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User Profile: Mechanical Engineer Helps Link Palmtop Community ...... 23 Mitch Hamm hosts the palmtop S.U.P.E.R. page and a list­ serve newsletter. Here he also discusses his use of his HP 200LX for faxing, e-mail, spell checking, databases, as well as his use of the Unux operating system. Choosing the Correct Batteries for Your Palmtop ...... 30 David Shier reviews the advantages and disadvantages of different types of batteries.

User to User: Using the Palmtop to Develop Intuition: as an oracle: The Palmtop as an Oracle Device ...... 34 Hal Goldstein describes how built-in software can be used ilion to leam any new language or discipline. He concludes with a HP 200LX: I Assistant listing of DOS-based numerological, astrological, and tarot soft­ vet's persona ware. Basic Tips ...... 43-44

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INCREASING YOUR This issue concludes our series of PERSONAL POWER By EXPANDING YOUR articles on the new HP PALMTOP'S POTENTIAL 300LX/320LX palmtop Pc. Technical Editor, Tom Gibson, gives a detailed summary of his Volume six / Issue three hands-on, first impressions of the May/June 1997 Executive EditorlPublisher HP 320LX palmtop Pc. As you Hal Goldstein will see, there is a lot to like, Publications Director although in many ways the HP Richard Hall 100LX and 200LX are more capa­ Managmg Editor RaipIi C. Turner ble machines. Among the Associate Editor strengths of the HP 320LX are a Carol de Giere large screen, bigger keyboard, Technical Editor connectivity with Windows 95, Tom Gibson backlighting, two PC card slots, Department Editor Wayne Kneeskern and similar look and feel to Contributing Writers Windows 95. Advantages of the Jean F. Feldman HP 200LX include stronger built-in Mitch Hamm applications, the ability to run DavidShler Hal Goldstein Advertisin2fMarketing thousands of pieces of DOS soft­ Brian Teitzman ware, a much deeper knowledge- Margaret Martin TiHanyLisk base, and a smaller footprint. Circulation From our side, The HP Palmtop Paper will continue to serve you, David Brooks Sharon Lloyd the HP 100LX/200LX user, as long as we continue to get new subscrip­ Jolene PhillipS tions and renewals. We anticipate publishing at least through 1998. (In Executive Advisor order to control costs with a smaller subscription base, we have decided Rita Goldstein to make this year the last year we send out Subscriber PowerDisks, PC The HP Palmtop Paper (ISSN 10656189) Card Review, and Best Tips to ongoing subscribers. We hope this won't is published by Thaddeus Computing Inc., at 110 North Court Street, Fairfield, be too inconvenient, since much of the material is repetitious or avail­ IA 52556. Periodical postage paid at able on our Web site). Our new sister publication, Handheld PC Fairfield, Iowa. Subscription rates Magazine, will support all handheld devices with Windows CE, includ­ payable in U.S. dollars, checks drawn on a U.S. bank, or by credit card - one ing the HP 300LX/320LX palmtop PCs. year: $39; two years: $69. Postage: U.S. The rest of the May /June issue is filled with fun and useful arti­ and U.S. possessions free; Canada, Mexico add $6 per year; other countries cles, new product announcements, and the usual assortment of Tips add $18 per year. Published bi-monthly and Wisdom. Our profiles are interesting, with lots of useful ideas. A plus two bonus issues, one in April and one in November. Please allow four to large animal veterinarian makes one wonder why all mobile profes­ six weeks for receipt of first issue. sionals don't own palmtops. A mechanical engineer has created a great Executive, Editorial, Circulation, Marketing and Advertising Offices: 110 Web site for palmtop users, and describes how he's made new friends North Court Street, Fairfield, IA 52556. from all parts of the globe because of his palmtop. David Shier lucidly Telephone: (515) 472-6330, FAX: (515) 472-1879. explains how different kinds of batteries work on the palmtop. Copyright 1997, Thaddeus Finally, I challenge you to see how open and non-judgemental Computing, Inc., all rights reserved. No your mind really is. In my user to user column I go into quite a bit of part of this publication may be repro­ duced without written permission. detail describing how built-in Database, 1-2-3, and Appointment Book Reasonable efforts are made to provide can be used to learn a new language or discipline. The example I use accurate and useful information, but the reader must make his or her own inves­ will raise a few eyebrows - learning the tarot. I discuss how the palm­ tigations and decisions; the Publisher top can be used as an "oracle device" to help determine your future and Editorial Staff cannot assumE! any responsibility or liability for the use of and develop your creative intuition. In any case, you will see how pow­ information contained herein. erful a tool the HP Palmtop can be for learning something new. POSTMASTER: Please send any address changes to The HP Palmtop Paper, Attn: Thaddeus Computing, Inc., 110 North Court Street, Fairfield, IA 52556.

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sales brochures, and by new machine will really do. David Vaughan (b) helping me decide that While it may be a "nit," [email protected] the new Windows CE I'd like to point out a possi­ Handheld PC just loses ble error. In the phone book More on comparison too many good points that analysis, you said custom article Liked Windows CE are already found in the fields are not available on comparison article HP 200LX. (For example, the the 200LX and the number Just received the latest copy calculator functions.) of phone numbers is limited of The HP Palmtop Paper, The article in the latest HP Thanks. to four. read it from cover to cover Palmtop Paper ("Comparing Since the phone book is as usual, and it was a great the Windows CE Handheld Thomas Garrick really a database, which can read! Learned more tips PC to the HP Palmtop," tgarrick@uc/a.edu be modified, the ability to from this one than ever Volume 6, Number 2., page create custom fields certain­ before! 16) is what keeps me sub­ ly exits. As for phone num­ Illuminating article by scribing. Phone Book does have bers, the same is true. My Mark Scardina comparing The comparison was custom fields phone book currently has the HP 200LX with the new done the way comparisons six, although I did have to Windows CE Handheld should be done ... point by You did a GREAT job in the modify the basic "shell" pro­ PCs, but where is the data­ point, efficient, effective and recent issue of The HP vided with the machine. base comparison? One of the comprehensive. Palmtop Paper comparing the In the final analysis, the main strengths of the HP The article saved me a new HP 300LX palmtop PC new HP 300LX does some 200LX is that it is built bundle by (a) saving me with the current 200LX. nice things, but in my mind, around an excellent data­ having to look for the infor­ That was really a thorough the 200LX is a better base engine. mation elsewhere, or phon­ piece of work that provides machine. I'm staying put! ing HP or trying to interpret good insight as to what this Keep up the good work. (Continued on page 42.)

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4 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER MAY IJUNE 1997 200DATA, 200RESRC, and faith in this little palmtop and its On the Palmtop 200ARCH; giving me three specific ram card? Absolutely! But after a I took notes in Memo on my HP levels for backup. 200DATA is used long day of traveling or meetings, I 200LX while attending a lecture by for my active files, those on which I also know how easy it is to delete or Neale Walsh, author of the current work all the time. 200RESRC stores destroy a file. I don't want to say best seller, "Conversations with resource files, such as meeting notes "Oh, No!" ever again. God." A week later I wanted to refer for long-term reference, presenta­ to my notes but couldn't remember tion outlines, etc.; these files rarely Randolph Sly is an Archbishop in the what I had named the file or change. The last file; 200ARCH is Charismatic Episcopal Church and is also a whether I had made notes in Memo my true archive. Here I keep last published writer. (E-mail address: or in N otetaker. So in Filer I did a year's calendar for reference, old [email protected]) He wrote this text search on my A drive by press­ LX databases, used Notetaker files and article on his HP 200 and stored it in ing I Menu I, Options, Tgxt Search. In other out-of-date documents that I 200DATA. If this gets published, he will the "Search For" box, I entered will never change but may need at move it to 200ARCH. "God." My trusty palmtop fulfilled some point. Every few months I my query and located God. review my data files to see if any need to be moved to resource or Sear~hing for '''iGod~~ archive. This cuts down on the clut­ Products ter. When backing up my palmtop, I mentioned in this article by Carol de Giere first use the backup command for my C drive and then copy my three FLEX PAD -A shareware text editor that can A drive files on to the same disk. be used for multiple purposes and that cre­ Finding a meaningful relationship Later backups rarely require the ates an index for rapid searching. Version 2.0 with the cosmos occupies all of us at archive or resource files to be appears on the HP Palmtop Paper ON DISK some point in our lives. Funnily touched, so I only need to copy the March/April 1997 and CompuServe's HP enough, my own quest includes a 200DATA file. Using this system I Hand forum 11. palmtop incident. have developed an easier backup rhythm for my HP 200LX. Do I have

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THE HP PALMTOP PAPER MAY/JUNE 1997 5 This section lists new products shade or car instrument of interest to users of the HP CABLE panel) in order to operate Palmtop pes. New Products palmtop with both hands, or Third Party includes descriptions of hard­ to read its display while Products to be ware, software, books, videos , Aegis Serial-Parallel both hands are free. Color is Displayed on training and service offerings. Adaptor black. HP's Web Site-­ Prices listed in this section are Developers suggested retail . You may be Ace Technologies formerly Price: $8.95 Register able to get the products for less Shipping/Handling: $4.50 per order on the Web sold this product, however CONTACT: if you shop around. they are no longer in busi­ Autel Corporation, 651 Princeton Drive Hewlett·Packard's Web Site ness. 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E­ communications software tions, such as whether or not All programs come mail : info@locusone .net ; Web: and proprietary e-mail. leasing is advisable if you with documentation and http://www.locusone.net Users dial up the central plan to u se the car more help functions. system and upload informa­ than 3 years or write it off as Demo versions of the tion into a Microsoft Access a business expense. bilingual dictionary prod­ Database. Free demo disks ucts can be down loaded FREEWARE & are available upon request. Pricing: $29.95 in Canada plus ship­ from CompuServe's Foreign ping; $25.00 for product and shipping Language Forum FLEFO. SHAREWARE Pricing: Varies in USA. The files are called COL2 CONTACT: CONTACT: CM Software, 1 Abbey and SIOO. Street, Eynsham , Oxford, OX8 1HP , OrangeSoft, P.O. Box 33518, 1277 York Mills Rd ., North York , ON M3A UNITED KINGDOM ; Phone : 44 CONTACT: HarperCollins Electronic UTILITY (0)1865881878; Fax : 44 (0)1865 1Z5, Canada; Phone: 416-441-0297. Reference , 14 Steep Lane , Findon , 881844; E-mail: cm_software@com­ Worthing , West Sussex, BN14 OUF, puserve.com UNITED KINGDOM; Phone : 44- New Version of (0)1903-873-555; Fax: 44-(0)1903-873- Buddy Iii Released REFERENCE 633 ; E-mail: 100317.1372@com­ PC Carbook on puserve.com for 100/200LX UP Pahntops Gives Dealers A~~ess to UarperCollins Like its previous releases, Buddy version 3 adds Criti~al Data Eledroni~ Didionaries COMMUNICA­ dozens of features and key­ Chrome Data Corporation TIONS stroke shortcuts to the built­ announces that their soft­ HarperCollins Electronic in applications on the ware for pricing and Reference Department of the 100/200LX. "spec" ing new and used United Kingdom provides According to the pro­ cars can now be linked with dictionaries that run in DOS WIRELESS gram's author, Jeffrey the 200LX, allowing auto­ 3.1 or higher. There is Mattox, the major enhance­ motive dealers to use the Collins English Dictionary ment of the Buddy update is program where their cus­ and Thesaur us, ver. 1.5, New 2-Way Wireless additional support for mul­ tomers do business. PC requiring close to 10MB of Servi~e Lann~hed by tiple macro files and macro Carbook is part of the com­ memory on a flashcard. It Lo~usOne chaining. pany's business-to-business provides definition searches, CODlDlnni~ations At any time users can auto dealership sales pro­ wildcard searches, pronun­ command Buddy to load gram, a service available at ciation and etymology. The LocusOne Communications and scan 37 different macro an anual subscription fee of program can be run from wireless service provides e­ files. Three sets of macrola­ $125 (in addition to the cost System Manager. Pricing: mail, faxing, and phone call bels are automatically saved of the palmtop). 25.52 pounds sterling plus tracking, using PC card (instead of one) for three dif­ tax an'ji shipping. radio modem technology. ferent macro files. CONTACT: Jack Rubinger, Chrome (Editor' s note: this is The service is available in After executing a Data Corporation, 524 Main Street, major cities in the US. macro, Buddy will automat­ Oregon City, OR 97045, USA; Phone: the same dictionary sold by ically chain to the next 800-936-8906. Word Perfect as "Websters" E-mail messages can be that we've reviewed and previewed by header before macro if the macro label recommended previously.) receiving the full text. ends with a plus sign. Information such as news, Buddy displays power­ M ISC Their bilingual dictio­ naries cover English with sports, weather, stock source, main battery volt­ either French, German, quotes, and text from any age, battery usage time, and Internet Web page can be the serial port status on the Car Cal~u1ator 2.0 Spanish, or Italian. They Application Manager's icon COInpntes Leasing require 2MB of free hard retrieved and viewed. screen. Costs disk space. There are two Customers u sing a types: Collins Series 100, OneTrac 800 number will A smaller, DOS-only This program serv es as a ver1.la, containing 75,000 see calls and faxes displayed version of Buddy is avail­ user's guide to car leasing references, and Collins On­ by name and number on able to registered users. mathematics, providing Line v . 2.20 containing their palmtop. Routing of Pricing: $40 registration fee, upgrade

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Send material about User Group activities to (8) 7733740; E-mail: Thomas.HulCn Conrad Cox at the San Francisco, CA USA @mc.ey.se (This is a 200LX group) User Group; E-mail: 76164.467 @com­ SWITZERLAND -- Alexander Gutfeldt; Thaddeus Computing (that's us) can always use extra palmtops for vari­ puserve.com; Web: http://ccnet.coml-cdcox Landoltstrasse 28, CH-3007, Beme, SWITZER­ ous projects. If you want to mail in your Palmtop equipment and manuals ARGENTINA -- Buenos Aires: Miguel Angel LAND; E-mail: 100527.2461@compuserve to us, here is what we will pay. Misseri; E-mail: 73070.3665@compuserve .com; or guHeldt@msmaii .advd.unibe.ch .com. Cordoba: Paul Nani; Phone: 54-51- TURKEY - G. Ozisik; (212) 227 52 715649; E-mail: [email protected] Ahrnet Phone: Palmtop in good working order 00; E-mail: [email protected] or HPTurkey; (212) 224 AUSTRALIA -- Dr. Barry Collins; clo Forensic 59 25; Fax: (212) 224 59 39 and good shape:· Broken Palmtop· Science Center; Phone: 08-8226-7700; E-mail: HP 95LX (with manuals): $ 55 Broken 95LX (with manuals): $25 [email protected] UKRAINE -- Linetskvy V. Oleg; Phone: (051) 367351367313; Fax: (051) 24 4125. HP 100LX (with manuals): $75 Broken 100LX (with manuals): $35 AUSTRIA -- Ulrich Hoesch; Hoesch@hp­ UNITED KINGDOM -- Isleworth, Middlesex: HP 200LX (with manuals): $100 Broken 200LX (with manuals): $35 club.or.at Michael A. Brown, MBA Group, Phone: 0181 BRAZIL -- Marcos L. Pedroza; Phone: 55 84 8473777; Fax: 0181 5682402. Famborough, • Without manuals: HP 95LX subtract $5; HP 100LX or 200LX subtract $10. 2116162; E-mail::[email protected] Hampshire: David Hodges; E-mail: [email protected] We'll adjust the price if equipment works but has some significant damage. DENMARK- Jesper E. Siig; Phone: 45 49 15 60 42; Fax: 45 49 16 10 01; E-mail: UNITED STATES: [email protected]; Web: AZ-Phoenix and Tuscon -- Cory L. Curtis; http://ourworid.compuserve.comihomepagesiSii Accessories Phone: 602-930-9661; Fax 602-930-8554; E­ glhpug.htm HP Connectivity Pack with cable and manual: mail: [email protected] or palm­ EGYPT- Mohamed Farag Ahmed; Phone: 20- [email protected] HP100 or 200LX: $15; HP95LX: $5 2-344-9680; Fax: 20-2-344-9680; E-mail: CA-Los Angetes -- David Shier; Phone: Uncompressed Flash and SRAM cards: [email protected] 805-371-9391; Fax: 805-371-9391; E-mail: $7.50 per megabyte (eg 40 Meg=$300) FRANCE -- Olivier Della Valle; Phone: (1) 43 [email protected]; Web site: http://www.shier.com 539567; E-mail: 101533.160@compuserve. Modem cards, cables, software, chargers, other items: we'll look things CA-San Diego -- Don Williams; Phone: 619- com 452-6267 or 619-546-8166; E-mail: over, but we may not be able to offer much. We'll adjust price as ~p~ro­ GERMANY -- Eckart Prinz; Phone/Fax: +49 [email protected] 6151 376065. priate if accessories come without manuals, or if other items are mlssmg. CA-San Francisco -- Conrad Cox; E-mail GERMANY / LUXEMBOURG -- Gilles Kohl; E­ [email protected] mail: [email protected]; Phone: CO-Denver -- Bill Hoeltgen; Phone: 303- Send equipment to: HP Palmtop Used Equipment, Thaddeus +49 721 69 36 55 (after 6 p.m. Central 933-0023; Fax: 303-971-0347. Computing, 110 N. Court, Fairfield, IA 52556, USA. Include a note m~n­ European time). GA-AUanta, - AK Avasthi, Phone: 770-471-1389. tioning this offer with your phone and fax number. If y?U need to talk ~I~h GREECE -- Athens: Stavros D. Zacharakos; Phone: (+301) 8050041; Mobile Phone: (+3) KS-Manhattan -- Marietha Wilson; Phone: us, you may call, 515-472-6330. You will receive reimbursement wlthm 093 254 717 24hrs.; Fax: (+3 01) 913-532-9775. 8050041...Galatsi: John Tatsiramos, c/o three weeks after we receive the equipment. OH-Cleveland .- Craig de Fasselie, c/o TAFARM, Phone: (01) 29.17.401; Fax: (01) 29.28.174. MEM, Inc., 4702 East 355th St., Willoughby, OH 44094. OffergoodMarch 1-June 1, 1997 HUNGARY -- ZoUan Matok, ORbitRADE Hungary Ltd.; E-mail: zmatok@orbitrade. MA-Boston -- Bryan Krauthamer; Phone: 617-374-9600 x 197 (work); Fax: 617-374- aJba.hu; Phone: 36 22 327 687; Fax: 36 22 327 784. 9620; CompuServe 10: [70444,41]. HOLLAND/BELGIUM -- Mister G. Dongs; MI-Detroit -- Jeff Zom; Phone: 313-489-1855 Phone: +31 75 6 704205; E-mail: or Louis Peeples, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080; [email protected] fee: no charge face. Shareware. Phone: 313·777-9390. INDONESIA -- Chris Wibisono: E-mail: [email protected] ME-Orono -- University Palmtop User's Type: Shareware May/June HP Palmtop Paper ON DISK Group; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: Location: CompuServe HPHAND Dirk H. Eversbert, clo P.T. Austindo Mitratama, http://www.tree.neUpalmtop or Web: http://home.hkstar.com/-tter­ Mr. Elman Sunarlio, JI. Gunung Sahari 2/6E, Forum, Library 11; Web: Jakarta 10610, INDONESIA. 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Box 31284, Charleston, SC 29417-1284; Phone: dacom.co.kr LNCH I02.ZIP 800-864-8444; CompuServe 10: [75023,44]. iJ Po~ket Laun~her MEXICO -- Francisco Bricio; Phone: (3) 684 GAMES 1317; E-mail: [email protected] TX-Houston -- Houston Area Palmtop Users Group; Phone: 713-777-0868; E-mail: NEW ZEALAND -- Jonathan H S Cheng; Office [email protected] Phone: (025) 343-570; E-Mail: [email protected] VA-Richmond .- John Haskell; Phone: 804- Familiar Pa~ Man With Pocket Launcher ver. 288-6073 (work); E-mail: 70750.1243@com· 1.02 you can execute as PANAMA / LATIN AMERICA -- Aviran Yanir; puserve.com Fa~e Appears in Phone: 507 4410442; Fax: 507-441-0473; E­ many EXM, GDB, NDB, and mail: [email protected] Washington, DC -- Rick Shaddock, c/o Ar~ade GalDe Computer Instructors Corporation, Phone: 703- other files as you want to PHILIPPINES - Carios: Caliwara; Phone: (632) 486-2222; E-mail: [email protected] 8906229 to 36, extensions 120 & 121; Fax: WA-Bellevue _. 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The HP 320LX - First Hands-On Impressions Tom shares his initial reactions (both good and bad) to HP's new 320LX Palmtop PC, and to Microsoft's Windows CE operating system by Tom Gibson

I have been anxiously awaiting the Windows CE Contacts format. ference in the thickness, but the HP HP 320LX palmtop PC since the There will also be a number of free 320LX is heavier than the 200LX. Fall COMDEX show, and now it is trial software packages from devel­ (The HP 320LX is 16.1 ounces, finally here. After waiting for Hal opers. whereas the 200LX weighs 10.4 Goldstein and the rest of the pub­ The CD also contains all of the ounces.) lishing staff here at The HP Palmtop software you need to connect and The HP 320LX has the familiar Paper to play with it for a couple of synch your Handheld PC with clamshell case, with nicely round­ days, I am finally getting my hot your Desktop PC (running either ed corners, giving it a sleek look. little hands on it. Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0), The latch holding the HP 320LX Our pre-release HP 320LX as well as the software to convert closed is now a plastic, raised but­ palmtop PC came with an AC your desktop Word and Excel doc­ ton that is narrower, but longer, adapter that has fold-down prongs uments and workbooks to the than the latch on the 200LX, and is to make it more compact; a serial native format for Pocket Word and also located in the center of the lid. cable to connect the HP 320LX to Pocket Excel. On the right edge of the front another computer, printer or The HP 320LX will also come of the unit is the pen slot. Looking modem; the Microsoft Handheld , with a docking cradle that has an over the HP 320LX before opening PC User's Guide; and a CD that AC adaptor and serial connection the top, I notice that there is a contains Microsoft's Windows CE built-in. However, we were not PCMCIA slot on the left side, same desktop software. able to get a docking cradle in time as on the HP 200LX. But the release Neither the HP 320LX nor the for this article, as they are still in for the PCMCIA card is on the CD that we received are final ver­ pre-production. back, and is a push-in button, as sions. The CD that will eventually contrasted with the sliding latch on be shipped with the HP 300/320LX Size and weight the HP 200LX. will contain software that will con­ I like the location (and type) of vert the 100/200LX, OmniGo On first examination, I notice that the PCMCIA card release better 100/120 (and OmniGo 700LX) the HP 320LX palmtop PC is slight­ than the slide on the front of the Appointment Book to the Win­ ly larger than the 200LX - about 200LX, as it seems much easier to dows CE Calendar format, and the an inch longer and maybe an use. The button appears to be made 100/200LX, OmniGo 100/120 (and eighth of an inch or so wider. (See so that it won't break off with over­ OmniGo 700LX) Phone Book to Photo 1.) There is virtually no dif- use or aggressive use.

THEHPPALMTOPPAPER MAY / JUNE 1997 11 REVIEW: The HP 320LX palmtop PC rid of the permanent bend that many of us have on our 200LX seri­ al cable.

Two card slots

On the right side of the unit is the infrared port. Next to this is a cov­ ered compartment for a Compact Flash PCMCIA card. The cover slides out, revealing the actual slot. This means that users can have a PCMCIA modem attached in the I full-sized PCMCIA slot, and still have a compact flash card available for storage. On the bottom of the HP 320LX there are three different covers. (See Photo 2.) The main battery compartment (containing two "AA" batteries) is at the back of the Photo 1. The 200LX on the top, with the new HP 320LX on the bottom. machine, and has a cover that is approximately an inch shorter than the 200LX's battery cover. This will probably help keep at least one of the batteries in if the machine is dropped and the battery cover flies off. There is also a compartment which contains the coin backup battery, as well as a red reset but­ ton. Immediately to the right of the backup battery compartment is the speaker. The remaining compart­ ment, located on the front center of the bottom, is for upgrading ROM. Altogether, the look of the machine is very pleasing, with its Photo 2. The bottom of the HP 320LX, with the covers for the main battery, backup sleek rounded edges, and I have no battery and ROM removed. (The cover for the compact flash is on the left) problem putting the HP 320LX into either my shirt pocket, pants or AC adapter and serial port ly, you can not only hear an audi­ jacket pocket. I can feel the weight ble click, but can also feel it. This difference (compared with the The AC adapter's plug (which redesign of the serial port should 200LX), but it is not drastic enough pushes into the palmtop) is small­ put an end to all of those bent pins to tear my shirt pocket off. er, the post being less than half the we experienced when plugging in width of the plug on the 200LX, the serial cable upside down on the HP200LX. and is located on the back of the Looking inside machine, along with the serial port. The locations of the AC adapter plug and serial port were The serial port is not the old lO-pin Now it's time to open the cover designed to facilitate the use of the style we are all familiar with, but and take a look inside! There are docking station. But they are also instead, looks like a miniature many differences on the inside, an improvement over the right side Centronics connector for a parallel most striking at first glance being location on the 200LX, as the two printer. the generous size of the screen. The cables won't interfere with the use When the included serial display is a full 6-1/8 inches wide, cable's connector is seating correct- of the machine, and will also get

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Screen 1. The Windows CE Desktop. (Note: because our screen dump utility couldn't handle the HP 320LX's wider screen, the dumps in this article are from a narrower, 480 pixel-wide Windows CE Handheld PC.)

than the 200LX does. This seems to be the general consensus of every­ one here at Thaddeus Computing. Photo 3. The 200LX on the left, with the new HP 320LX on the right. and 2-3/8 inches tall. This contrasts so I will have to rely on others here Getting started with 4-13/16 inches wide, and 1- to tell me about the touch-typing 7/ 8 inches high for the 200LX dis­ capabilities. Carol de Geire, Well, now it's time to turn it on! play. Associate Editor, (and a very fast When the HP 320LX palmtop PC The image seems to extend touch typist) says that she is able to starts up for the very first time, you almost to the edges, which gives type much faster on the HP 320LX are given the opportunity to put in the impression that the screen is keyboard than on the 200LX, and the owner information, date and even bigger than it is. that it lends itself much more to time, and calibrate the pen, and The next thing I noticed was setting on a table and touch typing then it's time to try the machine the size of the keys, and the lack of a few keys that I am used to seeing, as well as the addition of two new keys. (See Photo 3.) The keyboard DiskDock™ keys are much more generous in Low-cost Backup or Auxiliary Storage size than those on the 200LX, System using PCMCIA Technology although the spacing between the • Backup your Notebook or Laptop keys is about the same. The keys with a high-speed, low cost are rounded on the front, and the 2-1/2" Hard Drive back of each key is higher than the • Great for systems requiring front. security There is no ON/ OFF key. To • Removable-portable-compact turn the unit on, you press the • PCMCIA to IDE interface right side of the space bar. To turn it off, you press the ~ key and at the same time press the right side' of the space bar. PalmTop Adaptor There are no function keys (F1 External Power through FlO) on the HP 320LX, and • Enables Notebooks and no separate numeric keypad. There Laptops to use devices are two new keys on the keyboard: requiring more power, i.e. the special "Windows key," and PCMCIA Hard Disks the "back light button," (which is just to the left of the space bar). The keyboard seems to be much easier to touch type on. However, I am still a four-finger typist, (sometimes going to six fin­ gers, if.I'm feeling especially good),

THE HP PALMTOP PAPER MAY IJUNE 1997 13 REVIEW: The HP 320LX palmtop PC la ter, since the background The HP 300/320 LX Palmtop PCs: Specifications schemes are bitmap images. For instance, I could scan a picture of Features (104 F) maximum. myself and save it as a bitmap, then transfer it to the HP 320LX, HP 300LX (2-MB RAM) (#F1220A, $499.00) Software Built into ROM and my smiling face would then be HP 320LX (Backlit, 4-MB RAM, CompactFlash Card Slot) (#F1221A, $699.00) Operating System the background for the Desktop. Microsoft Windows CE The HP 320LX lets you choose Includes: Applications whether or not the owner's page Two AA and one CR2032 batteries Microsoft Pocket Word will be shown every time the unit CD-ROM (with additional software - see below) Microsoft Pocket Excel is turned on. (Contrasted with this, Synch cable (for connecting to your PC) Tasks if you left an application open Docking cradle (for added convenience in Calendar when you shut off a 100/200LX, connectivity, included with HP 320LX only) Contacts the owner's page will never appear Physical Specifications Calculator first when the unit is turned on.) 18.3 x 9.4 x 2.9 cm (7.2 x 3.67 x 1.1 in) World Clock 442 g (15.6 oz) with batteries Terminal application (ny, VT-100 emulation) Memory Remote Networking (for connecting to Built-in applications 2-MB RAM (HP 300LX) remote access servers) 4-MB RAM (HP 320LX) Solitaire The HP 320LX palmtop PC comes 5-MB ROM, upgradable Direct printing from HP palmtop PC to stock with Microsoft Pocket Excel, High performance Hitachi SH-3 32-bit HP PCL printers (from Pocket (a version of the popular Windows RISC CPU running at 44 MHz Word and Information Manager) spreadsheet / database applica­ Display tion); Microsoft Pocket Word, (a 640 x 240 pixels (1/2 VGA) Additional Software Included Free FSTN liquid crystal display with 4 gray scales version of the popular Windows Pen & Touch interface H/PC Explorer version 1.1 (desktop PC software word processing a pplica tion); Backlight (HP 320LX only) for connecting HP palmtop PC to PC), HP Calendar, (an appointment book Keyboard 100/200LX & HP OmniGo 100/120 translation application); Contacts, (similar to Well spaced QWERTY layout software (for appointment book & phone book) the Phone Book application on the Input/Output FREE trial software from many software 100/200LX); Tasks, (a ToDo list Built-in serial interface for connecting to vendors included on CD-ROM which can also be accessed from RS-232 devices the Calendar application); Micro­ Built-in infra-red transmitterlreceiver (IrDA Accessories from Hewlett-Packard soft Pocket Internet Explorer, (a standard, 115K bps) PC Card Type II card slot (for adding memory HP CompactFlash Memory Windows CE version of the popu­ . or 1/0 cards) 2-MB & adapter for PC Card Slot lar Microsoft Internet Explorer); a CompactFlash card slot (HP 320LX only) (F1229A, $99.99) Recycle Bin, (where all the stuff we Audio Speaker 4-MB & adapter for PC Card Slot delete goes); and an Inbox for e­ Power (F1231A, $149.00) mail. Two 1.5V AA batteries (rechargeable NiCad HP AC Adapter (F1218A, $29.99) Additionally, there are two optional) HP Docking Cradle (included with HP 320LX) things that should be familiar to One 3V CR2032 coin cell backup battery (F1224A, $29.99) the users of Windows 95: My Optional AC adapter F1218A: for PC Synch Cable (included with both models) Handheld PC, which is the same as powering and recharging HP Leather Case (F1227A, $69.00) Operating Requirements Spare Pens (pack of 3: F1225A, $9.99) the My Computer Icon, and the Operating temperature: 0 to 40 C (32 to Start Button, where all of the appli­ 104 F) Information in this sidebar Copyright Hewlett-Packard cations and files are registered and Storage Temperature: 0 to 60 C (32 to 140 F) Company, 1997, and courtesy of HP's Handheld the programs can all be run from. Humidity: 90% relative humidity at 40 C Home Page: http://hpcc920.external.hp.comihandheld The HP 300/320LX also comes /palmtops/producLinfolnew_prdt1.html with a simple Calculator (not HPCalc), a World Clock, Termi-nal out and playa little. make it your own and begin to feel application (TTY, VT-l00 emula­ Like all Microsoft Windows a real companionship with the tion), Remote Networking (for con­ operating systems, Windows CE machine by molding it to suit your necting to remote access servers), allows you to adapt, or personal­ personality. Solitaire, and the capability of ize, the look and feel of the There are eight different back­ printing directly from the HP machine. (See Screen 1.) This is a ground schemes built into the HP 320LX to HP PCL printers from very intelligent decision on 32QLX palmtop PC, and other Pocket Word and Information Microsoft's part, as you really schemes can be added by the user Manager.

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THE HP PALMTOP PAPER MAY / JUNE 1997 15 REVIEW: The HP 320LX palmtop PC word processing documents look good. Thaddeus Computing announces If you're using HP's 300/ Handheld PC Magazine 320LX, you can print the docu­ to support the new Windows CE Handhelds ments directly from your palmtop PC to your printer. (With the other Handheld PC Magazine is a bi-monthly Thaddeus Computing publica­ makes of handheld PCs, you have tion, due Mid-1997, exclusively for Windows CE handheld computer to transfer the document to the users. Subscription price is $34.95 1 year, $59.95 2 years. Each issue is desktop, convert it to the desktop's crammed with tips, articles and reviews that focus on built-in software version of Word, and then print and third-party solutions. Autobiographies describe how professionals from the desktop.) use their handheld PC's to solve everyday challenges. You can view your Pocket Word documents in either Normal Bonuses with subscription: or Outline format, but the feature I of Word for Windows that lets you o Annual Windows CE Buyer's Guide - complete listing of known com­ preview how the document will mercial Windows CE products plus best shareware and freeware look when printed ("Print o Goodies Disk - best 25 pieces of Windows CE freeware and shareware Preview"), is not available. There is no built-in spell check­ o Special report: "12 Things Every Handheld PC User Should Know" er, for those of us who have trouble spelling our names right. But again, with the limited size of ROM How To Subscribe (3 ways): available, it is impossible to include 1. E-MAIL usat:[email protected] this feature. This is another func­ Be sure to include your name, address, phone, and fax if you have one. tion that we will have to look to Leave your Master Card, Visa or AMEX number and expiration date. third parties for.

2. PHONE us at: 515-472-6330 or 800-373-6114; Pocket Internet Explorer (PIE) FAX us at: 515-472-1879 The HP 300/320LX palmtop PC 3. SEND US THE ORDER CARD IN THIS ISSUE, comes with Microsoft's Pocket along with a check or MC/VISA/ AMEX info to: Internet Explorer, version 1.1, built into ROM. (See Screen 4.) Being in Thaddeus Computing, Inc., 110 North Court, Fairfield, IA 52556, USA ROM, we're saved from having to If you would like to contribute to Handheld PC Magazine with articles, e­ install the program into the pre­ mail Hal Goldstein at: cious 2- or 4-Megabytes of RAM [email protected] or [email protected] that we are given for storage space, and for running the programs. However, Pocket Excel is still a and a button for bulletting text. Version 1.1 has the latest fea­ fairly usable spreadsheet applica­ Pocket Word can read and tures available for Pocket Internet tion. write files in its native Pocket Explorer, so you are able to connect Word format, or in straight (ASCII) to the Internet and browse to your text. (See Screen 3.) The application favorite sites, or download soft­ ware or documents to your Pocket Word comes with nine different fonts built in, so you can make your Handheld Pc. With the HP 320LX's built-in Compact Flash Pocket Word is the little brother to capabilities, you can have the space Word for Windows. Like Pocket Excel, Pocket Word has nowhere Ll!!!... Save As :~r~ U This la :21 \My Documents £;,. t d;' y;.. F.,,,;, .. c~ ~JIiliI I'T '-' IGJITlI Lnll~I2J -: near the capability of the desktop :L"'.Meetng~l oI e : version. ~ ,,~ 'tin' o!> HP Palmtop ~ " There are the usual File, Edit Paper ' " and View pull-down menus; the tiMle IOocl I ~ Poctet ...... OfdOoeumenl: :( .. .01, 0 N LIN: S I font selector and size of font pull­ The Hp Palmtop PaDer iJ/J/L.IN£l 'jII5tali IW Doc1 _ "lIn TextD ocurnent~ " txt, 153 PM down menu; buttons for Bold, .. I .. A O r;- Italics and Underline; buttons for Screen 3. Pocket Word can save docu· ments in either its native format, or as Screen 4. Viewing Thaddeus Computing's Left, Right and Center justification, ASCII text. Web page with Pocket Internet Explorer.

16 THE HP P ALMTOP PAPER MAY I JUNE 1997 to do all of this, even while using a PCMCIA modem. New! Link-A-Printer II Smaller size & Attached cable Calendar Link-A-Printer II is a serial to parallel converter that allows direct printing from your OmniGo The Calendar on the HP 320LX has 100 to any parallel printer. It also works with a decent look, although it shows only a nine-hour block at a time. the HP 100/200LX $79 (See Screen 5.) (The 200LX shows more time slots.) There is a calen­ dar (to the right of the appoint­ Link-A-Printer II has a built-in connectivity cable that plugs in to your OmniGo ments) which shows six weeks at a 100. Since it does not require batteries or extra cable Link-A-Printer II is simple time. This calendar is "hot," mean­ and easy to use. ing you can tap on a day, or use the arrows on either side of the date Also Available Link-A-Printer I $59 and month to scroll through the Requires connectivity cable and optional battery Features auto on/off fixed 9600 baud months. Greenwich Instruments LTD The current date is shown Tel: 704-875-8490 European Distributor reversed in a football-shaped black GREENWa Fax: 704-875-2801 Tel: 011-44-181-302-4931 field, and is circled. This lets you ...... Toll Free: 800-476-4070 Fax: 011-44-181-302-4933 know at a glance what day the Calendar application is referring to, and you can use the right and than one day. (See Screen 6.) of the To Do's or Tasks is shown. left arrow keys to move, day-by­ There is a check box for Full When you select one of the Tasks, day, through the calendar. Day Event, a Reminder section the Task screen pops up. Along the Above the calendar is a scroll with a Remind Me check box right border of the screen there are bar for Tasks, or ToDo's. You can (which is like the Alarm-Enabled three tabs: General, Recur and start a new appointment by either check box on the HP 100 /200LX), Notes. tapping on the New Appointment and lead time for the reminder, The General tab shows the icon, or on the time slot that you which can range from 0 minutes to task, the priority you have want to put the appointment into. 99 weeks. assigned to it, a project or category, The Appointment screen shows There are options for choosing and the start and end date of the description, location, and duration which alarm sounds will be related task. of the appointment (with the to a specific appointment, as well Although the Calendar appli­ beginning and ending dates and as the option to have messages cation on the HP 320LX is similar times), which allows you to have interrupt you, regardless of which to Appointment Book on the HP an appointment that spans more application you're in. The Recur 100/200LX, it has many new fea­ tab on the Appointment screen lets tures that are lacking on the you set the repeat options for the 100/200LX. appointment (once, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly) and also set the date range for the repeat option. Contacts There is also a Notes tab where notes for the appointment can be The Contacts application is the HP put. Looking at the Day or Weekly 300/320LX's Phone Book applica­ Screen 5. In Calendar, nine Calendar screen, you can tell which tion. The default screen has tabs one-hour blocks are shown. appointments have alarms, notes, (i.e., buttons) down the left side of loca tions and recurring options the screen so you can go to differ­ ApPOlnlment II !!I3 EI attached to them. ent groups of records ("cde," or The Agenda view shows your "fgh," for instance) when the appointments for the day (and all Contact file gets beyond the nine active tasks), and on most of the names that show on each screen. screens there is an icon for a pop­ There is a box at the top, Find up date-picker calendar. Last Name, to help you find the Tap on the Active Tasks bar person you are looking for. The Screen 6. The Appointment Screen in Calendar. and a drop down menu listing all main screen contains four fields

THEHPPALMTOPPAPER MAY / JUNE 1997 17 REVIEW: The HP 320LX palmtop PC Thomas Gibson, III, and all four of door on the machine). The back­ II ~ Gibson. Mr. Raymond Thomas III these parts of my name can be lighting feature is nice and is done ~ ITeclncalEditOl WOIkTei (515).nS3:ll ~ Pt.tr.t.Jg W'oric.FalC (515).72-1879 entered as separate fields, along very well, allowing me to play soli­ 11 MobieTei : Ii Thaddeus Computing Inc Pager with a salutation (Mr.). taire for a half hour in the dark I ~' 11'_ 1:110 N Ccut SI Emaoll lom,..gibton@lhaddeu: c : POBOJI869 Spou:e Juhe There are similar pop-up entry without the unit timing out or ! ~ Fatfle!d. 1A52556 WebPage hltpll_lhaddeu:com %I Up:tautolhenght boxes for the Business, Home and draining the batteries dry. artSt.ad II6) contact: Other address fields, giving abun­ In the few days I've had the HP Screen 7. The Contacts entry screen. dant room to put street addresses 320LX palmtop PC, I've used it a and a scroll bar for the Country lot, mostly on battery power, and which the user can switch around field. the batteries that came in the unit by using Options in the Tools pull­ This is a very nice version of a (Dura cell Alkaline) are still 7/8 down menu. phone book application, and since full. HP has done a wonderful job The Menu bar has options for all of this information can be by giving us a machine that is bat­ File Edit, Tools, and icons for New accessed from other applications, it tery friendly. Record, Delete, Find, and Find Last will make corresponding (via e­ I have a feeling that this Name, along with the standard mail, for example) easy. machine will make many more Help and Close. The Contact data­ people throwaway those paper base can be sorted on anyone of Day Timers and get with the rest of the four fields chosen for display Other Goodies us and our handheld computers. on the main contacts screen, simply For a Version 1.0 release of by tapping on it. The other built-in applications that anything, this is a very good start. The Contact entry screen con­ come with the Windows CE oper­ The Windows CE operating system sists of three pages for each record ating system are a simple calcula­ is still a baby, compared to many of (business, personal, and notes). In tor (similar to the one that comes the other systems that are out addition to fields we're already stock with Windows), World there. used to, there are fields for Pager, Clock, Remote Networking, the There are many things that Mobile Phone, three e-mail fields, Inbox for e-mail, PC Link (for con­ would be nice to have on this HP Web Page Address, Spouse and necting to your Windows 95 or 320LX, like a real database applica­ Children, Birthday and Windows NT Desktop PC), a tion (similar to that on the Anniversary, Assistants Name and Terminal dialer, and Solitaire. HP100/200LX), where we can Number, Category, and More. (See The system has the usual design our own databases. I'd also Screen 7.) Windows control panel, where like to have a spell checker, (like Entering contact information is most of the settings are made. the one on the desktop version of rather slick, with pop-up windows Microsoft Word), and HP Calc. for all of the "parts" of a name. For There is a real need for third-party example, my full name is Raymond Conclusion vendors to come up with solutions that are not addressed by the core 10,' ------.------GEl The HP 320LX palmtop PC is a applications. very nice machine. It has the feel of The HP 300/320LX palmtop a Hewlett-Packard product, and is PC and the Windows CE operating solid and well manufactured. system are not for everyone, but HP has an advantage over the they will satisfy the needs for many other manufacturers of Windows desktop computer users, especially CE Handheld PCs, in that their those whose first computer was a Screen 8. This is the Task application, units have a larger screen, the abili­ Windows 95 machine. which is similar to ToDo on the 100/200LX. ty to print directly to HP PCL printers, and come with Pocket [Editor's Note: Hewlett-Packard will Internet Explorer version 1.1 built officially announce the release of the into ROM. HP 300/320 LX palmtop pes during The units from the other manu­ the third week of May. The units will facturers won't have these features be available from the same sources that until future versions of the carry the 200LX (including a number Windows CE operating system are of HP Palmtop Paper advertisers).} released. Screen 9. Setting the The RAM is easy to replace [Tom Gibson is Technical Editor at Time Zone in World Time and upgrade, (through its own The HP Palmtop Paper.}

18 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER MAY I JUNE 1997 OW TO USE YOUR PALMTOP USER PROFILE Veterinarian Tracks Horse and Cattle-care Using Her HP Palmtop on Farm Calls

With HP Palmtop in her holster and printer in her van, this veterinarian tracks the medical needs of 3,000 animals. She communicates with colleagues using WyndMail and uses the palmtop to support all aspects of her practice.

By Dr. Jean F. Feldman I make farm calls all day, carrying my palmtop in a holster. The palmtop hangs just below my left shoulder slightly above my waist. If my patient moves while I am handling it or pushes me into a wall my left arm takes most of the pressure, protecting the computer.

When I first purchased my 95 LX in How I use a palmtop in a barn ical history on each. 1992 I was clueless about comput­ I now carry my 100LX in a hol­ ers. I am a veterinarian for large My 100LX travels with me as I ster. This is much safer than in a animals, which means I work with make farm calls all day. It stores a pocket-over the years my palm­ horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats scaled-down version of DVM's top has fallen out of and into, and llamas. I was looking for a business program on a 20MB ... well, just about everything. very portable method of computer­ (stacked to 40MB) flash card. There Carrying a palmtop at my side is izing my practice and at the time a , are over 1,000 client records on the also superior to laying it down software company called DVM card (name, address, phone, barn where cats or kids could play with Manager was the only source for a location, etc.) with 3,000 or so ani­ it while I'm working in a barn. veterinary program that I could use mals and two years worth of med- As I discuss with a farmer an right on the farm. Their package included a 95LX, a Sparcom trans­ fer station and a card reader made ABOUT THE AUTHOR by DataBook. I purchased a per­ sonal computer to run the main Dr. Jean F. Feldman is a practicing veterinarian living program. To solve some problems I in Western New York State. She started a mobile, large animal veterinary practice in 1985, caring for horses, was having running the program llamas, cattle, pigs, sheep and goats. Her undergradu­ on a 95LX I quickly upgraded to a ate work was done at D'YouviUe College (BA in 100LX palmtop. Biology) and her DVM degree was conferred by Cornell University. She can be reached at [email protected]

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Kingmax Also Available SRAM, Flash, Ethernet Card and Fax Modem. Phone: 909-468-0958 Visit our website at www.lcingmax.com Fax: 909-468-0769 or email [email protected] animal's medical history and per­ tions about an animal's past history from the main computer so client form a physical exam, I enter find­ can be answered while standing in balances and reminders remain rel­ ings in my palmtop. The alterna­ the barn talking to the owner atively current. This takes about 3.5 tive would be to try to recall 20 ani­ instead of looking through vol­ hours and goes on while I sleep. mals' heart rates, temperatures, umes of paper (See Screen 1 on I really don't worry much etc., at the end of the day or use a page 22.) Right on the spot I can about data security as far as the dictation device and have to spend tell an owner when future vaccina­ 100LX is concerned. Worst case sce­ time transcribing later. I prefer cre­ tions or treatments are due. Since nario would be total loss of the ating palmtop records on the spot, the area in which I practice is a flash card and palmtop, but since which I then upload at night. rabies endemic area, clients are all new data is uploaded every In general, typing with two very interested in having proof of night and backed up using a tape thumbs hasn't been too difficult rabies vaccination (for liability rea­ drive, I might loose one day's work even in a cold barn, although when sons they need the certificate to at the most. That is probably better it's really cold (like 10 degrees F) enter their horse in a show) so I than loosing control of an entire the screen on the palmtop will print that before I leave. This is far paper record on a windy day and darken. less painful than hand-writing running across lawns and fields After examining all the ani­ multiple certificates at the end of chasing pieces of paper. Now, a mals in one location, I go to my the visit and it enhances my profes­ printed copy of the animal's history mini-van and place the 100LX in a sional image. is safely stored at the office! Sparcom cradle that connects the unit to a power source (wired from Securing data while I sleep the fuse box just like my car phone) Horse-For-Sale database and to a Kodak Diconix printer. At night, I upload data from the and the palmtop built-Ins With one keystroke I am able to business program and closeout on print out a bill and hand it to the my 486 IBM (client and animal I have gradually started to use farmer. records are "updated" and not writ­ built-in programs for scheduling Thanks to my palmtop, ques- ten over). Once a week I download and todos (I try to reconcile the cal-

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THE HP PALMTOP PAPER MAY IJUNE 1997 21 USER PROFILE: Veterinarian uses HP palmtop Reader from the palmtop section

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Screen 1: DVM software holds my medical history records for each animal I examine. When I have finished with one animal, I merely close its history and go on to the next. This process can At my conference, instead of hav­ be accomplished from the "transaction screen," so when all of an owner's animals have been ing the hotel staff wake me in the examined and treated, I know the cost. I morning, I used the the alarm func­ tion of stopwatch to play "tiny

aLabe.. se: HORSE ...... P .~.t .~ .. J .. t .Ii1!'!.. ~ trumpets" as my wake-up call . ha..,ff.,r. Da.rl.,n·e ····· ...... , Phon., :649 ..."I,I:! .I1!.?...... In addition, Playlx ij is on the flash card. It impresses kids when I US.,s------can get my palmtop to play music. Buy/S.,ll-----, D Tra.i I D W.,st..,rn o Wa.nt.s t.o Buy o Show 0 English @ 'jSW:mm Future needs Not..,s : I~~"i~!"ii:'."iI<.l.~"i;;,;;,;s;~"ih~~;;,"i

.-II;Am·IIIW_.-D;G~G.-••-~t:mmEJIW" - ••-linmm:ll- ••-Il"U'U'!!I ••• -li iiliam4!1i••• -Il::cmEII- ••••• 1+llIa... I I - One thing I would like to do is use Lotus 1-2-3 to keep track of the Screen 2: As a free service, I maintain a horse database, which includes names and phone scheduled drugs I use. Since I am numbers of clients wanting to either buy or sell a horse. I also indicate what talents the horse always adding stock, and subtract­ has and whether it is good for showing, trail riding or for being ridden by a child. ing from that stock it is a more dif­ ficult thing to do than it first was written in Memo while wait­ service. appears. ing for my clinic van to be fixed. Each bottle carries a number NoteTaker stores small and the records need to reflect the files for large purposes ultimate disposition of each WyndMall e-mail saved milileter of drug. In addition, legal­ me headaches at a conference After reading through several ly all records must be kept in print­ issues of the HP Palmtop Paper I fig­ ed form or they won't be recog­ One of the tough parts about trying ured out that small files need to be nized by the DEA. Suffice it to say, to get away from the Buffalo, New kept on NoteTaker. I use it to log I'm working on that project. York area is having coverage for hours for my volunteer work with With America Online, I want client emergencies when I am gone. Compeer, an organization that sup­ to use my access to the palmtop I read the articles in the HP Palmtop ports individuals recovering from user area to evaluate some of the Paper about wireless communica­ mental problems. (Volunteers and small medical programs there that tion and elected to try "WyndMail" their "compeer" do things together use the HP calculator software to when I went to Denver (the col­ as friends, such as go out to dinner determine dosages. league who covers is on the or a movie.) My shopping list is in The 100LX has enabled me to Internet). It worked well. I could NoteTaker (even vets have to eat) practice high quality veterinary check my messages at the confer­ as well as specific files for drug medicine and, along with the other ence center instead of waiting to get dosage regimens and a list of Web computerized aspects of my prac­ them at my hotel at night or check­ sites I plan to check out. tice, increased income while limit­ ing for notes on a crowded bulletin ing the need for an employee to board at the conference. I was also It Quiet moments on the farm handle records. has been an inte­ able to call my aunt and advise her gral part of my entrance into the with Vertical Reader ij that my return flight was late using "computer age." I count its pur­ the "text to speech" service. I intend I use America Online Internet ser­ chase as one of the best business to keep both the modem and the vice and downloaded Vertical investments I've ever made.

22 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER MAY IJUNE 1997 W TO USE YOUR PALMTOP USER PROFILE Mechanical Engineer Helps Link Palmtop Community

In addition to using his 200LX for faxing, e-mail, spell checking, data­ bases and viewing digital photographs, Mitch Hamm discusses his use of the Linux operating system.

By Mitch Hamm

I received my first Hewlett­ Forum or participate in software given me the means to get even Packard handheld for my 22nd beta tests. My office has a fairly more involved with the worldwide birthday in the form of a HP15C robust cc:Mail system in place so I palmtop community. programmable calculator. Eleven use my palmtop, modem and I use my Linux computer to years later I still have a love affair cc:Mail to send and receive e-mail host the HP Palmtop Mailing List with my latest HP, a 5-Mb 200LX when I'm away from the office. For which was born in early September with a 20-Mb flash disk. My HP Internet e-mail, I use David 1996 and at the time of this writing goes everywhere with me, helps Colston's NetTamer iJ; and for has over 700 members from all out in countless ways throughout faxes, I use Anthony Mai's over the world. Anyone interested my day, organizes my life, man­ Quickstar Fax Pro iJ. Finally, my in subscribing to the list should ages my finances, entertains and newest toy is WWW /LX, which I send an e-mail to majordomo@ teaches me, introduces me to won­ use for cruising the Web and to palmtop. net with "subscribe hplx" derful people the world over and access my home PC while away. in the message body. I run the free keeps me in contact with home and majordomo mailing list software, office when I travel. My desktop PC is a hub of which takes any question or com­ When traveling, I always have worldwide palmtop activity ment e-mailed to the list and auto­ my HP either in the perfectly-sized matically resends it to the list's outside zipper pocket of my Tumi This brings me to my next big pas­ subscribers. My Linux machine briefcase or snug in its Ripoff case sion, the Linux operating system. also hosts the list's Web site at clipped to my belt. My modem of Linux is a free UNIX clone for the http://www.palmtop.net/hplist.html. choice is a Megahertz XJACK Intel PC platform (and others) I use programs called "Glimpse" PCMCIA datal fax cellular model which has almost entirely replaced and "Hypermail" to index e-mail due to its compact size and low my home use of Microsoft Win­ and convert to HTML format every price. I also have a backup. Zoom , dows. I am constantly amazed at word in every e-mail message sent 14.4 Pocket modem WIth a custom- all I can do with Linux, and it has to the list so previous exchanges made 12-inch serial cable. I used to use the Zoom exclusively until I found out how convenient an ABOUT THE AUTHOR XJACK can be. A friend and I built our cables from the bare-ended Mitch Hamm is a native Kentuckian currently residing in West Chester, Ohio. He lives with his wife, Victoria, EduCALC cable and some Radio and hyper-intelligent cat, Tigger. He graduated from Shack 9-pin serial cable ends. the University of Kentucky in 1987 with a B.Se. in I use several different software Mechanical Engineering. An admitted "technical packages to keep in touch with the junkie" who takes things apart to see how they work, outside world. acCIS is always he indulges in UK basketball, inline skating, wood­ working, and bicycling. He is also the founder of "The ready on my palmtop to whisk me Palmtop Network" (http://www.palmtop.net).an on and off of CompuServe so I can online resource for HP Palmtop users worldwide. keep close tabs on the HPHAND

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Rates for 69 currencies are Gibson (of The HP Palmtop Paper), updated daily and the page will Favorite WingS trick Murray Barton (Western Australia), build a custom macro for you with Peter Watkins (Washington, D.C.) any combination of the listed cur­ I still use Windows, but only for a and Jeff Davis (Indiana) all have rencies. few things. I like Win95 because of accounts on my machine. They o Palmtop.Net.Store - This page its ability to intelligently manage often drop in via telnet to "chat" PCMCIA devices. I have an SCM is home to hard-to-find items for with me from wherever they may Swapbox PCMCIA drive installed be. My system actually acts as the palmtop. The most popular item for now is a neat little clip-on in a hand-built desktop machine another Internet provider for some ,running Win95. The Swapbox uses of my friends, since it provides tel­ flashlight that you can use with your palmtop in dim light. one of the PCMCIA controllers that net, ftp, file storage, Web space, Win95 supports in enhanced mode. mail, news and use of the powerful I also use my Linux machine as a (I checked this out before I bought applications that reside on other file server to access the Palmtop it). This means that most devices UN*X systems. Jorgen, Murray and Paper's CD InfoBase in one of its that you insert into the card slot I have become fast friends due to eight CD-ROM drives. With this (like modems, flash disks or net­ our many common interests, and arrangement, I have access to all of work cards) will be recognized and we are now working together to the software on the InfoBase, automatically configured by the engineer an awesome Web site including the Gutenberg texts. system. devoted to palmtops. The Web site Since I can telnet to the system, I I run Quicken 3 for Windows is called "The Palmtop Network" can access the information even and the HP Connectivity Pack on and its home page can be reached while traveling. Since I can't run the Win95 machine. Though all my at http://www.palmtop.net.Itis a Windows applications on my Quicken transactions are entered work in progress, but has become Linux system, I use a program on the palmtop, I periodically very popular with tens of thou­ called Samba to export the InfoBase merge new transactions to a master sands of accesses from around the CD as a Windows for Workgroups Quicken file on the Win95 desktop world in only two months. It cur­ "share". Then my Win95 machine to save space and to provide quick, rently offers: can run the InfoBase's HyperWriter detailed reporting. When it's time search engine and access the CD o S.U.P.E.R - The Simply for a merge, I pop my palmtop's across my ethernet just like the flash disk into the Swapbox, the Unbeatable Palmtop Essentials disk was in its local CD drive. disk gets recognized and mounted Repository is a growing collection Andreas Garzotto has written as drive F, and I merge right from of the best palmtop software avail­ able. The S.U.P.E.R Team is com­ LXTOOLS ij, an excellent set of my flash card to the desktop. It software tools for manipulating takes about 5 seconds. prised of Mitchell Hamm, Toshiki files between the palmtop and a The Swapbox also makes back­ Sasabe (Tokyo), Jorgen Wallgren (Singapore), Peter Watkins (USA), machine running Linux. I can easi­ ups incredibly fast. I periodically ly transfer files to and from my backup my palmtop's C drive to and Rattipat Aramwatanapong (Thailand). Files are neatly ordered palmtop and can backup my palm­ my flash disk in the palmtop's card top drives to any disk on my home slot using Jorgen Wallgren's clever with good descriptions, screen network. The LXTOOLS package LXBatch-based backup utility shots where applicable, mail links contains lxdir, lxcopy, lxdel, lxr­ to authors, versions, sizes and the (ftp:/ / ftp.palmtop.net/pub/lxbac mdir and lxmkdir whose names kup.zip). All I have to do to backup date added. There is a good search define their function. To backup an the entire palmtop is slip the flash engine to find exactly what you are entire drive to hard disk, I connect disk into the Swapbox card drive, looking for in palmtop software. a serial cable between my palmtop and do a quick drag and drop in o Database Repository - This is a and my computer running Linux Windows Explorer. My entire 20 collection of databases to use with and enter the command: Mb card is copied to hard disk in the HP Palmtop and covering a about 40 seconds. If I want to get myriad of topics. It is maintained by Ixcopy -r a: /home/mitch/backup/hp/a really fancy, I can map my Linux Murray Barton (Western Australia). machine's Syquest EZ-Drive or The -r switch in the above com- Iomega Zip drive as a Win95 drive

26 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER MAY/JUNE 1997 and drop the files across the ether­ net right to a cartridge. To do this, I Finally, true data Syctronization open one Explorer window for my between your HP Palmtop and your pc. destination drive and one for my source drive (the flash disk). By right-clicking on the Task Bar and choosing "Tile Vertical," I get two IntelliSYB '" for the HP 200LX side-by-side drive windows just V" Full synchronization or data transfer with a like in good old File Manager. wide range of popular PC applications: Finally I go to the source drive, do Microsoft Schedule+ 7.0, 7.0a a "Select All" and then drop the Lotus Organiz er 2.1 dB11 NetManage ECCO 3.03 I...---. selection set onto the destination Sidekick 95 .... drive. Sidekick/or Windows 1.0,2.0 ·'n .::: Day-Timer Organizer 2 .0,2.1 ... Now Up-ta-Date/or Windows 1.51 and 95 Keeping data on the HP Palmtop V" Import and Export to more applications! I keep a detailed record of all the V" Import to the HP 200LX from popular PDAs and palmtops gasoline fill-ups for my vehicle. I V" Automatically resolve conflicts between the HP 200LX and your PC have fashioned a Lotus spread­ V" Keep important information safe with built-in sheet to handle this, with some Backup and Restore functions help from Tom Gibson at The HP V" Maintain up-to-date information on your HP Call to order today ! Palmtop Paper (ftp:llftp.palmto 200LX and your PC V" Runs under Windows 95, Windows NT, p.net/pub/mileage.zip ij). I have a Windows for Workgroups, and Windows 3_1 P'.Y[l1fl Lotus macro that accepts new data, 2940 N. First St. San jose, CA 95 117 such as the date, location, amount FREE connecting PC serial cable Tel: (800) 248-279S included ($20.00 value)! Fax: (802) 6S8·3991 spent, price per gallon and odome­ Tech Support: (60}) 888-0666 ter mileage. The spreadsheet keeps http://www.pumatech.com a running tally of all sorts of num­ All {"ompany and product names me Imdcmarks of their respective companies. Features listed here are correct at lime of press. but subject to change without notice. bers like average miles per gallon, total spent on fuel, average miles driven per day, etc. There is also a (H) (1019) 'FI7 • • F7996 macro to view a graph of the mileage over time.

Since gas mileage is an excel­ ALt-Q Fi.LLup $1 lent indicator of a vehicle's health, A Lt-A Graph this lets me know when I need to spin some wrenches and correct problems before they get serious. STATION ODO I1PG SheLL westC~~~ster ~~ 1~~~ 1.~89 $~~~~~ 24160 14 . 8 West Chester OH 16.5 1.199 $19 . 85 23903 19 . 6 All of my maintenance records are ~~~H Carrollton KY 16.8 1.209 $20.35 23579 17 . 9 Indi.anapoli.s (N 16 . 1 1.299 $21 . 00 kept in a little GOB database so I SheLL 23277 18 . 4 will always know when it's oil change or tire rotation time. This Lotus spreadsheet keeps track of fuel costs, miles driven per day, and miles per gallon. I also have GOB databases for' my book and eo collection, phone area codes, Internet domains and atalJase:S10 ALL Database Items 01/13/97 7 :56 P interesting sites, and even one for ServLce ~Temperature door actu ServLce Performed: the members of the HP Mailing list ~o LL Cilange o LL Change with their pictures. iPeX ij , by ~WLper BLades ~Brake Pads Date: 11/16/96 Tsumori "Brahma" Masaki, is a CLean and re-oLL K&N ML Leage: 19866 ~Tonneau Cover Cost: $19 . 18 brilliant program that will allow ~ChassLs LubrLcatLon you to show pex or leN files ~OLL Change MLLes sLnce Last: 4945 ~Rotate tLres 4 . 5 qts MobLL 1 5W30 inside your database files. By load­ ~DLfferentLaL Lube Fram PH3980 ing a small TSR, you can show a ~O LL Change (2/25) picture by including a simple code " .. .-. in your database or datacard tem­ plates. Maintenance records are kept in another database.

THEHPPALMTOPPAPER MAY / JUNE 1997 27 USER PROFILE: Mechanical engineer links palmtop community I have separate phone books for Contact Information for personal contacts, CompuServe products mentioned in LOOKUP.BAT - A batch file that lets you launch a DOS program with input. dial-ups, business contacts, air­ this article Freeware. Available on this issue of The lines, hotels, rental car companies, HP Palmtop Paper ON DISK. WWW/LX - World Wide Web browser for HP friends and even my compa­ ny's interoffice directory. Finally, I the HP Palmtop. D&A Software, Inc. Phone: Linux - UNIX clone operating system for 805-370-1088. E-mail : [email protected]. the Intel PC platform. Freeware. Available keep the data needed to build all of On line: http://www.dasoft.com at http://www.linux.org my Web pages in other databases. When I need to make changes like acCIS - CompuServe access program Majordomo - Mailing list software . adding a file to the S.U.P.E.R. Site, I designed for the HP Palmtop. Shier Available at http://www.greatcircle.com/ Systems & Software, Inc. Phone: 805-371- majordomol do that on the palmtop and print 9391 . FAX: 805-371-9454 . On line: the updated database to a delimit­ [email protected] SKYGLB.ZIP - Planetarium program. ed text file using a custom clip that Shareware. Available on the 1997 HP orders my fields correctly. Then, I Software Carousel - Task switching Palmtop Paper's CD Info8ase. enhancement for the HP Palmtop. Group 32 pse LXTOOLS to move the files to Corporation. Phone: 800-553-0400. FAX: my Linux machine where I process 954-581-5902. On line: www/group32.com

SCM card drives - Pricing varies. SCM Microsystems, Inc., 131 Albright Way, Suite Launching a DOS program with input B, Los Gatos, CA 95030, USA; Phone 408- 370-4888; FAX: 408-370-4880. Some DOS programs can be launched with input. For example, you can launch some word process­ ing programs and specify a text file to be loaded, all from the DOS prompt. The word processor The American Heritage Dictionary - by WordScience Corporation. Out of print. starts, the text file is loaded automatically, and you're ready to start working. I wanted to be able to do this with The American Heritage Dictionary. Specifically, I wanted to start it with the word I want­ AutoMap for DOS - Out of print. ed to look up and have it go right to it. One way to do this is to create a batch file that lets you input the word to be looked up and start the program. After some serious web-searching, I found a PC Globe - No longer availabe. description of such a batch file in an old PC Magazine article. One problem with the approach described in the article is that it uses an MS-DOS utility called FC.EXE. As most of you know, the palmtops don't come with a complete version of MS-DOS 5.0. I Shareware/freeware had to get FC.EXE from an old MS-DOS 5.0 distribution disk that I had. After making some adjust­ mentioned in this article ments to the original batch file, I came up with the following batch file, named LOOKUP.BAT. Iij NetTamer - (N107-PT.ZIP) Suite of com­ mon Internet applications. Shareware. @echooff Available on Vol. 5, No.6 issue of The HP c: Palmtop Paper ON DISK. Also available at rem echo This will copy your input to the environment variable INPUT_ http://people.delphLcom/davidcolston/, and echo American Heritage Dictionary - Definitions Plus! CompuServe's HPHAND Forum, Library 11. echo. echo Lay your righteous word on me ... Quickstar Fax Pro - (QFAX.ZIP ) Fax echo. with your Palmtop. Shareware. Available on Vol. 5, NO. 6 issue of The HP Palmtop fc con nul /Ib1/n I time I find" 1: "> setinput.bat Paper ON DISK. Also available at echo. CompuServe HPHAND Forum, Library 9, echo Working ... and ftp://ftp.palmtop.net/pub/qfax.zip echo @echo off> enter.bat echo set input_=%%4» enter.bat LXTOOLS - Set of software tools for call setinput manipulating files between the palmtop and del setinput.bat a machine running Linux. Freeware. del enter.bat Available on this issue of The HP Palmtop echo. Paper ON DISK. Also available at ftp://ftp.dasoft.com/pub/MISC/lxtools.tgz echo Done! echo. iPeX - Allows you to show PCX or ICN echo The definition is ...... files inside your database files. Freeware. a: Available on Vol. 6, No. 1 issue of The HP cd\defplus Palmtop Paper ON DISK. Also available at def%inpuc% ftp://ftp.palmtop.net/pub/ipex112.zip I added a new item to AppManager, setting it up to run this batch file. I specified the "+" as its hot Max DOS - Allows you to run any program key. The program needs only 105K of RAM to run, so now when I need to look up a word like "invei­ right from the System Manager. Freeware. Available on Vol. 6, No. 1 issue of The HP gle" from a past "X-Files" episode, I open Application Manager, hit the "+" key and enter my word. In Palmtop Paper ON DISK. Also available at two seconds flat I know it means: "To lead astray or win over by flattery or deceiving." ftp:l/ftp.palmtop.net/pub/maxd03b.zip

28 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER MAY/JUNE 1997 them with a perl script. The perl script opens the text file and goes through line by line extracting the data and formatting it into a new Web page. The pages are generated automatically; I hate to write HTML by hand. Not long ago, I found an old copy of The American Heritage Dictionary by W ordScience corpo­ ration in a discount bin. Six years ago, it was a $60 (U.S.) program that filled in for the lack of dictio­ Unique Lightware Solutions For Mobile Computing nary capabilities in the word End Non-backlit Screen Visibility Problems processors of that time. I bought it • Allow productive use of time in dim planes, trains, autos, hotels & mtg. rooms for $1.95 (U.S.) and found that it • Evenly illuminate display, keyboard and work area without disturbing others works great on the palmtop, but it • Top-quality, patented design for any PDA/HPC/Pocket Organizer really needs to be run from the • Sleek, compact, lightweight, powered by AA batteries DOS command prompt (see side­ • Essential tool for mobile professionals bar on page 28). • Include soft travel case, DC Vehicle Adapter w. hi-Io dimmer + four spare I have given up my use of bulbs -- clear & red (for night use) Software Carousel since finding a • 30-day, money-back guarantee great piece of Japanese software • Only $29.95 for PCl 300 ($24.95 for PCl 200 w/o DC Vehicle Adapter; called MaxDOS iii which can run $24.95 for mini-PCl3; $19.95 for mini-PCl2) + $4 USA shipping/handling any program right from the System ASF Assoc. Ltd Manager. It does this by swapping To order, call: Amex/MCNisa Th e Personal Portable Lighting Experts your current session out to disk Box 625, Merrick NY 11 566 ~ Volume Pricing Available r Fax 800·625·6897 · 516·868·6897 and giving you all available DOS 800-771-3600 http://www. std.com/as f1 Tel 800·936·3638 · 516·868·39 18 memory for your application. Now Email asf1@lx netcom com . I can run memory-hungry pro­ grams like PC Globe, language reduced the required disk space to thanks to the palmtop community translators or astronomy software a bit less than 3-MB. It's a bit slow in general for being so friendly, like Skyglobe ii. With my handy on the 80186, taking about 45 sec­ informative and interesting. little flexible pocket flashlight onds to figure a trip from Miami to clipped to the screen, I can star Seattle, but it's definitely a "gee gaze and use Sky globe as my refer­ whiz" application to show the ence tool. doubters in the crowd. Detect/Plot Radioactivity On Your HP 1 00/200 LX Another great reference tool I could go on and on about the that's right at home in MaxDOS is great applications and uses I've Complete RM 60 System: $149.50 an old copy of AutoMap for DOS. found for my 200LX, but you get By configuring it for a black & the idea that it is an indispensable white screen and dumping some of part of my life. Thanks, HP, for ~ the unnecessary overlay files, I I such a wonderful product and [II

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Choosing the Correct Batteries for Your Palmtop

There are a number of types of batteries you can use in your palmtop. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each type?

By David Shier

There are literally dozens of things Alkaline batteries have about a lO-year shelf life, but that we use every day that are at they make poorer main batteries once both extremely simple and There are currently four types of since they cost about four times the incredibly complicated. We rarely batteries available for use in the HP price of alkalines, and last only think about the complexities that Palmtops. Of course the most com­ about three times longer. allow us to press a few buttons on mon are alkaline, which are very a telephone and talk to someone on inexpensive to purchase, but are NICd and the other side of the world. We single use (primary cells.) That is, NiMH rechargeables turn the key to start our car's when they are drained, you just engine without a thought about the throw them away. The exception is The third and fourth types of bat­ thousands of parts that make up the renewal rechargeable alkalines. teries are rechargeables: NiCd and today's fuel-injected wonders. However, these do not perform NiMH. NiCd are more readily Then there are all the circuits well in the palmtops due to their available and are recommended by that come to life each time we press internal resistance (more on this HP, but have the lowest capacity of the ION I key of our little Palmtop subject later). any of the types discussed here. computers. But batteries seem to NiMH have higher capacity, and take this paradox of simplicity and The Eveready although many people use them, complexity to an extreme. Energizer Lithium L91 you should note that they are not This is especially true of approved for use by HP. rechargeable batteries, which have The second type of battery is the chemistry which is so complex that Eveready Energizer Lithium L9l. Battery life there's no definitive information These are the highest capacity AA available to tell you exactly what cells available, but like alkalines, To help you understand battery takes place inside as you charge are single use. The Lithiums make life, we need to introduce some of and discharge them. great spare batteries since they batteries' characteristic parameters. Fortunately, we don't need to understand the chemistry in order use batteries effectively. But, just as ABOUT THE AUTHOR knowing a little about how your David Shier is a former software engineer and market­ car works can help you get the ing/sales director in the electronics industry. He is most performance out of it, know­ now President of Shier Systems & Software, Inc., and a ing a little about your batteries can principal in D&A Software, Inc. Together these compa­ nies develop and market products and applications lor help you get more performance out thepalmtoR computer market. David can be reached of your palmtop - especially at: Phone: 805-371-9391; Fax: 805-371-9454; E-mail: when using high-power PC Cards. [email protected]; Web site: http://www.shier.com

30 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER MAY / JUNE 1997 Voltage is the parameter that is the most used, and the most mis­ Where there's a DoubleSlof': there's a way ... understood. Voltage is a measure To use 2 PC Cards at the same time - even copy files between Cards of electrical pressure - not capaci­ ty. Think of it this way: If two peo­ To run multiple PC Card products - SRAM, fax/modem, memory cards, etc. ple are asked to push equally­ loaded wagons up a big hill, one To connect Type I, II and III Cards - even a Type II and III at the same time may be able to push harder, but may get tired sooner. It's the same To externally power PCMCIA Cards - for with batteries: A higher starting those power hungry PCMCIA peripherals voltage is not necessarily an indica­ To run ATA flash cards and hard drives­ tion of higher capacity. And just like the notebooks can! like an athlete that suddenly DoubleSlot, PCMCIA Slot Expander - "burns out," some types of batter­ reaching new heights of performance for your HP Palmtop. ies may start out with higher volt­ ages, but as they near the end of Add the Travel Floppyrr., to your Palmtop ... their lives they lose power very World's smallest 3.5" floppy drive fast. PCMCIA, type II compatible Alkaline batteries start out with a voltage of about 1.5 volts For Palmtops or other DOS/Windows computers per cell, or a total of 3.0 volts. Alkalines are unique in that their Use it to transfer files, archive, or run voltage drops at a slow and rela­ programs directly from disk tively regular rate as you use them. Portable like your Palmtop - goes anywhere Knowing this rate and the present Uses inexpensive 1.44 Mb or nOK diskettes voltage of the battery makes it pos­ sible to determine remaining -=-A ",,:'~ :'",~® 48460 Lakeview Blvd, Fremont, CA 94538-6532 power. The Palmtop has built into - HI _I _, In: : "'" (510) 668-4900 FAX: (510) 668 .. 4905 TEe------H N 0 LOG J E 5 J N c. [email protected] http://www.accurite.com it the hardware to measure the voltage of the batteries, as well as the software (in the SETUP pro­ overly concerned with the maxi­ tricity that flows by the amount of gram) to estimate the remaining mum voltage they get when they time that it's flowing gives you a power of the batteries. charge their batteries. But the final measure of the total volume of This built-in software uses an voltage value doesn't provide a electricity used. (If electricity was a average rate of discharge for alka­ reliable indication of how long they liquid, then amps would be liters­ line batteries. It is relatively accu­ will last before they start their per-hour, so an amp-hour would rate for these batteries, but not rapid fall. be equivalent to a liter-per-hour accurate for lithium, NiCd or Battery life is measured in mil­ flow rate for one hour, or one liter NiMH batteries. liampere-hours (mAh). Amperes of volume.) Since one amp is a very Rechargeable batteries start out (or simply amps) are a measure of large amount of current relative to at around 1.2 to 1.4 volts each, or the rate of electrical current flow, the consumption of the palmtop, 2.4 to 2.8 for a pair. However" so multiplying the amount of elec- the measurements are in thou- unlike alkalines, they maintain an almost constant voltage for most of -.' ~ ~ - their useful life, then the voltage Me~ory------, Print.er: HP LaserJeL drops quickly at the end. This is Syst.e~ RAM: 636 RAM Disk : 1376 Co~1 PorL Power in DOS: On why the battery life scale in SETUP Power------;) disappears when you switch the Source: AdapLer Main BaLt.ery Type: Alkaline (single use) E :1./4 :1./2 3/4 F battery type to NiCd. Main: Also, the starting voltage for .. BackuP baLt.ery : OK rechargeable batteries seems to Card baLt.ery : OK vary greatly from pair-to-pair, even for batteries from the same manu­ .:".... 'Migtilm.ftIj1m ••i#1It4 ... maIftlMiuulv_.m'--1M- 1:0"44" facturer. This is a very important point, since many users of The palmtop's built-in SETUP program displays a battery bar that gives an estimate of the rechargeable batteries tend to be remaining power in a pair of alkaline batteries. The estimate of the power remaining in non-alkaline batteries is not accurate.

THEHPPALMTOPPAPER MAY/ JUNE 1997 31 HOW TO: Choosing batteries for your palmtop sandths of an amp (rnA). ny, Shier Systems & Software. ond factor is that they work far bet­ Typical alkaline batteries have While the ratings listed for ter under heavy work loads than a total capacity rating of 2500mAh. rechargeable batteries seem sub­ alkalines do. The ratings assume that you are stantially lower than for alkalines, Looking at Eveready's specifi­ using the batteries until they drop remember that the rechargeables cation sheets, and making some below about 0.9 assumptions volts each. about the typical However, the 1/Many times, 1'm told that rechar~eable batteries seem draw of a palm­ palmtop will not to be too much of a bother. Most pafmtop users forget, or top using a operate on batter­ simply never knew, that they can char~e the batteries 14.4kbps ies totaling about right in the palmtop. I personally open the battery cover modem, we find 2.2V for the pair. that the Lithiums no more than once or twice a year! /I This means that should last for you will not get about 12 hours of the full 2500mAh from the batteries maintain their voltage for more of ,steady use, whereas the alkalines (although you could take them out their rated life than alkalines do. only last about four hours. of the palmtop and use the remain­ However, if we compare their lives ing life in something else that can Work load when used to maintain the memo­ run the batteries to lower voltages). ry of a palmtop turned off in a desk Most NiCd AA batteries have a Another very important point is drawer, we find that they both capacity rating of only 500 to that rechargeables tend to perform should last about the same three 600mAh. High capacity NiCds, much better under heavier work­ months! such as the Radio Shack Hi loads than alkalines. Therefore, Capacity NiCds or the GP brand when using modem cards or cer­ Different brands, that we sell, are rated at 850mAh. tain flash memory cards in your different characteristics NiMH AAs are available in capaci­ palmtop - which tend to require ties of 1200mAh from my compa- short surges of high power - you It is interesting to note that differ­ may find that alkaline batteries will ent brands of alkaline batteries can not be up to the task unless they have different chemistries, and are very fresh, whereas the lower­ therefore very different discharge capacity rechargeables can support characteristics. For example, the HPC STORACE CARD these cards even as they get close Duracell brand that HP ships with to needing a charge. The net result the palmtops operates very poorly is that you may find that you get with heavy loads. These batteries 100% compatible close to the performance of alka­ with lines from your rechargeables. have a capacity rating of 2450mAh, Windows®CE which is very close to that of the HPCs The issue of how the work load affects the useful life of batteries is Eveready brand. In a palmtop even more pronounced when we without any accessories, they may compare alkalines to the Eveready provide similar performance as Lithium batteries. The specification compared to other brands. for the Lithiums rates them at only However, palmtop users find that 2600mAh. This is almost identical they get the "low battery warning" to the alkaline rating, yet we know almost immediately when they use that they tend to last about three to modems or flash cards with four times longer than alkalines in Duracells. The Rayovac Renewal our palmtops! So what's going on batteries also perform poorly under here? high loads, and we don't recom­ It turns out that there are two mend them for use with PC Cards roistrwuror inquiries welcome factors working in the Lithiums' in the palmtop. favor. The first is that they have a This shows that the more you flat discharge curve - much like use your palmtop, especially with that of the rechargeable batteries. This again allows them to work in PC Cards, it's important to chose your batteries carefully to get the Envoy Data Corp Notebook Supply Warehouse the palmtop for more of their rated (800) 368·6971 (800) 566·6832 life than the alkalines can. The sec- best performance. ActionTec ElectroniCS, Inc .17702 Mrtchell North, Irvme, CA 92614 Tet (714) 851 8242. FAX (714) 851 8249. Email mlkeb@acllonlec com

32 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER MAY/JUNE 1997 My recommendation tion of a host of sins, most of which have nothing to do with memory. At Shier Systems & Software we Almost all premature failure of TechRAM™ strongly recommend to our cus­ rechargeable batteries can be 4MB Upgrade tomers that they get a pair of high­ linked to overcharging, heat, or capacity rechargeable batteries as reverse voltage due to over-dis­ Attention 200LX users you can increase your internal RAM to a total their primary power source for the charging. Lately, a lot of people have been saying that the "memory of 5MBs. Some newer machines can palmtop. Many times, I'm told that actually achieve 6MBs. rechargeable batteries seem to be effect" does not exist at all. This is not completely true, but clearly Free up the PCMCIA slot for too much of a bother. Most palm­ modem or other use! makes the point about how little top users forget, or simply never information is available about bat­ Pricing: knew, that they can charge the bat­ 4MB TechRAM & TechSpeed Kits ... $289 installed tery chemistry. 4MB TechRAM Kit ...... $249 instaUed teries right in the palmtop. I per­ One cause of rechargeable bat­ TechSpeed Kit ...... $50 sonally open the battery cover no teries exhibiting "memory" is the Shipping not included more than once or twice a year! (If formation of large crystal cadmi­ Visa & Mastercard Accepted Warranties: I'm on a long business trip and um. The smaller the crystal struc­ 1 year parts, 30 day money back guarantee, 90 don't bring the AC adapter.) ture, the greater the energy trans­ day palmtop warranry (physical damage excluded, U.S. Only) fer. However, with time, or Check out our web page for more A bad choice for spares extremely slow charge rates (long details and latest prices. Quantiry discounts available. trickle charging) the crystal struc­ Sorry 95 LX users no memory upgrade options are Note that rechargeable batteries ture of the plates inside grows larg­ available at this time. The use of the upgrade kits don't make good spares. er (like growing sugar crystals into will void your HP warranty. Rechargeable batteries tend to dis­ Times2 Tech "rock candy") and the cell appears 105 Maple Street· Maylene,Ai 35114 charge themselves much faster weaker. Fortunately, this can be Email: [email protected] ~ Web: http://www.bhm.tis.net/-mack than non-rechargeables. Of course, corrected by simply discharging Phone: 205-620-1 408 this is less of a problem, since you the batteries (without shorting Fax: 205-620-5205 European dealer Rundel Datemechnik can simply recharge them. them out) which will break up Asian dealerTimes2 AsiaPac Technologies However, NiCds can lose about many of the large crystals and 10% of their capacity in less than a allow new, smaller ones to form month and be basically useless in during the next charge. ing away money, but we're also less than three months. NiMHs contributing to the waste in land­ have an even greater rate of self Don't overcharge fills. While most alkaline battery discharge - losing almost half manufacturers have eliminated their capacity in the first month! On the other hand, overcharging toxic chemicals such as mercury This is why we don't recommend batteries can cause permanent from their formulas, using rechargeable batteries as spares, damage. Heat is the enemy of bat­ rechargeables greatly reduces the since by the time you need them, teries. When you have fully burden on the environment from they may be as dead as the ones in charged a cell, but continue to our use of these electronic wonders the palmtop you are replacing. As pump energy into it, the energy we call palmtops. spare batteries, we recommend the must go somewhere. Where it goes Eveready Lithiums. They have the, is into the generation of heat. When ABC/LX best shelf life. you heat the cell by overcharging, While considering batteries, you may also wish to you can change the chemical prop­ review battery monitoring programs. ABC/LX, Can batteries remember? erties and lower the output volt­ from DNA/Shier Systems, controls and monitors battery charging. age, thus reducing the cell's useful Pricing: -- $34.95 (US) An article which discusses life. Even if you don't generate CONTACT USA: rechargeable batteries wouldn't be much heat, such as when you over­ Shier Systems & Software, 920 Hampshire Road, complete without a few words charge for long periods with a Suite A, Westlake Village, CA 91361, USA; Phone: 805·371 ·9391; Fax: 805·371·9454; E· about "memory." This is the term trickle charger, you still reduce the mail: [email protected]; Online: used for the reduction in capacity useful range of the batteries as http:\\www.shier.com. seen when you don't completely noted above. CONTACT GERMANY: discharge the batteries before As a final endorsement of Rundel Datentechnik, Rappen Str.20, 73033 Goeppingen, GERMANY; Phone: 49·71·611 · recharging them. rechargeable batteries, I want to 3299; Fax: 49·71·612·4473. What is typically called the remind you about the price we all "memory effect" is really a func- pay when we throwaway all those The Editors, The HP Palmtop Paper alkalines. Not only are we throw-

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User to User: Using the Palmtop to Develop Intuition: The Palmtop as an Oracle Device Hal describes how built-in software can be used to learn any new language or discipline. He concludes with a listing of DOS-based numerological, astrological, and tarot software.

By Hal Goldstein

Last week a doctoral student work­ tions has been lost or distorted by increasing the Magician's qualities ing on her dissertation on small time. within ourselves, (specifically joy business asked me how many of Personally, I have always been and ability to manifest objects), my day-to-day decisions are based fascinated by ancient knowledge. could improve our own situation. on intuition. After thinking, I In-depth study of oracle traditions, In other words, we use the univer­ answered "about 100%. " It's not such as tarot or astrology, reveals sal attributes in the symbolic infor­ that I don't try to gather as much much wisdom about the psycho­ mation to enliven our inner know­ information as possible. However, logical, sociological, and spiritual ing and help us create the future ultimately, after factoring in that foundations of being human. we desire. collection of data, my decisions References to these traditions can concerning marketing, hiring, fir­ be found in ancient Judaism, ing, developing contacts, HP Christianity, and in Egypt, India, The palmtop as an oracle Palmtop Paper editorial content, and Greece. If nothing else, astrolo­ How does this all relate to the business operations, and customer gy, tarot, I-Ching, numerology, and palmtop? It turns out there is quite concerns are still based on some fortune cookies at a Chinese restau­ a collection of DOS-based oracle kind of "leap of faith," some kind rant are fun. Playing with numbers software that runs on the palmtop. of inner knowing. There are never and cards, and trying to predict the On the palmtop, random number enough hard facts to be certain of a future are natural pastimes. generation takes the place of pick­ decision. The Western mind may see ing a card, throwing the dice, or Before modern society became oracle systems as self-fulfilling flipping coins. Laborious calcula­ dominated by scientific thinking, prophecies, as meaningless apho­ tions on where the planets are in people more commonly cultured risms with wordings so vague and the heavens at a given latitude, lon­ intuition, using methods ranging universal that anyone could say gitude, and time zone can be from studying mythological sym­ they are true. To my thinking, that instantly computed. Given the bols and signs, to oracles and is exactly how they stimulate intu­ palmtop's instant availability, an astrology, to meditation. In modern ition. Let's say, while sitting with a oracle can be consulted any time, times many educated people dis­ tarot card deck, we ask a question any place. miss these methods, but perhaps about our life and, at random, In addition to the palmtop's that's because we only see the tip draw the Magician card from the computing capability, the storage of the iceberg and because much of deck. We read about the qualities of information in databases makes the wisdom of these ancient tradi- of that card, and ask ourselves how

34 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER MAY / JUNE 1997 it possible for even beginners to make use of these oracle systems. For example, DOS software or built-in palmtop applications could

Synchronicity: How Oracles Work T Motorola Wireless Modem

Oracle systems such as tarot, astrology, 1- T Wireless E-Mail Ching, and numerology are based on the premise of "synchronicity." The idea behind T Wireless FdXing synchronicity is that each microcosm in the universe contains the macrocosm. That is, T Nationwide Paging there are fundamental principles and pat­ terns that repeat themselves everywhere in T Wireless Internet Access creation-within my cells, within my person­ ality, and in the planets. Like a hologram, the entire universe can be found at every point in creation. Therefore, the imprint of the heavens at birth or the layout of the ConectUS Wireless tarot cards or the I-Ching patterns contain within them clues to understand our ques­ Your wireless connection to the world tions about past, present, and future, if we Phone 1-800-350-0373 • Fax 805-494-3799 know how to interpret them. www.conectus.com Dr. James Wanless in "Voyager Tarotl™1, Way of the Great Oracle," defines synchronicity as, "the great law that all events are related in time and space even CGlfeetU5~N though there may seem to be no tangible COMMUNI~TIOO~X ~ WIRELESS COMMUNlc.(nONS ",.... cause-and-effect relationship. The card you select, therefore, is the 'right' card for you at that time in spite of the seeming random­ ness of your choice. There are no acci­ dents. With this knowledge, we gain trust in Wireless Messaging Kit includes: the universe and the invisible ways that it • Motorola Personal MessengerTM 100D wireless modem and HP" software • 100kb of wireless mo-way messaging · Free activation works." (For more information also see by 'cost $69.95 per month, 24-month contract applies Dr. Wanless, "Strategic Intuition in the 21 st Subscriber owns modem after 24 months of service Century - Tarot for Business" and his Voyager Tarot(1M)deck.) A religious person could apply the principle of synchronicity by poiSing a per­ contain a listing of the 78 tarot Using the palmtop sonal question, and then opening his or her cards and their basic meanings. to learn something new scriptural text to a random verse. After read­ The built-in WorldTime application ing the verse, the person thinks on how that lists the latitudes, longitudes, and The palmtop is a great tool for verse helps answer the question. In this time zones of major world cities, learning a new language, a new way oracles are used to expand our free will and is useful for astrological calcu­ discipline, a new vocabulary. The by giving us more information to accomplish lations. The meanings of planets, records in the Database application our goals. For example, if Astrology tells us houses, and signs can be input to a can be used like a set of flash cards. that we are about to enter a "Mars-acci­ database. In fact, with a little time Once entered, that data can easily dent period" we put a little more attention on to enter data, plus an understand­ be transferred to 1-2-3 and, as we our driving. If we pick up the tarot card that ing of how things are calculated, shall see, to Appointment Book, for symbolizes inner wisdom, we might decide different ways of viewing and that a detached, active listening approach then the built-in applications of Lotus 1-2-3, Worldtime, HPCaic, learning. would be the most effective style dealing In the Database example that with an important client. In other words, and Database are all that one using this principle of synchronicity we can needs for making the palmtop an follows, I will describe methods I use oracles as guideposts, as warnings, or oracle machine. used to learn the meanings of 78 confidence-builders. tarot cards as defined by Dr.

THEHPPALMTOPPAPER MAY / JUNE 1997 35 HOW TO: Using your palmtop to develop intuition Wanless and his modern Voyager is one of the "Major Arcana" cards Tarot

36 THEHPPALMTOPPAPER MAY/ JUNE 1997 Meaningful messages in the Appointment screen PC DEPOTINc.

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about 45 characters. However, the Screen 5. An Appointment Book Greeting APPTS.lNI allows only single lines Card that displays a tarot card definition at the bottom. (The top lines display the first for each message. A tilde [:::) items of the day's Appointment Book - embedded in the line forces a line events repeated daily which contain person­ al affirmations. ABDMOON iii was used to generate the phases of the moon.) Screen 6. My APPT.INI template ready to add material for Appointment Book Greeting To see a sample APPTS.lNI Card display. file in action, if it isn't there alread y, copy start with "001=", the second D: \ _DA T\APPTS.INI to "002=" and so forth. Then save the C: \ _DAT\APPTS.lNI (using the file, making sure it is in the ••-LINK copy command in Filer). C:\ DAT directory. The To create your own custom Appointment Book will use this messages, open MEMO, open modified file when creating the APPTS.lNI as a MEMO file (I Menu I Greeting Card screen. Eile, Open and then locate the APPTS.lNI file in C: \ _DAT). Edit the file by deleting each of the, Exporting from Database to numbered lines which follow after Appointment Book Greeting Card The easy way to transfer files between your the "[FORTUNECOOKIE]" and palmtop and desktop tildas at the start of the file. Save The Smart Clip feature of the -+ FAST - 80,000 Bytes/Sec the result as a separate template Database program facilitates creat­ -+ Easy to use - Works just like a floppy file. (Note: it appears that lines in ing and updating APPTS.lNI files disk drive. -+ Convenient - plug in installation to the APPTS.lNI file beginning with in a more automatic way. In my your parallel printer port. "; " are comments and can proba­ case, using the database export -+ For both ATA flash and battery backed bly be eliminated, but to be safe, facility described below, I generat­ up SRAM cards. Model CL683 also allows use of type III hard drives. I've left them.) (See Screen 6.) ed 78 lines, one for each card. I To create a custom APPTS.lNI appropriately changed the Model CL680 for Type I and Type II cards. file, add single lines to the template "COUNT=" line to "COUNT=78". $179.95 Model CL683 for Type I, II and III cards. (the single lines shouldn't contain Note that, when displayed, the $189.95 hard carriage returns within the Appointment Book Greeting Card Steele Creek Technologies, Inc, line). The first such line should can contain up to two lines of 14035 Appling Lane Charlotte, NC 28278 Phone or Fax: 704-588-1780

THE HP PALMTOP PAPER MAY / JUNE 1997 37 HOW TO: Using your palmtop to develop intuition break on the Greeting Card screen. Oracle Software (If you read D: \ _DAT\APPTS.lNI in MEMO, the single lines starting Divination Programs from R.K. West­ and birth date to create descriptions of an indi­ with "001=" appear to be two lines, vidual's character. The analysis is based on but MEMO just wraps them auto­ By the Numbers ii (NUMBERS.ZIP) Pythagorean numerology, and reports on the matically; they contain no hard car­ Using numerological techniques formulated by following: life path, talents, soul urge, important the ancient Pythagoreans, this program ana­ numbers, karmic debts and lessons, strengths riage return.) lyzes your name and birthday for their symbolic and weaknesses, and other areas. Pricing: One way to learn tarot is to meaning and "metaphysical vibrations." It con­ $69.95 pick a new random card each day siders name changes, analyzes ten personality and pause to reflect on how the elements, makes a forecast, and saves read­ Intimacy: Understand Your Romantic content of that card relates to the ings for future reference. Three-page reports Relationships (Based on Numerology) can be printed. Pricing: $29 If you enter name and birth date in this program, challenges and opportunities of the it will report on your adaptability, sociability, sen­ day. Appointment Book randomly Fortune Teller Plus ii (FORTUN.ZIP) sitivity to your own and others' feelings, ability to picks one of the "[FOR- Select from eleven fortune telling techniques give love and affection, physical compatibility, ,TUNECOOKIE]" lines in within this program: 3 playing-card methods, ability to earn a living, and mutual ambitions. APPTS.lNI to display at the start of dice, 2 kinds of numerology, geomancy, auras, The text of the reports was written by Matthew runes, Astro-mates and "Instant Oracle," plus an Oliver Goodwin, author of Numerology: The each day on the Appointment Book ESP test. Fortunes can be printed and used for Complete Guide. Pricing: $69.95 Greeting Card. By filling gifts or for parties. If you want to store just one APPTS.lNI with tarot definitions, such program on the Palmtop, this is probably it. CONTACT: Widening Horizons, Inc., 21713 NE 141st Street, Woodinville, WA 98072, USA; Phone: 206- the palmtop picks the tarot card for Pricing: $29 869-9810,' Fax: 206-869-1821. the day. If you wanted to learn a language or discipline, this method Personal Tarot ii Astrology­ This program automates shuffling and dealing of would cause a reminder of one Tarot cards, builds a ten-card layout, and dis­ Haydn's Jyotish word or definition to pop up each plays card descriptions and meanings. (This is The author, Haydn Huntley, uses an HP day. Palmtop. His excellent Vedic astrology program, not a graphics program; card pictures are not In order to create this portrayed on the screen.) The program has based on the Sidereal calendar with either a three layout types. Users can edit the interpreta­ Northern or Southern Indian display, has a host APPTS.lNI, I created several simi­ tions to conform to their favorite Tarot deck or of features and options. The latest version 1.61 lar Smart Clip definitions with add their own comments. Readings can be supports transits where the current state of the Database. (See Screens 7 and 8.) saved to disk. Pricing: $29 heavens can be superimposed over a given chart. Pricing: $95. A demo version is available Wynter Stone's I·Chlng for $10. The traditional Chinese fortune-telling based on CONTACT: Haydn Huntley, PO Box 1161, Faitfield, IA the I-Ching (Book of Changes) involves coin 52558, 515-472-7025, [email protected]. tosses or the drawing of yarrow sticks. This pro­ gram offers computerized coins or yarrow stick Microcyles descriptions so that the necessary pattern of six Mircocycles, Inc, distributes a large variety of lines forming a hexagram can be selected. The astrological software including programs written Screen 7. One of my Smart Clips used to documentation comments, "The ''yin and yang" for DOS. create APPT.INI file-all one line which philosophy of the I-Ching is ideally suited to the CONTACT: Microcycles, Inc, PO Box 3175, Culver continues off the screen. City, CA 90231, USA; Phone: 800-829-2537 or 310- ''yes and no" or "0 and 1" mentality of the com­ 202-8337; fax: 310-202-6365, puter." After the hexagram is derived, text from the I-Ching is available for interpretation. This Astrology freeware/shareware- text can be edited and printed or saved to disk. The software is menu driven. Pricing: $19 Horary.zip iiand Ast30.exe are two shareware Western astrology programs that both display CONTACT: R.K. West Consulting, PO. Box 8059, wheel charts on the palmtop screen. Ast30.zip Mission Hills, CA 91348, USA; (Use this address for (419k zipped) is three times larger, has more further information or for ordering by check or money features and computations although some of the Screen 8. I created this file for APPT.INI order.); For credit card orders only contact Public graphic options won't display on the palmtop's using the above Smart Clip. Software Library, P. O. Box 35705, Houston, TX CGA screen. RassLzip ii is freeware and 77235, USA; Phone: 800-242-4775 or 713-524-6394; computes the Vedic Side rial values . The cumbersome parts of cre­ Fax: 713-524-6398. Internet address for R.K. West SKYLOT.ZIP ii is a spreadsheet that com­ ating the APPTS.lNI are entering http://members.aol.comlrkwest! or hp:llhp.asp-share­ putes the positions of all the planets and Jupiter "001 =" through "078=", placing ware.orglpublasplprograms. CompuServe: Go Moons at a given instant. No interpretation is tildes 0, and entering the content RKWEST, section 9. provided in these programs. of the messages. Using Smart Clip, Numerology Programs from Other New Age Software this information gets automatically Widening Horizons- generated from information Universal Software, is a shareware distributor already contained in the Database Personal Numerologist specializing in New Age-type software. CONTACT: Universal Software, PO Box 3683, or embedded in the Smart Clip def- Personal Numerologist makes use of full name Lakewood, CA, 90711-3683 USA,' Phone: 310-886-1274.

38 THE HP P ALMTOP PAPER MAY / JUNE 1997 inition. ware utility GREETlOO IHI . I created two Smart Clips GREETlOO contains two programs because I wanted slightly different that will let you set the time for the information to be displayed in the daily greeting and force the daily suit (minor arcana) cards than greeting to appear upon demand. what I wanted displayed in arche­ type (major arcana) cards. Similarly, if you wanted to create a Smart Clip to Lotus 1-2-3 language vocabulary APPTS.INI file, you might want nouns to have Similarly, it is easy to move data different fields show up on the from Database to Lotus 1-2-3. To Appointment Book Greeting Card begin, I wanted a 1-2-3 spreadsheet then verbs. with the name of the card, its num­ To export Smart Clipped data ber, and suit. I created the follow­ to a file simply tag with the space ing Smart Clip. (See Screens 10 and key all items you want Smart 11.) Clipped. (Tagging isn't necessary if you want to export the whole file.) ~L. ___ I .. --.--- Then press IMenu I, Eile, frint and fill in appropriate boxes. Be sure to tag the Custom button in Style and select the appropriate Smart Clip. You want to print to a file. (You Screen 10. This Database Smart Clip gen­ can leave the title blank.) When erates a comma delimited file that can be you press (~1£) OK, you are directly imported into Lotus 1-2-3. Pretec Electronics Corp. prompted for a file name. (See Screen 9.) Then in MEMO, by (510)-440-8514 pressing (~~, Eile, Insert, and http://www.pretec.com selecting the file you just named, your Database Print File output will merge with the APPTS.INI template. Make sure COUNT= has using 1-2-3 for tarot cards is its ran­ the correct number of lines. Save Screen 11. This spreadsheet was created dom number generation ability this new APPTS.INI in your by importing the file generated from the using its table look up facility. C: \ _DAT directory so that the above Database Smart Clip. Using formulas I set up, I can ran­ Appointment Book will automati­ domly select a card from a subset cally draw from it when the I generated the file using the of cards (from the fives or the Greeting Card is created. same method described above, "wands" suit for example) and using a .PRN extension in the name place them on traditional tarot lay­ of the output file. In Lotus 1-2-3 I outs. This random generation can issued a (~~~~) Eile Import also be used for self-quizzing. For Numbers command and imported example, if I used this same the tabular listing of the 78 tarot method to learn a language, I could cards in a few seconds. randomly pick a noun or verb and hide in a nearby cell its meaning or Screen 9. The Database Print File screen conjugation to test myself. that lets you output records to a Memo file This approach requires a gen­ according to the selected Smart Clip. Using the power of 1-2-3 erous use of the @vlookup and The beauty of this method is Importing the data into 1-2-3 @rand functions. (See Screen 12) that as the database gets refined, it allowed me to view the data in a The purpose of the above table is a simple matter of updating the tabular spreadsheet format. I actu­ is to randomly generate a card in APPTS.INI file. ally created several Smart Clips each of a number of subcategories. Fortunately, to see if which allowed me to import and The first column contains a APPTS.INI is working properly study the information from several description of the category. Using you don't have to wait a day for views. the (~~~~) Range, Name, Label, each single test, if you use a free- However, the real power of Right functions, these descriptions

THEHPPALMTOPPAPER MAY / JUNE 1997 39 HOW TO: Using your palmtop to develop intuition also became the name of the ran­ enced practitioner from which to domly generated card name in the interpret. next column. The next columns are If you take the time and use filled with the number and suit of the information to trigger your the randomly selected card if the intuition, it can have some practical information is not redundant. The value. Studying the interpretations Screen 13. A portion of the table of the 78 results from this table are used in cards named DECK from which all random can teach you about the symbolic tarot spreads - one to ten card con­ cards are generated. and metaphorical language of a figurations located in patterns of given oracle and at times can be cells within the spreadsheet. could set up a similar method for surprisingly specific in their pre­ generating nouns, verbs, adverbs, diction or description. adjectives, and prepositions. My spreadsheet with different charts and tarot spreads has become a little unwieldy. To navi­ gate I simply press ~ (goto) I!!I Screen 12. This table contains randomly (name) ~ (list). A list of range generated cards from various subsets of the names such as "deck" and "any­ deck. card" appears, and I point to the As you may be able to see from one I want to jump to. (See Screen Screen 12, the formula to randomly 14.) generate a card from the entire deck is as follows: @vlookup(@int (78*@rand)+ 1,$deck, 1). Previously, 1.;. ~. I used IMenul Range, Name, ~reate to name the cell range, $deck, con­ sisting of the table containing the Freeware, Shareware, and Books mentioned 78 cards. Note that I added a new Screen 14. I can jump to any of these column of ascending numbers, 1 defined-range names. This screen was gen­ in this article through 78, using the I Menu I, Data, erated by pressing ~ ~ ~ . .Eill command. The Vertical Lookup Books and cards by James Wanless­ (@vlookup) function requires a col­ My TAROT.ZIP ii (TAROT. Available from Merrill-West Publishing, P.O. umn of increasing or decreasing GOB, APPTS.INI, and Box 1227, Carmel, CA 93921, USA; Phone: values. (See Screen 13.) TAROT.WKl) are included in this 800-676-1256 or 408-644-9096; Fax: 408- The @rand function in issue's The HP Palmtop Paper ON 644-9097; E-mail: [email protected] @vlookup(@int(78*@rand)+ 1,$deck DISK. ABO Moon ii-Utility: generates phases of ,1) creates a random number the moon for Apppointment Book. between 0 and 1. Taking the integer Freeware. Available (ADBMOON.ZIP) in part of that number after multiply­ DOS oracle software library 11 of HPHAND on CompuServe; or ftp://ftp.ics. uc i. ed u/p ub/ ga rzotto/ ing by 78 and then adding 1 creates on the palmtop palmtop/adbmoon.zip or 1997 HP Palmtop a random number between 1 and Paper CD InfoBase. 78. The Vertical Lookup, The value of the palmtop as an ora­ @vlookup function searches for cle device is probably not its ability iPeX ii-Utility: Adds graphic images to that number in the above table. The to predict or interpret. Some of the System Manager applications. Freeware. last argument "I" in the @vlookup Available on Jan/Feb 1997 HP Palmtop software listed below does provide Paper ON DISK and http://www.thaddeus.com function says to use the contents of interpretation. However, human the cell 1 column over as the resul­ intelligence is needed to make Greet100 ii-Utility: Allows the tant value. In the example in meaningful sense of the billions of Apppointment Book Greeting Card to Screens 12 and 13, the random possible horoscopes or tarot lay­ appear upon demand. Freeware. Available number was 51 and "PURITY" was on The 1997 HP Palmtop Paper CD outs. What the palmtop does is InfoBase and Power Diskfor 1995/96. the value. effortlessly create the starting To generate a new set of ran­ point, for example, the calculated TAROT.ZIP ii (TAROT.GDB , APPT.INI, dom cards, I simply press the ~ horoscope or the randomly gener­ and TAROT.wK1) files described in this ~alc key and in about a second a ated tarot layout. It also can pro­ article. Freeware. Available on May/June new set of cards is generated. If vide reference material useful both 1997 HP Palmtop Paper ON DISK you are studying language, you for the beginner and for the experi-

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no. NP 100LX I NP 200LX ~.Q"" I ' HP lOO/200IX Developer's Guide Attention: Palmtop Developers and Enthusiasts The Developer's Package includes everything you need to write software, design hard­ ware, or simply understand the inner workings of the HP Palmtop. The Package includes: 1) Printed copy of 586-page Developer's Guide HP lOO/200f)( Developer's Guide 2) Disk containing HP-created source code and utilities for developers 3) Complete set of kits for marketing your Palmtop product 4) CompuServe starter kit (CompuServe is where Palmtop programmers hang out) 5) PAL: a C source code libralY for developing software with the look and feel Thaddeus of the HP Palmtop built-in applications Computing INC. Publisher: Tbe HP Palmtop Paper alJd HalJdbeld PC Magazine 110 North Court, Fairfield, LA 52556 800-373.<)114· 515472.<)330 Fax: 515472·1879 • E-Mail: [email protected] continued from page 8 Letters to the Editor I have three phone books: Ron Lees 1. People - with fields for spouse Canberra, Australia (continued from page 2.) and offspring, a check box for sending [email protected] a Christmas card, and many other per­ The phone book comparison doesn't sonal fields. The name field is split into mention that the HP 200LX phone book two: forename and surname, to allow WWW/LX is graphical, is fully 'customizable' using the data­ flexibility with subsets, clips, sorting, not text-based browser base application. etc. 2. Companies - obviously laid out In the recent article, "The HP Palmtop: differently from the above. A Corporate Solution," by Carl Merkle Calculators &Palmtop 3. Internal company list - again and David Shier, (Volume 6, Number laid out differently. 2, page 36) the characterization of Hewlett Packard This flexibility is much more WWW (LX needs correction. 320LX 4 mb ...... $688 important to me than any synching While it is true that WWW(LX can 300LX 2 mb ...... $588 ability found on the Windows CE 200LX 4 mb ...... $555 run in text mode, it is not a text-based 200LX 6 mb ...... $688 Handheld PCs. , Web browser, but a graphical Web 100LX 1 mb**...... $269 browser. It is fully capable of display­ 95 LX 112 mb**...... $149 Roger Law ing graphics mixed with text right on 95 LX 1 mb** ...... $229 100045.1 [email protected] the screen. For speedier operation, the 1000 LX 2 mb ...... $399 graphical display can be turned off on Omnigo...... $199 the fly. 41CX** ...... $298 HP 200LX superior to new This is one of the main features that ** Remanufoctured palmtop PC distinguishes WWW(LX from all other Casio -Cassiopeia Web browsers available for the HP-LX 2 mb ...... $518 I received my copy of Volume 6, palmtop on the market today. 4 mb ...... $618 Philips - Velo Number 2 here in Australia on Friday 2 mb ...... $588 4th April. I immediately read with AviMeshar 4 mb ...... $688 interest the articles comparing the HP President, D&A Software Compaq 200LX and the new HP 300LX palmtop [email protected] 4 mb ...... $688 Pc. In particular, Mark Scardina's Psion excellent article comparing the soft­ 3C 1 mb ...... $456 ware on the two machines. 3C 2 mb ...... $518 Mark's article indicated that the HP Low temperatures Sharp 200LX Phone Book does not have cus­ didn't harm palmtop Zarus 5800 ...... $479 tom fields and only has four phone numbers per record. As most readers Before we sent a palmtop to accompa­ would be aware, the Phone Book for­ ny the Norwegian TransArctic team, Tel: (6\0) 588-4444 -~ calculator FAX:(6\O) 588-1727 .. world mat can be customised using the we froze a couple of HP palmtops in 1086 S. Delware Drive, I/I( OII}(}1 (Ill d Database application. (Useful for peo­ the lab down to minus 44C, (minus Mr. Berhel,PA 18343 ple outside the U.S.A. who don't use 47F). We kept them like that for some Repair· Buy· Sell· Trade "ZIP" codes, for example. :-) hours, then let them thaw out. They Therefore, it seems that the HP performed like they did before, flaw­ 200LX Phone Book is superior to the lessly. Windows CE PIM Contacts module in On the real test to the North Pole, Project: Vision almost all of the categories that Mark the palmtop was carried in the sled at listed. times, and at other times, close to the Given the effort that has gone into body. Drastic temperature changes. Gives You developing the hardware for the Needless to say, it did what it was sup­ Planning In Your Palm For $99 Windows CE machines, it seems posed to do. Of course, it takes some For HP 100/200 and DOS based PC's strange that the built-in PIM software time to thaw out something that's cold­ is so limited and that the only software er than an ice cube. Features Include: Free Delllo Pc Di , One Hour Learning Curve sk that will run will be Windows CE spe­ Back to "earth," I forgot my own , Uses 300K with Max file size from 80K to lMEG. cific. palmtop in the car at Telemark, WI, , Logic Networks, Timelines, Resource Histograms Although the HP 300LX palmtop while skiing. That night it got down to , Critical Path, Milestones, Variable Zoom PC sounds very interesting, I can't see -22F. I still use that same 200LX, and I , Mouse and keyboard myself changing from the HP 200LX. have no problems with it. 'NEW! toMS I'm more likely to upgrade my HP These HP palmtops are top quality. 200LX with extra RAM, cards, etc., and Personally, I wouldn't test another retain the formidable capabilities of the brand this way. That could be expen- built-in software that the Windows CE sive. machines don't match (e.g., HP Calc's Arild Mellembakken Solver). 74034.327 [email protected]

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THE HP PALMTOP PAPER MAY/JUNE 1997 43 (or press I CTRLI+[!!!I+1 RightArrow , to get to the bottom of the note). 34. ~aise bail ~or Sal. 33. Fix corrup~ed da~abase. The reason you should press I ENTER' 32. Ad~us~ ~v screen so people aren'~ green. before you type in a new item is that, 31. Bu~ an~i~reeze ~or par~~. after an item has been entered, there 30. Ask Ted ~o s~op s~apling papers in ~he middle o~ ~he page. needs to be a blank line for you to "arrow 29. Tell Jim ~o s~op leaving ~he cop~ machine se~ ~o reduce 200%, ex~ra up to," and onto which you can enter dark~ 17 inch paper,and 99 copies. your next item. 28. Ge~ Hun~ maud ~o s~op singing along a~ ~he opera. 27. Warn Sal ~ha~ i~ he con~inues ~o un- ~~I:m!DII~ ____ 1!EmDII_!I3l1( The "CTRL+Break" key-combination

Screen 3: Entering items in an unconventional, upside-down order Pressing I CTRLI+I MENU I produces what is can make it easier to type in each succeeding item in a list. called a "control break." This key-combi­ nation may cancel certain operations that are being performed, such as the i;fllEJ' lMe",orY scrolling of a file, the running of a DOS Prin~er: HP LaserJe~ i Sys~e", RAM: 636 I I program, a batch file, a Lotus macro, or RAM Disk: 1376 Co",l Por~ Power in DOS: On an electronic transmission or file trans­ Power------. fer. In some situations, pressing Source : Adap~er Main Ba~~ery Type: Alkaline (single use) I CTRLI+(g may produce the same effect. Ma.in : E ...... __ ••• 31'.... F.. Backup ba~~ery: OK Card ba~~ery: OK IBATTERY,

Create an appointment to Screen 4: The opening screen in Setup shows the condition of batteries, change the backup battery and whether the AC adapter is connected and working. HP recommends that you change the down to the directory or subdirectory in your first item on the second line. backup battery after a year's use. A fool­ where you want to store your file. Notice (You'll understand the reason for this proof method of remembering to do this that, suddenly, the new path name shortly.) is to set a "change backup battery" appointment in Appointment Book. appears in the Save File As line above, When you're ready to enter the sec­ Schedule the appointment for one year erasing whatever name you might have ond item, instead of pressing I ENTER' and from your last battery change. put on that line. Once you get to the right typing it on the next line, press the Be aware, however, that in some sit­ place, and press IENTERI, then tab up to I UpArrow' key, then the I ENTER' key. Now uations a yearly change may not be the Save File As line (or press f.!!!)+I!1), type in the next item. (You'll note that it's enough. If the palmtop's main batteries and type in the name of the file at the being typed in above the first item.) In run completely down, the unit will start cursor. similar fashion, enter the third item drawing power from the backup battery. Because I am using Memo quite a above the second, and the fourth above This will drain the battery quickly, and it bit, using Filer I created a directory the third, and so on. (See Screen 3.) may last only a few days. called "A_MEMO" for storing all my The advantage of this procedure Before replacing the backup battery, Memo files on my A: drive. This saves has to do with the manner in which many make sure the main batteries are time in saving my Memo creations and of us create lists, as well as the way in charged. If the backup battery is transferring them to my PC for editing which the palmtop opens a note. Most of removed when the main batteries are dead, you'll lose everything on the C: and laser printing. us don't create a list all at once, in one drive and everything in memory. sitting. Instead, we typically add a few . To check the condition of your bat­ Carol de Giere, Associate Editor items to a list, then close the note. A few teries, run the Setup application, by [email protected] hours (or days) later, we open the note pressing ~+IFllER'. The opening and add a new item, then close the note screen will tell you the charge status of IMISC., again. the main batteries, the backup battery, Since whenever a note is opened, and the card battery (if a card is installed). (See Screen 4.) Using upside-down lists the cursor is at the top of the note, employing this tip will allow you to start If you've got your palmtop plugged entering a new item immediately upon into an AC adapter, make sure that the If you've pressed I!!I (Note) in Phone opening the note. screen displays the words, "Power Book, Database, Note Taker, World Contrasted with this, if you've creat­ Source: Adapter." These words indicate Time, or Appointments, (or you're using that the adapter is, in fact, powering your ed the more conventional type of list Memo), entering a list of items or tasks palmtop. If the screen says, "Power (with the items entered in ascending in upside-down fashion may make Source: Battery," there's something order), every time you open the note and sense. Here's how, and why, to do it. wrong with the adapter, its cord, or the want to enter a new item, you have to First, start your list with a blank line. connector. first scroll down to the bottom of the note In other words, press I ENTER', then type

44 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER MAY IJUNE 1997 ...... QUICK TIPS ......

IPocket Quicken I nection as data corruption Export to TEMP processor higher than an can occur. Place the cursor over the 80186 and doesn't require a The problem with trim­ account you want export and co-processor or a VGA mon­ Take Control of Your ming PQ files is that they run this macro. You will need itor. Pocket Quicken File don't decrease in size. They to modify the date window to This leaves a vast are supposed to re-use the start before the latest trim's amount of old and new DOS I have been using Pocket new space created by the cutoff date and after the last programs available to users Quicken (PQ) since the trim for new transactions, but transaction in your file. of the 100/200LX. Some of 200LX was released in I have not seen that in my these DOS programs, such August 1994 and have a pret­ use. The file just continues to {Menu}{Enter}e{Tab} 12/15/96 ty good system for interfacing as WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS grow. {Tab }4/15/97{Tab }{Alt+O}{F1 or NetTamer, require quite a the palmtop and desktop. I 0}c:\temp\temp{F1 0}{F1 O}{M have stayed with Quicken for bit of memory to run, and Here is my procedure for par­ enu}{Enter}oc:\temp\xfer{F10} until now, users were left Windows 3.0 on my desktop, ing down the file size: with the following three ways since this version does all I Import to XFER to free up more memory: need and is still fully compat­ 1. Run Trim to remove every­ Place the cursor over the ible with PQ files. Quicken for thing before three months account in the XFER file that 1. In Setup, allocate more Windows 4.0 is the last ver­ back. you want to import into and memory for the system and sion of Quicken to have this 2. Make a new blank PQ file run this macro. Change "old­ compatibility. in C:\TEMP called XFER. (It's file" to the name of your PQ less for disk space. I keep a full Quicken file best to use the RAM disk file. on my desktop going back instead of a flash disk for the 2. Allocate all available eight years or so. My palmtop increased speed.) {Menu}{Enter}ic:\temp\temp memory for the running of a gets ALL of my entries, but I 3. Export my checking {F1 0}{Alt+A}{F1 O}{Menu}{Ent DOS program. Do this by only keep a three or four account file from C:\TEMP to er}oc:\quicken\0Idfile{F10} appending the "pipe signal" month moving "window" in its a file called TEMP sending all ( I ) to the path name in the file. Once my file size climbs categories and accounts. Balance update Path field of the "Add an to around 200K, I pare it 4. Open XFER and import Place the cursor over the Application Screen," which is down to the last three months TEMP. account you want to update in found in Application of data and drop the file size 5. From here I have macros XFER. Switch to the original Manager. (The pipe signal is to around 11 OK. that handle all the keystrokes file, place the cursor over the created by pressing To merge in all my new for import/export. I go to my same account and run this IShiftl+~.) transactions from palmtop to just-trimmed PQ file, cursor macro. desktop, I remove my flash to the account to export and 3. Terminate all applications card and put it into my hit the export macro. When {Enter}{Menu}ae{Shift+ Tab} from the AppManager. Ter­ Windows 95 machine's SCM the macro ends, I'm in XFER. {Copy}{F9}{Esc}{Menu}{Enter minating all applications had Swapbox. The flash card I cursor to the account to }oc:\temp\xfer{Enter}{Enter}{ the disadvantage that you holds the latest backup copy import into and hit the import Menu}ae{Shift+ Tab}{Paste}{T lost the use of built-in appli­ of my PQ file, but I always macro. ab}{Paste}{F1 0}{F1 O}{Enter}{ cations like the Phone Book keep the working file on the 6. Finally, I run another macro Esc} and Appointment Book. RAM disk for speed. Windows several times to upgrade the 95 recognizes the card as a Now, MeW has written a last re,conciled balances of Mitch Hamm TSR (Terminate and Stay hard disk and sets it up as the mdch @pa/mtop.net several accounts in my new Resident) program called E: drive. I then run the HP file. Max DOS Ii that allows you Connectivity Pack's merge 7. I now have two identical to run virtually any size DOS function to take the last two files, XFER and the original, program without having to months of data directly from except the original is bloated leave System Manager. the flash card. I only take two and inefficient. It gets delet­ Max DOS allows you to do months because there are ed, then XFER is renamed this by using a swap file that balance forwards sitting three and I'm done. Get More Free Memory months back in the palmtop to Run DOS Programs takes an image of everything file and they will throw the MACROS that is currently running and saving it to a temporary file, balance off. One of the strongest fea­ If you do not have a The following are the macros tures of the HP 100/200LX is freeing up all of the DOS PCMCIA drive, transfer your memory to run another pro­ I use. They should be entered the fact that these comput­ PQ file to your desktop's hard gram. as one line in the macro ers are DOS machines and drive and merge from there. application. will run any DOS program MaxDOS first tries to Do not try to merge or syn­ use EMS memory, if you that does not require a chronize over a cable con-

THE HP PALMTOP PAPER MAY / JUNE 1997 45 have EMM200 Ii loaded. If programs. I use it for every­ are using PalEdit and EXkey. you don't, MaxDOS saves thing that requires Before you run PalEdit, This is an EXkey macro in the image to a directory editing/reading of text. I also you have to install EXkey, "direct mode" and it will wait specified in the AUTOEX­ use PalEdit when I write my which can be done by adding until we are back in PalEdit EC.BAT file. If you are not faxes, so it's very convenient the following line to your and then open the file again using EMM200, a temporary to have the ability to do a Autoexec.bat file: (which is now edited with directory must be designat­ spell check from within GDSPELL): IMenu' file, Qpen ed. MaxDOS requires 600 PalEdit. To be able to do this, c:\bin\exkey.com -Fc:\bin\exkey.ini and Paste in the name which Kb free on the drive desig­ you need PalEdit, of course, we earlier placed in the clip­ nated. and the following programs The last step is to install board. Then press IEnter' and installed on your palmtop: PalEdit in the Application there we have the file again, but now it's checked for INSTALLING MAX DOS Exkey, 1i MAXDOS,1i and Manager, following the stan­ GDSPELLii. dard installation procedures. spelling errors! If you have Copy MAXDOS.COM to a The first step to add spell This tip is set-up to run any problems with this last subdirectory that is included checking to PalEdit is to mod­ PalEdit from the Application macro, try to play around with in the path statement of the ify PE.CFG (PaIEdit's config­ Manager. the {wait} command (please AUTOEXEC.BAT file. For uration file) and add the fol­ When you are in PalEdit, check the EXkey documenta­ this example we will assume lowing lines under the appro­ you will see that the f~nction tion). that it is in the A:\BIN direc­ priate sections: key F2 will have the label This was one way to tory. Then open your AUTO­ [Filter] "Spell." When you want to build-in spell checking in EXEC.BAT file in Memo and &Spell Check = check your spelling in the PalEdit. I hope you find it as add the following lines to it: c:\bin\maxdos.com active document, you hit F2 useful as I do. a:\pe\spell.bat %s and this will activate the Jorgen Wallgren maxdos -I EXkey macro: [email protected] 100 (or 200) [Labels) maxdos -r 2 = Spell {F2}={Menu}fa{Copy}{Enter} {Enter}{Ctr+x}rs Offer a "Slide show" The first line loads MaxDOS, Note: Please observe that no on Your Palmtop the second line starts the PalEdit Macro is associated This macro is installed in the to the above key- F2 Spell. memory. Here's what the There is a new freeware System Manager and the graphic viewer program writ­ last line unloads MaxDOS. If You only need to have the macro does: it will jump to label. PalEdit's menu and go to ten by Stefan Piechel called there are other TSRs loaded Next you'll have to create File/Save as, then copy the LXPIC ii that will allow you to in the AUTO EXEC. BAT file, SPELL.BAT in the same active documents name and display PCX, ICN, IMG, JPG MaxDOS should be loaded directory as PalEdit with the press Enter. PalEdit will then and GIF format graphics on before them and removed following 2 lines: ask if the document should your HP Palmtop, as well as after them. a:\gdspell\spell.exe It: 15 /s:5 %1 be replaced, and one more convert Casio QV-10A cam­ To use MaxDOS with c:\bin\exkey Enter will confirm this. Then era images to JPEG format. your DOS programs, set the x{wait}{Menu}{f}{o}{wait}{past the EXkey macro will open LXPIC has a "Slideshow" fea­ DOS program to start from e}{Enter} the Filter menu with {Ctr+x}r ture that lets you sequentially Application Manager, using and chose Spell Check which display a group of graphics the following Path statement Note: " /t:15 /s:5" is setting has "s" as the hot key. files in a directory. in the setup screen. (For this the colors in GDSPELL, so PalEdit will now execute To setup LXPIC as a example, we'll set up Word­ you set it as you want. Please the line: &Spell Check = slide show, copy the small Perfect.) enter SPELL in the directory c:\bin\maxdos.com (9k) LXPIC.COM file to a sub­ of GDSPELL for more infor­ a:\pe\spell.bat %s, so it will directory that contains the Path: a:\bin\maxdos.com mation. shell out to DOS with maxi­ graphics files on your a:\wp\wp.exel Next edit your EXKEY.INI mum memory (you don't Palmtop. Start the program by This will start WordPerfect file as follows: need the Application either exiting the System on your Palmtop using the [PEl Manager in order to use Manager to DOS and typing maximum amount of memo­ {F2}={Menu}fa{Copy}{Enter} MaxDOS) and start the LXPIC from the DOS prompt, or by adding it to the ry available without having to {Enter}{Ctr+x}rs batchfile spell.bat. Application Manager and terminate the System Man­ {Shift+Right}={Shift+Home} Spell.bat will now run starting it from there. ager. {Shift+End} GDSPELL with: (Assuming you put Tom Gibson {Shift+Left}={Shift+Home} a:\gdspell\spell.exe /t:15 /s:5 [email protected] {Shift+Down}={Shift+Home} % 1, where "%1" contains the LXPIC.COM in the C:\LXPIC {Shift+End}{Down} file name. When the spell subdirectory, the path state­ {Shift+Up}={Shift+Home}{Shi checking is finished, ment should read: IMISCI ft+End}{Up} GDSPELL will save the edit­ C:\LXPIC\LXPIC.COM 1100.) {Ctr+Right}={Ctr+Shift+Right} ed file under the same name. If your graphics are dis­ {Ctr + Left }={ Ctr +Shift +Left} Then we will be back in the played backward, press the Add Spell Checking {Ctr+End}={Ctr+Shift+End} batch file (spell.bat) and the IJ) key to invert the graphic. to PalEdit following line will be execut- Then press I!I to start the Note: The second to seventh ed: c:\bin\exkey slide show. LXPIC will display PalEdit, Ii by Andreas macro lines fix some prob­ x{wait}{Menu }{f}{o}{paste}{Enter}. all of the graphic files in the Garzotto, is one of my favorite lems which occur when you subdirectory.

46 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER MAY IJUNE 1997 To speed up the slide your C:\_DAT\FILER.INI file: show, press the I Right Arrow! HP Product Index key and to slow it down press [Launcher] puz=c:\xword\xword.exe % HP Products contact information: Authorized HP computer dealers worlQwide (i.e. the same the I Left Arrow! key. When you place you can purchase an HP LaserJet). To locate an authorized dealer in the USA, call 800· are done, press the I Escape! Then just highlight a .puz file 443·1254. You can also purchase the 95LX & 100/200LX and rts accessories from: EduCALC at 800·677·7001, Fax: 714·582·1445; A One·Stop Palmtop Shop at 800·709·9494 or 608·752· key to terminate the program. in Filer and hit IEnter!. Stefan has included a 1537, Fax: 608·752·9548; Notebook Supply Warehouse at 800·566·6832 or 714·753·8810, Fax: 714·753·8812; PDA Direct at 800·279·4732 ext 130; Shier Systems at 805·371·9391, Fax: 805· thorough documentation file Upon startup, you will see a 371·9454. along with code that can blank playing field. To load a enable LXPIC to be used by game, press I MENU! file, HP 300LX (F1220A)-$499 (est.) Qpen and select sample.puz HP 320LX (F1221A)-$699 (est.) other programs, such as Web HP 200LX 4 MB (HP F1216A)- $599 Browsers. (for example). The puzzle will (versions available include: US English, UK English, German, Spanish, French, Portugese, Japanese and 10m Gibson load and you will see the Korean) [email protected] blinking cursor in the upper­ HP 200LX 2MB (HP F1061A) - $499 HP 1000CX 2 MB Palmtop PC (HP F1222A) - $449 left corner, the crossword's (versions available include: US English, UK English, German, Spanish, and French) Crossword Puzzles on title, and the Across and HP OmniGo 700LX - $NA (Combination HP 200LX, fax software and Nokia GSM cellular Down clues. phone.) the HP 100/200LX 1.8 Mb Flash Disk (HP F1024A, wrth Stacker) - $199 Cursor movement is When I pick up a newspaper, 6 Mb Flash Disk (HP F1215C, with Stacker).- $425 done using the arrow keys, 10 Mb Flash Disk (HP F1013C, with Stacker) - $600 after scanning over the front which move the cursor a box 20 Mb Flash Disk (HP F1014C, wrth Stacker) - $999 page, sports section and at a time, and the Fn-arrow AC/DC Adapter (HP F1011A)-$39.95 . reading the comics, I usually USA/Canada (Opt. ABA); Europe (Opt. ABB); Australia (Opt. ABG); South Afnca (Opt. ABO); keys, which move the cursor Unrted Kingdom (Opt. ABU). go to the crossword puzzle to a word at a time. The Enter PC Connectivity Cable (HP F1015A) - $24.95 get my mental juices flowing. key advances to the begin­ MAC Connectivrty Cable (HP F1016A) - $24.95 Besides being fun, crossword ning of the next line. For type­ 100/200LX Connectivity Pack - $119.95 puzzles can increase your U.S. (HP F1 021 B); International (HP F1021C) in, you can choose any key A Connect! Adapter Krt - $24.95 . vocabulary and word skills. through Z and 0 through 9. (HP F1023A) 4 adapters for connecting the 100/200LX to modems, printers, and PCs. There have been a few good All letters are converted to Palmtop Maintenance Kit (replacement parts) (F1216-60998) (US only) - $2? crossword puzzle programs Service Agreements (2-year extenSion) - $85. For U.S. HP Palmtop users. Umts must be under upper case. The space key is warranty to extend. Contact: HP, Corvallis Service Center, USA; Phone: 503-757·2002. NOTE. written for computers, but used to erase characters in Prices listed are suggested retail price. Dealer prices may val)( most have been written for the forward direction, and the Windows-that is until now. backspace key erases in the palmtop does not beep, your .sav files must exist in order Jim Gasbarro has written a reverse direction, either hori­ answers are correct. to restore a puzzle. To leave "Postcardware" crossword zontally or vertically, depend­ You can peek at the CrossWord select I MENU! puzzle program for the ing on typing direction. The answers (Le. cheat) by press­ Quit. 1OO/200LX called XWORD Iij TAB key selects the typing ing the ? key. This will reveal 10m Gibson that uses the USA Today direction, either horizontal or the answers one letter at a [email protected] electronic format crosswords vertical. Typing direction is time. having the .PUZ extention indicated by making the A partially completed and available from: Across or Down clue titles puzzle can be saved for http://www.usatoday.com/life/ reverse video. The Across future play by selecting I MENU! rr======u puzzles/puzzle.htm and Down clues are dis­ Eile, gave. The file is saved Product Mentioned To install XWORD in the played for the box that the in This Article with the extension ".sav" so Application Manager, press cursor is currently selecting. the original file is left SCM Card Drives-Pricing varies. I!J More then press ~ Add The box numbers are not unchanged. CrossWord can CONTACT: SCM Microsystems, Inc., and fill in the fields as follows: shown in the grid but are then reload the saved puzzle 131 Albright WfJj, Sutte B, Los Gatos, CA shown with the clues, just in 95030, USA; Phone 40&370-4888; Fax: using I MENU! file, Bestore. Name: Cr&oss Word case clues refer to each other 4O&37D-4880. Note that both the .puz and Path: a:\xword\xword.exe by num~er. Comments: Fn-? CrossWord can be Then ITAB! to the Icon window played on either the Easy or Shareware/fl'eewcue mentioned in this section and the CrossWord icon Hard skill level. The Easy should appear. level will only allow correct EMM200 - Utility: Allows DOS programs to be loaded into expanded memory simu· lated on the C drive. Freeware. Included on the 1997 HP Palmtop Paper CO InfoBase. Press~ OK answer letters to be typed in EXKEY - Utility: For creating DOS and system macros. Freeware. Included on the The palmtop will beep if an 1997 HP Palmtop Paper CO InfoBase. xword.exe also takes a com­ incorrect letter is typed. The GDSPELL- Application: Spell checker for the palmtop. Included on the 1997 HP mand line argument, so you Palmtop Paper CO InfoBase. Shareware (G~SP300B.ZIP): Also on Web: Hard skill level will allow any­ ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uklpub/packagesisimteVmsdosledltor/gdsp30Ob.zlp . can also start CrossWord thing to be typed. LXPIC-View/modify PCX format graphics on the palmtop. Freeware. Available on from DOS by typing, for Your solution can be http://www.thaddeus.com and 1997 Best Tips ON DISK. . example: checked by selecting the MAXDOS - Utility: Allows users to launch from System Manager a program reqUir­ ing a large amount of memory. Freeware. Available on http://www.thaddeus.com and IMENU! Check function. This Jan/Feb HP Palmtop Paper ON DISK. , .. . xword sample.puz will check your type-in PALEDIT - Application: Text editor with look and feel of the Palmtops bUilt-In appli­ Or you can also start the pro­ against the answers cations. Freeware. Included on the 1997 HP Palmtop Paper CO InfoBase. gram directly from the Filer by Incorrect type-in will be high­ XWORD -Application: Crossword puzzle program for the palmtop. 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THE HP PALMTOP PAPER MAY IJUNE 1997 47 HOW TO CONTACT US Products advertised in this issue ofThe HP Palmtop Paper [Please note: The HP Palmtop Paper does not and cannot provide technical support.] COMPANY (PRODUCT) • •• ••. ••. •.. ••••• . ••. •• . ••. •••• • [PHONE/FAX NUMBERSj .. PAGE NUMBER There are a number of ways to get in touch with The HP Palmtop Paper staff. You Accurite (Floppy Drives lor loo/2ooLXIDouble Slot) , , ' " " '" " " ,', " , (510·668·4900; Fax:510·668·49051,31 can write, mail us a disk with your com­ Actiontec (PalmMate Storage Card), , ' " " " ,,[714·851·8242; Fax: 714·851-8249132 ments, send CompuServe or fnternet e­ mail, fax, or call. Our mailing address and ASF (Palmtop Computer Ught) , , , '" [800·771·3600 or 516-868·3636; Fax: 516-868·6897) 29 contact information is: Aware (Micro Roentgen Radiation Monitor) , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , " .,' [302·655·3800; Fax: 302·655·3800) 29 Calculator World (Buys, selis, trades. repairs Palmtops) .,", .,. ,' " """',., ' ,. [610·588·4444; Fax: 610·588·1727) .. 42 Thaddeus Computing, Inc., ConectUS Wireless Comm (Wireless Messaging) , , .... , .. , ...... , ...... , .. , , .. [800·350.03731 ..35 110 N. Court St., DTS Wireless Messaging (Wireless Messaging Service) , [888·243·8387 or 908·602·1144; Fax: 908·602·09901 .. 10 Fairfield, IA 52556, U.S.A. E&B (Leather Cases)" ' " " '" " " .,' " " "" ,[800.896·2273; Inti: 916·344·5047: Fax: 916·782·9306) .. 21 Phone: 515-472-6330 EduCALC (Accessories) """""' . " ' , , , , . , , , , , , , , , . , , " ,, [800·385·9376) .. 5 or 800-373-6114 EXP Computer (ThinFax Modem) . , " '" [800·EXP·6922 ext, 641 or 714-453·1020; Fax: 714·453·13191 .. back cover Fax #:515-472-1879 Greenwich (PalmUnk), , """"""",.,"""""""",. [800·476·4070 or 704·875·8490; Fax: 704·875·2801117 Internet: [email protected] Greystone Peripherals (PC Cards/Drivers/Adapters)" " " ,[800·600·5710 or 408·866·4739; Fax: 408·866·8328) 13 CompuServe: 76125,1773 Inmax (CGA VGA Graphics Pack Vision) , . , , , , , , , , , , " [604·980·9991; Fax: 604-985·5597). 42 Kingmax Micro (Peripherals), , '" " " '" '" ' . " , , " ' " " " . , " ., [909·468·0958; Fax: 909·468·0769) 20 TO SUBSCRIBE, change address, or clear MagicRAM (Flash Cards).. , [800·272·6242 or 213·413·9999; Fax: 213·413'()828) 15 up any problem with your subscription, Mirical Corp. (Personal Food Analyst) , " ' " " " ,.,., ' " " '" ,[800·732·7707 or 719·598·5276; Fax: 719·598·579012 contact our subscription department. Call Notebook Supply Warehouse (Memory upgrades and assorted products,) [sbo.566.6832 or 714·257·1680; Fax: 714·257·16881 .. inside back cover or fax us at the phone numbers above. E­ mail us at: [email protected] PC Depot (ATA Flash Cards) , ,,[800.570.8828 or 818·888·8288; Fax: 818·888·82931 37 Pretec (PCMCIA Memory Cards) , ' , [510·440·0535; Fax: 510·440·0534[ .. 39 TO ADVERTISE in The HP Palmtop Paper Puma (Windows Connectivity Kit)" .,. [800.248·2795 or 408·321·7650; Fax: 802·658·3991) 27 contact Brian Teitzman, Margaret Martin Shier Systems (Cables, software, accessories, Web Browser) .,""',.,' [805·371·9391; Fax: 805·371·94541 .. .inside Iront cover or Tiffany Lisk at phone: 515-472-1660 or Steele Creek Technologies (CardLink Drives) , , , [Phone/Fax: 704·588·1780) .. 37 800-809-5603; Fax: 515-472-8409. Thaddeus Computing (Subscriptions: HP Palmtop Paper, HP Palmtop Paper ON DISK) , ' , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , 41 , ". ,[800·373-6114 or 515·472·6330; Fax: 515·472·1879) .. Technical Support (Knowledge products: HP Palmtop Tech Ref. Manual, LotusIDOS Relerence Books, HP PTP's CD InloBase) ...... 8 (The Palmtop Paper's new 1997 CD InloBase) , " , 24,25 HP Technical Support - HP offers tech­ nical support from 8:00am. - 5:00pm. P.S.T. Times2 Tech (HP 200LX 5MB RAM Upgrade) , , . , , , , , , , . ' [Phone/Fax: 205·620.1408) 33 Phone: 970-392-1001. World Market Str.! PDA Inc. (Forum lor Handheld Computing in Healthcare) " "., ." .,. , ." . , ., '" [415·252·8008; Fax: 415·252·8055) 3

On-Line Support- offered by these bul­ letin board services. o COMPUSERVE: GO HPHAND FORUM - Call 800-848-8990 or 614- Shareware and Freeware Index (May/June 1997) 457-8650. Software on The HP Palmtop Paper ON DISK or CompuServe o AMERICA ON LINE: Keyword PRODUCT FUNCTION CIS FORUM I LIBRARY TYPE PAGE PALMTOP -Call 888-265-8001 for BUDDY.lIP Application: Adds dozens of features to built·in apps. HPHAND, tt Share 7 membership information. FORTUN.ZIP Application: Multiple fortune telling programs, SPIRIT,2 '3 Share 38 HORARY.lIP Application: Astrology program, SPIRIT,2 Share 38 o INTERNET NEWS GROUPS: LNCH102.ZIP Application: Ver 1.02; helps launch programs. '2 Free 9 news:comp.sys.palmtops.hp; or LOOKUP.BAT Batch file: For launching a DOS program with input. NA Free 28 news:comp.sys.handhelds LXPIC,ZIP Application: Ver 3.5; processes graphical files, HPHand,11 Free 10,46 LXTOOLS.TGZ Application: Linux and Palmtop transfer tool. '2 Free 26 MILEAGE.ZIP Lotus Macro: Calculates gas mileage. NA Free 27 NUMBERS,ZIP Application: Numerology software. SPIRIT,2 '3 Share 38 How to Submit an Article PAC.lIP Game: The Pac Man arcade game for the palmtop. '1 Share 9 PTP33.ZIP Text: The HP Palmtop Paper, May/June 1997. NA NA NA The richness of The HP Palmtop Paper README.ZIP Text: Cover letter to the HP Palmtop Paper ON DISK NA NA NA comes from the contributions of Palmtop RASSI.ZIP Application: Vedic Siderial astrology program. SPIRIT,2 Free 38 PC users. We and your fellow users wel­ SKYLOT.ZIP Spreadsheet: Planetary pos~ions spreadsheet. HPHAND,7 Share 38 come your submissions. (We do not offer TAROT.lIP DOS program: learn Tarot. SPIRIT,2 '3 Free 38 pa~ent for articles, your reward is know­ mg that you've helpea others.) TAROTHAL.ZIP Files: Hal Goldstein's files as described in his article. NAs Free 36 1£ you have a good idea and want to "go XWORD20.ZIP Application: Crossword puzzle program. '2 Postcard 47 for it," send it in via CompuServe e-mail [75300,2443], Internet: haCgoldstein@thad­ '1 http:\\home,hkstar.coml-tterence '2 http:\\www.palmtop.netlsuper.html '3 http://www.rosemarywest.comlrlist.html deus.com, or send disk or nard copy to Hal Goldstein or Rich Hall at the above Software mentioned and included in The 1997 HP Palmtop Paper CD InfoBase address. Alternatively you can send an outline of your idea. We will try to guide ABDMOON.lIP, utlity, free, p, 37; EMM200, utility, free, p, 47; EXKEY, utility, free, p, 47; FLEXPAD, Application, share, p, 4; you as to when and whether we woula use GDSPELL (GDSP300B.ZIP), application, share, p, 47; GREET100, utility, free, p. 39; HARVESTER, e-text, free (Project the article and contact you if we need clari­ Gutenberg), p. 22; ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, e-text, free (Project Gutenberg), p, 22; NetTamer (Nl0Y·PT.ZIP), application, share­ fication or have any suggestions - please ware, p, 23; PALED IT, application, free, p. 47; Playlx (MUSIC-LX), entertainment, free, p, 22; Quckstar Fax Pro (QFAX.ZVR, include your phone number. We may VR100, application, share, p. 22 want to use an article but for a variety of reasons you may not see it for many Software included in the Special JanlFeb 1997 Edition of The HP Palmtop Paper ON DISK months. Please understand that we cannot (These files also at www.thaddeus.com) promise to run any particular article at any particular time. If you can, especially if you write a iPeX, application, free, p. 27, 36 , MaxDOS, application, free, p. 29, 45, 46, PlayEX, entertainment, free, p, 22 Palmtop Profile, send us a photo of your­ self - black and white is preferred, but Software included in the MarchlApril97 ON DISK color is acceptable. FLEXPAD, application, share, p, 5 TO ORDER the CD InfoBase or HP Palmtop Paper ON DISK, see order card page 8

48 THE HP PALMTOP PAPER MAYI JUNE 1997 for the HP 200LX Palmtop PC Maintains up-to-date information on your HP 200LX and your PC Works directly with today's leading PC applications Keep important information safe with built-in backup and restore functions Features easy one-time setup Synchronizes multiple PC applications in one step Automatically resolves conRicts between the HP-200LX and your PC Mounts on any solid surface with its $8.95 ea. Fully customizable to Windows Application self adhesive peel off lin e~ Imports data to your HP200LX from other mobile devices , Shaped to exact1y Runs under Windows 95, NT, Workgroups, and Windows 3.1 mate with contour of Includes HP-F1 0 15A serial cable in/Snap oul . HP palmtop case Read~ your palmtop hands­ li:.p free while stopped in traffic Intellisync Software $65 Sari)isk.~ATA FLASH cards Trans PC Card HP 200LX Palmtops Sizes are not compressed. ATA cards are for use in HP 200LX and 1000CX only. SAN-ATA02MB Sandisk 2MB ATA FLASH $99 Universal Parallel Port SAN-ATA04MB Sandisk 4MB ATA FLASH $119 True DOS ility SAN-ATA06MB Sandisk 6MB ATA FLASH $159 SAN-ATA08MB Sandisk 8MB ATA FLASH $195 SAN-ATA10MB Sandisk 10MB ATA FLASH $249 SAN-ATA20MB Sandisk 20MB ATA FLASH $359 SAN-ATA40MB Sandisk 40MB ATA FLASH $799 SAN-ATA85MB Sandisk 85MB ATA FLASH $1,675 ~t~.e!! ATA FLASH cards The HP 200LX features true DOS compatibility - the ONLY PoA this feature. SimpleT echnology ATA Flash cards use the Cirrus Logic Chip set. The unformatted capacity 8uill in programs such as appOintment book, phone book, data base, memo, Pocket for each card is shown here. The formatted capacity will be slightly smaller than shown. QUicken, and Lotus 1-2-3 make it easy to organize your business or personal infor­ STI-ATAFU4 4MB ATA card FLASH $105 mation. The 200LX features true PCMCIA compatibility as well as being able to run STI-ATAFU8 8MB ATA card FLASH $165 a wide variety of compatible software programs including all those DOS favorrtes STI-ATAFU10 10MB ATA card FLASH $185 from the PC days. The 200LX is a powertul business tool with several web brows­ STI-ATAFU16 16MB ATA card FLASH $239 er and e-mail programs available. NSW provides the HP 200LX in factory configu­ rations as well as our own modified versions with expanded memory capacity. STI-ATAFU32 32MB ATA card FLASH $465 STI-ATAFU40 40MB ATA card FLASH $530 HP-Fl061A HP200LX w/2MB memory m9 HP-F1216A HP200LX w/4MB memory 569 NSW-Fl066A HP200LX modffied to 6MB memory 619 Software for HP Palmtops for instant (no installation or setup) transfer - HP-Fl0llA 110v/220vACAdapter 131 ABC/LX Battery Management Software I sv"ch,·onii.zatii"n and management of files between PC's HP-Fl 021 B Connectivity Pack 92 acCIS CompuServe connectivity software the Card flash to save system memory. The Card HP-Fl015A Palmtop to PC serial cable 20 Quick/LX Typing assistance program 1, very low power draw) upon insertion becomes HP-Fl016A Palmtop to MAC serial cable 20 HP-Fl023A Adapter kit for serial cable 22 WWW/LX Internet Web browser software

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