Comments on: Motorola to Release Palm-Based Smartphone in 2002

Palm and Motorola have announced that they will collaborate in creating a tri-band GSM smartphone that will run the Palm OS. The companies say the device will contain a larger color screen than standard mobile phones, include Palm's HotSync and over-the-air synchronization using Motorola's Starfish TrueSync software, and feature General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) compatibility. It is expected to be the first in a series of smartphones from the two companies, and will be sold through Motorola in 2002.

 Palm Smartphone Running Epoc?

Ed @ 10/1/2000 9:14:30 AM #

Did any of you see this article from ZDNet UK about this announcement? Here it is for reference:
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2000/38/ns-18085.html

What has me confused is the article announces without blinking an eye that the Palm/Motorola smartphone will run the Epoc operating system, which doesn't make a darn bit of sense to me. Why would Palm collaborate on an Epoc device? Is this a misprint?

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 RE: Palm Smartphone Running Epoc?

crawdad @ 1/11/2001 11:15:25 PM #

Carl Y. has indicated that PalmOS will be running on TOP of EPOC in this critter.
Go figure.

 RE: Palm Smartphone Running Epoc?

I.M. Anonymous @ 3/30/2001 1:27:38 PM #

So's PalmOS can have elements of a real-time OS for live threaded comms, at a guess.