Who still uses Classic? - Page 3

amazondoc · 06/04/2010, 01:05 AM

Hey all --

I depend on Classic for Audible Player, Life Balance, and Datebk6.

sk8sc · 06/16/2010, 01:28 PM

curious if you all had to buy docs to go. My treo 680 had it and I don't know how to get it if I buy classic. Should I wait for spreadsheet editing on the pre? Also Datebook 6 was on my phone before the 680, did you have to buy that again or use the old sync id? Are there any programs that don't work on the classic?

RJKinsman · 06/16/2010, 08:18 PM

I used the old sync ID for DXTG.

There are a lot of threads about what works and what doesn't.

I haven't been able to get e-mail working, which is frustrating. Not that I really care to use Classic, but if I could send an e-mail to myself out of Classic, then I could pick it up in WebOS and use the data there via copy/paste.

The sound does not work the same. As far as I know, any app that uses Palm sounds like alarms does not make any sound.

prebulls · 06/16/2010, 11:53 PM

I started using Classic again after my trials for Pepid and Lexicomp expired.

Nothing comes close to the amount of medical apps I had in Palms...

RJKinsman · 08/16/2010, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonesey

Every time I see a new comment about Classic, it shocks me. I realize that there were a lot of great things available on PalmOS; and I miss them too. But running an emulator of a dead platform on a next generation device is backwards thinking. I bought Classic, got upset like all of you, and finally gave up.

Even IF there's some greater version coming, the idea is still flawed. Instead of lining pockets of out of date developers, ALL emphasis should be going to finding a way to produce software designed to run on the modern OS. I don't know any iPhone users who run emulators of Macintosh's from the '90s.

Move on, let it go... There's too much available (including on other platforms) to be so insistent on keeping this old stuff alive.

In my opinion, anyway.

Yes, just your opinion, well-stated, I might add, and this forum is a great place to express it.

For me, I'm very glad to have the option of Classic, despite a couple of warts. There are just a few things that the apps available on webOS can't do, and Classic fills that gap.

ka1 · 08/17/2010, 09:05 AM

I mostly use it for:
Password Plus (probably twice a week)
Warfare Inc
Memos
Docs to Go

shopharim · 08/18/2010, 08:38 AM

Daily:
BibleReader (OliveTree.com)

Freequent:
DocsToGo

Infrequent:
Explorer
McChords
CardTXT - to copy text to USB so I could pickup in WebOS

fredgrin · 08/24/2010, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjeffcoat

Have a lot of old Palm apps that will probably never make to webOS.

The same for me...

Agent86 · 08/24/2010, 02:52 PM

Seems odd to me that developers who had success with Palm OS wouldn't update their apps to work with WebOS. They've got to know that as time passes, less and less people will be using Palm OS and therefore will not be purchasing any upgrades.

Personally, I have only two apps that I really miss not using; Datebk6 and InfoSafe Plus. But I just can't bring myself to purchase an expensive app (Classic) just to get those two old apps to work on my new Pre+. And, the fact that they the old apps don't have full functionality with Classic/WebOS, makes it easier to give up on them. Still, I miss all they had to offer.

shopharim · 08/24/2010, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agent86

Seems odd to me that developers who had success with Palm OS wouldn't update their apps to work with WebOS. They've got to know that as time passes, less and less people will be using Palm OS and therefore will not be purchasing any upgrades.

Personally, I have only two apps that I really miss not using; Datebk6 and InfoSafe Plus. But I just can't bring myself to purchase an expensive app (Classic) just to get those two old apps to work on my new Pre+. And, the fact that they the old apps don't have full functionality with Classic/WebOS, makes it easier to give up on them. Still, I miss all they had to offer.

Classic is not expensive anymore

neit_jnf · 08/24/2010, 04:58 PM

is there a classic specific version of docs to go? I tried the one I had for my Treo and it told me it wasn't compatible with this device...

jp99 · 08/24/2010, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shopharim

Classic is not expensive anymore

?? At $30 it is one of the most expensive webOS apps. Nothing cheap about it.

RJKinsman · 08/24/2010, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neit_jnf

is there a classic specific version of docs to go? I tried the one I had for my Treo and it told me it wasn't compatible with this device...

What version are you running? I'm running v8.003 (239) and it works just fine.

View Poll Results: Who Still Uses Classic?
I use Classic, and I expect I always will	26	21.49%
I use Classic now, but I hope to migrate off of it	39	32.23%
I once used Classic, but not anymore	24	19.83%
I never used Classic	32	26.45%
Voters: 121. You may not vote on this poll

06/04/2010, 01:05 AM	#41 (permalink)
amazondoc Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 9 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hey all -- I depend on Classic for Audible Player, Life Balance, and Datebk6.
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06/16/2010, 01:28 PM	#42 (permalink)
sk8sc Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 23 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	curious if you all had to buy docs to go. My treo 680 had it and I don't know how to get it if I buy classic. Should I wait for spreadsheet editing on the pre? Also Datebook 6 was on my phone before the 680, did you have to buy that again or use the old sync id? Are there any programs that don't work on the classic?
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06/16/2010, 08:18 PM	#43 (permalink)
RJKinsman Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago Area Posts: 389 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 15 Thanked 40 Times in 33 Posts	I used the old sync ID for DXTG. There are a lot of threads about what works and what doesn't. I haven't been able to get e-mail working, which is frustrating. Not that I really care to use Classic, but if I could send an e-mail to myself out of Classic, then I could pick it up in WebOS and use the data there via copy/paste. The sound does not work the same. As far as I know, any app that uses Palm sounds like alarms does not make any sound.
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06/16/2010, 11:53 PM	#44 (permalink)
prebulls Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 176 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts	I started using Classic again after my trials for Pepid and Lexicomp expired. Nothing comes close to the amount of medical apps I had in Palms...
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08/17/2010, 09:05 AM	#46 (permalink)
ka1 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Westchester Posts: 680 Likes Received: 29 Thanks: 23 Thanked 98 Times in 56 Posts	I mostly use it for: Password Plus (probably twice a week) Warfare Inc Memos Docs to Go __________________ KA1 Visor Deluxe->Visor Prism/Digital Link->Treo 650->Treo 700p->Pre->GSM Unlocked Pre 2 (wifi only)->FrankenPre + Touchpad 32 ->+ Touchpad 4G ATT + ATT Pre3 + 64 White Touchpad... bliss.
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08/18/2010, 08:38 AM	#47 (permalink)
shopharim Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,196 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 34 Thanked 31 Times in 24 Posts	Daily: BibleReader (OliveTree.com) Freequent: DocsToGo Infrequent: Explorer McChords CardTXT - to copy text to USB so I could pickup in WebOS
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08/24/2010, 02:52 PM	#49 (permalink)
Agent86 Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 10 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Seems odd to me that developers who had success with Palm OS wouldn't update their apps to work with WebOS. They've got to know that as time passes, less and less people will be using Palm OS and therefore will not be purchasing any upgrades. Personally, I have only two apps that I really miss not using; Datebk6 and InfoSafe Plus. But I just can't bring myself to purchase an expensive app (Classic) just to get those two old apps to work on my new Pre+. And, the fact that they the old apps don't have full functionality with Classic/WebOS, makes it easier to give up on them. Still, I miss all they had to offer.
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08/24/2010, 04:58 PM	#51 (permalink)
neit_jnf Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 186 Likes Received: 18 Thanks: 16 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts	is there a classic specific version of docs to go? I tried the one I had for my Treo and it told me it wasn't compatible with this device...
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