe's Hand-held Forum, Stan Dobrowski suggesting I o Quicken check references always with you - I kept the DOS version of write this article. You can give Stan Quicken on my Flash card. Having check book information with me enabled me the credit for the idea of the article, to supply a check number and date to a hotel when there was a question about but the HP Palmtop takes the prize for a Travel Tool par Excellence! payment for a reservation. o Figuring out who owed what - we sometimes split expenses with another Product & Services family we were traveling with. A Lotus spreadsheet made it easy to keep a run­ ning total. The products and services listed below are more related to traveling to Africa and less directly related to the Palmtop. o Reconciling a bill - in one case I had to send a letter to a hotel when I got Dave Joubert home to reconcile a bill. I did this using Memo on the long plane flight home, Bembesi Safari Company while the facts were still fresh in my mind. P.O. Box 545 Bulawayo, ZIMBABWE Phone: 011-263-9-68910 There were other uses I could have put the Palmtop to, including tracking the Gay Schlenker foods I ate and tracking travel & credit card expenses and hotel charges to make Ker & Downey Travel sure the bill was correct at checkout. The fact that this little marvel of technology 13201 North West Freeway, Suite 850 can do so much boggles my mind. Even though I own a color multimedia CD Houston, TX 77040-6096, USA Phone: 1-800-423-4236 notebook computer, I'm more impressed with the Palmtop because it's so small Surge Supressors and Adapters for and runs practically forever on a pair of batteries. I'm waiting to see what Zimbabwe and other African Countries Hewlett-Packard does next with the Palmtop (maybe a backlit VGA screen), Magellan's Travel Company because the current Paltrnop is a hard act to follow. P.O. Box 5485 Santa Barbara, CA 93150-5485

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1995 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER 19 OW TO USE YOUR PALMTOP: BUILT-IN APPLICATIONS ON VACATION

Editor on Vacation

Even on vacation, Rich Hall, managing editor for The HP Palmtop Paper, finds the Palmtop to be an indispensable companion.

Rich Hall, Managing Editor of By Rich Hall The HP Palmtop Paper

Finally! A nine-day vacation to This caused this entry to appear at the trip, and use Phone Book in a explore some of Chicago's excellent the top of my phone list in the All more traditional manner, to look museums and the natural wonders Items screen. up names and addresses. of Wisconsin, and write an article about it for The HP Palmtop Paper. Spreadsheet for travel expenses Alright, I've developed a habit I can't shake. Whatever I do these I did a "quick and dirty" spread­ sheet for travel expenses. I entered TODO days, I think about how I could use NOTES TODO the dates as rows and the types of NOTES the HP Palmtop to do it. Then I NOTES think about writing an article about expenses as columns. The types of expenses included: Mileage, Fuel, how I did it. We've had articles Item with two blank spaces at beginning of about business trips, but never Name appears at the top of Phone's All Lodging, Food, Entertainment, about vacations. I though it might Items list. Misc. After an unscheduled stop in be fun to write one about my vaca­ Palatine, Illinois, I had to add a col­ tion - it was. I though I might be The "F3" after "Vacation" reminds umn titled"Auto Repairs." able to deduct part of the vacation me to press I!!) to go to the full­ -I can't. screen view of the Notes field, where the trip itinerary is kept. Preparation for the trip We planned to spend most of our evenings camping out in I made the decision that the trip national and state parks, but was going to be a vacation without reserved few nights in hotels. I interruptions for me and my fami­ kept reservation information, Lotus 1-2-3 Travel Expense spreadsheet, with columns for mileage, fuel, fuel cost, ly. I would not call in to the office including addresses, directions, to check on things, or check my e­ lodging, food, entertainment, and repairs. phone numbers, arrival dates, Columns totaled. mail. Therefore, I didn't take a check-in times and reservation con­ modem, cable or the like. I put a firmation numbers in the Notes I used the @SUM function to new set of lithium batteries in my field. I also kept the phone number add the rows and columns and Palmtop a day before we left. We for American Express and the seri­ give me running totals on the days would be gone nine days and I al numbers of the traveler's checks expenses, the total by expense type knew they would last the entire we carried. and the overall total. For example, trip, and then some. My wife had done most of the column C stored the dollar amount research on entertainment. She of fuel purchased. The fuel pur­ Trip itinerary in Phone Book kept a Memo file open on her HP chase for the first day of the trip was stored in cell C4. Subsequent I put notes on the trip's itinerary in 9SLX, with information on the museums we would visit, their day's purchases were stored in my Phone Book. I pressed ~ to cells CS through Cll. The formula add a new Phone Item. In the addresses, phone numbers, admis­ for determining the total fuel pur­ Name field I keyed in two blank sion fees, etc. I mailed several post cards on chases was entered in cell C13 as spaces followed by Vacation F3. follows: @SUM(C4 .. Cll).

20 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1995 MEMO diary Some deep part of me was expect­ huge. I set alarms in Appointment documents discoveries ing to run into people I knew 20 Book to remind me to go check the years ago. They defined Eau Claire meter. I opened a new MEMO file and for me and they weren't there any­ o There were a couple of things used it as a running diary of the more. The Eau Claire I knew did trip. I kept notes on the places we we wanted to make sure we saw in not exist anymore. It was just the Natural History museum - visited, interesting people we met, another mid-west city in the U.s. , places didn't have time to visit, for the Tyrannosaurs was one of them. with a shopping mall, fast food I set an alarm for about half an future reference. resturants and the like. I also used the diary to note hour before the museum closed, to remind us about Mr. Rex and other down interesting facts and person­ Appointment Book al discoveries. In the Natural important displays. I entered the oil change note direct­ History museum I saw a skeleton There were a number of things ly in Appointment Book and o of a full-grown Tyrannosaurs and I discovered I needed to do upon scheduled to do it the Saturday fol­ realized that the Steven Spielberg returning home. (E.G., call a per­ lowing our return. I also found had exaggerated its size in Jurassic son, change the car's oil and filter, Appointment Book handy in a Park. take a flashlight back that stopped number of other ways. Another discovery had to do working on the first day, etc.) I set with visiting Eau Claire, Wiscon­ o I used it as an alarm clock to appointments to remind me to take sin, a town I lived in 20 years ago. I wake me up in the morning. My care of these items. loved Eau Claire and used to know alarm is short, so I'd set three or the town like the back of my hand. four alarms to go off in the morn­ And they say the U.S. (I drove a taxi cab and had to.) ing, so I'd get up. doesn't have any culture! However, the town had changed so much it was almost unrecogniz­ o Appointment Book also saved The last place we stopped on our able. I was sitting on a bench out­ me money in Chicago. The parking vacation was the Mall of the side a resturant when I saw some­ meters are more expensive than in Americas outside Minneapolis, one I though I knew - I didn't. small town I live in. And the fines Minnesota. We made this the last for letting the time run out are Palmtop Accessories for the 100/200 LX . Omnibook Memory Cards • 1MB SRAM ...... $129 • 2MB SRAM ...... $199 • 5MB Flash w/Stacker Card ...... $279 • 10MB Flash w/Stacker Card .•..•• $425 • The Main Compartment is designed to hold most palmtop brands. It can also hold most cellular phones, walkmans, and items of similar scale. • 20MB Flash w/Stacker Card ...... $795 • The Secondary Companment is piggy-backed to the Main Companment to house beepers, • 130MB Hardrive Omnibook •.•••. $299 flashcards, batteries, business cards, etc. • 170MB Hardrive Omnibook ...... $399 • The fronts of the PL-PTH is made of 100% fine leather. Avoid dropping or losing a valuable business tool. This unique hands-free design will integrate your palmtop to your active lifestyle: you'll input more data because 1/0 Cards you'll carry it more often. • 14.4K Fax/Modem Card ...... $140 FOR EXECUTIVE OR CASUAL USE • NEW HOLSTERS AVAILABLE SOON • Lan Combo T/2 Card •••..•.•.•.•.•••. $140 • Fax/Modem for LX ...... $149 IC Card Drives • Internal Flash/lID Drive ...... $ 99 • External Printer Port Drive ••..•. $189 • External Serial Port Drive ..•••.•• $249 • Internal Dual ISA Drive ...... $189 Callfar Complete Catalog Me· AMX· VISA Accepted

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22 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1995 OW TO USE YOUR PALMTOP

A Simple Project Manager APPT on the HP Palmtop

Appointment Book provides basic project management already built into the HP Palmtop.

By Rich Hall

In recent years, extremely sophisti­ Producing an issue Step 8: To the printer (on 1 day) cated project management systems of The HP Palmtop Paper RH. have evolved to track what is to be Step 9: Issue received from printer done, who is to do it, how long it An example will help clarify this (1 day) TG. will take, etc. Some of these sys­ approach. Let's look at how we tems will even work on the HP could have used this approach to Palmtop, letting you schedule pro­ track the production of an issue of Setting up the jects and manage deadlines on the The HP Palmtop Paper. Specifically, Appointment Book go. (Please see the Product Index on let's look at a simplified version of project manager the schedule we used to publish page 51 for references to Project We'll open a new Appointment KickStart, Project:Vision, and the 1995 Best Tips issue. Work officially began on the Book and key in part of the sched­ ProTracs, three Project Managers that ule. have been mentioned in past issues.) 1995 Best Tips issue on January 23, Sophisticated project managers 1995. Below is a simplified version 1. Open Appointment Book and are great, but if your project man­ of the steps involved in producing press IMENUI file New. Give the agement needs are simpler than the Best Tips issue, with a time esti­ .ADB file a new name (e.g., PRO}­ that, you already have a program mate for each step, and the initials MANG .ADB) and press IENTER I or that will suit your basic needs. The of the person(s) responsible for that 1:s.!£J. Palmtop's built-in Appointment step: 2. Enter each step described above Book lets you enter repeating Step 1: Preliminary selection and as an appointment on the day the appointments (tasks) and docu­ prioritization of tips from past step begins. Follow these instruc­ ment them fully in the spacious issues (5 working days) RH PM. tions for each step: Notes field. Then you can view 2A. Press ~ to add an tasks involved in the project from Step 2: Preliminary layout to deter­ appointment. Enter an abbreviated Appointment Book's Week and, mine the number of pages of tips description of the step along with Month view. we have (3 days) RH. the initials of the person responsi­ The general strategy is to cre­ Step 3: Decide upon size of com­ ble. For Step 1 described above, I ate a separate Appointment Book pleted issue (1 day) RH HG. entered Select Prelim / RH PM . . ADB file for individual projects, You will have to abbreviate the enter your milestones (concrete Step 4: Eliminate low priority tips entry intelligently so something things to accomplish) on specific (1 day) RH PM HG. meaningful appears in your Week dates and describe the task Month views. involved in the Notes field. Step 5: Update remaining tips (10 2B. Tab to the Start Time and Alternatively, you can keep all days) RHPM. Start Date and key in the appropri­ your projects in one .ADB file, or Step 6: Final tip selection (2 days) ate data. For Step 1 above I entered merge the individual Appointment RH PM HG. 10:00 am for the start time, and Book files into one .ADB file to keyed in 1/23/1995 as the Start compare timelines and see how Step 7: Layout/proofing (5 days) Date. I set the steps to start at the your projects relate. RHPM.

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1995 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER 23 HOW TO USE: Appointment Book Project Manager beginning of my work day so they 20. Press (2) and add any would display at the top of the notes describing the Step you just 'rra.-v-el.Fl.oppy Week view (an exception is entered. You can use this field to PCMCIA Floppy Drive described in point 3 below). I set describe that step more completely, separate appointments for meet­ describe smaller steps involved in No less indispensable than your HP tOOl200LX ings related to a specific step (e.g., accomplishing that step, describe the meeting we were to have at materials you need to complete 2:00 pm on Friday, January 27 to go that step, list people you may need over the preliminary selection). I to contact to complete that step and didn't enter the step as an Event contact information for them, and because Events only display one lots more. You can also take notes line of the Event description in the on the progress of the step in this Week view. field. Press If1£) twice when you are 2C. Set the appointment as finished. repeating. Press ~ to set it up as a It is important to enter your Unparalleled performance from the Travel repeating appointment (if the step information in some consistent for­ FloppyTM makes file transfer and archiving both simple and inexpensive. continues over more than one day). mat. For example, list the sub-steps • Includes 3.5" 1.44 Mb floppy drive The repeat option you select will first, people you may need to con­ • PCMCIA Type II compatible depend on how long the step will tact next, etc. A consistent format • Small and portable - take or use it take. For example, Step 1 above of information in the Notes field anywhere was supposed to last 5 working will help you find the information • Versatile - plugs into the PCMCIA slot days, so I selected the Daily option, you need faster. of a variety of subnotebook, notebook and other portable DOS-based tabbed to the Duration field and systems, including the HP 100/200LX modified the Ending date to read 3. Enter all the steps involved in • Uses the convenient, economical, 1/27/1995, which was five working your project. Note that there may universally accepted floppy diskette be an overlap between some steps, ~ A #""t~,,;,r:-: :',~r:t® days later. Press I!!£) twice to ~ ,.., ~ ,...... __ .. _ •••••....• ·1 return to the main Appointments as there is in Steps 1 & 2 in the - -~,.,.~ ...... ~-­ TEe H N 0 LO G J E 5 I NC. screen. above example. In such a case, we 231 Charcot Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131 TEL: (408) 433-1980 FAX: (408) 433-1716 set the starting time of the over­ lapping step one hour later. This causes it to display properly in the Week view. So Step 1, running from Monday to Friday, starts at 8:00 a .m . Step 2, running from Wednesday to Friday the same week, starts at 9:00 a.m.

Displaying projects In Week view of Project Manager Appointment Book showing Step 1 of the project Week and Month views beginning on Mon., Jan. 23 and continuing through the week and Step 2 beginning on Wed., Jan. 25 and continuing through Fri., Jan. 27. After you've entered the sample project described above (or your own project), press ~, key in 1/27/1995 and press (FlO) to go to that day in January. Then press ~ to display the Week view of your new Project Management Appoint­ ment Book. You'll get a display that looks something like the one shown second from the bottom of this page. Note that three lines of information appears for each appointment. Month view of sample Project Manager Appointment Book showing Steps 3-8, which fall in the next month. (Continued on page 29 )

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You can press ~-I Spacebar' to toggle between one, two, or three lines of information. Press ~ to get a Month view of the project that looks something like the one shown at the very bot­ tom of this page. "I just want to thank you, honey, for putting your Palmtop away and If you keep separate .ADB files coming to bed ... I know that was hard for you." for each project, you might want to set up System Macros to quickly switch between Appointment Book Articles. When both projects If your project management files. As mentioned earlier, you can appeared in my Week view, I can tell needs are more exacting, you could keep all your projects in one .ADB at a glance which step relates to Best use the Palmtop's DataBase appli­ file, or merge individual .ADB files Tips and which relate to the Sept/Oct cation to create a custom project to get the big picture. issue. management database. I believe Don't forget that you can press Merge .ADB files as follows: you would still have to integrate a IMENU' file frint to print out a copy custom DataBase with Appoint­ 1. Open Appointment Book and of your project, along with task lpress IMENU, file Open to load ond descriptions from the Note field. In ment Book to display timeline of the desired .ADB files. addition, you can use the information. Maybe a Lotus aficio­ SmartClip feature to create custom nado could do the same thing with 2. Merge another .ADB file by reports with information displayed a spreadsheet, displaying timeline pressing I MENU' file Merge, select the way you want it. (See page 31 information as a graph. the file to merge and press IENTER'. , this issue for more on creating There are dedicated Project SmartClips.) Management programs galore. 3. Repeate step 2 until you have However, most of the newer ones merged all your separate .ADB Need a more sophisticated are written for 386 computers run­ project manager? files. ning Windows, and are not suit­ The Appointment Book works well able for the Palmtop. If you are going to merge your as a simple project manager be­ individual projects, or keep all of The sidebar on this page lists a them in one .ADB file, make sure cause of its ability to display wee­ few of the Project Management you begin each description with a kly and monthly views. However, programs mentioned in the Palm­ unique 2-character key to help you the individual appointment data top Paper over the years. In addi­ identify the project. For example, I card was not designed for project tion, there are older programs writ­ might enter the first step in the Best management. Most of the addi­ ten for DOS that may work on the Tips project ad BT Select Prelim and tional data related to a project has Palmtop. Whichever you choose, the first step in the September / to be stored in the F3 Notes field. good luck managing your projects This makes it a little bit harder to October issue project as SO Review with the HP Palmtop. access.

SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 THE HPPALMTOPPAPER 29 l ow TO USE YOUR PALMTOP I Print Your Database in the Format You Want

Create a custom database and print it out in the format you want using the built-in Database Paul Merrill, Associate program and Smart Clip. Editor, The HP Palmtop Paper By Paul Merrill

When I started at The HP Palmtop Palmtops and use it with the desktop PC, opened the DataBase Paper, I inherited the job of creat­ Connectivity Pack version on our application and followed the steps ing the Product Index you see on desktop Pc. described below. NOTE: You the second to the last page of every The first step in creating our access the MENU key on the issue. I would have to go over each Product Index database was to Connectivity Pack version of the article, letter or tip in the issue and decide the type of information we built-in applications by pressing make a list of the products men­ wanted to collect. We would need [ALTI. Whenever you see [MENUI in tioned. I would then search past data fields for the date we entered the instructions, press [ALTI if you issues for the information and then or updated the information, the are using the CPACK DataBase. cut it into a WordPerfect file on my product name, price, company desktop Pc. If the product was name, address, phone and fax 1. From the DataBase application new, I would consult product liter­ numbers, and e-mail address. We press [MENUI file Define New ature and/ or phone the vendor for would also need a field for a brief, Database. You should be presented the information, and then enter it one-sentence description, as well as with the Add Field dialog box. into the WordPerfect file. Finally, I a Note field for a longer product We'll create a text field to hold the would open a copy of the Quark description. Once we had decided name of the product. file containing the last issue's on the information we needed, we Product Index. I would delete all began to build the Database. 2. Key in the name of your new the products we weren't going to The Data Item (data entry) data field. For this example, we'll use this issue. I would then cut and screen for the finished product con­ enter the name Prod. paste the new ones and format tact database is shown at the bot­ them. tom of this page. Here's how I cre­ 3. Press [TABI once to go to the This whole process was ated it. "Field Type" section of the Add tedious and inefficient. We decided I started the HP lOO/200LX Field box. Use the ArrowKeys to to create one centralized database Connectivity Pack software on my select the type of field you want. of product contact and pricing information and work from it each issue. - •• • I I D C!ot.o~oooooJo ot.o~~o ooooooo o o o o ooo 08/25/95 3:38 p Las l Updale !r.lk.-Io "'o!l!J5~'" om" Prod Setting up the database The first task was to find a good database program. We started looking for a desktop database pro­ gram, but realized that we already had a good one right on our Palmtops in the Palmtop's built-in DataBase application. If we used this application, we could keep the Product Index individual Data Item screen showing the data fields·we Product Index database on our used for this custom DataBase.

30 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 (See "database fields, types of" in of the flexibility they give us to press I!:!!!J, give you new DataBase the User's Guide index for more on enter both letters, numbers and a name and press iF101 again. That's field types.) characters. all there is to it.

5. When you have added as many For more information on setting up f i eld ncll'lQ Prod fields as you want, press IENTERI Field Twpll a Palmtop DataBase, see "Data­ @ Iext. O GrouPllo )( (E IF10 I, name the file, and press ~ base: Definition" in your HP 100/ o NYJllber ~~~=n b:~llon OD again. o l ate g 200LX Users Guide. o Tiae o Cal usur y o label o HollI 6. Now position and size the new data fields you have created. Press Setting up a Smart Clip Defining a new DataBase. ITABI to highlight the data field you to export and format "Add Field" screen showing selections want to move or size. Then use the database information for "Prod" text box. following keys: After creating the Product data­ 4. After you have typed in the o Press the ArrowKeys - to move base, I spent a couple of weeks key­ Name of the field and selected its the data fields. ing in the product information. Type, press IENTERI. The Palmtop o Press ISHIFTI r.IA-=rro""'w""K""ey'l - to move Then I had to develop a method of will add the data field to the new data fields in smaller increments. selecting and printing the desired database and then pop up an o Press ICTRq IArrowKeyl - to change information to a file in a format as empty Add Field box for you to the size of the boxes. close as possible to the published define more fields. Product Index. The format for indi­ The screen graphic on the bot­ (It may be easier to add and posi­ vidual product entries is as follows: tion/ size the data fields one at a tom of page 30 shows the fields we Product Name - $price time, instead of adding them all used in this database. All fields are Brief product description of no more than and then trying to position/ size text fields except for the "D" (Long two lines. (See page xx) them.) Description) field, which is a Note Contact: Company Name, Address, 7. When you' re finished position­ field. We chose text fields because Phone and Fax numbers, E-Mail address. ing and sizing your data fields, Increase Productivity with your Palmtop Palmtop Printing Quick Financing Multi-Functional - CITIZEN" '~]ntult --- Attention lOOLX Users! You will have Now you can reap the total~I communica- /I. ' benefits of the 200LX with tion ability com- . Intuit's Pocket Quicken for bined with the ~ the l00LX. convenience of U The fastest, quickest way to organize your fi­ Flash memory tech- /1 nances on-the-go. Quick, easy access to your nology. EXP's Thin- ; Now you'll be able to print anywhere your data and the information you need to make the Fax 144LXM Modem has palmtop goes. This plain paper printer has right decisions on the spot. Track and categor­ 14.4 bps send/receive flash memory. Faxes great resolution (360 dpi) and allows you to ize your financial or travellbusiness expenses you receive can be stored in memory right print last minute, life-saving charts and with the only software that completely syn­ on the card, so you get both functions in graphs in color. Small (10" x 2" x 1.85") and chronizes with desktop versions of Quicken. your one PCMCIA slot. light (1.1 lb), the Citizen PN60 prints 2 From the makers of the #1 desktop financial Stock #3057 (No memory) . · $229 pages per minute on cut sheets, letterhead software. Stock #3058 (2MB version) . · $299 and transparencies. Prints approximately 30 Stock #3274 (100 Pocket Quicken) . . $69 Stock #3059 (4MB version) . · $369 text pages on a black cartridge or 3-5 pages with a color cartridge. Don't sacrifice office EduCALC is your place printer performance while working on the to find the newest, hottest road. Versatile, portable, and perfect for to­ day's palmtop user. products available for your t~ Stock #PN60 (PN60 Printer).• $374.95 Hewlett-Packard palmtop! Smart Modular provides you with a 9600/ Stock #3289 (NiCad Battery) ...... $79 Call Today 4800 send receive fax/modem with either 2, Stock #3290 (Car Adapter) ...... $44.95 4, or 6 MB memory. Fax larger files with Stock #3061 (100/200 Cable) .... $34.95 your palmtop! Stock #3292 (2 Black Carts)...... $8.95 Stock # 3251 (2MB version). . . . . $199 Stock #3293 (2 Color Carts)..... $13.95 (800)713-6526 Stock # 3252 (4MB version) . . . . . $369 Stock # 3054 (6MB version) . . . . $429

SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER 31 HOW TO USE: DataBase, SmartClip I could have tagged the desired products in the DataBase and use the Print option to copy them to a text file. But when I opened the file in a word proces­ FliOW HEWLETT Hp·200LX Palmtop PC sor, I would have to do a lot of a:~ PACKARD o NEW with 200LX! Intuit Palmtop QuickenTM editing. I'd have to delete unneces­ Carry with you your bank/check. credit card and cash accounl sary information, add words and balances. And do reconciliation l PC Compatible phrases, and move text around. It runs your off the sheff DOS·based software. Your favorite software. Still a lot of work. right in your pocket (MuSI be DOS based. CGA-Compatible) o 1 MB/2MB RAM, DOS 5.0 and Expandable Memory What I decided to do was cre­ Supports up to 32MB with optional plug -in memory cards. ate a Smart Clip and export only (one slot-PCMCIA Type II) o cc:Mail Remote is Built-In the data I wanted, in the format I You can attach a modem to access e-mail plus a wide range of wanted. In addition, I could use the communication networks. Lotus ' _2_3™ rei 2.4 Smart Clip to add the word The industry standard spreadsheet with database. graphics. and "Phone" before the phone number, macros. o HP Financial Calculator "Fax" before the fax number, and Business & scientific fundtions including TVM. amortization. cash "(See page xx)" after the product flows . statistics. date arithmetic. unit/currency conversions. sum lis\. Also includes HP Solve. function graphing. and 1-2-3 BackSolve. description. Here's how I set up the o Complete Organizer Software Smart Clip: Both Available in 1MB or 2MB Manage your time. tasks and data. and retrieve information instantly with a fully-integrated set of tools. including appOintment book. phone book. database. memo editor with outliner. notetaker. 1. At the All Database Items screen, Hp·200LX Call for stopwatch. and work time. press ~ to access the Smart Clip (pictured) Dealer/OEM o Express Exchange Coverage for 1 year PriCing So if your 200LX fails you merely call for a replacement . which feature and IALTI3£) to define a new arrives next day! Then just send back the old unit (2 yr additional Smart Clip. coverage opti onal). • SALES TO DEALERS ONLy-CALL FOR CONSULTATION ON ACCESSORY PRODUCTS • 2. Select the data fields you want to export. Press ~ to go to the Define CALL TOLL FREE: 1-800-227-8292 I ~ I Field screen. Press IOownArrowl to OR FAX US AT: (41SJ494-199S ~ move to the first data field you 760 SAN ANTONIO ROAD, PA LO AL TO, CALIFORNIA 94303-4695 want to export and press jF1o l. It will appear on the Define Smart desire. Use the Arrow keys to high­ the length of two hyphen s) in Clip screen. light a data field and then move it between. I positioned the cursor on to the desired position using Price and keyed in two hyphens. 3. Continue the process of pressing ENTER and TAB keys, or the I'll do a Search and Replace on the ~ and selecting data fields until Spacebar. two hyphens when I import the you have all the fields you want. I In our example, the first three product information into my word selected the following fields: Prod, fields we selected were Prod, Price, processor. Next, I moved to the Price, Brief, Company, Country, and Brief. I wanted Prod and Price end of the Brief (product descrip­ Phone 800, or, Fax , e-mail. The to appear on the first line, and Brief tion) field, inserted a space and Define Smart Clip screen appears (brief description of the product) to keyed in the phrase "(See page as shown below, with the data appear on the second line. I high­ xx)." Then, I moved the cursor to the fields concatenated one after the lighted Brief and pressed IENTERI to beginning of the next line, before the other. put it on the second line, below Company field, inserted one Tab, typed 4. Modify the Define Smart Clip Prod and Price. After Brief comes in "Contact:" and inserted another screen so the data appears as you Company, which should appear on blank space. Finally, I moved to the end the third line. I highlighted of the data fields and pressed I ENTER I Company and pressed IENTERI to three times to put some space between move it to the third line. each product listing. When I was finished moving 5. Insert the additional text you data fields around and inserting need. Use the ArrowKeys to move text, the Define Smart Clip screen the cursor to the desired position looked like the screen shown at the and key in characters, punctuation top of the next column. (Some data marks, and blank spaces and car­ is "hidden" to the right of the Define Smart Clip screen - after selecting riage returns as needed. data fields, but before formatting the screen screen due to the screen size.) so the data appears as you want it. All fields In our example, the Prod and on one line. Price fields have an em-dash (dash 6. Save your new Smart Clip. When

32 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 menu at the bottom of the Style Palmtop, then transferred the section. Use the DownArrow to ASCII text file to my desktop using select the Product Index Smart the Palmtop's memory card and Clip. my desktop's PCMCIA card read­ er. (The unedited version of the file is 2C. Tab to the Print To section and displayed in the sidebar on page 33) I b..------...,....,. use the ArrowKeys to highlight the loaded the file into WordPerfect 6.1 Define Smart Clip screen showing some File button. Tab to #Copies and of the final field and text layout for the for Windows for a final edit. Product Index. The output of this make sure 1 is entered there. I needed to make some small SmartClip is shown in the sidebar at edits because some entries did not the bottom of this page. 2D. Tab to the Title section and type in Product Index. We can skip have Fax numbers or e-mail you've got the Define Smart Clip the other print options for this addresses. Other than that, the sys­ screen just the way you want, press example. tem worked flawlessly and the ~, name your Clip (e.g., product information was printed "Product Index"), and press IENTERI 2E. Press I~ to print your selected out as I had formatted it. Then I or IF10 1 to complete the operation. items to a file. Give the file a name exported the WordPerfect file to Press ~ one more time to clear when prompted (the file will be Quark for final formatting. the Smart Clip screen and return to saved to the C: \ _DAT directory, the All Database Items screen. unless you specify a path and file­ Other uses for the name at this point). The selected DataBase, Smart Clip team data is saved in an ASCII text file Making it all work: Using the You can create any number of cus­ that can be imported into any word Smart Clip to print the desired tom DataBases on your HP processor. (See the output of this product information to a file. Palmtop. In addition, the clip at the bottom of this page.) PhoneBook, NoteTaker, and World The final step was to see if the Time applications can use Smart Smart Clip actually worked. I fol­ Load the file into a word Clips to print data out the way you lowed these steps to test the processor or page layout want it. So, for example, you can process: program for final edit print out address and phone lists, The above instructions work with inventories, itineraries, mailing 1. Select desired products. I opened labels and more, in a format that up the All Items screen of the DataBase on the Palmtop, or the Connectivity Pack version on a makes the data easier to under­ Product Database and selected a stand, and nicer to look at. few products. (You do this by high­ desktop Pc. I tested it on my lighting an item and pressing (Spacebar). A diamond appears to What the Smart Clip outputted the left of a selected item.) I used the procedure described in this article to print the product information for this issue to an 2. Print the Smart Clip to a file. In ASCII text file. I loaded it into my wordprocessor and it appeared as shown below, before any edit­ the All Database Items screen, ing or formatting . Note that "E-mail:" was printed out, even if an entry did not have an e-mail address. press IMENU I file £rint. You are pre­ sented with the Print dialog box~ with subsections "Print," "Style," Product Index "Print to," and "Title." ACE DoubleCards and DoubleFlash+ cards - $Varies 2A. The cursor should be resting PCMCIA Flash memory cards. (See page xx) on the Selected Items button in the Contact: ACE Techno logies, Inc., USA; Phone: 800-825-9977 or 408-734-0100 ; Print section. If not, Tab to that sec­ Fax: 408-734-3344 ; E-mail: . tion and use the ArrowKeys to America On Line (AOL) - $Varies Online information service . (See page xx) make sure that button is highlight­ Contact : America Online , USA; Phone : 800-827-6364 or 703-448-8700 ; Fax : 703- ed. 883-1509; E-mail: .

CompuServe - $Varies 2B. Tab to the Style section and use Online information service . (See page xx) the DownArrow key to highlight Contact : CompuServe, USA; Phone: 800-848-8199 or 614-457-0802; Fax: 614-529- the Custom button. Then press 9463; E-mail: . ITABI twice to go to the pull down

SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 THE HPPALMTOPPAPER 33 OW TO USE YOUR PALMTOP: THE 1-2-3 COLUMN

Basic Training 123 for 1-2-3 Users

Attention first-time Lotus users I or those needing a bit of a refresher: Get out your HP Palmtop and follow along with this review of the basics.

By Carl Merkle

Lotus 1-2-3 was one of the first, and paper check checkbook register, The 1-2-3 Release 2.x worksheet is still the most popular of the you also can create and copy for­ consists of a two-dimensional grid of many spreadsheet programs run­ mulas to cells, which tell 1-2-3 to cells 256 columns wide and 8,192 ning under DOS. A spreadsheet automatically add, subtract, multi­ rows deep. This is a BIG spreadsheet (also called "worksheet") is useful ply, divide, or carry out other math - much larger than any check regis­ for organizing and analyzing data functions on the data you've ter or ledger book an accountant in a tabular format (an array of entered, and display the results. In would typically use. The spreadsheet columns and rows). It's like an the case of the above example, size you use however is constrained electronic version of an account­ you've created a self-balancing by available system RAM memory ant's ledger book or your check checkbook. on the Palmtop. Memory is further register. constrained by the number of What can you do applications you have open at the - :. .•. ~ :g;.,-~ with a spreadsheet? same time. With no other Palmtop 75 1'-1 applications open, you can have a Spreadsheet programs let you spreadsheet containing about 290 manipulate text, numbers and cal­ kilobytes of data. With five applica­ r=------endar (date and time) data. Data tions open (Appt, Phone, Database, and formulas are entered in Cells, Memo and 1-2-3) there will be 1 as mentioned above. In fact, any collection of data that is organized approximately 45 kilobytes available Sample page of a check book register. in records and fields can be entered for your spreadsheet data. or brought into a 1-2-3 spreadsheet. This means that 1-2-3 can be used Starting and leaving 1-2-3 as a simple, "flat-file" database. For Start 1-2-3 on the HP Palmtop by Desc ... ipt ion example, you could create a - 1i1.58 1264 pressing 11-2-3 '. To exit and close the 896.23 deposit pay check - 55.24 1263 spreadsheet that contained a list of ~ 1-2-3 program press 1 MENU' Quit - 245.75 1262 __ your co-workers' names, phone :~U~ m~M- Yes. If you have not yet saved the - 10.29 1259 test 3 numbers, and E-mail addresses. - 23.00 1258 tset - 55.23 1249 test

Lotus 1·2-3 spreadsheet version of your check register. You set it up and enter the ABOUT THE AUTHOR data in the appropriate "Cells" and let Lotus do the addition and subtraction. Carl Merkle is a senior manager with E&Y Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group, a business unit of Ernst & Young, LLP. He specializes in accounting, Like a paper checkbook register, auditing and consulting regarding real estate and financial institutions. He you enter your financial data in the lives in Irvine, California with his wife and three children. The HP Palmtop is "cells" created by the intersection a regular part of their daily activity. of the rows and columns. Unlike a

34 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 worksheet you are working on, 1-2-3 prompts you, WORKSHEET CHANGES NOT SA YEO! End 1-2-3 anyway? If you press Yes, 1-2-3 quits and you loose your work. If you press No, Lotus goes back to the worksheet you are working on. To save a 1-2-3 work­ sheet, press 1 MENU 1 Eile s'ave, give Supports the HP 95LX, l00LX and 200LXl the worksheet a name, and press • TransfersITranslates important data between your lIP Palmtop and Windows PC IENlCRl. • Reconciles data, notifying you when conflicts are found One of the nice things about • Controls what data is transferred, how it's formatted and where it's transferred the HP Palmtop is that you don't • Keeps your HP Palmtop and PC data in synch! have to quit 1-2-3 to go to another Supported Software built-in application. If you're work­ ing on a spreadsheet and need to ACT! for Windows dBASE PackRat4.1 Windows ASCII (CSV) Files ECCO Paradox Cardfile/Calendar consult your Appointment Book CaIANdar Excel Schedule+ Word for Windows press IAPPTI. When you're finished Commence 2.x Lotus Organizer Sidekick 2.0 Word Perfect for Windows with APPT, press 11231 and you're IntelliLink for Windows Only $99.95 back where you left off. "IntelliLink is the only solution for keeping network-based scheduling and contact information synchro­ nized with your PDA." PC Week, April 17, 1995 Understanding "This is truly excellent software -vital if you want to use a pocket computer. .. very useful if you need to the 1-2-3 screen move data between formats, even just software formats." Computer Shopper (UK), April 1994 One of the first basic skills neces­ "IntelliLink surpasses other desktojrto-palmtop links in its ease of use, its smart way ofhandling of data flies, and its error correction features during uploads and downloads." Windows Sources,june 1993 sary is understanding how to read All products listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective entities. the 1-2-3 screen. The 1-2-3 screen consists of To order IntelliLink. One Tara Blvd., Suite 210 Tel: (603) 888-0666 contact: Nashua, NH 03062 Fax: (603) 888-9817 three primary areas: the Worksheet Corporation Area, the Control Panel, and the Status line (see screen at bottom of graphic, the worksheet area is The worksheet area is bounded this page). columns A through F, and rows 1 on the left by the Row Indicator through 20. (Note: the worksheet bar and on the top by the Column The Worksheet Area area can be displayed on the Indicator bar. Each intersection of The worksheet area occupies most Palmtop in two screen sizes: 6 a column and row forms a cell. A of the screen. It is where you see columns by 13 rows and 8 columns cell is the basic storage unit of a data that you have entered in the by 20 rows, assuming columns 9 worksheet, in which you enter spreadsheet. The worksheet area characters wide. Press ~- ISpacebarl data, formulas, or text. The location displays only a part of the 256 to toggle between them. Screen or Address of each cell is specified columns and 8,192 rows possible in shots in this article are displayed in by a column label and a row label. each spreadsheet. In the above 8 by 20 format.) The 256 columns are labeled alpha­ betically, beginning with A and going through Z, then AA through AZ, BA through BZ, and so on, all the way to IA through IV. Rows are labeled numerically (1 through 8192). For example, C5 identifies the cell at the intersection of col­ umn C and row 5. The highlight bar or cursor in the worksheet area, is called the Cell Pointer. It identifies the cur­ rent cell (i.e., the cell into which The 1-2-3 screen consists of three areas: The "Control Panel", the top three lines of the display; you can enter data or formulas)_ the "Worksheet Area" containing the rows and columns of the spreadsheet itself; and the You can move the cell pointer to "Status Line" at the bottom, displaying time, date, and other status information.

SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER 35 HOW TO USE: 1-2-3 Basics protection status, column width, lets you safeguard your worksheet, and the contents of the cell. (The so you don't accidentally overwrite cell format, protection status and important information or formulas column width are only displayed if in a cell. The way this feature default settings have been works is that you turn on Global changed). At the end of the first Protection to protect the entire line is the Mode Indicator. We'll worksheet. Then you "unprotect" use the above example in which the cells into which you want to be the number 1234 was entered into able to enter data. If Global Infrared Printing From cell C5 to help clarify these items. Protection is off, nothing is indicat­ ed on the first line. If Global Your HP 100 and 200LX o The Cell Address is its column Protection is on, you'll see PR on • Cable-free printer connection and row location (C5 = column C, the first line. If the cell you are in is • Works with any parallel printer row 5). unprotected, you'll see U in the first line. For example, with the cell • Fas~ reliable and easy to use o The Cell Format controls the pointer resting in C5, press IMENul _ EXtended way 1-2-3 displays numerical infor­ Worksheet Global frotection Systems® mation in a cell. Cells can be for­ Enable to turn on Global Protection 5777 North Meeker Ave. Boise, ID 83713 matted for the entire worksheet at for the entire worksheet. Then Tel: 800-23,·7,76 or 20~322·7)7) Fax 4O~'87·9170 once (global formatting) or for a press IMENUI Range Unprotect to un­ single cell or range of cells at a time protect cell C5. The first line now different cells with the arrow keys (range formatting). In the above should read: C5: (CO) U 1234. and other "pointer movement example, with the cell pointer rest­ (Unprotect the entire worksheet by keys". (We'll describe these other ing on the cell C5, the first line cur­ pressing IMENul Worksheet Global rently displays C5: 1234, the cell frotection Disable.) pointer movement keys in another location and contents of the cell, issue when we get into some more with no cell formatting informa­ o The Column Width feature lets advanced cell editing and data tion. Cell formatting information you adjust how much of a column entry concepts). For now, use the for a cell will appear on the first arrow keys to move the cell pointer line only when a cell (or range of to cell C5. The cell itself is high­ cells) are specifically formatted. Easy File Transfer lighted, the column bar above is Let's say you want to display reversed on the C, and the row bar the number 1234 as currency (ie. Between Your is reversed at the number 5. (This $1,234) only in cell C5. Make sure Palmtop and Desktop did not display well on the screen the cell pointer is resting on C5 and graphic we showed earlier, but press IMENu] Range Eormat does on the Palmtop.) ~urrency f2) IENTER 1 IENTER I. The first In this example, C5 is the "cur­ line now displays C5: (CO) 1234, rent cell" that your next entry or and cell C5 displays $1,234. The procedure will affect. Type 1234 (CO) in the first line indicates the new cell format: C = currency, 0 = and then hit IENTERI to place the numbers 1234 in cell C5. decimal places displayed. Although we selected 0 deci­ Add the SCT CL680 Card-Link to The Control Panel mal points in the above examples, your desktop PC: we could have formatted 1-2-3 to ~ Fast-80,000 Bytes/sec The control panel is the three-line display a number with one or more decimal points. We can also enter ~ Easy to use-works just area at the top of the screen. The like a floppy disk drive first line displays information negative currency amounts, which about the format of the current cell appear in brackets in the cell (e.g., ~ Convenient-plug-in installation to your and the data in it. The second and key in -231 and ($231) will be dis­ parallel printer port third lines list command menus played). Note that on the the first that let you choose the actions you line of the control panel at the top ~ Reads /writes SRAM and want 1-2-3 to perform. (We'll look of the screen, the negative sign is FLASH cards displayed for the cell contents. at the command options in a future Only $189.95 issue.) Experiment with other range for­ mats to get a feel for how this works. Steele Creek Technologies, Inc. Line 1: Cell information - The 14035 Appling Lane first line of the control panel dis­ Charloff~NC 28278 plays the cell's address, its format, o The Global Protection feature Phone or Fax: (704) 588-1780

36 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 is displayed in the spreadsheet. cell are displayed on the first line Save your spreadsheets Each cell holds up to 240 characters of the control panel and the format­ of data. By default, the width of the ted results are displayed in the Most of the Palmtop'S built-in 1-2-3 columns displayed on the worksheet area. As we saw above, applications automatically save Palmtop is nine characters. The cell the column width (9 characters by data. This is not the case with 1-2-3. can still hold up to 240 characters, default) limits the amount of the Save your worksheet by pressing IMENU' Eile Save. A prompt will but only 9 characters are displayed. cell contents you can display in the then appear on the second line of If the cell pointer is resting on a cell worksheet. It does not limit the the control panel stating: Enter that has had its column width amount of data or text you can changed, the first line will indicate name of file to save: C:\_DAT\*.wk1. enter into a cell. As mentioned this. Lotus is set up to save files to before, each cell can hold up to 240 In the above example we C: \ _DA T on the Palmtop. To characters of data. You can key in entered 1234 into cell CS and 1-2-3 change this, press I MENU) Eile displayed $1,234. Column C has a one of the following into a cell: Directory and key in the complete default 9 character column width, Label - a name or any text path of the new directory. If you but we only need a column width you enter into a cell. For example, have not yet saved your file, key in of seven to display this six charac­ if you use a Lotus spreadsheet for the filename and press I ENTER'. If ter number (four numeric charac­ your checkbook, you might want to you have already saved it, and are ters, plus a comma, plus a dollar put the titles "Check #", just re-saving it because you sign, plus a trailing blank charac­ "Description", "Balance", etc. at the changed the worksheet, the file­ ter). Let's say we wanted to reduce top of the appropriate column. If name should already be displayed. this column's width to 7 to make you want numbers to be read as All you have to do is press IENTER'. more room available for other text and not numeric data, key in After you press I MENU' Eile columns in our checkbook. Make an apostrophy first. Save, Lotus will let you save a file to sure the cell pointer (Le., highlight Numbers - numeric data, like another directory. Below the second bar) is resting on cell CS. Press deposits and withdrawals from a line from the top, Lotus displays an abbreviated list of worksheets saved IMENU, Worksheet .column Set­ checking account. in the current directory along with a Width. 1-2-3 is now prompting Formulas - equations that tell list of any existing subdirectories. you: Enter column width (1-240): 1-2-3 what to do with the data you 9. You can either key in the number (You can press ~ at this point to get enter into the cells. of characters you want to fit in a a full screen display of this list.) Use column, or press the right and left the ArrowKeys to move the highlight o The Mode Indicator is always ArrowKeys to adjust the width. bar to the desired subdirectory and visible in the upper right hand cor­ Play with the ArrowKeys a little to press I ENTER'. 1-2-3 now lists the files see how this works, but end up ner of the 1-2-3 control panel. This and other subdirectories in the subdi­ with a column width of 7 and press indicator tells you what you're rectory you highlighted. IENTERI. Cell CS should display doing in Lotus. $1,234 and the first line in the con­ trol panel should display C5: (CO) The Status Line U (W7) 1234. Project: Vision Let's recap, using the sample The "status line" is the line at the first line shown at the end of the ' bottom of the screen displaying the last paragraph. The first line of the date and time indicator. You can Gives You control panel, from left to right, change Lotus to display the file­ Planning In Your Palm For $99 displays the following: name of the worksheet currently For HP 100/200 and DOS based PC's loaded instead of the date and C5 - the address of the highlighted cell. Features include: Free Demo Pc n.-, time. To do so, press IMENU) • One Hour Learning Curve ~/sk (CO) - any formatting you've done to the cell. • Uses 300K with Max fIle size from SOK to IMEG. U - whether you've protected the cell or not. Worksheet Global Default Other • Logic Networks,Timelines, Resource Histograms (W7) - Cell's column width, if default changed. .clock Eilename. Additional status • Critical Path, Milestones, Variable Zoom 1234 - the cell contents. • Multiple projects, Max tasks of 1000 activities indicators may be displayed on dif­ • Mouse and keyboard operated for portability Check out the sidebar on page 38 ferent parts of the status line, for more details on changing the including CAPS (when the Caps Inmax Publishing Ltd. column width. Lock key is on), or CALC (when 2673 Terrace Ave. North Vancouver, BC the worksheet's formulas need to Canada V7R IB5 o The Cell Content is what you be recalculated). Tel: 604-980-9991 put in the cell. The contents of a Fax: 604-985-5597

SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER 37 HOW TO USE: 1-2-3 Basics You can also save the current worksheet under the name of Adjusting column width and another already existing work­ Global format changes sheet. Simply highlight the existing ADJUSTING COLUMN WIDTH filename and press IENTERI . Lotus Numbers placed in formatted cells may be too large to display properly, given the column width. If will ask you if you want to Cancel this is the case, they are displayed as asterisks (*****). In the example we are working on, type the save, Replace the file with the ·123456 into cell C5 and press IENTER' . Asterisks are displayed because this exceeds the 7 charac­ worksheet you're saving, or ter column width. Specifically, this number needs a column width capable of displaying a total of 10 Backup the existing file before you characters (6 numeric characters, preceded by one $, with one comma between 4 and 5, one open replace it. Be careful! If you choose parenthesis, and one close parenthesis). Replace, you loose that other work­ Before you change the column width in column C, use yourDownArrow key to go to cell C7 in sheet. your spreadsheet and type in the number 5 ten times. The cell will hold ten (or more) 5s, but the col­ umn width is only 7. Since Lotus cannot display all of the 5s, for display purposes it converts the Retrieving your work number to its exponential form (a small number time~ 10 raised to a power) and displays that. So the ten 5s entered above are displayed as 6E+09, or 6 x 10 raised to the power of 9. If you've saved your work and Now let's see what happens when we copy this number to a wider column, type IMENU'.cOpy. exited 1-2-3, you'll later want to Line 2 of the control panel now displays Copy what? C7 .. C7. Hit I ENTER', and 1-2-3 now asks To retrieve it. To do this, start Lotus where? C7. Press your RightArrow key once to change C7 to D7 and hit I ENTER'. D7 will now dis­ and press IMENU I Eile Retrieve and play 5.6E+09. Since there is more room in column D, 1-2-3's default format allows the number to type in the complete path and display a more precise exponential number. name of your worksheet file. (E.G., FORMATTING ALL CELLS AND ADJUSTING MANY COLUMN WIDTHS for the worksheet BUDGET.WK1 Let's say that in our checkbook we want the numbers to be displayed with commas, rounded to the in the CASH directory of your nearest dollar, instead of defaulting to an exponential format. To do this, type IMENU, Worksheet memory card you would type in Global format I] ~ IENTER' . Global commands change default settings for the entire worksheet and a: \ cash \ budget. wkl.) are not reflected in the first line of the control panel. Also notice that cells C7 and D7 are now dis­ playing asterisks instead of exponentially formatted numbers. To change the column widths of col­ If you don't remember the umn C and D at the same time, type IMENU, Worksheet .column .column-Range Set-Width. 1-2-3 path and/or name of your work­ now will ask: Enter range for column width change: C7 .. C7. Press your RightArrow key once and sheet, you have to go find it. Note notice that the cell pointer now highlights C7 and D7 and that line 2 of the control panel also indi­ that when you pressed I MENU I Eile cates C7 .. D7. Press IENTER'. Line 2 of the control panel now asks: Select a width for range of Retrieve, Lotus displayed a list of columns (1 .• 240): 7. Press your RightArrow key multiple times until the numbers appear. Notice the columns getting wider and notice the column width count on line two increasing. When it has existing worksheets below the sec­ increased to 14, press IENTER'. The numbers will now appear and columns C and D will display 14 ond line, with the cursor resting on characters of data. the first of these files. Use the Arrow Keys to move through the files and subdirectories until the indicating ''Memory Full". ry by closing other applications. desired filename is highlighted. Remember the F1 key? It Once enough memory has been Then press IENTER I to load it. accesses Lotus' "context sensitive" freed, you should be able to load Help screen. Press I!!l at this point that larger file. Limits to the size of your and Lotus will give you some sug­ To tell how much memory is lotus spreadsheets gestions on how to deal with too available for a Lotus worksheet, little memory. The primary way is Press IMENUI Worksheet Stat. The Theoretically, you can create a to close down other built-in appli­ first line of the Worksheet Status spreadsheet 256 columns wide by cations to make more memory box displays the amount of "con­ 8192 rows long. However, the actu­ available. ventional memory" available for a al size of a spreadsheet is limited Strictly avoid one of the Help worksheet. Remember that num­ by the amount of system RAM you suggestions - DO NOT save the ber. Then press IESCI to go back to have available. This means that if recently loaded file. Lotus only the main screen and I MENU I Eile you try to retrieve a spreadsheet partially loaded it. If you save it, Retrieve to load a worksheet. that is too large, 1-2-3 will partially you'll write over the original, loos­ When you highlight an existing load its data and then beep at you. ing some of its data. Instead, hit worksheet, its file size is displayed The mode indicator will say ERROR IESCI, and type IMENUI Worksheet on the third line, all the way to the and a dialog box will appear appear .Erase Yes Yes. Then free up memo- right of the display.

38 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 Buy -Sell-Trade-Repair ADVANCED USERS: v 100LX Fill feature automatically creates IENTER" and you're asked ''To where?" v 200LX sequential labels and saves B. Type in the starting cell of the new loca­ v 41 C/CV/CX keystrokes tion of the months (e.g., A2) and press IENTER'. v 718 Let's say you are setting up a budget and want The months Jan through Dec will be copied a row or column of cells for the months of the along the top of your spreadsheet, in cells A2 v Flash Cards, year (i.e., January, February, March, etc ..) or through L2. This process does not delete the your company's divisions (i.e., North, South, contents of the old cells. You'll have to do that Peripherals East, West, etc ... ). It's a pain to continually type on your own. Please call today for a fast friendly quote! \~¥"'I"/I.':l'-'·)\ ~ . I·I/~ 'I"- ,J' in this sort of repetitive data. Recent versions of .... - I ,--" - I '--I: Lotus 1-2-3, and other spreadsheet programs, have '~ill" features that let you fill a range with Create a 1-2-J formula recurring labels after you type the first entry. library In NoteTaker ,"\1' 0 \7 ' ' 1;N'....(46,.WIt a. .< ,I .... __ 1\ '" I -::.~/ .. -_I' I'"~ 1-::';'1,' Well guess what? You can do the same thing 1086 South Delaware Drive on the Palmtop using the NoteTaker or You can store your favorite 1-2-3 formulas as Slone Church, PA 18343 well as fill lists in NoteTaker or DataBase. From Tel: 810·588·2800 • Fax: 810·588·1727 DataBase application. Let's say we want to create a fill for the there, you can Cut and Paste them into spread­ months of the year, abbreviated Jan, Feb, Mar, sheets as needed, without having to re-enter etc. them. For example, I commonly use the follow­ ing formula to tell me the day-of-the-week based on a date entered in cell A2 : Congratulations! Step 1. Create a fill list Open a new (or existing) NoteTaker file. Press @CHOOSE(@MOD(@DATEVALUE If you've gotten this far, and fol­ ~ to add an entry and key in the list type in the Title field (i.e., MonthsList). Tab to the Note (A2),7),"SATURDAY","SUNDAY", lowed what's been said, you are "MONDA Y",''TUESDA Y","WEDNESDAY", field and type in your fill sequence, one month now a qualified 1-2-3 user. You un­ ''THURSDAY'',''FRIDAY''). per line. derstand what a cell is, and how to To save the formula as a NoteTaker entry, I did get data (both numbers and labels) Jan into a cell. You know how to for­ Feb the following: mat the presentation of numeric Mar etc. 1. Open the spreadsheet and highlight the cell data and how to move around in with the desired formula in it. the worksheet using the arrow 2. Copy the months fill list keys. You know how to save and to the Palmtop's clipboard. 2. Press IMENU' Bange format lext to display retrieve your work. You've used In the Notes field of the MonthsList, highlight the the cell's contents as the formula in it (instead of the 1-2-3 command menu and can entire list of months. (Move the cursor to the let­ the formula's result). begin exploring that on your own. ter J in Jan .), hold down ~ and press I D.:lwnArrow' till the list is highlighted. Then press You understand how to read the 3. Press IMENU' Worksheet Column .set-Width ~-I::J to copy the list of labels to the clip­ and widen or shrink the column width so it dis­ 1-2-3 screen. You've even used two board. plays the entire formula. or three function keys. That's a lot 3. Copy the fill list to for the first time around. 4. Press ~-ICOPY' to copy the formula to the the Lotus spreadsheet. Future articles will focus on clipboard. Open Lotus 1-2-3 to an empty spreadsheet, refinements of some of these basics. move the cursor to the cell in which you want 5. Add a new NoteTaker entry and paste the Next month we'll discuss formulas Jan to appear (say, A2) and press ~-III to formula into the Note field. and 1-2-3's @functions. In the paste the column of months into your spread­ meantime get some data into 1-2-3 sheet (Jan in A2, Feb in A3, Mar in A4, etc.). Now, when you want to use the formula again in and experiment. Try replacing your 4. Display as row another spreadsheet, just use the clipboard to check register with a Lotus spread­ instead of column. transfer it from NoteTaker to 1-2-3. Then edit it sheet, set up a spreadsheet for your Let's say you have the months in cells A2 to remove the leading apostrophe ('), and your personal or business budget, docu­ through A13. If you want your list to display as a formula should work. You can also use this ment your workout plan in Lotus. row (e.g., along the top, with Jan in A2, Feb in same technique to save macro instructions you Play around with the concepts B2, Mar in C2, etc.) follow these instructions: may want to use in multiple spreadsheets. we've discussed and have fun! A. Press I MENU' Bange lranspose and you're asked ''Transpose what? A2 .. A13." Press

SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER 39 l ow TO USE YOUR PALMTOP r+=l Solver Solutions ~ HP CALC's Solver application lets you use formulas to calculate Estimated Time of Arrival, wind chill factor, exchange rates, and much more!

Introduction by Ed Keefe

[Editor's Note: Although we tested For instance you can use PurchPrice = 4.73 these equations to see that they would OrderCost instead of "0". ! load and run on the HP lOO/200LX, To enter the formula into Solver, Note that anything between two we did not verify the validity of the Start HP Calc, press IMENU I Solve I!!) exclamation points is ignored by mathematics or usefulness of the (Insert) on the 95LX or ICTRq Solve Solver when it runs the equation. results. They are provided here as ~ (Insert) on the 100j200LX. Then When you press IF10 1 (OK) and examples that you can study and use key in: ~(Calc) to run the equation you to create your own Solver equations . will see the following screen: Send us other useful equations EOO=Sqrt( 2*OrderCost* AnnualSales/ you come up with and we'll publish EOQ : 261.62557 ( %CarryCosV100*PurchPrice Ordol"Coal : 35.00000 another Solver article somewhere down AnnU411Salea : 10.000.00000 ) XCo.rrvCoat. : 20.00000 the road.] PurchPrice : 4.73000 )

EOQ = 261.62557 The Solver function is found in HP The formula could be keyed in all i...-1ImII___ J'lIID!llllllml _ _.__- CALC on all three HP Palmtops. on one line. However, the indented HP Calc's Solver showing the Economic Solver lets you enter your own style shows where the matching Order Quantity screen equations, with variables, into the parentheses appear. Once you Calculator, and solve for the differ­ have the equation working proper­ Notice that EOQ is associated with ent variables. An example will clar­ ly, you can always edit the text the F2 function key and the other ify this. and delete the extra spaces. variable names are associated with The "Economic Order Quan­ I usually like to add a line or function keys F3 through F6. To tity" (EOQ) is an equation used by two of comments about an equa­ solve for EOQ, key in 35 and press purchasing agents to calculate the tion: something that will jog my I!!); key in 10,000 (or 1 E4) and optimum quantity of an item to memory later on. Sometimes the press I!!l; 20 and press ~; 4.73 and order. It was shown in the HP best "comment" is a completed press ~. Finally press ~ and the 95LX User's Guide, but is missing example: EOQ = 860.21 will appear on the from the 200LX User's Guide: Calc line. You can also use the Up- and EOO = 860.21 DownArrow to highlight any of the EOQ = J~~-~P~_S OrderCost = 35.00 variable names on the display. Pressing IENTER I will put the number It says the EOQ is the square root AnnualSales = 10,000.00 from the Calc line into that vari- of 2 times the Ordering costs times %CarryCost = 20.00 the annual Sales, divided by the Carrying cost (as a percentage of inventory) times the Purchase price ABOUT THE AUTHOR of a unit. If you have a phenomenal Ed Keefe is an author, programmer, computer science memory you could key the formu­ instructor, and long-time contributor to support publica­ la in using just the single letters of tions for HP computers. He is also the president of the the formula. However, Solver FastAid Company, 314 S.W. Logan, Ankeny, IA 50021, allows longer names to help U.S.A .. Ed's CompuServe ID is [75300,3667]. remember what each variable is.

40 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 able. Pressing the space bar will IENTERI. Then press Icmq-I!!) to Paste You can load the .EQN file into solve for that variable. in the equation. MEMO and use the Palmtop's clip Once you have a solution on [Note: SLVHLP.ZIP il is an up­ board feature to Cut and Paste the Calc line, you can press dated version of HPSOLVE.PBK il, a these equations, or parts of an Icmq-IEI to copy the line to the clip­ handy database that answers many equation, from Memo into Solver. board and open Memo or N ote­ questions about Solver that can be Do not copy the French braces into Taker's Note field, and press used by all three Palmtops.] Solver. Follow these instructions: ICTRL!-I!I to paste the line into a document. On the other hand, if 1. Load the .EQN file into Memo. Copying equations Find the equation you want to you want to paste the number into from Memo to Solver Lotus 1-2-3, you'll need to start copy into Solver. 1-2-3, return to HP Calc's Solver, You can key an equation directly 2. Use the ArrowKeys to place the press I!!)(STO) ISpacebarl, switch to into Solver as described above, or cursor to the right of the open 1-2-3, move the cursor to where key it in to MEMO and use the French brace {. you want to put the number, and Palmtop's Clipboard feature to cut press IENTffiI. and paste it into Solver. The Solver 3. On the 100/200LX press the I Shift 1- This article is a compilation of .EQN file is nothing more than a IDownArrowl and IShiftl-IRightArrowl to mark a number of Solver equations we text file with each separate equa­ the complete equation up to, but found posted on the HPHAND tion having the following format: not including the close French forum of CompuServe. I've indicat­ brace }. ed the author at the beginning of {Name 1 !Comments! Equation} On the 95LX press ~ (Mark), each equation. and highlight the complete equ­ The equations below can be { - The open French brace indi­ ation not including the close found in SOL VP23.EQN (found in cates the beginning of the Solver French brace}. SOLVP23.ZIP ij ). You can load the equation and is to the left of the Name you assign to the equation . 4. On the 100/200LX press ~-c:J .EQN file directly into Solver by to copy the equation to the clip­ first transferring it to your Palm­ board. top, opening Solver, pressing IMENUI } - The close French brace indi­ On the 95LX, press ~. Eile Open and selecting SOL VP23 cates the end of the equation and .EQN. (On the 95LX press IMENUI File appears to the right of the last ele­ 5. On the 100/200LX press IHPCALq Retrieve.) ment in the equation. IMENUI Application Solver to go the SOL VP23.EQN contains all the Solver Catalog and press ~-B to equations in this article. If you spot Name 1 - The Name of the equa­ paste the equation into Solver. one or more that you like, you can tion comes first to the right of the On the 95LX, press I"H"'P""C"'AL"C"I transfer them to another .EQN file open French brace { and is fol­ IMENUI Solver and then press Icmq­ using the following instructions: lowed by the pipe symbol I. I!!) to paste the equation.

1. First load SOL VP23.EQN into !Comments! - Comments are You can also key in the equa­ Solver as described above. remarks that help you understand tions manually, but do so very the equation, but have no effect on carefully, checking to see you have 2. Select the desired equation. Press its operation. You don't have to the correct number of parentheses. I UpArrow 1or I DownArrow I. enter any Comments or a Name for Don't type in the French braces n. the equation to work, but they will The Name field is to the left in the 3. Copy the equation to thE! help you remember months later Solver Catalog listing, you don't Palmtop's clipboard. Press ~-S what the equation is all about. need to type the pipe symbol I. If on the 100/ 200LX. Comments are bracketed you make a mistake in keying in an Press Icmq-~ on the 95LX. between exclamation marks !, and equation (e.g., you don't put in the may appear anywhere between the right number of parentheses) pipe symbol 1 and the close French 4. Select the .EQN file you want to Solver will beep and display an brace }. copy the equation into and load it error message. Solver automati­ into Solver. In Solver, press IMENUI Equation - The actual Solver cally saves the equations you enter Eile Open, highlight the desired equation comes after the pipe sym­ into the .EQN file you have open. .EQN file and press ~-B to paste bol 1 and is followed by a close When you've finished keying in the equation. Press the ILeftArrowl French brace}. in or pasting an equation, press and type in the equation's name. It!£) (OK) (I ENTER 1 on the 95LX) and All the equations in this article are In Solver on the 95LX, press ~ (Calc). Key in the variables and IMENUI File Retrieve Yes, highlight displayed as you would see them have fun. the desired .EQN file and press in an .EQN file, enclosed by French braces {}.

SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER 41 if(humidity > 94, ETA and Sample Solver Equations .8 * temp + .195 * temp, travel time remaining if (h.mi.dity >= 90 JlN) h.mi.di.ty < 95, Joe Reilly .8 * terrp + .18 * terrp, CompuServe ID: [76470,3310] if (h.mi.dity >= 80 JlN) h.mi.di.ty < 90, Generate tone .8 * terrp + .1667, frequencies {l-1lsic FrB:JUencies I The first equation gives the if (h.mi.dity >= 70 JlN) h.mi.di.ty < 80, From Dave Goodman !l-1lsical notes arrl frequencies! drive time remaining, the .8 * terrp + .145 * terrp, CompuServe ID: [72330,130] !12 3456 7 8910 1112! second gives an ETA (Esti­ if (h.mi.dity >= 60 JlN) h.mi.di.ty < 70, !CC#DEb EFF# GGit A Eb B! mated Time of Arrival; 24- .8 * terrp + .123 * terrp, = This equation allows pro­ .8 * terrp + .085 * terrp))))) hour clock, 13.38 1:38 grammers and others to 0* ( 'C_C#_D_Eb_E_F) + pm). Hope they're of use. determine the frequency for 0*('1_2__ 3 __4_5_6)+ a musical note. For O*('F#G_G#_A_Bb_B)+ {TRAVEL TIME I 0*('7_8_9_10_11_12)+ Determining the instance, you can enter "dew point" middle A and it will tell 0*'+ (FP (Miles/ MPH) LN(Frequency/ 55) / LN(2)= From Dave Goodman you that it's 440 hz. The CompuServe ID: [72330,130] *60/ 100)+ equation also gives an Octave+((Note-22) / 12) I IP(Miles/ MPH) example of the use of the The temperature at which =Hrs.Min} if(S(variable)) function. dew forms, the "dew The advantage of this (TRAVEL ETA I equation is that it will let point," is related to the rela­ {M.Jsic I !'ItrE Fre:p=ies tive humidity. This solver !El1ter" t:h;! cx::tav24,if(FP((( L(C, (temp-32) *5/ 9) *0+ if (S (G) , 3135.96 / 2'(7-Cl::ta11e) - G, list that shows which FP(Miles/ MPH) *60/ 100)+ L(X, 1-humidity/ 100)*0+ if(S(A), 3520.00 / 2'(7-Cl::ta11e) - A, number is associated with a IP (Miles/ MPH) ) + (G(e) - (14.55 + 0.114*G(C)) * G(X)­ if(S(B), 3951.07 / 2'(7-Cl::ta11e) - B, note. Notice that the string CTIME».60, (( (((2.5+.007 *G(C)) *G(X)) A3)_ if(S(CS) ,2217.46 / 2'(7-Cl::ta11e) -<:s, of characters inside the FP(Miles/ MPH) *60/ 100)+ (15.9 + .117 * G(C)) * if (S (L'S) ,2489.02 / 2'(7-Cl::ta11e) -rE, quotes are the names of IP (Miles/ MPH) ) + (G(X) , 14)) * 9 / 5 + 32 if (S (FS), 2959 .96 / 2' (7-Cl::ta11e) -FS, unused variables. Variable CTIME- . 60+1, (( if(S(GS).3322.44 / 2'(7-Cl::ta11e) -<13, names can not begin with a FP(Miles/ MPH) *60/ 100)+ number, so we used the if (S (AS) ,3729.31 / 2'(7-Cl::ta11e) -!>S, Wind chili factor IP (Miles/ MPH) ) + 0)))))))))))) apostrophe to start each CTIME)-24,if(FP((( name. Variables can't be From Dave Goodman CompuServe ID: [72330,130] FP(Miles/ MPH) *60/ 100)+ longer than 15 characters IP (Miles/ MPH) ) + so we broke the strings int~ . A shortcut for keying How cold is cold? Add a CTIME» . 60, (( m the above equation is to two groups of six notes FP(Miles/MPH) *60/ 100)+ each. good wind to an already enter the line: cold temperature, and the IP (Miles/MPH) ) + if(S(C), 2093.00 effect is a colder tempera­ CTIME- . 60+1, ( ( 2"(7-0ctave) - C Temperature/humidity FP(Miles/ MPH) *60/ 100)+ discomfort Index ture. This is called the press IENTERI, then highlight Wind Chill factor. The IP (Miles/ MPH) ) +CTIME) ) the line with 15HIFTI-i I. Copy the line to below will be of interest to the clipboard, using bike riders, sailors, or any­ The second equation uses ICffiLl-8 and then paste it Different combinations of the time set on your heat and humidity affect one moving in cold tem­ 11 times, using the key­ peratures. If you are mov­ Palmtop's internal clock, so strokes 13:!!!l-~ . Make sure people differently. The make sure that it is accu­ results of the following ing on a bike, use your you're in over-write mode speed as the wind speed to rate. The equation is com­ and type in the correct fre­ equation tells you how you plicated, but it works. If are likely to be affected by determine the Wind Chill quency number letter for temperature. you have problems with it, each note and 12 parenthe­ these different levels. double check your entry. ses after the final O. It's easy to leave off a {WiIrl:hllll !Enter wind speed ! {'IHI I !'IEnp-H.mi.dity I:li.=nfcrt lirl!x:! parenthesis. ! in MFH arrl tatperature! Alternative tone !'IHI>70 9Jfe pa::ple IllXDl1fartabl. ! ! in Fahrenheit! frequencies !'IHI>75 1/2 p::p.llat:im ltOJ11fartable! Time billing formula From Ed Keefe !'IHI>79 m::st pa::ple u=nfartable ! Michael deCamp WindChill = ((10.45 + CompuServe ID: [75300,3667] !'IHI>84 ck:m3.siI:g II.Orlc effi.ciaxy ! CompuServe 1D: [71564,263] (6.686112 * sqrt (MPH)) - !'IHI>92 D'!I'GR of edB..isticn!sad

42 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1995 to a decimal format. This is What is the optimum number ters would weigh, or the (Forward ex:dlange rates I made very simple in Sol­ of orders and the optimum value of a pound of pen­ != = mits of fix P"l' W;; t:o:'By; ver's editor by selecting the number of items per order nies. (The weight of the dif­ ~ = interest rate in f i x; CONV (~~) and then HR that Percy should make? The ferent coins is hard-coded USINr = interest rate in US$; I!!J. This yields a HRO with following equation will into the equation.) Fw:roE = d3.te fix llars*O + FErnies*O + ters for setting up a posi­ is done to the minute. Here + O*(L Nickels*O + Dirres*O + QJarters*O + tion. are the two equations that I (NurrOrders , if (S (W3ight) , use at the hospital: 'IRN( L(Permies, D:>llars I Net profit on a (AnnSales / EJ::Q . 01 * 2.8240)*0+ stock sale )+ 0.9,0 L(Nickels, D:>llars I (Billable Hours I From A. Meshar [AWMA] )* .05 * 5.0025)*0+ TotalJlours= Ccnp.ISenIe ID: [75561,633] iff L (D:i.rres, D:>llars I HMS(HR(end_time)­ ( Min>EJ::Q .10 * 2.2740)*0+ HR(start_time»} This rudimentary equation )OR L(QJarters,D:>llars I calculates the profit after ( Max1, tax_ratel Quantity Revisited approximation, key in 5.00 } 100, tax_rate») and press ~ (PurchPrice); } Ed Keefe Rate of return CompuServe ID: [75300,3667] o and press I!:l (Min) ; 499 and press ~ (Max). Now on a "buy-write" Calculation for From Neil O'Hara We began with an equation solve for EOQ by pressing self-employed CompuServe ID: [71175,1304] for Economic Order (~~). The EOQ = 632.00. pension plan Quantity that is fairly sim­ HOWEVER, the This equation calculates the From Ray Kump, CPA ple. Here's a variation of NumOrders = 0.00, which rate of return on a buy-wr­ CompuServe ID: [71773,1274] that equation. It's an EOQ tells Percy: "Don't order at ite (you buy the stock, then procedure that is favored this price". Now, try 4.50 as sell a call option): The calculation for the by many purchasing a Pun!hPrice and 500 and allowed deduction (and 999 as the Min and Max. ja,y-write rate of return I agents. Here's a sample !EXPDI\'IE = cption expiry date; contribution) for self problem: Solve for EOQ = 666.00. SffiIKE = cption strike price; employed pensions is based Percy A. Jent's compa­ Notice that NumOrders = srcx::K = current stock price; upon self employed income OPTION = = price of srcx::K, srcx::K, SffiIKE) + ing damaged items, etc. OPTICN+DN-srcx::K) =APR% $20,000 pension contri­ comes to 20% of the item's 676 units. } bution. $100,000 (net profit) cost. The wholesaler offers less $20,000 (pension the following price breaks: Value of coins Forward exchange rates deduction) is $80,000. by weight From Neil O'Hara $80,000 (net after taking UNITS PRICE From Dave Goodman CompuServe ID: [71175,1304] into account the pension 0-499 5.00 CompuServe ID: [72330,130] deduction) times 25 % (the 500-999 4.73 This equation lets you cal­ The following equation calcu­ actual percentage) results in 1000-9999 3.90 culate how much 100 quar- lates forward exchange rates: a $20,000 allowed deduc-

SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER 43 HOW TO USE: Solver equations tion and contribution. This calories should come from Total sales price Number of days Solver equation calculates fat. If your target caloric From Ray Kump, CPA 'til Xmas the effective rate based intake is 1800 then no more CompuServe ID: [71773,1274J From Fred Kaufman upon the actual rate. It is than 30 grams of that Compu Serve ID: [72560,36J much easier to calculate the should be from fat. I wrote these equations in contribution using the This equation helps self defense when my This calculates the number effective rate times the net you keep on target. A food of days left until Christmas. profit. Enter 25 % for the may be low in calories and washing machine broke If you change the 12.25 to actual rate and it will tell the amount of fat may not and I was forced to haggle 12.31 it will calculate the you that 20 % will provide seem so high, yet the per­ with sales people. The number of days left in the the effective rate. centage of calories from fat salesperson tried to confuse year. may be very high. These me, but it turned out I con­ {Pens_Plan_selfernl sneaky foods can throw off fused him with these equa­ (DaysTaXnas I Eff_Rate=Actual_Rate your dieting more than you tions. The first is based on !MMlER OF Il'\YS TILL XMAS! / (100+Actual_Rate) *100) realize. I lost 60 pounds actual discount, the second just by watching the fat is based on percent dis­ if (s(toclay) :toclay­ Actual_Rate is the actual content of what I was eat­ count. They share col11mon (dclays(01.01,odate,1)+ rate you are using per the ing. I never realized how variables and calculate the 1) : Days'IbXrras­ pension plan documents. much fat I was actually total cost of a purchase in­ (d:lays(odate, 12 .25, 1» )=O} EfCRate is the rate you consuming. cluding freight and any ap­ would use in making the I also use a food data­ plicable discounts. Calculate bike speed actual contribution calcula­ base, FOOD.ZIP ij. As an Enter the list price, the tion directly on the sched­ example it tells me that a From Fred Kaufman sales tax, any freight or CompuServe ID: [72560,36J ule C net profit per the tax hot dog from Hardee's may delivery charges and the return. have 346 calories and 22 discount if any. It will then grams of fat, resulting in Given your bike's wheel show the total cost and the Monthly rent calculator 57% of the calories coming diameter and current gear­ From Ray Kump, CPA from fat. A very damaging sales tax charged. With this ing, you can calculate your CompuServe ID: [71773,1274J food. equation you can keep the speed relative to your pedal The following equation total cost in focus among strokes per minute This equation helped me calculates the % of calories different items with differ­ (cadence). drive a good bargain when from fat in a food. ent costs and different dis­ looking for new office counts. What really matters {bike I ! CALCUI.A'IE ElliE SPEED! space. It calculates the mon­ {calories/grams fat I is the final price, not the list spd=cadence*wheel_dia* thly cost of rental space giv­ Grarrs]at*9 /calories=%]at/100} price and the discount from (fnt~ear / rear~ear)* en the annual square foot­ list. .002973485} age rate, the space in square Days between dates feet and the annual utility From Fred Kaufman {Actual discount I charge per square foot. It CompuServe ID: [72560,36J List*O+Disc*O+Freight*O+ How long will a pen last also calculates the annual Misc*0+L(Taxab1e, «List­ David Shier rent. Calculate the number of Disc+Freight+Misc»)+ CompuServe ID: [75030,3374] I was interested in the days between two dates G(STX_%)*O+L(STax,STX_%* monthly cost. The real depending on the calendar Taxable/ 100)+STax*0= On the lighter side (1 estate agent was talking method = real, 2 = 365, 3 Actual_Cost derived this Solver formula annual square footage rates, = 30/360) for ho~long I!Seep a pen sometimes not including befo r~ ~ loose it.o sed on utilities, for different offic­ (calerrlrr I {Percent discount I years o~ r · search es. It was confusing but this !l:ays bet:\o.een elates! List*O+%_Disc*O+Freight* on losing pens. equation kept me focused if(S(today),cdate- O+Misc*O+L(Taxable, «List­ on the monthly rent today, 0* (Date1+Date2) + (Pen Duration I (List*%_Disc/100)+ amount that was comfort­ if(s(Date2),Date Weeks=SQRT(Cost/ 2 . 618) able for me. A soft market (Date1,#ofDays)-Date2,ddays Freight+Misc»)+G(STX_%)*O+ L(STax,STX_%*Taxable/100)+ helped the agent agree to (Date1,Date2,Calendar)­ As you can see, the formula STax*O=Actual_Cost my offer even though the #ofDays » =0 is not linear, but appears to cost per square foot moved !calendar:1=real:2=365;3=30/3 approach a practical limit down quite a bit. 60 !} on the amount of time that Sales tax one can keep track of a pen. {Office RentalIMonthly_Oost= This gives you an example From Ray Kump, CPA I keep a box of a dozen L(Annual,SqFeet* (Rate+ that you could use in another CompuServe ID: [71773 ,1274J Uni-Ball pens in a desk Utility» / 12+Annual*O} equation. On the 100/200LX drawer. Each pen costs you can also perform date This calculates the sales tax about 95 cents. Each pen Percent of arithmetic directly with the and the final amount of the lasts me a little over 4 days calories from fat Date Calcs function (press purchase. before it's lost and I have to From Ray Kump, CPA ICTRL I-CE) in HP Calc. It's easi­ take another from the box. CompuServe ID: [71773,1274J er than keying in and check­ {Sales taxINet=Gross-Stax+ ing and equation if all you On the other hand, a L(Stax,Stax_Rate/ 100*Net)*O} It is recommended that not need is the number of days $42.00 Cross pen will last at more than 30% of your between dates. least a month.

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[Tips by Rich Hall and Paul Merrill] 5. Press IlABI a few times till you move to priate for any of the fields you have set Mon, the first of the Day check boxes. up, put it in the Note field. You can press (Find) from the All Items screen to IAppointment Book I 6. Press ISpacebar 1to select Mon. Tab to I!!I Wed and Fri and select them. locate the information. You can also a Subset to sort on it. 7. Tab to Jan, the first check box in the 100/200LX 1 For example, Phone Book has fields Months section, and press ~ (All). for all sorts of information, but none for Use Custom Repeat Option 8. Press IENTERI (OK) and choose the e-mail addresses, personal hobbies, to Set Repeating Appts/Events Starting and Ending times you want. club~ an individual belongs to, food pref­ for Irregular Increments 9. Finally, press IENTERI and I!.!£) to save You can set Appointments or Events to erences, etc. You can enter this type of your appointment and return to the main information in the Note field. repeat at daily, weekly, monthly or year­ I Appointment Book screen. Later on, when you've forgotten a ly intervals by pressing ~ at the Appointment/Event screen and selecting contact's name, but need to call them the option you want using the l 1OO/2 QQLX ] up, you remember that they liked Chinese food. You press (Find), type ArrowKeys. Repeating Appointments or Move Around Quickly I!!I in "Chinese food" and press I!!I (Next). Events might include birthdays, daily or in Appointment Book Phone Book will go to the first name with weekly meetings, etc. You can move around in APPT quickly the word "Chinese food" in any of the If you want a repeating Appointment using the following shortcut keystrokes: or Event to appear in irregular incre­ fields. Keep pressing I!!I till you recog­ ments, you can do it using APPT's rTABI: Toggle between Events displayed at the nize the name of the person you're look­ t'Oj)of your screen and Appointments. Custom repeat option. For example, let's ing for. say we want to set an Appointment to ~ _ Il.eftArrOW I: Move to first Appointment of the day. You can also set up a Subset to dis­ play only those entries with "Chinese remind ourselves to go the gym ~ IRi;IlIArr"'" I: Move to last Appointment of the day. food" in the Notes field. From the All Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. At I LeltArrowl: Move backward one day. the Appointments screen, type "Gym." Phone Book Items screen for PHONE, or This is automatically entered in the IRighlArrowl: Move forward one day. at the All Database Items screen for Description field of the Appointment­ ~-IUpl\rTowl : Move backward one week. Database, do the following: IEvent screen. Choose the times, alarm ISHIFTI-IIDNnArrowI: Move forward one week. settings, etc., that you want and press 1. Press ~ (Subset) ~ (Define) and ~ (Repeat) ~ustom. press IENTERI.

1. Press IALll-~ustom to display the IData Basel 2. Tab to the Note field and type in Custom Repeat Options screen. "Chinese food" (or whatever word you're looking for). 2. Press IlABI to move to the Custom [ 1OO/200LX J . Repeat Type section. 3. Press I!.!£) (OK), give the Subset a When Data Doesn't name (Chinese food) and press I ENTER I. 3. Press l[).)wnArrowl once to bypass the Fit Anywhere Else, "By Day Number" option and select By Day Position. Stick it in the Note Field To see a list of all Phone Book items with In PhoneBook and Database, if you "Chinese food" in the Note field, highlight 4. Press ~ to move to the Week check have data that won't fit in or is not appro- boxes and press ~ (All). the Chinese food subset in the View Subset screen and press ~. You can use this same technique to ApPLBook:APPT 08/13/95 2:30 locate or sort on alternate phone num­ CUSLOI'I RepeaL OpLions bers, birthdays, anniversaries, food pref­ o No RepeaL 0 D.aily 0 ~eekly 0 ljont.hly 0 Yearly @ ,C.ust. erences, etc.

Cust.OI'l RepeaL Type------~ o By Day NUI'IQer :I :~ :::] @ By Day fosilion Week 0 1st. ~ 2,nd 0 Jrd ~ 1t.h ~ hast. Day 0 MQn D Iue 0 Wgd D Thu ~ Fri 1!"'Di 100/200LX 1 D SaL 0 Sun Split Screen Makes it Easier to Transfer Files Between Drives and Directories FILER's Split screen ~ function makes it easier to Copy or Move files from one Appointment or Event Custom Repeat Options screen. drive or directory to another. With the

46 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 exception of one step, the procedure is The Shortcut keys associated with the 3. Press ~ (Add) and enter a name in the same on either Palmtop. function keys are usually listed in the the Field Name field. For this example, Let's say you have a text file MES­ black label bar at the bottom of the key in CIi&ent. The "&" in front of the let­ SAGE DOC in your C:\_DAT directory screen. ter "e" indicates that you want E to be the and you want to back it up on your RAM You can also press IMENU! in any shortcut key. card. built-in application to get a menu bar across the top of the screen. Select one 4. Tab to the Field Type field and select 1. Go to FILER and press ~ (Split) to of the options and you get a box display­ the option you want, then press ~ display a split screen. ing the available functions and shortcut (OK). keys associated with those functions. 2. Use your arrow keys to move the cur­ For example, if you are in Memo and you In the future, whenever you are in the sor to the left screen, highlight _DAT and press IMENU! file, you get the following Data Item screen, you can go to the press IENTER!. This moves you to the display. Client field by pressing ~-[!). _DAT subdirectory. Notice that you can press I!!I to open an existing file and IShift!-1!£) to 3. Press IRightArrow! to move the cursor to insert an existing file into an open docu­ the right screen. Then do the following: ment.

4a. ON THE 100/200LX - press ~ a IiMU! 100/200LX I couple of times until you're at the Shift+F9 flO Available Drives screen. Make sure you Shifl+FU Using the Clipboard to have a card in the memory card slot, Copy, Cut, and Paste highlight A and press IB~TER!. The built-in Clipboard "remembers" the last item you Cut or Copied and lets you 4b. ON THE 95LX - make sure you Paste it into another location or built-in have a card in the memory slot, press MEMO's File pull-down menu displaying shortcut keys for Open, Insert, Save, application. Let's say you're in MEMO ~ (Goto), type in A: and press IENTER!. and Save As with a document open.

5. Now the files in C :~DAT are displayed On the 95LX on the left and the files on the memory Also notice that some functions do not 1. Move the cursor to the beginning of card on the right. Press ILeftArrow! to go have shortcut keys associated with the text you want copied. back to the left hand screen, highlight them. If you find you are using one of 2. Press I!£) (Mark) and move the cursor MESSAGE.DOC press ~ to copy the file these a lot, you may want to create a to the end of the text. to the memory card. macro to access it. 3. Press ~ to Copy the sentence to the clipboard or ~ to Cut the sentence You could also use this method to Shortcut keys on the HP 95LX out of the existing document and copy or move files between different Many of the functions of the 95LX's built­ copy it to the clipboard. directories on the same drive. One in applications are only accessible from 4. Move the cursor to the place you want advantage of using the split screen shortcut keys. For example, in Memo to paste the text. method is that you see what's on both you can access the Find function only by 5. Press I!!J to Paste the text back into drives. The other advantage is that you pressing ~. The black bar at the bottom the document. don't have to type in the destination of the screen displays the shortcut key path. The ~ Copy command sends the options. The functions available by On the 100/200LX file to the drive and directory to the other pressing IMENU! usually do not have a 1. Move the cursor to the beginning of side of the screen. corresponding shortcut key. the text you want to copy. . 2. Press and hold down I~ and move Create your own shortcut the cursor to the end of the text you keys on the HP 100/200LX IMISC· I want copied. When you add a new data field to a cus­ 3. Press ~ S to copy the text to the tom DataBase you can assign an ALT 1i101!'l! OO/200L~ . clipboard or ~ 0 to Cut the text "shortcut" key to the Field Name so that out of the existing document and when you want to go to that box or but­ copy it to the clipboard. Shortcut Keys for Built·in ton you just press IALT' and the letter you 4. Move the cursor to the place to which Application Functions have assigned to it. An example will clar­ you want to copy the text. Many of the HP Palmtop's built-in appli­ ify this process. cations have "shortcut" keys to quickly 5. Press ~ IIJ to Paste the text back into the document. access a function. 1. First let's create a new Database with which to experiment. Open DataBase, Alternate Cut, Copy, and Paste key com­ Shortcut keys on the HP 100/200LX press IMENU! file New, key in test and binations familiar to Windows users are For example, if you want to save a file in press I ENTER!. MEMO on the HP 100/200LX, you can available. Highlight the desired text as described above and press I CTRLI-I!) to press I MENU! file .save to access the 2. Press I MENU! file Modify Database. "Save current file" dialogue box, or press Cut, I CTRq-1!) to Copy. When you're the ~ Shortcut key to access that box. ready to Paste, press ~-I!I.

SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 lliE HP PALMTOP PAPER 47 ...... QUICK TIPS ......

{Tips by Paul Merrill with help 8:00am. Tab to the Start Time day using the above proce­ charged once a week as a from Rich Hall, unless other­ field and enter 7:59 am. The dure. To separate the begin­ routine and one pair of wise noted.] Start Time is one minute before ning and end times of your Lithiums as a backup. Since 8:00 so any Appointments you lunch, use the same proce­ the NiMHs do not have have starting at 8:00 will fall dure but replace the stars Memory Effects they are eas­ IAppointmentBook I on the correct side of the line. with capital LS. ily topped off within the stan­ You can do the same dard 6 hour charge weekly. WlOi.;. [1 OO /200LX J 3. We don't want an alarm thing on the 95LX, but it will The Lithiums are great back­ sounding for these dividers take a few more keystrokes up batteries as they hold their Adding Separator so Tab to the Alarm Enabled since repeating appointments charge for years. Alternatively Lines in APPT Helps field and dis-enable the alarm can only be set up one ,day at if you want to charge exter­ You Visualize Day's by pressing ISpacebar I. a time (ie., enter Monday's nally, two sets of NiMHs Appointments. 4. We don't need the aster­ dividers, then enter Tuesday's swapped weekly will work Viewing the day's Appoint­ dividers, etc.) fine. ments in Appointments Only isks showing up in the Week format can be confusing and Month views, so tab to these boxes and uncheck [Note: Neither NiMH or Lithium because there are no separa­ WIOiDI 100/200LX I them. batteries are officially approved tions to show which Appoint­ by HP for use in HP Palmtops.] ments are before work, dur­ 5.Press f!!I (Repeat), and What Day of the Week ing work, at lunch, after work, select Daily using the Arrow Were You Born On? To enable the Palmtop's etc. You can format the day's Keys. (I use Daily because, recharging capability: Appointments to be easier to "Monday's child is full of grace. even though I don't work Tuesday's child is full of face. read by inserting lines weekends I like to see where 1. Press Icmq-IFILERI to go into • between the various sections Wednesday's child is full of woe. my apPointments fall in rela­ Thursday's child has far to go. SetUp. of the day using the repeating tion to the time frame I am Appointment option. I separate Friday's child is loving and giving. used to. You could set your 2. Press IMENU 1 .Qptions my work day with a line of Saturday's child work's hard for a living. daily dividers to run Monday But the child that's born on the Sabbath .8attery to go to the Battery asterisks (******), and I sepa­ through Friday by selecting Settings screen. rate the beginning and end of day is bright, bonnie, good and gay!" the Custom repeat option. For Anonymous lunch with a line of capital LS more on this, see tip on page 3. Press IDownArrowl to select (LLLLLL). 46). What child are you? Find out the "Nickel Cadmium (re­ To create these work day what day of the week you chargeable)" option. dividers, open Appointment 6. Tab to the Frequency sec­ were born on by opening Appointment Book, pressing Book and follow these tion and enter 1, then tab to 4. Tab to "Enable recharging" instructions: ~ (Goto) on either the 95LX the Duration section and set and press I SpaceBar I to select or the 100/200LX, enter your the Starting and Ending this option. 1. Press ~ to add an appoint­ dates you want. birth date, and press IENTER I. ment. In the Description field Appointment Book goes to 5. Press I!!£) when finished. hold down c:J until you have 7. Press IE NTER 1I!!£) when you the Daily View of the date you about 40 stars. are finished. entered. The day and the date are displayed at the top To charge your batteries, con­ 2. Let's say we're creating a line Place another line of aster­ of the screen. nect them to the Palmtop's to begin our work day at isks at the end of your work You can go back in time AC Adapter. NiMHs can be to January 1, 1900 and for­ charged with the HP AC/DC ward to December 31, 2099. Adaptor (HP F1 011 A) but if : • • A • • Appoinll"tents ~ : ••k 33 Monday Augusl 14 . 1995 226/ 139 Rugust 1995 they're very low they will need b 6:30a Exercise Su tfo Tu We Th Fr S to be charged up to three 7 :59 **** *** *** ** ******************* 1 2 3 4 9:00 Work on SMilh-Meyers reporl 6 8 9 18 11<12 IBatter ies I times to be fully charged. 10 :00 Meel wilh Org work leaM 13 W. 15 16 17 18 1 11 :59 LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL 28 22 23 24 25 26 Some Palmtop users 12 :00p Meel Frank and lhe Brown Derby 27 28 29 38 31 12 :59 LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ~/200g] have found it difficult to get b 2 :00 Meel wilh SMilh-Meyers al lheir H@xt Appoi ntMent 5 :01 *********** *** ** ** ** *********** ~~ .(.u. _._ .!.~~~~~_~!!c..!r.~1~! NiMH batteries. Two sources b 7:00 PIck up Carol. dinner and fI'Iovie roDo List Use NiMH batteries, of NiMHs are: but keep a pair of Lithiums just in case ACE Technologies Inc. Here is what I consider my Phone: 800-825-9977 or 408- Appointment Book screen showing beginning and end of day, ideal battery setup. One pair 734-0100; Fax: 408-734-3344 as well as Lunch dividers in the appointments list - Appointments of Nickel Metal Hydride Only format. (NiMH) batteries that are Shier Systems & Software

48 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 Phone: 805-371-9391; Fax: Database fields for any have to go back to the ISystem Macros ' 805-371-9454 Database. (This is another Category field, press the Mark Scardina (SysopJ great place to hide informa­ DownArrow to pull down the CompuServe 10:(16711,132J tion since a snooper wouldn't category list and delete the 1 10~ and know about an extra page.) restaurant types again. The HP Palmtop Paper staff Let's say you're creating Create a a new custom database. You AN EASIER WAY "Looping" Macro press IMENUI file J;2efine New The process described above System Macros let you auto­ [DataBase , Database and press ~ to is time consuming. It's easier mate keystrokes - you can start adding fields to the first to delete the entire Category press a couple of keys to page. When you are out of field, erasing all the data in enter a string of commands room on that page, press ~ the field. Then add a new, or characters. One of the IPageDownl to go to the next page empty category field back. more interesting things you Is Your Cursor Moving (page 2). Press ~ and add Here's how: can do with macros is to cre­ Funny In DataBase? more data fields to page two. ate a "loop." The usual cursor movement Press ~ Ipageupl to move 1. Delete the Category field. For example, let's say in any of the database appli­ back one page. Add fields to With your DataBase open, you've programmed a macro, cations (DataBase, Phone­ these new pages in the nor­ press IMENUlfile Modify Data­ Fn+F8. To create a loop, you Book, NoteTaker, etc.) is top mal fashion. When you're fin­ base. Tab to the Category put a command at the end of to bottom, left to right. ished defining your new data­ field and press ~ IENTERI . the Fn+F8 macro to run itself. If you notice that the cur­ base, press ~ and give it a Now, if you press Fn+F8, the sor is not moving in that fash­ name. (The program will not 2. Add the Category field macro runs and then exe­ ion, you've probably modified let you create a multiple-page back. Press [!!J (Add), key in cutes Fn+F8 again, which in your database or created a database with empty pages "Category" or whatever field turn runs and executes new one and not aligned the in between. That is, it will not name you want, tab to the Fn+F8 again, and so on. You fields properly. A field can let you save a database with Field Type section and use create an endless loop that appear to be on the same data fields on page one and the ArrowKeys to select will go on ''forever;' or until level as another, but if it is a three, and nothing on page Category, and press ~. you stop it by pressing ICTRq­ tiny bit above or below, the two.) IMENUI. cursor will appear to move When you are working in 3. Use the ArrowKeys (and For example, let's say right to left on that level. a database with multiple Shift-ArrowKeys) to position that you work in sales and Change the Database pages, you can move the new Category field in the have 20-30 contacts at the field arrangement by pressing between the pages by first proper place on your screen. "Hardy Company." Hardy I MENU 1 file Modify Database. going to the Data Item screen You can also adjust the size decides to change its central Tab to the desired field and and pressing ~ I PageUpl or of the new Category field by phone number from (515) press the ArrowKeys to ~ IPageDow nI . preSSing ICTRq- 1ArrowKey I. 123-4567 to (515) 123-0987. change the position of the You could go through your field. For smaller incremental 4. Press ~ to go back to the PhoneBook entry by entry changes, hold the Shift key r100 /200LX main DataBase screen. and change the phone num­ down and press the Arrow­ You're ready to enter your ber, but that can take a lot of Keys. Changing Categories new categories. time. Creating a macro and For example, let's say In a Category Field? looping it back on itself may you have two Check Boxes Delete the Field be the answer. Here's how: that you want to line up on the and Add It Back Again same horizontal plane. At the Let's say you've been using For this example we'll use All Database Items screen of the Category field in your the macro Fn+F8. We'll your Database, press I MENU 1 Restaurant Database to store assume that there is only one file Modify Database. Use restautant types (i.e., Greek, 1OO /200LX phone number for the Hardy the ISHIFTI IArrovvKeys 1 to position Chinese, Russian, etc.). Now r J Company, stored in the one check box directly on top you decide you'd rather use DOS Program Uses Business Phone field of your of the other until the lines of the Category field to rate the (F11) and (F12) Keys? PhoneBook, e.g., (515) 123- the check box seem to disap­ quality of the restaurant - Use (Fn).(1) and (Fn)· 4567 x123. (Each number pear. Then use the LeftArrow excellent, good, fair, etc. (2) On the Palmtop mayor may not have an or RightArrow key to move (Another reason might be Some DOS programs are set extension entered after it, it the box horizontally where you've reached the 256 char­ up to use the F11 and F12 doesn't matter). you want it. acter limit for a category field keys to access functions and We'll program the macro and you want to redo your features. to look for Hardy Company category titles.) If you are running such a entries and change the [1Q£l /200LKJ The slow way to delete program on the HP Palmtop, phone number. With Phone­ all the old categories is to go Database Item Can you can access the F11 and Book open, follow these to the Category field of each Hold 4 Pages of Data F12 key commands by press­ steps: You can create (or add after entry and delete the restau­ ing ~-Q] for F11, and ~-0 the fact) up to four pages of rant types. Then you would for F12.

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1995 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER 49 1. Press I!!)-~ ~ to start beeps, you know you're at the a Flash card makes it easier that file whenever the appli­ recording your macro. bottom of the list. Press IcmL!­ to copy them to a desktop PC cation is started. 2. Press (F4), key in "Hardy IMENUI to stop the looping with a PC card drive. Fred Kaufman [7eamHPj Company," and press I!!) macro. CompuServe ID:[7256O,36j again. Important Note: It's easy By default, the HP 100/200 LX and to mess up a looping macro stores these data files in the RichHa// 3. Press JENTERI ~-I!I to go and delete a bunch of impor­ C:\_DAT directory. To have Editor, HP Palmtop Paper to the Business Phone field . tant data. Always back up your Palmtop open built-in your files before you attempt application files on your A 4. Key in the new phone num­ this or something like it. drive, close all your built-in IPocket Quicken I ber (e.g., (515) 123-0987). applications by pressing I!J (We have put the area code JMENU I Application Close All. in parenthesis here for easier IMISC. I Then open FILER, go to Search and Subset capabili­ C:\_DAT and look for files ties later, but you can do it with any of the following Working With however you want.) r 100/200LX ) extensions: Non-U.S. Currency in Pocket Quicken 5. Press ~ to save the Keep Data Files for Extension File for this application I just got back from a trip to change. Built-in Applications Holland, Germany, Switzer­ On a Flash Card .GDB DataBase land and Austria and had a 6. Press I!!)-~ (!!) to stop Applications run faster on the .PDB PhoneBook good opportunity to exercise recording your macro. C drive than the A drive so it's .NDB NoteTaker Pocket Quicken international­ common to run them on the C .ADB Appointment Book ly. I was initially disappointed The next step is to "chain" the drive and keep a backup on .DOC MEMO that the program did not have macro to itself so it will loop. the A drive. .wDB WorldTime foreign currency capability, To do this, first press I!] But there are also rea­ but I found a way around it. (AppManager) I!I (System sons to keep the data files 1. You first have to move files I created a cash account Macros) and then: associated with your Appoint­ with these extensions to your for each currency; Dutch ment Book, Phone Book, A drive. You may want to cre­ Guilders, for example. When I 1. Tab down to Fn+F8 and NoteTaker, and DataBase ap­ ate a _OAT directory on the A exchanged US$ for Guilders, I transferred money from my press ~ (Edit). plications on a Flash card drive and copy the files there. US$ Cash account to the instead of the C drive. (If you Guilder account and used 2. Press ~ to move to the do this, you will want to keep 2. Open the built-in applica­ split transactions to adjust for Contents field where the a backup of the files on your tions and load the data files. the exchange rate and any actual keystrokes are stored. desktop or on a second When you try to open the exchange fees. This way I Flashcard.) These reasons built-in application, you may could keep track of how much 3. Press ~-IRightArrowl to move are: get the "File not found" error of each currency I had in my message. This is because the to the end of the macro. pocket at any time. 1. Flash cards almost never Palmtop "remembers" where This method worked well, 4. Press I!:) to chain this corrupt or fail. Your Palmtop's the file was and is looking for but I did not want to carry macro to another. battefi~ can die and you can it there. over these foreign accounts loose you important data. Press IMENU I f ile Qpen, to my desktop Quicken file. 5. Use the DownArrow key to r-__- key in the complete path and So after returning home, I highlight Fn+FS and press 2. There's usually more room name of the file (the new transferred each foreign ~ twice. on a Flash card for these files location on the A drive, e.g., account back to US$ Cash than on the C drive. A:\_DAT\PHONE.PDB) and using HP CALC and a macro The macro is now chained to 3. You can free up C drive press 1!12) . (Instead of typing to speed things up. Then I itself in a "loop." (See the memory. This lets you go into in the path you can Tab to the deleted the foreign accounts screen above.) the Palmtop's Setup program Files and Directories boxes; before syncing with my desk­ Put your cursor at the top and re-partition the Flash disk select the appropriate drive, top file. of your Phone list and press on the Palmtop to give you directory, and file name; and A bit of a work-around, ~-~. The macro will find more System RAM (up to a then press IENTERI .) but not too bad. Better than entries from the Hardy com­ maximum of 636K). More calculating the exchange rate pany and change the Bus­ System RAM means you can 3. Follow this procedure for each transaction at the iness phone number. The run bigger DOS programs with all the built-in applica­ time of entry. macro will continue to run , and keep more built-in appli­ tions whose data files you Colin Bosch even after it's at the bottom of cations open at the same moved. Once you've loaded CompuServe ID:(73043,241j the list and has nothing fur­ time. the data file into the appli­ ther to change. When you cation, the Palmtop remem­ start getting a bunch of 4. Finally, having data files on bers where it is and loads II ... roauct mdex: page 51

50 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 Product Index Contact information for products mentioned in articles. See Advertisers Index, next page, for additional product references. HPPRODUCTS Service Agreements Contact: International Internet Association, Contact: Authorized HP computer dealers worldwide (Le. the For U.S. HP Palmtop users. Units must be under warranty to USA; Phone: 800-669-4780; Fax: 201-928-1057. same place you can purchase an HP LaserJet). To locate an extend. 100/200LX, 2-year extension - $85 authorized dealer in the USA, call 800-443-1254. You can also Just Do It, Let's Get Off Our Buts -­ Contact: HP, Corvallis Service Center, USA; Phone: 503- purchase the 95LX & 100/200LX and its accessories from ACE $12.95 151-2002. Technologies at 800-825-9977 or 408-734-0100; Fax: 408- Self-help book with quotes. (See page 3) NOTE: Prices listed are suggested retail price. 734-3344; EduCALC at 800-677-7001; Fax: 714-582-1445. Contact: Local book stores. (By John 'Roger Global Connections at 800-709-9494 or 608-752-1537; Fax: and Peter McWilliams, published by Prelude Press) 608-752-9548. OTHER PRODUCTS HP 38G - $79.95 j\merica On Line (AOL) - $Varies MICROREF Quick Reference (HP F1200A) Online information service. (See page 19) Guide for DOS 3.0-5.0 - $14.95 HP 200LX 2MB - $699 Contact: America Online, USA; Phone: DOS reference guide. (See page 4) (HP F1061A) 800-827-6364 or 703-448-8700; Fax: DOS and 1-2-3 Guides - $25 HP 200LX 1MB - $549 703-883-1509. Contact: Thaddeus Computing, USA; Phone: (HP F1060A) 800-809-5603 or 515-472-3660; Fax: 515- HP 1000CX Palmtop PC - $449 CompuServe - $Varies 472-1879. (HP F1203A) Online information service. (See page 18) Pocket Quicken - $69.95 HP OmniBook 600C PC Contact: CompuServe, USA; Phone: Stand-alone version of Quicken for 100LX 486DX2I50 170MB HD - $Varies 800-848-8199 or 614-457-0802; Fax: users. (See page 4,50) 486DX4175 260MB HD - $Varies 614-529-9463. HP OmniBook 4000 PC Contact: Intuit, USA; Phone: 800-354-4023 or International." 520-295-3240,' Fax: 603-295-3015. 486DX4/1oo 520MB HD - $Varies DOS 5.0 - $N/A 486DX2I50 260MB HD - $Varies DOS 6.0 - $59.95 HP StarLink Service - $Varies Project KickStart - $79.95 Operating System. (See page 4) Project management software. (See page29) Wireless messaging service, for 'one-stop communications Contact: Microsoh Corporation, USA; Phone: solution.' Contact: 8oo-917-LlNK. Contact: Experience in Software, USA; 800-426-9400; Fax: 206-635-6100; Canada: Phone: 800-678-7008 or 510-644-0694; Fax: 1.8MB.12v Flash Card - $199 800-563-9048; International." 206-936-8661. (HP F1024A)) 510-644-3823. 5MB.12v Flash Card - $499 DOS for Dummies, 2nd Ed. - $16.95 (HP F1012A) with Stacker 3.0 data compression software Project: VISION - $99 DOS reference guide. (See page 4) Project management software. (See page 29) (not for the 95LX). Contact: Local book stores. 10MB/12V Flash Card - $879 Contact: Inmax Publishing Limited, Canada; Phone: 604-980-9991; Fax: 604-985-5597. (HP F1013A) with Stacker 3.0 data compression software Flash RAM Cards - $Varies (not for the 95LX). PCMCIA memory storage cards. (See page 50) ProTracs Professional - $79.95 DictionarylThesaurus Card--$149.95 Contact: Sundisk Corporation, USA; Phone: (HP F1005A) Project management software. (See page 29) AC/DC Adapter (HP F1011A)--$39.95 408-562-0595; Fax: 408-562-3403, Contact: Experience in Software, USA; or ... USA/Canada (Opt. ABA) Phone: 800-678-7008 or 510-644-0694,· Fax: Contact: ACE Technologies, Inc., USA; Europe (Opt. ABB) 510-644-3823. Phone: 800-825-9977 or 408-734-0100; Fax: Australia (Opt. ABG) 408-734-3344. Unijed Kingdom (Opt. ABU) SmartModem Fax/Modem/Flash South Africa (Opt. ABO) Memory Card - $Varies PC Connectivity Cable - $24.95 HP Palmtop Paper, Back Issues PCMCIA Fax/Modem card with 2MB, 4MB, or Contact: Thaddeus Computing, USA; Phone: (HP F1015A) Connect 95LX and 100/200LX to DOS compati-, 6MB on-board flash memory. (See page4) ble PC. 800-373-6114; Fax: 515-472-1879. Contact: Smart Modular Technologies, USA,­ MAC Connectivity Cable - $24.95 Phone: 800-536-1231 or 510-623-1231; Fax: (HP F1016A) Connect 95LX and 100/200LX to Apple HP Way, The - $17 510-623-1434. PCslMACs. David Packard's story of the Hewlett-Packard 95LX Connectivity Pack - $119.95 Company. (See page 12) ThinFax Fax/Modem/Flash Memory (HP F1001A) Contact: Local book stores. Card - $Varies 100/200LX Connectivity Pack PCMCIA Fax/Modem card with 2MB or 4MB -$119.95 Internet Service Providers - $Varies on-board flash memory. (See page 4) (HP F1021B) Provide Internet access. (See page 19) Contact: EXP Computer, USA; Phone: (HP F1 021 C) Intemational Contact: Cybergate, USA,' Phone: 800-397-6922 ext 641 or 714-453-1020,' Fax: Connect/Adapter Kit - $24.95 800-638-4283 or 305-428-4283; Fax: 714-453-1319. (HP F1023A) 4 adapters for connecting the 100/200LX to 305-428-7977; E-mail.·[email protected] modems, printers, and PCs. or ... User's Groups for the HP Palmtop 1001200LX Accessory Cradle - $79 Contact: Oelphi, USA; Phone: 800-695-4005 See box on page 9, this issue. (HP F1027A) Connects the 100LX or 200LX to U.S. Robotics or 212-462-5000,· Fax: 617-441-4903,· E-mail." WorldPort V.42bis Modem, Skytel pager, and other products. [email protected] or ...

SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1995 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER 51 HOW TO CONTACT US Products advertised in this issue ofThe HP Palmtop Paper There are a number of w ays to get in touch with The HP Palmtop Paper staff. You can write, mail us a disk with your COMPANY (PRODUCT) .•.. •..•..•...... •...... •.. •.. [PHONE/FAX NUMBERSj •.PAGE NUMBER comments, send CompuServe mail, fax, or call. Our mailing address and contact Accurite (Floppy Dnves for 100/200LX) ...... [408·433-1980: Fax: 408·433·1716) .. 24 ACE (ACE) . . ... [800·825·9977 or 408·734·0100: Fax: 408·734·3344) .. conter fold 26/27 information is: (Palmtop/Omnibook Products includes: ACT! for HP Palmtops; ACE<->FAX Fax Software and Modem Bundles; ACE <->LlNK File Transfer Software; BADman Battery Moni10nng and Data Pr01ection Software; Carrying Cases; Thaddeus Computins- Inc., Desk10p Card Aeaders; Acoustic Modem Couplers; HP 200LX Palmtop Sys1ems; HP Color OmniBook Software; P.O. Box 869 or 57 E. Broadway NiMH Batternes; Pnnters and Accessories; X·JACK Megahertz Modem Bundles.) Fairfield, IA 52556, U.S.A. (ACE DoubleFiash Plus - FlashRAM to 80MB) ...... Back Cover Phone: 515-472-6330 or 800-373-6114 DataViz (MacLink Plus) ...... [800-733'()()30 or 203·268·0030; Fax: 203·268·4345) .. 13 E&B (Leather Cases)...... [800·896·2273; Inti: 916·344·5047; Fax: 916·782·9306) .. 15 Fax #:515-472-1879 EduCALC (Accessories Catalog)...... [800·713·6526 or 714·582·2637; Fax: 714·582·1445) .. 31 CIS ID: Hal Goldstein, [75300,2443] EI Dorado (HP 200LX and Accessories) . . ... [800·227·8292 or 415·494·6600; Fax: 415·494·1995) .. 32 Internet: [email protected] Envoy Data (PCMCIA Products)...... [800·368·6971 or 602·892·0954: Fax: 602·892·0029) .. 21 EXP Computer (ThinFax Modem) . . .. [800·EXP·6922 ext. 641 or 714·453·1020; Fax: 714·453·1319) .. lnside Front Cover TO ADVERTISE in The HP Palmtop Extended Systems (Desktop Infrared Intertace) ...... [800·235·7576 or 208·322·7575: Fax: 408·587·9170) .. 29 Paper contact Brian Teitzman or Margaret (JetEye Infrared Printer Intertace) . . ... 36 Global Connections (Palmtops &Accessones)...... [800-709·9494 or 608·752·1537; Fax: 608·752·9548) .. 12 Martin. Hewlett-Packard (Connectivity, FlashCards, AC·DC Adapter) .. [800·443·1254 or contact nearest HP dealer.) .. 25 TO SUBSCRIBE, change address, or clear Inmax (CGA VGA Graphics Pack Vision) ...... 1 ..... [604·980·9991; Fax: 604·985·5597) .. 37 up any problem with your subscription, IntelliLink (Windows Connectivity Pack)...... [603·888·0666; Fax: 603·888·9817) .. 35 contact our subscription department Motorola (Wireless Modem Card) .. [800·894·7353) .. 28 (Colleen Rodibaugh, CompuServe ID: Notebook Supply Warehouse (Mobile Computing Products) ...... [800·566·6832 or 714·753·8810; Fax: 714·753·8812) .. 18 [76125,1773]). Opus 63 (Uberator Shoulder Holster) ...... 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[610·588-2800; Fax: 610-588-1727) .. 39 • FREE TECHNICAL SUPPORT-is I Thaddeus Computing (HP Palmtop Paper) . .[800·373-6114 or 515-472-6330; Fax: 515-472·1879) .. 8 offered to all PalmtoP users and is avail­ (HP Palmtop Paper ON DISK)...... 45 able by calling 503-757-2004. • FREE AUTOMATED SUPPORT is offered 24 hours a day by calling 800 -443- 1254. • REQUEST FAXED OR MAILED INFOR­ MATION-B00-752-0900. Shareware and Freeware Index (Swtember/October 1995) Software on The HP Palmtop Paper N DISK or CompuServe) On-Line Support- offered by these bul­ letin board services. PRODUCT FUNCTION CIS FORUMVLIBRARY TYPE PAGE ACRONYM.ZIP Database: Describes 2,500+ technical acronyms. HPHAND/l00LX Gen, 11 Free 14 • COMPUSERVE: GO HPHAND ADVERT.ZIP Text: Descriptions & products advertised this issue. NA NA NA FORUM - Call 800-848-8199 or 614 457- BLlTZ4.ZIP Game: Checkers for loo/200lX. HPHANDI1 OOLX Gen, 11 Share 14 0802: For FREE membership state #231. CGAHlP.ZIP Utility: Changes colors of CGA screen. HPHANDI1 OOLX Gen, 11 Free 14 • AMERICA ON LINE: Keyword P ALM­ CISPEU.ZIP Database: CompuSelVe phone numbers for Europe. HPHANDl1 ooLX,9 Free 14 TOP - Call 800-227-6364 or 703-893-6288 CIS.PDB Database: CIS access #'s, loo/200LX .PDB fonnat. HPHANDI1 OOLX Gen, 11 Free 14 CLASICAL.ZIP Utility: 6 alann sounds for the 100/200lX. HPHAND/looLX Gen, 11 Free 14 for membership information. COMMO.ZIP Application: Communications program. HPHANDI1 OOlX, 9 Share 14 • INTERNET: comp.sys.palmtops; or DBL.ZIP Utility: Starts Databases from AppManager icon. HPHANDI1 OOLX Gen, 11 Free 14 eddie.rnit.edu. EXPCAlC.ZIP Application: Scientific calculator for 9511 00/200LX. HPHANDI1 OOLX Gen, 7 Share 14 FOOD.ZIP Database: Food database. HPHANDI1 OOLX Gen, 11 Share 44 HDM.ZIP Application: DOS AppManager with 200LX type GUI. HPHANDI100LX Gen, 11 Free 14 How to submit an article JAMMED.ZIP Game: Strategy game set in human blood stream. HPHANDI1 00LX Gen, 11 Share 14 JAM.ZIP Utility: Disk compression utility. HPHANDI100LX Gen, 11 Share 14 The richness of The HP Palmtop Paper LlBDB.ZIP Database: Description of files in CIS HP Forums. HPHAND/looLX Gen, 11 Free NA comes from the contributions of Palmtop MAP.ZIP Database: Sketch map of 4 intersecting streets. HPHANDI1 OOlX Gen, 11 Free 14 PC users. We and your fellow users wel­ NETDB.ZIP Database: Intemet address database. HPHANDI1 OOLX, 9 Free 14 come your submissions. (We do not offer PHCRD.ZIP Database: Calling card number database. HPHANDI1 OOLX Gen, 11 Free 14 payment for articles, your reward is know­ PIC·ME,ZIP Utility: Picture templates for 2oolX. HPHANDI1 OOLX Gen, 11 Free 14 PTP23.ZIP Text: The HP Palmtop Paper, SepVOct 1995. NA NA NA ing that you've helped others.) PTPDSK23.l1 P Database: PTP On Disk Index in 95/1OOlX fonnats. NA NA NA If you have a good idea and want to "go README.ZIP Text: Cover letter for HP Palmtop Paper OnDisk. NA NA NA for it," send it in via CompuServe E-Mail SOlVP23.ZIP Text: Solver equations from Solver article this issue. HPHAND/looLX Gen, 11 Free 41 [75300,2443], Internet: 75300.2443@com­ TIMBIL.ZIP Utility: Time billing system. HPHANDI1 OOLX Gen, 11 Free 14 puserve.com, or send disk or hard copy to UNZIP.EXE Utility: Utility to decompress .ZIP files. HPHAND/Gen, 1 Free NA Hal Goldstein or Rich Hall at the above address. Alternatively you can send an Software mentioned and included in past issues ofThe HP palmt~ Paper ON outline of your idea. We will try to guide DISK, The Subscriber's PowerDisRs, or CompuServe's HPHAN Forum you as to when and whether we would use the article and contact you if we need clari­ 95BUDDY.ZIP (July/Aug 93) Utility: Adds features to 95LX, (HPHANDI1 OOLX/ll) Share 16 fication or have any suggestions. We may BUDDY.ZIP (BestTips 95) Utility: BUDDY 2.0 for 100/200LX. (HPHANDI1 oolx/ll) Share 16 want to use an article but for a variety of HPSOlVE.PBK (Sub 92, 5/92) Database: Help file for HP Solve. NA Free 41 MONOPO.ZIP (Jan/Feb 95) Game: Monopoly for 100/200lX. (HPHANDI1 OOLX/ll) Free 14 reasons you may not see it for many PTOMB.ZIP (Jan/Feb 95) Game: Pharaoh's tomb, 100/200lX. (HPHANDI1 OOlx/ll) Share 14 months. Please understand that we cannot ROGUE.ZIP (Jan/Feb 95) Game: Adventure game for 100/200LX. (HPHANDI1 OOLX/ll) Free 14 promise to run any particular article. SlVHlP.ZIP (Mar/Apr 94) Database: Solver help file (.PBK). (HPHANDI1 00LX/7) Free 41 If you can, especially if you write a TREE.ZIP (July/Aug 95) Game: Displays patterns of trees. (HPHANDI1 OOLX/ll) Free 16 Palmtop Profile, send us a black and white photo of yourself. TO ORDER the HP Palmtop Paper ON DISK, see order card page 45

52 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1995 YOUR HP PALMTOP JUST TOOK A UANTUM LEAP.

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