Epocrates has put up official instructions on how to install Epocrates in Motionapps’ Classic emulator which runs on the Palm Pre. There are separate instructions for Windows and for Mac.
Reproducing the Windows instructions here with some screen shots:
1. If you have not done so already, install the Classic Palm OS Emulator from MotionApps. You can find this by going to the App Catalog on your Palm Pre and searching on ‘MotionApps’. Follow the directions to download Classic to your device.
2. Once you have installed the emulator, exit Classic. Please note that if Classic is not closed on the Pre, the Epocrates install will not complete. To exit Classic, press the button below the screen, touch and hold the minimized Classic window, and drag it to the top of the Pre’s screen.
3. Download Epocrates to your computer.
- Return to our website (www.epocrates.com).
- Click the “My Account” link in the top right corner of the page.
- Log in.
- Click the “Download” link to the right of software you would like to install. (If you do not have a subscription, then choose Palm as your handheld operating system and then choose your Windows as your computer platform.)
- Select the red “Begin download for Palm Pre” button at the very bottom of the screen.
- Select the “Cable Install” option.
- Choose to save the application, rather than running or opening it.
4. Connect your Palm Pre to your computer with the USB cable. Choose USB Drive on your Palm Pre.
5. From the Start menu, select My Computer. Your Palm Pre will appear as a removable disk drive. Open this drive and look for a folder called ‘Classic Apps’ with a sub folder called ‘Install’.
6. Copy and paste the Epocrates file ’setup.prc’ you downloaded to the ‘Install’ sub folder of ‘Classic Apps’.
7. Close the Classic Apps\Install window on your computer.
8. Disconnect device from your computer using the “Safely remove hardware” icon in system tray.
9. Launch Classic on the Pre. This should cause the Epocrates installer to launch immediately.
10. Enter your Epocrates user name and password, and tap on “Continue Installation.”
11. Your Palm Pre will then complete the Epocrates install process wirelessly.
from the Palmdoc Chronicles
Installing Epocrates in Classic - the Official Instructions
Epocrates has put up official instructions on how to install Epocrates in Motionapps’ Classic emulator which runs on the Palm Pre. There are separate instructions for Windows and for Mac.
Reproducing the Windows instructions here with some screen shots:
from the Palmdoc Chronicles
Installing Epocrates in Classic - the Official Instructions