IntelliLink for the HP 95LX

 If Windows is your game, then IntelliLink is a great addition to your arsenal of Windows' tools. It is easy to set up and get started. However, a serial cable doesn't come with the program, so you'll need to get one (HP Serial Cable, part # HP 82222A, list price $35).

 IntelliLink provides file transfer and merging of files. It is the easiest to install of all the connectivity packages reviewed here. Even though the user manual is only 19 pages long, if you know how to install programs in Windows, you'll have no problem.

 All you do to install the program on Windows is open up the Program Manager, Click File and Run with your mouse, enter the path and name of IntelliLink's SET UP program and click the OK box. IntelliLink's Setup program does the rest. IntelliLink's manual is a little fuzzy with its Install instructions, so watch out. You'll also need to add the DOS SHARE command to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file before you can use IntelliLink.

After IntelliLink is installed on your PC, it must be installed on your HP 95LX. A special program is provided to accomplish this and, like installing IntelliLink on your PC, this one is easy, too. There's even more complete instructions in the manual.

You'll also need to follow the instructions in the IntelliLink to create (or modify) the APNAME.LST file on your HP 95LX. The 95LX-portion of IntelliLink is System-Manager compliant -- it can be accessed by a hotkey and pop up on top of the 95LX's built-in applications. IntelliLink requires approximately 50K of disk space on your HP 95LX and about 900K of disk space on your PC for the appropriate files.

 Figure #2 shows IntelliLink's main program screen on the PC, running under Windows. From this screen you will select options for transferring and merging files. Merging is accomplished using the Import Update feature. As data from files is being imported and updated, the user is allowed to determine whether or not duplicate data will be completely replaced or merged.

The following table shows which PC application file formats can be translated to the HP 95LX application file formats.

 A lot of work has gone into the design of IntelliLink and it removes the user from the complexities of accurately translating data between file formats. Files from a program as sophisticated as Paradox are changed and re-mapped to fit the file formats for the Phone Book on the HP 95LX all while the user just makes simple selections from menu screens.

 That's the way everything works in IntelliLink. It allows the user to concentrate on getting the work done, while the computer takes care of the details. When you think about it, it's too bad more programs don't work that way.