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   by codepoet80 4y ago

   There's an app for that! http://appcatalog.webosarchive.com/app/leodarts
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   by codepoet80 4y ago

   Yes, a real Linux with a web-based UI on top. They added a PDK for running Linux apps later, and it still works. I (fairly) recently compiled SCUMMVM for webOS, and it "just works"
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   by codepoet80 4y ago

   A lot of what's in today's mobile OSes came from webOS. Cards for multi-tasking. The full-screen gestures introduced with the iPhone X basically came exactly from webOS. Samsung copied its Touch2Share years later. It even had some
4. 94.▲
   by codepoet80 4y ago

   If you can't get me there, I have an email alias: curator@<the website posted in this story>
5. 95.▲
   by codepoet80 4y ago

   Yay! The community is still around -- drop us a line if you need any help! Link is on the website.
6. 96.▲
   by codepoet80 4y ago

   The Pixi was poorly spec'ed. The Pixi Plus was a winner (for the time)
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   by codepoet80 4y ago

   Edit: tried it out. When I posted, I got a message that said "No Cookie" It wasn't obvious what to do next... I tried registering and a message posted, but seemed to disappear. Anyway, I appreciate the effort -- the more retr
8. 98.▲
   by codepoet80 4y ago

   If you've still got your back-end code, it'd be fun to restore your app -- I could help host it!
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   by codepoet80 4y ago

   There are still many remnants of Palm in LG's TV OS -- but like many smart TVs, they're getting cluttered with ads. There's an open source re-implementation of mobile webOS using LG bits called LuneOS: https://en.w
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    by codepoet80 4y ago

    I'd argue that Apple's big "innovation" was the capacitive touch screen, that made the UI so much more fluid and responsive. Palm almost shipped a webOS device with a resistive touch screen, but pivoted away after Rubens
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    by codepoet80 4y ago

    I'd buy that in a heartbeat!
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    by codepoet80 4y ago

    Probably forums.webosnation.com -- its still there, although its slowed down a lot. The last of us diehard users are on Discord now: webosarchive.com/discord
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    by codepoet80 4y ago

    Well you did good -- Study Buddy still works, all these years later!
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    by codepoet80 4y ago

    If you still have the IPK (or source code) I'd love to add to the Museum! I'll message you over on Twitter.
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    by codepoet80 4y ago

    I still use a Veer daily!
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    Show HN: I restored Palm's webOS App Catalog, SDK and online help system(webosarchive.com)

    439 points by codepoet80 4y ago|140 comments
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    by codepoet80 4y ago

    I have it on Laserdisc and will definitely look for this next time I watch! Edit: had to check. Yup, its there on LaserDisc... https://files.catbox.moe/l031en.jpg