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Subject: Re: When should ARM be on the market?

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 04:54:52 05/24/02

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On May 23, 2002 at 21:44:40, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On May 23, 2002 at 20:51:23, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>>When should it be released?
>
>
>What are you refering to?
>
>To a native StrongARM version of Chess Tiger, or to ARM-based Palms?


ARM-based Palms. You already said you will come soon after that!

>
>The ARM based Palms are going to be released this fall.
>
>PalmOS 5 running on the ARM models is currently being demonstrated in a
>PalmSource conference in London.
>
>PalmOS 5 is able to run most of the existing software designed for existing >Palm
>models.
>
>
>
>>And I would like to get my ARM when it is perfected, which might not be the
>>first minute the first ones come onto the market. Or WILL it?
>
>
>Not sure what your question means.
>
>The first ARM based models will have PalmOS 5 (current models have PalmOS >4.1).
>
>PalmOS will then evolve to a more StrongARM native version with more >multimedia
>and tralala.

YES! THAT's IT! The tralala! lalalala


>It will be called PalmOS 6. My guess is that it will be possible to
>install PalmOS 6 in the Palms originally shipped with PalmOS 5 that are going <to
>be released this fall.
>
>The ROM in the Palms is a flash ROM. So the system can be updated (I have
>personally updated from PalmOS 3.1 to PalmOS 3.3 on my PalmIIIx).
>
>You will not be able to update to PalmOS 5 (or 6) if you have a DragonBall >Palm
>model (all current models are).
>
>You will most probably be able move to PalmOS 6 if you buy an ARM-based Palm.
>
>
>
>
>>After it comes out, how much better might it get after that (would that be >>near
>>perfection for all handhelds)?
>
>
>This time I don't understand your question. Maybe you should not use the word
>"perfection" when it comes to computers.

I'm only human!

>
>
>
>    Christophe
But I mean, maybe the speed and space in Palms cannot and need not ever be much
more?
S.Taylor

• Re: When should ARM be on the market? Christophe Theron 11:16:41 05/24/02
  • Re: When should ARM be on the market? stuart taylor 16:30:29 05/25/02
    • Re: When should ARM be on the market? Christophe Theron 22:34:59 05/25/02
      • Re: When should ARM be on the market? Roy Eassa 12:55:00 05/26/02
        • Re: When should ARM be on the market? Christophe Theron 20:28:38 05/26/02
          • Re: When should ARM be on the market? Roy Eassa 10:10:16 05/27/02
            • Re: When should ARM be on the market? Christophe Theron 20:06:33 05/27/02
          • Re: When should ARM be on the market? J. C. Boco 21:31:51 05/26/02
            • Re: When should ARM be on the market? Christophe Theron 21:59:12 05/26/02

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