Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 11:16:41 05/24/02
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On May 24, 2002 at 07:54:52, stuart taylor wrote:
>On May 23, 2002 at 21:44:40, Christophe Theron wrote:
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>>On May 23, 2002 at 20:51:23, stuart taylor wrote:
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>>>When should it be released?
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>>What are you refering to?
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>>To a native StrongARM version of Chess Tiger, or to ARM-based Palms?
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>ARM-based Palms. You already said you will come soon after that!
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>>The ARM based Palms are going to be released this fall.
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>>PalmOS 5 running on the ARM models is currently being demonstrated in a
>>PalmSource conference in London.
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>>PalmOS 5 is able to run most of the existing software designed for existing >Palm
>>models.
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>>>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?
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>>Not sure what your question means.
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>>The first ARM based models will have PalmOS 5 (current models have PalmOS >4.1).
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>>PalmOS will then evolve to a more StrongARM native version with more >multimedia
>>and tralala.
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>YES! THAT's IT! The tralala! lalalala
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>>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.
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>>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).
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>>You will not be able to update to PalmOS 5 (or 6) if you have a DragonBall >Palm
>>model (all current models are).
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>>You will most probably be able move to PalmOS 6 if you buy an ARM-based Palm.
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>>>After it comes out, how much better might it get after that (would that be >>near
>>>perfection for all handhelds)?
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>>This time I don't understand your question. Maybe you should not use the word
>>"perfection" when it comes to computers.
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>I'm only human!
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>> Christophe
>But I mean, maybe the speed and space in Palms cannot and need not ever be much
>more?
>S.Taylor
There is no difference with the PC world. More speed is not really needed but
people will ask for it and so manufacturers will provide it. Or maybe it is the
opposite, manufacturers will provide it and people will believe they need it.
Christophe
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