[Pythonmac-SIG] Python Palm hotsync software?

[Kari-Hans Kommonen]

On the other side of the playing field, Nokia is putting Python as 
the scripting language of choice into its Symbian smartphones...

  http://www.mobilewhack.com/programming/python

...they are not the same thing as Palms today, but moving in that 
direction...and it is a nice display of attitude and strategy. 
(besides of having the iSync support as well.

...I'd like to manage all aspects of my phone with my mac using 
python...and selectively do similar things with the mac from the 
phone...

khk

At 15:54 -0600 22.2.2004, garsha wrote:
>Some people already hack thier iPods to serve as primitive 
>PDA's/portable hard drives, I can imagine an apple PDA with massive 
>storage capacity+bluetooth in the works.    It would be useful to 
>have python based tools to communicate/sync with various PalmOS 
>based devices; although some low-level reverse engineering will 
>likely be required.  I'm not sure I understand Palm's stance--thier 
>best strategy would seem to be to have painless syncing tools that 
>work on a variety of platforms (OSX, Linux, Win32).  Making thier 
>market share smaller doesn't seem very bright.  It doesn't seem like 
>it should be hugely technically difficult to come up with a 
>cross-platform tool that can communicate to the PalmOS--didn't they 
>(Palm) open up the source code?
>    The missing OSX support is definately a pain where my Samsung 
>i330 smart phone is concerned.  MissingSync doesn't work with my 
>newer 'AirPort Extreme' equipped powerbook for some reason, and so I 
>have to sync with a Windows box and then rsync the files to various 
>other machines; I haven't figured out where the files go for 
>PalmDesktop OS X though, and I just don't have time to fiddle around 
>that much.  At any rate, I would be interested in any progress 
>towards a solution (even if only for older PalmOS's). Best,
>Karl G.