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cervezas · 03-27-2006, 04:31 AM

I couldn't resist working up a diagram that deduces what the Linux OS that Palm seems to be working on might look like, presuming it's being designed as an update of the Palm OS for the Treo line.

My conception in a nutshell: a system that is backward compatible with Palm OS Garnet via a Palm OS emulator, but with improved multi-tasking and 3G network support via a handful of built-in native Linux applications. Pretty modest compared to ALP. This is something that Palm could plausibly have developed for release in Hollywood and/or Lowrider assuming (a) they started working with Linux at least a year and a half ago on an R&D basis, as CNET reported back in Nov 2004, and (b) they decided to move into product-development mode around the time they lost the bid to acquire PalmSource last summer.

Here's the pretty picture:

And here's the article explaining it.

I apologize that I don't have a Treo I can saw the antenna off of and paint like a plastic model race car to show what the Hollywood and Lowrider handsets will look like when they arrive. I'm sure that would generate a lot more discussion than my box diagram.

03-27-2006, 04:31 AM	#1
cervezas palm & java hacker Posts: 52 Karma: 251 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Manitou Springs, CO Device: Visor, T3, i500, iQue ...	What Palm Inc's Linux OS might look like I couldn't resist working up a diagram that deduces what the Linux OS that Palm seems to be working on might look like, presuming it's being designed as an update of the Palm OS for the Treo line. My conception in a nutshell: a system that is backward compatible with Palm OS Garnet via a Palm OS emulator, but with improved multi-tasking and 3G network support via a handful of built-in native Linux applications. Pretty modest compared to ALP. This is something that Palm could plausibly have developed for release in Hollywood and/or Lowrider assuming (a) they started working with Linux at least a year and a half ago on an R&D basis, as CNET reported back in Nov 2004, and (b) they decided to move into product-development mode around the time they lost the bid to acquire PalmSource last summer. Here's the pretty picture: And here's the article explaining it. I apologize that I don't have a Treo I can saw the antenna off of and paint like a plastic model race car to show what the Hollywood and Lowrider handsets will look like when they arrive. I'm sure that would generate a lot more discussion than my box diagram. Last edited by BobR; 03-27-2006 at 06:40 AM. Reason: Add to front page