Sunday, March 5, 2006
Running modern versions of the applications in a former Palm
Palm brings the latest factory improved versions of Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Memos, compared with models of a few years ago. The holders of a Palm oldest miss fewer things like power point birthdates of the contacts, colors for different categories of events, or write notes of up to 32kb.
Well, there was no reason to resign, as it is possible to install these new versions in the old Palm. Although scheduled to run on PalmOS 5, has been found to operate even in a Palm IIIc running OS 4.1. Applications Favorites, Files and Settings seem to work well on older versions of the operating system. Even Versamail up its version 2.6, can run on PalmOS 4.
The new calendar in a IIIc
To achieve these applications, we need as a Palm Tungsten T3 and Tungsten E (or a simulator). Newer models like the T5 or Zire 72 can be a problem at the time of, for example, send a contact via infrared. The reason is simply the lack of old equipment in some libraries as those responsible for managing the background image or photos of the contacts. We also need a file manager, such as Filez.
Filez installed on the Palm and choose View and edit files-> Internal. We need the following files:
- Calendar-pdate + locale files (eg-PDat_deDE Calendar for Palm to be used in German).
- Contacts-Padda + locale files.
- Memos-PMem + locale files.
- Tasks-PTod + locale files.
- If you use a Zire72 or 31, need to copy the first-CategoryLib catla + locale files, or the Palm will crash.
We select and copy these files to the SD card, or sent directly to the former Palm infrared. If instead of using a Palm simulator to get your files, you must copy the files to POSESlot1, which corresponds to the directory Card0 in the simulator. If Filez does not work well, we can use in their place Gentleman.
Now that we have installed new applications, the Palm appear in both the new version as the old. In order to conceal the old need to copy the following files:
- Datebook + locale files (eg Book_deDE Date).
- Address Book + locale files.
- MemoPad + locale files.
- ToDo List + locale files.
And finally, we need to hotsync. If we have problems with newly installed applications, to be sure we're using an old version of Palm Desktop, which does not understand the new file format. We need to download the latest version, available free of charge.
With these steps, we will have our old Palm operating with the new programs. This guide is based on these three posts of the blog Tam Hanna. In them there were many comments from readers with solutions to problems that arose.
By: Mark Gonzalez Troyes in Palm Tricks
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This practice I've been using for some time and even with modern machines and I do not get a Treo 650 lacks applications such as "expenses" or "Notes" that I have been very useful in a Zire 31.
A greeting =)
I guess that falls into the marketing of Palm, how to build teams with a microphone and some do not, with or without wifi. But at least in the case of the computer software can do "to measure our"
You know ... I am trying to export the programs Messages (Messages) of a Zire72 a T3 ... I have it running at half because sometimes hangs ... but I have not even been able to configure the sending of MMS, even my cellular service does not meet the consultation done ...
PDAExpertos postings to see if there is luck ...
http://www.pdaexpertos.com/foros/viewtopic.php?t=41942
Greetings
Very interesting article. I have already achieved a Tungsten E to move the files to my old m505 ... I understood everything but what are the "location files" ( "localization files")?
Many thanks
Hello Chkn. The location of a program is simply adapting to a specific country: language, currency unit, and so on.
In this case is the example that I put in the post-pdate Calendar is the main program, and Calendar-PDat_esES is another file with everything needed to make the program is in Spanish (Ss).
With the location of files I mean to be copied for each program, the file that ends in _esES.
What is the favorite software? I have a Z31 that do not have it and I see that it brings in from other manufactures. Nor appoint hear a lot.
Very good blog, I keep you from the beginning of the year.
greetings from Argentina
Thanks Onof.
The "Favorites" is simply an alternative to the standard launcher. Rather than leave the icons of installed programs as large icons appear as a list. You can have multiple and add to each program that you use most. Instead of by category, organize programs on your personal taste.
You can see the agenda at this picture (you're sick of seeing the pictures on the internet).