Re: Is Palm OS Going Away?

[Regis melo]

Palm OS in the actual form is dead. Access is creating a new OS based on Linux that will run on the next generation of Palms... But don't worry, your 68k apps will run in the same way that runs today (using PACE). The new apps will be based on Linux GTK library and the new OS will came with a SQLite implementation. Lance Drake wrote: For the record, ACCESS is still licensing Palm OS Garnet and Palm  continues to be a licensee.  While I can't talk about future  products, the Treo 650 is doing great and the TX and Z22 handhelds  have been well-received by the market. Hi Ben,     Thanks for the wonderfully prompt reply and the good info.  The  other end of that question concerns a company I work for that is  about to develop a line of hdwr/sfwr to support their products.   They're trying to decide whether they should proceed with development  using Palm devices.  So I guess the question is, "Is it possible they  will be unable to acquire [and develop for] Palm devices that run the  Palm OS as they now know it?"  (OS 5.2.1)     I know you're not a mind-reader - but perhaps you could share the  marketplace's general consensus on the future of the Palm as is  currently is? Thanks, Lance Drake -- For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/