 Palm m505, running Palm OS 4.0 | |
| Developer | Palm, Inc., ACCESS (Garnet OS) |
|---|---|
| Written in | C++ |
| OS family | Palm OS |
| Working state | Discontinued since 2009[1] |
| Source model | Closed-source |
| Initial release | 1996 |
| Final release | Garnet OS 5.4.9 / October 14, 2007 |
| Available in | English, French, Japanese and more |
| Platforms | ARM Motorola 68k |
| License | Proprietary EULA |
| Official website | Garnet OS |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported | |
Palm OS (also known as Garnet OS) is a discontinued mobile operating system initially developed by Palm, Inc., for personal digital assistants (PDAs) in 1996. Palm OS was designed for ease of use with a touchscreen-based graphical user interface. It was provided with a suite of basic applications for personal information management. Later versions of the OS were extended to support smartphones. The software appeared on the company's line of Palm devices while several other licensees have manufactured devices powered by Palm OS.
Following Palm's purchase of the Palm trademark, the operating system was renamed Garnet OS. In 2007, ACCESS introduced the successor to Garnet OS, called Access Linux Platform; additionally, in 2009, the main licensee of Palm OS, Palm, Inc., switched from Palm OS to webOS for their forthcoming devices.
- ^ "Palm CEO Ed Colligan Talks Pre with Investors". Archived from the original on 2009-02-12.