Re: Question re: Moving from Datebk to iOS - Week Calendar

"theway_it_be" <jerry1jerry-/[email protected]> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:02:47 -0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.handhelds.palm.datebk
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Thank you so much for your response.. it sounds like I am not ready for a smartphone .... I would only do it if I did not have to also carry my Palm ... hooked on Datebook,,, I look up things from 15-20 years ago at times.. it is so useful,, 
Thanks again. 

--- In [email protected], Larry Finch <finches@...> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 1:40 PM, theway_it_be <jerry1jerry@...> wrote:
> > So,,, if I get an iPhone, can I load DateBook Vs xx on it and use it like I now use my Palm T/X? I go back to the 1970s in data history. Will that work too? Can I see yearly views with the color codes and icons???
> 
> No. Datebook does not run on an iPhone. You CAN use Week Calendar
> similar to the way you use your Palm T|X, but it takes some effort to
> set it up and get the content over. It has color codes and icons, but
> they won't translate from DateBkx. You have to recreate them. I
> migrated using a Mac and Missing Sync. First synced my Palm to iCal on
> the Mac (each category becomes a separate calendar on the Mac) then
> sync the Mac to the iPhone. Do the same with contacts.
> 
> > Will I also have my contact list carried over?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > Will the phone call out from the contact list?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > Can I easily sync it all from my T/X or Palm Desktop, if all the above is a yes?
> 
> You can probably do it with Outlook sync also, but not Palm Desktop.
> Although I haven't tried. If you have Windows it is probably easier to
> get Pimlical Desktop, sync the Palm to it, then sync Pimlical with
> Google Calendar and sync that to the iPhone.
> 
> > Does all this also apply to an Android phone?
> 
> No. For Android you need Pimlical, but it will work using Google
> Calendar as above.
> 
> > Wow,, if you say yes to all that....
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Larry Finch
> 
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