Palm OS Emulator likely on Touch after SDK released?

[IDN101]

Does anybody think a Palm OS emulator is ever likely to be available for the Touch?

This would be the ultimate PDA- Palm OS combined with 32GB of storage!

Well, I can dream!

Regards,
Ian

[DerekVOF]

There's already shots of one - http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/23/palm-emulated-on-the-iphone-finally-we-can-leave-that-iiic-at-h/

And http://gizmodo.com/360081/palm-emulator-for-iphone-and-touch-looks-good-bad

[Allocentric]

Here's StyleTap's page on the PalmOS emulator (the company which has developed the prototype): http://www.styletap.com/product_apple.php

Be sure to read the FAQ at the bottom, which states: "This is just an experimental prototype to see what is possible, and we make no commitment whatsoever that it will ever be released as a product." (emphasis mine)

[IDN101]

Thanks for the links guys. If this ever properly sees the light of day I am getting a 32gb Touch- prbably getting one anyway, but this would swing it 100% for sure.

Regards,
Ian

[Prozak]

Why a palm OS emulator though? This might come out as an app for jailbreakers but I can't imagine an app like this ending up for download under itunes.

Also, with the release of the SDK I would bet that many of these apps will end up showing up for the touch so I would think a palm os emulator would be redundant and actually a step backwards.

[Allocentric]

Why a palm OS emulator though? This might come out as an app for jailbreakers but I can't imagine an app like this ending up for download under itunes.Why not? It makes perfect sense, and I'm sure Apple would welcome having the PalmOS emulator in their store. There's loads of people out there who are currently using PalmOS devices (PDAs and Treos), who have invested loads of money in their applications, or otherwise require functionality that the iPhone / iPod touch platform currently doesn't provide. With an emulation option, PalmOS users have the last hurdle eliminated in transitioning over to an iPhone, much in the same way that Boot Camp and Parallels / VMWare made it easier for Windows users to move to Macs.Also, with the release of the SDK I would bet that many of these apps will end up showing up for the touch so I would think a palm os emulator would be redundant and actually a step backwards.True, but it's going to take a long while for some of the specialized apps to show up. There's a number of excellent medical applications for PalmOS that doctors use, and it might be quite some time before iPhone versions show (or have equivalent functionality). As long as PalmOS versions of software that lack iPhone equivalents exist (either entirely or by feature set), there's certainly no redundancy, and it's hardly a step backward.