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- Psion Utils (c)1995 PROTRONICS USA 404-351-1055
-
- Powerup started as a simple routine that plays a .WVE file each time you turn
- on your Psion. The default sound is the tricorder from the original Star Trek.
- Some rather nifty features have been added ...
-
- Powerup also records a quick message, bypassing security, if you hold down the
- <Esc> key when powering up. The Psion will beep and record a 5 second message
- to REC01.WVE, REC02, REC03, etc. You can press Tab to end the recording early.
- The next time you turn on the Psion, your reminder will be played. Holding down
- Ctrl-<Esc> when powering up will go to the Powerup screen after you enter your
- password. Here you can record, play, & erase recordings quickly by pressing 1,
- 2, 3, etc. This is perfect for quick messages in the car, in the dark, in bed,
- or when you are pressed for time.
-
- Hold down the System button with the Psion off and the Psion will turn on in
- Stealth mode (silently). Hold it down again with the Psion off and Sound will
- be restored. You can change sound settings manually by pressing Psion-<S> from
- the System screen. The quick record will still work in Stealth mode, but you
- will not hear any beeps. To use a different startup sound, change Name$ in
- POWERUP.OPL or overwrite TRICORD.WVE with your favorite sound effect. To
- adjust the default recording length, change line RSecs%=5 in POWERUP.OPL.
-
- Powerup comes with a companion OPL called HOURLY which beeps on the hour (even
- if it's off, except from 1am to 7am). When first run, you will be asked if you
- wish to set Auto Off to 15 seconds. If you are not running Powerup, choose yes
- so your Psion will turn off automatically after beeping on the hour. Otherwise,
- just say no and Powerup will turn it off for you.
-
- Directions:
-
- 1) Copy the .WVE file to a \WVE\ directory. Copy all .OPO files to \OPO\
- 2) Run POWERUP.OPO & HOURLY.OPO (they will move to background after beeping)
- 3) You have permission to modify POWERUP.OPL for personal use if you promise
- to e-mail enhancements to ccocssw@acme.gatech.edu
- 4) To turn either OPO off, choose Exit application from the System menu or
- press Psion-<Esc> from within the program
- 5) For more Psion and organiser software, call Protronics USA at 404-351-1055
- 6) If you use the program, send $20 and your e-mail id and we will send you all
- of our other Psion utilities. 499 Northside Circle #420 Atlanta GA 30309 USA
-
- Powerup & Hourly will NOT drain your batteries and will NOT slow your processor
- while running in background; long recordings will. Use rechargeables. Memory is
- 8KB. Enjoy! We are working on a simple speech recognition app for speed dialing
- and a text to speech util that will give the Psion 3a a spoken agenda, document
- reader, more personality, and other capabilities.
-
- Be free to send us your suggestions and ideas. - TTFN
-