Glossary

SUPER -- www.palmtop.net (click download at www.palmtoppaper.com).

HPLX-L -- mailing list from whence this column comes.

LX -- short name for the HP 100/200LX Palmtop Computer

PE - Pal Edit -- text editor preferred by many LX users. Available at www.dasoft.com.

FAQ -- Frequently Asked Questions.

flame wars -- personal attacks, followed by rebuttals, followed by free-for-all and taking sides,followed by peace-makers, followed by silence -- everyone is burned out.

<G> Big Grin symbol -- often misused, sort of like smiling while you take a jab at someone.

CF -- CompactFlash ram card. The postage stamp sized memory cards that are commonly used in cameras but are now available for use in the LX.

ATA Flash Card -- the bigger PC Cards that can hold up to 220MB of data (or 1.2 GB if you can afford 1.5 megabucks -- see User to User column page 12.)

CPack -- the HP Connectivity Pack is a suite of programs that let you run the same software on your desktop as on your Palmtop, less Lotus, cc:Mail and Quicken.

Transfile -- a Windows program that will let you transfer files back and forth from your desktop to the Palmtop. Search SUPER for it.