Palm OS Simulator (also known as ) is a version of the
Palm OS compiled for
x86-based
computer
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s.
No
emulation is used, as it runs natively on top of
Microsoft Windows
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.
There are only Palm OS simulators for Palm OS 5 and newer. The
Palm OS Emulator
Descended from Copilot, Palm OS Emulator is used for writing, testing, and debugging Palm OS applications. Palm OS Emulator emulates Motorola 68000-class devices and has intimate knowledge of Palm OS's inner working, allowing for the close monito ...
requires a ROM file of a real Palm, however the Simulator uses specific builds for different devices.
There are simulators for reference releases of Palm OS 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.0 and 6.1, and also device-specific simulators (Tungsten C, Treo 650, LifeDrive, etc.).
See also
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POSE (Palm OS Emulator)
Descended from Copilot, Palm OS Emulator is used for writing, testing, and debugging Palm OS applications. Palm OS Emulator emulates Motorola 68000-class devices and has intimate knowledge of Palm OS's inner working, allowing for the close monitor ...
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StyleTap
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Garnet VM
References
External links
Device specific simulators and more account required. It is very difficult to find any real information on ROMs belonging to specific Palm models.
MotionApps Classic
Palm OS
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