MPG is a log book for your car. It lets you keeps track of fuel, oil changes, tune-ups, inspections, tire rotations, windshield wipers, car washes trips, and other miscellaneous expenses for your car. It gives status such as average miles per gallons, total cost of gas, and average price of gas. Fuel economy is calculated for the fuel entries. Time, distance and time per distance are calculated for trips. Trip reports can be generate for tax or business reimbursment purposes.
MPG 1.0 requires Palm OS 2.0 or greater. Some features require Palm OS 3.0.
Q: How do I import my old MPG data from the Newton?
A: You need to install the current version of the MPG Uploader on the Newton to export your Newton MPG data in a tab delimited file to the desktop and then you can import that data into MPG on the Palm OS.
A: See the conduit.txt file for directions on uploading and downloading.
Q: I want to import other data.
A: Here are the columns of data the MPG Conduit is expecting:
Date (Type) Vehicle Folder Payment Location Odometer Cost Description
Fuel Gallons FullTank Octane
Trip Trip Point Purpose
Repair/Service Category
It might be easiest to export data from MPG on the Palm and then just match up the columns. Contact me if you need additional help.