For some time I have been looking for the way to install Palm Data Base (pdb) documents on Isilo on my PDA (Palm m515). On Dapper, my PDA Expansion Card did not read; but Gutsy does read it. So here's how I get pdb docs onto the Isilo Reader on the PDA: I downloaded and installed IsiloX using Wine (it's an EXE file). IsiloX is very easy to use; however the documents one wants to convert to pdb must first be in either txt or html format (easy to do with Office). Although IsiloX has a Sync feature, it seems to work only with Palm Desktop whereas I use Jpilot. So...I simply remove the Extension Card from the PDA, insert it into my laptop, install the documents which I have already converted, remove the card from the desktop, re-insert it into the Palm, and voila'. IsiloX is free, whereas the Isilo for PalmOs cost $20 after the 30 day trial. There is also another Application called Isilo Reader for Windows (also $20) -likewise installed using Wine- that allows one to read pdb docs on the computer, in case anyone wants to do that. I actually have found this app quite useful because from time to time friends beam me pdb docs to the PDA directly, which then I can transfer to the laptop and read there as well.
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