[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] What if your device isn't on the list?

[Frank McPherson]

FWIW, all the Pocket PC 2002 devices have the same basic, underlying 
software and databases for PIM.  I think the fact that a device is not 
on the supported list has more to do with the fact that Markspace 
doesn't have devices to test rather than that the devices absolutely 
won't work.  The only thing that is device specific are the hardware 
connections to the PC/Mac, since it seems that the different hardware 
manufacturers can't seem to all consistently implement USB. One way 
that Markspace could mitigate the compatibility risk is to support 
infrared, network, or Bluetooth synchronization. Infrared and 
networking are much more robust communication protocols that should be 
implemented the same across all devices, I would expect any 
synchronization product to work using them.  (I am new to the Mac 
world, so I don't know whether you can get infrared ports for Macs.) 
Bluetooth is probably implemented about as well as USB, so that one 
could have as much hit or miss as USB.

Frank