Domingo, 5 of March of 2006
To run modern versions of the applications in an old Palm
The Palm most recent brings of factory improved versions of the Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Memos, in comparison with models of some years ago. The possessors of one more a older Palm will miss things like: to be able to point dates of birthday of the contacts, colors different for the categories from the events, or to write notes of until 32kb.
Then he does not have so that to resign itself, since it is possible to install these new versions in the Palm old. Although they are programmed to run on PalmOS 5, has verified itself that even works in one IIIc running Palm OS 4.1. The Favorite applications, You case out and Preferences seem to well also work in old versions of the operating system. Even Versamail, until its version 2.6, can work in PalmOS 4.
The new Calendar in one IIIc
In order to secure these applications, we needed a Palm like Tungsten T3 or Tungsten E (or a simulator). More recent models as the T5 or Zire 72 can give some problem at the time of, for example, to send a contact via infrared. The reason is, simply, the lack in old apparatuses of some bookstores like the ones in charge to manage the basic image or the photos of the contacts. We also need a manager archives, like for example Filez.
We install Filez in the Palm and we chose files->Internal View and edit. We need the following archives:
- Calender-PDat location archives (for example Calendar-PDat_deDE for a Palm that are used in German).
- Contacts-PAdd location archives.
- Memo location archives.
- Tasks-PTod location archives.
- In case of using a Zire72 or 31, we will need to copy first CategoryLib-catL location archives, or the Palm will be hung.
We select these archives we copied and them to card SD, we directly sent or them to the old Palm by infrared. If instead of a Palm we are using its simulator to obtain the files, the archives we will have to copy them to POSESlot1, that corresponds with the Card0 directory in the simulator. If Filez does not work well, we can use in its GentleMan place.
Now that we have installed the new applications, in the Palm they will appear the new version as much as the old man. So that the old women are hidden we needed to copy the following files:
- DateBook location archives (for example It dates Book_deDE).
- Address Book location archives.
- MemoPad location archives.
- All List location archives.
And finally, we needed to be able to do hotsync. If we have problems with the applications just installed, surely it must to that we are using a too old version of Palm Desktop, that does not understand the new file format. We need to lower the last version, available of gratuitous way.
With these steps, we will have our old Palm working with the new programs. This guide is based on these three posts of blog of Tam Hanna. In them there are many commentaries of readers with solutions to the problems that were arising.
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To this I have come it practice using for some time and even with modern machines since I do not understand as a Treo 650 lacks applications like “Expenses” or “so useful Notes” that me have been in a Zire 31.
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I suppose that it enters within the marketing research of Palm, like constructing an equipment with microphone and another no, or with and without wifi. But in the case of software we can at least make the equipment “to our measurement”
You know… I am trying to export the programs Messages (Messages) of a Zire72 to a T3 I have… it by halves working then in short whiles is hung… but not yet I have been able to form the shipment of MMS, my service of cellular not yet responds the realised consultation…
Postee in PDAExpertos to see if there is luck…
http://www.pdaexpertos.com/foros/viewtopic.php?t=41942
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Very interesting article. I have already been able a Tungsten and to pass the archives old m505… I have understood everything but, what are “archives of location” (” localization you case out”)?
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Hello Chkn. The location of a program is simply to adapt it to a country in particular: language, unit of currency, etc.
In this case it is the example that I put in post: Calendar-PDat is the main program, and Calendar-PDat_esES is another file yet the necessary thing so that the program is in Spanish (esES).
With the one of location archives I mean that there is to copy, for each program, also the corresponding file that finishes in _esES.
So that it serves software favorite? I have a Z31 that does not have it and I see that in it brings it to others of makes. I do not listen to it either name much.
Very good blog, you itself since the beginning of year.
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Onof thanks.
The program “Favorite” simply is an alternative thrower to the standard. Instead of to leave the icons the programs installed like great icons, they appear like a list. You can have several and add each the programs that you use more. Instead of by categories, you organize the programs by your personal taste.
You can see the program in this photo (you will be very to see it by Internet in the photos).