The Stowaway Sierra does not have a driver that works on the Treo 680 yet. What I was able to get work is Palm's Universal Wireless (IR) keyboard.
I just ordered Palm's BT keyboard that is supposed to be compatible with the 680. Roger On Jun 17, 2007, at 5:37 PM, Larry Feldman wrote: > Rob, > > Wasn't yours the Stowaway....... > > Larry > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent via Treo 650 > > -----Original Message----- > From: J Messeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sunday, Jun 17, 2007 10:42 am > Subject: Re: [Treo] Treo keyboards > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [email protected] > > The latest rumor from Thinkoutside is the 680 driver is targeted for >> release in mid-July. A little frustrating, but I decided to hang onto >> the Stowaway and see what happens. >> BTW, except for it's shiny metal case, the Stowaway Sierra is >> remarkable similar -- the way it folds and locks, for instance -- >> to the >> Palm version into which I used to plug previous Palm devices. And >> since >> the Palm BT keyboard that claims to work with the 680 is a new >> offering, >> I'd be wondering about that connection, and Palm's reported >> reluctance >> to share the necessaries for the 3rd party keyboard developers, >> especially since Palm's version is $50 more than iGo's street price. >> Just a thought from a sometimes cynical mind. >> >> Roger Prokic wrote: >> I placed my order for palm's new BT keyboard. Can't wait to get it. >> --- >> Roger Prokic >> Baltimore, Maryland USA >> >>> -=[ This email was sent from a Palm Treo 680 palm computer using >>> SnapperMail Enterprise Edition v2.3.7.01 ]=- >> >>> ..... Original Message ....... >> On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:14:58 -0400 J Messeder >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Here's the interesting part. According to Palm, its BT keyboard is >>> compatible with: >>> >>> * Treo 650 >>> * Treo 680 >>> * Treo 700p >>> * Treo 700w >>> * Treo 700wx >>> * Treo 750 >>> * Tungsten E2 >>> * T|X >>> >>> So one has to wonder what's different about the Stowaway Sierra >>> that it >>> will work with Handspring: Palm: T X, Treo 650, Treo 700p, -- and >>> not >>> the 680. >>> I guess I don't expect an answer, but still, it's a wonder. >>> >>> >>> Roger Prokic wrote: >>> >>>> Palm's Universal IR keyboard does work with the 680. >>>> --- >>>> Roger Prokic >>>> Baltimore, Maryland USA >>>> >>>> -=[ This email was sent from a Palm Treo 680 palm computer using >>>> SnapperMail Enterprise Edition v2.3.7.01 ]=- >>>> >>>> ...... Original Message ....... >>>> On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:32:39 -0400 J Messeder >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> And from the support folks at iGo comes this: >>>>> >>>>> quote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello John, >>>>> >>>>> Unfortunately, due to changes that Palm had made to their >>>>> operating >>>>> >>>>> >>>> system, we are unable to get the current drivers to work. We are >>>> working to >>>> resolve this issue as quickly as possible, but do not have an >>>> ETA. We >>>> apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. >>>> >>>> >>>>> Think Outside Support >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:support%40thinkoutside.com> >>>>> >>>>> [tosqa:jg] >>>>> >>>>> end quote >>>>> >>>>> So now I have to decide whether 'tis best to wait, or to try to >>>>> return >>>>> the darn thing. >>>>> Is there a BT keyboard out there that works with the 680. >>>>> I haven't even looked for a plug-in, which is what I used with my >>>>> previous Palms. H-m-m-m-mmmm. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> /The erasure of a human subspecies is largely painless -- to us >>>>> -- if we >>>>> know little enough about it. A dead Chinaman is of little >>>>> import to us >>>>> whose awareness of things Chinese is bounded by an occasional >>>>> dish of >>>>> chow mein. We grieve only for what we know./ >>>>> A Sand County Almanac, /Aldo Leopold, July 1949/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> /“Thirty-five million deaths leave an empty place at only one family >>> table.” / >>> (News commentator Eric Severied in a radio essay on the 25th >>> anniversary >>> of the start of World War Two. 8/31/64) >>> >>> >>> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> /“Thirty-five million deaths leave an empty place at only one family >> table.” / >> (News commentator Eric Severied in a radio essay on the 25th >> anniversary of the start of World War Two. 8/31/64) >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/treo/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/treo/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
