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.sys.newton.announce
  • comp.binaries.newton

Zoomer/GEOS

• 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
• 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
  • comp.periphs.pcmcia

PenPoint

• Mailing lists
  • [email protected]
• Anonymous ftp
  • Archive of the PenPoint mailing list netcom.com (192.100.81.1) /pub/ds/penpoint.Z

General

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

Pen-Based Computing/WWW

Pen-Based Computing is more than a monthly newsletter—it’s a complete online resource for mobile computing information. To begin with, each issue of Pen-Based Computing is available as a fully-formatted electronic document in Adobe Acrobat format.

The electronic version, known as Pen-Based Computing/Online, is available in both a single user or corporate site license. Gone are the days of dog-eared paper floating leisurely through a department.

Pen-Based Computing is also on the Worldwide Web. Currently, our site features information about the newsletter, with links to additional sources concerning the range of mobile computing technologies.

To reach our Web home page, please enter the following URL in your WWW browser:

ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/je/jerney/www/pbc.html

Please bear with us, as the site is getting a lot of use and may be busy when you try.

Mail Order

The 5-hour videocourse, Introduction to Pen Computing, is now available. The course, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, provides an in-depth look at pen hardware and software, 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].

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.

Events

1995 International Winter Consumer Electronics Show, January 6-9, 1995. Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. The CES showcases more than 1800 companies featuring mobile electronics, portable computing, multimedia, electronic gaming, and consumer electronics. 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 Convention Center, San Jose, California. The forum brings together corporate CEOs, CIOs, and technology managers to have face-to-face discussions with industry manufacturers, software, operating system, and application developers. The forum will feature the following agenda: 1. The “State of the PDA,” 2. Corporate Strategies, 3. Where is the Technology Heading?, 4. Face to Face (Customer and Vendor Discussions), 5. PDA Experience: Problems, Opportunities and Solutions, and 6. Opportunities Defined and Next Steps. The PDA Forum will also be supplemented by a two-day tabletop exhibition. For more information, please contact Jon Covington at 1-415-252-8008, 1-415-252-8055 (fax).

RF Expo West, January 29 to February 1, 1995. San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California. The 11th annual RF Expo West will cover all aspects of the industry including cellular, PCS, wireless LANs, medical and communication equipment. For more information, please contact Argus Trade Shows at 1-800-828-0420, 1-404-618-0441 (fax).

INTER COMM 95, February 20-23, 1995. Vancouver, B.C., Canada. A global communications congress & exhibition covering satellite services, mobile data networks, Internet commercialization, and wireless services. For more information, please contact Inter Comm at 1-604-669-1090, 1-604-682-5703 (fax).

Mobile 95. March 15-16, 1995. San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California. The conference will include sessions on PCS, cellular data, and others. For more information, please contact Technologic Partners at 1-800-326-3613, 1-212-696-9793 (fax).