Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: [PHP3] PHP for PDAs (Palm Pilots and friends) From: Sterling Hughes (sterling <email protected>)
Date: 04/02/00

recheck the apache pda web site, its an April fools like you said.

-Sterling

Chad Cunningham wrote:

> Erm...
>
> I'll believe it when I see it. Thought the announcement was made on March
> 31, even on that date, the site said Last Updated: 1/04/2000 aka April
> Fools Day. Now, the netcraft query seems quite proof indeed, however if at
> this current moment you go to netcraft and query www.yahoo.com, you will
> note that it indicates that yahoo is currently running on PalmOS -
> screenshot at http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~ccunning/yahoo.jpg if
> it's no longer there. Further, if you click on the PalmOS link on
> netcraft's site, you'll see at the bottom a note that says "It's april the
> first somewhere on the planet!". Further still, netcraft itself seems to
> be running the apache module mod_april/1.0 (yet more screenshottage at
> http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~ccunning/netcraft.org). Even further,
> you'll note that the "screenshots" for apache on PalmOS are in a directory
> called avrilfish, which is the french term for april fools.
>
> Barring all this overwhelming evidence of an elaborate and quite
> entertaining prank, my question would be, why in the world would anyone
> need/want apache and php on a palm pilot?!
>
> On 1 Apr 2000, Manuel Lemos wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Some time ago I suggested that PHP be ported to run under hand-held PDA
> > devices like Palm Pilots and friends. There is a lot of potential for PDA
> > based Web applications for offline handheld devices.
> >
> > Just an example, imagine the distributor sales man that is going from store
> > to store to taking orders from customers. An offline application based on
> > the handheld device is what is most suitable for this.
> >
> > The advantage of Web based applications is the possibility of large code
> > reuse of existing Web applications without the need to learn handheld
> > specific technologies like WAP/WML or anything like that.
> >
> > PHP could be used for this purpose, if there was a PHP version for handheld
> > devices. There are several database servers with the support for data
> > replication for syncronizing data while the device was offline.
> >
> > Of we would need Web server that would run on the handheld device. The
> > good news is that Apache was just ported to PalmOS. Look here:
> >
> > http://apachepda.apacheservices.com/
> >
> > They are looking for help on porting Perl and PHP to PalmOS. I heard that
> > there are volunteers to port Perl already. I wonder if there are any
> > volunteers or intention to help on porting PHP to PalmOS. It would be a
> > shame if PHP would be left behind on this important breakthrough.
> >
> > This message is mostly addressed to PHP core developers but I think anybody
> > can help. Just go to the page above.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Manuel Lemos
> >
> > Web Programming Components using PHP Classes.
> > Look at: email protected>?subject=Re:%20[PHP-DEV]%20Re:%20[PHP3]%20PHP%20for%20PDAs%20(Palm%20Pilots%20and%20friends)&replyto=38E7682C.4F16151D <email protected>">mlemos <email protected>">http://phpclasses.UpperDesign.com/?user=mlemos <email protected>
> > --
> > E-mail: mlemos <email protected>
> > URL: http://www.mlemos.e-na.net/
> > PGP key: http://www.mlemos.e-na.net/ManuelLemos.pgp
> > --
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
>
> Chad Cunningham
> ccunning <email protected>
>
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