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I wish it came with the OS from the https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/BrainPad_TiPO https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/BrainPad_TiPO but it doesn't.

hammyhavoc 5y ago
I'll bite: what do you like about the OS? Looks interesting.
- freemint 5y ago
  The OS is based on BTRON which is/was an obscure desktop OS which today is only used because of it's non unicode character set which has a better coverage of historic Asian characters. What makes it interesting: Fully windowed desktop OS which is somewhat touch friendly. Comes with something like Apples HyperCard and those applications are drag and drop compatible on desktop and the PDA. http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/microscriptrefmanual19.html http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/microscriptrefmanual19.html Those HyperCard like apps are as integrated into the desktop experience as folders are. The programming language for those HyperCard like things is nicer than BASIC but less complicated than modern programming languages. http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/microscriptrefmanual.html http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/microscriptrefmanual.html One could also program on the PDA if one had to. OS quiet fully featured (in so far as the OS doesn't come with SSL as that wasn't a thing back then). The lineage of the OS comes from the embedded instead of the server world. This means that the OS is real-time (and multi tasking) capable and this is useful to make meager hardware seem more reactive instead server lineage OSes (Android/Linux) of being more optimized for throughput. I imagine on modern hardware it would be as fluid as iOS with the level of customisablity and approachability of old Apple desktops with HyperCards. http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/tipogallery.html http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/tipogallery.html http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/btron.html http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/btron.html
  - hammyhavoc 5y ago
    Thank you very much for the thoughtful response! This has given me a ton of stuff to dig into. Now I wish the Penkesu ran BTRON too... I can't believe just how advanced it was for the time. Utterly surreal.
    - freemint 5y ago
      This is even more unbelievable when you consider the complete scope of TRON Project. I got a 60+ page document on its history and most interesting projects in German. However I need to sort out the rights for one image before I put i can put it online. Maybe I translate it to English one day.

hammyhavoc 5y ago

I'll bite: what do you like about the OS? Looks interesting.

freemint 5y ago
The OS is based on BTRON which is/was an obscure desktop OS which today is only used because of it's non unicode character set which has a better coverage of historic Asian characters. What makes it interesting: Fully windowed desktop OS which is somewhat touch friendly. Comes with something like Apples HyperCard and those applications are drag and drop compatible on desktop and the PDA. http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/microscriptrefmanual19.html http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/microscriptrefmanual19.html Those HyperCard like apps are as integrated into the desktop experience as folders are. The programming language for those HyperCard like things is nicer than BASIC but less complicated than modern programming languages. http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/microscriptrefmanual.html http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/microscriptrefmanual.html One could also program on the PDA if one had to. OS quiet fully featured (in so far as the OS doesn't come with SSL as that wasn't a thing back then). The lineage of the OS comes from the embedded instead of the server world. This means that the OS is real-time (and multi tasking) capable and this is useful to make meager hardware seem more reactive instead server lineage OSes (Android/Linux) of being more optimized for throughput. I imagine on modern hardware it would be as fluid as iOS with the level of customisablity and approachability of old Apple desktops with HyperCards. http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/tipogallery.html http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/tipogallery.html http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/btron.html http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/btron.html
- hammyhavoc 5y ago
  Thank you very much for the thoughtful response! This has given me a ton of stuff to dig into. Now I wish the Penkesu ran BTRON too... I can't believe just how advanced it was for the time. Utterly surreal.
  - freemint 5y ago
    This is even more unbelievable when you consider the complete scope of TRON Project. I got a 60+ page document on its history and most interesting projects in German. However I need to sort out the rights for one image before I put i can put it online. Maybe I translate it to English one day.