Answer: Triv runs on any Palm device that runs PalmOS 2.0 or higher (including PalmOS 5.0). This includes all known PalmOS devices from Handspring, Palm, Sony, and others except the Pilot 1000 and 5000.
Answer: A full Triv installation now takes around 2 Mb, but you only need to install the trivia modules that you want to use. A minimal Triv installation (just Triv.prc and 1 .pdb trivia module) uses around 160 Kb. From the "New Game Option" screen, you can use the "Delete Module..." menu option to delete modules that are already on your Palm device. Also, see the next question.
Answer: As of version 3.2.0, Triv is VFS-aware. (Before that version, you would need third party-software to seemlessly use Triv with external cards.) NOTE: there may be a bug with PalmOS 5.0's VFS handling; using the default directory, "/PALM/Launcher", may not work, while the alternate directory, "/PALM/Programs/Triv" should. See next question, and use Triv's "Set VFS Directory" menu option.
Answer: There are various 3rd party utilities that will allow you to do this. I recommend Filez, which is freeware. You can find the latest version at http://www.nosleep.net.
Answer: The Triv application (Triv.prc) and its data modules (*.pdb) can be placed in flash memory using JackFlash, FlashPro, or any other flash utility. The dynamically created preferences file (Triv Preferences.pdb) and question-tracking files (Tr
Answer: Unregistered versions of Triv are restricted to the first 36 questions in each data module. Once you have registered you will have access to all of the questions (over 17,000 total), and I'll be encouraged to write more! NOTE: there is a bug in version 3.2.1 which also causes repeated questions (registration basically doesn't work). Users should upgrade to version 3.2.2 or higher.
Answer: If you look in the Bibliography section of the Triv Documentation, you'll see a list of reference books that I've searched through for trivia. I've written most of the questions from information from these sources, other books, newspapers, magazines, TV shows, movies, web sites, newsgroups, and just about anywhere else that you can imagine (cereal boxes, the backs of baseball cards, etc.).
Answer: Go to the "New Game Options" screen by selecting that menu option. Choose the "Select Module" menu option or tap on the "Select Module" button (added in version 3.0).
Answer: If you are using any HackMaster hacks, you need to be careful with potential problems like this. Fortunately, the TealGlance developers were very helpful, and we were able to find a way for TealGlance and Triv to co-exist peacefully. A workaround was added to Triv 2.0.1. You should download the latest version from http://www.rjen.com/Pilot/Triv.html. As of Triv 3.2.0, Triv no longer uses PalmOS alarms for the timer, so this problem should be completely gone.
Answer: Triv Module Creator, a Macintosh program for creating trivia (or other) modules, was originally developed because I used it to create trivia modules. I released it as freeware because I thought it would be useful, but I simply don't have the skills to write a comparable program for the PC. A Triv user was working on one, but there is no timetable for its completion.
Answer: I have written several other shareware and commercial programs, including:
All other questions are welcome at rjen@rjen.com.