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intruder
03-04-2003, 04:34 PM
is there a way to purchase or get picsel viewer to run on the NX ??? I checked the picsel website and doesn't say anything regarding end-user sales of the software...

Has anybody been able to get a copy of picsel for the NX series ??

Carlos
rhart00
03-04-2003, 04:41 PM
Nope. Sony licensed the picsel viewer for the NZ only and from what I hear it doesn't run on the NX.
Tekken
03-04-2003, 04:49 PM
I don't understand why it wouldn't work on NX. Everything is basically the same!
intruder
03-04-2003, 05:03 PM
I think maybe if we make a petition or something to Picsel they will release a commercial version of the viewer... looks like a very nice product to me... maybe NZ users can give us some insights and how it compares to Documents to Go in terms of functionality and if they miss the editing capabilities in exchange of better viewability...

my $0.02

Carlos
Jun
03-04-2003, 08:50 PM
Originally posted by Tekken
I don't understand why it wouldn't work on NX. Everything is basically the same!

I believed that the Picsel Viewer installation program (PRC file) is smart enough to detect a "Picsel Technology" licensed device, hence an NZ or the TG50 model. Even copying the Picsel Viewer's PRC and PDB files from Memory Stick to RAM won't make it work on NX.
Spawn2000
03-05-2003, 12:15 AM
I've tried it and it doesn't work, and like msgate said it doesn't work off the MS neither...
MythoFactory
03-05-2003, 12:39 AM
the Sony japanese support site lists NX users as potential picsel users. I think we will have to wait a bit to have it on our NXs, but it should come... I hope.
cbulock
03-05-2003, 01:18 AM
Originally posted by Tekken
I don't understand why it wouldn't work on NX. Everything is basically the same!

Technically it should work, but there is probably one of two reasons that they haven't released a version to run on the NX's.

One, they are working on a retail version, and just haven't got it ready yet. And they figured people would try to steal it from other devices so they blocked it from working on devices that its not authorized for.

Two, they made some kind of argreement with Sony to only have it on new devices. Maybe another way for Sony to get us to upgrade.
Glacialeye
03-05-2003, 04:31 AM
I think that with more or less SIMPLE patch we could get it working on NX's too.
Some guy at [PWG] did the same with older versions of Clie-specific software, so I think that Picsel is fixable too.
From a legal point of view, I think that it is correct for someone owning both PDAs (an NX and an NZ) to have Picsel software working for both...
So, anyone wants a patch for that ;P ?
cbulock
03-05-2003, 10:52 AM
Originally posted by Glacialeye
From a legal point of view, I think that it is correct for someone owning both PDAs (an NX and an NZ) to have Picsel software working for both...

Almost every piece of comercial software only allows it to be run on one machine. You need mulltiple licenses to run on multiple machines.
intruder
03-05-2003, 11:07 AM
as i mentioned before... how good does picsel compare to docs to go... is it that good the viewability factor to go with it instead of docs to go ???
Glacialeye
03-06-2003, 03:38 AM
Almost every piece of comercial software only allows it to be run on one machine. You need mulltiple licenses to run on multiple machines.

Correct. But then why should the users wait so long?
n2ifp
03-06-2003, 06:45 AM
Very simple, Sony wants you to upgrade so you can be abused some more. We're looked at as dollar signs, not people.
Glacialeye
03-06-2003, 09:50 AM
Well Larry, I agree :)
If someone wanted a patch I could try :)