how much does it take to get a palm5 working?

[Walleye]

i will probably be getting a palm5 off ebay, bare unit... i'm not gonna be hotsyncing it, i'm gonna be using it as the controller for my car-puter. how much does it take to get it working in that respect? can it draw the power to operate it through the serial cable to the computer?

 

[Walleye]

oh thank you all very much for being so helpful! 😛

 

[Derango]

I'm pretty sure it can't draw the power it needs from a serial cable. Other than that, good luck 😉

and whatever happened to that 4 hour bump rule?

 

[jurzdevil]

not sure but somewhere along the lines of your first born child.

you should probably search for a palm-specific forum to ask that question.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: jurzdevil
not sure but somewhere along the lines of your first born child.

you should probably search for a palm-specific forum to ask that question.

argh. auction ends in 2 hours............

 

[Jzero]

How do you intend to use it in your car-puter? I'm intrigued....and I have an old Palm Pro laying around and a mostly-finished car-puter!

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: Jzero
How do you intend to use it in your car-puter? I'm intrigued....and I have an old Palm Pro laying around and a mostly-finished car-puter!

http://www.giantdisc.com/

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: Jzero
How do you intend to use it in your car-puter? I'm intrigued....and I have an old Palm Pro laying around and a mostly-finished car-puter!

http://www.giantdisc.com/

Very interesting. That's almost useful to me except mine is Win2k OS and has GPS software as well. Although this is interesting. Perhaps I can use the Palm in some other way to manage the MP3s and GPS....

 

[amnesiac]

Why do you need for it to draw power?

It looks like Giantdisc uses the IR to issue controls. If it gets low on battery, just stick it in a cradle or use a charge cable.

 

[jurzdevil]

i thought you wanted to control the whole pc just not mp3. thats a neat program.

i know that for ppc's they have usb charge cables. in the manual it says to connect using a serial cable. wil it work with usb?

if so this should work or something similar.