Magic Cap Users Mailing List

Thursday August 29, 1996

From: Shawn Jipp <sjipp@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 23:35:54 -0700
Subject: misc

1)  Since PLINK is going down in a couple of days this might be a good time to
post our new ISP email addresses so that others will not lose track of us.  My
new address is:

sjipp@ix.netcom.com

(Of course you could also go into the AT&T building downtown and request my
name card.  One is for home and the other was for MCW at work.  You would get
more info than that above but it would list the Netcom address too and you
would not need to type it all in again...just delete the PLINK entries.)

2)  I am receiving a lot of email concerning the Magic Link to
Ricochet/external modem cable.  Instead of sending them to me, please send
those questions to Mark Pereira at:

markp@bdt.com

or

Mperreira@aol.com

3)  I am currently running some timing tests with an external 28.8 modem
versus the built-in 2400 baud modem in my PIC-1000.  More on this in future.
I am still trying to figure this subject out as is Mark.  I am concentrating
on the software side while Mark is concentrating on the hardware side.  It is
definitely more complicated than it seems...

///////Shawn Jipp
sjipp@ix.netcom.com

From: Shawn Jipp <sjipp@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 23:35:16 -0700
Subject: GM Tour

More on the rooms at General Magic.  This informative piece of information was
just sent to me by a Magician at General Magic:
*****************************
 Meeting rooms on the first floor have magical names.  On the second
floor, they're named after "famous" rabbits.  On the third floor, the
meeting rooms are named after Star Wars characters; "Little Tokyo" is
actually Chewbacca, taken over as temporary office space.

Dave Gillett
(GM DTS Engineer, specializing in Windows)

From: Mark Marshall <MaxLink644@AOL.COM>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 08:26:52 -0400
Subject: Re: Ditching ATTPLS

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                         From: Mark Marshall
                     Thursday, August 29, 1996  12:48 a.m.
                 To: Linkers

Dear Linkers,

Just a thought...

How ludicrous is it that even now this appears at the bottom of PLS messages:

NOTICE: This message originally included graphics and/or sounds which
can only be received by AT&T PersonaLink(sm) subscribers. You received
only the text portion(s) of the message.  Please contact the sender for
information that was deleted. To learn how to send and receive
graphics, voice and text messages via AT&T PersonaLink Services, call
1-800-936-LINK.

Picture the poor schmuck who actually calls and asks.
"Err, uh, no sir, but we DO have some free software for an exciting on line
service...."

jeez.

M.

NOTICE: This message originally included graphics and/or sounds which can NO
LONGER be received by AT&T PersonaLink(sm) subscribers. You received only the
text portion(s) of the message, and you're fortunate to be getting THAT much.
Please contact the sender for information that was deleted. To learn how to
send and receive graphics, voice and text messages via YOUR VERY OWN PERSONAL
WEB PAGE, call 1-800-936-LINK.

From: Wayne Sanderson <whsander@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 06:21:49 -0700
Subject: Ditching ATTPLS

It would be possible to save that stuff if one had the luxury of a 4meg SRAM
card. Then you could just copy all of the packages that you have vital or
useful data stored in over to the card. Then you could wipe the memory by pulling the batteries and start fresh with Presto! When/if you eventually upgraded, you would take with you your most needed and indispensible packages,
and you would not need to worry about whether the new communicator has your
preferred applications in rom. Too bad GRiD didn't have a large stock of
4meg'gers: they would probably be going now for under $200.US.

From: Michael Roeser <A5513644696@ATTPLS.NET>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 13:56:35 +0000
Subject: Earthlink help

Since I'm having a hard time with Netcom (disconnents everytime I
download e-mail), I've decided to try out Earthlink.  I signed up last
night, but my Presto set-up isn't working.  Can someone please post
what the Presto settings should be?  Any special characters to add to
your username (like Netcom's #)?

Thanks,

Mike Roeser

p.s.  Please hurry!

From: Rob Dahl <A5563644655@ATTPLS.NET>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 16:09:55 +0000
Subject: Presto/coupon/Sony

Dear Magic,
Coupon status?  Try fifteen days and counting.... Rob

From: MCW Online <mcwonline@genmagic.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 09:38:48 -0700
Subject: Re: Ditching ATTPLS

Hi Charlie,

Well as a long time PIC1000 user, I think your list is dead on. From day one
I have used my memory card for all storage. So all I really did was go and
file all namecards to a package (to make sure none had snuck into main
memory), and glance through all the scenes for things like post-it notes and
such. Also long ago I moved my Pocket Quicken to a memory card, so there was
no data there to back-up.

Then I just pulled all the batteries and started fresh. I personally have
been to lazy to try the Bastille package. I rarely go downtown, so the
building bothers me not.

Best
Joel

At 04:38 AM 8/29/96 +0000, Charlie F wrote:
>Dear Magic,
>
>I know I should have posted of this sooner, but have been to busy to do
>so until now.
>
>With the demise of ATTPLS, what is the best way to recover as much
>memory AND keep as much personalization as possible?
>
>Any neat ways to keep things that reside 'near' packages that are in
>rom/main ram?  Like words added to the spell check, rules, etc?  There
>are quite a few things that are stored 'near' and would be nice to
>selective back them up.
>
>Thoughts so far..Maybe use Textualizer to back up word lists?
>
>How about a step by step check list of things to back up?
>
>1.  Back up your link.
>2.  Move all appointments to a package on a ram card.
>3.  Move all name cards to a package on a ram card.
>NOTE an easy way to check to see where they are stored is PACK UP the
>package on your ram card.  The items in the package will no longer be
>visible.
>4.  Make a hard copy of your rules.  (fax the rule page?)
>5.  etc.
>
>Charlie F
>
>
>"Faith and doubt both are needed -- not as antagonists, but working
>side by side -- to take us around the unknown curve." - Lillian Smith,
>American author (1897-1966).
>
>---
> NOTICE: This message originally included graphics and/or sounds which
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>only the text portion(s) of the message.  Please contact the sender for
>information that was deleted. To learn how to send and receive
>graphics, voice and text messages via AT&T PersonaLink Services, call
>1-800-936-LINK.
>

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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: Mark Nomady <trustno_1@GREECE.IT.EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 12:38:27 -0700
Subject: Re: Earthlink help

Dear Magic,

If you are connecting but it won't log you in or gives you errors, it might
just be the server is busy.  My node here doesn't tolerate slower connections
if it's busy.

Also, if it's not an Eartlink node, put ELN/ in front of your login.

Hope that does it.

Mark

Michael Roeser writes:
> Since I'm having a hard time with Netcom
> (disconnents everytime I download e-mail), I've
> decided to try out Earthlink.  I signed up last
> night, but my Presto set-up isn't working.  Can
> someone please post what the Presto settings
> should be?  Any special characters to add to your
> username (like Netcom's #)?

From: MCW Online <mcwonline@genmagic.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 13:08:39 -0700
Subject: Magic Developer for Windows Update

The folks in Magic Cap Tools asked me to pass along the following information.

With-in next three weeks we plan to release a new updated beta of the Magic
Developer for Windows. We will be making the SDK Beta available on our FTP
site and hope to get lots of feedback from you the users.

Stay tuned for further announcements.

Magic Cap Tools

Posted By:

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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