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- From: chuck@edsi.plexus.COM (Chuck Tomasi)
- Subject: Re: More thought on Wizard vs. HP95lx
- Organization: Enterprise Data Systems Incorporated, Appleton WI
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- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 19:13:32 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.191332.622@edsi.plexus.COM>
- References: <1992Nov20.164302.19299@linus.mitre.org> <1992Nov22.174451.177@edsi.plexus.COM>
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- gcs@edsi.plexus.COM (Greg C. Steiner) writes:
-
- :)Another feature I like about the Wizard over the HP is the
- :)availability of program cards (IC's). I recently purchased (via
- :)the net, thanks Duane) the 8-language translator card. It's well
- :)done. If the need arises, I wouldn't hesitate getting other cards
- :)if they are as well done as the language card.
-
- PCMCIA cards are also available for the HP95LX with various programs on
- the market.
-
- The bulk of the 95LX doesn't bother me since it fits in my pants pocket
- or inside coat pocket just fine and that's alright with me. The Zeos is
- a little large to be called a palmtop or fit in my pocket however.
-
- I think my favorite feature about the 95LX is the capability to add in
- programs (both .EXE and .EXM [sysmgr compliant]). I have added in
- WEEKABK which is a "week at a glance" program which works in
- conjunction with the built in appointment book program, CLOCK which
- displays the time in a variety of formats, KLONDIKE which is a
- solitaire game, ZIP (not PKZIP) for transferring files quickly between
- my PC and 95LX (much faster than the built in comm program.) I expect
- to pick up the IR95 program which will make use of the infrared serial
- port to add yet another feature of being a programmable remote control
- for my TV/VCR/stereo to the 95LX. I keep looking forward to what people
- are developing for the machine.
-
- As far as price goes... I didn't consider it as my wife bought me a
- Radio Shack organizer for Christmas last year and I "earned" the 95LX
- for doing a presentation at an HP Users Group in March. My wife got the
- RS organizer once I manually transferred the data into the 95LX. Now I
- have another chance to win a 95LX in a drawing (hopefully a 1MB unit) in
- which case the 512K 95LX will go to my wife.
-
- It should be noted that I don't know much about the Wizard 8000 and
- Psion. Can someone tell me if they can run DOS programs or have add-in
- capability?
- --
- Chuck Tomasi | Old programmers never die
- chuck@edsi.plexus.COM | They just branch to a new address
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