Mobile Resources

Internet

Newton

• Anonymous ftp
  • Apple ftp site: ftp.apple.com (130.43.2.3) /pie/newton
  • sumex-aim.stanford.edu (36.44.0.6) /info-mac/Newton
  • mac.archive.umich.edu (141.211.120.11) /newton
  • newton.uiowa.edu (128.255.63.55) /pub/newton
  • ftp.uni-erlangen.de (131.188.2.43) /pub/newton
  • ftp.cc.umanitoba.ca (130.179.16.24) /Mac-Develop/Newton
• USENET Newsgroups
  • comp.sys.newton.programmer
  • comp.sys.newton.misc
  • comp.binaries.newton
  • comp.sys.newton.announce

Zoomer/GEOS

• Anonymous ftp
  • ftp.biostat.washington.edu (128.95.21.103) /pub/zoomer
• USENET Newsgroups
  • comp.os.geos

Wireless

• Archives
  • csd4.csd.uwm.edu (129.89.7.4) /pub/Portables/Wireless
• USENET Newsgroups
  • comp.std.wireless
  • comp.dcom.lans.wireless

PCMCIA

• Archives
  • csd4.csd.uwm.edu (129.89.7.4) /pub/Portables/PCMCIA
• USENET Newsgroups
  • alt.periphs.pcmcia

PenPoint

• Mailing lists
  • [email protected]
• Anonymous ftp
  • Archive of the PenPoint mailing list: netcom.com (192.100.81.100) /pub/ds/penpoint.Z

General

• USENET Newsgroups
  • comp.sys.pen, comp.sys.handhelds

CompuServe

CompuServe has many resources that support pen-based computing. Among the most popular are the following online forums which support pen-based computers, PDAs and palmtops:

• GO NEWTON (Newton users forum)
• GO NEWTDEV (Newton developers forum)
• GO PALMTOP (supports most palmtop computers and PDAs)
• GO PENFORUM

The Pen Technology Forum is mostly developer oriented, but includes support for PenPoint, the EO units, and various pen-based software packages. Additional online areas will be added in the months ahead to support all aspects of portable and pen-based computing and wireless communications.

The primary managers for the above areas are:

• Ron Luks — 76703,254
• Neil Shapiro — 76703,401

For a free introductory CompuServe membership kit, which includes a $15 usage credit and one month’s free standard subscription (an $8.95 value) please call 1-800-524-3388 and ask for operator 307.

Mail Order

The 5-hour videocourse, “Introduction to Pen Computing” is now available. The course, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, provides viewers with an in-depth look at current pen hardware and software, real-world pen computing applications, and communications options for pen computing.

The complete series—5 videotapes with course notes—is US $249 and individual tapes are priced at $59 each. For more information, call Janet Morgan at (408) 255-6790, fax (415) 328-7154, Internet email: [email protected].

Events

• COMDEX Fall ’94, November 14-18, Las Vegas, Nevada. Over 2,000 exhibitors and countless others are expected to attend this annual desert classic. For more information, please contact The Interface Group at 1-617-499-6600, 1-617-449-2674 (fax).
• Mobile World, November 29-30. Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Over 100 mobile computing companies are expected to participate featuring wireless pen computing products. For more information, please contact DCI at 1-508-470-3880, 1-508-470-1992 (fax).
• Lap & Palmtop Show, December 5-6. Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. For more information, please contact Lap & Palmtop at 1-800-444-EXPO, 1-212-867-8277 (fax).
• Wireless Datacomm, December 6-8. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC. For more information, please contact Communications Events, Inc. at 1-203-847-5131, 1-203-847-3399 (fax).
• Pen & Portable Computing, December 6-9. Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California. For more information, please call 1-800-367-9822, 1-617-439-5166 (fax).
• 1995 International Winter Consumer Electronics Show, January 6-9, 1995. Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, please contact EIA/Consumer Electronics Shows at 1-202-457-8700, 1-708-203-1995 (fax-on-demand service).
• PDA Forum, January 11-12, 1995. San Jose, California. An ‘invitation’ only conference bringing corporate users and PDA developers together. For more information, contact Jon Covington at 1-415-252-8008, 1-415-252-8055 (fax).