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Summary: Serial ports are a thing of the past
Review: I have to agree with other users that this is a great product, BUT it's not as practical as you may think. A USB sync cable is a better idea. Talk about convenience. Secondly, the cable is too long! Who needs 3' (or 2') or cable to connect a Palm to a Laptop computer? The reason why I'm writing this review is because I haven't been able to find a USB sync cable. I called Palm, there is none available. I visited the stores, there is none available. Will anybody have the brilliant (and obvious) idea of creating this device?! I also write this review for those of us who use laptop computers with USB ports and don't want anything to do with legacy hardware.
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Summary: A Palm Essential
Review: If you have a laptop and travel, or you move from home and office with your Palm, this is an essential to keeping your data in synch. Period!
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Summary: My Palm kit is now complete
Review: Lightweight, portable and simple. These words describe both the HotSync cradle that came with my Palm IIIx and this cable which I just purchased. However, if you travel a lot, and sync to a laptop or second computer, this cable is the way to go.I takes up virtually no room in a laptop bag, and can fit in virtually any luggage pocket (and also a suit pocket). There is no other software to install. Just pull the cable out of the bag, attach to your PC and Palm and sync using the HotSync icon on the Palm itself. One way that it could be improved would be with a button on the cable end itself which would trigger the HotSync. This would most likely make the cable more expensive and possibly less reliable over the long term, however. All in all, a well-designed and utterly useful product.
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Summary: perfect terminal
Review: Though I don't regularly sync my palm to any of my computers I can see how this cable would be of great use to those who sync to laptops simply because the cradle that comes with the Palm III and VII is more bulky than would be convenient to pack in a laptop case. I, myself, bought the cable as a plain and simple serial interface. If you're a techy doing work with servers or network equipment with serial management available this is the perfect solution. Just grab a terminal program (I use ptelnet), plug in this cable to your hardware and your palm and you're set. Simple and lightweight. Way better even than using a laptop.
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Summary: Great Travel accessory for you Palm
Review: Useful, versatile, lightweight, and convenient. This small lightweight cable is easy to travel with. Use it to sync your laptop or connect to any other serial device. I bought it to use as a second hot sync cable to help keep by home computer and work computer synced. The full sized cradle is more expensive and less versatile. You can use it to turn your Palm into a terminal, via a modem or direct connection. Note: you may need a null modem adapter for some devices. For programmers, I think this cable is fabulous. It makes the Palm useful as a programming interface for any serial device. The low cost of a Palm and cable means any small serial interface device, like a voicemail system, can have a permanent or temporary display hooked up without adding a lot of expensive hardware, or hauling around a heavy laptop. I think this concept will increase the need for Palm programmers and generate a new breed of Palm based application interfaces with associated software. Buy it if you need a method to sync to a laptop when travelling, or for an interface for a serial device.
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