Palm Vx - Can I make it run Qbasic programs ?

[austim]

I have an opportunity to buy a Palm Vx at very good price (for Australian prices, that is ).

I really have no need for most of the 'organization' functions of a PDa (To Do list, phone and address list, scheduler, etc). But if there were some way I could use it as a backup for my trusty Sharp PC 1401 'pocket computer' - which can be programmed in a fairly good Basic, then the Vx might be worth buying. (I am assuming that my Sharp PC 1401 will give up before I do).

Is there any way I could program the Vx in Basic, or is there anyway I could load (and run) DOS executable programs onto it.

All comments (however depressing) will be gratefully accepted.

 

[AlphaGuy]

Check out

http://www.nsbasic.com/palm/

There may be others? Good luck.

AlphaGuy

 

[austim]

Hi, Alphaguy,

Thanks for your response. Unfortunately my window of opportunity for the el cheapo Palm Vx closed very quickly (the small supply had sold out before I got to the store :-().

Instead I have just bought a Sharp PC E500S pocket computer, which will really fit my requirements much better (I had been looking for a good backup to replace an OLD Sharp PC 1401 (born 1983, still working well and doing all of my non-programmed calculations plus a few small purpose written programs for structural engineering detailed work, but must surely be due for its pension soon). When I had last enquired, Sharp had stopped producing anything similar (QWERTY keyboard plus full scientific calculator plus programmable in Basic - the combination suits me very well indeed); apparently they have been producing the E500S for a fairly short time.

I was about to red-flag my own post since my vague plan to buy a Palm had vanished. However, your reply may help others in the future, so the thread should stay on record.