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PalmOS borrowed this resource structure almost exactly. You could edit resources and change the user interface on the device! I used it to fix a bug in an PalmO
by msephton 2y ago
PalmOS borrowed this resource structure almost exactly. You could edit resources and change the user interface on the device! I used it to fix a bug in an PalmOS game. https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2022/10/07/fixing-bugs-using-bird-on-palm-os/ https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2022/10/07/fixing-bugs-using...
- duskwuff 2y agoPalmOS borrowed a lot from Mac OS - not surprisingly, given that two out of three of the Palm founders were Apple alums. Both Mac OS and PalmOS were designed for 68k processors, used A-traps for system calls, named those calls with CamelCase, organized them into subsystems called "Managers"...
- msephton 2y agoSurely you will have read it, but for anybody else "Piloting Palm: The Inside Story of Palm, Handspring, and the Birth of the Billion-Dollar Handheld Industry" is a fascinating read https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2746630-piloting-palm https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2746630-piloting-palm
- duskwuff 2y agoI have not! Thanks for the recommendation - I'll put that on my reading list.