Hello Nicholas ... How about ease of use for the non-technical people out there? Most people could care less about programming. They are users, and thus just...
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John Chandler
metaljoe@...
May 2, 1999 12:03 am
I'm not sure if any of you know, but I write a short Amiga editorial each month for Suite101.com. I was a bit stuck for the May article, it was due up today...
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Ralph Torchia
torchia@...
May 2, 1999 1:47 am
... You mean translating (for example) FinalCalc sheets to PiMc on the Pilot? ... Not yet. Still working things out....But this will be farther into the ...
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Nicholas Piper
pcomm@...
May 2, 1999 11:52 am
... But what USE *is* it ? When would you look up a name on your Amiga ? The whole design of the Pilot is such that it is always with you. And if you do want...
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Marcin Orlowski
carlos@...
May 2, 1999 12:14 pm
... Everytime I work with my desktop machine and I need to lookup someone's phone numer I use desktop, NOT pilot. That's obviously applies to all other...
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Nicholas Piper
pcomm@...
May 2, 1999 12:23 pm
... Well, OK then ;-) Pryite will be granted with an Everyday Organiser conduit. ... Probably not, I typed Unixes to start with but changed it as I prefer the...
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Evan Tuer
et@...
May 2, 1999 7:05 pm
... The plural of Unix is .. Unix. Like Sheep and Sheep. But most people say unixes. Weirdo hacker types say Uxen (Ox and Oxen), but I think that comes from...
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Esme
karen@...
May 2, 1999 9:16 pm
Hello Evan! (Blitz BASIC...) ... Hmmnn, thanks! ... Good Lord, I recall being impressed with the speed of Hisoft BASIC! Blitz must be faster than I thought... ...
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Esme
karen@...
May 2, 1999 9:16 pm
Hello Nicholas ... ? You've lost me... ... Perhaps, but I'm a bit puzzled... I don't recall being able to create entries on the Amiga with the version of...
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Esme
karen@...
May 2, 1999 9:16 pm
Hello Ralph ... I'll ... PiMc? Never'eardovit! ... Good luck! ... at ... Hey, I must go grab it! Incidentally, folks, my ability to grab stuf from the Web is a...
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Esme
karen@...
May 2, 1999 9:16 pm
Hello Ralph! ... Yep! ATM I am busily getting bits of the telephone directory at work into my PP3 -and as I work for Birmingham City Council, that's quite a...
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Esme
karen@...
May 2, 1999 9:34 pm
Hello Nicholas! I'll make this quick... ... OK, I'm lost. I want, in essence, exactly what Palm Desktop on the PC gives me, plus some more (like interface with...
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Nicholas Piper
pcomm@...
May 2, 1999 9:57 pm
... Yes, Spitfire will be like the "Palm Desktop" in the future, I imagine. ... Pyrite isn't like the Palm Desktop. Pyrite is more powerful (and more complex...
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Nicholas Piper
pcomm@...
May 2, 1999 10:02 pm
... A second ago I said Pyrite was more complex than the Palm Desktop and Spitfire --- although that is true, the end product is much more streamline and easy...
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Nicholas Piper
pcomm@...
May 2, 1999 10:28 pm
... If you like, you could type the data in this way : "Last Name","First ...
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Nicholas Piper
pcomm@...
May 2, 1999 10:36 pm
... Ah. Just about anything I say doesn't relate to Spitfire, but other tools that I work on. (See for example, pilot-addresses in another mail). ... No, but...
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Ralph Torchia
torchia@...
May 2, 1999 10:54 pm
Hello Nicholas ... My Pilot is definitely not always with me. Most times it is in my briefcase, which has the uncanny ability to never be anywhere near me or...
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Ralph Torchia
torchia@...
May 2, 1999 10:54 pm
Hello everyone, Just a very quick note to let everyone know that I've updated Spitfire to v0.17. You can download it from my homepage at ...
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Richard Koerber
rkoerber@...
May 3, 1999 8:31 am
Hi! Read this excellent article from John Chandler: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/amiga/19215 -- Richard Körber rkoerber@... ... ...
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Ralph Torchia
torchia@...
May 3, 1999 1:47 pm
... Yes. Yes, if compared to compiled languages. NO, BASIC is easy, but teaches very bad habits and ideas on how to do things. If you want something easier...
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Ralph Torchia
torchia@...
May 3, 1999 1:47 pm
... It is a shareware spreadsheet program for the Pilot. You should be able to find it at http://www.palmcentral.com/. It has lots of functions and appears...
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Ralph Torchia
torchia@...
May 3, 1999 1:47 pm
... Maybe I should start the import/export feature of Spitfire's addressbook for you? I added such a feature for the Memo pad for v0.17 since I had several ...
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Ralph Torchia
torchia@...
May 3, 1999 1:47 pm
Hello Nicholas ... You have the one-button hotsync working? Maybe you can share your code with Richard to get the listen() command from pilot-link working...
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Richard Koerber
rkoerber@...
May 3, 1999 2:10 pm
Hi! ... I've put the listen() and accept() call togeter into PL_Accept(). There is no need to split them up, IMO. If you want to avoid to press the HotSync...
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Evan Tuer
et@...
May 3, 1999 2:25 pm
On Sun, 02 May 1999 20:49:02 +0000, Esme wrote: [blitz] ... [basic] ... Yup. Already can, in C and assembler, in the same way that we will soon be all doing...
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Evan Tuer
et@...
May 3, 1999 2:25 pm
Does anyone have a Pilot Professional for sale? I assume you're all upgrading to Palm Vs by now, so someone must have an old, tired Pro for sale? :) ... ...
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Nicholas Piper
pcomm@...
May 3, 1999 3:26 pm
... with ... The "one button" I press is the hotsync on the cradle. Each morning pyrite starts and waits for it.... [snip] ... I don't think so, due to the...
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Nicholas Piper
pcomm@...
May 3, 1999 3:26 pm
... This is correct. I make a call to diff3, and retain a reference set from the previous sync. The logic is in MemoSync.py, which'll turn up soon on my...
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Ralph Torchia
torchia@...
May 3, 1999 8:52 pm
Hi! ... Okay, but is there a way I can setup a situation where palmlink waits for the Hotsync button to be pressed without it timing out? It seems that ...
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Ralph Torchia
torchia@...
May 3, 1999 8:52 pm
Hello Nicholas ... Ahh, okay, this makes more sense then. Sincerely, -- Ralph Torchia, B.Sc., D.D.S. · Email: torchia@... · Web :...
