Palm OS 2.0 supports TCP/IP to start the mobile application Era

We have talked about the predecessor of webOS, Palm OS 1.0. This article describes the second generation of Palm OS 2.0.

In February 1997, Palm OS 2.0 was released. In the huge app market of handheld computers, Palm OS was in the leading position in the industry at the time. It was the basic platform for other PDA sharing software (such as Handspring Visor. Handspring is based on the handheld operating system, but you can use the following software to enhance the Visor and other handheld operating systems. Compared with Palm OS 1.0, the biggest highlight of Palm OS 2.0 is the addition of TCP/IP support, which enables Palm Pilot to communicate over TCP/IP networks, and the initial integration of computer and mobile phone functions. With the new features of Palm OS 2.0, Palm OS 2.0 quickly occupies the market, and its support for TCP/IP also marks the formation of a truly smart mobile operating system.

The real mobile application era was also started by Palm OS. The era of mobile developers developing and providing applications on new mobile operating systems has officially arrived. The following are several classic applications running on Palm OS 2.0:

BankBook

Http://www.bahsoftware.com/

To view accounts, deposits, and manage credit card accounts, Palm OS 2.0 and later users can use the BankBook software produced by BAHSoft.

ExpensePlus

Http://www.walletware.com/

ExpensePlus uses a very simple format on the right of the handheld computer to store all your business expenses, including the number of kilometers, currency exchange rate, credit card usage, and customer status. The ExpensePlus version requires a 2.0 k ram space and must be used in a Palm OS or higher system. The trial version is limited to 40 expenditures and 2 reports.

ISilo

Http://www.isilo.com/

Reading HTML files using iSilo on your handheld is very simple. The standard HTML file is very small, which can save a lot of storage space on the handheld computer.

Keyboard Hack

Http://www.palmgadget.com/

Keyboard Hack provides the on-screen Keyboard that you want your Palm OS to own. You do not need to switch between screens to enter numbers and letters, the Keyboard Hack combines the numeric and numeric keys into a 69-key Keyboard. In addition to the standard Keyboard, you can call either of the 10 international standard keyboards. Keyboard Hack can be used on any Palm OS 2.0 or a later version, but a HackMaster is required. (For more information, see HackMaster ).

Summary

The support for TCP/IP in Palm OS 2.0 also marks the formation of a truly smart mobile operating system. The saying goes: When Palm dominated the mobile field with its Palm OS 2.0, a crisis is being formed. The third-generation product of Palm OS 3.0, Palm OS, was also released one year later, however, this vigorous mobile operating system revolution did not continue, but began to become dull. It is doomed that Palm's founder Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky won't become the terminator of the times, in the end, the real revolution will be completed by Steve Jobs and apple.