On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 05:11  PM, Ward Oldham wrote:
> Connectivity seems to be a likely issue.  Make sure you have it 
> connected
> directly to a built-in usb port, not a hub for your initial tests.

It is plugged into one of the three USB ports on the back of the iMac.

>   Once
> connected, you may want to check to see if the Apple System Profiler 
> detects
> the device.

Ah, there's the (first) rub.  Under Devices and Volumes, System 
Profiler shows the keyboard with the mouse branching off from it.  One 
mystery item shows up as a "USB device" ... but that device must be the 
printer since the printer prints.  The results are the same whether the 
Palm cradle with adapter is plugged in or not.

> If not, go find a different adapter.

And that's the (second) rub.  The PalmConnect USB-serial adapter seems 
to have been discontinued, as it no longer appears on the Palm store 
website at all.  The I-Concepts adapter (suggested with a shrug and a 
"maybe?" by the Apple rep at CompUSA) was the only one I could find in 
an afternoon of driving all over town.  The people at Circuit City and 
Best Buy were not optimistic about getting any (Palm brand or 
otherwise) in.

I'm just about ready to give up and rebuild my Win98 box for the sole 
purpose of backing up the PDA (is that nuts or what?)... Unless you 
have other ideas?

Thanks for your help, Ward.

Alex Whitman
alylex at earthlink.net


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