Yesterday it was confirmed webOS will support Palm OS emulation via the 3rd party Classic app (made by MotionApps). A video of the emulator has been posted by Precentral from the floor of CTIA, Las Vegas. All the hardkeys are now represented by soft keys, including the 5-way navigator, home key, and other buttons. The default interface and apps (including a popular medical app) look to be running quickly and smoothly.
"Really everything you had working on a Palm device is working on a Pre," Palm states in another video by PhoneScoop. Apps can be installed simply by dragging the .prc files to the "Classic" directory on the Pre while in mass storage mode, and a compatibility mode will assist with online connectivity, although there won't be tethered Hotsync functionality.
Looking good so far; Palm OS developers and device owners alike can breath a sigh of relief now that their programs may get a second wind on the Pre.
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