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- Forum - Pocket Computer
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Hello from Jeff |
le 27/06/2002 @ 22:51 par pocket
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Hello, Just a word to be the first one (just after the webmaster) to write in the forum Pocket www.pocketmuseum.com |
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Réponse n° 1 -------- le 28/06/2002 @ 17:08 par Pierre
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Long life to this new forum ! A first question to launch it : What do yo do with your pocket collection ? Did you use them, display them, keep them in a dark case against all exterior agressions, etc... ? Personnaly, I understand the collector anguish : "if I use it, I will wear it !" But I think that computer are made to calculate (or may I say calculator are made to compute ???), so as my collection is still small, I try to use my pocket computer one after the other, for my job or for personnal use, or asign them to a specific task. For example the heavy PC-E500 is always on my desk, the light PC-1262 is in my suitcase, the PC-1403 is on duty for complicated mathematic calculations, etc... So lets tell me what do you do with yours ! Sharp regards Pierre Brial |
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Réponse n° 2 -------- le 28/06/2002 @ 23:46 par aldweb
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I am very honored that Mr Pocket himself (yes everybody knows him, he's got the most impressive Pocket Computer Museum worldwide) was the first one to post a message on my new forum :-) Merci Jeff :-) |
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Réponse n° 3 -------- le 28/06/2002 @ 23:59 par aldweb
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Now, the brilliant Pierre asks for what the people do with their Pocket Computers. That's a great question indeed. As everybody knows, I am mostly specialized in the PC-1211 and the PC-1360, so here is how I manage & use my Pocket Computers: - my TRS-80 PC1 (the PC-1211 clone) is proudly put on my desk at home, so that all new incomers & visitors have to be polite when I show them this wonder and demonstrate them what an invention it has been more than 20 years ago :-) - the PC-1360 is always with me, next to my Palm device. The Palm is used for Address, Memos, Games, etc... and the PC-1360 for calculation and quick programming (things that new handheld devices are very poor at). I have had my PC-1360 with me for over 12 years. It has been biking, in planes, in trains, in cars, in my pocket, in the subway... and now it is even suffering a 50 daily Km trip in motorbike since 3 years. AND IT'S STILL ALIVE, just as robust as the first day (still, I bought a spare, in case of... we never know and I couldn't live without one!). - I keep the other types of Pocket Computers at home, currently in a cupboard because I have very little room at home... too bad! And what about you that will come here and read? |
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Réponse n° 4 -------- le 28/08/2002 @ 17:45 par Sébastien
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Here is my current pocket computer list: - Casio FX-850P; - Tandy PC-6 (a clone of the Casio FX-790P); - 1 Sharp PC-1360; - 1 Sharp PC-1403H; - 1 Sharp PC-E500; - 2 Sharp PC-E500S (!). As you may guess,I'm mostly an "E500" programmer. I mainly use my PC-E500/S to play with some little programming environments I write myself. I hope the first release of my ANS Forth environment (supplying BASIC) will be available very soon on http://www.aldweb.com! Unfortunately, I'm very busy these days... A working version already exists, including most of the full ANS word set. It also features: - A line editor; - A complete file handling word set (allowing operations one cannot perform using BASIC, like random access); - Some usefull primitives (POWER-OFF, a powerful BEEP, ...); - ... More information to appear soon... |
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Réponse n° 5 -------- le 31/08/2002 @ 17:58 par aldweb
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Sébastien, Your post in this forum is of HIGH INTEREST as you give the NEWS to the whole world that an ANS FORTH will be soon available for the PC-E500!!! I know that this HUGE PROJECT took you a long time, even though you are one of those very few people smart enough to be able to develop such a programming language! See you, aldweb |
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Réponse n° 6 -------- le 15/12/2002 @ 00:33 par Mike
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I think these pocket computers are quite sturdy. Mine shows plenty of dents in the back of the case, lacks a screw and had green stuff all over the battery contacts. Hadn't been used in ages. But as soon as I put new batteries in, the bugger sprang to life :) |
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Réponse n° 7 -------- le 17/12/2002 @ 23:06 par aldweb
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Good news that your device survived all this time :-) But these devices were (oups, STILL ARE) very robuts material :-)
Did you take the time to remove the green (electrical oxydation I presume) stuff from the battery contact ? You'd better do it for better battery consumption. |
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