We cannot respond to all letters or e-mail (but we read them all). Please send us questions, suggestions for improvements in the magazine,
ideas for new software, or general comments. All responses, unless otherwise indicated, are from Rich Hall, Editor of Pocket PC. You can reach Rich at
rich@PocketPCmag.com.
Can you rotate Casio and Compaq Pocket PC screens?
Recently you featured a tip about how to "rotate" the view on (I believe) a Jornada. I have a Casio E-115 and am not able to rotate the
screen using the directions you included. Do you know if there has been any talk by Casio or a private developer about creating this ability?
Kirk Andersen
Kirk, Jimmy Software (www.jimmysoftware.com/Software/Landscape/index.html) just released a utility program that rotates the screen on Casio and Compaq Pocket PCs. It doesn't look like a free demo is available, but the commercial price is $9.99. Rotater, a utility program from www.aeonigmasoft.com automates the process for the HP Jornada 540 series.
--Rich
HP Jornada 720 Handheld PC has a Type I CF slot
I read your article on the HP 720 Handheld PC 2000 and saw where you said that it had a Type II CompactFlash slot. That differs from other
reviewers and HP's Web site. Who is correct?
Tim Quinlan
The Jornada 720's CompactFlash slot IS NOT TYPE II it is a Type I slot. The majority of CompactFlash memory cards are Type I cards. IBM's
new 1 Gigabyte microdrive is a small, rotating-disk hard drive in the
CompactFlash card format. It is a Type II device and will not work in the HP 720's CF slot. The 720's larger PC Card slot is Type II compatible, which means that you can use a CF-to-PC Card adapter to insert a Type II CompactFlash card into it. Sorry about the mistake.
--Rich
Wants Microsoft Reader for the Handheld PC
I've written to Microsoft about this. But, as Pocket PC magazine certainly has more clout than the likes of me and/or may know what the
story is with this, I thought I'd raise the issue with you. I do not understand why it appears there is to be no Microsoft Reader for the H/PC. It doesn't make any sense. I would have thought Reader for the H/PC would have been a higher priority than Reader for Windows 9X/Windows 2000. Of course there are a LOT more desktop and notebook machines than there are H/PCs. In any case, I'm anxiously awaiting Reader for the H/PC and hope it's only a matter of time.
Alan Kissane
Alan, I agree. Please see my response to the next letter.
--Rich
Can Pocket PC applications run on the H/PC 2000?
What is the level of compatibility between applications developed for Pocket PC and their ability to run on the Handheld PC 2000? What about applications developed for Win98? I am debating whether to buy a Jornada
720 Handheld PC or an Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC. I especially want to run Microsoft Reader on whichever device I buy. If I get the 3650, I get the Pocket PC environment with Reader and the avalanche of applications I expect Pocket PC to generate (as it kicks Palm's butt), but I'm then stuck with no keyboard and a teensy screen guaranteed to send my 50-year-old eyes into eyestrain and headache hell. If I buy the 720, I get a somewhat larger and more readable screen and keyboard, but no Microsoft Reader. And I don't know if Win98 Reader will run on it, or if any of the stellar applications hitting the market for Pocket PC can ever be used on it. Can you help me with this?
Samuel Alunni
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