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Steve Troughton-SmithWait, what part of the IMAX control system is run off a PalmOS emulator?? 😧 https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJ4go7XE/
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Cardinale @ #XOXOfest@stroughtonsmith @thomholwerda It looks like the QTRU controller (Quick Turn Reel Units) where the platters are feed/stored…but it can't possibly be some legacy code that is still running on older machines right?
RIGHT?!?
Kirk Northrop@cardinale @stroughtonsmith @thomholwerda Given how few IMAX 70mm cinemas there are left, it’s probably the most cost effective. A former IMAX projectionist friend of mine on the bird site said they rarely had to use the palm pilot and yes it controls the QTRU.
Christmas Tree@stroughtonsmith link without embedded tracking:
Karl Baron@stroughtonsmith Here's a screenshot for people who don't want to open a TikTok link
@stroughtonsmith Found the original setup on Google https://imgur.com/a/u9bkroM
Mike Cane@stroughtonsmith PalmOS Forever *waves m515 in your iPhone's face* /smug
Winterbay@mikecane @stroughtonsmith My Zire72 was my first own tech purchase and I loved it very much. No other device has come close on feeling since.
Timo Hetzel
jimshreds@stroughtonsmith @thomholwerda central platter speed management was all Palm when I was a projectionist back in early 2000s. always had to be calibrated due to distance between platter and projector and age.
ewan@stroughtonsmith
My Treo 300 is still my favourite ever device. Closely followed by my Handspring Visor (with OmniSky Minstrel S wireless modem)
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My Treo 300 is still my favourite ever device. Closely followed by my Handspring Visor (with OmniSky Minstrel S wireless modem)
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Greg@ewanbenson @stroughtonsmith @thomholwerda I was so disappointed when I discovered the Visor ran on a ROM chip and I couldn’t upgrade PalmOS.