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- From: sknapp@iastate.edu (Steven M. Knapp)
- Subject: Re: Boss, Wizard, 95, Opinions?
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 04:16:43 GMT
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- In article <C0IEB1.G1w.1@cs.cmu.edu> er+@cs.cmu.edu (Ekkehard Rohwedder) writes:
- >Here's my $0.02 on two *low-end* organizers:
-
- I have mine to give on a OZ-8200, Wizard by sharp.
-
- >For the most part I want to use these beasties as note-takers/data repositories.
-
- I use mine pretty much the same. Lists of things to do, phone numbers, email
- addresses, and SCHEDULES!
-
- >Secondly I did not want to spend more than $150 (figuring that I'll shell out
- >another $100 for the PC-link).
-
- With some effort you can construct the PC-link MUCH cheeper. The MAX232 chip
- that is suggested is about $7, and the most expensive part out of the group.
- Expect to pay no more than $20 for case and all, espically if you mail order
- the parts.
-
- >I thought that it was pretty intuitive to use: there are lots of `mini-menues'
- >e.g. for selecting world timezones, special characters... that display the 10
- >choices you used last. It also allows a primitive form of cut-and-paste between
- >applications.
-
- The 8200 does the same thing. I really like how it keeps track of last used
- things, this is a lesson to be learned by many a software engineer.
-
- The cutting and pasteing is nice, as is the global search function.
-
- The 8000series also has a pretty nifty outliner.
-
- >What I did not like: the shift key works like a CAPS key. It becomes very
- >irritating when you type in mixed text. (Its display: 16x8 chars.)
-
- The 8000 does not have this problem, caps and shift are two seperate keys.
- There are even two shift keys.
-
- The scheduler is GREAT, it offers weekly, monthly, daily, indexed, or
- event-by-event views. It also shows a time line to show when you are free and
- when you have some obligation. It even shows overlaping events seperately.
-
- Provisions are there for different forms of yearly events, including periods.
-
- 128K of RAM is nice, and the fields can be pretty long, more than I would want
- to type.
-
- >--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >However, I then ended up with the Casio BOSS-8000, mainly because it has 64kB,
- >a larger 32x6 character display, while it only runs up some $120. It also has
- >a nicer tactile feeling.
-
- I thought about one of these....decided that the 8200 was worth it, I got mine
- used for about $150 with the dictionary thesaurus card.
-
- The 8000'S also has the business card feature AND online help.
-
- I like mine quite a bit. It is easy to pick up and use well, and allows many
- features for those willing to pick up the manual too.
-
- Complaints?
-
- Size, too big, keyboard, too small, connectors, not standard....
-
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