DigitaOS

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Digita Operating Environment
DeveloperFlashpoint Technology, Inc
Written inC
Working stateDiscontinued
Source modelClosed-source
Initial releaseMay 20, 1998; 25 years ago (1998-05-20)
Final release1.5 / November 18, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-11-18)[1]
Marketing targetDigital cameras
Official websitedigitadev.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2001-08-14)

DigitaOS is a operating system for digital cameras made by Flashpoint Technology.[2][3][4] The first device to use it is the Kodak DC220, released on 20 May 1998.[5][6][7] It was known for being able to run third party software,[8] which was not common until ones running Android came out in the early 2010s.[9][10]

Programs can be written in a scripting language named Digita Script, which is JIT compiled,[11][12] or compiled, written in C[13] using an official SDK.[14] Abstraction is used so programs can run on most cameras, despite any camera model differences.[15] DigitaOS runs the GUI and basic camera functionality.[15]

Doom[16] and MAME[17] are the best known ports.

Cameras[change | change source]

  • Kodak DC220
  • Kodak DC260
  • Kodak DC265
  • Kodak DC290
  • Minolta Dimage 1500 EX
  • Minolta 1500 3D
  • HP C500 Photosmart
  • HP C618 Photosmart
  • HP C912 Photosmart
  • PENTAX EI-200
  • PENTAX EI-2000[6][18][4]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "DigitaOS memorial page". lisas.de. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. ↑ "digitacamera.com: home". 2001-02-02. Archived from the original on 2001-02-02. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. ↑ "DIGITA OS". mesh.brown.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Pentax to release a range of digital cameras?". DPReview. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  5. ↑ "Kodak DC220: Digital Photography Review". www.dpreview.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "MAMED! - Camera Info". 2007-12-15. Archived from the original on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  7. ↑ OUT!, Froyo Tam 💽 Ferrite Core DX (2019-07-06). "DigitaOS was abandoned after 2001, with digicams reaching their end of life after just 1 year. The promise of upgradeable digicams quickly burst. The millennium vision of smart devices came to pass, but it wasn't until a decade later the vision was fully realized with Android". @FroyoTam. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  8. ↑ "Global smartphones reaching peak sales point". The Dead Pixels Society. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  9. ↑ "Did you know: Android was originally designed for digital cameras not phones". Android Authority. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  10. ↑ "Samsung announces EK-GC100 Galaxy Camera with Android Jelly Bean, massive 4.8-inch display, 21x zoom, WiFi and 4G connectivity (hands-on)". Engadget. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  11. ↑ Flashpoint Technology (1999-11-08). "Script Guide Digita™ Operating Environment" (PDF). DigitaOS memorial page. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  12. ↑ Flashpoint Technology (1999-12-07). "Script Reference Digita™ Operating Environment" (PDF). DigitaOS memorial page. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  13. ↑ "Dr. Dobb's | Good stuff for serious developers: Programming Tools, Code, C++, Java, HTML5, Cloud, Mobile, Testing". Dr. Dobb's. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  14. ↑ "DigitaDev.com for Digita application developers". 2001-08-14. Archived from the original on 2001-08-14. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Vidales, Carlos E.; Farrelly, Eugene M. "The Digita OS: An Extensible Imaging Platform". Dr. Dobb's. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  16. ↑ DOOM on a Digital Camera from 1998!, retrieved 2020-05-13
  17. ↑ "MAMED!". 2009-02-19. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  18. ↑ "HP and Pentax announce two new Digital Cameras". DPReview. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
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