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Tuesday October 29, 1996

From: Jacqueline Curry <Live4Words@AOL.COM>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 02:57:52 -0500
Subject: retriving att. files

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America Online.]

Dear MAGICCAP List,

Many messages arrive with a 'file attached' message on them.  How do I view
those files?  Are they viewable from the Sony ML?

From: Tony Ventura <tonyv@FELIX.SCVNET.COM>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 01:06:55 -0800
Subject: Re: SRAM

OK........ Who's got the number to Reboot? Thanks,Sean

From: Wayne Sanderson <whsander@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 07:17:46 -0800
Subject: Re: SRAM

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From: Phyllis Brown <phyllis@SONYSOFT.COM>

Date:          Tue, 29 Oct 1996 10:24:44 -0800

Subject: Reboot Electronics info

>OK........ Who's got the number to Reboot?

Reboot Electronics Inc.
PO Box 1065
Maywood, NJ 07606
phone 201-457-1980

Phyllis Brown
Sales and Marketing
Sony New Technologies
1-800-739-7337
fax 408-642-6412



From: Paul Linhardt <plin@SONYSOFT.COM>

Date:          Tue, 29 Oct 1996 11:16:59 -0800

Subject: Apex Modem

>I am about to get a PCMCIA modem to another computer.  Are there
>specific models that would double as Magic Link modems with PIC-1000 or
>PIC-2000?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Seppo


Seppo,

Sony Electronics distributes the Apex card (which can be used as both
wireless and landline modem).  You will need both PC & MagicCap drivers.

-Paul

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From: http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/Magic/apexcard.html
(see also http://www.apexdata.com/modem2.htm)

Apex Mobile Plus Data/Fax Modem



                                To order:
                  Call 1-800-571-SONY ext 333

              $224.00 Suggested Retail Price (PICP-CM1)



Apex Data's Plus Modems enable today's mobile user to achieve
reliable and convenient mobile communications using the most
popular phones on the market. Double your productivity and
upgrade to Mobile Plus.

                           Ease and convenience are of prime
                           importance to today's mobile user. Mobile
                           Plus modems liberate the mobile user from
                           the restrictions normally associated with
                           landline connections. The modem connects
                           to your phone using just one, thin,
                           lightweight cable.

                           Apex Data has incorporated TX-CEL from
                           Celeritas Technologies, providing the best
                           in reliability and throughput over the
cellular network. This patented technology works as an "error
avoidance" system, improving the reliability of both your data and
fax transmissions. Actual throughput is nearly twice as fast as prior
standards, improving productivity and reducing airtime charges.
And TX-CEL improves the quality of the signal in "fringe areas,"
increasing the range of your mobile operations.

Specifications and Requirements

       14,400 bps data transmission
       14,400 bps fax transmission
       V.42 bis data compression for 57,600 bps throughput

Requires Wireless Modem Link software for use with Magic Link
communicator.

Cellular phone brands supported*

       Sony (available soon)
       DiamondTel
       Ericsson-GE
       Mitsubishi
       Motorola
       Nokia

* Optional cable is required for cellular transmisison

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



From: Tony SJ <san17@MARS.SUPERLINK.NET>

Date:          Tue, 29 Oct 1996 15:30:21 -0500

Subject: Re: Reboot Electronics info

Phyllis Brown wrote:
>
> >OK........ Who's got the number to Reboot?
>
> Reboot Electronics Inc.
> PO Box 1065
> Maywood, NJ 07606
> phone 201-457-1980
>
> Phyllis Brown
> Sales and Marketing
> Sony New Technologies
> 1-800-739-7337
> fax 408-642-6412

Is Sony endorsing Reboot?



From: Dan Hanttula <DarkDan@AOL.COM>

Date:          Tue, 29 Oct 1996 16:23:10 -0500

Subject: Re: ML News we can use!

Well, since it said "Market Share", I would assume it is by units (As opposed
to an "earnings" or "revenue" report). Casio might be so small, because many
of their devices aren't actually counted as "PDA"s, per se, but electronic
organizers. And Pilots weren't included because the report was for 1995.

Dan

On Monday, October 28, 1996 12:31 PM, Seppo T.
Vakeva[SMTP:svakeva@IX.NETCOM.COM] wrote:
> Do you know whether the ranking is by dollar or by unit sales?  Dollar
> sales would explain the surprisingly low Casio market share.  -- here I
> go, everybody seems to have a Casio (or increasingly the Pilot), but
> very few have Magic Links or Newtons...
> Dan Hanttula wrote:
> >
> > For those of you who always ask me "How many Magic Links are there?":
> >
> > In the October 21st issue of PC Week, an article on the 1995 U.S. PDA
Market
> > Share states that Sony has 22.8% of the market; second only to Apple's
44.5%
> > share. This clearly states that Sony is #2 in the PDA industry (the
"others"
> > catagory is 3rd with 11.5%, and Motorola is 4th with 6.9% -Casio, Tandy
and
> > Sharp are the remaining companies with less than 15% combined)
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > P.S. Its on page A8 if you keep your back copies!
> > P.P.S. The credited source is International Data Corp.



From: Phyllis Brown <phyllis@SONYSOFT.COM>

Date:          Tue, 29 Oct 1996 15:20:01 -0800

Subject: Reboot address/phone

Tony SJ wrote:
>Is Sony endorsing Reboot?

That's an understandable question.  Well, I'm sure Reboot is a great
company, but "Sony" is not endorsing Reboot. I am not "endorsing" Reboot.
But I do read and participate in this discussion list.  Since I save old
messages, I happened to have the address and phone number.

Sony Electronics does not endorse or guarantee the use of any SRAM card
other than the Sony card.

BTW, Sony New Technologies is a separate organization from Sony Electronics
(Sony Magic Link).   The General Magic Development Group, Sony New
Technologies, creates Magic Cap software--OAG, Farcast, Magic Broker,
SpellFinder, Magic Bag Game Pack, Berlitz Speaking Translator and more to
come.

Stay in touch.

Phyllis Brown
Sales and Marketing
Sony New Technologies
1-800-739-7337
fax 408-642-6412



From: Greg McKenzie <gregm@SONYSOFT.COM>

Date:          Tue, 29 Oct 1996 16:57:59 -0800

Subject: Win a Sony PlayStation in Farcast Test

**** Win a Sony PlayStation by Beta Testing the Farcast News Monitoring
Service ****

Testers needed immediately!

Sony New Technologies is currently beta testing its new Farcast news
monitoring package for Magic Cap for Windows.  Farcast is an
internet-based service offering intelligent "Droids" who watch the major
news wires for stories containing specific words specified by the user.
We still have openings for a few individuals in the test program.

Our current beta testing program has produced NO new bug reports!
Either our software is perfect or we need more motivated testers.  In
order to provide more incentive to participants in our beta test program
we are increasing the awards offered to our top testers.

First prize for the most productive bug reporter is a Sony PlayStation!
The PlayStation is Sony's acclaimed super-realistic game console with
smooth-flowing 3D perspectives and superior digital audio.  Second and
third place winners will be awarded complimentary Farcast subscriptions
of up to six months.  All testers who report two or more unreported,
reproducible bugs will receive a complimentary Farcast subscription of
one month per bug, up to a maximum of six months.  Credit will be
awarded for all new, reproducible bugs -- no matter how trivial.

Applicants for the beta test program must have Magic Cap for Windows
version 1.0 and must be able and willing to use the news service daily
for the next week.  This package cannot be tested on a PIC!  All
participants must access their Farcast test account from Magic Cap for
Windows running under Windows 95.

Testers will be evaluated based upon the number of previously
unreported, reproducible bugs reported with some consideration for
special bug tracing efforts.  Testers will be evaluated by Greg McKenzie
and prizes awarded based upon his determination of productivity.  All
prize award decisions are final.  Employees and family members of Sony
New Technologies and Farcast, Inc. are not eligible for prize awards.

The beta test will run for only one week, through Wednesday, November
6.  Applicants are asked to contact Greg McKenzie at:

gregm@sonysoft.com

Send a message to the above address with the following subject line:

"Beta Bubble Bug Beaters"

Applicants should include the following information:

1. Your full name
2. Your snail mail address
3. Your phone number
4. The email address where you will be receiving Farcast messages
5. The email address where you can receive the Farcast package (may be
same as above)

The above information is needed to set up a Farcast test account for
each beta test participant.

Thank you for your interest.



From: "Seppo T. Vakeva" <svakeva@IX.NETCOM.COM>

Date:          Tue, 29 Oct 1996 19:12:42 +0000

Subject: Re: ML News & Financial application

Dan,

Thanks for clarification. In marketing literature, I've seen market
share listed in both units or dollars.

It makes sense if you compare price differences within product lines
(prices are usually logged at manufacturers revenues, not retail prices)
it takes twice as many units to extract the same money from the
potential market with units of $350 than units that cost $700!

If you estimate the market size in an easy way from manufacturer's
financial statements, there is no way of knowing the actual number of
units shipped.  (Not to mention that this methods counts in units sold
by manufacturer but still collecting dust on retail shelves...)  -- I've
once seen the financials of a consumer electronics startup that made it
big the first year, but had negative retained earnings (!) the second
year because it had to write off a huge number of returns of unsold
merchandise from its dealers...

As to the financial application, I, too, wish to dump my HP 17B if there
was a good Financial/Business calculator in the ML.  So, time value of
money with cash flows & bond calculations are the minimum.  Some people
must have mistaken financial calculator with personal financial software
(how many of you use the budgeting capability in you desktop Quickens?).

Regards,

Seppo

Dan Hanttula wrote:
>
> Well, since it said "Market Share", I would assume it is by units (As opposed
> to an "earnings" or "revenue" report). Casio might be so small, because many
> of their devices aren't actually counted as "PDA"s, per se, but electronic
> organizers. And Pilots weren't included because the report was for 1995.
>
> Dan



From: Jonas Millan <whale@Telcel.Net.VE>

Date:          Tue, 29 Oct 1996 22:54:59 +0000

Subject: Help me sign off

I want to be off this list!!!!!


what do I have to do? I already sent the message to the listserv but I
get a message telling me that I am not subscribe to it!


thanx

Jonas Millan



From: Scott Doniger <jamsys@INTERACCESS.COM>

Date:          Tue, 29 Oct 1996 22:24:55 -0600

Subject: Fwd: "Apple Introduces New Products"

This message contains mail encoded for MagicCap

--magicmail

Dear Magic,


--------------- Attachment ---------------

Requested article - "Apple Introduces New Products"

You asked me to retrieve the following article:
[APWire:Business-1027.256]

Here it is....

[APWire:Business-1027.256]    10/27/96

Apple Introduces New Products

By CATALINA ORTIZ  AP Business Writer

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Apple Computer Inc., eyeing a future in which people
get and share information in many different ways, is introducing two new
computers based on its once-scorned Newton MessagePad.

The company on Monday is launching a high-powered, top-of-the- line Newton
designed for people traveling on business and a rugged, notebook-style device
intended for schools.

Apple says the new computers, available early next year, are only the first in
its series of "information appliances," an emerging class of products smaller,
cheaper and more specialized than a traditional personal computer.

The company is one of many planning or unveiling such machines, ranging from
so-called network computers - bare-bones PCs linked to the Internet - to
Web-surfing video-game consoles to hand-held computers like Newton to "smart"
phones.

"In the evolution of information technology ... the trend has been (to get)
closer to the user, more broadly based, lower price points and open up new and
more personal applications," said Jim Groff, general manager of Apple's
information appliance division. "The goal is to keep doing that."

Apple's new, high-end MessagePad 2000 looks much like previous versions of the
Newton, which has steadily been improved since its 1993 introduction, when it
was derided for its shaky handwriting recognition and general inability to
match its hype. And like earlier versions, it communicates with other
computers and peripherals through wired and wireless connections.

But the new MessagePad being introduced Monday boasts a 162- megahertz
microprocessor - far more power than the 20-mhz chip in the previous 130
MessagePad, introduced earlier this year.

"Anyone who's followed the travails of Newton is going to be ecstatic because
of the chips they're using," said Tiernan Ray, an analyst with Technologic
Partners in New York. "It's really a platform on which Apple can build."

One version comes with a nearly full-size keyboard in addition to the pen used
to write on the screen or tap it to choose options or edit text or graphics.
Where the previous model had only one slot for optional modem, memory or
software cards, the 2000 has two. It also has more memory than the 130, 5
megabytes of RAM compared with 2.5.

Apple believes the extra power and other features will make the new Newton
ideal for traveling business people who don't need a bigger laptop PC but
still must read e-mail, connect with corporate networks and work on memos and
spreadsheets.

The new computers will cost less than $1,000 - at the high end of such
products but less than half the price of a laptop PC.

Diana Hwang, an analyst at International Data Corp. in Framingham, Mass.,
while impressed with the 2000's specs, said the price could discourage buyers.

"What happens is potential users start thinking, `If I'm going to pay that
much, even though it's a really nifty device, should I spend more and get a
notebook?"' she said.

Apple's other new product, the eMate 300, doesn't look anything like a Newton
although it's based on the same technology.

The device, which at first will be sold only to schools, is a "clamshell"
computer, a hard case that when opened reveals a screen on one side and a
keyboard on the other.

The company sees the eMate as a portable, easy-to-use supplement to desktop
PCs already in many classrooms. Students could use it to take notes on field
trips or take it home for assignments much as they now borrow band
instruments.

"It's anytime, anywhere computing for students," said Robert Kondrk, manager
of Apple's education product line. "It's not dissimilar to what's happening in
the business world."

The 4-pound device with a 25-mhz chip and 3 MB of RAM has a card slot for
extra memory and software and can be linked to personal computers. It can
exchange data via infrared beam with other eMates and can be linked to personal computers and printers. It will sell for less than $800.

But unlike the high-end Newton, it has no built-in Internet software. Apple
said teachers may not want students to explore the Internet without
supervision and that most schools are teaching youngsters about the Net with
regular PCs.

Analysts were less enthusiastic about the eMate than the MessagePad 2000, saying it probably would appeal only to young children whose older siblings may
already be used to full-fledged PCs.

And then it's not at all certain there is a demand for a mobile "my first
Newton," said Ray, borrowing a phrase from Sony advertising.

But the devices, analysts said, clearly demonstrate Apple's commitment to the
Newton - and similar types of products - despite a rocky start and financial
woes that once had some industry observers speculating Apple would give up on
hand-held computers.

"I think they really are serious," Hwang said. "This is what you'll be seeing
.. people using different type of appliances for different things."


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From: Ronn McKelvey <MAXWATT@AOL.COM>

Date:          Wed, 30 Oct 1996 02:06:10 -0500

Subject: Re: Reboot Electronics info

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

Dear MAGICCAP@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU,
  The sad news is that Reboot is out of 2 meg SRAM cards. I have  purchased
about 3 of the 2 meg cards from them and they work great. It's too bad they
ran out. At that price ($69.95) I'm not surprised.  However, I think sombody
got the 1 meg price wrong.  I just purchased two of them for $34.95 each from
Reboot. Talk to Elizabeth. That number again is 201-457-1980.

MAXWATT@aol.com




 



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