This is the second part of “The new PIMs on old Palms” – you could read that the new applications “Calendar”, “Contacts” and others run on Palm OS 4.1, even on Palm III, V, IIIc and so on. Now I’ll tell how to copy them. Many of you had to wait long for this news, because there were problems. For example, I couldn’t use the files from the T5.
First, you need a real device (Tungsten T3 or Tungsten E) or a device-specific simulator (get it at http://pluggedin.palmone.com). Zire 31, 72, Tungsten T5 and newer palms have those applications, too, but those files made problems, for example the “Contacts”-application crashed if I tried to beam an address. Perhaps the reason is that the *very* new programs (on T5 or Zire 72) use libraries for contact photos and calendar backgrounds. If you use the simulator you can’t copy libraries because they are compiled to DLL files (x86). If you want to be sure you should use a T|T3 or T|E or their simulators.
You need a file manager, of course, I recommend FileZ (http://www.nosleep.net”). Copy it to your palm and then start it. Choose “View and Edit Files” and show the “Internal Memory”. Now look for the files. You need the following files:
- Calender-PDat + localization files (Calendar-PDat_deDE for a german-”speaking” palm, …)
- Contacts-PAdd + localization files
- Memos-PMem + localization files
- Tasks-PTod + localization files
If you use a Zire 72 or 31 for copying, you need additionaly “CategoryLib-catL” + localization files. You must install them first, otherwise your palm will crash.
Select them and copy them to your card or beam them to your old device. If you use the device-specific simulator, you’ll have to copy them to “POSESlot1″, that’s a virtual card, you find the contents in the folder “Card0″ in the simulator folder. But often FileZ doesn’t recognize virtual cards. Then use “GentleMan”, another good file manager (http://www.mulliner.org”), it will recognize it.
