Palm - how to access files on CD from 1999/2000?

stunned bunny

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Dec 20, 2009, 3:29:39 PM12/20/09

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Hello,

I have been given some cd's to try and see if there is any personal
information on them belonging to a friends late husband.

I have a cd that has a palm folder. Clearly he has synced his palm
pilot to his computer.

Any ideas how I can read/access these files (such as mail) WITHOUT
having a palm pilot. (his old one is missing).

Thanks!

Grinder

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Dec 20, 2009, 5:17:04 PM12/20/09

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There is some information on the file formats here:
http://www.notsofaqs.com/palmrecs.php

If I remember correctly, there was an application suite on the PC side
that would let you read the contents of standard app data files, or at
least convert them to more popular formats. That would probably be a start.

Finding a PalmOS community would also be a good idea.

philo

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Dec 20, 2009, 6:04:48 PM12/20/09

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If you open the email in any text editor

it's possible the text will be readable

though of course all formatting would be lost.

It would take just a few seconds to try

chuckcar

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Dec 20, 2009, 7:02:41 PM12/20/09

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stunned bunny <martin.c...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:49563a2b-ed61-43b2...@u25g2000prh.googlegroups.com:

Not finding his Palm would be something the lawyer handling his estate
should be immediately informed of.

--
(setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )

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Mike Yetto

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Dec 20, 2009, 8:14:11 PM12/20/09

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Bada bing stunned bunny <martin.c...@gmail.com> bada bang:

It should still be possible to find and install a Palm emulator
onto your PC, then just use that to access the data.

Writing conversion scripts with perl is also possible, but may
not be an option.

Mike "it can be done, you have the technology" Yetto
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In theory, theory and practice are the same.
In practice they are not.

freemont

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Dec 20, 2009, 8:56:39 PM12/20/09

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On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:02:41 +0000, chuckcar writ:

> stunned bunny <martin.c...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:49563a2b-ed61-43b2...@u25g2000prh.googlegroups.com:
>>

>> Any ideas how I can read/access these files (such as mail) WITHOUT
>> having a palm pilot. (his old one is missing).
>>
> Not finding his Palm would be something the lawyer handling his estate
> should be immediately informed of.

ChuckNonSequitur strikes again.

Q: How can I access the Palm files?
A: Tell his lawyer you can't find the Palm.

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DevilsPGD

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Dec 20, 2009, 10:02:25 PM12/20/09

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What are names of the files? Do you have DAT files, PDB files, or
something else?

nobody >

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Dec 20, 2009, 11:45:09 PM12/20/09

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I'm not sure, but possibly the Palm Desktop software might give access
to those files. It's free, so you aren't out anything for trying it.

http://kb.palm.com/wps/portal/kb/na/centro/centro/verizon/solutions/article/32859_en.html

http://snipurl.com/ts5pr [kb_palm_com]

That's what I use for my Palm Centro smartphone. It appears that this
software covers all Palm units.