Symbian
Symbian
More than 90% of the CPUs in the world are not in desktops and
notebooks.
But in embedded systems like cell phones, PDA’s ,digital cameras,
camcorders, game machines, iPods, Mp3 Players, TV Sets, GPS Receivers
and many more consumer products.
And nearly all of them run a full-blown operating system.
But very Few people are even aware of the existence of these operating
systems.
BRIEF HISTORY OF SYMBIAN
Handheld devices evolved in the late 1980’s as a means to capture the
Usefulness of a desktop device in small , mobile package. Handheld devices
also grew to embrace communication . In the 1990’s, Psion Computers
manufactured devices that were PDAs. In 1996, Psion started to design
a new 32-bit operating system that supported pointed devices on a touch
screen , used multimedia and was more communication rich. The new
system was also more object oriented , and was to be portable to different
architectures and device designs. The result of Psion effort was the introdu
ction of the system as EPOC Release I. EPOC was further developed into two
more releases: EPOC Release 3 (ER3) and EPOC Release 5 (ER5). These ran on
new platforms like the Psion Series 5 and Series 7 computers.
HISTORY CONTINUES………
Psion also looked to emphasize the ways that its operating system could be
adapted to other hardware platforms. Around the year 2000, the most
Opportunities for new handheld development were in the mobile phone
Business. To take advantage of these opportunities, Psion and the leaders in
the mobile phone industry, including Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, and
Panasonic formed a joint venture, called Symbian, which was to take
ownership of and further develop the EPOC operating system core. This new