If you are a user of the PC version of ACT! you will feel right at home. Contact Software, the developers of ACT! have made a point of providing keystroke compatibility with the PC version of ACT!. Also, transferring data between the 95LX and PC version of ACT! is seamless and straightforward. A status bar on the PC indicates the progress of the transfer.
ACT! for PC users can transfer their entire data files to ACT! for the 95LX and maintain all contact information including notes and call history, as well as user-defined field names and pop-up menus. We transferred a contact file with 240 contacts in about 5 minutes and the data files which were over 400K on the PC were less than 90K on the 95LX. This is because ACT! for the HP 95LX utilizes variable length data files which squeeze out all of the blank spaces.
ACT! for PC users will have to upgrade to version 2.11 to utilize this data transfer feature. This upgrade is available free of charge to all registered 2.1 users. 1st Act! users cannot share files with ACT! for the 95LX. According to Contact Software, this file transfer capability will be a part of the upcoming Windows and Mac versions of ACT! ACT! for the HP also features an innovative function called Zapcards. This feature allows two ACT!- equipped 95LX users to transfer contacts via the infrared port.