I do agree with the dinosaur statement and I am also allergic to Apple
sauce ;) Redeveloping apps from scratch could well be the only route as
after using StyleTap on an HP iPAQ 214 to run my Palm app it just shows
how outdated the interface looks compared to more modern interfaces. So
I can imagine you would get a similar jarring user interface experience
if you were able to swap between Palm OS and webOS apps.
Shame it has taken so long to get something that looks this good, lets
hope it makes some impact.
Edward Jones
Philip Sheard wrote:
Public reaction seems to the Pre seems to be very positive. I might get one
myself, because I am allergic to Apple sauce, and I want to see what all the
fuss is about. I am still slumming it on a Treo 650 at the moment. But
according to the info that Palm has just posted on the PDN, it does not look
like it is going to be backward compatible with Palm OS.
Will I develop for it? Maybe. It looks like an interesting environment. I am
a big fan of JavaScript, and I already use CSS. But I am not going to try to
port my existing app. I would want to develop something with the same look
and feel as other WebOS apps. As far as I am concerned, Palm OS is now
officially dead. Let us face it chaps, we are dinosaurs.
-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Jones [mailto:edward.jo...@nvs-ltd.co.uk]
Sent: 09 January 2009 08:19
To: Palm Developer Forum
Subject: Palm webOS makes its appearance
So this is "Nova" then? Except that it is now of course called "Palm
webOS"...
http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/9666/palm-announces-the-palm-webos/
Some interesting videos on this website (and no doubt elsewhere) but the
ONE thing that is not mentioned is compatibility with the Palm OS Garnet
which I would of thought would be fairly fundamental...
Edward Jones
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