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the whole the system works very well. As
a test I downloaded a small file off the
net, and was then able to transfer it to my
desktop machine when I had finished the
session, all quite painlessly.
As with all the pocket versions of
Microsoft software, Pocket Internet
Explorer doesn't have all the features
of the full version, but it certainly
does the job.
Installed as part of Windows CE is
Terminal, a small terminal program for
non-Internet connections. I tried it out
by calling the EA BBS, and found one
major problem in that there is no pro-
vision for downloading files whatsoev-
er. This was irritating, to say the least.
Windows seems to have a reputation
for useless terminal programs, and this
one seems to be no exception. Perhaps
with the growing market for HPC
applications, someone will come up
with something better in the future.
I should at this point say that the
Comport PCMCIA modem that I had
been using performed flawlessly
throughout. The modem itself is dead
cute, and has obviously been designed
for the portable computing market as
it can easily be connected to a range of
digital mobile phones. It comes with a
normal PSTN cable that connects the
outer end of the PCMCIA card to a
standard telephone socket.
I think it would rate as one of the
friendliest modems I've encountered,
and despite its being made in France,
it detected Australian dial, ring, and
busy signals correctly.
Conclusion
As it stands, the Cassiopeia is a true
palmtop computer, and although it relies
on a desktop PC to perform printing and
software installation, it does hold its own
as far as price and portability is concerned.
In using the Cassiopeia for a number of
weeks I found that I had very little to say
against it. It's a little slow (much like a
386SX33 running Windows), and it
would be nice if you could disable the
keyboard — as you tend to rest your hand
on it while using the stylus. But apart
from that I found it quite acceptable.
The large amount of HPC software
appearing on the Internet shows that
there is a fair degree of confidence in
the product from third-party suppliers,
and I think it's more than likely that the
Cassiopeia will be around for a long
time to come.
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ELECTRONICS Australia, September 1997
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