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08-03-2009, 06:42 PM
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#1 | | Software engineer/hacker
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 | importing Palm data into iPhone
So my trusty Treo 680, which has faithfully served me for years died. It survived being dropped from 9th story window onto grass, second story onto concrete, two mashine wash cycles and one swim in the pool.
Getting another one appaears hard, so I bit the bullet and decided to give my iPhone (previously used for development only) a chance. So I jailbroke and unlocked it. Messed with config files to get MMS and Tethering to work, etc.
Importaing of addressbook was a pain in the ass, but I managed it.
However, I wanted to import my [extensive] SMS/MMS logs from my Treo to my iPhone. So far I found no way to do it, so I am now writing an app to do so. I expect to finish it today or tomorrow.
So my questions is: is anyone else interested in a copy?
The Idea is simple: you use SSH or SCP to copy your treo's Messages2 database to the iphone, launch an app, and watch a progress bar spin while your chat history is populated.
__________________ Annoying me is NOT an approved way of encouraging me to produce software My software:PowerSDHC, PowerDrive, nuRom, UDMH, warpSpeed, PowerDiGi, brightnessFix, etc... Get it all here:http://www.PalmPowerups.com
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08-12-2009, 04:10 AM
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#2 | | Software engineer/hacker
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__________________ Annoying me is NOT an approved way of encouraging me to produce software My software:PowerSDHC, PowerDrive, nuRom, UDMH, warpSpeed, PowerDiGi, brightnessFix, etc... Get it all here:http://www.PalmPowerups.com | |
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08-13-2009, 10:44 AM
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#3 | | Behold the Elixir of Life
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| thanks for sharing! I always thought you were anti-iPhone. 
if you get a chance, I would love to know how to make changes in the config files to allow tethering. maybe concept will work on a blackberry? I follow you on your blog as coffee.turtle.  | |
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08-13-2009, 11:48 AM
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#4 | | Me and my Itouch
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| Hi, Quote: | Originally Posted by JavaJiveJump I always thought you were anti-iPhone. |
I always thought the same till I saw the thread here.
Dmitry, anything you can share on what you are developing for the Iphone?
Will it be for release purposes or just personal use?
Call me intrigued.
David
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08-13-2009, 02:25 PM
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#5 | | Software engineer/hacker
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| i ported udmh to it, allowing the ram to use storage. now i can open 10-15 pages in browser at the same time and keep it backgrounded and still run fast.
but in general still working on DGOS. iphone is just a phone
__________________ Annoying me is NOT an approved way of encouraging me to produce software My software:PowerSDHC, PowerDrive, nuRom, UDMH, warpSpeed, PowerDiGi, brightnessFix, etc... Get it all here:http://www.PalmPowerups.com | |
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08-13-2009, 03:13 PM
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#6 | | Behold the Elixir of Life
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| "iPhone is just a phone" I like that. And yes please do not let it distract you from DGOS. My LifeDrive is here waiting patiently. | |
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09-08-2009, 06:20 PM
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#7 | | Registered User
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| Dmitry, have you ever thought about doing a PalmOS emulator for the iPhone?
running palmos apps on it may be interesting... UPDATE: using emulators in an iPhone is "illegal". Too bad... Good luck with your new iPhone "...when Apple introduced the Software Development Kit (SDK) for the iPhone, the accompanying legal agreement had clauses in it that expressly excluded the entire class of applications – emulators, virtual machines, scripting languages, interpreters – that enabled any type of non-native iPhone applications to be run..." http://blogs.styletap.com/styletap/...for-iphone.html
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09-09-2009, 10:04 AM
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09-09-2009, 12:11 PM
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#9 | | Software engineer/hacker
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| so? i had a better solution to swap months ago
[dynamic pager hangs the phone randomly for 30-40-50 seconds at a time]
__________________ Annoying me is NOT an approved way of encouraging me to produce software My software:PowerSDHC, PowerDrive, nuRom, UDMH, warpSpeed, PowerDiGi, brightnessFix, etc... Get it all here:http://www.PalmPowerups.com
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09-10-2009, 12:41 AM
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#10 | | Registered User
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by dmitrygr so? i had a better solution to swap months ago |
Now, man. What did you do? The thing ain't PalmOS. You can't simply hack one system call...
Did you build your own kernel? Quote: |
[dynamic pager hangs the phone randomly for 30-40-50 seconds at a time]
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You never really tried that, haven't you? | |
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09-10-2009, 05:59 AM
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#11 | | Software engineer/hacker
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| *sigh* i really hate how people doubt me. I always think they'd learn but they never do. Makes me sad.
i dont need to build a kernel. just a kext. Learn to swim before getting in the tank with the sharks, boy.
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09-10-2009, 07:45 AM
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#12 | | Registered User
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Quote: | Originally Posted by dmitrygr *sigh* i really hate how people doubt me. I always think they'd learn but they never do. Makes me sad. |
Your wild and often unconfirmed claims make people doubt you.
That's what's happening. Quote: |
i dont need to build a kernel. just a kext. Learn to swim before getting in the tank with the sharks, boy.
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So, say you made a kext.
What does it do?
Patches the actual applications after loading?
Patches a syscall?
Whatever it does, in the end is going to use the NAND as backing store, so how is it different from something managed by the default pager? | |
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09-10-2009, 01:19 PM
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#13 | | Software engineer/hacker
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| never mind. i get it. you're one of those rabid apple fanboys, and the thought of someone having done something better than apple just boils your blood.
Sorry to have ruffled your feathers. Please feel free to go back to appleland and enjoy the koolaid.
[this discussion is over]
__________________ Annoying me is NOT an approved way of encouraging me to produce software My software:PowerSDHC, PowerDrive, nuRom, UDMH, warpSpeed, PowerDiGi, brightnessFix, etc... Get it all here:http://www.PalmPowerups.com
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09-11-2009, 12:50 AM
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#14 | | Registered User
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Quote: | Originally Posted by dmitrygr never mind. i get it. you're one of those rabid apple fanboys, and the thought of someone having done something better than apple just boils your blood. |
Here it is.
You start with one of those wild claims of your, but as soon as any solid information is requested you go poof... That's EXACTLY why people doubt you... I just wanted to know what did you do that was THAT better than the built-in pager (which, by the way, is not "by apple", as the mach kernel was designed by the Carnegie Mellon University), because paged on demand virtual memory is a VERY mature technology and there's only so much you can do to increase its efficiency (and generally only because you're tackling a domain-specific case).
I don't have an iPhone. I *DO* program them but, hell, I HATE the thing. Quote: |
Sorry to have ruffled your feathers. Please feel free to go back to appleland and enjoy the koolaid.
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It's not I needed any proof, as it isn't the first time some of your over-the-top claims ends this way, I was honestly curious. | |
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