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Originally posted by Toby
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...if I noticed it in the brief time that I tried it out, I'd think someone who actually had a stake in noticing it would have.
Unless like me, you had an old version of the software that didn't have the feature.
"The FileMover should not be so unstable as to corrupt the module if a transfer is interrupted. PERIOD."
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Why shouldn't it be? If I'm trying to write to many removable storage devices and something interrupts the process, there can be corruption.
The file in question, sure. The entire module? No. Does your entire hard drive blank every time you get a corrupted file transfer? No. Neither should a file being moved by FileMover. I do not consider that a pipe dream by any means.
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I didn't say that you disliked the Palm world. I said that I hoped the PocketPC world was more to your liking.
Which implies that I am liking the Palm world less. Again, I will state that the Palm world in general has been very good to me. But I've painted myself into a corner with the Prism and with this ultimate failing, I am sick of the rinky-dink quality in both hardware and software -- Especially considering the price point.
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I never said you were unqualified for anything. You seem to show a definite fickleness where PDAs are concerned, though.
And I feel especially qualified to be fickle when I am plunking down $450 for a handheld computing device.
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Well, our anecdotal differences vary obviously. I'm happy with my Visor Deluxe, and hopefully you'll be happy with your E-125. Considering that you're already looking to the M-505, though, I'm sure that's not likely.
Unless the m505 possesses a more sophisticated file transfer system, costs under $550 and has at least a modicum of improvements over the previous Palm devices to set it apart graphically and capability-wise, I doubt my enjoyment of my E-125 (or whatever I get) will be diminished. Many of the rumored capabilities of the m505 (playing movies, more efficient memory storage, 16-bit color screen) have been present on the Cassiopeia E-series for literally years.
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Some of the best inventions have been garage-built rigs.
While still in the garage phase. We're talking about expensive electronics products you can buy in stores. The distinction between the two goes without saying.
"You can't even write to records and databases from inside many applications when they're stored on the module."
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This is a limitation of flash memory as a whole, not just the springboard implementation.
Only on the Visors/Palms. On a PocketPC, Compact Flash and SD cards can be accessed just like system RAM. On my E-100, I can write, copy and erase files from within applications such as Pocket Artist.
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I don't believe anyone claimed that one could yet. If they don't meet your expectations, then maybe you're better off looking elsewhere.
Hello, my name is Bill. Welcome to the thread. Since you've obviously just suffered a lapse of short term memory, allow me to invite you to re-read the last couple of messages from me on this subject clearly stating that "looking elsewhere" is exactly what I am doing...
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That seems to conflict with what was said on Usenet.
Uh, how does it conflict? None of my hacks were on the module. Nobody can really state with any authority how Afterburner could have caused a compression failure or even an interruption of the transfer. It never happened before. More likely, it was an artifact of the module being almost full and the FileMover software failing to check compression routines properly.
"Why then would this error never have come up before?"
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Dumb luck?
That's charming. Well, I suppose that's as scientific as you can get in the face of the fact that it's never happened before, so feel free to be rude.
"All I'm running is Afterburner."
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LOL...and an overclocker couldn't possibly causing any problems.
It never did before. It was set to run at 42MHz, and allowed beaming and syncing with no problem. If you can tell me exactly why it would have caused a problem, feel free. Otherwise, you're just looking like an ass blaming my use of an overclocker for whatever problems I might have. Sorry, I'm not going to sit here and let you blame ME for losing all that data. But do remind me to do the same for you the next time you have a similar loss.
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Why should anyone have to mention that something which hooks into the hardware and OS at a low level might cause problems if removed unexpectedly? People have crashes with hacks onboard all the time. Why should sticking them on removable media make them any more stable?
If you actually read the Usenet thread, you'd see that it wasn't on the module after all. And again, my Prism ran FINE with AB set @ 42MHz.
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I think it was definitely a "User Expectation" situation combined with somewhat of a "User Error" situation.
Congratulations, you are now officially behaving as a child would who has been told his favorite toy isn't as good as he thought. Must be ME, yes? Can't possibly be the FileMover or the compression of data. Yep, I broke my own module and I deserve my data loss.
The "User Error" here is that I picked the Prism and module to begin with and left my E-100 at home. The "User Expectation" was certainly at fault insofar as I expected it to FUNCTION PROPERLY. Sort of like my other failed "User Expectation" of my fellow Visor owners being sympathetic to my situation rather than pointing a finger of blame at my 'reckless' use of an overclocker as the cause apparent of the problem.
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