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curtw · 01-22-2008, 11:28 PM

Yes, it will work.

It looks like you may have to use the original DocReader (http://www.freewarepalm.com/utilities/docreader.shtml), but if by any chance this device has been upgraded to OS 2.0, I'd recommend CSpotRun (http://www.32768.com/bill/palmos/cspotrun/).

Whatever you do, I hope you're not paying much more than $5 for this Palm. A Palm III, which will have four times the memory and a backlight, as well as run better readers like TealDoc and iSilo, will run ~$10 on eBay.

Also, if you don't have a computer with an old-fashioned serial port, you'll have to buy a separate USB adapter (another $20) to get files onto the device, in which case you might be better off looking for a first or second-generation Handspring Visor (just a little more expensive than a Palm III, but shipped with USB).

Good luck!

Curt

01-22-2008, 11:28 PM	#2
curtw Outside of a dog Posts: 871 Karma: 4457646 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, TX Device: Kindle Voyage	Caveat emptor. Yes, it will work. It looks like you may have to use the original DocReader (http://www.freewarepalm.com/utilities/docreader.shtml), but if by any chance this device has been upgraded to OS 2.0, I'd recommend CSpotRun (http://www.32768.com/bill/palmos/cspotrun/). Whatever you do, I hope you're not paying much more than $5 for this Palm. A Palm III, which will have four times the memory and a backlight, as well as run better readers like TealDoc and iSilo, will run ~$10 on eBay. Also, if you don't have a computer with an old-fashioned serial port, you'll have to buy a separate USB adapter (another $20) to get files onto the device, in which case you might be better off looking for a first or second-generation Handspring Visor (just a little more expensive than a Palm III, but shipped with USB). Good luck! Curt Last edited by curtw; 01-22-2008 at 11:43 PM.