On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 10:51:19PM -0500, Andy Black wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was interested in knowing which PalmOS version people are making their
> programs for. I am in the process of writing a program and I want to use
> some functions that are only in OS 3.1 and higher. However, if there are a
> fair number of people still using OS 2.0, I want them to be able to use my
> program also. What does everyone think? Is it worth worrying about OS 2.0
> compatability??
Generally 3.0 is the minimum, though I try avoiding 3.0 calls when
practical, e.g if I am just doing a serial app, I can use the older
serial manager calls.
The moment I have to use 3.x hardware (greyscale, IrDA), I tend to
require 3.x, sometimes even higher depending on the app, but having a
lot of different routines gets messy.
There are inexpensive 3.x devices now, and few original pilots (I know
someone who has a "hand me down" that isn't upgraded).
So if my software works on a 2.x (or even 1.x!) device, it does so by
accident.
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