PalmPilot and python

[Jeff Senn]

Jeff Collins <collins at seal.aero.org> writes:
>  > FWIW- on a similar project we are considering writing a malloc-ish
>  > thing for the Palm that uses a records in a "scratch database" as
>  > "heap".... just a thought... (Gah! I wish they got PalmOS
>  > right-er...at least it's not WinCE...)
> 
> Other projects (don't remember which - PocketSmalltalk, PocketForth?)
> that have tried to use the DataManager for virtual memory eventually
> gave up because of the speed hit.  Apparently, DM accesses were just
> too slow.  I'd be interested to see improvements in this area.

I'm aware -- but at the moment *slow* Python on my Palm is better than
no Python on my Palm...

>  > Any psychic energy I can send along to aid the Palm port is on its
>  > way...  
>  > ;-)
> 
> There it is!  Got it.  Thanks;)

No prob.

-- 
-Jas