TRG puts out a software packaged called "ImagePro" -- see the link below:
http://www.trgpro.com/software/imagepro.html
This software allows you to build a custom ROM image which can then be
flashed to the palm. The advantage of this is that you can remove any or
all of the other apps on the palm that your client didn't want people
playing with. This doesn't really "lock them out" of the palm, but it could
be used to make your application the only one available on the device.
Anyone with a hotsync cradle could add additional apps to get around this,
but if they have this ability, then they probably have their own palm to
play around with anyway.
-Jeff Allen
Digital Paths LLC
http://www.digitalpaths.com
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve
Sabram
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 3:51 PM
To: Palm Developer Forum
Subject: Re: Device Reset
Have you considered just having the Palm device running your software to be
placed in a locked case and then handed over for the
drive test? One of our customers is using our Datastick MyCorder w/ a Palm
IIIe inside an Otter Box. They then drilled a hole in
the case for the sensor cables and sealed it with silicone gel. To prevent
"tampering" they then bolted on a small lock latch. To
literally lock out the user during the drive test, they used a small padlock
of the type used on handgun carrying cases. This kept
the drivers from "playing with the new toy." The whole thing cost about $25
in parts and a half hour of time.
Pretty much what you want to do is turn an open systems into a closed system
for propietary use. This goes against the entire Zen
of Palm. However, there are ways to handle this literally "out of the box"
as I described.
Steve
"McMicken, Steven" wrote:
> I posted this question before and have received minimal response. Perhaps
I
> didn't amplify enough.
>
> Our customers use our application to look at, and record, control data on
an
> automobile. On occasion, they give their Palm device to one of their
> customers (a vehicle owner) who is having a problem. The intent is to
catch
> the problem in a log so it can be analyzed. The feature our customers
would
> like is: to be able to lock out use of the device for anything except our
> application. That way, they can be assured that their customers are
> collecting data and not using the Palm device as it was intended to be
used.
> I can successfully lock the device under normal operation (i.e., when the
> application is running). I have been unable to lock the device through a
> soft or a no-notice reset.
>
> I don't see anything in the APIs that allows this, nor do the preferences
> seem to help. Is there an accepted way to do this? I can see possible
> unacceptable ways of doing it.
>
> Any suggestions or help will be appreciated.
>
> TIA,
>
> Steve
>
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