Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Saskatoon
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Hotsync with Mac OS 10.1

Has anyone figured out how to use Mac OS 10.1 and hotsync'g with a visor deluxe. I'm using a serial port base with a powerbook (old computer) and even in OS 9.2.1 it won't work. I've reinstalled Palm desktop from handspring and even a new version from Palm but nothing. Any ideas?

Registered: Oct 2000
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There is some info on Palms website, but until Palm gets off their butts and realeases an OSX client (promised by the end of the year), I am not even wasting my time trying to synch on my Mac.

Registered: Jan 2000
Location: Twin Cities, MN
Posts: 1683

At this rate, there'll be PocketPC support for OSX before Palm ever gets around to doing anything...

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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Some people have been able to run their Visors under OS X.1's Classic mode, but I have not yet tried this.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Texan in Calgary for a while
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I don't think serial sync works in Classic. Expect an opinion piece if the PocketPC can sync on X before Palm can.

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James Hromadka
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Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
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I seem to remember being able to sync my Prism with Classic running..
But it's a USB cradle. Yup, It's syncronising right now.

Last edited by Vertigo on 11-07-2001 at 09:23 AM

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 434

Virtual PC

With a USB port:

I can sync with Virtual PC under OS 9.2. (Not with OS X obviously since the USB ports are not supported.)

I will try native OS 9.2 synching next under Classic. I do not have OS 9.1 since my iBook shipped with 9.2/X.1 only.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
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Re: Virtual PC

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Originally posted by Eug
With a USB port:

I can sync with Virtual PC under OS 9.2. (Not with OS X obviously since the USB ports are not supported.)

I will try native OS 9.2 synching next under Classic. I do not have OS 9.1 since my iBook shipped with 9.2/X.1 only.

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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Re: Re: Virtual PC

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Originally posted by Vertigo


Whaaaat are you talking about?

Please clarify your post. Are you saying that serial cradles don't work in OS 9? I have no idea why you brang up VirtualPC either. What statement are you making about serial cradle sync in OS 10?

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If you're using a USB cradle, there is no reason to be using VirtualPC at all, in either OS 9.x or OS 10.x - Both of those Operating Systems sync perfectly with USB cradles (OS X running classic, of course).

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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 153

Syncing fine in Classic

I sync (PRISM) all the time using Classic/OS 9.2.1 while running OSX10.1.1. At first I believe I had some trouble. That went away when I downloaded Palm Desktop 2.6.3 from the Palm site. It supports Handspring USB connections. It works fast and clean. I used to have hangups running Handspring versions where it would wait too long to identify the User. Now it just cranks right through.

I also downloaded Palm Desktop 4.x from Palm and use it in VirtualPC 4.0 running under 9.2.1, not with MAC OSX running at the same time. I can take advantage of syncing some new software that is only shipped in a .exe format. I will be happy when Mac OSX compliance arrives and VirtualPC for OSX is finished.