ric@netcom.COM (Richard Bretscheider) (04/30/91)
Whew. The 95LX seems to be everything my Casio 7500 isn't, and I'm already quite happy with what the Casio is. However, I'm given pause at one issue. Apparently, when the product was announced, an HP rep was asked about Macintosh connectivity. The response was quite negative, boardering on insulting (and I should mellow that line with the statement that I heard this second hand.) I'm interested in backup, primarily insuring against the loss of the unit, and the loss of the data. I always say that I can buy a new computer/organizer, but the data would be gone for good. What advice can those in the know offer? Do I need the PC Connectivity pack for the cable, even though the software is of no use? Is Traveling Software working on something for the Macintosh? What about the storage format, is it some easily parsed ASCII that I could write something for myself? Is the PC software compatible with Soft PC? Should I just give up and go with the OZ 8200? Thanks in advance, Ric -- "If you're not going to kill me, I've got things to do." Ric Bretschneider apple!netcom!ric BWAH-Ha-ha!
everett@hpcvra.cv.hp.com. (Everett Kaser) (05/03/91)
/ ric@netcom.COM (Richard Bretscheider) writes... >Apparently, when the product was announced, an HP >rep was asked about Macintosh connectivity. The response was quite >negative... >What advice can those in the know offer? Do I need the PC Connectivity >pack for the cable, even though the software is of no use? Is Traveling >Software working on something for the Macintosh? What about the >storage format, is it some easily parsed ASCII that I could write something >for myself? Is the PC software compatible with Soft PC? Should I just >give up and go with the OZ 8200? > >Ric The cable is available as a separate part, so purchase of the connectivity pack is not necessary to obtain the cable. Part of the connectivity pack is Traveling Software's DOS Connect software (a server that runs on Jaguar and the client driver that runs on the PC). I'm not at all familiar with Macs so I don't know if Traveling Software has anything that could run on a Mac and talk to the server running on the DOS HP 95LX. The storage format is standard DOS files on an e-disk formatted as a standard DOS disk. I'm not certain whether the PC software will run on Soft PC. It's not been test- ed. No, you shouldn't give up :-). Everett Kaser Hewlett-Packard Company ...hplabs!hp-pcd!everett work: (503) 750-3569 Corvallis, Oregon everett%hpcvra@hplabs.hp.com home: (503) 928-5259 Albany, Oregon
akcs.falco@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Andrey Dolgachev) (05/08/91)
Regarding wheter the 95 is Mac-connecticable. I went down to my friendly electronics dealer to see the HP-95LX, and they mentioned that a Connectivity Pack would be available form them in a little while (it's out, they just haven't had it shipped to them yet) that would work for the Macs. I suppose it's like the IBM version, containg mac versions of the 95 software-the appointment, calendar, etc.-and conversion programs or whatever to be albe to transfer documents (not applications) back and forth between the corresponding programs. ---Falco
akcs.falco@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Andrey Dolgachev) (05/08/91)
Hmm, I just looked at my previous message while waiting for the it to be
posted and noticed something. I didn't mean that I supposed that the
connectivity pack contains all the stuff I said, that's what the HP
dealer says it contains, I meant that I suppose that is the same thing as
the IBM pack.
Sorry for the confusion,
Though I don't think there was any, since it was only up for 1/2 a
minute or so before this gets posted. Hmm, I think I'll end now.
---Falcoeverett@hpcvra.cv.hp.com. (Everett Kaser) (05/08/91)
(Andrey Dolgachev) writes... >Regarding wheter the 95 is Mac-connecticable. >I went down to my friendly electronics dealer to see the HP-95LX, and >they mentioned that a Connectivity Pack would be available form them in a >little while (it's out, they just haven't had it shipped to them yet) >that would work for the Macs. I suppose it's like the IBM version, >containg mac versions of the 95 software-the appointment, calendar, >etc.-and conversion programs or whatever to be albe to transfer documents >(not applications) back and forth between the corresponding programs. > ---Falco I think your dealer may be confused. The only Connectivity Pack that I'm aware of is the one for a PC. If you have an xmodem or kermit communications program for your Mac, you could use that for transferring files, or if you have one of those add-on boxes for your Mac that is really a PC in a box, you *might* be able to run the PC Connectivity Pack on that, but I'm pretty sure there's not a Mac Connectivity Pack (unless someone at the North Pole is working on one :-). Everett Kaser Hewlett-Packard Company ...hplabs!hp-pcd!everett work: (503) 750-3569 Corvallis, Oregon everett%hpcvra@hplabs.hp.com home: (503) 928-5259 Albany, Oregon