>So, how could I upgrade a Visor, if there's not separate non-volitile
memory
>on the Visor itself?
Look at the handspring website, there is a 8MB FLASH module for $79.95. Use
it in addition to the RAM already on the Visor
>This doesn't make sense...upload the update to WHERE on the Visor?
To RAM, just like the OS upgrades for the Palm Personal, Pro and the os3.0.6
update for the Palm III. Just becasuse the Visor doesn't have FLASH,
doesn't mean you can't put the OS update in RAM (with a little tweaking from
Handspring)
>Are you saying that I would FLASH the
>8meg Modulew with the OS?
No, you stated: >How can Visors be "totally upgradable" and expandable
forever, with no flash?
Well, install the FLASH module and store up to 8MB of apps and data on your
module. Don't put the OS there. Put your OS update in RAM. If you drop
your voltage or reset the device, restore the RAM and the OS patch is back
too.
no FLAHS != no OS update
Palm already stated that there will/may be a RAM update for the IIIe so why
shouldn't there be a RAM update for the Visor units?
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Hanselman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 1:06 PM
Subject: Visors and Flash Upgrading
>
>Dave,
>
>This doesn't make sense...upload the update to WHERE on the Visor? Why
>would I need the 8meg Flash module? Are you saying that I would FLASH the
>8meg Modulew with the OS? If so, then I would need that module all the
time
>to run the Visor, and couldn't use other Springboards. And anyway, the
8meg
>Flash Module won't exist at the same memory address as the Palm's 800K.
>
>So, how could I upgrade a Visor, if there's not separate non-volitile
memory
>on the Visor itself?
>
>Scott Hanselman
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>From: "Dave Lippincott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Pop in your SpringBoard 8MB FLASH module, and upload the Visor/Palm OS 3.3
>PDB update to the device.
>
>- -----Original Message-----
>Date: Monday, September 20, 1999 7:39 PM
>
>>Can anyone confirm or deny this statement?
>>
>>"Furthermore, the Visor Palm OS 3.1 is on a ROM chip unlike Palm 3, 3x, &
>>Palm V's which use Flash memory. This means that the Visor Palm OS 3.1 is
>>not upgradeable nor are the Visors compatible with TRG's FlashPro,
>>FlashPack, & FlashBuilder software. "
>>
>>If this is true, this would suck, especially with the new 3.3 coming out
>>soon. How can Visors be "totally upgradable" and expandable forever, with
>>no flash?
>
>
