| Subject | Re: wishlist item is this possible? |
|---|---|
| Author | Doug Chamberlin |
| Post date | 2000-01-20T20:36:24Z |
At 1/20/2000 03:15 PM (Thursday), Rob Schuff wrote:
characteristics of a real OS to make this feasible. I don't think it
multi-tasks pre-emptively, for example.
Palm machines are really, really slow compared to PCs. That would also be a
big problem.
An Interbase API for the Palm would be a big win, though, even a limited
one! Making it easy for Palm developers to access remote Interbase
databases would really rock! The Palm VII would be great for this!
>Long ago (i yr?) I asked Bill Karwin (repeatedly) about the possibility ofI don't know much about the Palm OS but I don't think is has enough
>an "InterBase Lite" that would run on a Palm OS device or at least (last
>resort) Win CE (ughh!!).
characteristics of a real OS to make this feasible. I don't think it
multi-tasks pre-emptively, for example.
Palm machines are really, really slow compared to PCs. That would also be a
big problem.
An Interbase API for the Palm would be a big win, though, even a limited
one! Making it easy for Palm developers to access remote Interbase
databases would really rock! The Palm VII would be great for this!