Classic v2.0 release now complete!

MotionApps has just announced that the Classic v2.0 Palm OS emulator for webOS is now complete.

This version brings HotSync support — giving users a more convenient way to move data between desktop computers and Classic on Pre, using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth (videos on these options are available for Wi-Fi and or BT at the MotionApps website).

Per the post, “the favorite new feature in Classic v2.0 might be preloaded ClassicApps, a bundle of free Palm OS applications that you can get if you simply tap Install Free Apps option from the Classic menu.”

The complete technical specification is available here.

The MotionApps Classic Palm OS emulator for webOS unites two operating systems. It leverages many of the Pre’s hardware capabilities and will run Palm OS apps two times faster, giving Pre owners the best of both worlds.

MobiHand has a Classic App Store (classic.mobihand.com) that features a  catalog of Palm OS apps that have been proven to work perfectly in Classic, with new apps being tested and added daily.

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Brighthand.com’s Ed Hardy recently tested the MotionApps Classic Palm OS emulator for webOS (http://www.motionapps.com/classic/), which is available for purchase from the App Catalog on the Pre.  The intent of this emulator is to seamlessly unite two operating systems– giving Pre owners the best of both worlds. Hardy stated:

I think of MotionApps Classic as a transitional aid. It will help long-time Palm OS users switch to the webOS, and help Palm, Inc. get the webOS off the ground.

What it’s not going to do is turn a Palm Pre into a Treo.  At the very least, you’re still going to need to use the webOS’s email software and web browser, and I’d suggest everyone who gets a Pre get accustomed to their device’s default user interface. I promise, before you know it, you’ll wonder what you ever saw in the Palm OS.

For testing purposes, he tried out Astraware Bejeweled 2 — one of the most popular games of all time — and had no complaints:

“This emulator offers impressive performance, at least as good as that offered by any physical device.”

He also gave Astraware’s My Little Tank a try and found that it ran quite well with this caveat:

Since the Palm Pre lacks the physical keys many games depend on, the on-screen ones can be much harder to use in a fast-paced game.

He concluded that for gamers who have a Palm Pre, “Classic looks like a no-brainer.”

For those wanting to hold onto their Palm OS calendar program (think Agendus), he noted that “you can. You’ll be notified of your events, even if Classic isn’t running. When an alarm goes off, the app launches itself, and you get a notification window, just as if you were using a Tungsten E.”

Pre Owners: You can find Classic Palm OS apps at the new MobiHand Classic App Store (http://classic.mobihand.com).

You can read about it here:

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