I was able to track down "J-Pilot"
https://www.jpilot.org
https://github.com/juddmon/jpilot
which looks like a pretty complete Linux support system for the Palm series.
It looks like there's also "pilot-link" for Linux
https://github.com/desrod/pilot-link
can't promise there won't be bit rot in some of these tools.
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If you were using Windows, I'd point you also at this:
https://palmdb.net/help/hotsync-setup
because it points to some very specific hardware and software drivers.
So, it's 2026 and I've just had my ~30 year old Palm III given back to me. Batteries seem to have leaked, but cleaning the contacts has done the trick and it's working!
It's got IrDA and 9-pin serial, which none of my modern computers have, and no removable storage. How the hell do I get software on this thing in 2026 with a linux laptop? I've got a USB to serial dongle, just got no idea what software to use.
Last week I posted on here if anyone knew of a good time tracker for my client work. I got some great answers (thanks all!), but I ended up finding the ultimate app!
Guess what system it's on? C'mon, you know the answer.........
Hey meshers, would anyone be motivated to hack a @meshtastic or @meshcore chat application on #PalmOS devices ? The one on the photo has a nice display, nice keyboard and even Bluetooth! Avoiding the landfill for these devices (also with the phasing out of 2G/3G), would be an awesome reuse of resources ♻️. Looking into Palm SDK and existing open source apps for this platform...
Back to Palm OS
Modern software is so bad I had to go back to a Palm Pilot to track calories.
I’m not a hardware guy — I don’t understand any of this — but I want this tiny little USB-C ↔️ Palm III adapter board
Als ich die Tage mal einige Kisten aufgeräumt habe, ist mir mal wieder ein Altgerät in die Hände gefallen. Funktioniert nach >20 Jahren immer noch einwandfrei, auch das Daten- und App-Backup ließ sich noch problemlos einspielen.
Falls jemand Interesse hat und das Gerät noch einer sinnvollen Nutzung zuführen möchte, darf sich gerne melden.
Fyi für die Spätgeborenen: Nein, es gibt keine Internet-Nutzbarkeit, kein T9 oder Auto-Complete. Bedient wird das Ding über den beiliegenden Stift.
#VisorDeluxe #PalmPilot
One of Palm’s entry level PDAs in the early 2000s: the Palm m105
#RetroTech #PalmPilot #00sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #2000sTech
This is the PDA that got me through college: the Sony CLIÉ PEG-SJ33. I thought the built-in see-through cover was so cool!
#RetroTech #00sComputing #PalmPilot #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #2000sTech
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