Below is a listing of many of the available REX 6000 add-ins.
See Myle's Download page for a more complete list!
Adder
- a major breakthrough! Chris
breaks the 8 add-in barrier on the REX!!
The biggest news since "Lucky
Lindbergh" landed in Paris! Chris has released Adder 1.0, with
support for loading more add-ins and other great new features! The REX normally
only holds 8 add-ins, not nearly enough. So Chris fixed that for us!
"Hi All, I've posted a new version
of Adder, which now handles loading up to 17 addins into empty
holes in the Rex firmware, providing a total of 24 addins (not
25, since Adder itself must be loaded to access the other 24)."
This is a really amazing little program!
With over 34 REX add-ins to choose from (and more coming every day) Chris'
Adder is highly recommended to get the most out of your REX.
Chris also provides Tassa - an Italian
tax calculation app, with source code is also on Chris' site, along with
Dockpatch, a utility that allows you to
use your REX in the serial cradle, as well as several prorammer tools.
CalPatch
- enhances REX usability! (From Chris)
Chris continues to come up with intriguing
tools and updates for the REX! Now the creator of Adder
and cMemo (among others)
offers up an update to the REX firmware to make navigation simpler and easier!
No more waiting for screens to refresh as you page through calendar pages
for a specific date! Here's the scoop:
"Hi everybody. I've posted "CalPatch",
a patch to the Rex 6000 firmware to provide a "Go To" function
in the Rex Calendar dialog. Download
it, load it as an addin on your Rex, and run it once to install the
patch.
It puts a "GoTo" button in
the bottom line of the Calendar dialog ("Day" mode ONLY). I've
tested it pretty thoroughly - let me know if it causes any problems on
your Rex. Worst case, just reload
firmware to undo the patch."
Greg raised an interesting question about
running CalPatch and Adder together. Which brought up other questions about
running CalPatch on a REX that has firmware modified using Paul
Lenz' RexKeys. Testing shows that CalPatch works fine with firmware
modified with RexKeys, as well as with the other add-ins that patch the
REX firmware to operate (including Adder and cMemo):
"I use a firmware i made with "RexKeys"
and i also installed "CalPatch" ,"Adder", "cMemo" , and use "Find" a lot
and never had a problem . Before running CalPatch i also was worried if
addins loaded to adder would be affected but like you said [Chris] is
VERY good at his work ..."
Do not load CalPatch into Adder! (From
Chris)
CalPatch will run find on a REX that
has Adder loaded on it. However, you should not load CalPatch into Adder:
"DO NOT LOAD CalPatch into
Adder! (It will not patch the firmware properly, and the user that tried
this found that it broke his Rex firmware. I'm pretty sure a firmware
update will fix it - haven't heard back from him yet.)
CalPatch is to be run just one time,
then DELETED, so there is no point in storing it anywhere on your Rex."
cMemo
(Also From Chris)
A very cool memo browser/reader that is
a great tool for eText readers or anyone who wants a simple way to browse/read
memos on the REX and have the ability to scroll one page at a time (a feature
sadly lacking from the REX firmware).
July, 2002: "Hi all, I have posted
cMemo version 1.0 on my website. It now takes 2 addin slots, plus a 3rd
slot containing Graham Cobb's Registry library. Any or all of the 3 may
be loaded into Adder; the main addin (cMemo.rex) may also be loaded to
the Rex main menu using WebBgone.
Please see the ReadMe.txt for detailed
installation instructions: you must execute a cMemo installation addin
before using cMemo 1.0.
Please let me know right away if you
have problems with this new release, at [email protected]."
Find
(From Gerd)
MUST HAVE!!! An addin that you won't
be able to live without once you have it. Search contacts (including notes
in Contacts), memos, calendar entries, and tasks for text strings.
Week (From Laurent)
"I have seen from the REX discussion
forum that few persons wanted to have an Addin that gives the Week number
(actually it's pretty usefull if you have/want to make weekly status report
at work). So
here is the addin (the
very first one I made in a couple of hours)."
If you'd like to download the add-in
and source code, Laurent has generously provided that as well.
CalPlanner
(From Myles)
This is a "must-have"
add-in, providing functionality that should have been on the REX in the
first place. Simple, and simply wonderful.
"New addin: CalPlanner. This will
read the calendar database and show the 30 next upcoming events in your
diary. It has some limitations but I thought I’d release a demo and
ask for feedback. The current limitations are:
- Repeat events – only annual
is catered for. I.e., Daily and weekly don’t work yet
- Speed – it takes a few seconds
to read and sort the diary events (I believe I can speed this up –
the events in the diary are typically in an approximate date order and
if I reverse the sort logic it should benefit from this)"
Update April 11, 2002:
"CalPlanner:
New release:
New version of calplanner is now on
rexextras. The problem of now events appearing for some users has been
fixed, and with some events missing. The icon has been changed to fit
in with those on the main screen for those who use this with webBgone.
Thankyou to all those who provided feedback to the beta version. Please
feedback any further problems."
This is one of the "must have"
REX enhancements!
Dictionary
(From John)
From Myster
"John Del Ferro just released a
new beta
version 0.7b of RexDictionary addin. Since he will be away for some
days he asked me to post on RRC a readme
file for those having trouble with it"
From John:
"The Dictionary BETA is Done. It
seems fairly stable. MAX SEARCH TIME for a word is about 10 seconds.
GERD is working on some additional language
dictionaries.
QC Tang is working on an ENGLISH-ENGLISH
Dictionary based on words needed for SAT. (I have the first 5000 words
already and will release on weekend)
PLEASE TRY. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU
ARE DOING WITH MEMO SYNCING. IF YOU ARE NOT AN EXPERT AT WORKING WITH
MEMOS AND SYNCING, THEN WAIT FOR THE README!!
SORRY it is so rushed, but I don't have
a lot of time!!"
From Gerd:
"I have created several new language
pairs. But they are not 100% compatible with John's. My files would need
some hand editing to be understood by the addin. I will work on that over
the weekend.
You can have a look at
http://xtide.ldeo.columbia.edu/~krahmann/rex/rexdics.html
for what I have so far (english-other,
other-english) and for what is easily possible. Please read the comments
on the page before you ask me to create other pairs. For missing pairs
from the main table please send me an e-mail."
Rexworld
released for REX World Clock city updates. (From Paul)
"RexWorld is a program which creates
files with new locations for the Rex6000 world clock. Don't be annoyed by
your editor, the necessary file format and using tabs - just click on the
world map and edit some entries. Download RexWorld from my web page and
have fun."
Birthday
(Originally from Arjan)
The Birthday add-in was first conceived
and developed by Arjan. The add-in quickly became popular with users and
developers. Arjan generously released his source code and suggested that
others might enhance and and extend his work. Developers have done just
that! There are now three versions of the add-in available, each with different
features and functionality!
Arjan's
original Birthday add-in - "I updated my birthday addin using
the sort algoritm of van Menashe Dickman and implemented a scrollbar (it
only works when dragging the thumb). I also took the liberty to implement
this scroll bar in the addin of Menashe Dickman. Both addins [Arjan's
and Menashe's] can be downloaded from http://briefcase.yahoo.com/arjanmeskers."
[Note: Menashe later enhanced his version of the add-in and renamed it
"Congrats" - see two paragraphs below.]
Nic's Birthday
add-in - "Nicolas Young has just released his new version of
the birthdays tracker add-in based on Arjan Meskers' original idea. The
add-in has been enhanced with new cool graphics & layout, scrolling by
page & single line, sorting by date & name (up & down). It has a wonderful
MS Windows like drop-out menu. The minor bugs detected in his earlier
versions have been kindly fixed by Nic in this new release. I tested this
version and it works flawlessly. I am more than grateful. Keep up the
great work, Nic!!! Everybody, enjoy this add-in and report the suggestions
you have to [email protected]!!!"
Now available in Spanish,
German, and Dutch versions! (From Hernan)
"At http://www.orgmf.com.ar/condor/rex6000.html
you can find the Birthday addins for Outlook in Spanish, German, and
Dutch. They are derived from Nic Young's one. All I changed
was a couple of LOCs. Anyone like to help me test with French, Italian
or whatever other language version of Outlook? (mail
me).
Menashe's
Congrats add-in - "Hi. I have an addin that extends Arjan's birthday
add-in to handle anniversaries as well. It handles scrolling well - single
position for arrows up and down, page up and down when using the scroll
buttons. Thanks Nic, for the scrolling pointers. I discovered that in
order to scroll properly, you need to set the number of lines to be the
(number of records - records per page). It asks whether you want to view
birthdays or anniversaries on startup. Birthdays must be entered as "Someone's
Birthday" and anniversaries as "Someone's Anniversary"
(without the quotes). Dates are displayed as DD-MMM-YYYY to minimize confusion.
You can sort by Name, Age or Date by clicking on the column headers. A
second click on the same field sorts in reverse. Click the 'X' in the
upper right-hand corner to exit. I've renamed the add-in Congrats! and
created a new icon of streamers and confetti."
Lines
(From Sergey)
"New addin released! By Sergey Khachatryan
Arkanoid
(From Simon)
Arkanoid Update released - 6 new
levels. (From Simon)
"I've tried the "back button
exits" on the Arkanoid game, but unfortunately it doesn't work (you
probably have to wait for events). Therefore, returning to the game is
unlikely to be implemented (there's only about 10 bytes more possible
to add to the REX binary). Sorry.
Anyhow, I have released a small update
to the game (miniscule is more like it). In version 0.4, level skipping
(editing the arkanoid memo) is done 5 levels at a time. That means that
level 01 now means the 5th level, 02 the 10th etc.
I've also added 6 more levels to have
a total of 20. You can download the addin at:
http://www.student.lu.se/~etn97ksi/sim_home/rex.html
Remember to upload arkanoid.txt as well
if you want the additional levels."
Backgammon
(From Gerd)
"Bugfix release 0.4 of the backgammon
addin"
Battle!
(From Paul)
From the readme.txt file:
"The object of the game is to defeat
a dragon. To do this, earn points by attacking and defeating lesser monsters...
Now how can you resist that?! Find Battle
here, but look for courage within
your own heart.
Boggle!
(Also from Paul)
"For anyone else who's interested, the add-in is
a "Boggle" type game in which you try to spell words from a grid within
the two-minute limit."
Paul's first add-in, Battle, found some a very dedicated
audience. His next should do the same.
Chess - two versions!
From Myles.
Myles has two chess add-ins, one that allows you to play
another person, and another that provides a computer player!!
Myles'
Chess addins
"You can play against the rex. Compared to the 2
player version I had to drop choice of pawn upgrade (defaults to Queen)
and en passent (which seemed fairly obscure) in order to get it to fit
in 8k. The King and Queen now start on the corrected
squares and there is a warning displayed when check situation exists (it
doesn't spot check-mate). It plays enough to make
you have to think but it's relatively easy to beat. I think to make it
significantly smarter would require writing it in assembler to get more
code into the available space. I'd
welcome any feedback."
From Chris:
"Hi all, I've posted a simple
chess
board addin. No computer player (yet) or even checking for valid moves
or checkmate, but does save your game for you - thanks to Graham for excellent
(and fast!) "Registry" routines.
To install it:
- download Chess.zip to your PC & unzip it.
- use RexTools to load Chess.rex & ChessFnt.rex on your Rex
- Run ChessFont on your Rex, just once. Be sure your batteries show "GOOD"
status before doing this, and do not try to put ChessFnt in Adder. After
it runs successfully, you may delete it.
- Chess addin will now be operational; load to Adder if desired.
Questions, comments: [email protected]"
Minesweeper
(From Daniel)
Daniel (of Rexdk fame) has been hard at
work on a new toy for all of us:
"Hi all, I have converted and translated
the Mines addin to work with the rex. The addin was originally written
for the DS2 by Citizien and is a Minesweeper-like game. Have fun."
Power-off
(From Mantillo)
"hello! The first release of a shut-off-your-rex-just-with-stylus-add-in
is out! It is named PowerOff v0.9 and you can download it here:
http://www.onkelfuzzy.de/
There are three problems with my PowerOff addin -
- You only have five seconds to enter your password after restarting
the Rex (if you use a password).
- The auto shut off time will be set to 60 seconds if you have used
PowerOff.
- If your Rex has been shut off with PowerOff and there are alarms set,
the Rex will beep endlessly, you will have to stop it manually!
I can not solve these problems, maybe someone else could do, but I think
the best solution would be a power off addin written in ASSEMBLER instead
of C. Maybe someone like Chris Harris could find out what exactly happens
(which commands are performed) when you are pressing the HOME key for
three seconds to shut off the Rex, and write the SAME code in a little
addin to shut off the Rex in exactly the same Way it's HOME key does.
This should not be that difficult for some of our Rex community members,
I am sure someone would like to do the job if enough people are interested
in a shut-off-by-stylus feature! Feel free to use my C based PowerOff
addin instead, but be aware of those problems listed above!!!"
For those seeking the nirvana of stylus-only power-off
using Mantillo's add-in, remember the little trick using the web icon to
return to the main menu using your stylus. From pretty much any screen in
the REX you can tap the silk-screened Web icon to go to your web content
screen, and then tap the header on the web screen to go to the main menu
(or whatever "main" screen (today's date, Main, or Extras) you were last
on. From there it is simple to get to the power off add-in. From most screens
it will take four taps (Web icon, Web page header, Extras tab, power-off
add-in) to use the new add-in to poweroff...but that's still more fun that
pressing the home key. :-)
Unit
Converter, Not a Spreadsheet, and Memocat (From John)
John has been busy - unit converter is
probably his most popular add-in. It stores the units to be converted in
a memo on the REX that you can edit/update with your own conversions - money,
temperature, lengths, etc. He provides a text file with many conversion
factors already set up that you can use! See his site for more info on all
three add-ins.
"RE: Unit
Converter UCREX VERSION 3.9d
IT APPEARS that I have solved the problems
of UCRex not working for some people. I have sent it out to several testers
who previously were unable to use UCREX because it would freeze their
rex or cause re-boot of rex.
I have 4 responses now and all are totally
pleased that the program now works on their REX and the text files are
read, the conversions work, and the program exits. All of this without
crashing your rex!!!
I have placed it on the web site as "UCREX54.ZIP".
If you have had problems in the past,
download and give it a try!!
There are no new features. It is same
as the previous text file versions.
(Note: This is still a 3.xxx version.
A 4.0 is coming that will make it easier to switch between unit text files.
Look for it 2 weeks from now!)"
Not-a-Spreadsheet can be CUSTOMIZED by
John:
"Released a CUSTOMIZED version requested
by a user. He sent me some equations related to his businiss and invoicing
and estimating quantities. I compiled the addin with his equations. If
you want a customized version let
me know!"
Not-a-Spreadsheet now user configurable!
"NOT A SPREADSHEET (!SS) is done.
It is fully configurable by a user memo. A sample memo is included. Remember
this requires the main addin, the library addin, and the memo. Since I
recieved ZERO comments on this project, I figured that was satisfactory
encouragement to continue it!! Now...WHO WILL BE THE FIRST to make a USER
FILE that is a FINANCIAL CALCULATOR; or any other special purpose calculator
you want. Make the Files and share them with us!!
http://www.geocities.com/jdelferro/rex"
"Final Release of MemoCat
Addin.
It is Done!! A maybe useful addin for
browsing all your memos based on categories. It is similar to Cmemo by
Chris Harris, but MemoCat does NOT have bookmark
or search features. (in fact it uses some of Chris Harris's code that
is badly mangled by me!)
Hopefully MemoCat gets wiped out by Chris Harris's future
upgrade to CMemo, but in the meantime this is a quick way to show off
all the memos on you Rex.
Features:
- Note that when you go to "Full Screen"
Mode the underlying buttons still work even though you can't see them!!
- Tapping the areas where the invisible "Show Memo"
is will return you to the "Standard Screen" mode.
- Tapping the Left/Right arrows will perform the following:
- Top arrows: pgup/pgdn 100 lines
- Second row arrows: pgup/pgdn 30 lines
- Bottom row Arrows: pgup/pgdn 10 lines
Also the HARDWARE BUTTONS:
- UP ARROW: go to First Line
- Down Arrow: go to END OF FILE"
RPN
calculator (From Georgy)
"This is a simple RPN (Reverse Polish
Notation) calculator. (RPN means it's stack-based and you first enter numbers
on the stack and then operate on them. So, in order to divide 20 by 5 you
first enter 20, then enter 5, then order: divide!) It has a stack of three
numbers, 2 memory cells, 40 storage cells, 40 unit conversions, all usual
math operations, 11 or 12 decimal digits precision (exponent -38 to +38),
input and display in hexadecimal notation. Error detection/report is rather
primitive because of the memory limitations. The calculator uses math functions
from a separate math library addin.
Any suggestions/corrections are welcome!"
Please email Georgy with
any comments!
Great work, Georgy! This has been an oft
requested add-in, and will make many REX users very happy. Enjoy Georgy's
RPN calculator.
Euro-Calc
(From Guillame)
". . . a first version of a new "home
made" Addin (thanks to the REXDK team), in both in French & English.
EUROCALC is a mini calcultor with EURO
currencies automatic convertor, with a double display screen. IT is very
usefull for me, and I hope it will for other european people."
3D
Cobra (From Bertus!)
"Hi Dana,
It's been some time since I last mailed
you! I got nostalgic and made a generally useless but nice addin. Cobra
3D is an interactive 3D showoff kinda addin. You can rotate a 3D spaceship
(not just any spaceship: it's the Cobra Mk iii!) on the screen of your Rex.
Although this will not contribute anything to world peace or any other greater
goal, it might be nice to watch or show to someone. I'm not planning on
converting the complete Elite game (see 'Background' in the readme), I just
wanted to see if I could make a 3D addin."
RexReader
(From Peter)
Updated to version 1.4 on 2/12/02
An updated version of RexReader has been
released. This is an interesting add-in that allows you to display formatted
text in memos on your REX!
"RexReader V1.4 is out with the
following changes:
- There is no size limit on memos
anymore
- Limit of 50 pages per memo
- Page brakes are handled and dedected
better
- The page number is shown in the
status field and if shown and a beep sounds the rendering of the page
has completed
- Rendering of bold and small text
corrected (where to narrow)
- Formatting option _p leads to new
page
- The enter key refreshs the current
page (if an alarm or a battery dialog obscured the screen)
- Code cleanups"
Some good ideas for using RexReader.
(From Jack)
"Re: RexReader text converter...Actually,
you should be able to use a program like Word (or better yet, WordPerfect)
to create a WYSIWYG document, using bold, italic, etc. then use the search
and replace function to replace these tags with the RexReader tags. You
might also consider an HTML editor. From what I've read, the RexReader
uses encapsulated tags for the text, meaning there's an ON switch and
an OFF switch for each formatting type (bold, etc.). This is similar to
HTML and WordStar type formatting. WordPerfect's Reveal Codes should show
something similar. Also, check out a freeware program called NoteTab Light.
You can write your own keyboard shortcuts to automatically enter RexReader
style formatting in a text document. NoteTab Light is available at: www.notetab.com."
Blackjack
(From Myles)
"If you want to gamble, baby I'm your
man" Motorhead - The Ace of Spades. I started this intending it to
have a card counting indicator so I can practise :) It could do with spliting
of hands and doesn't bet - just counts winning hands. The card graphics
are fairly smart though I thought."
BlackJack
(From [email protected])
"Hi everybody! I finished my first
addin. It is (unfortunately) Black Jack. I know there is already one out
there, but diversity is always good ;-) Please feel free to send any comments
to [email protected] Long live the batteries..."
Dice,
Blackjack, and Video Poker (From Mantillo)
Mantillo was one of the early contributors
to REX users, with a utility to help get contacts from TrueSync Desktop
to Intellisync Mobile Desktop. He also has three add-ins for your
enjoyment! See the REX page on Mantillo's site. He also provides the sourcecode
for his add-ins!
Bulls
& Creots (From Michael)
"It's a number guessing game called
Bulls and Creots. There's a help file in the zip. Any comments are welcome
from anyone who downloads it (or doesn't, for that matter). I suppose anyone
can email me if they would like the source."
Rextrain
(From Davrex)
A very interesting "user
recompilable" add-in released. (From Davrex)
Davrex has put together both an add-in
and a way for others to update/localize it to their purposes. His web
site is quite detailed and well done - worth looking at even if you're
not sure you need the add-in!
"Hi all! I've created my first
addin for Rex6000: "RexTrain". I was doubting if making it
public or not, becasue I don't know if it will be very useful to a lot
of people. In any case, I have set up a page for you to decide.
RexTrain is a visual timetable for
trains (or another transport with regular and frequent departs &
arrivals). It plots a visual representation of the trains depart &
arrival times at some station at the time you plan to arrive
at it.
Basically it answers to the question:
I'm at x minutes from station 'A' and I plan to go to station 'B'. Which
trains will I found when I arrive at station 'A'? In fact, the original
question that led me to make this little addin was: "Must I run
now or I have plenty of time to catch the next one ?" :->
All the data is hardcoded in the addin
(no external memos). If you want to create another localization you
must recompile it. But I have set up an easy mechanism to automate it
(you don't need to know C at all!!). Please refer to my page for more
detailed information. All comments and suggestions are welcome.
Thanks to all the developers that have
shared their source code and REX experiences with all of us !! Without
their support I never would have been able to create any addin.
And, if you happen to live near Davrex
and take the same trains, you could even use it as is! :-)
Scientific
calculator (From V. Mittal)
"I own a Rex6K and I really appreciate
the good work being done by all the Rex6K addin developers. I have also
developed a scientific calculator for Rex6K."
Encrypted
Memo (From Gerd)
"New version 0.5b of the encrypted memo addin.
- up/down now moves the display by 7 lines (i.e. a whole
display)
- the 4 'memos' have now changable names (up to 4 characters)
- tiny speedup
From Gerd's web site:
"WARNING ! I had at some time difficulties with
the following addin. I found cases when it was impossible to connect to
the computer because of some apparently corrupted structures in the rex.
I was ALWAYS able to recover by deleting the four picture files with the
tinydraw addin. So please ALWAYS load the tinydraw addin together with
the encrypted memo addin. And please note that you always use the addin
at your own risk ! Here is version 0.2 of the encrypted memo addin. Be
aware that I consider this code beta software. I can't guarantee that
it does not damage existing data on your rex ! Try it at your own risk.
Testing of this version on my Rex has not shown the aforementioned problems."
Schnauz
and Fox and Hound (From
Alex)
Alex has added two addins:
"Schnauz is a simple draw and discard
game, suitable for players of all ages. Players have a three card hand
and the aim is to collect cards in a single suit worth 31 points or as
near as possible to that total. It is played in variations in the USA,
the UK and perhaps other places. In the USA it is usually called Scat
or 31, in the UK also Scat or Ride the Bus."
There's even a way to cheat a bit if you
find the REX too challenging an opponent. :-)
"Fox and Hunter is a game played
on a chess/checkers board (chess?!? --- No way!). The game is played on
the black fields only, like checkers. One white stone is the fox and four
black stones are the hunters. The fox tries to reach the other side of
the board, while the four hunters try to prevent this. Only one hunter
can move one field forward at a time. The fox can move one field forward
or backward. If the fox slips through a hole in the line of the hunters
or reaches the other side, it has won. If the hunters manage to surround
the fox so it can´t move anymore they have won the game."
Piano
(From Ugg!)
"I am releasing version 0.9 of my
REX Piano addin. This version has all of the keys "tuned" to their
proper pitches (or as close as the REX will allow). See the link on my web
page for more info about the REX sound hardware and it's limitations. (Link
provided by Benjamin Green.) With the release of 0.9, I'm also releasing
the source code. It's a bit messy, but it's all there. All I ask is that
you send me (or make public) any changes you make! Thanks!
I am still developing version 1.0 of the
Piano addin, which will include: playing saved melodies from memos (very
close to finishing this) and "sliding" notes (touch a note then
slide to the next). If anyone has any ideas or suggestions for this addin,
drop me an e-mail."
Sunmoon
(From DaveREX)
"SunMoon
tries to pack the most relevant Sun & Moon events for the current time
and date (in the user's eographical location). It marks the rise and set
times for sun (mathematical, civil, nautical, astronomical amateur, astronomical
professional) and moon (just the mathematical ones). It plots the position
of sun and moon in their daily cycles. And for the sun it is compared with
its maximum and minimum variations (summer and winter solstices).
Finally, both are also situated in their
global cycles. For the sun it marks us the current zodiacal constellation
(and in consequence the season). For the moon its current phase, both graphically
and numerically. This time the addin doesn't need to be recompiled for each
user !! ;-> ...it reads the data from a memo.
(Feb 25, 2002) "I've released a new
version
(0.9) of SUNMOON.
- Solved bug in display when a new sign
starts.
- Solved bug in moon phase computation
(it showed in rare cases -particulary in some early hours of the day
- Enhanced accuracy of sunrise and sunset
times.
- Better indication when no detailed moon
data is found.
- The moon is now plotted even in its
lowest position in the daily cycle.
- Some minor aesthetics enhancements.
The generator should now work with all
international versions of windows.
And there is also a localized version (season's
names) of the addin for southern hemisphere users. (At least I know now
that there is one !! ;->)"
PacMan (From Roo)
"Dana, PacMan is now available
at www.fiendishcat.com/rex.
It's a fairly early (and slow!) version, but playable. Cheers,"
Tetris
(From Roo)
"Hi! Just thought I'd let people know
that I was a bit bored so knocked up a crude Tetris game. There are a few
extra bits I need to sort out, but
it's fairly playable just now. The possibility of using two add-in slots
for bigger programs sounds promising..."
Roo's Tetris is fun - very playable and
polished! It should help you kill a quite few hours (and maybe a few batteries).
Tetrex
(From Vasily)
Myles has the second Tetris add-in on his
add-in quick download page. Tetrex joins Tetris (from Roo) to give you two,
yes two! ways to drain your batteries with that famous game.
Asteroids
on the REX!?! (From Daniel)
"A new version of Asteroids is available.
. . The game has grown to a size of three addins, but it is, hopefully,
a lot more fun to play. I'm always happy getting some feedback and suggestions
for future versions."
Daniel and Chris have broken the 8K add-in
limit on the REX, "spanning" this new version of asteroids across
three add-ins! The good news - more fun to play. The bad news - takes the
space of three add-ins.
Electronic
Ruler (From Ian)
"* Added extended 5mm, 1/2",
1/4", and 1/8" marks. (Chris Harris idea!)
* Converted to use Myles z88dk sdk. (Nice one Myles!)"
"I've written a handy electronic ruler
for the Rex6000! Yes, it only mearsures 5cm/2inches! but hey! its free and
jolly usefull! Measures in cm or inches!"
Memory
Game add-in from Di.
"I wrote it using online SDK ( telnet+ftp
). See more on Setup SDK page."
Di's add-in is a fun matching game where
you turn over tiles and try to match duplicates.
Programmer's
calculator add-in. (From Di)
Both source code and the addin are available.
It is a remake of DS2 SDK example. Di
was one of the very early pioneers in REX 6000 technical investigation,
and maintains a web-based REX SDK on his site. His site is well worth a
look-see!
Tennis,
Rexcade, Rexchange, Rexpense, Guitar Chords, Metronome, and Tasklean!
(From Bertus)
Bertus has released more add-ins (seven
as of 9/7/01) than any other developer!
- Games: Rexcade (Cascade), Tennis
(aka Pong)
- Music: Guitar Chords (displays
fingerings for guitar chords), Metronome
- Utilities: Rexchange (currency
converter with supporting Excel file), Rexpense (expense tracker also
with supporting Excel file), Tasklean (delete old tasks from your REX)
Bertus has also generously provided the
sourcecode for all of his add-ins on his site. In addition, he has additional
support files
GolfCard,
a golf score keeping utility! (From Dave)
Truly an excellent use for a REX - keeping
your golf score was never so fun!
Othello
(From Myles)
The addin and the C sdk it was created
with can be downloaded from Myles' site. Now includes two-player functionality!
"Driver"
For fun and programmer's information. (From Myles)
"Its a vertically scrolling driving
game in a narrowing road. Shows the
VScrollArea function in action and the use of DsTouchDataGet so that you
can check the screen without causing code execution."
This is less a game and more a programming
exercise, but it is pretty cool anyway.
Dwarf
Gold (From Paul)
"I hacked out a little game called
"Dwarf Gold" last night, which is available (with source). Its a "hunt the
wumpus" derivative, but its not quite done yet. Its playable, just doesn't
have all the features I want in it yet. However, I won't be able to do much
programming this weekend, and wanted to get something out soon, so... The
code is based on Myles' sdk stuff (many lines in dg.c should look the same!).
Good work Myles!" (From Paul)
Solirex
- eight (8!!) add-in games (in one add-in!) released by Amiram!
SoliRex is a single Rex 6000 add-in containing
a suite of eight well-known solitaire games, including
Klondike (also known simply as "Solitaire"), FreeCell, Pyramid,
Pyramid Golf, Monte Carlo, Stonewall, Osmosis, and
Aces Up.
SoliRex contains several features that are usually available
in larger platforms, such as "Undo" and scoring. However, the
Rex 6000 is not an ideal platform for games (or for any other software development,
for that matter), so don't expect all the Bells and Whistles you get on
a better platform.
Note that Amiram requires folks wanting to download Solirex
to answer a few survey questions. He has promised to post the results of
the survey at a later date.
SokoRex
(From Alan)
"I have posted an addin, SokoRex,
with source.
It is the Sokoban game orginated from Japan.
Inside are 52 small but interesting maps. Feel free to play and/or give
comments. (Developer note: During the development I discovered that we can
add at most 40 events at a time. (and my addin has used exactly 40)"
Sokoban - now with 50 levels!! (From Shai)
"I have an improved version of the
sokoban game with 50 levels! Also I have added some REX developer tools
to my site for those who are interested. Based
on SDK provided by M. Rix. Thanks! This is a tiny version of the Sokoban
game. the rules are simple: just use the navigation arrows to move the tiny
person arround and use him to push the boxes into their targets marked by
a small circle. Pushing 2 boxes togather is imposible."
Please contact
Shai if you'd have comments or would like additional levels created!
Space
Invaders - (From Shai)
"I just posted a new add-in "Invaders"
game in my site."
Webclean
(From Damjan)
Use this great little add-in to remove web content from
your REX.
Dictionary
files available. (From Mojo)
"They aren't addins, but I hope it
will be usefull anyway. I have put together some dictionary files to use
with my REX. If you are interrested in trying them, you are welcome. The
first one is from French to English and it is as simple as 27 memos with
titles like "F-E xxx" where xxx is the first word in that memo.
A good thing is to put your memos under categories since 27 memos more will
make you scroll quite a lot. I'm planning to put more of them together but
it will only be between english and some other languages. FYI these memos
takes 29% of my memory...
. . . download them and drag-drop them
into notes in outlook and sync... If someone would develop a search add
if that could search these memos then..."
Mojo now has French to English (27 memos),
English to French (18 memos), Italian to English (10 memos), and English
to Swahili(1 memo!).
The programs below are not add-ins - they
are Windows programs that run on your PC to provide additional content and/or
functionality for your REX. They show some real creativity, and have gotten
rave reviews from users.
REXMail
(From Chris F.) <Up>
Rexmail lets you WRITE and SEND emails on the Rex, RECIEVE
and READ emails on the Rex, and transfer Inbox emails to the REX and Rexmails
from the REX to Outlook or both. Rexmail has various filters to receive
only the emails you want to e.g. filter by date, words in the subject, words
in the sender's address etc. Rexmail syncronises the emails with your Outlook
98/2000 Inbox, and has a simple configuration to get you up and sync'ing
uses a standard Windows' install/uninstall routine. Rexmail is compatable
with Windows98/2000 operating systems and Outlook98/2000.
Price Information: There is a $10 registration fee if you
want to keep using the program after 30 days.
Maillosaurus
REX (From Dunqan.) <Up>
Program has three main functions:
- Copy unread e-mails from inbox (or from different Outlook's
folder) to REX. You can convert defined number of e-mails into one note
(it is often usefull).
- Send e-mails created in REX via Outlook. Using only
your REX, you can add to your e-mails your signature, predefined QuickTexts
and even... an atachments from your PC.
- Create formated documents via Microsoft Word. Using
your REX you can create Word documents with different font styles, different
font sizes and various aligment options. You can also specify many shortcuts
that will be replaced with full text, before the document will be transfered
to Word. You can even create in REX a Word document and send it as an
atachment to the e-mail created also in your REX.
Maillosaurus REX
can put Web content on your REX!! (from AntMelNat) <Up>
"I have been testing Maillosaurus
REX (the Outlook email transfer program - see Dana's help page) and have
found it useful. It moves emails from the Outlook Inbox to the notes section,
which gets transferred to the REX at the next sync. It will also take
emails created in the REX, after syncing, and place them in the Outlook
Outbox. It can also be told to send an attachment along with the email
note.
Although I wouldn’t read and write
email in the R6K very often, I have found an extremely valuable use for
this program. I am on several daily email lists, which deliver news stories,
bible verses, word-for-the-day, etc. to my Inbox and this program moves
them to the R6K without having to cut-and-paste them.
One of my concerns, if Intel does not
continue the REX line, is the loss of the web content. Using the Maillosaurus
REX program, I have been able to get my own web content into the R6K quicker
than a rex.net sync. This should work to get web content into the R5K
as well.
I have found a source that will email
personalized content daily at infobeat.com (see below). It does not format
the text as well as rex.net, but it does work very well and has hundreds
of options. No movie listings yet but you can get T.V. listing for your
area (see below).
If you configure Maillosaurus REX to
transfer each email sepperately, the notes title in the REX will be the
email's subject. An added plus is that each story (note) can be deleted
after being read, something you can't do with rex.net. If
anyone knows of other email news services like infobeat.com, please post
them."
AOL email on your
REX. (From Jack)
"Bizarre, but true. Start with these
two ingredients:
- Outlook
- MailosaurusREX
or REXmail...either one is fine,
although mREX has a custom folder feature, while the other does not.
- Add an equal amount of eNetBot Mail
(www.enetbot.com [Allows
you to send and receive AOL™ Mail from any standard email program])
- Stir and synch.
In theory, eNetBot should work with damn
near any kind of PDA, but YMMV. Seems to work well on the REX though,
using the above method."
New email
tools developed for the REX. (From Mihail)
"I have written a couple of macros
to transfer e-mails to REX. As I hope I will do something else sometime,
I have made also a special web page - www.rex6000.narod.ru,
where you can find them. It may become also a Russian Rex 6000 web page
(as I could not find any existing), but usually I am so lazy..."
Enhancements to MailtoNotes macro released
(By Greg)
"I've enhanced Mihail's "MailToNotes()"
macro for Outlook 2000 and posted
it on my site. I'm working with Mihail on a common distribution point
(much like other open-source projects), but until then, it's available
on my site.
I've added many capabilities. First is
a "Preferences" section which allows you to modify its functionality
easily without digging into the code. The code has been hardened and optimized,
so it's faster and handles error conditions better. It also multitasks
nicely, so you can keep using Outlook while it works. The auto-remove
option now handles two different lifespans for notes, so you can split
your notes into "daily" and "weekly" items.
Read the comments in the source for more
information. To install it, download the zip file and load the included
bas file into Outlook's VB editor. You will need to modify some of the
constants in the Preferences section to fit your configuration. The most
important is the folder name in which it will look for new mail to transfer."
AOL et. al. on your REX (redux). (From
Jack)
By popular request, Jack is back with
a little more detail on his AOL (and other) REXploits:
"I'm a masochist for getting AOL
in one form or another, on one weird device or another. Haven't figured
out how to get it on my microwave yet, but I created one of the first
kludges for getting AOL on a Windows CE device, using a DOS emulator,
and the old DOS version of AOL. (Every time I think back to those days...I
feel the need for a strong drink...)
Anyway, in pursuit of this odd compulsion
of mine, I've always got this sort of thing in the back of my mind.
When I started playing with mREX (mailosaurus REX), it worked with Outlook,
turning mail into Memos, and Memos into mail, allowing a person to write
and receive email on a REX.
Well, then there's a piece of software
that allows AOL users to get their AOL mail in Outlook. The program
is called eNetBot Mail (www.enetbot.com).
Therefore:
eNetBot + Outlook + mREX (or Inetllisync)
= AOL email on your REX 6000
Throw in: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/internet-services/access-via-email/
and you've got an opportunity to get really weird with your REX. And
don't forget AvantGo (www.avantgo.com),
or PageGetter (www.pagegetter.com).
Anything you can do by email, you can do with the REX, for the most
part! You can send FAXES using services like VillageFax.net (www.villageedocs.net),
MaxEmail (www.maxemail.com)
or the Symantec Fax Starter Edition that comes with some editions of
Outlook.
Other ideas:
News by Email
http://www.everythingemail.net/email_news.html
Paging, Fax, Wireless, Voice, etc.
Gateway Services and Products
http://www.everythingemail.net/email_services.html#paging
Emailtoday:
http://www.emailtoday.com/index.htm
(check out Email Management on the lower lefthand side)
The list goes on, beginning at http://dir.altavista.com/search?pg=dir&tp=Computing/Internet/Email/Advice_.26_Guides,
but that's a healthy starter."
See here
on our Websync
page for more details and links for getting web content on your REX
via email!
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REXKeys
- REX Keyboard modifier! (From Paul)
<Up>
You can use Paul's program to modify the
REX.BIN firmware file and then update the firmware on your REX using REX
Tools. This is a great development for REX users who want characters on
their REX that aren't supported by the current, US-centric firmware. Note
- it's probably best that you play with this only if you're comfortable
with computers! There are REXkeys templates for over 12 languages (e.g.,
German, Greek, Russian, Czech, Polish, Swedish, and Hungarian,
etc!)! More are added periodically,
so check back for updates.
March 15, 2002 -
RexKeys 2.0 released!
"RexKeys 2.0 is much more comfortable
than the old version. There are separated template files for the characters
and the keyboard layout. On my page you can have a look on screenshots
of the original keyboard and 12 modified layouts including Greek and Russia.
I know the very first version did not work with DockPatch. I don't know
about the next version, I heared about some difficulties. Today I tested
RexKeys 2.0 with the "dockpatched" REX.BIN, and it worked without
any problem.
Some people asked me if they can create
a Thai, Hebrew or Arabic keyboard. I added some comments about this issue
on my page."
REX.BIN (the REX firmware file) can be
found in our Software Updates
section. See below for info regarding using REXKeys and Dockpatch together.
Dockpatch
- operate your REX in the serial cradle (From Chris) <Up>
"Enables Rex 6000 to be operated while inserted in
the serial docking cradle. With source code." For users who spend a
good portion of their day working at their desk, this allows them to have
the REX plugged into the Serial cradle (using the batteries in the cradle
for power!) while using it at their desk! Some have even disconnected the
serial cradle from it's cable and used the cradle as a sort of portable
external power pack for the REX!
And even more good news on Dockpatch
- works w/USB cradle! (From QC)
"hi Chris, DockPatch works in the
USB cradle perfectly. thank you very much for all your high quality add-ins.
i hope that your difficult time will be over soon and your family is well."
March 23, 2002: Dockpatch updated
- "Mr. REX" does it again... (From Chris)
Chris always makes us go "Oh wow -
I want it!!" when he releases one of his REX enhancements. This time
he's updated Dockpatch so that it can be loaded via an add-in, rather than
via a firmware update. Easier, safer, and cooler, too! Dockpatch allows
you to use your REX while inserted in the serial cradle - turning the serial
cradle into a kind of external battery pack for the REX. Great for playing
battery hungry games, or if you want to keep your REX on your desk during
the day. You can still use your cradle for syncing when you need to.
"Hi all, I saw David Elsing's post
and website http://david.student.utwente.nl/Rex6000/powerpack/index.php
about removing the serial cable from the docking station, brought back
memories of my first Rex (the battery-hungry kind), and painfully reminded
me that DockPatch was long overdue some updating, so:
DockPatch
1.0 is essentially the same as the original DockPatch except it is
now installed via an addin, instead of via a patched Rex.bin. Just load
the DockPatch addin on your Rex (BUT NOT IN ADDER), run it once, and you're
all set. Also, if you execute it again, it uninstalls DockPatch - which
may help if there is ever a concern that DockPatch may be causing problems
on your Rex, although I'm not aware of any.
I have also shortened the timeout: when
you insert your Rex in the cradle and it displays DockPatch, you now have
only about 2 seconds to press a key to abort the Rex "Ready"
prompt - you gotta be quick! I did this to address the problem where DockPatch
slows down initiation of the sync process during the (previous) 5 second
DockPatch delay.
Oh yeah - if anybody is successfully
using DockPatch in the USB cradle, please let
me know! In the past, I have told quite a few folks that it works
only in the serial cradle without any evidence to the contrary."
Using RexKeys and Dockpatch together.
(From Zdenek)
Using RexKeys with DockPatch - I am not
sure what happend with your Rex, but I thing the correct way to use both
patches is:
1. Prepare your localisation file from
original (not patched) Rex.bin using RexKeys.exe
2. Use Extract.exe to export .RKX file
3. To fresh original Rex.bin apply DockPatch (or download patched Rex.bin)
4. Apply .RKX file using RexKeys to Rex.bin with DockPatch.
5. Load Rex.bin with both patches to Rex.
If you don't pretend to create .RKX,
you can use RekKeys.exe directly to Rex.bin with DockPatch. Paul Lenz
(the brave auhor of RexKeys) can explain workabout for creating .RKX in
this case. Workabout is a little bit complicated and I don't remember
it."
Martin was curious if Rexkeys and Dockpatch
could be used together on the REX (both update the firmware). Zdenek replies:
"I am using both RexKeys and DockPatch
patches. It works fine. If you wish to export your RekKeys data to .RKX
file, use the RexKeys first and save Rex.bin produced for future corections
to your localisation."
Cradle surgery + Dockpatch = REX
power supply. (From David)
Others have mentioned doing this, but
no one has documented it so completely - for those REX gamers who are
tired of burning up CR2016s:
"Hi! I'm new around here, but
a had some inspiration to make a power battery pack out of my craddle.
I used my first set of batteries in 10 days, so this can be a bit of
relief.
http://david.student.utwente.nl/Rex6000/powerpack/index.php
I hope it's helpfull."
A program for
users of the REX who speak German! (Thanks, Donni!) <Up>
"I wrote a small program that downloads
and converts the news of heise-newsticker (a famous german computer magazine)
to outlook-notes that can be transfered to the rex by intellisync. Old news
articles are deleted if you fetch the new ones. My program (hNews for Rex)
is very simple and still beta but I think a lot of German users will like
it.
You can download it at: http://home.t-online.de/home/donni
Feel free to distribute it in any way you like - it's freeware."
New REX image
tool from the author of REXRunt (From Benjamin)
"Once upon a time Dana wrote:
> Add me to the list of amazed Rexrunt
users. <g>
> Can you puleeze do a bit more work so I can display my own bitmaps?
Several others have made similar requests.
My intention was to allow loading of images from files, but I've been a
little busy, apparently for 6 months.. I have however created a picture
to add-in converter which is probably satisfactory for most people. It's
at:
http://www.lh.co.nz/software/rex/PicToRex.zip"
DK's "customer testimonial:"
"Those who remember excellent 'RexRunt'
demo addin from Benjamin know what great opportunities it offered to display
greyscale pictures on your Rex.
This time Benjamin has released a Windows
tool - 'PicToRex'- enabling us (non-developers) to easily hardcode our
OWN photo into an addin and enjoy it in the Rex in four shades of grey.
It's very easy to use...with just a few
mouse clicks it generates an addin with your photo. You may generate as
many addins with different photos as you like and load them all at once
into Rex. They all run perfectly. I also tried loading them into the Adder...works
fine. Thanks, Benjamin."
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