Maximum contacts in palm desktop 6

I'm trying to import my contacts into Palm desktop...  I have about 650 contacts - what's the max I can import?  Can I split up the file and import smaller chunks at once?
Post relates to: Treo 650 (Unlocked GSM)

Hello jamstyle,
You will want to export the data out of your Yahoo and Comcast accounts into a coma separated file (.csv file) and the import thoes data files into Palm Desktop.  From there, you can sync the data to your Palm.  If you haven't already done so, I would configure your Palm to HotSync with your computer first.
Alan G

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