[amsat-bb] Re: PocketSat, RIP ???

[Ronald Nutter]

Thanks for letting me know about that.  From what I had seen of the Pre, 
I had the understanding that the Pre wasnt able to run the older apps.

Ron

myles landstein wrote:
> Don't know if anyone will port  the app over to the new  palm os   , but 
> the Palm Pre for example  can run most of the older  palm/os  apps  via 
>  an  emulator
> 
> 
> 
> On Nov 16, 2009, at 5:54 PM, Ronald Nutter wrote:
> 
>> Clint:
>>
>> I am probably the one you are talking about.  There appears to be a
>> misunderstanding.  What I was trying to say was that with the palm
>> having been end of lifed by the Palm folks in terms of the PalmOS that
>> other solutions would have to be sought.  Since I seem to be one of the
>> few that doesnt have an iPhone, I hadnt had the reason to look for that
>> type of solution and had moved to a netbook as the next best option that
>>  I was able to find.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>> Clint Bradford wrote:
>>> Unfortunately, I heard "one of us" report last week that "PocketSat  
>>> isn't really popular any more, with the demise of the Palm computing  
>>> platform ... "
>>>
>>> That's woefully incorrect on many fronts.
>>>
>>> Palm users are plentiful, and Jim is still supporting us. PocketSat+  
>>> is still the best Palm-platform satellite tracking software available,  
>>> IMHO. Support still at ...
>>>
>>> http://www.bigfattail.com
>>>
>>> But Jim has not let his programming skills stagnate. We now have  
>>> PocketSat3 for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch devices. It provides  
>>> gorgeous screen graphics for our passes. Available in the Apple Store.  
>>> Docs and support at Jim's new site at ...
>>>
>>> http://www.pocketsat.com/
>>>
>>> It works marvelously on my new 32GB iPod touch. AMSAT's keps are one  
>>> of the four default sets for painless download. Recently added is a  
>>> "View Constellation" mode - which overlays your view of the heavens on  
>>> a sat pass.
>>>
>>> There are several "satellite trackers" in the Apple Store ... from  
>>> free to $.099 to a few bucks. I have tried five others. NONE of them  
>>> come close to the feature set, ease of use, and product support that  
>>> one receives with PocketSat3.
>>>
>>> Clint Bradford, K6LCS
>>> http://www.work-sat.com
>>> 909-241-7666
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