Pilot-link
Encyclopedia
pilot-link is a library of utilities for connecting to and synchronising with Palm OS
-based PDAs
on Unix
and Unix-based
operating system
s. It uses a set of 'conduits' for the exchange of information from different Palm applications.
pilot-link provides command line tools to perform synchronisation tasks, such as the pilot-xfer command, which can install the standard Palm database (PDB
) files to the connected device. Graphical User Interface
s for the pilot-link software include KPilot
, part of the KDE
's Personal Information Management applications, and JPilot, a GTK+
-based interface.
Palm OS
Palm OS is a mobile operating system initially developed by Palm, Inc., for personal digital assistants in 1996. Palm OS is designed for ease of use with a touchscreen-based graphical user interface. It is provided with a suite of basic applications for personal information management...
-based PDAs
Personal digital assistant
A personal digital assistant , also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet...
on Unix
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
and Unix-based
Unix-like
A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification....
operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
s. It uses a set of 'conduits' for the exchange of information from different Palm applications.
pilot-link provides command line tools to perform synchronisation tasks, such as the pilot-xfer command, which can install the standard Palm database (PDB
PDB (Palm OS)
PDB is a container format for record databases in Palm OS, Garnet OS and Access Linux Platform. Its structure is similar to PRC resource databases...
) files to the connected device. Graphical User Interface
Graphical user interface
In computing, a graphical user interface is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather than text commands. GUIs can be used in computers, hand-held devices such as MP3 players, portable media players or gaming devices, household appliances and...
s for the pilot-link software include KPilot
KPilot
KPilot is a KDE application intended to replace the functionality of the Palm Desktop by allowing the KDE Desktop and associated applications to communicate with a Palm device...
, part of the KDE
KDE
KDE is an international free software community producing an integrated set of cross-platform applications designed to run on Linux, FreeBSD, Microsoft Windows, Solaris and Mac OS X systems...
's Personal Information Management applications, and JPilot, a GTK+
GTK+
GTK+ is a cross-platform widget toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, allowing both free and proprietary software to use it. It is one of the most popular toolkits for the X Window System, along with Qt.The name GTK+ originates from GTK;...
-based interface.