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From: dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: CASIO Electronic Diary Info wanted...
Message-ID: <1460004@hpspcoi.HP.COM>
Date: 12 Dec 89 00:01:51 GMT
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>0) How is the product ? Are you "happy" with it ? Is it useful ?
>would you recommend it ?

The only real gripe I have about my SF 8000 is the commands are menu driven
with no short cut command for frequently used options. Also error recovery
consists of going all the way back to the top of the menu and starting 
all over again.

In the English language version, the keys are badly labelled.
For example the CLEAR key clears nothing. It is actually a CREATE
NEW ENTRY or SEARCH FOR OLD ENTRY key based on the state of the
DATA IN/OUT key which is actually another shift key like SHIFT and CODE
and really has nothing to do with data input or output except in the
vaguest sense.

>1) Is the CASIO SF7500 (on sale in Europe) the same as the CASIO BOSS
>product ? What exactly is the CASIO BOSS ?

In the USA, BOSS is the generic name for SF 7000, SF 7500 and SF 8000.
The SF 8000 is preferred as it has a real keyboard, not a membrane
keyboard. This can make a big difference if you are trying to type
a memo quickly.

			   Danny Low
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