Thread: Looking for a Palm Centro. Does anyone have one?
View Single Post
Kalatti is offline Kalatti
2021-03-18 , 15:30
Posts: 154 | Thanked: 222 times | Joined on Aug 2017 @ Spain
#16
Originally Posted by javispedro View Post
You can also try to get a Palm Pre 1 or 2 (not the 3rd one). They have a "Palm-sanctioned" PalmOS simulator, more or less like GarnetVM except that it has a Centro ROM.

Of course the biggest problem is that damn capacitive screen instead of resistive...

A couple years ago there was no shortage of Palm Pre's in ebay.es
I have a Palm Pre 2, a gem, I was impressed by the build quality when removing the back cover. I also really liked webOS.

When I gave up hope of finding a Palm Centro or a Palm Treo 680 (my second choice), I thought about using a simulator. But what I really want is to try Palm OS on a device from the past, feel myself go back over a decade, and see it in my hand. I would have loved to have a Palm Centro when it came out, but maybe I was too young to appreciate these gems.

What's wrong with the HP Pre 3? I thought it was better than the Palm Pre 2.

Why would a resistive screen be better?

The shortage of Palm phones is very strange to me these days. They are phones that sold many units. Other phones from the past are easy to find.
 

The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Kalatti For This Useful Post: