ACCESS Systems Americas, Inc., formerly PalmSource, Inc. has just released Garnet VM Beta for the Nokia Internet Tablet. This virtual machine software lets you run the full Palm OS Garnet on any model of Nokia Internet Tablet (770, N800, N810), giving you full PIM functionality as well as let you install more than 30,000 free and commercial Palm OS applications.

I have just installed the software on the N810. The emulator runs at the middle of the screen at a 320 x 480. Graffiti works well, the keyboard on the N810 works perfectly, and the sound works as well (note that sound does not work on the 770). It seems like it even has an option to wireless HotSync to your PC as well. There is no option yet to rotate it and stretch it horizontally on the tablet which is my primary request as of the moment. Update: There is an option to rotate the screen by unchecking the Fullscreen option, but it just displays the Palm window horizontally at the same resolution. I hope someone finds a way to stretch the desktop area.

As a long time Palm OS enthusiast, I have been longing for PIM apps on the Internet Tablet and never expected this(!), and I am ecstatic! I have setup a new Palm OS forum so IT users and Palm OS users/developers can chat and mingle.

Time to dig up my registered Palm OS app serial numbers…

More details after the jump.

Bundled Applications

* Address
* Date Book
* Memo Pad
* Calculator

Memory Requirements

* Application size: 3.5MB of RAM
* Garnet VM Storage size: 16MB of RAM (configuration available 1MB to 32MB).

Garnet VM Launcher

* Application install/uninstall
* Compatibility configuration per application (memory, display and device model)
* Garnet VM storage size configuration
* Garnet VM display configuration (screen rotation, background color/image)

Garnet VM Standard Features

* Dynamic Input Area with Grafitti® 1 character recognition
* Networking (TCP/IP)
* Synchronization via Hotsync®
* Supported languages: English, French, Italian, German & Spanish

Compatible Third Party Applications:

Web/E-Mail
• Google Maps™
• Snappermail®

Networking
• WiFile Pro™
• EzFTP
Multimedia
• Pocket Tunes™
• Kinoma®

Productivity
• DateBk5
• Britannica® Encyclopedia

Games
• Bejeweled®
• PacMan
• Raging Thunder
• Village SIM

Download the software now.