[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Will I still need a Pee Cee for reasons other than syncing..?

[Frank McPherson]

Application install is going to be a problem even with the Missing-Sync 
product. The challenge is to get the software providers to provide a 
download version of their app in a Mac compressed format. The problem 
is that the installer applications provided with the development tools 
create executables that bundle all of the install files. Missing-Sync 
posted here that they aren't providing anything special for extracting 
the install files from the setup.exe, instead they are working with the 
software distributors like Handango to make Mac versions of the setup 
files available. I am skeptical that they will succeed. However, I 
think that the PocketMac provides a CAB extractor for the setup.exe. 
All you would need to do is extract the CAB file and then copy it to 
the Pocket PC. Once it is on your Pocket PC you can then install it 
from there. The CAB files "execute" directly on the Pocket PC to 
install the app.

On Saturday, June 14, 2003, at 04:17 PM, Ken Gantz wrote:

> Howdy,
> I'm contemplating the purchase of the T-Mobile Pocket PC phone now 
> that I will be able to sync it to my iLife applications but I'm 
> wondering if I will still need the assistance of a PeeCee sometimes 
> anyway. I've never owned a Pocket PC (only Palm stuff) and am 
> wondering will I need access to a PC to do systems software updates 
> (if Microsoft even has any) or to load software on the Pocket PC, etc. 
> I'm strictly limited to my firewire 800 G4 and do not have access to a 
> Pee Cee anywhere (unless you count virtual PC running Windows 98).
>
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