Hi all.
Has anyone ever had an HP Palmtop connected with a Mac? If so, how can I do this? I'd like to get a Palmtop but, if it can connect with a Mac, that'll be even better than using it standalone.
Edited: 13 July 2012, 2:14 a.m.
HP-100, 200, 300LX & others + Macintosh
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07-13-2012, 02:10 AM
Hi all.
Has anyone ever had an HP Palmtop connected with a Mac? If so, how can I do this? I'd like to get a Palmtop but, if it can connect with a Mac, that'll be even better than using it standalone. Edited: 13 July 2012, 2:14 a.m.
07-13-2012, 03:38 AM
IMHO Kermit should do, not tested. Ciao.....Mike PS: I just looked at Kermits origin and found only C-Kermit for OS-9. On OS-X you may need some emulator. ;)
07-13-2012, 04:44 AM
Be careful... OS-9 might well refer to the Microware operating system of that name (orginally for the 6809, then for the 68000, but not, in general, on the Mac) rather than a particular version of MacOS
07-13-2012, 06:36 AM
Matt, There's really no reason to directly connect any of these to a desktop computer. They all can use Compact Flash Cards and with a reader, you can easily, and much faster, transfer files using the CF cards. One note: The 100LX and 200LX are DOS machines while the 300LX (and higher) are Windows CE, which is a totally different animal. While I have used the WinCE units, I much perfer the 200LX. (but then I'm an old time DOS user). Bill
07-13-2012, 06:54 AM
If it's a Mac with a serial port, then it's probably too old for a compact flash reader. Just get an adapter for the palmtop's serial cable, and use ZTerm to transfer files. If it's a newer Mac, a CF reader and smallish (256MB and under) card is the easiest (and fastest) option. Larger cards require a special driver, and can be quite slow while DOS scans the larger allocation map.
07-13-2012, 10:25 AM
Did you know that the internal modem was connected via serial port, I think to at least the G5s? There were adapters available.
07-13-2012, 10:48 AM
Quote: I suppose that is technically correct, but good luck finding the PCMCIA to CF adapter you'd need for the HP machines... Wait, never mind. They're widely available on eBay.
07-13-2012, 11:13 AM
You know, I vaguely remember those serial port breakout adapters for the older G3/G4 towers. I think I might have considered getting one for mine at some point. I also remember that USB support under OS 8 and OS 9 was pretty flaky, and not something I would want to subject myself to on a regular basis. :) I used to synchronize a Palm III with my iMac, courtesy of a Belkin USB/serial adapter. It was unpleasant, to say the least. It was always great fun to plug in a USB device and have the system completely freeze.
07-13-2012, 12:32 PM
As a Palm T|X user myself, I too remember the aggravation brought on by any element of the connection. Between Palm Desktop issues, the cable, whichever Palm I had at the time, the Mac itself, it was irritating and annoying. But, since OS/X Tiger, the T|X and Mark/Space MissingSync, the cooperation is just that, cooperating.
07-13-2012, 01:21 PM
Quote: I just thought of a way to do it without a reader directly connected to the MAC. If the MAC is on your network, and the router has a USB port, you might be able to use a CF/USB adapter to plug the CF into the router, copy the files and then put the CF in the HP-200LX. I'll have to test that with my router this weeked to see if it would work. Bill
07-13-2012, 02:15 PM
USB1.0 drivers has been available for OS 9.2 and up I think; USB2.0 needed 10.1.5 (?) and a commercial driver; 10.2 brought general USB2.0 support
07-16-2012, 06:43 AM
After posting using the router's USB post, I thought it might not work afterall. So did a test this weekened. Used a 128MB CF card, formated Fat16. Router would not reconigize it. Reformated as Fat32 and card worked fine plugged into the router. I forgot to test a Fat32 card in the HP-200LX, but I'm assuming that the 200LX would not reconigize a Fat32? Bill
07-16-2012, 01:38 PM
It won't. :-( OTH, a USB card reader connected to your Mac should do the trick. |
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