Dave Lippincott wrote:
> >You can not hotsync .wav files to the TRGpro, as they are not a valid
> >PalmOS file format.
>
> Obviously, WAV files are not in PDB or PRC format. I should have said I
> don't know if there is a utility to convert WAV files so you can hotsync
> them and play them on your Palm.]
Dude, you are missing the whole point of the DOS format CF cards! The reason
why TRG did CF on a Palm device is so the user can bypass HotSync all together.
Just load up some WAV or MP3 files on you CF, run a custom player application
and you have a Walkman / Palm. There is even a headset jack on the TRGpro. I'm
sure they are not mentioning the dirty MP3 name for fear of stereotyping it as a
consumer device not to mention any legal hassle.
Is there enough CPU speed to decode MP3 on a Palm? I don't know but there maybe
with a DragonBall VZ with it written in assemble is possible.
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>
> It would interesting to find out how non-PRC/PDB/PQA file will be handled on
> a CF card. I wonder if with the right code (and the TRG SDK) you could
> read/write a non-converted DB file from CF. Anyone know if its possible?
There are two levels of the API for TRGpro. One is the DOS level format and the
other is the raw binary format. Yes, binary vs. text mode all over again. I
can see a PDB in at a binary level with some middle ware to access it if it
hasn't been written yet.
