Is it possible to launch Palm 5 applications running in background like in unix ($ app&)?
I assume you mean Palm OS 5.x, not the Palm V device. For either case, no. Palm OS 5 does not support background user threads or processes. There is a set of background threads that user apps can use for sound streaming, but that's a special case.
I think you'll need to wait for Palm OS Cobalt devices to implement the system in the manner you want.
-- Ben Combee, DTS technical lead, PalmSource, Inc. Read "Combee on Palm OS" at http://palmos.combee.net/
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