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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