>> Are there any plans to allow Palm III users to update to an new OS 3.x that
>> includes all of the optimizations that we see in 3.1? It's really MUCH
>> faster... good job!
>
>Er, how can you tell, without running 3.1 on a III already? Don't forget
>the IIIx and V hardware are using the newer EZ processor, which can (if
>I'm not mistaken) access memory with fewer wait-states...
You're both right. The hardware is slightly faster due to the processor
and the memory wait-states, but also we've spent some time optimizing some
of the more frequently used os functions. A software upgrade to a Palm III
device wouldn't be quite as fast as a Palm IIIx device would be. The
speedup isn't night and day, but it is a nice little "speed bump" which
frequent users like us would notice.
As to whether/when there might be an update to 3.x for Palm III users, that
sort of decision isn't in the hands of engineers. Nothing to announce at
this time.
-David Fedor
Palm Developer Support
