> A developer-oriented
>description of them can be found at
>http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/palmhardware/details.html
Is the serial connector the same as the Palm V? From the scant details on
this page I take it the answer is no. Joining forces with Dave
Lippincott, I think it's quite unfortunate that Palm isn't able to give
the subset of developers involved with hardware add-ons and cables (a
TINY subset, NOT a group so large that confidentiality can't be
maintained) a heads up on the new connectors which were forthcoming. A
company we're working with just had 10,000 cables made up. I don't think
they'll go to waste, but it certainly might have affected their decision
to invest a fairly large chunk of money had they known there was a new
form factor (vis-a-vis cables) forthcoming; perhaps they would have made
fewer Palm III-compatible cables and more m100-compatible cables. Oh and
by the way, this isn't exactly a financially neutral thing for Palm
either; the more accessories available sooner for the m100, the more they
sell. Undoubtedly some folks were told, I'm sure, but others weren't,
that's clear.
Steve Patt
President, Stevens Creek Software
http://www.stevenscreek.com/palm
Best PQA ("ePQA"), PalmSource 99
Best Application ("PizzaScan"), Palm Developer's Conference 1998
First printing software for the Palm - September, 1997
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