[missing-sync-palmos-talk] OT: Is T5 using MissingSync

[Scott Gruby]

On Oct 7, 2004, at 6:15 AM, Paul Charlesworth wrote:

> That is an interesting point because PalmOne says that it will work 
> with the current hotsync software. My guess, from reading the blurb, 
> is that it is little more than an internal flash drive attached to the 
> USB port. It sounds like it mounts on any machine because they are 
> talking about using it to carry files around.  At 160MB, you would not 
> be carrying a lot. I've already more than half filled my 512MB 
> thumbdrive with class materials.
>

 From reading palmOne's website, it would appear that the T5 (when in 
"Drive Mode") appears as a standard USB Mass Storage device, just like 
the thumb drives.  (A preliminary review on Brighthand's website seems 
to confirm this.) It is not using Missing Sync in that mode and 
therefore can't take advantage of some of our features including our 
iTunes plugin. Once we have access to one of these devices, we will be 
testing with it.

> I will probably upgrade my Zire 72 to this because I have been waiting 
> for a high resolution screen. I looked at the Tapwave Zodiac, but was 
> a little concerned by some of the reviews and the comments that it 
> does not use a standard palm interface.  Without seeing one, its hard 
> to know if those differences will be an issue, but with the T5, you 
> pretty much know what you are getting.  I might still get the Tapwave 
> though, if I can get enough information to make a good comparison.


Some of the reviews of the Zodiac seem to be way off base. I think that 
the concern is that the launcher doesn't look like the launcher on 
other devices. While this is true, I find it to be easier to use than 
the standard launcher as I can more quickly get to what I want. I've 
been using a Zodiac 2 as my main device for almost a year now and 
haven't seen anything that interests me enough to replace it. Everyone 
has different needs in a handheld; for me the Zodiac works quite well. 
I'm not much of a game player, but I still think the Zodiac is an 
excellent device.

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Scott Gruby
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