webOS Archive

In the early 00s Dieter Bohn, et all, made the definitive podcast for Palm users.
First the content disappeared; we restored most files, and brought the PalmCast back.
Recently the feed disappeared; for the 2nd time PalmCast has been restored! Find it at podcasts.webosarchive.org?search=palmc...

webOS Archive Changes The pace of discovering lost apps has slowed to a crawl, and I haven't had time to do much new development for the past couple years -- and likely won't in t...

Lots of changes for webOS Archive to close out the year, read about them here:
forums.weboslives.eu/d/71-webos-a...

webOS Archive webOS Archive is the officially unofficial repository of everything related to Palm/HPs legacy mobile webOS for Palm, Pixi, Pre, Veer and TouchPad devices. Find documentation, apps, games and an activ...

www.webosarchive.org has a new old homepage. Ripped from 2012, thanks to archive.org, then re-factored for a more modern and responsive era, hopefully it feels familiar to those who pine for the good old days!

Palm’s webOS was their attempt to reinvent the once-great PalmOS for a more connected era, and briefly gave Apple and Google a run for their money as a more open alternative to their mobile duopoly. Based on a remarkably accessible Linux environment, with a beautiful and fluid user interface written in purely web technologies, webOS pioneered many of the user interface paradigms that we use today. Learn more about the architecture and development patterns from the legacy platform, as well as some of the apps and services that have been built to keep webOS alive and useful in 2024 — and beyond! Palm's WebOS - the mobile platform that almost was – Jon Wise

VCF East was such a blast! Great to see our talk online:
youtu.be/3bepc7x73EA

A promo style photo of a Newton WatchPad on a wrist. It's a wrist-sized Newton with a digital crown, and a rainbow Apple logo. On the screen are Newton OS icons for Bluesky, Mastodon, Kindle, Escape Velocity, BBedit, Marathon, and Chelsea Bridge.

What they took from us.

webOS Lives on webOS App Museum II News from the world of legacy webOS!

The newest app for legacy webOS lets you follow this feed (and other legacy webOS news sources) right from your TouchPad!
Grab it at the App Museum:
appcatalog.webosarchive.org/app/webOSLives

While at#VCFEast, I got to meet the author of one of the original books (one of the ONLY books) on webOS Development. Here's what he had to say the community...
forums.weboslives.eu/d/52-meet-th...

Had a blast presenting the history, and current state, of webOS at #VCFEast! The video should be up in about a week.

#VCFEast is less than 3 weeks away, and #webOS will be there! Come learn about the Linux and web-based Mobile platform that almost changed the world:
vcfed.org/events/vinta...

#webOS #WSL #Windows #LuneOS

Flixnet is the latest app for Legacy webOS -- free (public domain) movies for retro devices. Written in cross-platform Enyo. Grab it from the App Museum:
appcatalog.webosarchive.org/app/Flixnet

We were delighted to get a mention in MrMobile's thoughtful, and entertaining retrospective of webOS:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8UJ...

Now available in the App Museum!
appcatalog.webosarchive.org/app/iMessage...

Syncing iMessage and webOS Messages is now possible, thanks to OSS...

Message Bridge runs on a Mac and makes your messages available via REST:
github.com/dremin/messa...

The first new Synergy connector for webOS in >10 years syncs messages into your Messaging app:
github.com/webOSArchive...

LuneOS has a stable release -- Eiskaffe! The best of the legacy webOS mobile platform plus freshbits from the opensource webOSE project, now available for Touchpads, PineTab 2, and more! Get the details from @pivotCE at pivotce.com/2024/02/15/l...

webOS Archive now has TouchPads for sale! Check out our Tindie store for a great deal on an awesome retro tablet!
www.tindie.com/products/web...

I guess that makes it official, Palm/HP's mobile webOS is now vintage. Come to VCF East and learn about the mobile alternative that ALMOST made it, how to develop apps, and how to keep your Palm Pre or HP Touchpad useful in 2024 and beyond!

vcfed.org/events/vinta...