Palm OS Apps now available on the the Pre through Classic Store

June 24, 2009 | By Admin In Technology |

Shameless plug of the JAMM Store coming right up!

With the launch of the Pre and the Classic emulator from MotionApps it’s possible to load many of the older Palm OS apps right on your spanking new Web OS device. However, on that same note: you’d be running Palm OS apps right on your Pre – and a lot of them are really showing their age. The Palm OS was a stylus-oriented platform that ran on screens with a much lower resolution than the Pre’s, and it just looks a little awkward to me to see such old-fashioned software running on such a shiny new finger-friendly device. I’m not knocking old software, I’m just knocking older UI’s that clash with the slick new look of the Web OS.

However, I can see some merit in running old Palm OS apps. The Pre’s relatively new App Store isn’t as rich as the iPhone’s in terms of selection, so there might be something like a style of converter or some sort of file explorer that just isn’t available for the Pre yet. If you are interested or are just nostalgic for some of the apps from earlier Palm days, you can check them out now on the JAMM Classic Store. There’s even a 10% discount until July 4th – just enter the word “CLASSIC” upon checkout.

Just watch out for the difference between the certified working apps and the ones that are only proven to work. There are some apps that will work 100% with Classic, but others haven’t been as thoroughly tested. There will always be a disclaimer above the app to show you which kind you’re looking at.