Magic Cap Users Mailing List

Tuesday September 24, 1996

From: Mark Nomady <trustno_1@SWITZERLAND.IT.EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 23:35:51 -0700
Subject: Re: ML Died and has gone to Heaven :(

Dear Magic,

Anderson writes:
> Should I just send it to Sony and have the screen
> replaced or go
> on to a $399 Envoy or $499(or less) PIC-2000?

If you liked the 1000, you'll just love the 2000.

mark

From: Mike Lombrozo <Lombroma@mail.fia.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 02:07:50 -0700
Subject: Re: ML in Your Daily Life

Victor Carreon wrote:
> I interested in finding out how people have used their Magic Link on a
> daily basis.  Has life been easier? harder? etc

Victor

My wife, Val, was always asking me to look things up in my BOSS and was
pushing me to get her own electronic organizer.  I tried to get her, a
very picture-oriented graphic designer, to use a BOSS and Wizard but
these were complete failures.  She just didn't like the interface.  Note
that Val has her own PC and spends alot of time with Pagemaker,
CorelDraw and Photoshop in Win95.

We saw the Magic Link at COMDEX last year and ordered 2.  We both use it
on a daily basis.  I'm amazed at the power I keep discovering in the
basic system.  I also like the flexibility of the name cards and
datebook.  I can put anything there including notes.  Very powerful and
useful.

Val uses the PIC-2000 as an organizer, and for drawing layouts.  She's a
wedding consultant and it's great for sketching floor layouts and
seating plans.  I've setup some forms for her to enter wedding data.
It's very impressive to clients.  Especially when she let's them sign
their name.  She also finds it easier to do web surfing when she's
relaxing on the sofa or outside on the patio.

I like the Presto packages because I do alot on the internet including
email.  I do alot of traveling by motorcycle and don't bother taking the
laptop anymore unless I need to do some real computing.  Val made me an
organizer case for my birthday that holds the ML, checkbook, cards,
notepad and a few other things including ML accessories.  It's great.

The ML has definitely made life a little easier and more fun.  We take
our MLs into a resturant to have a good meal and relax and "get
organized."  It's great to beam name cards and appoitments between MLs.
It also draws alot of attention.  We send each other notes which forces
me to check it each day.  Otherwise I get in trouble and am accused of
neglect.

Complaints:  The 14.4 modem is too slow.  I get 100+ email/day and
downloading via a hotel phone gets expensive.  Also, I'd take more notes
if it was easier to type.  Guess I'm going to look into HR packages.

--
Mike Lombrozo
San Clemente, CA

From: Kevin Fries <kfries@CSN.NET>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 07:11:19 -0600
Subject: Re: MIME Attachment

Hi Magic,
Steve Eyler Jr. writes:
> Yes I know, but thankyou.  The problem is not
> necessarily with stamps and drawings, as it is
> easy to refrain from adding these types of
> attachments. The problem is the fact that I can't
> change my default stationary or font, and that I
> must drag the REPLY stamp from each reply message
> manually, as this is a default stamp and doesn't
> disappear even when you opt-erase.

Actually, I do occasionally get one of your messages and really like your
stationary.  It show every thing on one screen, who its from, the subject, and
the message.  All the advantages of the post card, with far less real estate
taken up.  So since you have the better mouse trap, maybe the question needs
to be, how can all of us gain your functionality rather than making you live
within P!M's silly rules.

Kevin Fries

From: Athanasios Athanasiades <athan@RUF.RICE.EDU>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 10:32:11 -0500
Subject: Restoring with MagicXchange

Hello everyone,

I am trying to restore a backup of my name cards from the PC to my
ML2000. Everything works fine, but I was surprised to find out that the
information is restored in a new PACKAGE in built-in storage named "name
cards", and not in the name cards BOX, as I expected.

I realize that I can transfer each name card to the box seperately by
tapping
the small icon on the top left of the screen that indicates the package
in which the card is stored. Is there a better way to do this, say
tranfer them all at once?

Athanasios.

From: Kent Estep <kent@BOSS.COM>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 10:17:33 -0700
Subject: Best way to...

What is the best way to store the names of wives and children ?

I've been using a post it attached to the index card to do this,
but is there a better way ? I also attached birthdays and
other dates in this way...

-kent

----------------------------------------------------------
BOSS Digital Studios
http://www.pacificnet.net/~estep       http://www.boss.com
estep@pacificnet.net                   kent@boss.com

From: "Steve Eyler Jr." <seyler@GSTIS.NET>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 10:21:37 -0700
Subject: Re: MIME Attachment

Kevin Fries writes:
> Steve Eyler Jr. writes:
> > attachments. The problem is the fact that I can't
> > change my default stationary or font, and that I
> > must drag the REPLY stamp from each reply message
this is a default stamp and doesn't
> > disappear even when you opt-erase.
>
> Actually, I do occasionally get one of your
> messages and really like your stationary.  It
> show every thing on one screen, who its from, the
> subject, and the message.  All the advantages of
> the post card, with far less real estate taken
> up.  So since you have the better mouse trap,
> maybe the question needs to be, how can all of us
> gain your functionality rather than making you
> live within P!M's silly rules.

I think the reason it is sporadic like that is that I use two different mail
packages.  Perhaps you use AOL?  In that case anytime I send something via my
AOL account (without making absolutely sure I havent missed any font changes
or stamps...rrr) you would receive the stationary, fonts, etc. While users of
Presto!Mail would see the text only (with a message saying AOL had stripped
the graphics.)  An advantage of AOL.

However, I don't want my AOL account.  I have been sending everything via
Presto!Mail.  So now if I forget to clean up my mail before I send it, P!M
users can read it fine... graphics, stationary and all, but everyone else just
gets a mystery attachment.  (P!M users... you know that if this msg appears on
stationary, I once again missed some minor detail and Kevin can't even read
this.)

Steve

PS. Joe Solem: Send me your full internet address, I can't dial into AOL while
in Hawaii... as we both know there's no local access and I couldn't get your
apostrophe trick to work!

From: Joel Skelton <skeltonj@ICE.NCR.DOE.CA>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 18:22:03 GMT
Subject: Best way to...

Kent Estep writes:
 > What is the best way to store the names of wives and children ?
 >
 > I've been using a post it attached to the index card to do this,
 > but is there a better way ? I also attached birthdays and
 > other dates in this way...

I'd say the best way is to treat them as people on their own. Give
them their own cards and then create a group to represent the family.

I guess that means you should treat them as individuals by
objectifying them. Is that PC or not? I can't tell! The modern world
is just getting too confusing for me!

This handles the family attachment but it doesn't take care of the
date problem. (Not _THAT_ date problem!)

jps
fa
bf

From: Paul Linhardt <plin@SONYSOFT.COM>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 12:40:00 -0700
Subject: Re: Restoring with MagicXchange

>Hello everyone,
>
>I am trying to restore a backup of my name cards from the PC to my
>ML2000. Everything works fine, but I was surprised to find out that the
>information is restored in a new PACKAGE in built-in storage named "name
>cards", and not in the name cards BOX, as I expected.
>
>I realize that I can transfer each name card to the box seperately by
>tapping
>the small icon on the top left of the screen that indicates the package
>in which the card is stored. Is there a better way to do this, say
>tranfer them all at once?
>
>Athanasios.

You should be able to use the Magic Lamp to do this.

1. Tap the rolodex
2. Tap the lamp
3. Tap 'file'
4. in the upper left select file 'all 100 cards'

Then file them where you want.

-Paul

---------------------
Sony New Technologies
http://www.sonysoft.com
1-800-739-7337
E-mail: plin@sonysoft.com

From: Wayne Sanderson <whsander@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 13:03:08 -0700
Subject: Re: ML Died and has gone

David Devaney writes:
> If you don't need or won't use the
> wireless capability of the Envoy much then I
> wouldn't get either the old or the new one.
> Mainly because the old is essentially the same as
> the PIC-1000 with wireless but for $250 more.
> Yes you can upgrade it but the cost would put it
> way over the PIC-2000 ($499).  As for the new
> Envoy it still only has a 2400 internal landline
> modem?!?!?  So it depends on your wireless needs.

The prices on the original Envoys are coming down to $400.US at the moment.
They feature twice the memory of the PIC1000s, are OS and screen upgradable,
and have 2 pcmcia slots. The only two things I do not like about the Envoy are
the NiCad batteries and the fact that Sony's wireless modem link software
refuses to function on them.(How about it Sony NTI! You made Magic Spell
available to Envoy owners; How about WML?)
Motorola's wireless solution isn't all-that, either. The radio modem is 4800
bps, and RadioMail is a closed mail-only network like PersonaLink was,
although it is not Telescript based and therefore offers no richtext support
for MC devices. RadioMail will probably never offer Presto!Links support. Too
bad Motorola doesn't offer to upgrade the radio modem to an internal Ricochet
network compatible modem. That would be a killer device.

From: Tony SJ <san17@MARS.SUPERLINK.NET>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 16:43:19 -0400
Subject: Spellchecker help!

Does anyone know how to undo a spellchecking I did on my PIC-1000.
I accidently pressed 'add' for the work 'ti'.  Anyway I can undo
this addition to my dictionary?
Thanks.

From: Paul Linhardt <plin@SONYSOFT.COM>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 14:04:24 -0700
Subject: Wireless Modem Link/Spell Finder for Envoy

>The only two things I do not like about the Envoy are
>the NiCad batteries and the fact that Sony's wireless modem link software
>refuses to function on them.(How about it Sony NTI! You made Magic Spell
>available to Envoy owners; How about WML?)

Sorry, the Wireless Modem Link software is not a Sony NTI product.  It was
developed by our hardware sister company Sony Electronics.  Besides an
occasional plug I post on the list, we have nothing to do with that
product.

-Paul

BTW, we are no longer shipping Spell Finder for the Envoy via PersonaLink
for obvious reasons.  Very shortly it will be available via Outfitters
Direct.  Alternatively, we can send it out as an Internet attachment in
Magic Xchange format to an e-mail address to people who order it from our
800#.

---------------------
Sony New Technologies
http://www.sonysoft.com
1-800-739-7337
E-mail: plin@sonysoft.com

From: Josh Schrier <0schrier_j@SPCVXA.SPC.EDU>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 17:28:32 -0400
Subject: Memory Hemorrage

Help!  My PIC-1000 started hemorraging memory!  I cleaned it up to have
200K free.  IN less than a week it was down to 86 K, and was hiccuping
constantly.  I ahve a 2MB SRAM card that new items go on...what should I
do until my system upgrade from Sony arrives?

Thanks!
--Josh

From: "Steve Eyler Jr." <seyler@GSTIS.NET>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 14:23:37 -0700
Subject: Re: Spellchecker help!

MagicCapDiscussion,

Tony SJ writes:
> Does anyone know how to undo a spellchecking I
> did on my PIC-1000. I accidently pressed 'add'
> for the work 'ti'.  Anyway I can undo this
> addition to my dictionary? Thanks.

There is a book in the library entitled "Word List."  It contains all of the
spelling words you have added.  The last page will probably contain your word.
 Simply select and remove it.

Steve

From: Paul Linhardt <plin@SONYSOFT.COM>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 14:40:05 -0700
Subject: Re: Spellchecker help!

>Does anyone know how to undo a spellchecking I did on my PIC-1000.
>I accidently pressed 'add' for the word 'ti'.  Anyway I can undo
>this addition to my dictionary?
>Thanks.

Go into the library.  There is a book there called "Word Lists".  The last
entry in the table of contents is "Spelling Words".  It is easy to add &
delete words from there.

BTW, there is a copy of the user documentation for Spell Finder (in HTML)
on our web site in the catalog entry for Spell Finder.  This documentation
is more complete than the 2 pages in the PIC-1000 user's guide.

-Paul

---------------------
Sony New Technologies
http://www.sonysoft.com
1-800-739-7337
E-mail: plin@sonysoft.com

From: Kevin Fries <kfries@CSN.NET>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 17:24:46 -0600
Subject: Re: MIME Attachment

Hi Magic,
Steve Eyler Jr. writes:
> Perhaps you use AOL?

Nope, Presto.  I called AOL when PLink died and they pissed me off so bad with
there attitude, you could not GIVE me AOL.

Kevin Fries

From: Kevin Fredrick <Fredkr01@AOL.COM>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 19:24:49 -0400
Subject: Magic Link Software

[This message may have contained graphics created by a Magic Cap device on
America Online.]

Thanks to all the people that sent me Taskmaster.

Is there a site that you can send a mail message, and it will return you a
package.  If not, I know of a way that you can set it up.  Using this mailing
list, it can be done.

1. Download the package to your ML.

2. Go to the storage room and select the package, so it hops off the shelf.

3. Use the magic lamp and tell it to mail the package to
MAGICCAP@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU.

4. The mail server running the list server program will then catalog the
message as is.  Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived.
You can get a list  of the  available  archive  files by  sending  an "INDEX
 MAGICCAP" command to  LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU. You can then  order these
 files with  a "GET  MAGICCAP LOGxxxx"  command, or using  LISTSERV's
database  search  facilities. Send  an "INFO  DATABASE" command for more
information on the latter.

5. We could appoint some one to keep a list of the LOG number of the
different shareware, freeware, and demo packages. They could post the list
every week or so.

Kevin Fredrick
fredkr01@aol.com - ML
fredkr01@holmes.ipfw.indiana.edu

From: Kevin Fries <kfries@CSN.NET>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 17:24:58 -0600
Subject: Re: Best way to...

Hi Magic,
Kent Estep writes:
> What is the best way to store the names of wives
> and children ?
> I've been using a post it attached to the index
> card to do this,
> but is there a better way ? I also attached
> birthdays and
> other dates in this way...

Post-its is pretty much how I do it for kids.  Usually for wives, I include
them in the first name field.  ie Ron & Janet.

As for dates, this one is a cinch.  Create a birthday entry in the datebook.
Make sure you are in day view, drag the entry to the carpet bag while holding
down the option key.  Go back to the rolodex and add the item to the namecard.
 BINGO!  Remember though, this is only a copy.  So if you are friends with
Larry King, do not forget to change both entries for his anniversary when he
gets remarried again :-).

HTH

Kevin Fries

From: Kevin Fries <kfries@CSN.NET>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 17:24:26 -0600
Subject:

Research BV)
Cc: MAGICCAP@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (Magic Cap Discussion List)
Reply-To: kevin_fries@mailzone.com
From: kfries (Kevin Fries)
Subject: Re: bookreader

Hi Erik,
you wrote:
> At this moment, our main interest is addressing
> requests coming from corporate clients (manuals
> and databases).
> [edited]
> For us, to format and compress it for you, if all
> you want is just read it on your ML once, would
> be way to expensive.

Actually, what I want is my language references on my palmtop.  I am a
journeyman programmer (though sometimes I feel like the trash collector).  I
come in to "fix" or "enhance" someone else's work.  Often I do not get to pick
the language.  Therefore, it is difficult at best to keep track of the syntax
of every function of every language that I work in.  Based on the chatter in
the mail group, I am certainly not the only programmer.  It is these
references that I want, not onetime only reading.  Kinda like a collection of
quick reference guides.  I hope this clarifies my request.

Thanks

Kevin Fries