Re: Thanks; Xy3 versus Xy4; other DOS software you'd recommend for a PDA?

[Mark Seiler markseiler@xxxxxxxx]

At 07:30 PM 1/1/2002 +0000, you wrote:
> ≪snip≫
> One reason for my interest in Xy3 is that I'm planning to run XyWrite
> under a DOS emulator on a PDA (probably the Jornada 720, though Psion 5MX
> would do at a pinch), so the less demanding the application, the better,
> even at a certain cost in features. In the days of my old 486, all my
> wordprocessing was done using Wordperfect 5.1 (I hadn't even heard of
> XyWrite back then), but I reckon this is probably overkill for what I
> want (and the reliance on function keys is likely to be
> irritating).


I have an 820 that I still use for working on long plane flights, email
on the road, etc. I ran Xy3 on it under XT-CE for a while but gave up
because it was just too buggy. It was also slow - especially when
compared to running it on an overclocked HP200LX. [I also am a Xy3
adherent, but only because it has the "sticky" state key
capability lacking Xy4. I use Herb Tyson's PowerXy interface and have
been very happy for a number of years with it.]



> If you'll allow me to be slightly
> off-topic, I wonder if there's any other DOS software people on the list
> have fond memories of, or even still use, that I might search out for my
> PDA. I expect most of you have a history of PC usage that way predates
> mine...


Some of the DOS programs that I still use include Javelin, Agenda,
InfoSelect, PageGarden and Lotus Manuscript.



Mark