One more bites the dust

[Bayard Coolidge]

Y'all can imagine how I feel after having purchased a Garmin iQUE3600 GPS/PDA
 that has Palm software on it, and NOT be able to install the mapping software because
 I *have* to have MS Windows (XP|2000|etc) running on my desktop in order to poke the
 mapping bits into the iQUE. I can *read* my PDA's data (address book, memo, etc.) with
 kpilot, but I can't *write* to the PDA that way. I can't install the MapSource stuff under WINE
 because it chokes on the InstallShield <stuff>. I can't install Win98SE on a spare drive
 because I have an esoteric SCSI controller (Adaptec 78xx-based) that the Win98SE installer
 doesn't know about (although I admit I haven't searched the Web for a driver floppy image).
 I even ran over to CompUSA and bought an el-cheapo desktop USB DVD r/w drive (with
 a card reader). I can actually mount the DVD and see the bits, but can't do anything with them.
 And, no, just copying them to the iQUE's 1GB SD card doesn't work - evidently there's some
 sort of secret fondling that the Palm Desktop has to do over the USB to the iQUE to write-enable it.
 
 An exchange of e-mail with Garmin gleaned confirmation that they don't support anything
 but Windews. Ironically, Garmin uses Apache to run the web site that dispenses new bits to
 customers and another Open Source/GNU application (forget off the top of my head) to sign
 up for their mailing list. C'est la vie...
 
 Happy New Year from sunny Florida,
 
 Bayard Coolidge, N1HO
 "Brake for Moose - it can save your life" - NHF&GD

Jon maddog Hall <maddog at li.org> wrote:
 When I go to the page http://web.palm.com/products/smartphones/treo700w/details.jhtml
I saw the agonizing Microsoft logo.  Apparently Palm has decided to put their
"ease of use" on top of the Windows Mobile platform.  It means that every
time I would go to use my phone I would have to be reminded of a monopoly gone
bad.

 


		
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