Mobile Resources

Internet and the World Wide Web

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
• World Wide Web
  • http://www.apple.com
  • http://www.uth.tmc.edu/newton_info

PCMCIA

• USENET Newsgroups
  • alt.periphs.pcmcia
  • fj.comp.dev.pcmcia

General Magic/Magic Cap

• Anonymous ftp
  • ftp.plym.ac.uk/pub/Magic/
• Mailing lists
  • [email protected]
• World Wide Web
  • http://www.spies.com/MagicCap/index.html

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

Windows

• USENET Newsgroups
  • comp.windows.ms
  • comp.windows.ms.programmer

Wireless

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

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
• World Wide Web
  • http://rags.rutgers.edu/journal/

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. 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.

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 the following:

• 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

PC Card ’95. April 4-6, 1995. San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California. A conference catering to the latest in PCMCIA technology. For more information, please contact DCI at 1-800-767-2336.

National Wireless Resellers Association (NWRA) Conference. April 5-7, 1995. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia. A conference aimed at the growing market of reselling wireless communication services. Topics will include cellular, paging, PCS, and ESMR. For more information, please contact the NWRA at 1-703-506-3270, 1-800-891-9160 (fax-on-demand).

National Mobile Electronics Show. April 7-9, 1995. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For more information, contact 1-202-457-4900, 1-202-457-4485 (fax).

Network World Unplugged. April 11-13, 1995. New York Hilton, New York, New York. Conference and exhibits featuring remote and wireless computing. For more information, please contact IDG World Expo at 1-508-879-6700, 1-508-872-8237 (fax), [email protected] (Internet). PC Card Fest. April 11-13, 1995. Crown Sterling Suites, Burlingame, California. This interoperability workshop is open to any company that manufactures PC Card-related products, including cards, computer systems, card-aware software, development tools, and add-on peripherals. The festival is a engineering-driven event to test card interoperability among current production and prototype products. For more information, please contact the PCMCIA Headquarters at 1-408-720-0107.

COMDEX/Spring and Windows World. April 24-27, 1995. Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia. More than 1000 companies are expected to exhibit at the east-coast version of the annual desert classic. For more information, please contact Peter Young of The Interface Group at 1-619-449-6600.

Pen & Portable. May 2-5, 1995. World Trade Center, Boston, Massachusetts. A conference featuring pen-based mobile computing solutions. For more information, please call 1-800-733-3593, 1-508-549-2162 (fax).