Mobile Resources

Pen-Based Computing on the Web

Pen-Based Computing is more than a monthly newsletter—it’s a complete online resource for mobile computing information. In addition to having a site on the Web containing information about the newsletter, Pen-Based Computing co-resides with two exciting Web-based resources:

• mobilis: the mobile computing lifestyle magazine. A monthly, consumer-oriented magazine available exclusively on the Web. mobilis features how-to tutorials and articles, consumer product reviews, shareware alerts, and the informative question and answer column: Ask Ms. PDA?!?.
• Volksware’s Mobile Universe. A new and evolving collection of handy pointers to online mobile resources covering all aspects of mobile computing including PDAs, pen computers, keyboard-based handhelds, wireless communication, and PC Card-based peripherals.

To reach Pen-Based Computing on the Web, please use the following URL:

http://www.volksware.com/pbc

To reach mobilis, please use the following URL:

http://www.volksware.com/mobilis

And finally, to reach the ever changing Volksware Mobile Universe, please use the following URL:

http://www.volksware.com/universe

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 hardware, operating systems, and various pen-based software packages. You can find Pen-Based Computing in CompuServe’s Pen Technology Forum under the heading “Pen-Based Comp Jrl.”

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.

Internet and the World Wide Web

General

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

General Magic/Magic Cap

• Anonymous ftp
  • ftp.plym.ac.uk/pub/Magic/
• Mailing lists
  • [email protected] (subscribe magiccap)
  • [email protected] (subscribe magicdev)
• USENET Newsgroups
  • comp.os.magic-cap
• World Wide Web
  • Magic Cap Programmer’s Cookbook: http://cnn.genmagic.com/cookbook.html
  • Spies Magic Cap Freeware Archive: http://www.spies.com/MagicCap/index.html
  • Magic Cap applist V10: http://www.spies.com/MagicCap/MagicApp.html

GEOS/Zoomer

• Palm Computing’s ftp Site
  • ftp.netcom.com (192.100.81.1) /pub/pa/palm
• Anonymous ftp
  • ftp.biostat.washington.edu (128.95.21.103) /pub/zoomer
• World Wide Web
  • Zoomer WWW Site: http://www.grot.com/zoomer/

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
  • 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.sys.newton.announce
  • comp.binaries.newton
• World Wide Web
  • Stanford Newton User’s Group (SNUG): ftp://ftp.rahul.net/pub/flasheridn/snug/index.html
  • Stanford Newton Users Group Home Page II: http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~luckie/stuff/SNUGinfo.html
  • AMUG’s Newton Page: http://www.amug.org/amug_newton.html
  • The North Atlanta Newton Users Group: http://www.amug.org/amug/sigs/newton/nanug/nanug_newton.html
  • University of Iowa Newton Archive: http://newton.uiowa.edu/

PenPoint

• Mailing lists
  • [email protected] (not very active)
• World Wide Web
  • EO Interest Document: http://www.utexas.edu/ftp/microlib/eo/.html/
• Anonymous ftp
  • Archive of the PenPoint mailing list: netcom.com (192.100.81.1) /pub/ds/ds/penpoint.Z

PCMCIA

• USENET Newsgroups
  • alt.periphs.pcmcia
  • fj.comp.dev.pcmcia
  • 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
• World Wide Web
  • Canadian Wireless Home Page: http://www.wirelessinc.ca/
  • ORNL Mobile Networking Page: http://www.epm.ornl.gov/~batsell/Wireless.html