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gregR ☯8h ago

À la pointe de la modernité !
#palmPilot #palmPowered #PalmPilotShouldHaveWon

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Arnd Layer 2d ago

@thomasfuchs
The good old times.
I think I used it to sync my calendar from Notes to my #PalmPilot.

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.

#palmpilot

@WiteWulf

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Gary

May 17

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.

#retroComputing #pda #handheld #palmPilot

Arthur Lutz Apr 19

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...

#palmOS #PalmPilot #PDA #meshtastic #meshcore

Sam Montalvo Apr 15

Una mas para la coleccion..
#palm #palmpilot #pda #RetroComputing

petes_bread_eqn_xls Mar 26

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

https://github.com/TobleMiner/Palm-IIIc-usb-c-sync

#PalmPilot

Holger Mar 23

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