Palm/Python

[Jeff Collins]

You can find the new home page for the port of Python to the Palm at
http://www.endeavors.com/pippy.



On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 06:35:43PM +0000, Brett g Porter wrote:
> Seen this morning on the PHO mailing list. Anyone know anything about this
> port?
> 
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> 
> Peer-to-Peer Everywhere?
> By: Mike Darrah 2/23/01
> Published exclusively on PHO mailing list.
> 
> Endeavors Technology has announced the successful deployment
> of an open source port of Python to the Palm OS, allowing the
> company to bring it's "Magi" P2P technology to the Palm OS platform,
> and enabling the automation of applications on the Palm OS.
> 
> Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming
> language, which allows for a great deal of dynamism, ease of
> use, power, and flexibility in a programming language, often
> compared to Perl or Java.
> 
> Endeavors Technology has been focusing on building a common infrastructure
> for all and all connected devices, such as PDAs, PCs, servers,
> information appliances, and Internet-ready phones to allow the
> development of a P2P system structure to enable  software applications
> to communicate to one another regardless of what type of device
> it is.
> 
> Endeavors stated it will work with device manufacturers and software
> developers to implement this small footprint, interoperable virtual
> machine (VM) across more then just the Palm OS platform, thus
> creating the common infrastructure needed to connect the devices
> seamlessly in a peer-to-peer network. The technology, named "The
> Pippy VM" is an extension of the work pioneered in a joint venture
> between The Aerospace Corp. and University of California, Irvine,
> which was initially funded in part by the Defense Advanced Research
> Project Agency (DARPA).
> 
> The company has also already developed similar P2P systems for
> the Compaq's iPAQ Pocket PC, announced just last month.
> 
> With the announcement of the successful deployment of the Python
> port to the Palm OS, Endeavors Technology has taken a bold step
> forward into making their vision of a complete P2P network with
> all connected devices into a reality.
> 
> Additional Information References:
> http://www.python.org/
> http://www.endeavors.com/
> http://www.endeavors.com/tech.html
> 
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> Sincerely,
> Mike Darrah
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Jeffery D. Collins, Ph.D.
Sr. Software Developer
Endeavors Technology, Inc.
http://www.endeavors.com