1 Apr 02:03
1 Apr 02:08
Re: fast-booting small windows-pc
<x-flowed> Ole Göbel wrote: > Hi, > I have an off-topic question (maybe not so off-topic after all): For > giving power point presentations (or somethink alike but not from MS, > I am flexible) I would like to have a tiny portable pc which boots in > a few seconds and runs power point, while no other program is needed. > And of course it should have a serial or USB port to download the > ppt-file and a VGA port to connect it to a beamer. And some 10 or 20 > Mb free memory space to save the ppt-file. I assume that something > like the HP jornada 720 is a candidate? Are there more? Any advice is > appreciated. > Regards, > Ole > I have the HP 620lx, which CAN do what you ask, but needs a few accessories. the 720 would be better, esp. with a CF card and a VGA card. -Paul Thompson http://prtsoft.com </x-flowed>
1 Apr 04:05
Re: off topic: I need to find...
<x-flowed> t.maiden@... wrote: > I need to find where I can download IE 5.5. ... > Anybody know where such things might be found? For all your IE version desires ... <http://www.oldapps.com/internet_explorer.htm> -- -- Regards, Daryl Tester </x-flowed>
1 Apr 03:14
RE: Norton Ghost cables
AFAIK The DirectParallel cable is an intelligent UCM cable which supports both 4-bit and 8-bit transfers (definitely not a straight-through cable). I don't know if Ghost will work with a 4-bit (EPP aka LapLink) or 8-bit ECC cable. See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/142324 http://www.tecno.demon.co.uk/dcc/dcc.html If the two computers in question support it, I'd think you could also connect them together with any of the three parallel cable types, a null modem serial cable or IR, use DCC and remap the remote drive, and use Ghost that way (instead of peer-to-peer). If using WinXP you can also use ethernet for DCC. mike ---------- From: Paul Treuthardt[SMTP:treuthardt@...] Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 12:35 PM To: m100@... Subject: OT: Norton Ghost cables Help would be appreciated with this, list. I've inherited a copy of Norton Ghost 2003, which I want to use shortly. The manual says that for copying from one computer to another, it supports "Parallel Technologies universal DirectParallel cable", or a USB cable "that supports a host-to-host connection."(Continue reading)
1 Apr 03:21
bluetooth for M100s
www.sparkfun.com these guys sell a wireless bluetooth modem package - something that could fit inside the case nicely. I'm thinking of redirecting the modem port to one of these modules wired up inside the case. Then, a little software patch to let the modem run flat out instead of 300 baud....
1 Apr 03:36
Re: wireless 802.11b
To pull this off, you'd need a subsystem capable of running an IP stack. I'd guess some card with another CPU on it, mounted somewhere. There are 8 bit stacks out there, but the big problem is that no one has put together a good C compiler for the 8085, or at least none that I know of. If there was such a compiler, then it might be possible to develop a stack that runs on the M100's CPU. That, plus a wireless modem for 802.11b. A Remem or REX based M100 would have enough memory resources to do it also I think. Power is another issue...these radios have to be specifically low power to be suitable for the M100. The bluetooth ones are probably better for this. Also, who needs 11 Mbits when 19.2k is all you can muster at best, probably 1/10th that on average packet rate when an IP stack is running. Would be really cool to get IP running somehow, even if all one did was do text email and such. I had considered mounting a palm pilot inside the case, and using that as a TCP/IP subsystem, combined with a bluetooth modem. I think a palm pilot PCB could be mounted somewhere in the case, under the main PBC. It is so thin that I think it is feasible. Most palms have 2 serial ports - one for the cradle and one for the IR port. A little hack could make that IR port actually hard wired to the bluetooth modem. M100 -----> (modem port)----> PalmPilot-----> bluetooth modem Then, you'd be developing an application on Palm, which has the tools. On the M100, you run telcom.(Continue reading)
1 Apr 07:18
RE: fast-booting small windows-pc
<x-flowed> Ole, Any Windows CE machine with WinCE version 2.0 has a PowerPoint viewer built in. However, how compatible that viewer is with which versions of PowerPoint I don't know. PowerPoint 97 should be completely compatible. Typically, you would create your PowerPoint presentation on a Windows 98/ME/2000/XP machine, then use ActiveSync to transfer to the Windows CE machine. There are ways to create presentations on the Windows CE machine itself, but they are very limited and involve somewhat complex workarounds. Most of the Windows CE 2.0 and 2.1 era machines that I know of support VGA output IIRC, although some require a PCMCIA card to achieve it. Some examples besides the Jornadas would be the Compaq 2010C and 2015C (both of which I have examples of), the IBM Workpad Z50 (which I also have), the Compaq Aero 8000, the Vadem Clios, and the various NEC MobilePros (700, 750, 800, 880). I believe you can find most of these readily available on E-Bay, and usually at pretty reasonable prices. One of my Z50's was stolen, and I spent around $200 on E-Bay to replace it. That $200 included a docking station, extended life battery, wireless PCMCIA network card, an extra AC adapter, a 32 MB internal memory upgrade, and a carrying case. HTH, Richard >From: "Ole Göbel" <ole888@...>(Continue reading)
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