Getting data into the Palm IIIxe is a challenge. First of all, it doesn’t have Wifi. Secondly, it uses its own data format *.PDB to store data. Which means not only do I have to find a way to sync the data over the serial port, I also have to be able to convert the data that I currently have into the compatible format.
As mentioned before in the previous post, pilot-xfer is my friend. It can help me sync data in a few ways into the Palm. Serial or network. Thank goodness that Palm at least had the sense to include Network syncing, but the pilot-link suite of tools is the one that made it possible to redirect a serial port to a network-ed system running a HotSync capable machine.
Continue reading PalmIIIxe — Part 2 — Getting iCal data into the Palm