IBM Simon User Manual

messages
that
are no longer
than
a standard
paragraph.
You
would
only want
to
do this if
you
use the
same
user
name
and
post
office
for
your
computer
E-mail.
After
you
have
completed
the
settings,
touch
the
OK
button. (See
"Setting
Up
Mait',
on
page
55.)
Creating
Mail
To
create
a new
E-mail
message,
touch
the
Create
New
Mail
button
on the
main
Mail
screen.
The
Mail
Address
Menu
appears.
Use
this
screen
to
enter
the
cc:Mail
addresses
for
the
people
you
want
to
receive
this
message.
To
get
an E-mail
address
from
the
Address
Book,
touch
the
"Address
To:
(From
Address
Book),,
button.
The
Address
Book
alphabetical
index
will
appear.
Touch
the
letter
tab
for
the last
name
of
the recipient,
then
touch
the
recipient,s
button
to add
him
or her
to
the
"To"
list.
lf
the recipient
is not
in
your
Address
Book, you
can
touch
the
',Address
To:
(Type)"
button
to
type
the recipient,s
E-mail
address
with
the
on-screen
keyboard.
Each
time
you
type
a
recipient's
E-mail
address
and
touch
the
Done
key,
a
post
office
name
form
will
appear.
If
the recipient
uses
your
post
office,
just
touch
the Done
key to
continue.
Otherwise,
fill
in
the
recipient,s
post
office
name
then
touch
the
Done
key.
Follow
the
same
steps to
add
people
to the
carbon
copy
(cc)
list
with
the
"cc:
(From
Address
Book),,and
,,cc:
(Type),,
buttons.
You
can
put
as many
E-mail
addresses
as
you
like
in
the
"To"
and
"cc,,
lists.
lf
you
want
the
Mail feature
to
notify
you
when
the
recipients get
the
message,
touch
the
Notify
on
Receipt
box
to
check
it.
Once
you
have
finished
addressing
the
message,
touch
the
Type
Message
button.
A message
form
appears
with
the
on-screen
keyboard.
Use
the
keyboard
to
type
the
subject
and
contents
of the
message,
and
touch
the
Done
key
when
you
have
finished
the
message.
A
menu
will appear
that will
let
you (1)
put
the
message
in
the
Ready
to
Send
list,
(2) put
the
message
in
the
Saved
Messages
list,
(3)
quit
without
saving
the
message,
or
(4)
return
to
the
addressing
menu.
lf
you
are
ready
to
mail
the
message,
put
it in
the
Ready
to
Send list.
lf
you
still
want
to work
on the
message, put
it in
the
Saved
52
User's
Guide
Messages
list. lf
you
thought
of someone
else
you
need
to
send the message to, return
to
the
addressing
menu. Once
you've
typed
a message,
you
can
put
it in the
Saved Messages
or Ready to
Send list
directly from the Mail
Address Menu.
You
can
move back and forth
between
the Mail Address
Menu
and the message
form
as many times
as
you
need
to
before
you
put
the
message in
the Saved
Messages
or Ready to
Send list.
Note:
You
can send Simon meeting
notices in
the
messages
you
create.
See Appendix
B,
"How
to send calendar
notices in
an
electronic message"
on
page
76
for
instructions.
Sending
and Heceiving
Mail
Usually,
you
will want to
send the
messages in
your
Ready
to Send list and
also receive
any messages
waiting
for
you
at
the
cc:Mail
post
office. To
do this,
touch
the
Send and Receive
button on the
main
l,lail
screen.
lf
you
only want
to send,
just
touch the
Send
button. To receive
only, touch
the Receive
button.
lf
you plan
to keep
your
messages
on an
optional memory
card
(to
conserve
Simon's system
rnemory),
make
sure
you've
checked the
Card
Memory
box.
Once
you
touch one of these
buttons,
Simon will
call
the cc:Mail
post
office,
and the Mail
Transfer in
Progress
screen
will
appear. The
messages
that
appear on this
screen will let
you
know how
many
messages
you've
sent and received
as
you
send
and receive
them. Once
you've
sent and received
all
your
messages, the main
Mail
screen will
reappear.
The Received
Messages
button
shows
you
the number
of messages
you
now have in
your
Received
Messages list.
Working
with a Message
To
work
with a message, touch
the
appropriate
message
list
(Received,
Ready to
Send, Saved).
The
list of messages will
appear,
with a button for
each message.
Buttons for received
messages
will
show
who sent the message.
Buttons for
Ready to
Send messages will
show the recipient.
Messages
you've
saved will show who
the message
was from
if
it
was originally a received
message,
or who the
Simon Features
53

IBM Simon Specifications

General

Release Year	1994
Display	Monochrome LCD
Resolution	160 x 293 pixels
RAM	1 MB
Storage	1 MB
Operating System	Datalight ROM-DOS
Dimensions	200 x 64 x 38 mm
Weight	510 g
Network	AMPS
SIM	No
Phonebook	Yes
Call records	Yes
Loudspeaker	No
3.5mm jack	No
Memory Card slot	No
Talk time	1 hour
Alert types	Ringtone
Messaging	Email
Features	Touchscreen
Battery	NiCad, 7.5V