In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Darren Branagh
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>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.
Must admit I had forgotten all about that :-)
>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?
Umm ... must be the same, as Osaris is a unique name ( is that an
ancient Egyptian reference ? ).
This must be the 'badged' RiscStation version, as it includes a floppy
disk of software to communicate with a RISC OS machine, as well as the
CD-ROM for those PC's ...
>The Z80 Emulator for Speccy stuff is excellent - email me privately and I'll
>send you some more excellent links.
Yes, do that. I have found an excellent site already. Yet the format
is not that which the Osaris uses. Is there a way to convert ?
Just to fill those idle moments ... you understand :-)
>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_ !!
Doh ! Explain more, I hadn't thought of that particular option !
I have now experimented with copying QL '_doc' files into Notepad and
the like, cleaned out the 'garbage' headers / footers manually, and
transferred as a 'txt' file.
Then, of course, Norman's 'Stripper' does the above job in a twinkle too
:-)
>I download ebooks to mine and read them on the train each morning -
>currently reading a Tale of Two Cities again!! :-))
Umm ... nice use for it. Let me know more about this.
I am involved a lot in Community Committee meetings, and I am now able
to conveniently have Spreadsheet, Documents, Web pages, etc, at my
fingers tips.
The Agenda / Diary is very neat too.
>Darren.
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>>From: Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>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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Malcolm Cadman
