[vcf-midatlantic] OT: accessing files on a Windows Mobile 2003 phone

[Bob Shuster]

Well I tried the virtualization route, and while there is one solution to run XP on a Mac with Apple silicon (UTM) I have been unable to get it to share a directory so I can install a working web browser and download ActiveSync. I’ll keep at it, but ultimately I think I need to find a Windows XP machine.   - Bob Shuster

> On Apr 2, 2024, at 1:15 PM, Ethan O'Toole <telmnstr at 757.org> wrote:
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>> If memory serves, I remember connecting those phones to WinXP laptops via
>> USB and being able to transfer files without issue. Not sure about anything
>> newer, YMMV.
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> Man it was so nice when cell phones would look like mass storage to computers. Just copy your data to and from no problem. Apple never was down for this since they were in the music sales business but Android did. Can't remember if my Nokia N900 used to work like that or not.
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> There is also a specific camera protocol called PTP that was around, but not sure if Windows Mobile phones used it.
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> Might have to spin up a VirtualBox as someone else said and run Windows + the original connectivity software for the phone. But then it becomes a question if the virtualbox host shim for USB will allow the app in virtualbox to really talk to the phone. Been hit or miss in my experience.
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> 			- Ethan
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