Beta of Palm Desktop 4.0 for Mac OS X Available (Updated)
Palm Inc. has released a beta version of Palm Desktop 4.0 for Macintosh OS X and OS 9.
Update: According to the person in charge of this project at Palm, this was initially intended only for Palm employees, which was why it was put on FTP servers with such limited capacity. A true public beta will be released in January on servers that can handle the load. Also, Palm uses the number of people who register for the beta as a way to gauge demand so its important to register with Palm, even if an unauthorized mirror site was used. Finally, any feedback is appreciated.
The major new feature is, of course, compatibility with OS X, though it also offers vCard and vCal support, an OS X Dock menu item, and improvements in data transfer of data between the handheld and desktop software.
It's available in English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
Palm Desktop 4.0 allows OS X users to simply drag Address Book items or Date Book items to the desktop to create vCard and vCal files.
Mac users have been demanding a version of the Desktop app for OS X since the release of Apple's new operating system in the first part of this year. While Palm has demoed pre-release versions in the past, it has never committed to an exact release day, only saying it would be available before the end of the year.
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RE: What a mess!
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Bullcrap!
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RE: Downloading
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RE: Downloading
Off topic, add a jog dial to all your handhelds and make it a required item for the licenses, i.e. handspring.
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When you have a Clie shoved up your mouth, you can only talk in vowels.
RE: Downloading
ATTN: Coyote67
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RE: Palm Beta iDisk link
Mirror of mirror of mirror
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RE: Palm Beta iDisk link
Can you add more details to your post so that it seems to be more legitimate?
And if it is legitimate, perhaps you would consider putting the software on a faster server next time?
This is only a beta -- the demand for the software will be much higher when it's a final release and I don't think users should be penalized by Palm's poor planning.
RE: Palm Beta iDisk link
Wow, you really get around, Mike! Do you do tech support in your spare time, too?
RE: Palm Beta iDisk link
Something should still be done to speed up the productreg.palm.com... it is excruciatingly slow
And while I can understand Palm wanting to make sure the product comes from them in order to ensure that it is the genuine article, I think mirroring it shows just how much the people who are getting it appreciate the work Palm has done to get a version of the desktop on OS X
RE: Palm Beta iDisk link
So I say, keep mirroring!
RE: Palm Beta iDisk link
ftp://ftp.infoyouaskedfor.com/******/****
says:
300 users (the maximum) are already logged in, sorry
I'll wait though, better not to mess with mirrors.
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Just Installed...
RE: Just Installed...
But *yay!* the new version for OS X runs flawlessly (using Palm Vx)
The desktop themes/skins leave aren't terribly tasteful though. But all I can complain about is graphics so that means this is great.
OS X 10.1.2, by the way.
RE: Just Installed...
When I try to run the installer I get the message "
Launch failed with error code -2856"
I do not have Classic installed and since the error msg is so fantastically detailed I am guessing that it is necessary to install the os x app.
features
(pardon the anonymous post -- this still won't let me post logged in.)
-kezza
Will not work with Sony Clie
RE: Will not work with Sony Clie
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RE: Will not work with Sony Clie
I'm sure it is in Palm's interest to have Palm OS run without problems on as many handhelds and OS platforms as possible.
PS: Give me 320 x 320 resolution and I promise I will switch back to using a Palm. Right now, Sony's screen is just so much more superior than anything else out there.
RE: Will not work with Sony Clie
RE: Will not work with Sony Clie
You could add a signature to your posts that lists your job title at Palm so people recognize you as working for Palm and don't ask Ed if you're someone who works for Palm.
I'm really looking forward to what Palm has in the future and hope for continued Mac support. Thanks.
Does it sync with Pocket Quicken 2.0?
RE: Does it sync with Pocket Quicken 2.0?
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Palm BETA and Sony CLIE 760c...
RE: Palm BETA and Sony CLIE 760c...
Palm Desktop 4.0 and Sony Clie T415 = success!
I just hope Microsoft makes good on their promise and releases an Entourage conduit soon. I also hope Avantgo gets their stuff together.
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What a mess!
Palm definitly could have, should have done a better job than this, just let Apple mirror it!!
Anyone know where someone else is mirroring it?