IBM Palmtop PC 110 FAQ

version 1.40 - 27. Jun '98

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Table of contents
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1. What is the IBM Palmtop PC 110?

1.1. Short description

1.2. Technical specifications

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1.3. Pictures and Internet/WWW-Sites with additional information, mailing-lists

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1.4. Models and prices

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1.5. Availability (or: Where can I buy it?)

2. Advanced information about the ...

2.1. screen/VGA-Display

2.2. LCD-display

2.3. keyboard and special FN-keystrokes

2.4. pointing-head and mouse-buttons

2.5. keyboard and mouse connector

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2.6. memopad

2.7. PCMCIA-slot(s)

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2.8. smart pico-flash slot

2.9. infrared port

2.10. modem

2.11. telephone

2.12. headset-connectors

2.13. soundcard

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2.14. rechargeable battery (incl. some reports 'how long last ...')

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2.15. power supply

2.16. port-replicator (docking station), its ports and the floppy-drive

2.17. storage devices

2.18. RAM & upgrade

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3. The Personaware-software supplied on the internal flash-disk

3.1. General usage for non-Japanese reading users

3.2. Advanced usage (and features on the main menu screen)

3.3. Description, help and usage for each application (general&advanced)

3.3.1. Schedule

3.3.2. ToDo List

3.3.3. Notebook

3.3.4. Address

3.3.5. E-Mail

3.3.6. FAX

3.3.7. Telephone

3.3.8. IR Connect

3.3.9. World Clock

3.3.10. Calculator

3.3.11. Editor

3.3.12. Draw Memo

3.3.13. Game

3.3.14. Personal

3.3.15. DOS

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3.3.16. Power MGT

4. Other software supplied on disks and/or harddisk (YDW-Model)

4.1. The English/Japanese IBM DOS J7.0/V

4.2. CoSession (host-programme)

4.3. tvcc (converts wav<>tvc for voice-features of the internal modem)

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4.4. PS2 (configures the PC110)

4.5. The Japanese Windows 3.1J

4.6. TranXit (IR-Software for Windows)

4.7. EasyFax-Lite (Fax-Software for Windows)

4.8. Other small programmes (inkdrv, lrgptr, ..)

4.9. driver (PCMCIA/..., used in config.sys or windows)

5. HowTo ...

5.1. install an other (english/national) DOS-Version

5.2. install windows 3.1 (english/national)

5.3. install windows 95 (english/national)

5.4. install linux (english/national)

5.5. install other operating systems

5.6. install the new version (v1.01) of the Personaware software

5.7. change / remove the password

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5.8. upgrade the internal modem

6. Questions and Answers (Feel free to mail me your questions and/or answers)

6.1. Can I run Personaware from an english/national (MS) DOS?

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6.2. How do I get into the BIOS-Setup?

6.3. SCSI on the PC110 with PCMCIA?

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6.4. What about TV/Video capture with PCMCIA? (Nogatech PCMCIA-cards)

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6.5. Several problems, questions and answers to an installation of Win95

6.6. Some notes for using a PCMCIA-HD together with another PCMCIA-card and a TypeII-III-Adaptor.

6.7. I have problems with PCMCIA-Flash-Cards. What to do?

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6.8. What do the error codes mean after booting?

7. About this FAQ

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7.1. History

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7.2. Thanks to ..

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7.3. How to contact the author

CPU:

i486sx33 (SL Enhanced)

RAM:

4 MB (low-end model YD0), 8 MB (mid/high-end model YD1/YDW), 12 and 20 MB with 3d-party memory-upgrades, and maybe even more

Internal Flash:

4 MB (incl. DOS/V 7.0 and Personaware-OrganiserSoftware)

VideoCard:

Chips&Technologies 65535 SVGA, 512k RAM; ROM incl. Japanese fonts

Display:

4.7", STN, 256 Colors, 640x480, backlight

Keyboard:

90 keys, English/Japanese layout

Slots:

SmartPicoFlash
2xPCMCIA-II (can be used as 1xPCMCIA-III)

Modem:

WingJack; FAX Class2/2.0 9600bps, DATA 2400/MNP5, VOICE (no standard)

Telephone:

Speaker/Microphone on the front, 2 connectors for headset (2.5mm)

Soundcard:

Soundblaster compatible (8bit Mono) incl. microphone

Mouse:

PointingHead (trackpoint-like) with 2x2 buttons (left&right)

PenInput:

MemoPad, only useable in Personaware software or with special drivers

Other:

LCD-display for battery charge, time display, ...
Infrared Port, keyboard/mouse connector

PowerSupply:

AC 100V (50/60hz) -> DC 10.5V/1.3A/13.7W

Size:

158x113x33mm

Weight:

630g (incl. battery),
715g (incl. batt. & HD)

DockingStation:

VGA-, Serial-, Parallel-, PS/2-Keyboard-, PS/2-Mouse-Port, Floppy-connector (incl. in YDW-model)

HardDiskDrive:

260 MB PCMCIA-III (incl. in YDW-model)

FloppyDiskDrive:

3.5" 1.44/1.2M/720k (incl. in YDW-model)

• Toy.Cabi.Net: The PC110
• Linux on the IBM PC110 (moved?)
• Amanda Walker's IBM PC110 Homepage (moved?)
• Landry's PC110 Homepage
• Chuck's PC110 Palmtop Page
• Hermit's Japanese PC110 Homepage
• PC110 Programmers Page
• a profound journey - PC 110 Main
• VT-Zone JP - Mail Orders Home Page
• IBM Japan
  
• mailto:[email protected]
  

IBM Japan has only sold the 4MB and 8MB version, but there exist 3d-party-memory- upgrades with up to 20MB .. check out section 2.18 how to upgrade memory..

Sorry, I have no actual prices, so ask the suppliers!

1.5. Availability (or: Where can I buy it?)

T-Zone: http://vtzone.ado.co.jp/home.htm
(I bought my RAM-upgrade there)

Global Support:
(I bought my PC110 there)
Fax: +81-3-3355-5496.
EMail: [email protected]

Pocket Computers:
WWW: http://www.pocketcomputers.com/ EMail: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/1559/[email protected]

Use "ps2 vexpansion on" (or FN-V) to enable the vertical screen expansion, this means that you'll get e.g. the 320x200 fullscreen (320x240), it works with DOS-text-modes also. There seems to be no special software for the VGA-Card to be able to use 800x600x256 on an external monitor or to have more than 60Hz on a multiscan-monitor.

You can adjust contrast and brightness of the internal display. Whereas the brightness only has 3 steps, the contrast is very good to adjust (wide range from totally black to totally white). However I found that if you make the contrast high enough to display the dark colours correctly in an image, the light grey borders in Personaware's buttons are too white then.
Once I installed a graphic software under windows, I found out that the display has a gamma of 1.6. Maybe I had the contrast too high.

It is a very small (4.7"!) display, if you look the whole day on it you'll get problems with your eyes :) And if you're used to it after some days, don't look at 10.5" 640x480 LCDisplays :) It's a real good display (good contrast/colors/..). A color-dot/pixel has about the size of 0.148mm.
If you compare the size and the display with a 14"-monitor, you would have to use a 1600x1200 screenmode to see how small characters on the PC110 display are. ;-)

2.2. LCD-display

It has 90 keys incl. 1xFN, 2xCTRL, 2xALT, 2xSHIFT and the whole other needed keys. PageUP/PageDOWN/Home/End are in the first row above the backspace key. (Well, I like the FN-cursor on some notebooks more). There also exist special Japanese keys. If you load a national keymap ("keyb gr" for example) some of these keys are remapped, others are useless. Maybe you could define it with some tools. If someone has such a utility and it works, please let me know, because one key from the german keyboard is not remapped and 2 japanese keys are undefined (+ 3 keys which seem to be alt-styled).

You can turn on/off the key-click with "ps2 click on/off"

There are some special (secret) FN-keys which are not described in the manual:
FN+V = toggles vertical expansion of the screen on/off (PS2 vexpansion on/off)
FN+M = toggles speaker on/off
FN+B = toggles LCD-Status. Look at the number displayed in the LCD, it means:
0 = show battery status if on, batt.&time if off (="ps2 _@stat auto")
1 = always show the time (="ps2 _@stat time")
2 = always show battery status (="ps2 _@stat batt")
3 = always toggle between battery status and time

Anyone knows other keys? (For example to turn the backlight off?)

2.4. pointing-head and mouse-buttons

Robin O'Leary has written a driver for Linux to use the memopad without Personaware. Check out his source if you want to port it to another OS ;-). http://swan.ml.org/pc110/ or check http://toy.cabi.net/drivers.html

Also, a Win3.1 and Win95 driver was written by Rex K. Perkins, it is possible to use the memopad as a mouse (relative movements) as well as a pad (absolute movements). It can be found on his homepage: http://www.pobox.com/~rexkp

2.7. PCMCIA-slot(s)

Addendum '98: A modem-upgrade now exists, but it is said to be a bit difficult to do it on your own: 5.8. How to upgrade the internal modem.

2.11. telephone

(*German on*: Ich benutze den "Mainy 9V/1.3A", den's z.B. beim Conrad gibt und von Egston aus Oesterreich hergestellt wird. Er ist sehr handlich, wird kaum warm und funktioniert problemlos. Natuerlich hat der Stecker nicht gepasst, da musste der originale 'ran. Wenn man die kleine "Egston-Abdeckung" wegmacht, findet sich ein Potentiometer, eine knappe viertel Drehung nach rechts (Aus der Sicht, da� der Stecker links liegt) bewirkt eine Steigerung auf 10.5V. (Thanks to Joerg) *German off*)

2.16. port-replicator (docking station), its ports and the floppy-drive

serial:

9pin, fifo. can be used as COM1 or COM2, however you have to define in the BIOS wether to use COM1/COM2 as internal modem, IR, serial or PCMCIA. So no COM3/4 !!

parallel:

uni- and bidirectional. No EPP. Iomega ZIP-drive gets about 95k/s write and 110k/s read.

mouse:

it is impossible to use mouse and pointing head together. A serial mouse with a ser<>ps/2 adaptor won't work, you need a special PS/2-mouse.

keyboard:

when a keyboard is connected, the internal keyboard is switched off. You can use "ps2 _@keyboard device both" to use both keyboards, but be sure to turn it to "auto" if there's no external keyboard connected!!

Sysinfo-programmes report it as an IDE-controller and -drive. On the internal flash there's the Personaware software and a very small PC-Dos/V7.0J. There are about 450k free. To have more free space, you could delete the japanese dictionary file and install stacker on it. I got about 3 MB "fake" free space then. Also no problem to use stacker on the PCMCIA-HD of course.

2.18. RAM & upgrade

NOTE: Seamus Waldron has written an english version of Personaware, as well as a Win95-Personaware-Software. You may find it here: http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~seamus-waldron/pc110/pt_down.htm#pw

3.1. General usage for non-Japanese reading users

F2

Add a new application. See F4 for the description of the requester. You can install every com or exe file which could be found in the PATH, even "win.com" ;-)

F3

Delete the selected application.

F4

Change the selected application. A requester is popped up where you can enter the following:
(C)=Description (shown under the clock),
(B)= button-text,
(E)="program.exe" executable,
(I)=filename of the icon,
(P)=filename of the picture.
Bottom buttons: Ok, Cancel, Help

F5

Move the selected application

F7/F8

Scroll up/down if more than 2x8 applications are installed.

F10

Secretary, will show the schedules today and in near future and also your biorhythm (!)

F11

Tools-Menu:
(S)=Settings, first field: what should be done if a RING occures on the internal modem (fax/?/nothing), the second field is called alarm in the documentation and in the third I think you can specify the time the PC110 should wake up.
(P)=Program settings,
(1)/(2) one-click/doubleclick to start prg.
(X)=Exchange title&button names
(B)=bubble-help on/off
Tools-F11 (big field) will exit Personaware and turn off the PC110.

F12

Turns the button-bar off.

Ctrl-Q

Quit Personaware

All pictures&icons are located in \pw\system\ - where also exist some more icons and bmp-files used by the applications. For example, I've created a new background and new button-images and enhanced some other things. In \pw\data\ you'll find all files used by the applications: datafiles (schedule/address/..), .ini-files and so on. You may want to have a look at some of the .ini-files, but it's most useless...

3.3. Description, help and usage for each application (general&advanced)

F2

add entry: Description, secret, start time, start date, end time, end date, place, alarm on/off (x minutes before), note

F3

abort edit

F4

save new entry

F8

repeat: P=Period (from date - to date, every X days/weeks/...)
d=daily, w=weekly (monday, tuesday, ... sunday)
m=monthly: per day, per .. weekday (? .. japanese ..)
y=yearly

F3

delete entry (if you delete a repeated entry, press Y to delete only this and N to delete all (after the first ok/return to delete)

F5

search

F6

switch to another view. Press d/w/m/y/l to jump "fast" to a view. (day/week/month/year/list)

F7

go to ..d., opens a small calendar.

F8

go to today and now

F9

zoom in/out (change font size)

F10

switch to to-do-list

F11

tools: (F)=file: O=open, S=save(?), D=delete
(S)=secret area (-> enter password)
(P)=print
(R)=printer settings (IBM or ESC/P)
(T)=settings: default entry duration (60/30/15 minutes), (E)=don't display time in day-view (if selected)
(H)=special days which are on the same day every year: A=Add, E=Erase. D=month/day, N=name of the day (holidays) they're marked as "red" but their names aren't listed in any of the views :-(
(Y)=(It seems you can give names to periods of years here)

F12

save&exit to main screen

d

day-view

w

week-view (left=sunday, right=saturday)

m

month-view (left=sunday, right=saturday)

h

half-year-view

l

list-view

enter

change selected entry (look at "F2" for further information)

F2

add entry: name,category,secret,"yomi" (here you HAVE to insert some special japanese letters),birthday,Tel1,Fax1,Zip1,Adress1,office(?), post(?),Tel2,Fax2,Zip2,Address2,station(?),EMail, Note.
F3: cancel
F4: save
F11: o: add picture to this entry (YES! You can add an 150x150 16-color BMP-file to each entry. Nice, eh? :) )
n: no picture

F3

delete entry

F5

search

F6

change view (list-view/list&entry-view)

F7

display only entries with selected category

F9

zoom in/out (change font-size)

F10

dial selected entry

F11

(F)=file (same function as in 'schedule')
(S)=secret ('')
(P)=print ('')
(R)=printer settings ('')
(O)=which entries should be displayd in the list-view

F12

save&exit to main screen

Ctrl/Shift-Cursor in list-view

change the size of the selected column

enter

view/change selected entry (look at "F2" for further information)

F3

hang up

F4

connect?

F5

capture on/off

F6

? (dial japanese services)

F7

download file

F8

upload file

F9

zoom in/out (change font size)

F11

settings: phonebook,userid,password,dial-mode,pre-number,?,?,bit,stopbits, parity,com1/2, transfer protocol (X/Zmodem),path,init-string

F3

abort

F4

start

F5

view fax (hm.. ?!)

F6

normal/"service"-mode ("service" means you call a number and receive a fax)

F9

choose an entry to dial from the address/phonebook

F10

choose if you'd like the fax to be text-only, text with header picture or text with bottom picture. Then you can edit the text and draw something on the memopad for example.

F11

settings: dialmode, pre/out-number (inserted before the number is dialed), com-port, your phone-number (I think), (your phone number again ?)

F2

add selected city. You can see max. 4 cities & times simultaneously. The symbol next to the time is daylight-saving-time on/off. You are then asked wether to adjust the clock +1/-1h or not.

F3

delete selected city-view/clock. (Doesn't delete the city from the file)

F4

use the selected city (from the map) as the city displayed in the selected clock

F5

"what's the time in X (Y,...) if its ..:.. in the selected city".

F6

move selected city (well, its position in the clock-line)

F7

set alarm

F8

unzoom & center the map to your home-town.

F9

zoom map in/out

F11

change time and home town

F12

exit

measure/weight: you can change the kind of transformation with the button-list on the left. Here's a complete list, the first number is the line-nr of the left button-list and then the bigger buttons in the mid are listed from left to right, top to bottom (you'll see the english in the display):
1: mm, ft, cm, yard, m, mile, km, (japanese), inch, (japanese)
2: m^2, (japanese), (japanese), (japanese), ha, acre, (japanese)
3: cc, gal(us), l, (japanese), m^3, (japanese), pint, (jap.), quart, (jap.)
4: g, (japanese), kg, (japanese), t, (japanese), oz, lb
5: degree celsius, fahrenheit, kelvin

financial mode: too much japanese here. Look at F1 and the documantation for the formulas used here, maybe you can check it out yourself..

3.3.11. Editor

F2

Open another file

F3

Abort

F4

Save

F5

Search (and replace)

F7/F8

Scroll up/down

F9

zoom in/out (change font size)

Ctrl-F9

switch font (roman/monospaced, roman/proportional, helvetica/proport.)

F10

next file (if more than one are opened)

F11

Settings: (F)=foreground color, (B)=background color, (T)=font (roman/ mono, roman, helvetica), (S)=size, (W)=wordwrap, (D)=default

F12

save&exit

Ctrl-L

change header-line (filename with/without path)

Ctrl-F

find/replace next

Ctrl-B

find/replace previous

F2

new memo

F3

delete this memo

F4

save this memo

F5

erase/draw

F6

erase memo

F9

switch between draw-mode and thumbnail/index-view

F11

settings: path of memos, max. nr. of memos (6-99), small size (150x130)

F12

save&exit

F5

new game

F6

undo move (-10 points)

F7

show points for this game and highscore

F8

"magic" (-100 points). Place this to a tile where you want a new one and press the mouse button. Maybe it was good, maybe it was bad. I think it's only useful if you've cleared the table except a few ones and want a entry in the highscore. Otherwise the risk&cost is too high...

F11

set sound on/off

F8

scrolls to the next view: insurance card number, day of issue, drivers' license number, valid until, passport number,valid until; card name, number, validity, (contact address when lost?)

F8

again scrolls to the last view: holiday/memorial day, memo(randum), secret

F3

abort

F4

save

F5

set/change password

A translation for the Japanese PS/2-screen-layout, posted by [email protected] to the PC110-mailing list:

MAIN MENU

1. POWER SETTING

		Power Management
		[ ] High		[ ] Med		[ ] Low		[ ] A/C

			F5 MENU
			Suspend Time     [30]
			Display Timeout   [17]

			CPU SPEED
			[ ] High	[ ] Med	[ ] Low

			F8 MENU

			Unknown

			Wake Times?

2. DISPLAY SETTING

		Display Selection
		[ ] LCD	[ ] CRT

		Vertical Expansion
		[ ] Vertical Expansion  X=ON


3. SYSTEM SETTING

		Audio IRQ
		IRQ
		[ ] IRQ5	[ ] IRQ10 	[ ] Disable
		DMA
		[ ] DMA1 [ ] DMA3
		I/O
		[ ] 0220h

		Touch Pad
		IRQ
		[ ] IRQ5	[ ] IRQ10	[ ] Disable
		I/O
		[ ] 15E0h	[ ] 25E0h	[ ] 35E0h


4. COM PORT SETTING

		IR PORT
		[ ] COM1	[ ] COM2	[ ] Disabled
		
		SERIAL PORT
		[ ] COM1	[ ] COM2	[ ] Disabled

		INTERNAL MODEM
		[ ] COM1	[ ] COM2	[ ] Disabled

		PCMCIA
		[ ] COM1	[ ] COM2	[ ] Disabled


ENTER=SAVE		F1=HELP	F3=EXIT	SPACE=SELECT

Type "ps2 _@???" and you'll get the "hacker" options of PS2:

Usage : PS2 _@Keyboard Device   Auto | Both

Usage : PS2 _@Keyboard Response Normal | Long
Usage : PS2 _@Token ring        4Mbps | 16Mbps
Usage : PS2 _@DEFAULT
Usage : PS2 _@CMOS [OR | AND | XOR] [XXH[=YYH]]  (XX=Index, YY=Data)
Usage : PS2 _@BATTery           Standard | Other
Usage : PS2 _@STATus            Auto | Time | Battery

Usage : PS2 _@OFF
Usage : PS2 _@COMB              RS232 | IRda | MIDI | ASK
Usage : PS2 _@LPT               BI | UNI | ECP | EPP

Usage : PS2 _@ATA               Primary | Secondary
Usage : PS2 _@IRQClear          Disable | Enable
Usage : PS2 _@PCIC              Disable | Enable
Usage : PS2 _@PCCD3v            Disable | Enable

Usage : PS2 _@FDDPM             Disable | Enable
Usage : PS2 _@FNkey             NO[=YYH]  (NO=Number, YY=Code)

Anyone has an idea what COMB, IRQCLEAR does or why someone may use it? => EMail me please ;-)

4.5. The Japanese Windows 3.1J

INKDRV :

This is the driver for the memopad. You have to load it if you want to draw on it, this is already done in the original autoexec.bat.

HP2PW :

Found on the Personaware-disk in directory \omake\. It seems you can convert data-files (address/schedule..) from HP-palmtops to the Personaware format.

LRGPTR:

A tool for windows to make the mouse pointer bigger.

\dos\$font.sys

a small driver to use japanese fonts. This is the only driver you have to load if you want to use Personaware from your non-japanese DOS.

\dos\$disp.sys

japanese dos-screen-mode. PS/2 needs this I think, however non-japanese dos-programmes have problems.

\dos\$ias.sys

I don't know, the japanese output prints some "EMS" and "UMB", but what it does...?!

\dos\power.exe

power manager (english)

\ezplay\ssdpcic1.sys

DOS PCMCIA socket services 2.1 Special command switches: /NC0=1 and /NC0=2 to disable one of the both PCMCIA-slots for the pcmcia-drivers.

\ezplay\ibmdoscs.sys

DOS PCMCIA Card services driver 2.10

\ezplay\rmudosat.sys

???

\ezplay\icpmdos.sys

PC card power management driver

\ezplay\pawatas.sys

PCMCIA-ATA/SRAM device driver

\ezplay\autodrv.sys

PC card auto configurator

From Amandas WWW-homepage:

Hints for Windows / Windows 95 Users

    The PC110's screen uses a Chips & Tech SVGA controller
    chipset. Win95 will automatically detect this and install an
    appropriate driver--you can switch from 640x480x16
    (default resolution) to 640x480x256 in the Display control
    panel. 
    Win95 will auto-detect an ESS488 AudioDrive sound
    card, but it won't work. Remove the driver and install the
    SoundBlaster driver. For Windows 3.1, use "SoundBlaster
    1.5". Haven't gotten the FM music part working under 95
    yet, but the rest of it works nicely. 
    Do not try to install either the PC-DOS PCMCIA drivers
    or the Win95 32-bit drivers. Life gets very complicated,
    and the only power management feature you lose is hard
    drive spindown. I'm still experimenting with this. More
    news as it happens. 
    The internal modem autodetects as a "Standard Modem"
    and supports data at 2400bps, fax at 9600bps. Works great
    with both Microsoft Fax and dialup networking, even if it is
    a bit slow. 
    Haven't figured out how to tell Windows to use the JP
    keyboard layout, so touch typists will have an advantage
    with some of the symbol keys. 

X-windows (XFree86) was very easy to configure.  I linked /var/X11R6/bin/X
to /usr/X11/bin/XF86_SVGA, and copied /usr/X11/lib/X11/XF86Config.eg to
/etc/XF86Config, with some minor changes: uncomment the four FontPath
entries and Emulate3Buttons, replace "Microsoft" and "/dev/mouse" with
"PS/2" and "/dev/psaux", and add

        Chipset   "ct65530"
        VideoRam  512

to the generic svga device entry.  (The actual chip is a 65535, which
XFree86 doesn't know about, anyone know what it adds to the 65530?)
Works like a charm.

Start "pw101.exe a:" with a formatted disk in drive A: and answer "Y" twice. Then enter the pin-number of your Personaware software. This is not the No. found on the disk, it's the small number on the right(!) bottom(!) of the license card. Then it will unpack to your floppy. Begin the update with "updatepw c:\pw" (or where you have your Personaware-software installed). On the disk still exists a directory "metpml" now. "updatepw" won't install this (don't know why), so you have to do it by hand. Look at the metpml.txt file how to install these files.

Some things seem to be better, however, I dislike one fact: In the new version the application saves the path of the default-file in the .ini-file! (old: "DataFileName=DEFAULT.ADD" - new: "DataFileName=c:\pw\data\default.add" This is extremely bad if you want to use Personaware when booting off the flash _and_ booting off the HD, 'cause the flash drive is C: in the first case and D: in the second! Maybe a "subst d: c:" in the autoexec.bat of the flash-drive would do the job...)

BTW: There exist also some c-sources and includes from Personaware: http://www.ibm.co.jp/pc/software/pwsrc.html

5.7. change / remove the password

To change a password on the IBM PC110
At the password prompt, type the password, a space, the new password, another space, the new password again, then Enter.

To remove a password on the IBM PC110
At the password prompt, type the password, then a space, then Enter.

5.8. upgrade the internal modem

I will try and write up some directions this weekend. Until then, here are a couple hints I sent to another list member, in case anyone can't wait....(Actually, I'm convinced that the instructions are close to useless. They over-simplify things greatly. )

There are no special instructions (like, for instance, dip switch changes or new wiring) required to install it. If you can disassemble the pc110 enough to remove the current modem, you can replace it with the new one and go. (except for one PS2 _@cmos command, which is in ledgible english in the manual)... but, the hard part is disassembling the pc110... figuring out that took quite a while.. essentially it took us more than 2-1/2 hours to disassemble the pc110... less than 1 hour to put it back together once I knew what to expect... there are many seriously thin ribbon cables, and many little tiny plastic tabs which keep the housing together. and a lot of screws ;-) (I have two extra, and I have no idea where they came from ;-) )

There are four ribbon cables which connect the keyboard to the motherboard in the front; be careful with those... be VERY careful with the right-side mouse bottons.. there are a couple layers of plastic film stuck via adhesive to the aluminium frame.. make sure to remove the LOWEST piece.. it seems like there is an extra stick-em-to-it level, but there isn't... this will make more sense when you get to that point (ie, trying to remove the keyboard) Anyway, the mouse buttons are connected to the motherboard via, yup, you guessed it, another tiny ribbon cable. Make sure to disconnect the front four from their latches, and make sure the mouse buttons are unattached from the frame before attempting to raise the keyboard up.

No matter what, make sure to allocate yourself a good block of time, and do NOT rush. I've been fixing and upgrading computers since 1982, but this little guy is not like any other computer I've had apart. But then again, you already knew that ;-)

(PS -the modem does not come with a reference manual - there is no reference for it's extended command set.. I have been trying for a couple hours different initialization commands - too many permutations to to try randomly! - but I am getting hints from other IBM-type modems... anyway, its a pain to get a v34, ARQ, v42bis,LAPM connection, but I think I've got it working now.. will test it on my trip this weekend)

And a special hint from Daniel Basterfield:

If you press  whilst in EasySetup Test page, you'll get a little
jingle, then some extra test options that allow you to repetitively test (for
intermittent problems).

• Don't install the supplied "CardWizzard"-Software, it will detect an IBM but the socketservices won't work.
• You cannot boot off an SCSI HD.
• The SCSI HDs aren't available as BIOS-Drives, that means you need adaptecs "fdisk"-replacement "afdisk" and cannot use "permanent swap" under WIN3.1 on a SCSI-HD.
• After installing the PCMCIA-Drivers (SCSI-HD&CDROM) I have 0k free UMB and only 540k (conv.) RAM left. (And I already have disabled drivers for power- management and some of the IBM-PCMCIA-Drivers (e.g. "pawatas" for ATA-cards).
• Problems with a parallel ZIP-Drive: When I load the device-driver for the ZIP, I cannot use any Software under Windows that uses "ASPI" (-> adaptecs windows-tools and twain-scanner-driver). I tried several things, tried Iomegas SCSI-Driver but I always get "Couldn't initialize ASPI for Windows" whenever I want to start such a programme then. Now, I have the SCSI-ZIP and no more problems of course..

Addendum '98: Though I installed the Win95-32bit-PCMCIA-driver, still no luck with the Win95-version of the Nogatech Software. The TV-window remains white, regardless which gfx-card-configuration in the .INI-file I use...

6.5. Several problems, questions and answers to an installation of Win95

Q:

After a complete installation to a PCMCIA-HD you won't be able to boot off the internal flash. This is due to the fact that the Win95-Setup checks all HDs and makes only one bootable.

A:

One solution would be to make a "SYS x:" where x is the actual drive- letter of your internal flash. If you don't want to have a win95 boot here, you should make the SYS-command from a disk with a previous MS-DOS-Version.

Q:

What do I have to do after the successfull installation of Win95?

A:

• remove the Win95-PCMCIA-Driver. See below for more information concerning PCMCIA-driver!
• Com1 is not automatically detected, so you have to install it, then you can choose to autodetect the internal modem.
• Change the settings for the ESS-Audio-Card-Driver (IRQ 5, 220, ..) or remove it and install the Soundblaster driver (you'll miss the volume-icon in the traybar however!)
• check the hardware section and remove things you don't have (e.g. a Joystick) and maybe install some other drivers/software ...
• turn the "16 colors" to "256 colors" in the display-settings (you don't have to, but why not?!)
• configure win95 as you like it...

Q:

What about 32bit Win95-PCMCIA-driver (KING/SmartPC from IBM Japan)?

A:

Ok, now there DO exist a working driver for the PCMCIA-ports of the PC110 which enables win95-software for PCMCIA-cards and hot-swapping of cards (plug&play).
You can find it here: ftp://ftp.ibm.co.jp/pub/pccsvc/other/smartpc/v102/SMARTPC.LZH

Some installation notes: (Thanks to David Eckert ([email protected]) for posting to the mailing-list)

Soft Name: Option Diskette for IBM Smart PC Card Drive ver 1.02
File name:   SMARTPC.LZH
Maker:         IBM Japan Corporation
Prepararion Method:
  1.Decompress the file using LHA
     >LHA E SMARTPC (Enter)
  2.Prepare the disk you want to use as the Option Diskette
     -Use a formatted 1.44MB disk [i.e. put it in the floppy drive]
     >SMARTPC A: (Enter)
Distribution Conditons:[blah blah, same as usual-no selling no modifying, etc.]
============================================
File Introduction

The following programs have been modified.  The "A:\OPTION" [A:/OPTION if
running English DOS] directory means the Option Diskette [i.e.  make sure
that disk is in the drive, not Q-bert or Monkey Island or something;)].

A:\OPTION Directory

SMARTPC.SYS-IR communication function setup driver

PCs that contain certain motherboards experience a system hang [due to the
IR port?  old version of this program?  it's not clear].  Use this file in
your CONFIG.SYS to solve the problem.

A:\OPTION\TYPE1\ Directory

CMD.COM-Self diagnostic Test Code A
DIAGS.COM-Self Diagnostic Test Code B
JP0IR.DGS-IR communications function Test Code
JP0KING.DGS-PCMIA function Test Code

Execute these files to solve the system hang problem PCs with certain motherboards have.

The following programs have been added. [be sure to use the right disk]

A:\OPTION Directory

KING4W95.INF-Orientation file for the Socket Service Driver for Win95
KING4W95.VXD-Socket Service Driver for Win95
README.W95-Information about the orientation and program setup

And here's another installation review from Darryl Strickland ([email protected]):

Here's what I did to get it working.

1. Enabled PCIC controller with the PS2 program.
2. Downloaded the SMARTPC.LZH file from Web site
3. Expanded SMARTPC.LZH with LHA tool.
4. Run:  SMARTPC A: with formatted floppy in Drive A:
5. Answer 'Y' and Enter at every garbled prompt.
6. The SMARTPC software will burn on the floppy.
7. Run:  Win95
8. Control Panel -> Add Hardware
9. Select PCMCIA Services
10. Click have Disk
11. Load the KING4W95.inf file from the Options Directory.
12. Complete SMARTPC install and install PCCARD 32-bit support.
13. Reboot and it's ready.

Now you have full pccard services under Win95.  The bottom slot is still
controlled by the BIOS.  But the top slot is fully functional for
modems, flash, cflash, scsi cards, and Etc.  It's Great!!!!

Q:

Is it possible to auto-power off the PC110 after Win95-shutdown?

A:

I'm not sure, but it is worth a try, posted by Karl Geng ([email protected]) to the PC110-mailing-list:

If you want to make your PC110 behave like IBM's other Thinkpads and switch power off automatically its easy to accomplish. Go into Japanese DOS (from Personaware for instance)
type PS2 _@CMOS
then check on the bottom line in position 9 (its F9 to be exact) - if there is a 10 you don't have it turned on.
To turn it on type: PS2 _@CMOS F9H=11H
that will do the trick.
Now Windows 95 will turn the power of the PC110 off when it exits.

Q:

What about Windows 98 ?

A:

The installation-programme (at least the one reported by beta-testers) checks for a FPU and quits if it cannot find one. (And an 486 _SX_ doesn't have one!) However, it is reported that Win98 runs fine, when you install it on an other PC and then copy the whole to your PC110. The question remains, is it worth the effort? The best solution for me is the old Win95 (not OSR2 !), it needs the least HD space compared to Win95b or even Win98.

I've discovered how I could use the PCCD3V switch with the PS2 program on the PC110. I've got a 20mb Sundisk flash ram card which uses a combination of 12 and 5 volts. With the default PS2 settings my PC110 hangs with the flash ram card installed. After I issued the 'PS2 PCCD3V DISABLE' my flash ram card worked!

I've sent this fix to another user and they reported that it worked for them as well but it seemed to disable their suspend mode. Only after the re-enabled the PCCD3V could they get their PC110 to go into suspend.

6.8. What do the error codes mean after booting?

Here's what the FRU line would mean if this was a standard ThinkPad:

First, divide the 4-digit code into two two-digit codes. First pair is the first item to
try, second pair is the second item.

Code    FRU
00        no action required
10        System board
11        Processor card
15        Audio card
20        Memory
30        'reserved'
32        External keyboard
33        External mouse
40        LCD assembly (whole lid usually)
45        External display
50        Floppy drive 1 (reseat/reconnect, then replace if necessary)
51        Floppy drive 2 (reseat/reconnect, then replace if necessary) *
60        Hard drive 1
61        Hard drive 2
70        PCMCIA on port replicator *
80        Cellular modem *
81        Internal modem
90        'reserved'

Those I've marked with an asterisk (*) are not relevant to the PC110 - if you get one of
these, ignore it and try the other code of the pair.

v1.0 / 17. May 96:

First release of the FAQ

v1.1 / 02. July 96:

Addendum 1 (Update) to the FAQ v1.0 released

v1.2 / 11. July 96:

Second version and release of the FAQ.
New in v1.2 (to v1.0):

• 2.18. RAM & upgrade
• 6.3. SCSI on the PC110 with PCMCIA?

Changed in v1.2 (to v1.0):

• 1.2. Technical specifications
• 1.3. Pictures and Internet/WWW-Sites with additional information
• 1.4. Models and prices
• 1.5. Availability (or: Where can I buy it?)
• 2.3. keyboard and special FN-keystrokes
• 2.10. modem
• 2.12. headset-connectors
• 2.14. rechargeable battery (incl. some reports 'how long last ...')
• 2.16. port-replicator (docking station), its ports and the floppy-drive
• 4.4. PS2 (configures the PC110)
• 7.1. History

v1.21 / 25. Aug 96:

Some news & changes, not posted to comp.sys.palmtops but to every user who asked me by email...
New in v1.21 (to v1.2):

• 6.4. What about TV/Video capture with PCMCIA? (Nogatech PCMCIA-cards)
• 6.5. Several problems, questions and answers to an installation of Win95
• 6.6. Some notes for using a PCMCIA-HD together with another PCMCIA-card and a TypeII-III-Adaptor.

Changed in v1.21 (to v1.2):

• 1.4. Models and prices
• 2.18. RAM & upgrade
• 7.1. History

v1.30 / 08. Aug 97:

Finally converted to html, various additions from users and updates
New in v1.30 (to v1.21):

• 5.7. change / remove the password
• 6.7. I have problems with PCMCIA-Flash-Cards. What to do?

Changed in v1.30 (to v1.21):

• several minor fixes
• 1.3. Pictures and Internet/WWW-Sites with additional information
• 1.4. Models and prices
• 1.5. Availability (or: Where can I buy it?)
• 2.2. LCD-display
• 2.6. memopad
• 2.8. smart pico-flash slot
• 2.9. infrared port
• 2.14. rechargeable battery (incl. some reports 'how long last ...')
• 2.18. RAM & upgrade
• 3. The Personaware-software supplied on the internal flash-disk
• 4.4. PS2 (configures the PC110)
• 6.5. Several problems, questions and answers to an installation of Win95
• 7.1. History
• 7.2. Thanks to ..
• 7.3. How to contact the author

v1.30b / 08. May 98:

Corrected my English thanks to M. Goepfert

v1.40 / 27. Jun 98:

Another year later, again some additions from various users
New in v1.40 (to v1.30):

• 5.8. HowTo upgrade the internal modem
• 6.8. What do the error codes mean after booting?

Changed in v1.40 (to v1.30):

• No ASCII-version to download any more. Use "save as ASCII text" in your browser!
• 1.3. Pictures and Internet/WWW-Sites with additional information, mailing-lists
• 1.4. Models and prices
• 1.5. Availability (or: Where can I buy it?)
• 2.6. memopad (added: Info about Windows-drivers)
• 2.8. smart pico-flash slot
• 2.14. rechargeable battery (incl. some reports 'how long last ...')
• 2.15. power supply
• 3. The Personaware-software supplied on the internal flash-disk
• 3.3.16. Power MGT
• 4.4. PS2 (configures the PC110)
• 6.2. How do I get into the BIOS-Setup?
• 6.4. What about TV/Video capture with PCMCIA? (Nogatech PCMCIA-cards)
• 6.5. Several problems, questions and answers to an installation of Win95
• 7.1. History
• 7.2. Thanks to ..
• 7.3. How to contact the author

... all people mentionned in the FAQ for their contributions to it, their web pages, their mails and their software.

... and especially to:

[email protected] (Marcus Goepfert) - He corrected my english (FAQ v1.30). I haven't thought I would have made soooo much mistakes, but I have to say I wrote the FAQ not very carefully... :) I hope I made less mistakes in the v1.40's addendums ;-)

.. and of course to IBM, Global Support and T-Zone - I wouldn't have this nice little machine without them ;-)

7.3. How to contact the author

... per EMail: [email protected]
... or better: [email protected]
... per FAX: +43-676-3038643
... my homepage: http://home.pages.de/~starli/

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