This little program does (as far as I can tell) *exactly* the same as the
DirectLink program (available from all the usual places - I use
http://www.palmgear.com), with two small differences.

DirectLink will not work on my PalmIIIx and, as far as I know, will not
work on anything with an OS newer than 3.0x.  I assume this is because the
author checks for an OS version before starting to do networking stuff,
rather than checking for networking support (which is the recommended
method).  LinkDirect checks for networking support, so it should work on
any Palm Computing Device with a TCP/IP stack.  The other difference is
that this program is released under the GNU GPL (included in the file
COPYING), which means that if there is a problem in the future and I am not
around to fix it (the author of DirectLink doesn't seem to respond to
e-mails), someone else can fix it.

USAGE:

It is very simple to use.  First, create a dial-up networking profile with
the 'phone number 00.  This tells the PalmOS to connect directly to the
serial port, without trying to dial a modem first.  Unfortunately, this is
(by default) set to 19200 baud, which is quite slow, and since you're not
using a modem, you can't change the speed.  LinkDirect simply sets the
serial port speed to the requested value and starts a network connection,
meaning that you can have a quick (56700 baud) connection.

This software is free.  If you feel a particular need to pay for it, give
something to your favourite charity instead, since they need the money far
more than I do.

If you have any questions/problems/suggestions, feel free to e-mail me on
rcohen@vmlinuz.org - for example, I know the 'interface' on this program is
not good, but it is a quick hack and I'm no good at interfaces anyway.  if
you feel a need to write the code to put a nice front-end on it, please do
so and send it to me.  Full credit will be given, I promise :-)

There is NO WARRANTY in the slightest for this program.  It seems to work
for me, but I haven't done complete testing, so I welcome any bug reports
and I will try to fix any problems.  I welcome bug reports with fixes even
more :-)  You are recommended to backup your Palm before using this, if you
have any important data on it (and let's face it, who doesn't?).
