Magic Cap Users Mailing List

Saturday August 24, 1996

From: Scott Wood <swood@WWNET.COM>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 07:50:59 -0400
Subject: Re: Magic Cap for Windows

Mike Lombrozo wrote:
>
> MCW Online wrote:
> > We are delivering Magic Cap on Windows 95 first because Windows 95 itself
> > provides vastly improved environment support via MAPI and TAPI. These solve
> > major customer complaints in the area of connectivity to standard mail
> > systems, internet service providers, support for most modems, and connectivity
> > to Microsoft Exchange. These features are specifically requested by our target
> > market, which is the Small Office and Home Office market. We are considering a
> > Windows 3.1 version, but it will be less powerful because Microsoft does not
> > provide as rich an environment. Magic Cap for Macintosh and Magic Cap for
> > Windows 3.1 are on hold pending the completion and market acceptance of this
> > first product. If it is received well, we will pursue other versions.
> >
> > On another front, I saw some recent comments about our PIC<->MCW
> > synchronization package on which we're also working and plan to deliver this
> > year. This is different from IntelliLink and is designed to be a quick
> > synchronization of the Name Cards (a.k.a. Rolodex(tm)) and Date Book. These
> > are the two items customers told us were most important to synchronize in the
> > first version, and we wanted to keep the synch simple and as fast as possible.
> >
> > IntelliLink's product will still provide a more comprehensive version of
> > PIC<->MCW connectivity.
>
> I was hoping the one-button sync with the ML would include everything.
> This should include notepad pages, the filing cabinet, and inbox mail.
> Will the name cards and date book import/export include notes and sticky
> notes?  These are very important to me.
>
> Also, will the import/export feature include a MCW system?  This will
> allow me to sync MCW files on different computers on a network.
>
> --
> Mike Lombrozo
> San Clemente, CA

I agree 100%! This is what I was hoping for also.  Its looks like all
this is not going to happen on the first release.  I would still find it
useful to have the name cards and datebook though.  Having it this way
would allow for it to be released sooner!

Scott Wood

From: Roderick Sprattling <A5833644656@ATTPLS.NET>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 14:14:16 +0000
Subject: Re: bypassing padlocks

Paul McHugh writes:
> Just noticed this. I keep a padlock on my file
> cabinet. However, if you option tap "the hand" in
> the upper right hand corner and select something
> that is in the cabinet, you're in. No code to
> enter. Is this right?

Yow. It's true.  What a surprising secret door.

Rod Sprattling
rls@wiseworks.com

From: Cut Throte1 <CuThroat@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 12:10:41 -0700
Subject: Re: bypassing padlocks

Sat., Aug. 24, 1996 @ 11:02 a.m. EDT

Dear O Wise Magicians,
Roderick Sprattling writes:
 ^)   Paul McHugh writes:
 ^)   > Just noticed this. I keep a padlock on my file
 ^)   > cabinet. However, if you option tap "the hand" in
 ^)   > the upper right hand corner and select something
 ^)   > that is in the cabinet, you're in. No code to
 ^)   > enter. Is this right?
It's not right, but it does happen.

 ^)   Yow. It's true.  What a surprising secret door.
 ^)   Rod Sprattling
 ^)   rls@wiseworks.com

Isn't it amusing how these sorts of realizations come up sort of cyclically,
didn't we discuss this a year or so ago and then some time before that as
well?

JadiP            From the desk of Cut Throte1...

From: Cut Throte1 <CuThroat@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 13:09:26 -0700
Subject: Awesome trick too!

Sat., Aug. 24, 1996 @ 11:30 a.m. EDT

Dear O Wise Magicians,
Following Rishi Oswal's lead, i've grown tired of when i want to "format text"
on an incoming message from NetCom using PrestoMail!, having to tap the lamp,
then tap the "format text" icon, and then tapping yes, i've creatively removed
some steps.

1) using the copy tool make a copy of the "format text" icon and set it on
your desk.

2) using Coupon Grabber make an image coupon of any stamp you want (preferably
a small stamp, i used the butterfly found in the stamp drawer) and drag it
over the "format text" icon on your desk to change it to your image of choice.

3) using tinker tool tap the icon you made and deselect "show label" to turn
the text label off.

4) drag the icon to your tote bag and go into a letter in your inbox.

5) place the icon somewhere on the right hand side of your screen (i put mine
between the bottom two icons, the show and file icons).

That's it, option tap the butterfly and it formats the message your viewing at
that time.

JadiP            From the desk of Cut Throte1...

From: Luke Derossi <lderossi@COMCAT.COM>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 16:32:17 -0400
Subject: Re: ML & Compuserve?

Joe Solem wrote:
>
> Dear Magic Cappers,
>
> Can anyone tell me how to connect my PIC 1000 to Compuserve? I have set
> up an account on my Mac, but can't find software anywhere. Their tech
> people can't seem to help.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Joe Solem

  Joe,

  You'll want to 'GO CS4MAGIC' on Compuserve to get the Compuserve Magic
Cap client; be sure to read the requirements, as the RAM needs are kind
of high.



Regards,

Luke Derossi
 for
  General Magic, Inc.

From: "Lily N. Koessel" <lily@KOESSEL.COM>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 20:06:57 +0000
Subject: Card won't format.

> I ordered the 2MgSRAM card from Reboot, and got them just yesterday.
>  The invoice said Sharp Zaurus all over it, and I couldn't get my
> PIC2000 to recognize it for "set it up" no matter what I did.  If
> you can get it to work, let me know how.
>
> Dave Courvoisier
> courvo@aol.com
> dcourvo@kvbc.com


Odd, we have received four of the 2 MB SRAM cards from Reboot now
(all at the original sale price of $49) and they were all GRID cards.
No problem upon inserting them - ML said the cards were either new or
unreadable, and did I want to format them? Said yes, and no problems
at all since, knock on wood, of course..

We've heard that you can remove the battery for anywhere from a
couple of minutes to a day to get the card to lose it's previous
format. Some devices have problems reformatting cards with existing
formats already on them.

If you have another PCMCIA-capable device (other than a Magic Link),
you can also try reformatting it in that first.

For some reason, it's harder to reformat a card to a similar format,
I've heard...

Let us know what's up...Thanks and good luck!



Lily Koessel
lily@koessel.com