Thomas Hommes - PDA600 - Amstrad Handheld ComputerThomas Hommes
      PDA600 - Amstrad Handheld Computer

I haven't found any free Software for the PDA600, to backup the memory,
so I wrote a little program by my self in "C".

This is the second BETA release of this program for MSDOS. The program
can backup and restore the memory from a file and can redirect the
output of the "text printing"-function to a file or a printer
(parallel/network)

Version 1.0 can also upload data from a ascii-file to the PDA
(scheduler, action list and address book)! Attention, the old data will
be replaced!

Version 1.1 can export ascii-lists from a backup-file to disk
 
The Serial Connector:
         __________________________________
        |         _________________        |
        | o      | 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 |       |
        |__________________________________|
        

        PDA600                          PC (25-way)   (9-way)
        +5Vdc 1 
        TXT   2 ------------------------ 3 ------------- 2
        RTS   3 ------------------------ 5,6 ----------- 6,8
        RXD   4 ------------------------ 2 ------------- 3
        CTS   5 ------------------------ 4 ------------- 7
        GND   6 ------------------------ 7 ------------- 5
        n/c   7  
        n/c   8 

I am very interested in any information of the DATA-Format for inport
records to the PDA600! use this program at your own risk! But I have
made a backup and restore on my PDA with no trouble (the moment was very
exciting...)! c:\>PDA600

    PDA600 COM1/2/3/4 [Options]    Utility for Amstrad PDA600 Handheld

    Options:  -t                   terminal-mode
              -d  [file]           save data to file
              -D  [file]           save data to file endless
              -lx [file]           load data from file (record type x)
              -r  [file]           restore memory from file
              -b  [file]           backup  memory to file

    record type: 1=scheduler/yearly days, 3=action list, 5=address book
    format-1/3: DD.MM.YY;HH:MM;info;Flag(0/1 for normal/yearly or action do/done)
    format-5  : call-type(0-5)-1;-2;-3;-4;name-1;-2;address-1;-2;-3;-4;-5;
                call-nr-1;-2;-3;-4;call-name-1;-2;-3;-4;info-1;-2;-3;-4;-5;-6;-7
    call-type : 0=not in use, 1=home, 2=office, 3=mobile, 4=fax, 5=call-name
                                                              

The option -t is only for to spy out the DATA-format.

The option -D prn can use to redirect the output to a printer.

This is a BETA-RELEASE and I can't test it under every condition! If you
find any BUG please send me a email (any other response are also
welcome)!

programs/sources for download (V1.20): 
  PDA600.EXE    (MSDOS-Binary)
  PDA600.C      (C-Source, you need the MCOMM600-Library)
  PDA600LX.C    (C-Source for LINUX from Christoph Trautwein)
  PDA600ST.TXT  DATA structure off the backupfile

hommes@bg.bib.de
