From: Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV maintainer
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 14:11:28 +0000
Subject: formatting text
Is there an application or technique for keeping text lined up when importing into Link from computer through Magic Exchange. I want to import a simple text file into the notebook, but want the columns to stay lined up (keep tab spacing). Right now everything gets bunched up. p.mchugh@worldnet.att.net
From: Paul Linhardt <plin@SONYSOFT.COM>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:39:55 -0700
Subject: Re: multimedia telecards
>Dear Magic, > > >Steve Hirst writes: > >> And drop me a telecard, this place is way ASCII. >I totally agree with Steve on this last statement. Why isn't everyone taking >advantage of all the wonderful multimedia capabilities that Magic Cap offers >in sending electronic messages? Apart from a few people, like Mark Marshall, >who recently posted an interesting card with a recording of his voice, the >rest of us post in plain ASCII. > >I assume that, apart from the AOL subscribers, everyone else has the Presto >package, and thus the ability to post multimedia telecards. This would be the >first multimedia list on the internet, an idea pursued by many during the >PersonaLink days, when it was impossible to materialize. Well, now, thanks to >Presto, it is possible, yet we keep forgeting it. > >I understand that many of us use their desktop computers to post text only >messages. Hopefully, Magic Cap for Windows will correct the situation by >allowing multimedia capabilities even for a desktop. > I've been following the list using Eudora on my Mac because I can scan through a large number of postings quickly and it's also easy to cut and paste information from other sources (the web, old postings or my files) to quickly respond to people's information requests. Also, keep in mind that there may be some people on the list who do not (yet) own a communicator but are just testing the waters. About 10% of the people who sign up on our mailing list off our web site do not own a communicator. It doesn't bother me if some people post with multimedia, but keep in mind that you'll be losing some of your audience, particularly if you use ink. -Paul --------------------- Sony New Technologies http://www.sonysoft.com 1-800-739-7337 E-mail: plin@sonysoft.com
From: MCW Online <mcwonline@genmagic.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 14:34:21 -0700
Subject: GM Press Release- SoHoSoFar Web Site
NEWS
______________________________________
For immediate release:
Press inquiries: Marilyn Kilcrease/Lynnsey Von Stetina
Fleishman-Hillard
415/356-1000
Marty Coleman
408/774-4420
marty_coleman@genmagic.com
General Magic Launches "SoHo SoFar" Web Site
Web Site is Geared to the Needs of the Small Business User
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Oct. 14, 1996 -- General Magic, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMGC)
today announced that its web site for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) users,
www.sohosofar.com, is ready for business. SoHo SoFar is a directory of
on-line resources for small business, a forum for stories from small
business owners, and information about Magic Cap=AE for Windows=AE 95. =20
The site will fill a gap for web-surfing SOHO users between large search
engines which carry too much indiscriminate information, and the
word-of-mouth which now guides users to valuable sites. "The SOHO user
needs a catch-all place to start and finish their on-line business needs,
and share experiences about the struggle and rewards of SOHO life. We made
e-mail and personal organization simple with Magic Cap for Windows 95, and
we=92re doing the same with the web," said General Magic Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer Steve Markman.
The web site contains profiles submitted by small business owners sharing
their successes, tips and challenges of running their own business, and how
computer technology has made them more productive. The Small Business
Resource Center includes information on other SOHO organizations, government
sites, yellow pages and other=20
directories, on-line magazines, supplies and service organizations, travel
companies, and "Just for Fun" links to entertainment and gaming sites. =20
General Magic, Inc., was founded in 1990 and provides engaging, active
Internet software for business professionals, developers, device
manufacturers, service providers and enterprises. Headquartered in
Sunnyvale, Calif., the company has offices in Columbia, South Carolina,
Paris and Tokyo. For more information on the company and its products,
visit General Magic's Web site at http://www.genmagic.com.
# # #
General Magic and Magic Cap are registered trademarks of General Magic, Inc.
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
General Magic acknowledges the rights of the trademark owners for all
trademarks referred to herein.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Joel Connors /=20
Magic Cap For Windows95 Support
General Magic
Email at: MCWOnline@genmagic.com
From: Martin Focazio <martyf@NEOGRAPHIC.COM>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 18:01:21 -0300
Subject: Re: multimedia telecards
I'd like to weigh inthe multimedia telecards for one reason alone: Speed. Until my PIC-2000 can speak to the office TCP/IP Ethernet, it's just too darn slow for getting email except in the morning when I collect my overnight news and web pages for the read on the bus on the way to work. Also, like many other hapless PIC-2000 owners, I bought my unit beliving in my heart that I could simply buy a keyboard for it. HA! Sony can't even GUESS when they may AGAINST EVER have them in stock, and everyone I try to buy one from "just sold it". Until then, it's a pretty (expensive) email, but a totally ineffectual email READER . (PS- This message was written with Eudora 3.0 and may have styles displayed. If anyone can tell me if a Magic Link showed text styling formats, I'd love to know) Martin T. Focazio Senior Producer Neographic, Inc. martyf@neographic.com www.neographic.com/staff/martyf 212-633-6649 x37 (f)212-633-6550 22 West 19 St. 9th Floor New York, NY 10011 WRITER
From: Greg Branche <gbranche@genmagic.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 15:19:18 -0700
Subject: Re: multimedia telecards
At 18:01 10/14/96, Martin Focazio wrote: >Also, like many other hapless PIC-2000 owners, I bought my unit beliving >in my heart that I could simply buy a keyboard for it. > HA! >Sony can't even GUESS when they may EVER have them in stock, and everyone >I try to buy one from "just sold it". Until then, it's a pretty >(expensive) email READER, but a totally ineffectual email WRITER. > Well, I know that this is probably not the exact solution you were looking for, but... It's possible to use your desktop CPU keyboard to type into the Magic Link, via Magic Xchange. I know this works for the Mac - I don't have any experience with the Windows version. Although this does work for getting text into the Link (for those of us who can type on a real keyboard faster than we can tap out stuff on the screen keyboard and/or scribble in Grafitti), I'll grant you that it's not a very portable solution.Greg Branche Magic Cap Entomologist General Magic, Inc.
From: Jacqueline Curry <Live4Words@AOL.COM>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 19:38:57 -0400
Subject: mags with Sony ML
[This message may have contained graphics created by a Magic Cap device on America Online.] Dear MAGICCAP List, It's terribly difficult for me to find 'Pen Computing' magezine near me. Is there another magazine like PC that features Sony ML and other PDA's
From: Phyllis Brown <phyllis@SONYSOFT.COM>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 17:55:12 -0700
Subject: Pen Computing Magazine
Jacqueline Curry writes: >It's terribly difficult for me to find 'Pen Computing' magezine near me. The phone number for Pen Computing Magazine is 516-681-5208 in New York and 916-984-9939 in California. You might call and ask for both current and back issues. Sorry, but I could not find an 800 #. Phyllis Brown Sales and Marketing Sony New Technologies 1-800-739-7337 fax 408-642-6412
From: Martin Focazio <martyf@NEOGRAPHIC.COM>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 23:11:14 -0400
Subject: Keyboard, Keyboard, Anybody?
So, in an earlier message I mentioned the complete lack of keyboards for the PIC-2000 (or any other PIC for that matter). I was planning on actually communicating with the magic link, but I've got to tell you that the keyboard link via Magic Exchange must be running at about 45 baud, because I type about 90 WPM and it just can't keep up at all. Is the Windows version any better? Or is this the situation with the thing, and that's it. PS: If you are selling a keyboard, I will buy it. Just send it COD. mf
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