Re: [NTLK] Napalm - more info

From: Grant [Save Changes] Hutchinson (grant_at_splorp.com)
Date: Thu Oct 24 2002 - 16:31:36 EDT


In a previous message, Brian Parker typed vigorously:

>ROMs
>ROMs are copyrighted and are only distributed by Palm if you register as a
>developer (free). They can be extracted from a real device, but its
>easier to get them from Palm. Napalm stores the ROM in a soup, and
>accesses it as a binary object.

So... couldn't you distribute (sell) Napalm without a ROM image soup, but
include a utility that would allow a registered Palm developer to build a
legitimate soup for themselves? Providing that you could work out any
distribution issues pertaining to the Copilot-related code, wouldn't this
be a reasonable solution.

I'd buy a copy in a heartbeat just to mess around with.

>What would be really funny is a Mac Plus emulator, its the same processor
>core as the Palm and uses less ROM....

The mind boggles... I'd pay even more for something like this.

g.

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