[kacir]

Dear SONY.

Yesterday evening I have received PRS - 500 and guess what was the first thing I have done after I stopped admiring it?

Yes. I have "hacked" your Connect software.
(please look up "hacking" on wikipedia)

Why?
Because I wanted to use it and You didn't let me do it. You say that my Windows 2000 operating system is not good enough to connect a simple device to my PC and upload a few files.
Gues what?

Here is how I "installed" Connect software in w2k PC.

- downloaded Connect SW v 1.1 from the net
- installed it on a borrowed PC with XP
- connected the reader to XP computer
- moved directory C:\Program Files\Sony\ to w2k computer
- copied file dsound.dll and dsound.vxd from XP copputer to the C:\Program Files\Sony\CONNECT Reader\Data\bin\
- copied files PRSUSB.cat PRSUSB.inf PRSUSB.sys from XP computer into c:\hack directory on w2k computer
- manually started "CONNECT Reader.exe" binary from C:\Program Files\Sony\CONNECT Reader\Data\bin\
- connected Reader to W2k computer
- I was prompted to provide drivers - so I pointed the "Found the new HW" wizzard to the c:\hack directory.

Tadaaaaaa ...
The connect software is uploading texts to my brand new Reader at this very moment.

Happy hacking dear felow readers ;-)