Sharp OZ-9600 and OZ-9600 II
James Van Houten
I very rarely see any discussion of the Sharp OZ-9600. Is there a
reason. I am a OZ-9600 user and would like to chat about it. Is there
another newsgroup that covers this palmtop?
Thanks
James Rosinia
>Thanks
I was mailed a sample issue of a newsletter for 9600 users. (Perhaps you
got one too?) Anyway, I thought the subscription fee was a bit pricey,
which is too bad since the sample issue had some interesting tips for
users. Perhaps somebody will start a newsgroup for discussion of the
9600. Or maybe 9600 users, especially anybody who subscribes to this
newsletter, will share their tips on getting the most out of their Wizard.
robert.melchiorre
I also have a wizard albeit the OZ-8600. But I would also welcome either
discussion on usage or a newsgroup on the wizard line. I use mine for
phone #s, schedule, and outline (to keep notes at meetings). I have not made
use of the todo list since the version of the PC-link software I have does
not support its up/down load. Anyone else using the OZ-8600?
Regards,
Bob Melchiorre
r...@alux1.att.com
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Andy Huang
sites listings for the Sharp and Casio ?
Much thanks,
Andy Huang
Doug Durham
>Thanks
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Hear, Hear!
I am also a 9600 user who is being deafened by the lack of 9600 activity.
I am amazed that there is so much talk about Psion machines but none about
the 9600. With perhaps the exception of the newly introduced Newton, I don't
think that there is an easier to use, more powerful palmtop organizer.
I'm a programmer, but I don't want to program on my organizer so I don't miss
programability. I find that general purpose palmtops do not make very good
organizers.
I get the impression that there was a lot of Wizard activity on the net as
late as last year. There is an archive at Berkeley with a whole bunch of
utilities for communications with PC's, Mac's, and Unix boxes. However the
9600 is notably absent.
What I would like to see is a way to import and export notebook entries from
my 9600 to my Unix machine. Does anyone know of such a beast?
Thanks in advance,
Doug
G. VAN CAPPELLEN @ ENDOV
>From: al...@access.digex.net (James Van Houten)
>Subject: Sharp OZ-9600 and OZ-9600 II
>Date: 1 Aug 1993 13:24:44 -0400
>Keywords: SHARP OZ-9600 PEN TOUCH SCREEN
Just start chatting and see who is following
good luck, Gert
Marvin Minsky
of slowness -- whereas the Outliner doesn't seem to have the same bug.
Anyone else noticed this? Is it true that the model II has fixed
this? And is there any sign of an upgrade path? Sharp doesn't seem
to know, or whoever we get on the phone.
It's a shame that the menus on the right side of the screen stay
there! Uses up a lot of valuable room that could have displayed more
text, etc.
Who programs the thing, anyway? I heard its a US company. If so, it
would be great to get one of them onto the net, so we could give them
"good advice" about improving the thing. Still, it's a good deal
better than most other "organizers".
But all in all, I really like the poor, apparently abandoned PC3x00
machines, which also have excellent organization -- and compatible
programmability as well.
...
robert.melchiorre
I found that the 9600 can store considerably less information than the 8600
hence my reluctance to upgrade. Is the user interface reason enough to
switch?
Also, it seems that the current PC-link software that I have for my 8600 is
not compatible with the 9600. Semms I have to re-invest in new PC-link
software.
I like to get the lastest and greatest like the next person, but is it really
worth it?
--
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Bob Melchiorre - r...@alux1.att.com
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Roland Schemers
>I found that the 9600 can store considerably less information than the 8600
>hence my reluctance to upgrade. Is the user interface reason enough to
>switch?
The latest 9600 II has 512K of memory, as opposed to the 9600-I which
had 256K, of which I think less then half is available for user data.
I think the UI is great. Its very easy to use the Pen to add appts, etc.
The only complaints about the 9600 (version I, which I have) are the
notebook is fairly slow. The 9600-II seems a little quicker, but I'm
not sure (I only played with one at a store).
>I like to get the lastest and greatest like the next person, but is it really
>worth it?
Probably. But then again the Expert pad looks even better.
Anyone want to buy a 9600-I cheap? :-)
Roland
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Lee Hauser
Marvin Minsky <min...@media.mit.edu> wrote:
>Yes, I like the 9600. But I find I can't use the memo feature because
>of slowness -- whereas the Outliner doesn't seem to have the same bug.
>Anyone else noticed this? Is it true that the model II has fixed
>this? And is there any sign of an upgrade path? Sharp doesn't seem
>to know, or whoever we get on the phone.
Hey, Marvin, it is good to see another 9600 user here (especially one who
has spent so much time on much LARGER systems.)
I picked up a 9600 on closeout and, less than a month later, traded it for a
9600II. Yes, notebook is faster. What I like best, though, is the screen
contrast, which is MUCH improved. Notebook is slower than outliner, I think,
because it is spending it's time worrying about formatting and word-wrap.
I follow the Palmtops area on Compuserve, which has an extremely active
Sharp area. The Wizard product manager is online there, and the upgrade
is in effect -- there are even people who are announcing they have received
their machines. They charge your Visa/whatever $650, send you a 9600II, and
send a credit voucher or somesuch for $450 when you return your 9600.
>
>It's a shame that the menus on the right side of the screen stay
>there! Uses up a lot of valuable room that could have displayed more
>text, etc.
>
Too true. But 53 columns is better than 40...
Lee Hauser
l...@eskimo.com
Lee Hauser
robert.melchiorre <r...@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> wrote:
>
>I found that the 9600 can store considerably less information than the 8600
>hence my reluctance to upgrade. Is the user interface reason enough to
>switch?
Hmm, how much does the 8600 hold? The 256k 9600 has about 125k of user space;
the 512k 9600II has something close to 380k (the 9600 is no longer available).
The user interface is pretty neat, especially the filer. The terminal is good,
the notebook (word processor) is darn decent. The keyboard is also good -- it
is much larger than the average organizer, and I come very close to being able
to touch-type on it.
I don't know much about the 8600's features, but I consider my 9600II one of the
one of the best computing investments I've ever made.
Ed Garay
I am about to purchase a 9600II for $500.
I want to get the $129 PC Link also.
Besides the basic calendar, To-Do and Address/Phone functions,
I am particularly interested in the notebook. I want to use the Wizard
as if it were my numbered/dated yellow pa. Once e week or so, I would
like to upload the notebook and the address/phone data to my PC for
storing/searching. Can the Wizard bitmaps be uploaded/converted for
MS-Windows display and printing? I also use DOS, OS/2 and IBM VM/CMS.
I appreciate any further information on the Sharp Wizard 9600II.
Thanks.
--- Ed Garay