DigitaOS
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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]
Developer | Flashpoint Technology, Inc |
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Written in | C |
Working state | Discontinued |
Source model | Closed-source |
Initial release | May 20, 1998; 25 years ago (1998-05-20) |
Final release | 1.5 / November 18, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-11-18)[1] |
Marketing target | Digital cameras |
Official website | digitadev.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2001-08-14) |
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]