Palm Pilot
My experience with the Palm Pilot stretches back to the original. I remember struggling with graffiti till I could actually take notes at a conversational speed. Recently I upgraded to the new Palm TX. Here is a compilation of my favorite links and information I consider essential to my Palm use.
Applications and Software
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Freeware Palm
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The primary FREE software web site for Palm handheld’s. Honest freeware - very few ‘hidden’ shareware or commercial products. If you need free software for the Palm this is your best FIRST stop.
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Commercial Companies
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| Access Company |
Spin off of the Palm OS now claims to be the leader in mobile technology. Open source tools for developing against Palm freely available. |
| Palm |
The primary site for Palm Products. |
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Development
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| ACCESS Dev Network |
Complete development environment for Palm and the Garnet OS as well as the future ALP (Access Linux Platform). |
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Development Tools
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How to develop palm applications from Linux. Older pilots not ARM.
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prc-tools on Source forge
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Source forge home page on the prc-tools chain. It hasn’t been updated in several years (so the page is dated 2003).
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Forums and Information
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| One Source |
1src.com is a top notch first rate forum for getting updates and information about handheld’s and the mobile computing community. |
| Bright Hand |
My other set of forums I browse to get the latest happenings and support in the handheld/smart phone community. |
| PDA Street |
Many sub forums about specific Palm hardware. Helpful community of subscribers. |
| Palm Info Center |
More specific to Palm, active, and with a wealth of existing knowledge.
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Projects with Palm
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Linux on your Palm TX
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How to install and run Linux on your Palm T|X. Most major features work. Bluetooth is working but WIFI is still not. With WIFI this would open a whole new world to the T|X
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Palm Pilot Robot Kit
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Two university students developed a kit to help make the Palm Pilot the perfect center for a small robot. Instructions and source code included. I must do this with an older Tungsten E. |
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Smart Phone or PDA?
I researched whether or not to upgrade or move to a smart phone. Living abroad I found two separate devices gave me more options. I like hacks, and with the Palm resources available, that is much easier without an integrated phone. I also enjoy the larger screen and portable keyboard which provides me a small equivalent EEEPC experience. Its unfortunate that we may be seeing a end of life for handheld’s from Palm.