PHONE: A Powerful, Free-Form Database Under Your Nose

More than a Phone Book, the 95LX's built-in database application can be used to organize and find all sorts of information. Here are some examples on how you might set up and use such a database.

By Bil. Alvernaz

If you've only been using the HP 95LX Phone Book to keep track of names, addresses, and phone numbers, then you're missing out on an effective way to manage bits of random information and data.

By being a little creative, and slightly altering your perspective, you can turn PHONE into a useful PIM (Personal Information Manager). While Part 3 of the HP 95LX User's Guide is devoted to Hewlett- Packard's concept of a personal information manager, in this case we're talking about a PIM you can use in a free-form manner.

Using PHONE as a PIM means you can enter ideas, items, notes, and random bits of data in any order you want. You can even include names, phone numbers, and addresses, too. Then with the Goto (F5) or FIND (F7) functions, you can use key words or codes (including numbers) to quickly find what you're looking for.

It's Sooooooooo Easy To Do

Ways of Finding the Info You're Looking for in PHONE

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