Re: Omnigo transfer protocols

darren@mailserver.aixssc.uk.ibm.com
Wed, 17 Apr 96 16:07:09 BST

>Does anyone have a description of the protocols used by the Omnigo when
>communicating with a PC? I'm hoping to write a set of Unix utils for dealing
>with Omnigos since I don't have a PC (if I ever produce anything worthwhile
>it'll be stuck up on a web site somewhere for free downloading).

Try http://www.geoworks.com/htmpages/devrel/download.htm (pccom.txt can
be downloaded from there). There was also an article in Mobilis (anyone
got the URL to-hand).

There is already xtoz, C code that'll compile on most Unix's for transfer
to and from the OmniGo. Apparently.

>On the subject of backing up Omnigos, do I need to make sure all apps are
>shutdown (Fn+F3?) before copying their files or does the transfer app sync
>everything?

Can't say I've bothered with Fn+F3, and I haven't had any problems.
Anyone know better?

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Cheers,
daZZa (Darren Marsland, BOS Group Team Leader, AIXSSC, IBM UK)    
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