jimbemotumbo Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 Just made a discovery that might be helpful to others: No need to buy the palm adapter from Dynojet, and you you can use a Sony PDA, and possibly others. Read on. I noticed that my Sony 665c (same as any 600 or 700 series Sony PDA) has a power/data adapter that is basically a mini USB "B" plug. This is the same USB cable used by most digital cameras. Just buy a $3 mini USB to mini USB (male to male) cable and you can plug your PDA into the PCIII mini usb port. If you have a digital camera, you may already have this cable. Sony doesn't support PDAs anymore, so they are remarkably cheap on ebay (I found several for around $5 USD). Other PDAs may work too. Just look for the data cable they use and if it works with a mini "B" plug, you are in business. Apologies if this is old news. I just get excited when I find stuff I already have can be used in a new way! Guzzi on
beauchemin Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 Is the PDA used for storing a selection of maps, and then downloading to the PCIII?
jimbemotumbo Posted January 21, 2005 Author Posted January 21, 2005 Yes. I found a spare Sony 615c for a whopping $3.99 so I plan to hide it in the tail section. Just for fun. I'm sure nobody really needs to do this, but I am mentally ill and must be humored.
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