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- PDA DEVELOPERS(TM) 3.3 SOURCE CODE DISK - May/June 1995
- ==========================================================
- Welcome to the PDA Developers 3.3 Source Code Disk. Please note that all the
- materials on this disk, except for the software, are copyright by Creative
- Digital Inc., unless otherwise noted. All rights are reserved by all
- copyright holders. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about
- this disk or PDA Developers magazine, we would like to hear from you. PDA
- Developers, a technical journal for PDA developers, is published bimonthly by
-
- Creative Digital Inc.
- 293 Corbett Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94114
- 415.621.4252, 415.621.4922 (fax)
- ...........................................
- cdi@cdigital.com 74774.50@compuserve.com
- cdigital@aol.com cdigital@eworld.com
-
- PDA Developers is a trademark of Creative Digital Inc.
- All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
-
- Editor and Publisher Steve Mann
- Contributing Editors Howard Oakley
- Mark Nelson
- Vernon Huang
- Scott Sbihli
- John Schettino
-
-
- WHAT'S ON THIS DISK
- ===================
- This disk contains this file (Readme.txt) and four other folders:
-
- * Articles.txt
- * MiscDocs.txt
- * Software.art
- * Software.oth
-
- Articles.txt
- ------------
- This folder contains a text document with the text of each article that is
- listed in the table of contents at the end this file. All these files (in
- fact, all text files on this disk) use DOS end-of-line conventions. Mac users
- can read the text files using BBEdit or other popular text editors.
-
- Software.art
- ------------
- This folder contains software that is described in the articles in this issue
- (those marked with an asterisk "*" include source code):
-
- Scott Sbihli et al PackFix, Scrappy, ShortCut, VConv1, PAL(*)
- Don Vollum QuickFigure Lite 2.1, Sample QuickFigure Tool(*)
- Ali Manson RS-232 & ISAM headers & sample code(*)
- Scott Sbihli AutoPart Samples(*)
- Chris Dadd Psion HP Printer Driver(*)
- John Schettino ScriptLink Example Case Study(*)
- Steve Weyer InspecTerm(*), Newt, RUNewt
- Brenda Holloway Scanner(*)
-
- Some of these folders have ZIP 2.0.4 archives in them. Mac users can unzip
- them using Stuffit. Some of them have Stuffit archives in them. Windows users
- can unstuff them using UNSITI.EXE, UnStuffit for DOS, included on DOS
- versions of the PDA Developers disk.
-
- MiscDocs.txt
- ------------
- This folder contains a variety of odds and ends culled from various sources.
- All documents, unless public domain, are included with the permission of the
- copyright holder. You do not have the right to copy or distribute them
- without permission unless otherwise stated.
-
- The 3.2 version of this folder contains the following:
-
- ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
-
- Software.oth
- ------------
- We've thrown in some other goodies as well (no source code unless indicated
- by "*").Some of them are shareware, most are freeware or demos. If you end up
- using any of the shareware, please register it. Please note that we make no
- warranties of any kind about any of this software. It is provided AS IS. We
- wanted to include the Psion 3a DOS-based emulator, but we just couldn't fit
- it on the disk.
-
- NEWTON
- ------
- Aloha A Newton client to send a receive email from America online.
- ASQuikRF An AppleScript quick reference in a Newton book.
- BigNotes Create NotePad notes up to 32K in size.
- CalMrkr Highlights calendar days with events.
- CardStyl Assign a new default card style to the Names cards.
- DateView Quick and handy Dates navigation aid.
- NoPwdInk Turns off pen ink when you enter a password.
- NoteScrl Scroll the NotePad one line at a time.
- ProCalc A robust scientific calculator.
- QuikFind A better Find function.
- ScrlMenu A scrolling menu auto part.
- WhitWash A one-character-at-a-time keyboard replacement.
-
- PSION
- -----
- AGNWRT OPL to write to the Agenda(*).
- AKA230 Converts OPL variable names to one character.
- XFile Implements group icons without using an icon slot.(*)
- Call87 Display info returned by FileStatusDevice.(*)
- Taggin Tag files from OPL.(*)
-
- GEOS
- ----
- NoteBKZ Keep track of several pages of notes.
- ZBackup Copy all files from a Zoomer disk drive to a PC.(*)
-
- HP
- --
- FCL Modify the built-in LX fonts.
-
- General Magic
- -------------
- Onno-S Utility to manage Magic Cap items easily.
-
-
- Subscribers that receive just the PDA Developers disk subscription also
- receive a second disk with a Common Ground version of the issue which, when
- printed, looks very similar to the real printed version of the magazine. We
- hope you find this extra disk useful. We've also included the appropriate
- Common Ground viewer (Windows or Mac) on each disk.
- ==========================================================================
-
- PDA DEVELOPERS 3.3 TABLE OF CONTENTS
-
-
- PDA NEWS, WIRELESS
- ------------------
- PDA News - Steve Mann
-
- PenRight! News and Errata - Bob Besada
-
- Wireless Watch - Mark Nelson
-
- WorkAbout Preview - Steve Mann
- A quick look at this new Psion handheld device.
-
-
- PREVIEWS AND REVIEWS
- --------------------
- Bindery - Larry Rau
- Creating content-based applications for GEOS devices.
-
- Flash-Data - Colleen Thompson
- A Newton data-management tool with 4D connections.
-
- HP’s New Developer Docs - Ron Crain
- A look at the new 100/200LX developer documentation.
-
- The First Newton Shareware CD - Scott Sbihli
- AMUG’s inexpensive, “incomplete,” but cool Newton CD.
-
- N3 - Scott Sbihli
- Scott and friends present more great free- and shareware.
-
- QuickFigure Tools Overview - Don Vollum
- Making tools for this popular Newton spreadsheet
-
- ODE: Windows OPL Development - Simon East
- A sneak preview of Psion’s new Windows-based OPL tools.
-
-
- GETTING STARTED
- ---------------
- Fast Data Access Using ISAM - Ali Manson
- Everything worth knowing about Psion DBMS techniques.
-
- Mufflers and Other Auto Parts - Scott Sbihli
- A primer on auto parts, invisible Newton applications.
-
-
- CHUNKS
- ------
- Minimizing MessagePad Memory - Ben Gottlieb
- Techniques for using less, not more, heap.
-
- Graphic Printing with the Psion 3A - Chris Dadd
- A driver for Psion screen dumping to an HP printer.
-
- Psion Serial Communications in PLIB - Ali Manson
- Managing Psion serial communications.
-
-
- APPLICATION COOKBOOK
- -------------------
- ScriptLink: A Case Study - John Schettino
- A Newton/Mac inventory application using ScriptLink.
-
- InspecTerm Printomania - Steve Weyer
- A Print and Notify redirector for Newton debugging.
-
-
- SERIOUS BUSINESS
- ----------------
- Dynamic Objects in GEOS - Larry Rau
- Creating and managing dynamic GEOS objects.
-
- Advanced OPL - Mark Esposito
- Asynchronous event loops using Psion’s OPL.
-
- Magic Actors and List Views - Brenda Holloway
- Brenda reveals lots more Magic, including hopping.