Reminder for Psion 3A Palmtop computer. Designed and programmed by A. Wright (c)1997 REMINDER is a program to 'Remind' you of an important task every time you turn on your 3A on a set day. I have used my Psion 3A for a couple of years, but it is easy to miss an alarm for various reasons. Its also easier to remember something if you are prompted several times a day. As a side effect Reminder tells you of a fact for each day of the year, plays a sound file and also offers a "Quick-note" function. Reminder consists of three files. 1. DAY.OPA The main executable 2. YEAR.DAT A list of facts and space to store the set reminder. 3. NOTE.DAT A page of text that can be used for taking quick notes. Plus optionally, SOUND.WVE 1.WVE 2.WVE 3.WVE 4.WVE 5.WVE 6.WVE 7.WVE 8.WVE 9.WVE 0.WVE The total Disk space used is approx. 21K plus about 42K if you use the WVE files. Reminder should be installed as follows: Copy DAY.OPA to a \APP directory Copy all the other files to \APP\REMINDER on the same disk as DAY.OPA (This can be any disk but a flash disk will use space up each time you use the notepad or enter a new reminder) Then use APPS : INSTALL to put DAY.OPA on the desktop. When first run, three screens of information are shown. Pressing the key takes you to the next screen. After the last screen Reminder will go to the background. When it is running, it will come to the foreground when your 3A is switched on or when selected from the desktop. At this point several keys can be used. 1. 'X' This key will stop Reminder activating until the next day 2. 'O' Reactivates Reminder if it has been switched off. (You have to select Reminder from the desktop to enter this command) 3. 'C' Allows you to set a countdown to a particular day. It will be displayed each time you turn on your 3A 4. 'S' Allows you to set a reminder that is only displayed on the day you select. 5. 'T' Will state the time using the WVE file 0 to 9. 6. 'N' Activates NOTE.DAT See later for more detail. (Pressing the 'HELP' key brings up the above list.) NB: If Reminder is stopped and then re-started you will lose any countdown that has been set, but any reminder will be recovered. Functions Sound: When reminder is brought to the foreground, either by switching on your 3A or selecting Reminder from the desktop one of two sounds will be played depending on the time. Between 08:00 and 23:00 SOUND.WVE will be played if it exists. Between 23:00 and 08:00 the Time will be stated using the WVE files 0 to 9 if they exist. Set Reminder: Pressing 'S' will bring up a dialog box which will allow the following inputs. Day Month Text After entering this data press to accept or to cancel. On the set day the Reminder screen will contain a line that states: Remember: Countdown: Pressing 'C' will bring up a dialog box which will allow the following inputs. Day Month Year Text After entering this data press to accept or to cancel. The Reminder screen will then contain a line that states: Only x days until Notepad: Pressing 'N' will display the file NOTE.DAT which is an ASCII file of 17 rows by 59 characters. This can be edited to display any text you require. The normal cursor keys work including the back space key. Pressing the key will bring up a menu that allows you to: Save as. Entering a file name will save the current file for use in the word processor or other application that can access plain text files. Clear. This option will clear the entire screen. Pressing will return you to the desktop. Files: YEAR.DAT This file is a plain text file That contains a line for every day of the year (Plus a few more!) Each line has the date (e.g. 01-JAN) a space then a fact. This file can be edited to hold your own data. EG you could enter peoples birthdays or events that occur on the same day every year. Each message has a maximum of 66 characters. IMPORTANT: If this file is edited in the Word application it must be saved as file type "TEXT", afterwards use "Exit, lose changes" to exit the program. Do not use "Psion X" to exit the application or the file will be saved as a standard Word file which cannot be read by Reminder !. NOTE.DAT This file is a plain text file. If it becomes corrupted and cannot be opened by Reminder, you can recreate it in word by opening a new file, creating 17 lines of 60 spaces and then saving it as a "TEXT" file. Then use "Exit, lose changes" to exit the program. WVE Files The file SOUND.WVE can be any recorded sound EG. The tricorder sound from StarTrek. The file number 0 to 9 can be recorded and edited and should only be about half a second long.(You may want to replace the numbered files quickly as my voice is not the best thing to hear in the middle of the night!) Disclaimer: This program is FREE and I accept no responsibility for any results of using it. (Unless it makes loads of money!). feel free to pass copies around but do include all files and give me some credit. Thank you This has not been tried on a 3C but I can't imagine any problem. If you have any suggestions or problems please let me know at, 100670.3322@compuserve.com Tony Wright