DigitaOS

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Digita Operating Environment
DigitaOS logo.jpg
DeveloperFlashpoint Technology, Inc
Written inC
Working stateDiscontinued
Source modelClosed-source
Initial releaseMay 20, 1998; 23 years ago (1998-05-20)
Final release1.5 / November 18, 1999; 22 years ago (1999-11-18)[1]
Marketing targetDigital cameras
Official websitedigitadev.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2001-08-14)

DigitaOS was a short lived digital camera operating system created by Flashpoint Technology and used on various Kodak, Pentax, and HP cameras in the late 1990s.[2][3][4] DigitaOS debuted with the Kodak DC220 on 20 May 1998,[5] and was released on a total of 11 camera models[6] before it was abandoned in 2001.[7] DigitaOS was notable for its ability to run third party software,[8] a concept that was not again realized until the release of various Android based digital cameras in the early 2010s.[9][10]

DigitaOS applications were programmed either as JIT compiled scripts using "Digita Script",[11][12] or AOT compiled programs written in C[13] using an official SDK.[14] The operating system abstracted away most camera functionality and hardware platform differences, allowing software to be compatible with most DigitaOS cameras.[15] Additionally, DigitaOS handled the GUI presented to the user and basic camera functionality.[15]

Because of its ability to run third party software, several games were ported to it. The most notable of these being DOOM[16] and MAME.[17]

Cameras using DigitaOS[]

  • 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[]

  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "MAMED! - Camera Info". 2007-12-15. Archived from the original on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  7. ^ OUT!, Froyo Tam