Hi Malcolm,
So, you bought an Osaris! You may remember I bought one just prior to the
London QL Show and showed it to you and Ken Brickwood in Ken's house after
the Show.
I love mine, and even asked about the possibility of an EPOC version of QPC
as a result :-))
What do you mean by RiscStation though? Surely you mean the EPOC one, made
by Oregon Scientific and based on the design of the Psion 5?
The Z80 Emulator for Speccy stuff is excellent - email me privately and I'll
send you some more excellent links.
Using QPC, switching data is easy - just use the Pc Link and then read it in
to QPC in MS-DOS mode - in fact, its even easier now QPC can read the native
DOS file directory as DOS1_ !!
I download ebooks to mine and read them on the train each morning -
currently reading a Tale of Two Cities again!! :-))
Darren.
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>From: Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [ql-users] OT - OSARIS pocket computer
>Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 21:46:21 +0000
>Hi All,
>
>I recently purchased this pocket computer - RiscStation OSARIS.
>
>Check these web sites for information :-
>
>www.riscstation.co.uk
>
>www.oregonscientific.co.uk
>
>It a neat and well built pocket sized computer, that probably has more
>features than the now well know Psions. The shape is a 'clam shell',
>folding out to reveal screen and keyboard.
>
>The keyboard, for the size, with a very positive feel. A touch
>sensitive screen with a pen is the main input device for navigating.
>
>Memory is a 8Mb ROM "internal disk", called the 'C Drive'; to which
>Compact Flash Memory Cards can be added as 'Drive D'.
>
>It has a range of standard applications that are compatible with PC and
>others, such as Word, Sheet, Data. With a range of the normal
>applications like Agenda, Jotter, Sketch, Calc, etc.
>
>In addition it has Comms, and Email, Fax and Web browsing ( the latter
>has to be loaded in off a supplied CD-ROM ). It sychronises with a PC
>or other computer via either a serial link or infra red. So that
>information is easily exchanged in either direction.
>
>This evening I downloaded a free z80 emulator for Spectrum games, which
>installed itself as another application quite painlessly :-)
>
>It uses the EPOC system, and includes a programme language based on
>procedures to create your own software.
>
>It uses a RISC processor, so software is supplied to link to both RISC
>OS and PC. Price is 170ukp.
>
>I'm impressed with it, and I have used it non-stop to be able to carry
>information with me to meetings, etc.
>
>I can now see the potential that different OS's than those supplied by
>Bill G have in markets like this. Was it Arnould who has been
>proclaiming the possiblity of a portable QL based OS machine ?
>
>Perhaps there is hope to link it to a QL ? I haven't yet experimented
>with importing data from QL software, via a PC format, either.
>
>All in all, it is a real joy to use. Everything is so effortless :-)
>
>--
>Malcolm Cadman
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