Anyone use their palmtop and like device to help them in their endevour?
What programs, fonts, and like do you have for others to share? URLs and
sites are...
I'd be interested in this area as well...I recently came into possession of a second hand PDA a fellow worker was giving away (granted, it's only an 8MB Palm...
At one time I had a dice simulator on my Palm IIIx. It was customizable to allow any combination of dice (1D6, 2D10, 4D100, etc.). I think I found it on...
... If you have a PDA, there's no reason not to use it this way, but it's really overkill. You can do this with a programmable calculator or a TRS-80 Pocket...
David A. Vandenbroucke
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Apr 3, 2002 6:46 pm
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OTOH, a Palm (or Visor, or CE handheld or whatever...) can combine a die roller with many other functions, such as having a database or chart lookups handy in...
<delurk> ... I have tried 3 free dice roller progs and found that the best one for my use was "Roll Em". You can get it at http://www.palmgear.com . It can be...
On the other hand (or palm... ;) I spend so much time (9-12 hours per day) either with a PalmPilot in my hand or a laptop on my lap, I look forward to leaving...
... ??? It can handle the entire game in most cases. -- ____________________________________________________________________ There is less in this than meets...
Jim Choate
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Apr 4, 2002 2:49 am
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... If you are talking about a glorified arcade game that runs on a Palm, sure. I'm talking about how *I* would use a Palmtop in wargaming: A dice roller, and...
... What a waste (especially spending money on the Palm)... Get a Pocket PC, my E-125 has 128M of RAM, a 1G hard drive, a 802.11b wireless card, USB, & serial...
Jim Choate
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Apr 4, 2002 3:44 am
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... Get a Pocket PC, my E-125 has 128M of RAM, a 1G hard drive, a 802.11b wireless card, USB, & serial port. 320x200 (re C64) at many thousands of colors. It's...
... Absolutely not, it is simply a recognition that the technology that the Palm is based in is not obsolete. While there is clearly a market inertia, in the...
Jim Choate
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Apr 4, 2002 5:46 am
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... EXACTLY. And that -must- include technical discussion to their capability. The Palm doesn't have what it will take long term.<<<< To which I reply, "Even a...
I think this is relavent to the topic... What I like about the Palm is the instant "on" feature (in reality, it is never "off"). My laptop takes 10 minutes to...
... Long term? You want long term? I have a Starfire program for my Model 100 that I still use. It will still be running when your latest wonder is tossed...
David A. Vandenbroucke
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Apr 4, 2002 7:13 pm
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... Wrong, they're actually faster than the Palms (usually by a factor of 2-3x). Go to a store and play with one. -- ...
Jim Choate
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Apr 5, 2002 1:09 am
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... What has that got to do with using a Palm for gaming?... But to address your specious point, I collect and repair old machines. I've several that make your...
Jim Choate
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Apr 5, 2002 1:28 am
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... Um, my Palm m130 takes absolutely NO time to boot. I hit the switch, and it's on. What planet are you from, perchance? ;-) Best, Len Cleavelin -- It was...
I suppose I'm one of the world's most experienced people at programming wargame assistance programs (for the hobby market anyway) with one commercial product...
... My PocketPC takes no time either. I'm from Earth. You should visit a computer store some time and play with a PocketPC. -- ...
Jim Choate
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Apr 5, 2002 12:47 pm
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Hey, maybe we can get these two guys to do one of those celebrity boxing matches. :) Leonard "The Palm" Cleavelin vs Jim "Pocketman" Choate...
Bodenheimer Karl
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Apr 5, 2002 1:49 pm
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... When I went to buy I spent about 30-45 minutes putting both Palm OS and Pocket PC devices through their paces, and decided on the Palm. The Palm does...
... I don't know about Jim, but I'm holding out for "Celebrity Deathmatch", myself. Best regards, Len "ever since childhood I've had a fascination with seeing...
As I was anticipating, this is turning into the Palm vs. PocketPC celebrity death match. Why don't you guys either discuss the FUNCTIONALITY that BOTH ...
Berthier Campaign Management software is free. The Berthier Campaign Management software site has been updated with supplementary program called BNetwork. This...
Greetings and Salutations! I have been a tabletop wargamer for years. I haven't created any specific rule sets of my own, but I have set up homebrew ...
I have been toying with the idea of creating a fantasy period game that has very little magic and uses real formations. But if I do I want it to be flexible...
Hi guys I'm developing a set of WW2 rules at the tactical/operational level, using movement and combat regulated by a square grid and units representing either...
I'd be happy to give it go, and as it happens I just happen to have a few hundred 1" cardboard squares left over from another project. All the best, Chris...
British Wargames
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Apr 21, 2002 5:52 pm
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I have no one to play against but could do solo testing after June 10th Scott ... From: andrew_tippman To: wargame-creators@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April...
