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REX 6000 Help Page News Archive

October 16 - 31, 2001

October 31, 2001

Cross Micro-Pen has size and features that impress! (From Otavio)

Otavio's find looks very nice - the right length and weight, and stylish colors to boot! And (unlike the Zebra) has a true stylus tip for use on the REX. A bit cheaper than the Pentopia option in terms of price at $15.00 USD online. Hmmm . . . time for another stylus purchase? See our Stylus Options page for details.

 

Happy Halloween!

Not only is today Halloween in the US, we are also enjoying a Blue Moon (second full moon this month)! Talk about spoooooky. Hope everyone has a boo-tiful day.

REX Source in Germany back in stock. (From Oliver)

"Hello it's me again! I wanted to inform you also that www.axxess-berlin.de has the serial version. but only 4! For the price of 298.- DM + pp. All the best from Germany!"

Remember, the serial version is more likely to work smoothly with Windows XP, unlike the USB cradle.

Other stylus options. (From Tubalips)

". . . I use the Pilot Pentopia Pen/Stylus. Without the pen cover (I discarded it) it appears to be the same length as the Zebra. But it has a spring-loaded stylus on one end and a writing pen on the other. It also stays put in the elastic stylus holder in the leather case.

I agree,the cost of the Pentopia is a little steep . . . I also like the hidden internal PDA "reset" pin that you find when you unscrew the stylus side of the pen. I have only had to use it twice, but it is real handy when needed."

The Pentopia Pen/Stylus combo can be found in office supply stores for about $18.95 USD, and on some web sites for as low as $15.95 + shipping USD. See our Stylus Options page for more info and links to retailers.

Battery door advice. (From Tubalips)

"I have heard people say that the battery doors on their REX are getting "messed up" as people replace their batteries. This will only happen if you use your fingernail to open the doors. If you use a stylus (or even a pen tip) to open the doors, you will get little (if any) wear on the plastic doors. (Remember that the doors are spring-loaded). I used my fingernails to open the doors on my Rex 5000 and the result was not very pretty. So far, there is no visible wear on my R6K battery doors."

October 30, 2001

DS2 Case Order Update.

Aplologies to all those who ordered and submitted payment for DS2 cases. We are still waiting to get confirmation from Citizen on the exact price (down to the Yen) and to find out if the pointers are included as their web site indicates. We will let you know what we hear, and submit payment as soon as we hear back from Citizen!

Thanks again to Zmcnulty for working with Citizen in Japan.

Zebra mini-pen update - it's a winnah!

Two Zebra mini-pen pen and pencil sets arrived today via UPS. They are so small and light that it seemed like there was nothing in the package! My initial (and continuing) reaction is that I have found my new "stylus" of choice!

The pen is just a bit longer and wider than the leather case pointer, and fits very well in it's spot in the leather case. They are both very light-weight, and don't add perceptably to the weight of of the REX in the leather wallet. They are big enough to write with (just) and while you wouldn't want to compose a long letter with it, it is perfectly comfortable for jotting down notes, making a list, etc. They work well as a stylus for the REX, although you probably have to be a bit more careful about pressing too hard than you do w/the plastic stylus.

See our Stylus Options page for more pictures and links to the Daytimer site where the Zebra can be purchased. This one is a winner!

New add-in - Bulls and Creots number guessing game. (From Michael)

"Hi -- I posted it at http://members.tripod.com/personal_itch/bulls01a.zip. 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."

October 29, 2001

Blackjack add-in udpated. But which one!! :-) (From Joerg)

One of our three blackjack add-ins recently released has been updated to version 1.3:

"It's me again ;-) The Black Jack addin is updated again.

Things changed:

  • Changed behaviour after DOUBLE according to Black Jack rules (only one card after DOUBLE)
  • Added Cards left indicator (is not 100% accurate)

You can find it at http://www.komedo.de

Happy gaming . . .

P.S.: There is now also a a page with feedbacks. Thanks folks!!!"

Update for REX users in daylight savings time. (From Meek)

"Somewhere on your site you are talking about the difference between rex5000 and rex6000. You do not talk about the summer- and winter time.

Rex5000 changes this automatic and rex 6000 does not: this is what I found this morning!"

Chris' update has been added to the feature comparison, and that page has been moved from the History page (not sure how it got there in the first place!) and is now available from the REX FAQ.

REX C SDK updated with global optimization. (From Mike)

"I have just released an updated version of my REX SDK. The major new feature in this release is global optimization. With global optimization there can be the opportunity to significantly improve the execution time of an application. For certain applications that can be critcal.

Here are some benchmark results:

Benchmark OptRDK -O OptRDK RexDK
prime 17.0 30.3 45.7
queens 17.3 22.3 38.0?

New features in this release:

  • -O option enables global optimization
  • support escape characters: \? \a \b \f \r \v
  • ZASM support of $ hex numbers, eg. $2C
  • misc. bug fixes

Btw, multi-diminsonal arrays supported as always ;-) Feedback is welcome."

For more information and a link to the download, look here on our Programming/SDK page.

Windows XP problem report. (From Eric)

What seemed like a beautiful thing suddenly wasn't . . .

"After upgrading, there was the initial happiness... everything seems fine, funny colors, better menus and .... stable!

after the happiness... the sadness......the REX6k USB cradle does not work anymore!

I have already tried to get it to work with help of the info on your site. But no succes so far, the system just reboots on me. Later this week i'll probably try a clean install of XP or go back to Win98 if I have to, I just need my REX!"

If anyone has any additional information on their XP upgrade, REX results, and any hints to help others make it go smoothly, let us know! We've also heard very little about Win XP on a laptop w/the PCCARD sync.

Last REX in Singapore? (From Steve)

Well, maybe the last one in the airport:

"Just for your info, I just bought the last REX 6000 in the Singapore airport at E-TroniX. The retailer told me that ever since the news of its demise by Intel, they have been selling like crazy."

October 28, 2001

Photon Microlight offers bright pointing option. (From Bertrand)

"I found the perfect pointer !!! Have a look at this : http://www.photonlight.com/products/photon_3.html


Photon II

I have two of them (Photon Light 2 and 3) and they are just perfect, just by themselves. The bulb is a bit big but pointing on a Rex does not require an extra thin pointer ! Not only the form factor is small, but it also provides light and, now the best comes, the Photonlight uses 2 CR2016 batteries !!! Yes, the Photonlight could be also used as a battery holder !!!

I think I know what I will attach to my DS2 case, if they do not come with a pointer."

When you get to the photonlight site, you can click links to see the Photon I, II, and III.

Win XP/USB cradle success and (initial?) failure. (From Dennis & Jeevan)

Since the release of the REX 6000, the USB cradle has been the subject of more than it's fair share of trouble reports. With Win XP finally released, reports from USB users that are filtering in are mixed:

"I got a new Rex6000 today since my last one crashed (software) on me..(it took Xircom Europe 3 months ! to replace the damn thing.) I am running winXP professional (final) and got Rex setup in 10 minutes without ANY problems, none! Using my USB dock and the software from your site. I used the step by step method mentioned in the quick ref guide which came in the box. (first all the drivers, rebooting and then the software...) regards, Dennis."

"I recently upgraded to Windows XP. I have not been able to install my rex usb cradle. Everytime it tries to install, my machine simply reboots! And after 1 days of unsuccessful attempts, my cradle's led has stopped blinking. Any ideas. I feel very frustrated that Intel is now not supporting rex. . . Jeevan"

While not officially supported by Xircom's 1.01 software release, everything should work fine under XP, and does for the most part from what we've heard from XP beta testers and early adopters. Some suggestions for those moving to XP:

  1. Make sure you are using the 1.01 release of the REX software, available on www.rex.net, or our Software Updates page. If you have an old install CD that came w/ your REX months ago, don't use it!
  2. Make sure you follow Xircom's installation instructions exactly! The REX installation process seems to be a bit finicky - make sure you follow the instructions step-by-step.
  3. See our Operating System page for information on using the REX w/XP, including some USB cradle troubleshooting steps provided by one user who was successful.

We don't have any feedback yet from upgraders to XP (those who are upgrading over an existing installation of Windows) as to whether they had to reinstall any of the REX software after the upgrade to get things working. If you have upgraded to XP recently, let us know how it went, what you had to do, and any things you learned that you'd like to share with others planning the upgrade. Thanks!

Google Site/Web search added.

Google site and web search have been added to provide additional options for locating information on this site. The Google search results seem to give a little more context - give it a try and compare to Freefind and see which you prefer.

What are REX owners looking for?

Since a search feature was added to this site it is possible to get reports of what folks are looking for. Seemed like others might find it interesting as well. Below is a summary of searches over the past few weeks. Don't worry, privacty advocates - only the search string is tracked, I have no idea who used the search feature . . .

Count
Keyword
Count
Keyword
Count
Keyword
Count
Keyword
Count
Keyword
46
rex
11
serial
8
reset
5
firmware
5
zone
43
case
11
cities
8
batteries
5
problems
5
alarm
25
ds2
11
notes
8
5000
5
emulator
5
calendar
16
memory
11
sync
7
categories
5
number
4
2000
16
clock
10
buy
7
search
5
email
4
net
15
battery
10
city
7
windows
5
codegenerator
4
port
14
time
10
lotus
7
pcmcia
5
picture
4
sdk
14
outlook
9
act
7
rex6000
5
erase
4
insecure
13
find
8
xp
7
truesync
5
add
4
screen
12
memory
8
world
5
tools
5
list
4
5001

October 27, 2001

Updates to REX6000.org - shake, rattle, and cut/paste.

The new "REX & REX Stuff Vendors" menu choice contains all the vendor information that used to be on the Internet Resources page (and more!). You can find information there on where to purchase a REX, REX cases, and pen/stylus options. More to follow as more is discovered/reported. A bunch of new pictures (cases, pen/stylus products) have been added as well. Take a look - there are a surprising number of ways to piddle away your money if you want to. :-) Want to take your REX scuba diving - there's a case (or two) for that!

The Internet Resources page now focuses on (duh!) Internet resources like where to find REX discussions, and misc. REX links. More cleanup work on that page to follow as time permits. . .

Thanks to Greg for inspiring some of this long-deferred cleanup work by putting together such a cool page on REX cases (and other stuff).

Blackjack add-ins seem to come in threes. . . (From Myles)

"If you want to gamble, baby I'm your man" Motorhead - The Ace of Spades.

You wait all year and then suddenly 3 blackjack games arrive at once. Mine has been kicking around half done but I thought I'd throw it in the melting pot. 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."

It is just amazing how things have changed in the past few months. From the "early days" this Spring when the only add-ins we had were written for the Japanese DS2, to our current "problem" of having to decide which 24 REX 6000 add-ins you want on your REX! (Assuming you are running Chris' Adder add-in - and you should be!!)

Find Myles' new blackjack add-in on his excellent Rexextras site. While you are there take a moment and click on the "Developer Information" link and check out the amazing range of information Myles has organized to assist the developer community. Myles' detailed documents (supported by our developers' frequent submissions of updates!) are a wonderful resource for our developer community.

DS2 case orders/payments are closed!

Unless you have contacted me direcly via email to work out a specific problem w/payment, all DS2 case orders that are not paid when I check status tomorrow morning (Saturday) will be cancelled.

Thanks again to those who made payments or let me know they wanted to cancel.

I have a huge PayPal balance that I will be transmitting to Japan very shortly to pay for your cases. As soon as Zmcnulty and I have a clear idea of how quickly to expect the DS2 cases, we'll let you know!

More to follow!

P.S. Rumors that I'm about to leave on an expensive vacation to Mexico are just not true!

P.P.S. John - can you send me a copy of Unit Converter that can convert dollars to pesos? I, um, need it for "a friend."

October 26, 2001

New "REX Cases" page added to REX6000.org

As Greg noted, REX owners seem to consistently show a lot of information in case options for their REX, some using a variety depending on their mood/activity. A new REX Cases page has been added to summarize some of the available options - it includes a link to Greg's excellent REX Protection page that has info on cases and screen protectors.

For now, you can access this page via the REX Vendors section on the Internet Resources page on our site. Soon we'll have a separate REX vendors page to make things easier to find!

Hope it is useful - any updates or corrections, let me know!!

"Not a Spreadsheet" add-in updated. (From John)

John's added some new calculations to his interesting "Not a Spreadsheet" add-in, which contains hard-coded calculations that he has added on his own and from user requests:

"Jeff Laudin sent me 2 financial equations he wanted. They are now included in NOT A SPREADSHEET. Note that this DOES NOT read from memo file. The equations are still hardcoded. It SEEMS to work. If you need the Present Value (PV) or Future Value (FV) calc try it out!

$ -------------------------------------------
Value of Future Sum
A=FVAMT
B=RATE
C=NUMPER
D=PVAMT
D=A*(1/((1+B/100)^C))
$ -------------------------------------------
VALUE of Present Sum
A=PVAMT
B=RATE
C=NUMPER
D=FVAMT
D=A*(1+B/100)^C)
$ -------------------------------------------
The rate is in %"

Second BlackJack add-in released. (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 ;-) You can find it at www.komedo.de Please feel free to send any comments to [email protected] Long live the batteries..."

This add-in was just released yesterday, and is already had one revision to version 1.1! Talk about a responsive developer. . .

Greg adds REX case info to his site. (From Greg)

Great minds think alike . . . an update to this site including a "case page" is in the works. However, Greg has an excellent summary (w/picures) of many case options and links on his site now!

"There is a lot of information on keeping your REX safe in your pocket, so I have created a new page on my site. A search on the net revealed a lot of business card cases, and I included some of the most promising (and interesting)ones on the page. Thanks to all who have found some of the cases."

DS2 case payments are DUE!

If you ordered a DS2 case (or three), please complete your payment via PayPal by tomorrow (Friday). If you are having problems paying via PayPal, please let me know! If you would like to cancel your order, please let me know!

If you have paid for your order - thank you!

Next steps (assuming things go as planned):

  1. Confirm final order totals
  2. Place order w/Citizen
  3. Zmcnulty receives and ships cases to major ship points
  4. "Distributors" in Europe, Asia, and the US ship to you!

Yup - your DS2 case should be in your hand in three or four years! :-)

Source for Vault cases in Australia

"Source for Microtech Vault in Australia http://www.conexus.com.au. Price AU$37.40 which compares favorably with others given the exchange rate and delivery. They are in Sydney and don't seem to have an online store."

October 25, 2001

New use for REX Tools Beta. (From Myster)

".... I was doing a firmware update when my PC crashed - i had to restart and realised REX was D E A D.

I couldn't get it to connect with REXTOOLS no matter what i did. Thankfully i tried a longshot with REXTOOLS BETA and Bingo!! it worked.

I share this in case someone panics a lot easier than i did (i was about to smash it on the wall)."

For more information see the Software Updates page.

October 24, 2001

DS2 case payments

We've received 90 payments for a total of about 120 cases. Thanks to all of you who have made your payment!

We are still missing payments from about 30 people. Please make your payments soon - we're going to close out the group purchase this Friday. If you are having problems making payment via PayPal or would like to cancel your order, please let me know!

The great DS2 case pointer mystery . . . (From Zmcnulty)

Recently there has been some concern (and confusion?) regarding the pointers that come with (or we had thought come with) the DS2 cases that we are ordering. DK had ordered one through friends in Japan and indicated it arrived sans (without) pointer. Zmcnulty (our man in Japan) has some additional information on the issue from the web site, and is following up directly with Citizen:

"Re: DS2 cases/stylus

Here's the product page (Japanese).

Although the page clearly pictures the cases with the stylus, and even says that they are included... well since we have a report of it not coming with one, I'll email them about it to confirm.

If you don't read Japanese, right next to the picture of the cases are lists. Both of the lists contain 2 items (2 bullets). The second item in the first list (clear case picture) says "special pointer". Then, the last line of the text quite clearly says "Pointer included."

The second item in the second list says "Color pointer". Then, in the caption, it says "Get ready with your blue, violet, pink, and yellow cases and special pointers."

Now then... uhh... I'll send them an email anyway."

Zmcnulty has been a great representative for us in Japan on this sometimes complicated group purchase process - thanks, Z, for taking the time and trouble to help all your fellow REX'rs!

Buying the REX in Europe - the UK and Germany.

UK (From Paul)

"I have just purchased a Rex and thought you might like to know that Dabs.co.uk list the Rex (£99.87 inc VAT) )but now show none in stock with a "long lead time expected"!!

The only other place I found in the UK is Lanmark Technical Services, who sell the USB version for £113.34 plus postage.

Unfortunately for us here in the UK most of the USA stores listed will not supply to Europe/UK apart from one. Alan Computech International. I purchased my Rex from them for £114 approx. (this includes all tax and 2 day express postage to the UK). At the time of ordering they had 15 (now 14) in stock.

I hope this information helps.

Germany (From Oliver)

"...the laptopstore in berlin called Axxess has the rex 6000 deliverable. They have about 30 in the USB version. For 348.- DM each + pp."

REX still available from several sources.

You can still find the REX at many e-tailers near you:

Another interesting case option. (From Kellina)

Kellina is anxiously awaiting her new DS2 case, but has another colorful case option that works well for her.

"I also have a case that I use that others might be interested in. Since everyone else is sharing their ideas. You can get it from http://www.baumgartens.com. It is item stock# 21100. [Click on the

It comes in several translucent colors (see attached the picture from their website). You can read the REX through the plastic. It is exactly the size of the REX with the exception of a little space down the side which I use for a cut-down stylus. The REX fits quite snugly but I have had no problems getting it in or out. If you don't push the REX down all the way (1 mm from the bottom?), you can reach all the "toolbar" buttons and the side buttons. The bottom button (the down arrow) is the only exception. I suppose a creative crafty person could cut a space out to reach that. I find I don't use it that much, so I didn't care. It's other plus is that since it is a business card display case also, you can set it to a perfect angle to read off the REX at you desk. Or you know, kill your batteries playing games. The price is right though!! $1.95!! They charge $5 shipping for each order though."

These cases come in a 12 pack, so you kind of have to commit to them or buy them as a group. No - we won't be setting up a group buy . . . :-) Kellina has a few extra - let me know if you're interested in purchasing one from her.

And still another "custom" case idea. (From Niyom)

"Just would like to share that our Rex6000 + a shorten stylus pen are just fit to some business card cases. For those who like this idea, simply go and find it from stationery shop. You should test it before buying as some may not fit."

October 23, 2001

Update on DS2 cases - pointer not included?

DK recently ordered a DS2 case from a friend in in Japan. It arrived at his friends house OK, but without the attached pointer shown in the pictures:

"Re: DS2 Case: I have ordered the DS2 Case through my friends in Nihon (Japan). It arrived in a couple of days. No heart spaped pointer/stylus. It appears that the case and the stylus are sold separately."

October 22, 2001

Mircotech Vault case - price discount! (from Craig)

Looks like the deal at Outpost.com just got better.

"Outpost.com is now advertising the case with a $5.00 mail in rebate, bringing the price to 10.95 + shipping."

66 DS2 case payments in - still missing almost 60!

Another gentle reminder. :-)

If you've ordered a DS2 case, please follow the link above to the DS2 Case Order page so you have the information to make your payment. If you have changed you mind and want to cancel your order, let me know!

Microtech Vault case - pictures! (From Peter)

It's always interesting how we find creative ways to pass the time. . . Peter has taken the Vault case to the next level. (Outpost.com has these very tough cases for $15.95.)

"Got bored and I've doctored my case from Microtech to take business cards and a pen/stylus courtesy of my old Victorinox Swiss Card.

Very simple to do... and now it really is the ultimate in protection and convenience.

Now I just need to fix on the bottle opener and corkscrew... :)"

October 21, 2001

Success w/Windows XP and USB, for a change. (From Myron)

" I just wanted to let you know that I have also been able to install and synch my Rex 6000 USB cradle to Outlook XP on Windows XP. The install proceeded as described on your web site.

The only additional steps I had to take were to manually set the Com port for the driver, I used Com port 5, and to make sure I ran Rex tools before attempting a synch."

Bugfix update to Find add-in. (From Gerd)

"a bugfix (thanks go to Stelios !!!)release of the find addin is available.

As an added bonus it might have gotten faster too :-) I had the impression, but am not sure.

Contacts search is now:

titles only : first name last name
contacts fast mode : first name last name
company home phone work phone
contacts slow mode : first name last name
company home phone work phone
work country work city work street
home country home city home street
work mobile home mobile

Please note: the email is not searched any more ! feed back if that is wanted. The progress bar works perfectly fine on my rex ! If it seems to stop at some point, it must be due to the internal numbering structure and unequal length of the searched items."

October 20, 2001

52 DS2 case payments and counting . . .

We are close to the half-way point on payment collections. Thanks to everyone who has submitted payment so far - your quick response is appreciated! For those of you just checking in to the News, please follow the DS2 Case Order link above and complete your payment via PayPal.

If you have decided that you don't want your case it would speed things up if you let me know that you've changed your mind! Thanks!

More updates to Find utility.

If you haven't downloaded Gerd's Find add-in recently, you probably don't have the latest version! Drop by his web site to get an updated copy of Find.

DS2 to REX - Chris does it again!

Chris (of Adder and cMemo fame) has been working for some time now the possibility of porting the firmware of the DS2 and REX between the two devices. (See the original story about running the DS2 firmware on the REX on September 18th.) But what about REX on a DS2, you ask? So did Chris! He found a brave volunteer who owned a DS2, shipped him some files and instructions (it's a little more complicated than slipping a DS2 into a cradle and doing a REX Tools firmware update) and waited for his response. Here are the excellent results:

"It seems to be work perfectly. . . Moreover now I am able to run both the REX and the DS2 addins. Only the pushbutton text of the DS2 addins are corrupted, but the other hiragana-katakana-kanji text is correct! (Maybe the charatcter-graphic map of the DS2 (were there any) is not disturbed).

I read somewhere, that the REX is much slower than the DS2. At the moment I feel no real speed difference. . . so thank you again, you made a great help to me! (I was really frightened to be unable to use my DS2 after leaving the Japanese environment.)"

This makes it possible to transform a DS2 into a REX as supplies of the REX 6000 unit dwindle over time. And heck, it's just plain cool. :-)

October 19, 2001

DS2 case payments rolling along.

So far 38 payments have been received, about 1/3 of the total orders. Please complete your payments as soon as possible - the sooner we have all the payments in, the sooner we can place the order. Thanks!

More progress on REX CodeGenerator - new features!

Tony has made some excellent progress on his REX CodeGenerator tool. It now allows you to:

More to come in the future.

Intel continues to clean house.

"Intel axes its consumer electronics unit"

See it on MSNBC

Clearly, any successor to REX 6000 will have to come from another corporation. Buy 'em while they last. Have a nice day!"

October 18, 2001

Update on Media Vault cases. (From Steven)

Steve has located the Media Vault case on Outpost.com at a better price, with cheaper shipping.

"Yesterday you posted info about the Microtech PCMCIA case, and said you can get it for $20 from Microtech. You can actually get it for $15.95 from outpost.com, and the shipping is cheaper, too."

Scroll down to the story on the 17th for the picture - quite a case!

October 17, 2001

Payment now being accepted for DS2 case orders.

Please click on the link above (DS2 Case Order Page) for information and instructions for completing your DS2 case order.

New Blackjack add-in released. (From Mantillo.)

"hi all! released a new card game for rex 6000 : black jack! you can find it on my site - http://www.onkelfuzzy.de/ - with emulator file and source code included! i called it version 0.9, because maybe there will be some bugs/errors found, but everything should work fine! if you do find something like a bug/an error, or just want to tell/ask something, mail me to - [email protected]! Have fun gambling (again ;-) )."

Do-it-yourself case option. (From Mystre)

"I just made for my rex the perfect case....

I got tired of looking here and there to find a case that fits rex and gives a good protection so i decided to make it myself. Funny think about that is that is made by two things we all have:

1. The rex leather case
2. The rex plastic case

I just cut a piece of the front panel of plastic case to make rex screen accesible with stylus and glued the case with soldered silicon glue to the side of the leather case without the metal insert

The case is solid, does not bend, the metal insert fully protects screen, and if done with caution would be very elegant too. It is not hard to imagine how it looks like either Just put rex into plastic case and then in leather case then imagine the front panel cut of ....try it."

Just when you thought the DS2 case you ordered was enough . . . (From Pete)

"I have just given up my iPAQ after realising that 95% of my usage was calender and contacts, and have bought a Rex ($99 through Amazon). Love the machine, but I'm quite rough on my gadgets, and worry that the Rex may not be up to the bashes. Especially concerned as I expect it will be tough to replace the Rex if I was to kill it!

After a bit of hunting I found the following case from Microtech which offers excellent protection for my Rex when I feel the need to stuff it into the back pocket of my jeans and sit on it!

It increases the size of course, but it is meant to be for those no-jacket days. Best thing is that it costs only $20 and can also be found in the UK for £20."

October 16, 2001

REX 6000s available for $85 at eCost.com! (From Peter)

"Since I can't get this posted at Rex Rumour Central - eCost.com currently has 19 Rex6000 for $85. These are serial dock packages. Offer time left is 66 hours. So it appears they have sold 11 in 6 hours."

There are 13 remaining as of about 3:45 PM PST.

DS2 case order - US volunteers needed!

I need some volunteers to help with DS2 case distribution here in the USA. I need individuals in the east, midwest, and west. If you can help, please let me know! The task involves:

  1. Receive shipment of cases and order list for orders in your region
  2. Ship cases out per order list
  3. Provide me w/total postage expenses so I can repay you via PayPal

That's it! Easy as pie, and you earn a ton of goodwill from all the rest of us!

I have already emailed several volunteers from Europe/Asia on shipping in in those regions. Thanks to those volunteers for offering to help - I'll let everyone know if we need more volunteers outside the USA.

DS2 case order is a GO!

Zmcnulty, our tireless agent in Japan, has confirmed that Citizen can fill our DS2 order! He's even negotiated a volume discount so we're going to be able to reduce our price a bit. More on final pricing and payment very soon!

Care to try again w/Unit Converter add-in? (From John)

"UNIT CONVERTER:

BETA TESTERS PLEASE TRY AGAIN! Download at web site.

I believe that the problem of BLANK unit names has been
solved.

Accidentally, maybe other problems are fixed??

JD

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