\ I ,I An Independent Publication for Users of HP Palmtop Computers 1 : II IN :) 0> Publisher's Message , , , , , , . , , , , , , .. , ... 0> 0> E u.s. $7.95 Letters"",.,' """"""""""',: ~ Q) .0 E New Products: :::J Software Now Available .. , .. , , , .. , , ,.. j Z PPalmtop co Q) E A Light at the End of the Tunnel, , , , , , , , 1: :::J For those who want to use their Palmtop in the dark, there may be a solution in the works. Updated Products: X-Finder, , , , , , , , , , . , 7 Looking for a better Filer and/or App Manager for your HP Palmtop? Here's an in·depth look at the latest version of X-Finder. MUPs (Most Unusual Places)"""""", 11 Wonder what Palmtoppers do on their vacations or travels? Here are some more Messages Upon a Palmtop from some Most Unusual Places. User to User , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1~ Is there What if HP were to discontinue the Palmtop? Can the latest HP Handhelds pick up where the Palmtop leaves off? 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If you've never owned a CD InfoBase, we urge you to take advantage of this no-risk offer 1998 Issues of HP Palmtop Paper Why wait? The sooner you order the sooner you can start today and see for yourself. If you don't like it, simply return enjoying the benefits of a fully empowered palmtopl Act nowl All 6 1998 issues of The HP Palmtop Paper it for a full refund. You take no risk! have been merged into the gigantic palmtop knowledgebase for fast searches. Order Online: www.PalmtopPaper.com or Call: 800-373-8114/515-472-8330 Fax: 515-472-1879 Editor.s Message Lost and Found oW many of you have used CompuServe's H software to access the HPHAND forum? How The HP Palmtop Paper many of you have lost HPHAND when you installed ver­ sion 4.0.x? How many emails have you sent to CompuServe only to be told that "the HPHAND forum is no longer on Compuserve"? How many of you, like me, have shouted "Nonsense!" at such a display of culpable ignorance? Volume 8/Issue 4 In this issue you won't find such culpable ignorance about the HP Palmtop. July/August 1999 Rather Steve Grotheer shows how to turn your Palmtop into a real PC Companion Executive Editor/Publisher using Windows 3.1 or Windows NT 4.0 along with the latest versions of Kermit. Hal Goldstein ([email protected]) Publications Director Peniel Romanelli shows how the updated X-Finder program can make your Richard Hall Palmtop look and feel like Windows Explorer (File Manager). Dave Sargeant sheds Managing Editor some light on the problems of creating a backlight for the Palmtop. In the Ed Keefe ([email protected]) Art Director "Through the Looking Glass" column I discuss several of the hurdles that must Al Constantineau be overcome to make Windows 3.0 work on the Palmtop. I could have asked the Technical Editor question "In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows or gates!" Tom Gibson In the New Products column you'll discover that there is now a good use for the Department Editor Wayne Kneeskern cc:Mail Remote on your Palmtop. Finally, Hal Goldstein ponders what might hap­ Contributing Writers pen if or when HP stops producing the Palmtop. His recent experiences with the Steve Grotheer, Peniel Romanelli, David Sargeant, new crop of Win CE handhelds show that the Jomada series are attractively pack­ Linda Worthington aged downgrades for Palmtop users. Advertising Tiffany Lisk Finally, here's a way to find the "Lost" HPHAND forum on Compuserve. Start Circulation CompuServe 4.0.x in offline mode, click on the Assistance tab, and click the Marge Enright Sandy Spees "Member Center" icon. Select the "View... " item from the menu and choose Executive Advisor "Classic View". HPHAND will now be accessible. An even easier approach is to Rita Goldstein use your favorite Web browser and type in the URL http://forumsb.com­ For orders or customer service puserve.com/vlforums/ default.asp?SRV=HPHand and connect to HPHAND. [email protected] You won't even need WinCIM! This interesting "back door" into HPHAND is The HP Palmtop Paper (ISSN 10656189) is pub­ lished by Thaddeus Computing Inc., at 110 N orth from Mike Rafeld, a forum member. Court Street, Fairfield, IA 52556. Periodical postage paid at Fairfield, Iowa. Subscription rates payable in U.S. dollars, checks drawn on a U.S. bank, or by credit card - one year: $39; two years: $69. Postage: U.S. and U.s. possessions free; Canada, Mexico add $6 per year; other countries add $18 per year. Published bi-monthly. Please allow four to six weeks for receipt of first issue. Executive, Editorial, Cireula tion, Marketing and Advertising Offices: 110 North Court Street, Fairfield, IA 52556. Telephone: (515) 472-6330, FAX: (515) 472-1879. Copyright 1999, TI13ddeus Computing, Inc., all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be repro­ duced without written permission. Reasonable efforts are made to provide accurate and useful infonnation, but the reader must make his or her own investiga­ tions and decisions; the Publisher and Editorial Staff cannot assume any responSibility or liability for the use of infonnation contained herein. POSTMASTER: Please send any address changes to The HP Palmtop Paper, Attn: TImddeus Computing, Inc., 110 North Court Street, Fairfield, IA 52556. THE HP PALMTOP PAPER JULY / AUGUST 1999 1 Letters CD InfoBase Request difficult to browse through the titles and authors. Of Please Bring Back the Over the past couple of years course, the time I'd most want Early Days we've received several requests to browse is when I'm away similar to the following. I've been a subscriber to and from my desktop. supporter of The HP Palmtop Has anyone created a GOB May I respectfully suggest Paper practically from day one database of Gutenberg files? We Like the Email the CD InfoBase be converted and must first thank you for This would be very useful. If Newsletter, and ••• to HTML format so we can providing an invaluable ser­ it doesn't already exist, I use it on our Palmtops? vice and rallying point for all Thanks for the little e-mail strongly encourage Thaddeus Palmtop users.