Interesting BusinessWeek article on iDrive
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I am afraid the 5er iDrive does not run any flavor of Windows. AFAIK, only the first 7er iDrive was running Windows CE, the rest were based on a different OS. Most probably, I'd expect it is direct some kind of Java system but I may be wrong.
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Originally Posted by big_ipaq' date='Oct 1 2004, 02:48 PM
I am afraid the 5er iDrive does not run any flavor of Windows. AFAIK, only the first 7er iDrive was running Windows CE, the rest were based on a different OS. Most probably, I'd expect it is direct some kind of Java system but I may be wrong.
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"The TLA allows a car's computer guts to stay current even while the car ages. BMW can continually write updates and add-ons that work together without testing, thanks to the underlying Java. Every time a car owner visits a BMW dealer, new software, like a new navigation system, can be added.
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[/quote]very funny
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Oct 1 2004, 04:30 PM
[quote name='big_ipaq' date='Oct 1 2004, 02:48 PM']I am afraid the 5er iDrive does not run any flavor of Windows. AFAIK, only the first 7er iDrive was running Windows CE, the rest were based on a different OS. Most probably, I'd expect it is direct some kind of Java system but I may be wrong.
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[/quote]Iceman, with all due respect, that does not prove a thing. Linux uses the respective combination also, as it is on a lower level in a PC than OS is (BIOS). Secondly, I doubt it is Windows CE in kiosk mode for several reasons. For start, I've never heard of a Java VM developed for WinCE from Microsoft or Sun.
And yet again, I have no proof and no way of testing my theories... So I may simply be wrong.
However a combination of three random buttons for reboot is not proof of Microsoft behind the scenes... I have samples of PDA, GPS devices, car stereo, that use three buttons combinations to restore factory settings...
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Perhaps the fact that there seem to be so many software issues and repeated need for updates points to Microsoft. :'(
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I just think that Linux might have been a good choice.
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Originally Posted by big_ipaq' date='Oct 1 2004, 04:04 PM
Iceman, with all due respect, that does not prove a thing. Linux uses the respective combination also, as it is on a lower level in a PC than OS is (BIOS). Secondly, I doubt it is Windows CE in kiosk mode for several reasons. For start, I've never heard of a Java VM developed for WinCE from Microsoft or Sun.
And yet again, I have no proof and no way of testing my theories... So I may simply be wrong.
However a combination of three random buttons for reboot is not proof of Microsoft behind the scenes... I have samples of PDA, GPS devices, car stereo, that use three buttons combinations to restore factory settings...
And yet again, I have no proof and no way of testing my theories... So I may simply be wrong.
However a combination of three random buttons for reboot is not proof of Microsoft behind the scenes... I have samples of PDA, GPS devices, car stereo, that use three buttons combinations to restore factory settings...
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I don't know what it is, but it is not very stable so it can be both, JAVA or MS Windows.
I really don't care..
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I would like to have Linux in there, but... wishes...
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Linux you say, huh? I agree, but where are you placing the keyboard and the maintenance will cost a fortune... You'll also need a room in the boot for a specialist to boot it up and so on...
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Linux you say, huh? I agree, but where are you placing the keyboard and the maintenance will cost a fortune... You'll also need a room in the boot for a specialist to boot it up and so on...
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