[maceye]

I have a Compaq Aero 2130, and was wondering how I can hook this thing up with my Mac. I really want to exchange contacts w/ Outlook Express.

Can anyone help me?

[wlonh]

ewww what is a Compaq Aero? that one o' them wintel thingies?

if so, that would be a network-related question

[Adam Silver]

Todd, It's a Windows CE PDA.

As far as I know, the only way to transfer data from a Mac to one of these things is via SoftWindows or Virtual PC.

[wlonh]

who's Todd?

[maceye]

Yeah, but how do I plug the thing into my Mac? It has a serial connector. Is there some sort of converter?

And are you sure that there is no Mac-native way to sync it?

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[Adam Silver]

Todd, you've used your real name in a few posts. (Unless there are two wlonhs and you aren't that wlonh.)

http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/Forum2/HTML/000869.html

maceye, if that is your real name, you can buy a simple PC serial to Mac serial adapter at just about any computer store.

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[maceye]

It looks to me like wlonh was merely posting an email from a person named Todd.

Thanks for the info.

[Adam Silver]

That isn't the only post that refers to wlonh as Todd.

[wlonh]

if you can find a post that refers to me as Todd, i will eat it that is, a post other than those in this thread

that is NOT my name and there is only one wlonh and that, friends, is me

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[Adam Silver]

Most of them were other moderators and administraters referring to wlonh as Todd. They all seem to have disappeared. I know that they existed prior to me mentioning it in this thread.

wlonh, or Todd, or whoever you are; you wouldn't have anything to do with these posts disappearing; would you?

[wlonh]

Adam, i know you hate to be wrong, NO ONE but YOU has EVER referred to me as Todd

NO ONE, NEVER sorry Adam

and though it is NOT my name (Todd) i would HARDLY spend a nanosecond deleting any references to me that never existed...

that would be totally bizarre, n'est-ce pas?

[This message has been edited by wlonh (edited 04-29-2000).]

[Adam Silver]

So who is the Todd in http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/Forum2/HTML/000869.html

Who is this person if you are not him?

[wlonh]

read that VERY carefully

LOL LOL LOL

NOWHERE does it say that I AM said 'Todd'

that was an email i received and posted on behalf of the gentleman named 'Todd', and i consequently informed him of the fact that i had posted it, and FURTHERMORE mkbhatia was aware of the fact that this gentleman had been advised that his email to me had been posted...

ok, Sam Spade? LOL

i am wlonh, the one, the only, the despised!

[Adam Silver]

You win.

So how do you pronounce "wlonh"?

[maceye]

To get back to the original topic, does anyone know if I have to use Virtual PC to sync this thing?

[maceye]

Also, is there an elegant wide serial port to USB converter like the Keyspan USB to Mac Serial adaptor?

[Adam Silver]

You don't need Virtual PC; you can use SoftWindows or a PC compatibility card.

The Keyspan USB PDA adapter should work with your Aero - assuming that you have USB-equipped Mac. Otherwise, go with Palm's, yes Palm's, Macintosh Serial Adapter.

http://palmorder.modusmedia.com/P3/P3c-10116U.htm

[This message has been edited by Adam Silver (edited 04-30-2000).]

[maceye]

The serial connector is a PC style one - it is not round but rectangular. Hence, I can't use Keyspan's serial adaptor.

[maceye]

I just went to the Palm page, and apparently I was mistaken about the whole serial port shape thing - if I use the Palm adaptor and a USB to serial adaptor, I should be fine.

Thanks for all the help.

[Adam Silver]

Keyspan's USB to PDA adapter is rectangular.

http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/PDAadapter/

[This message has been edited by Adam Silver (edited 04-30-2000).]

[maceye]

Oh. Thanks. Just one connector should make the hookup a little simpler.