Wednesday January 30th, 2002: my T615C review, and a page for Chromed on
€uroclié
I just bought a brand new PEG-T615C and
gives you my first feelings here.
Otherwise, I've finally created a separate page for Chromed.
A few updates here and there as well (included the PEG-S360
in my comparison table, for instance)
Wednesday January 23rd, 2002: Chromed v0.5b
Yet another Chromed update. As of 0.5b, the changes include a few bug fixes
as well as the implementation of the File Delete function. Now you can delete
files from the ROM! Beware, though, there are still a few bugs, it seems, as
modified S500C or T600C ROM files, for instance, will crash the POSE emulator...
:-(
On the other hand, no prticular problem for the S300, S320, T415 or N7x0C ROM
images, the modified ROM images run smoothly on the emulator. I'm currently
working with my S500C to fix the bugs, but meanwhile do not flash modified ROM
images on any device! ;-)
Otherwise, the next version (0.6b) will feature at last the File Add function
to add files to the ROM.
To download Chromed v0.5b, always the same URL:
http://euroclie.free.fr/Download/chromed.zip
but now also on PalmGear:
http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?prodID=38942
Last thing: I've added the new PEG-T615C (released those days in the USA and
Singapore) to my comparison tables, but I have yet to include the S360... Stay
tuned! ;-)
Monday January 7th, 2002: Chromed v0.4
Not much new for that version, except a small bug corrected on the "About
Chromed..." dialog box, bug that sometimes prevented the help file from
being displayed when clicking on the various buttons. I've also reshaped a bit
the documentation, switching to the Rich Text File format instead of the plain
text format. I'll be away from home for a week, so there won't be any update
upload until next week-end, even if I'll certainly find some time to work on
Chromed, as I probably won't have an internet access there...
For the 0.4 version, clic here: http://euroclie.free.fr/Download/chromed.zip
Sunday January 6th, 2002: Chromed v0.3
Here's a small update for Chromed: I've been able to spend a few hours on the
project, and I wrote the file (.prc/.pdb) save functions. I know, you're thinking
"why is he writing that part of the code when we actually need the file
add/delete function"... but as a matter of fact it's quite logical: to
be able to modify a file in the ROM, I have to be able to delete the old version
first, then to add the new version. To add the new version, I need to convert
between the format in which the file is stored in the ROM and the format in
which it is stored as a .prc/.pdb file on your hard drive. And this happens
to be the reverse function of the "Save File" function I just wrote.
To add a file to the ROM, you basically do the reverse operations from a file
deletion (although deleting a file is slightly simpler)...
Let's sum-up: in the near future (probably in one week, due to my job), I'll
release a version of Chromed that can remove files from the ROM. Next version
will be able to add files to the ROM, and I then can concentrate on the file
edition functions (for the language localization). :-)
Meanwhile, until I find some time to setup a separate Chromed page, only one
link:
http://euroclie.free.fr/Download/chromed.zip
Thursday January 3rd, 2002: Chromed v0.2
This is the first of a long list of updates for Chromed: the 0.2 version now
lets you save the modified ROM. As for modifying the ROM, though, not much new
at the moment, with only the Language and Country locale setting which are now
editable for the Small and Big ROM (no apparent effect - other than crashing
the device if the actual translation has not been done accordingly...).
You can download Chromed v0.2 here: http://euroclie.free.fr/Download/chromed.zip
Tuesday January 1st, 2002: Happy New Year 2002!!!
I wish you all a very Happy New Year 2002. I hope it'll bring you a lot of good things, and as a starter, I'm happy to bring you the first release of Chromed, my Clié ROM editor!!! :-)
Before rushing to the download link, please read the following few lines:
I decided to release this first "snapshot" version of Chromed (version
0.1 actually), mainly because I didn't want you to lose patience or accuse me
of producing only "vaporware" like some big companies. As a result,
this version of Chromed doesn't do much (to say the least). You'll only be able
to open a Clié ROM image (or a Palm device ROM image if the PalmOS is
3.5 or more recent) and have a look at the files included in the ROM. But at
this time you can't yet modify and/or save the ROM, but this will not take much
longer, believe me!
In the near future, I'll have more free time than in the last three months which
have been very busy, professionally speaking, and Chromed will progress more
rapidly!
You can download Chromed here: http://euroclie.free.fr/Download/chromed.zip
Also if you own a Clié device and are running Windows XP, Sony has at last release an upgrade to the Palm Desktop which is now compatible with XP, including for older devices like the PEG-S300. Point your browser to: http://www.ita.sel.sony.com/support/clie/index.html