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

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 16:30:29 05/25/02

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On May 24, 2002 at 14:16:41, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On May 24, 2002 at 07:54:52, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>>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
>
>
>
>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

Yes, that's exactly what I think sometimes. Only in chess, there IS some use for
it.
But my 1.4 Ghz. AMD proccessor takes just as much time as did my Pentium 1 on
100Mhz. to access windows.
S.Taylor



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