I've heard the same thing about the plug-ins for the Visor (An article in a
Computer Currents mag), though it didn't mension anything about swappable
OSs. I've heard of hot-swappable devices, but a hot-swappable OS? I
*guess* it could work.
-Matt
----- Original Message -----
From: Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 7:16 PM
Subject: [JOS] JOS on Visor?
> yo group,
>
> take a look at this story:
> http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_Story.asp?ID=179
>
> the guy writes about the new Visor (www.handspring.com (I hope thats the
> correct URL, if not, try www.handsprings.com)
>
> I guess most of you will have at least heard something about the Visor
>
> for those who haven't: its like a Palm clone; its capable of running
PalmOS
> and looks like a PalmPilot; it has one big advantage over the palm: the
> "springboard"; that allows you to extend the visor, using modules that
look
> like the gameboy gamemodules; you simply plug them into the back of the
> visor; but those modules can be anything from extra memory over modems to
> digital cameras;
>
> now: in this article, the writer claims that it might be possible to
change
> the operating system of the visor by using such a module;
> and not just as some weird hack, but to give users the freedom to use the
> OS of their choice;
>
> wouldnt that be *coolest* Idea for JOS?
>
> I mean, not just somehow porting the core system to the KVM and then
> running it ontop of the PalmPilot, as some kind of gimmick;
> but as a real new OS for the Palm!! (pardon my screaming)
>
> does anyone know if this article is nothing but Horse droppings or if
> there's some truth in it;
>
> murphee
>
> ps: i'm posting this here, since I wasn't sure if this would fit into the
> Kernel or Arch group;
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