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Wednesday July 17, 1996


From: John Jerney <jerney@VOLKSWARE.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 05:29:42 -0400
Subject: mobilis Mobile Magazine July Issue (free)

The July issue of "mobilis: the mobile computing lifestyle
magazine" is now available. mobilis is a free monthly
magazine available exclusively on the web in its entirety
featuring interviews, tutorials, reviews, and opinion
concerning all aspects of PDAs, wireless communication, and
mobile peripherals.

The URL is:
mobilis: the mobile computing lifestyle magazine
http://www.volksware.com/mobilis

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         HP OmniGo 100 Connectivity Pack
         HP OmniGo 100 Strategy Games
         PrestoMail! for Magic Cap
         QuickPrint for Magic Cap
         Ragout for Newton
         ViewFrame for Newton

The table of contents for the July issue is:

Features
- How I Use My Zaurus ZR-5000
     for Work, Pleasure and Personal Information Management
     by Egbert Verbrugge
- Newton SpotLight
     The Latest and Greatest from NewtNews
     by Steve Holden
- Mobile Experiences:
     Convincing Your Spouse
     by Bob Gourley
- The mobilist Survey
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     by mobilis Readers
- Steve Mann's Developer Corner:
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- The Networked Newton: You and Me and the NIE
     Apple Newton MessagePad
     by John Schettino
- Expanding Your OmniGo
     Hewlett-Packard OmniGo 100
     by Mike Fine
- Psion Software Roundup
     Psion Series 3/3a
     by Steve Clack, et al.
- Shareware Emporium
     Software Preview
     by Shareware Authors from Around the World

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- Mobile Watch (hardware, software, communication)
     Sharp Introduces Color Zaurus With Digital Camera Option
     Zaurus Becomes Beaming Partner of Desktop
     Email a Go-Go with Zaurus
- Ask Ms. PDA ?!?
    (questions and answers about mobile computing)
- Mobile User Groups

Opinions
- Portability
     Lifestyles of the Portable
     by Marty Mankins
- Perspectives
     Where Have All The Mobile Trade Shows Gone?
     by Conrad H. Blickenstorfer

Top Ten Past Articles
- Exploring US Robotics' Pilot
- Speaking With...Apple Computer's Steve Capps
- mobilis Reader's Interview with General Magic's Jim White
- Apple Newton MessagePad 130
- Introducing the Newton 2.0 Operating System
- Something to DRAW On... (Psion)
- Hewlett-Packard OmniGo 100
- Introducing Sony's Magic Link PIC-2000
- On the Road in Asia with a Newton
- mobilis Reader's Choice Awards

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- Mailbag - Letters from our readers
- mobilis Jargon Index
- About mobilis
- Guide to Advertisers
- Next issue of mobilis
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Editor
mobilis: the mobile computing lifestyle magazine
http://www.volksware.com/mobilis
jerney@mobilis.volksware.com


From: Richard Brown <A5403644662@ATTPLS.NET>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 10:33:53 +0000
Subject: Re: ISP'S and 1-800 ?

Richard_Brown@attpls.net
Richard Brown Photography
725 NW Flanders #204
Portland, Oregon. 97209
(503)-226-7033

Thanks Kevin , do you use Network MCI ?
I am a Network MCI customer so this might be the way, what do you know
about using them as an  ISP ?

tia
R

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From: Richard Brown <A5403644662@ATTPLS.NET>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 10:50:01 +0000
Subject: 130 vs 2000

 Has anyone used the Newton 130 and compared it with the ML 2000 ? if
so , what would you choose if you started new ?
thanks
R~


From: Bruce Tong <zztong@MAIL.EV.NET>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 09:42:35 -0500
Subject: Re: installing cw9

> Has anybody experienced any problems that I should be aware of.

Yes...

1. Read "Targeting Magic Cap PDF" found on the Reference disk. You'll
definitely want to read about "Magic Cap Projects Created Before CW9",
which I believe is on page 14.

2. I still find conflicts between one of the CW extensions and the
Scripting Menu Extension. I must admit a lot of ignorance in this
area, as I don't know what software I have installed the Scripting
Menu Extension. I think it conflicts with MetroNub, but I really
haven't spent a lot of time chasing it. I've just disabled the
Scripting Menu Extension. The problem I was having was I would get
dropped into MacsBug during boot-up. The message was something along
the lines of a conflicting ID number.

3. If you're developing in MPW, expect to create a new makefile.

--

Bruce Tong
Systems Programmer
Electronic Vision / Fitne

Work:

Phone : (614) 592-2511
Fax   : (614) 592-2650
mailto:zztong@evi.ev.net
http://www.fitne.ev.net/

Play:

mailto:zztong@eurekanet.com
mailto:zztong@aol.com
http://www.eurekanet.com/~zztong


From: MCW Online <mcwonline@genmagic.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 09:53:01 -0700
Subject:

At 04:40 PM 7/16/96 -0400, Leo D'Angelo wrote:
>Dear Magic,
>
>Could someone kindly tell me what happened to magic cap for windows?? I can't
>seem to find it on the general magic website.
>Attachment Converted: C:\EUDORA\Untitled
>

At this time we have discontinued the Pre-Release prograam for Magic Cap for
Windows. We are now concentrating on the final version and all the new
features and modifications that we learned from during the Pre-Release program.

Our thanks to everyone who participated and sent us feedback. Your feedback
has helped to shape the product we will release.

Our thanks again,


++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Joel Connors   / Magic Cap For Windows Support
Email at: mcwonline@genmagic.com
Phone at: (408) 774-4041
Fax at: 800-774-3311
Support hours are 9am to 5pm (PST) Monday through Friday, excluding holidays


From: MCW Online <mcwonline@genmagic.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 09:58:13 -0700
Subject: Re: Presto!Mail 1.5 and Presto!Link 1.0

At 04:57 PM 7/16/96 -0700, Sandy Schurtz wrote:
>Where can one purchase Presto!Mail & Presto!Link????
>SONY is no help!
>
>F. A. Schurtz
>

To order PretoMail/PrestoLinks, call 1-800-Conjure 266-5873.

Joel Connors
MC Support


From: Thaddeus Hyde <A5293644614@ATTPLS.NET>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:36:12 +0000
Subject: So long 4 now

Would some kind soul show me how I get off this list?

Thaddeus_Hyde@att.pls


From: Luke Derossi <lderossi@COMCAT.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 13:59:20 -0400
Subject: Re: Presto!Mail 1.5 and Presto!Link 1.0

MCW Online wrote:
>
> At 04:57 PM 7/16/96 -0700, Sandy Schurtz wrote:
> >Where can one purchase Presto!Mail & Presto!Link????
> >SONY is no help!
> >
> >F. A. Schurtz
> >
>
> To order PretoMail/PrestoLinks, call 1-800-Conjure 266-5873.
>
> Joel Connors
> MC Support


  Oops, that's (888)Conjure (266-5873).  New (888) toll free area code
is hard to get used to. :)


Regards,

Luke Derossi
 for
  General Magic, Inc.


From: Charlie F <A5123644606@ATTPLS.NET>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 18:59:09 +0000
Subject: Re: Presto!Mail 1.5 and Presto!Link 1.0

Dear Magic,
Magic Cap Discussion List writes:
> At 04:57 PM 7/16/96 -0700, Sandy Schurtz wrote:
> >Where can one purchase Presto!Mail & Presto!Link????
> >SONY is no help!
> >
> >F. A. Schurtz
> >
> To order PretoMail/PrestoLinks, call
> 1-800-Conjure 266-5873.
> Joel Connors
> MC Support


Joel must be having a bad day.  Maybe he needs to create a macro with
the CORRECT phone number...

1 888 NOT 800.    (1-888-Conjure)  1 888 266-5873.

Good luck at getting help... I called on Monday, the said I would hear
back from them by 1700 Monday OR First thing Tuesday Morning......  I
guess they never did say WHAT WEEK...

Still waiting


Charlie F


"Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time
to form." - Andre Maurois, French author (1885-1967).


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From: Paul Linhardt <plin@SONYSOFT.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 12:08:11 -0700
Subject: Re: So long 4 now

>Would some kind soul show me how I get off this list?
>
>Thaddeus_Hyde@att.pls

To unsubscribe from a list yourself, electronically, follow these simple steps:

1.  You have to be sending the e-mail message from the account you subscribed
    with (and receive the mailing list mail at).

2.  Address a new e-mail message to:  listserv@brownvm.brown.edu
    Note:  DO NOT send the message to magiccap@brownvm.brown.edu or
    magicdev@brownvm.brown.edu.  Mail sent to these addresses goes across
    the lists.

3.  In the BODY (not the subject/title) of the message, type:

        SIGNOFF MAGICCAP

        or

        SIGNOFF MAGICDEV

4.  Send the message.  You should receive confirmation from the list server
that you have been removed from the list successfully.



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From: Michael Cullinan <michael_cullinan@MENTORG.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 12:50:37 -0700
Subject: Re: So long 4 now

Paul,

This method works ONLY if you have the same account number/address that
you had when you signed up.  I do not because my PIC1000 went
pathological on me and the tech support people rebuilt my data and
recommended that I sign off PLS and get a new account.

I am doomed to receive this data forever because:

1) ATTPLS is going away and I cannot get my old account to give to the
   listserver;
2) this is my workstation and my subscription to the listserver is
   through BOTH my workstation (I've signed off from here) AND my ML.

Now, when ATTPLS goes away, maybe...  NYAAAH!

Michael

>>>>> "P" == Paul Linhardt  writes:


 >> Would some kind soul show me how I get off this list?
 >>
 >> Thaddeus_Hyde@att.pls

 P> To unsubscribe from a list yourself, electronically, follow these simple steps:

 P> 1.  You have to be sending the e-mail message from the account you subscribed
 P>     with (and receive the mailing list mail at).

 P> 2.  Address a new e-mail message to:  listserv@brownvm.brown.edu
 P>     Note:  DO NOT send the message to magiccap@brownvm.brown.edu or
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 P> 3.  In the BODY (not the subject/title) of the message, type:

 P>         SIGNOFF MAGICCAP

 P>         or

 P>         SIGNOFF MAGICDEV

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From: Dave Bushong <A5763644634@ATTPLS.NET>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 20:49:24 +0000
Subject: Re: So long 4 now

Michael, on the Magic Cap Discussion List writes:
> This method works ONLY if you have the same
> account number/address that you had when you
> signed up.

You could "forge" a message from yourself by telnetting to port 25, or
you could contact one of the list owners, Peter DiCamillo
(Peter_DiCamillo@brown.edu).  I like the first way better.

Dave


From: "David Devaney, Jr." <daviddjr@SHADOW.NET>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 18:08:45 -0400
Subject: Re: So long 4 now

Hi Magicappers,

Michael Cullinan writes:
> This method works ONLY if you have the same account
> number/address that you had when you signed up.  I do
> not because my PIC1000 went pathological on me and the
> tech support people rebuilt my data and recommended
> that I sign off PLS and get a new account.
> I am doomed to receive this data forever because:

There is another way, there might actually be two.

The first way is to go to http://www.netspace.org/cgi-bin/lwgate/MAGICCAP/
You can do all of your mailing list maintenance there including unsubscribing.
 If you do it this way you aren't don't have to be sending it from the actual
address you just fill in the address you want to maintain.   I believe you can
substitute MAGICDEV for MAGICCAP in the web address and maintain that too.

The second way might work I'm not sure.  It probably depends on your web
browser, Presto!Links wouldn't.  Change the configuration info in your web
browser for your email address to what you need it to be.  Then do a "Send
Email" to the listserv address.  Like I said this might depend on your
browser.  If your browser acts as your Email program too then it might not
work.  I just know that I once did a mailto reply to someone but it really
needed to be from my friend's address so i changed the info and no one could
tell the difference.

When in doubt use the first method.  Hope this helps.

David Devaney, Jr.
daviddjr@shadow.net


From: tharpold <tharpold@MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 19:44:08 -0500
Subject: FS: PIC-1000 & lotsa stuff

For Sale:

Sony Magic Link PIC-1000 communicator and lotsa accessories. Everything
is in excellent condition (about a year old, the communicator has been
very well-cared for -- I've been using a screen protector from day 1!).

Package includes the following items:

* All original manuals
* Sony NP 500H lithium ion battery and recharger
* 2 MB Verbatim SRAM card
* 1 MB Sony SRAM card (I recommend the second card for system backup)
* Magic Link PICP-K1 external keyboard
* Nimble Scribe 1.1 handwriting recognition software
* Magic Xchange 1.0 for Macintosh (software, manual, cable)
* Additional Sony stylus
* 6 WriteRight screen protectors
* Letter of sale transferring all rights associated with all the above
stuff to you

-- The package is yours for $350.00, plus shipping & insurance charges.
Shipped to anywhere in the continental US. Please note that I do not wish
to sell the above items individually.

-- If interested, send email to: tharpold@mindspring.com

TH


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Terry Harpold               tharpold@mindspring.com
                            terry.harpold@lcc.gatech.edu
                            http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/faculty/harpold/

"Analysis is not pragmatic in its aims, if pragmatism means compliance
 with social, economic, and political norms and realities. It is
 a praxis of jouissance, and jouissance is anything but practical."

                                                        -- Bruce Fink


From: Neil Efrom <neil_efrom@NIMBLE.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:41:31 -0700
Subject: Re: Outfitters Direct

The latest version of Outfitters Direct is version 1.6, and it is
faster than the previous versions.  If you use version 1.4, the only
available item in the catalog will be the latest version.  Version 1.6
is now available at the Nimble web-site at www.nimble.com.
Additionally, our customer support hours are 9am to 6pm Pacific time
Monday through Friday.

Thanks,

Neil Efrom
Outfitters Direct

Michael H. Phillips wrote:
>
> Has anyone actually gotten Outfitter's Direct
> to work? I have had nothing but trouble. The
> last version I had fianlly worked, but all it
> had in the catalog was the latest version of
> Outfitter's Direct. I tried to get that, but
> it failed. I downloaded version 1.5 from
> www.nimble.com, set up my account and tried
> to update. - ZILCH - It just rings and rings
> and never picks up. So, being optimistic, I called
> Nimble's support line. Every menu choice resulted
> in a recording telling me the choice was not
> valid! After a few choices, it told me I had
> exceeded the allowed number of errors and transfered
> me to Limbo. I tried calling about 5 times before
> I gave up.
>
> I would dearly love to have a way to get new MagicCap
> software, but if this is what Nimble has to offer,
> I think I'll look elsewhere.


From: Wayne Sanderson <A5023644635@ATTPLS.NET>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 03:51:49 +0000
Subject: New Zaurus

I saw in the contents section in the ad for this month's edition of
Mobilis magazine that Sharp has released the newest version of the
Zaurus, and it has a color screen and a built in video camera! The
Zaurus occupies a special place in my heart, as I almost bought one and
only held off doing so because it did not offer handwriting
recognition. While I was hemming and hawing about that, I tried a Magic
Link, and the Zaurus was history.
 It seems that Sharp is leading a trend here. A handheld device (for a
reasonable price) that offers video calling and/or conferencing and web
browsing (and lets face it- if the thing can process full motion or
even slow scan video then it is more than capable of processing and
displaying web pages-and in color!) would be very popular indeed.
Of course I am not terribly interested in actually laying out the bucks
for a non Magic Cap device, even with glitzy features like these. I
would dearly love, however, to be able to replace my PIC1000 with a MC
device with a color screen, built in camera, 8-10 megs of onboard
memory and flashdisk or pcmcia type 3 harddrive support. If these
things can be crammed into a package the size of the Zaurus, the PIC
size cases can surely be similarly tricked out. Yeah, I know it will
cost more. I will pay for more when there is more for sale.


From: Kevin Fries <A5783644665@ATTPLS.NET>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 04:40:50 +0000
Subject: Re: ISP'S and 1-800 ?

Dear Magic,
Richard Brown writes:
> Thanks Kevin , do you use Network MCI ? I am a
> Network MCI customer so this might be the way,
> what do you know about using them as an  ISP ?

Hi Richard,
     No, I do not use them.  But, I do not have as stringent need as
you do.  An $8 per month local ISP will work just fine for me.  Though,
I am getting real sick and tired of changing my email address, so I got
amailzone alias. But, that's besides the point.  I just figured that
the one thing that was turely different about AT&T was that it was a
phone company.  Therefore it makes sense that MCI might give you what
you need also.

Kevin Fries


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