Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 simulator available

Colin Dunstan · 11-05-2004, 11:21 AM

PalmSource has released a simulator for its latest Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 operation system. The simulator allows software registered developers to test their programs without actually having a handheld running the new OS.

hacker · 11-05-2004, 02:29 PM

Weird... their 6.1 Release AutoBackup claims "Missing license file" in the very first popup dialog, and the only button I can click is "I disagree", then it closes. The rest work, with varying degrees of difficulty, in Wine though. They still haven't fixed the obvious leaks in the code though. Nice.

Update: NONE of these Simulators from 6.0 through 6.0.1 and 6.1 run on Windows 2000, XP and 2003, on clean systems with the latest service packs and patches. They're all missing core modules, and they error out:

You can see the errors in the screenshot montage here:

http://code.gnu-designs.com/OS6.1_Simulator.png

Pride Of Lions · 11-09-2004, 04:06 AM

...how come no company seems to plan on licensing it? I know that it will eventually be made to become the standard, but Cobalt's been announced for a while now and Palm OS based companies have chosen to continue to save money and get as much from their OS 5 license instead of making PDA's that will utilize this new business.

I think, even though I never liked their PDA's for myself, that I lament Sony's absence in the US market. Without Sony to push PalmOne, I fear that they will slide (or plummet) into complacency. I don't think that TapWave is being viewed as a viable replacement for the Sony market, but rather as a niche PDA for the gamer segment.

Are they trying to force me towards PPC? Let's hope next Spring heralds the arrival of PDA's with Cobalt and features that people have been asking for.
POL9A

Bob Russell · 11-09-2004, 06:58 AM

In my mind, there are some concerns about next year even. Didn't the head of PalmOne, in clarifying the WinME OS rumors, say that they were open to WinME and Linux? Plus, he said they were successfully tweaking OS5 so he wasn't ready to commit to any OS6 devices even in 2005. To me that means an OS6/Cobalt device is unlikely for the first half of 2005 given the long product cycles. I'm afraid there may be some serious problems with Cobalt. Until I see a successful product, I'm afraid that it may be a dying duck, and PalmOne may have to go Linux or WinMe to survive. Linux would be very interesting to me, but WinMe devices would just another handful of ordinary fish in the pond.
I hope I'm wrong...

Laurens · 11-09-2004, 08:16 AM

I wouldn't expect any PalmOne OS6 devices to come out before spring 2006. I do expect a cheaper range of Treo's to be released throughout 2005, all running OS5.

11-05-2004, 11:21 AM	#1
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 simulator available PalmSource has released a simulator for its latest Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 operation system. The simulator allows software registered developers to test their programs without actually having a handheld running the new OS.

11-05-2004, 02:29 PM	#2
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	Weird... their 6.1 Release AutoBackup claims "Missing license file" in the very first popup dialog, and the only button I can click is "I disagree", then it closes. The rest work, with varying degrees of difficulty, in Wine though. They still haven't fixed the obvious leaks in the code though. Nice. Update: NONE of these Simulators from 6.0 through 6.0.1 and 6.1 run on Windows 2000, XP and 2003, on clean systems with the latest service packs and patches. They're all missing core modules, and they error out: You can see the errors in the screenshot montage here: http://code.gnu-designs.com/OS6.1_Simulator.png Last edited by hacker; 11-05-2004 at 03:11 PM.

11-09-2004, 04:06 AM	#3
Pride Of Lions just kinda geeky Posts: 381 Karma: 30 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oakland, California Device: iPhone	OK, but... ...how come no company seems to plan on licensing it? I know that it will eventually be made to become the standard, but Cobalt's been announced for a while now and Palm OS based companies have chosen to continue to save money and get as much from their OS 5 license instead of making PDA's that will utilize this new business. I think, even though I never liked their PDA's for myself, that I lament Sony's absence in the US market. Without Sony to push PalmOne, I fear that they will slide (or plummet) into complacency. I don't think that TapWave is being viewed as a viable replacement for the Sony market, but rather as a niche PDA for the gamer segment. Are they trying to force me towards PPC? Let's hope next Spring heralds the arrival of PDA's with Cobalt and features that people have been asking for. POL9A

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Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	In my mind, there are some concerns about next year even. Didn't the head of PalmOne, in clarifying the WinME OS rumors, say that they were open to WinME and Linux? Plus, he said they were successfully tweaking OS5 so he wasn't ready to commit to any OS6 devices even in 2005. To me that means an OS6/Cobalt device is unlikely for the first half of 2005 given the long product cycles. I'm afraid there may be some serious problems with Cobalt. Until I see a successful product, I'm afraid that it may be a dying duck, and PalmOne may have to go Linux or WinMe to survive. Linux would be very interesting to me, but WinMe devices would just another handful of ordinary fish in the pond. I hope I'm wrong...

11-09-2004, 08:16 AM	#5
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