# Version of Ruby for Palm OS? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [October 26, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/version-of-ruby-for-palm-os/118393 "2007-10-26T15:38:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/version-of-ruby-for-palm-os/118393/1 "2007-10-26T15:38:45Z")
Does anyone know if a version of Ruby has ever been written to run on the Palm OS? If so, can you provide any references? Thanks, John * * * Dr. John J. LIMS Manager Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services 600 N. 5th St. Richmond, VA 23219 Mailto: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Phone: 804-648-4480, X-384 FAX: 804-692-0416 ---
**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/version-of-ruby-for-palm-os/118393/2 "2007-10-26T17:59:49Z")
Wow, another John J. here. Don’t know of a PalmOS version, but isn’t Palm migrating to Linux anyway? ---
**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/version-of-ruby-for-palm-os/118393/3 "2007-11-02T13:43:30Z")
John, I believe Palm is using Linux in some of their new devices, primarily phones I think, but all the devices I have to work with run the Palm OS. Since discovering that IBM had a version of Java for the Palm, I just thought I’d check to see if anyone had gotten around to implementing Ruby as well. Thanks for the feedback, John * * * Dr. John J. LIMS Manager Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services 600 N. 5th St. Richmond, VA 23219 Mailto: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Phone: 804-648-4480, X-384 FAX: 804-692-0416 ---
**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/version-of-ruby-for-palm-os/118393/4 "2007-11-02T19:09:45Z")
John J. wrote: > John J., > > This is getting wierd… > If there is a Java for Palm, then you can run JRuby if nothing else. > > John J. Hi John J.s (it took me a while to figure that out), The Java for Palm is actually an implementation of J2ME - I’m not sure if JRuby will run on that! Cheers, Mohit. 11/3/2007 | 2:08 AM. ---
**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/version-of-ruby-for-palm-os/118393/5 "2007-11-02T19:03:51Z")
John J., This is getting wierd… If there is a Java for Palm, then you can run JRuby if nothing else. John J. ---
**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/version-of-ruby-for-palm-os/118393/6 "2007-11-02T19:57:48Z")
Yes, it seems we are a programmer’s puzzle… That’s a good question though, will JRuby run on J2ME?! I hope so! ---
**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2007, 2:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/version-of-ruby-for-palm-os/118393/7 "2007-11-03T02:11:33Z")
On 11/2/07, John J. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Yes, it seems we are a programmer’s puzzle… > That’s a good question though, will JRuby run on J2ME?! > I hope so! JRuby will almost definitely not run on J2ME. It absolutely doesn’t run on the Java for Lego Mindstorms, but that’s a whole nother ball of wax. I saw a thing on the Web about a Ruby for the iPhone but haven’t ever gotten confirmed reports, and I don’t have an iPhone myself. – Giles B. Blog: [http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com](http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com) Portfolio: [http://www.gilesgoatboy.org](http://www.gilesgoatboy.org) Tumblelog: [http://giles.tumblr.com/](http://giles.tumblr.com/)