Bruce Again thanks for the information... I'll check it out and keep you posted...
Flash... Good times are here again ...just bid on a G4 QS on e-bay and i'm a WINNER ... WOW!!!!!!!!! I'm now the owner of a Apple Power Mac QS G4 733 MHz with 40GB Hard Drive and 896MB of RAM ...should have it in my hand by the weekend ...it cost me $559.00 + shipping ($40.00) ...please tell me I got a good deal! I guess I'll have to find out how to move my data over on my new platform using OS 9 and start learning about OS X Thanks again for your help --- Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Friday, August 6, 2004, at 08:16 PM, Rick wrote: > > > > > yo > > > > Thanks for geting back... > > > > I have a Handspring Visor with a Color Screen. The > > HotSync problem reads... > > > > "The connection between your handheld computer and > the > > desktop could not be established. Please check > your > > setup and try again." > > We deal with Palm communications hassles all the > time. > > Three possibilities: > > 1) The software is an old version. DL the latest > from Handspring. (We > were getting this same message on a Palm last week > when we updated > someone from Windows 98 to WinXP, turns out it > needed a newer version > of the software than came in the box.) > > 2) the HotSynch manager on the Mac isn't looking at > the USB port. > Unlikely, it should look there automatically. > > 3) The cradle is bad. Know anyone else with a USB > cradle for one of > those? Or a PC or Mac you could test it on? This is > the most likely, > alas. > > I found a Palm USB cradle last week (I believe it's > the same as the > handspring) at Computers4sure.com for like $5.95 ; > shipping cost more! > This was for a Palm M515. > > A more remote possibility is that the Handspring > itself is bad; you can > test that with a known good setup of cradle and > computer. > > > -- > "Wherever you go, there you are." - B. Banzai, Ph.D. > Bruce Johnson > > > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | > Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | > & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! > http://www.applelinks.com > ===== have a great day... rick -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
