Alpal wrote:
> Didn't Handspring state that the Visor was hard-coded with PalmOS 3.1 and
> that if there were to be any OS upgrades, then it would have to be done
> with a SpringBoard module? <ouch>
>
Let me jump in here.
Handspring's current policy upgrades is that there will be patches loaded in RAM
to trap OS function calls. They _may_ be distributed via Springboard Flash
modules but the patches will be transvered from the module into the Visor. You
will not need the Springboard module in the slot to have the patches run.
>
> Hmmm... I wonder what happens if you develop hardware that requires PalmOS
> 3.3 or above.
If your app requires 3.3, the OS patch could be done by the Setup application in
the Flash of the Springboard module. When the module is removed, the patches
could be removed along with it.
> Can a Visor hold 2 SpringBoard modules? :)
There are no current plans for a multislot Springboard device that I know of
right now.
>
> At 02:48 PM 1/1/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> >Eric House wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm about to release version 3.1 of my freeware game Crosswords. It's
> >> rock solid on Palms: runs longer in POSE than I have patience for, 24
> >> hours and 1,000,000+ events.
> >>
> >> But on a Visor Delux it crashes almost immediately. How do I debug this?
> >>
> >> I don't have long-term access to a Visor. I can't find any information
> >> on the handspring site; nothing telling even what version of PalmOS it's
> >> running, let alone debug ROMs.
> >
> >There is a developer kit on the site that you can download. In the
> >documentation, it states:
> >
> > As previously mentioned, the Visor handheld is Handspring�s first
> > implementation of a handheld computer. It has been certified as 100%
> > compatible with the PalmOS version 3.1. Thus any application designed
> > for the Palm Computing Platform and running on a PalmOS 3.1-based
> > device will run on Visor�s internal memory without modification.
> >
> >There are no ROMs, they state you just use the standard Palm OS ROMs.
> >
> >I've not done any work on a Visor yet, so I don't have any firsthand
> experience
> >to share with you...
> >
> >Good luck!
> >
> >-Tim
> >
> >--
> >Tim Hewitt
> >Principal Software Engineer
> >Fairchild Semiconductor
> >
> >
> >
> Allen Shymchuk
> http://www.asynccomputing.com/
