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goinveg · 06-27-2010, 08:07 AM

The early Palm Pilots were serial port connections with a proprietary connector at the PDA end. It uses the .pdb format for ebooks and the desktop software includes a conversion app.

You can get a serial-USB converter to use it on "modern" computers.

EDIT: Without the connector wire, it cannot be plugged into newer computers.

06-27-2010, 08:07 AM	#11
goinveg Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Meriden, CT, USA Device: Kobo, Entourage eDGe DualBook	The early Palm Pilots were serial port connections with a proprietary connector at the PDA end. It uses the .pdb format for ebooks and the desktop software includes a conversion app. You can get a serial-USB converter to use it on "modern" computers. EDIT: Without the connector wire, it cannot be plugged into newer computers. Last edited by goinveg; 06-27-2010 at 08:13 AM.