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RE: Still Waiting?????
No need to wait...for something that is never coming. That would be like waiting for a bus in the middle of the desert. Don't waste your time.
RE: Still Waiting?????
The card itself was supposed to be released with Palm OS drivers last March. So if you look at it that way, it's been over 14 months...
(Why do some people say you can kill two birds with one stone when it's hard enough killing one bird with two stones?)
Holy grail
RE: Holy grail
Wait, no I didn't --Ahhhhhhhh! (sproi-oi-oi-oing)
Sorry, you did mention grail...
;)
RE: Holy grail
Therefore, we must give you a test.
ARTHUR:
What is this test, O Knights of-- knights who till recently said 'ni'?
HEAD KNIGHT:
Firstly, you must find... another shrubbery!
[dramatic chord]
ARTHUR:
Not another shrubbery!
RANDOM:
Ni!
HEAD KNIGHT:
Then, when you have found the shrubbery, you must place it here beside this shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get the two-level effect with a little path running down the middle.
KNIGHTS OF NI:
A path! A path! A path! Ni! Shh! Knights of Ni! Ni! Ni! Shh! Shh!...
HEAD KNIGHT:
Then, when you have found the shrubbery, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest... with... a herring!
[dramatic chord]
KNIGHTS OF NI:
A herring!
Sadly I think that a complete Monty Python reunion will come before SanDisk releases Palm OS drivers. Those who have followed the Monty Python gang recently will realize what I am really saying...
Peace,
-Bartman007
the end of all rumours:
thank god. we can go on with our lifes now.
And this is Palm OS new because...?
I dont buy it
Bool Shee It!
I believe that PalmOS handhelds are the ones that have most of the SDIO slots.
In other news...
Palm drivers have not been announced, but who knows... maybe we'll see them someday?
Bluetooth WiFi adapter
Invent a Bluetooth WiFi adapter. Works just like the Bluetooth GPS units (or Bluetooth phone), but gives you a WiFi connection instead. :) When not connected via BT, it works like a WiFi hotspot detector.
Of course, BT and WiFi should have been built into the T3 in the first place. Today, I use a European Sony TH-55 with BT & WiFi. Great battery life, but I miss the ergonomics of my T3.
BTW, one of the big prizes at PalmSource 2004 in February was a WiFi SD card with working drivers. Apparently, it CAN be done...
RE: Bluetooth WiFi adapter
SanDisk in Microsoft's Pocket???
RE: SanDisk in Microsoft's Pocket???
What about the Tungsten C?
(Why do some people say you can kill two birds with one stone when it's hard enough killing one bird with two stones?)
RE: SanDisk in Microsoft's Pocket???
RE: SanDisk in Microsoft's Pocket???
RE: SanDisk in Microsoft's Pocket???
palmOne is preparing to release a Wi-Fi SD card for the Tungsten T3 and Zire 72. This will be the first SD card of this type for any palmOne model.
According to a tip sent to Brighthand, palmOne's latest sales guide for spring 2004 includes an accessories chart that shows this wireless networking card.
Unfortunately, details on this are very sketchy. The price isn't given, nor is there a release date.
The guide does make it clear that this WLAN card will not work with all current palmOne handhelds, only the Tungsten T3 and Zire 72.
SanDisk can stick that SD Wi-Fi card you now where...
Simply too late! Too bad! Don't care for it anymore...
Free 802.11 No More Wires!!!
Support your local WAN!
how well is the wifi gonna work via a SD card anyway?
palmIII>HandERA330>SonySJ20>TungstenE
RE: how well is the wifi gonna work via a SD card anyway?
Error
How does this story help me. Is there finally a WiFi SD card I can use on my T2? I do not really care if there are new and improved WiFi SD Cards for PPC after all this Palminfocenter not PPCenter. I come here week after week and still nothing. Maybe you can all help me, is there ever going to be a Palm OS5 WiFi SD card or do I have to go buy the Enfora Case.
Yeah, Right.
Since this is a palm site, maybe we shouldn't announce products that NEVER work on the palm???
fed up,
tsu
Community Project/Contest?
What stops the community from doing something similar for this hardware?
If the Linux guys can produce opensource drivers for just about any piece of hardware with nary a specsheet from the manufacturer, can't the PalmOS community pull a similar rabbit out of the hat?
What it needs is someone with an understanding of APIs involved, and a bit of a hacker mindset, to buy/borrow/steal (the price includes 256 MB of storage, so it isn't a complete waste if all else fails) a card, and start digging, sharing info, etc.
Last I checked, reverse engineering was still legal (or the Linux community would have ceased to exist) and in fact encouraged (AMD v/s Intel, anyone?).
The only thing that I could see holding up such a project is if there is a physical problem - for example, if this card was incompatible with the basic PalmOS PDA hardware.
Atul Chitnis
http://atulchitnis.net
RE: Community Project/Contest?
The linux community has made lots of drivers for Linux in a variety of platforms; perhaps the problem is, the linux community can be more attracted to other PDAs. Zaurus is an obvious choice, and PPC allows them to put a full Linux on the PDA - so the drivers are already there. They even have GCC running native in PPC's Windows, for Dog's sake. :(
Last time I looked, they had 2 (3?) different bluetooth stacks to use...
I mentioned some time ago that PalmOne/Source could get some benefits if they "opened the platform". The answers were just got flames.
However, I've started this post mentioning development pain. In other thread(s), I've also said that looks like the PalmOS isn't an "easy platform to develop for". I have no first hand data, but the facts point to that direction. In this drivers subject, you can see there are a number of companies trying to bring to market a number of devices; and some of them have failed with the drivers. SanDisk is an example.
But, the best damning example is the very PalmOne/PalmSource/whatever case: they OWN the hardware. They OWN the OS'es. They OWN a bluetooth SD card that worked on OS4, so they OWNED the working drivers. And yet they fail to provide drivers for OS5??
I can only see two options: either they are utterly disinterested on providing compatibility (to the point of absurdity, since they could be selling cards AND lower end Palms that later would be upgradeable), or they just CAN'T provide the drivers for some reason.
I guess... if they suddenly popped out some bluetooth SD drivers for OS6, then we'd know that there was some problem with OS5. :P
However: you mention a project that ended providing drivers for Clies? That certainly looks interesting, but makes me wonder what they are waiting to engage on more of that! Do you have any more info? Any website? Please point out...
Of course not for Palms
Palm has been intentionally crippling their own devices in some stupid, misguided attempt to segment their own market and to protect their current product strategy
Peace Out
Alan
SanDisk speaks
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