The HP Palmtop Paper
November/December 1992
Table of Contents
There were many winners in HP's free RAM card contest! Upgrade program
to end. HP will remain strong with change of leadership. New DeskJet Portable
Printer a promising candidate for the 95LX. Service agreement extends warranty
coverage. News around the world is exciting.
SUNDISK Lets You Store 10-20 Megabytes on a Memory Card -- No Batteries
Needed!
In the first six issues we listed over 240 hardware and software products,
and other 95LX-related services already available from third-party manufacturers
and developers. We will continue to list 95LX hardware, software, books,
videos, training, and services as we discover them. Vendors of 95LX-related
products should send us information.
Tired of having to connect up to a modem or telephone to send and receive?
You may need a wireless receiver!
SWITCH! 2.0 will bring about many new system-compliant applications, including
SWITCHable versions of ACT!, VDE, COMMO, UNO, Personal Food Analyst, and
myREMOTE.
Want to Change TV Channels With Your 95LX? myREMOTE Can Do It! myREMOTE
turns your HP 95LX into a programmable remote control for your entertainment
system.
This member of the Canadian National Cycling Team uses his 95LX to maintain
his training diary, monitor his nutrition, manage team and personal finances,
and send news flashes to the media.
We'll nominate 95Buddy, SWITCH! 2.0, the ACE! Double Card as contenders,
but which products do you think are the best? While you're thinking, take
a look at Sokoban, Games95, the spell checker and graphics generator mentioned
later in this article.
This user has turned PHONE into a catch-all database that helps him keep
track of documents, and lets him cut and paste useful information to MEMO
and APPT.
Tom sees his eye doctor's advice in terms of Lotus 1-2-3, and gives three
excellent tips for developing spreadsheets.
Looking for something more robust than MEMO? This older version of WordPerfect
sports a spell checker and thesaurus! This article covers installation
and work arounds for features that don't work on the 95LX.
The HP Forums on CompuServe offer technical assistance with a twist. This
article is an update on the information you can find in the forums, how
to join CompuServe, how to find the HP Forums, and basic strategies for
getting the most for your money.
Ed demonstrates how the 95LX's CALCCELL function integrates Lotus 1-2-3
and HP CALC
Ed tells program developers how to make their HP 95LX applications System-Manager
compliant under SWITCH! (SWITCHable).
Read this and obey! The frustration you avoid not having to reenter lost
files will pay for your subscription many times over!
In the Fall of 1991, the HP technical support staff provided The HP Palmtop
Paper readers with a series of answers based on the questions HP Palmtop
users most frequently asked them. One year later HP tech support tells
us that other questions are now being asked and some of last year's questions
have more up-to-date answers. Once again we thank the Hewlett-Packard Technical
Support staff for providing us with the following information.