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Posted by Doggy on 05-20-2001 05:09 AM:

Does OS 3.1 support color?

Or are you limited to selling to Platinum owners?

Posted by Vertigo on 05-20-2001 08:10 AM:

Re: Well

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Originally posted by bblue
Actually, I'm NOT sidestepping initial development costs all too much. (Although, depending on its development process, it could be slightly higher) The Base model CAN be cheap because it requires no additional screen to be developed. It already exists, thus once it is figured out how to get it through the Springboard & have it daisychained, software is really the only other part of this that will be a toughy.

The SCREEN is already available, nothing else. Some company would have to develop an enclosure, hardware to connect a completely separate display to the springboard interface. They need to develop software to completely hack/patch/tweak/beat-the-OS-into-submission so that the built-in display could be bypassed, and write color support into an old OS which has no support for color.

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The costs on this simply depends on the developers. This is why I think Handspring itself would be the best company to make this, simply because they would understand their own technology better than some 3rd party company.

Handspring would never make this.
They (like they should) rely on people selling what they have and upgrading to a nice, new and shiny Prism.

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The one thing that would hinder costs is how soon the company wants to cover development costs. This would appeal to users who would LIKE to have color when they would use it, without having to shell out the cash for a whole-new PDA. As dumb as it sounds, there ARE people, and quite a few of them I shall add, who don't have $449 to shell out for a new PDA when all they want is a color screen.

So are these same people smart enough to realize that they could sell their current Visor, and buy a Prism for the same amount it would have cost them to buy your springboard screen? And they would still have a functioning springboard slot.

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The intermediate model is the one that would cause some trouble, since it would require its own screen to be developed. The High-end one would probably base its screen off of the color HandEra development.

Anybody who owns a laptop (no G4 owners, though) who plugs it in to another monitor for better viewing would know why such a device would be a necessity! The only difference, is that THIS you can take with you. Not to mention, something the thickness of the Edge (proposed) would not hurt the form factor on the Visor.

Ok, now for the problem that I think WILL be the toughest to deal with: the daisy chaining.

I think you misunderstood me about the Edge's expansion port. It's not daisy chained, but I'm wondering if it could be. Such technologies as the MiniJam and Memplug have already proven that Springboards CAN handle separate expansion (especially the MiniJam!) on top of the current Springboard module. However, this would break new ground, since no other technology supports Springboard modules. The first problem (the only real big one) is power.

You are really good at pulling random information out of your. hat. Memory expansion is one thing, an entire springboard interface is completely different. Could it happen? Maybe. Oh, there go the development costs through the roof again.

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This could be solved by:
* Adding alternative batteries to the screen, making it self powered.
* Adding battery power to the Springboard sled adapter.

So now it's even bulkier than it was before.

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Now there are obvious disadvantages I'm sure you all know from these. But hey, it's a concept!

Of course, the higher end models would probably be the ones that would bring the total Visor's cost over a Prism, but these would also be MUCH better screens, so that's not such a problem.
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So now they have a much better screen, and:
*No springboard slot
*Palm OS is still at 3.1
*Processor speed is still half that of a Prism
*Unit is significantly bulkier than a prism

But, oh, wait, I forgot, I get these features:

*I get to use the flabbergastingly beatiful display with any of my 'old' hardware.
*THREE TIMES THE GRAFITTI AREA SPACE! SCORE! Your stylus will love you.

All this and more (um.. nevermind) for the low, low price of a brand new Prism.

Ok. You got me. I give up.
I'm running out to the store to buy one right now.

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