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PalmOS still does a few things much better than any smartphone does. The integrated calendar and todo list that was Datebk6 is simply unmatched on any platform
by j45 3y ago
PalmOS still does a few things much better than any smartphone does.
The integrated calendar and todo list that was Datebk6 is simply unmatched on any platform, and I looked for a long time.
One of the key benefits of it was using a hard key to instantly open the calendar, with the cursor in the to-do list. The hard key was so good that you could almost entirely capture tasks on a phone in realtime while walking around.
If it sounds strange to talk about to-do's and calendars in the same app, a todo is just a task that happens to occur at a point in time on a calendar. Some don't have that time pre-scheduled. Having a list of to-dos that followed you every day if not completed wasn't a common task.
- steve1977 3y agoDateBk6… Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time.
- refulgentis 3y agoI'm curious if you could speak to this a bit more, I've had an itch to build something like this on the backburner for many moons. My initial guiding instinct is roughly the same, hard to word without inviting caveats, but: todos/calendar are the same thing as I'm going about my day. Either I'm doing something, or I want to know what I should be doing. > Having a list of to-dos that followed you every day if not completed wasn't a common task. This bit went over my head: is the idea that it was rare to have a todo _without_ a date, so it wasn't a common thing to have ex. 20 todos without dates rolling over day to day cluttering up the UI?
- msephton 3y agoJust try the app for yourself.
- refulgentis 3y agoDatebk6 on Palm OS? Is "just" the right word? :) Let's say I find a PalmOS emulator, pirate a system image, pirate Datebk6, put in some dummy data. Could that explain what the post meant re: commonality of having todos rollover? I don't think so. That's not a function of the software, that's a function of a particular use of the software. Would using it be the same as getting the wisdom from a passionate user? I don't think so. Living with PIM software is such a different beast from demoing it.
- msephton 3y agoReally you'd want to both try it for yourself and get wisdom from somebody else. Otherwise, how would you know if they were right/wrong, correct/incorrect? Emulator to run Palm apps on your smart phone https://cloudpilot-emu.github.io/ https://cloudpilot-emu.github.io/ Just asking somebody is a very minimum effort approach. Reach higher!
- j45 3y agoWatching swimming and listening to experiences on swimming might not be the best way to learn how to swim, literally and figuratively in a problem space. It’s hard to know where the currents in the water might be and how to navigate them. Experiencing todos that roll over would show up pretty quick in using DateBk6 in an emulator. Install it and try to use it every day. There might be a video on YouTube. After PalmOS, for a while I actually bought any mobile device I could get a PalmOS emulator on to for DateBk6 while I looked for a replacement. It was only so good on an emulator though for day to day use. I’ma product person. Getting “wisdom” from a “passionate user” likely rarely is the same as also experiencing it yourself and ensuring you have more than than a passing interest in the space. I had the problem of a really busy period in my life in my 20’s that this helped with. It almost was an unfair advantage. From time to time, I meet other folks who like this topic deeply, only because it helped them learn to not accomplish so much, but maybe have been really effective with their time at a period when it really mattered.