10-31-2002, 08:10 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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Palm Emulator No More
http://www.kodeness.com/
George Andr�, the developer at Kodeness who was working on a Palm Emulator, has called it quits:
"As of 17th August 2002, the PocketPalm project is discontinued, mainly due to lack of time, but also because of changed conditions in my business and professional life. Because of these new conditions, I found it hard (if not impossible) to devote any time to PocketPalm and it's evolution. It's a shame, I believe though, given the daunting troubles I went thru for this product (law suit, etc.). I hope you understand that I don't part lightly hearted from this product."
The rest of the message is at his site. The good news is that the source code has been passed on to an un-named company, so perhaps this project will see the light of day in the future. Source: Pocket PC Blast.
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10-31-2002, 08:35 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 121
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Who needs it.....
At first I thought it would be a cool idea... but who needs it anymore....
Not me..... except maybe Pocket Quicken....
heyday
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10-31-2002, 08:37 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 2
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There are several different reasons that one might want to have a Palm emulator on their Pocket PC. One of the biggest is that there are certain Palm apps which people enjoy using that do not have Pocket PC versions. An emulator would allow these people to use that app on their Pocket PC.
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10-31-2002, 08:45 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,341
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As each day goes by there is less, and less need for a Palm emulator. It must be something like a year since this project was started. At that time there weren't near as many PPC apps as there are today. I'm sure that there are still a few Palm apps that people would like to use, but I have a feeling that even if work continued on this project by the time it was in a usable state there would be very little need for it by then. Too bad he put an incredible amount of time and effort into it.
Dave
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10-31-2002, 08:51 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 2
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One use for the Palm emulator would be simply exchanging information between a Palm and a Pocket PC. Contacts, appointments, etc. can already be beamed, but if you're in an office there are documents, notes, etc. that you would like to have access to - if the other party has a Palm and is using a Palm app this would be a great use for the emulator.
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10-31-2002, 08:52 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,329
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About bloody time someone shot this thing and put it out of its misery. There has been hype since day one. Hype is good but only as long as results occur. AFAIK there was a single Alpha leaked and that was it. All the time on pocketmatrix was its coming. The developer has been too busy but its coming. What I want to know is how far he got on the project. If this project is truly dead then there is no reason to not release the source code. Show us your bread and butter of the project and try and let others take it where you left off.
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10-31-2002, 09:05 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 541
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The alpha was released officially too.
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10-31-2002, 09:45 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 51
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10-31-2002, 10:08 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 61
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It had it's purpose. Although as time went on, I had less and less use for it.
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10-31-2002, 10:27 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 73
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