 Is Palm OS An Embedded OS? |
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 Jul 30 2005, 03:48 AM
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Premium Member  Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Australia Member No.: 2,859  |
is Palm OS an embedded OS??
Can I ask questions about Palm software (nothing to do with OS itself) here?? Can I share my using experence here?? |
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Aug 22 2005, 06:23 AM
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Newbie [ Level 2 ]  Group: Banned Posts: 29 Joined: 21-August 05 Member No.: 7,994 |
YES...
The PalmTop uses the RTOS(REAL TIME OPERATING SYSTEMS). Hence that makes it an Embedded System.Even it is an shared LInUX System for the better security. |
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Aug 22 2005, 07:34 AM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 385 Joined: 13-October 04 From: Ontario Member No.: 1,175 |
QUOTE(jedipi @ Jul 29 2005, 11:48 PM) is Palm OS an embedded OS?? Can I ask questions about Palm software (nothing to do with OS itself) here?? Can I share my using experence here??  Yes it is a embeded system, and yes you may share your experiences here. IF you have any further questions Pm a MOD. |
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Jan 23 2006, 12:02 AM
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Newbie [ Level 2 ] Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 22-January 06 From: USA Member No.: 10,828 |
Yup, Palm Os is embedded, and i beleive that certain versions of linux and windows are embedded also. I have a Palm Lifedrive that is running essentially a dual boot of palm OS and Linux (I think it is Familiar GPE 2.7). Here is a link to the Linux OS for Lifedrive website: http://www.hackndev.com/e107_plugins/conte...ent.16.4#latest
It uses this application called garux to shut off the Palm OS and start the linux kernel. Its still being developed or something, but most of the basic features work. |
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 Mar 15 2006, 08:15 AM
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Newbie [ Level 1 ] Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 15-March 06 Member No.: 11,991 |
QUOTE(InitialDriveGTR @ Jan 23 2006, 02:02 AM) Yup, Palm Os is embedded, and i beleive that certain versions of linux and windows are embedded also. I have a Palm Lifedrive that is running essentially a dual boot of palm OS and Linux (I think it is Familiar GPE 2.7). Here is a link to the Linux OS for Lifedrive website: http://www.hackndev.com/e107_plugins/conte...ent.16.4#latest It uses this application called garux to shut off the Palm OS and start the linux kernel. Its still being developed or something, but most of the basic features work. The link is invalid, new version is at http://hackndev.com/palm/ld BTW, other palm handhelds that are running linux: T|T2, T|T3, T|X, Zire72, T|E, T|T5, Treo |
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Mar 17 2006, 05:31 PM
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Colonel Panic  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 2,629 Joined: 25-March 05 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 3,233 |
of course it is embedded. You don't see Palm OS powering computers today.
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Apr 21 2006, 09:49 AM
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Newbie [ Level 1 ] Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 21-April 06 Member No.: 12,896 |
problem of that is you cant unistall it ... hehe lol
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Jun 27 2006, 07:02 PM
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Newbie [ Level 2 ] Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 26-June 06 Member No.: 14,140 |
QUOTE(amit @ Aug 22 2005, 08:23 AM) YES... The PalmTop uses the RTOS(REAL TIME OPERATING SYSTEMS). Hence that makes it an Embedded System.Even it is an shared LInUX System for the better security. Errr.... I am not sure it is a RTOS (are you sure the PALM OS has an scheduling system which is predictable? and does it provide a priority task scheduling??) Also, your statament "The PalmTop uses the RTOS(REAL TIME OPERATING SYSTEMS). Hence that makes it an Embedded System" is not completely true. Not every Embedded OS is a RTOS (the opposite tends to be true most of the times, but not always). I am not sure also PALM OS is not an Embedded System. Generically and theoretically, an Embedded OS is an specific OS (in opposition to a general purpose OS, like Linux or Windows) bounded in a closed system where no new tasks are to appear upon the execution of the system (like the controller of an Intelligent Microwave Oven or an intelligent dishwasher). However, PALM OS has many features in common with a general purpose OS (it dispatches new tasks, and that is a contradiction to an embedded system, where no new tasks should appear), thus I think PALM OS should be classified as a small General Purpose OS. Obviously, all these facts are argueable and they are just my point of view! Feel free to criticize them. |
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