From: "Roger Stringer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It also looks like, based on the couple of "Palm OS for Linux" sessions I > went to at the Developer Conference this week and some private > conversations with some technical people from licensees, that PalmSource's > implementation approach for "Palm OS for Linux" looks very good. > > Their approach should ensure excellent forward compatibility for > applications developed for both PACE (68K emulation) and also Protein > (native mode) environments. Because of the Protein compatibility of "Palm > OS for Linux" , licensees who implement Cobalt-based devices shouldn't be > left out of the application development stream, ... > And, more importantly, we might actually get a Palm OS platform that doesn't feel ten years behind the times (64K barriers, no threading, difficulties for C++, etc). When the Palms first came out I was amazed that the power of my old Atari1040 had been squeezed into a 'top-pocket' device but that was a while ago now and the OS is really starting to show its age.
What I'm more interested in is whether the Linux kernel will be accessible or whether it will be locked away the same way the original threaded kernel was. Chris Tutty -- For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
