TreoRenegade
04-17-2003, 08:50 AM
General Q re App Compatibility
One of the advantages of a PalmOS device vs PocketPC was that apps would run on virtually any PalmOS device. I can certainly comprehend why there would be OS4 vs OS5 implications, given the core differences between the two. But I can't seem to wrap my brain around why it is that some apps will run only on a TungstenT, but not our beloved TG50. Both are, after all, OS5, and I don't see a diff in the resolution (i.e., no hi-res vs hi-res+ factor). This device-distinction business, for apps purposes, is stuff I thought I had left behind in the P/PC world. The whole thing really hit home lately, when I went on the prowl for an audio app with a graphic equalizer. A couple for TungstenT, nadda for TG50. Can someone kindly give me a clue, so I can ease outta "duuhhhh" land on this point???? TIA.
TreoRenegade
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Yes, T90. I know I said we'd be together forever. Yeah, I admit I've been ignoring you since the new muscle guy moved into our neighborhood last month. And yeppie, I acknowledge that you play nicer with more programs than he does. I tried to be faithful to ya, honest for true, but this TG50 dude just won my heart on so many levels, esp. since he started hanging out with Okey. ... Then again, it ain't like ya placed a ring on my stylus....
One of the advantages of a PalmOS device vs PocketPC was that apps would run on virtually any PalmOS device. I can certainly comprehend why there would be OS4 vs OS5 implications, given the core differences between the two. But I can't seem to wrap my brain around why it is that some apps will run only on a TungstenT, but not our beloved TG50. Both are, after all, OS5, and I don't see a diff in the resolution (i.e., no hi-res vs hi-res+ factor). This device-distinction business, for apps purposes, is stuff I thought I had left behind in the P/PC world. The whole thing really hit home lately, when I went on the prowl for an audio app with a graphic equalizer. A couple for TungstenT, nadda for TG50. Can someone kindly give me a clue, so I can ease outta "duuhhhh" land on this point???? TIA.
TreoRenegade
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Yes, T90. I know I said we'd be together forever. Yeah, I admit I've been ignoring you since the new muscle guy moved into our neighborhood last month. And yeppie, I acknowledge that you play nicer with more programs than he does. I tried to be faithful to ya, honest for true, but this TG50 dude just won my heart on so many levels, esp. since he started hanging out with Okey. ... Then again, it ain't like ya placed a ring on my stylus....