Hello Dennis... Thank you very much for your input!
I decided to buy a Palm 125 and Yes, IrDA did work! I'm very amazed actually. It's just that I have so much problem with the software that it came with the Palm (version 2 or something).... for some reason it doesn't synchronize at all, the icon on the Menu Bar does not work (for Palm) so I have to go straight to the Folder where the Palm Desktop program is to work)... but, I managed to get a hold of version 4.0 from the website and that works... except the Outlook Express Synch Installer does not work with this version so I had to install v. 2.0 first, then run OE Synch Installer, then install v. 4 on top of it.... and, a lot of my Address Book entries are in Japanese characters and I couldn't synchronize these entries... I found a software in the Net that enables the Palm to read and write Japanese characters (J-OS) and that works with my Palm but still won't synchronize with Outlook Express or Palm Desktop Address Book, but that's okay, I can deal with weird characters on my Address Book in my Mac I guess, my Palm is more important since I carry it all the time. Thanks a lot for your help again! Gary In a message dated 12/26/02 9:23:57 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >At 8:52 -0500 12/26/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>I did a little bit of research and I find Palm Pilot appealing... I >>didn't realize Palm has a big share of Mac users in the market and >>that a lot of Mac users like the Palm interface. I didn't want to >>use the Palm Pilot because I thought it's a PDA designed mainly for >>PC-users, etc... > >Actually, the Palm OS software is (or was originally) written using Macs! > >>My next question is, can I use Palm Pilot to HotSync with my iMac >>using IrDA? The Palm Pilot has IrDA and the iMac has one too... I >>tried installing the Palm Desktop software and it has an option to >>synchronize the Handheld with the iMac's IrDA but I' m not sure if >>it really works. > >Yes, Gary, you can, except that IR syncing is slower than cradle >syncing. Also. IIRC, only rev A & B iMacs have IR; Apple deleted the >capability on later models. Check Palm's Macintosh support area > >What Palm OS PDA are you looking at? Palm, HandSpring, Sony, HandEra, >the phones from Kyocera or Samsung? Just about all use USB to sync >though some can use Bluetooth, either built-in (Palm m550 Tungsten T) >or with an expansion card (again, Palm sells a Bluetooth SD card). > >Sincerely, >Dennis (iMac rev. B & Palm m505) -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
