Anybody has info on when the Garnet VM will be final for the N900, or what is the future of it?
http://www.access-company.com/products/gvm/index.html

Searching the forums here + talking to some reveals that the beta runs, but it is not a smooth experience, with custom install and crashes.

Some nice screenshots are here: http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=438630&postcount=2
If you have some nice screenshots of the N900 running some Palm apps, I would be very happy for it!
I just think it's great to run Palm OS apps on the N900 - many of the apps are there, that I miss from the Maemo portfolio.

Some websites for Palm OS apps:
http://www.pocketgear.com
http://www.handango.com (Choose Palm Treo 680 as device)
http://www.freewarepalm.com
http://www.freeware-palm.com

As much as I enjoyed porting and playing with the palm emulator (http://pupnik.de/pose.html), trying to do productive things in an emulator has drawbacks.

It could be productive if the experienced palm users could suggest application ideas or improvements to existing ones. What are you missing on maemo now?

Cheers!

Here is a screenshot of the Garnet VM running the Mobipocket e-book reader.

DojwqIO,

did you run this on the N900?
I just couldn't open any ebooks! It always crahses. It doesn't even matter what kind of non-DRM protected file I try to open, a few kb's to a few Mb's, plaintext whatever...
How did you manage to get it running

I use a lot on my Palm Treo 680 these apps.
One issues is to find something similar native for the N900, the second is to transfer all these data that cumulated over the years.

HandsHigh ThoughtManager (list manager with Desktop sync)


SplashID password manager with Desktop Sync and moderate autofill (I wish for RoboForm, but only it has only reader on phones)


The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus


SlovoED dictionaries (two languages)


Collins Cobuild Dictionary for Palm OS


Genius (direct google and various site search)


Palmary Clock Wireless


Chapurea KeyDates, KeyNotes (Outlook like agenda/notes, syncs 95% with Outlook)


Chapura PocketMirror (Syncs my Palm contacts database with different Outlook folders on my work and home PC)


Comet by Natara Software (Call log analyser with Desktop sync)




If you know native N900 applications with same functionality, suggestions are welcome!

I wish I can click thanks many times. Thanks for the pics,

bun

(The software names have the links to the websites.)

Of course there are many alternatives to these on the Palm platform, but I use these because they are very fast to use.

For example, to enter a new appointment for tomorrow, I need:
1. hit calendar hardware button
2. tap tomorrows day in calendar
3. tap on time slot
-> enter text (in-line, no pop-up box)

ThoughtManager also works similar way:
3 taps to get to my place
in-line text editing (no pop-up box)

SplashID is available for many platforms (except Maemo), so it is easy to port the data from one device to the next.

The other thing that I use a lot, is the desktop sync, I usually enter the large amounts of data on the Desktop, and read/update/correct on the phone.

Great posts, Hakapes!

I wish we could get more new users here on the forum like you!

Thanks!

Did anyone tried Fitaly on-screen keyboard with the Garnet OS - could someone try it?

I used the sticker version on my Palm Tungsten T, but of course, because of the keyboard, I don't need it on the Treo 680.
It could be an alternative for using Graffity (handwriting recognition).



Entering accented characters is very fast with Fitaly, a long swipe with the stylus in specific directions enters accented chars. Ex. a long swipe starting from "e" to the right enters "é", to the top "ë", etc.