# Opera Mini browser for your Palm device!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-mini-browser-for-your-palm-device/341596>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 25, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-mini-browser-for-your-palm-device/341596 "2006-01-25T19:45:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-mini-browser-for-your-palm-device/341596/1 "2006-01-25T19:45:35Z")

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> **[Opera Mobile Apps | Download for phones & tablets | Opera](https://www.opera.com/mobile)**
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> Opera mobile browsers are among the world’s most popular web browsers. Download for free to browse faster and save data on your phone or tablet.

I installed this last night on my Palm TX. Works like a charm. Much better for some sites than Blazer.

It’s a little tricky as you have to install [WebSphere Java Virtual Environment](http://www.palm.com/us/support/jvm/download.html) first. (Out of the download you only need to install J9JavaVMMidp20.prc, PIMPrefs.prc, fileconnect.prc, and pimop.prc)

Regular sites still look like ass in most cases but if you needed to you could read this forum with little eye strain. Slashdot looks pretty good as well.

The interface is slightly clunky but it isn’t bad compared to the others out there. Overall I’d say not bad for a first release.

Here’s hoping more are on the way.

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**Author:** ![Egad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Egad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Egad)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-mini-browser-for-your-palm-device/341596/2 "2006-01-25T20:11:56Z")

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I just wish it was free.

But then, who wouldn’t I guess.

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-mini-browser-for-your-palm-device/341596/3 "2006-01-25T21:11:55Z")

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Looks free to me.

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**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-mini-browser-for-your-palm-device/341596/4 "2006-01-25T21:28:52Z")

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What bothers me is that they _did_ have a real version of Opera for the Palm a couple of years back, but they never did complete development on it, instead making their Java version of it and a PPC version, but no Palm. :mad:

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**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-mini-browser-for-your-palm-device/341596/5 "2006-01-26T08:46:59Z")

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But this version DOES work on Palm OS. I’ve got it running on the [TX](http://www.bargainpda.com/default.asp?newsID=2691) (OS 5.4).

You have to install the java machine in your palm device first, but after that it works.

I used it over the course of the day. I’m digging it more and more each time.