Unfortunately, Tapwave does not provide it's users with a syncing software for MacOS X, and the Zodiac does not work as an USB mass storage device. (Bluetooth file transfer doesn't seem to work either, but then there's BlueFiles (cache) for that).
what I was trying to do below didn't work either, HotSync starts up, but then the message "The desktop HotSync software does not support this handheld. You must upgrade your desktop software." is displayed on the Zodiac.
There's a commercial alternative called Missing Sync for PalmOS by a company called Mark/Space, but with a price tag of $40, it seems a bit expensive.
The PalmDesktop for OSX doesn't want to recognize the Zodiac either.
After some googling, I found this thread (cache) on the 1SRC forums, which suggest that some components of the Palm Desktop software need to be acquainted with the USB device ID of the Zodiac, simply by editing a bunch of .plist files.
Found the Zodiac's USB ID here on the Palm Device matrix (cache), namely Vendor 12EF and Product 0100.
This means adding the data below to the <array> section of these .plist files:
Add this:
(I simply used TextWranger's "Open Hidden" function.)
what I was trying to do below didn't work either, HotSync starts up, but then the message "The desktop HotSync software does not support this handheld. You must upgrade your desktop software." is displayed on the Zodiac.
There's a commercial alternative called Missing Sync for PalmOS by a company called Mark/Space, but with a price tag of $40, it seems a bit expensive.
The PalmDesktop for OSX doesn't want to recognize the Zodiac either.
After some googling, I found this thread (cache) on the 1SRC forums, which suggest that some components of the Palm Desktop software need to be acquainted with the USB device ID of the Zodiac, simply by editing a bunch of .plist files.
Found the Zodiac's USB ID here on the Palm Device matrix (cache), namely Vendor 12EF and Product 0100.
This means adding the data below to the <array> section of these .plist files:
/Library/Application Support/Palm HotSync/Transports/USB/Contents/Info.plist /Applications/Palm/HotSync Manager/Contents/Plug-ins/USBNotifier/Contents/Info.plist /Applications/Palm/Transport Monitor/Contents/Plug-ins/USBNotifier/Contents/Info.plist
Add this:
<dict> <key>USBVendor</key> <string>4847</string> <key>USBProduct</key> <string>256</string> </dict>
(I simply used TextWranger's "Open Hidden" function.)