DigitaOS
{{Infobox OS
| name = Digita Operating Environment
| logo = DigitaOS logo.jpg
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| developer = Flashpoint Technology, Inc
| programmed in = C
| working state = Discontinued
| source model = Closed-source
| released = {{Start date and age|1998|05|20}}
| discontinued = {{End date|2001}}
| latest release version = 1.5
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|1999|11|18}}{{Cite web|title=DigitaOS memorial page|url=http://lisas.de/digita/|website=lisas.de|access-date=2020-05-13}}
| marketing target = Digital cameras
| website = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010814080824/http://www.digitadev.com:80/home.emm |title=digitadev.com |date=2001-08-14}}
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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.{{Cite web|title=digitacamera.com: home|url=http://www.digitacamera.com/|date=2001-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202063300/http://www.digitacamera.com/|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-date=2001-02-02}}{{Cite web|title=DIGITA OS|url=http://mesh.brown.edu/en193s08-2003/refs/digita.html|website=mesh.brown.edu|access-date=2020-05-13}}{{Cite web|title=Pentax to release a range of digital cameras?|url=https://www.dpreview.com/articles/1835430953/flashpntpentax|website=DPReview|access-date=2020-05-13}}
History
DigitaOS debuted with the Kodak DC220 and DC260 on 20 May 1998;{{Cite web|title=Kodak DC220: Digital Photography Review|url=https://www.dpreview.com/products/kodak/compacts/kodak_dc220|website=www.dpreview.com|access-date=2020-05-13}} both cameras were equipped with PowerPC 800 processors and USB interfaces.{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TodvBDXmM_oC&pg=PA73 |title=First Looks: An OS to Smile For |first=Bruce |last=Brown |date=October 6, 1998 |magazine=PC Mag |access-date=12 August 2024}} In total, it was released on 11 camera models{{Cite web|title=MAMED! - Camera Info|url=http://digita.mame.net/reviews.htm|date=2007-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215020402/http://digita.mame.net/reviews.htm|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-date=2007-12-15}} before it was abandoned in 2001.{{Cite web|title=DigitaOS was abandoned after 2001, with digicams reaching their end of life after just 1 year. The promise of upgradeable digicams quickly burst. The millennium vision of smart devices came to pass, but it wasn't until a decade later the vision was fully realized with Android.|url=https://twitter.com/FroyoTam/status/1147594168606191618|last=OUT!|first=Froyo Tam 💽 Ferrite Core DX|date=2019-07-06|website=@FroyoTam|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518232506/https://twitter.com/FroyoTam/status/1147594168606191618 |archive-date=2020-05-18 |access-date=2020-05-13}} DigitaOS was notable for its ability to run third-party software,{{Cite web|title=Global smartphones reaching peak sales point|url=https://thedeadpixelssociety.com/as-digital-camera-struggle-global-smartphones-reaching-peak-sales-point/|date=2019-06-07|website=The Dead Pixels Society|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-13}} a concept that was not again realized until the release of various Android based digital cameras in the early 2010s.{{Cite web|title=Did you know: Android was originally designed for digital cameras not phones|url=https://www.androidauthority.com/android-history-digital-cameras-1111795/|date=2020-05-02|website=Android Authority|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-13}}{{Cite web|title=Samsung announces EK-GC100 Galaxy Camera with Android Jelly Bean, massive 4.8-inch display, 21x zoom, WiFi and 4G connectivity (hands-on)|url=https://www.engadget.com/2012-08-29-samsung-ek-gc100-galaxy-camera-hands-on.html|website=Engadget|language=en|access-date=2020-05-13}}
DigitaOS applications were programmed either as JIT compiled scripts using "Digita Script",{{Cite web|title=Script Guide Digitaâ„¢ Operating Environment|url=http://lisas.de/digita/Script%20Guide.PDF|last=Flashpoint Technology|date=1999-11-08|website=DigitaOS memorial page|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030626155304/http://lisas.de:80/digita/Script%20Guide.PDF |archive-date=2003-06-26 |access-date=2020-05-13}}{{Cite web|title=Script Reference Digitaâ„¢ Operating Environment|url=http://lisas.de/digita/Script%20Reference.PDF|last=Flashpoint Technology|date=1999-12-07|website=DigitaOS memorial page|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030626155954/http://lisas.de:80/digita/Script%20Reference.PDF |archive-date=2003-06-26 |access-date=2020-05-13}} which ran on the cameras, or AOT compiled programs written in C{{Cite web|title=Dr. Dobb's {{!}} Good stuff for serious developers: Programming Tools, Code, C++, Java, HTML5, Cloud, Mobile, Testing|url=http://www.drdobbs.com/embedded-systems/sourcecode/the-digita-os-an-extensible-imaging-pl/30202222|website=Dr. Dobb's|access-date=2020-05-13}} using an official SDK.{{Cite web|title=DigitaDev.com for Digita application developers|url=http://www.digitadev.com:80/home.emm|date=2001-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010814080824/http://www.digitadev.com:80/home.emm|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-date=2001-08-14}} The operating system abstracted away most camera functionality and hardware platform differences, allowing software to be compatible with most DigitaOS cameras.{{Cite web|title=The Digita OS: An Extensible Imaging Platform|url=http://www.drdobbs.com/embedded-systems/the-digita-os-an-extensible-imaging-pl/184404353|last1=Vidales|first1=Carlos E.|last2=Farrelly|first2=Eugene M.|website=Dr. Dobb's|access-date=2020-05-13}} Additionally, DigitaOS handled the GUI presented to the user and basic camera functionality.
DigitaOS was intended to extend the features of the camera. Examples of functions provided by scripts included in-camera image database and document generation, in-camera image editing, and custom logo / watermark and/or date imprinting. Printers with DigitaOS could resize photographs without connecting to a computer.{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pyXLFAU1pgcC&pg=PA73 |title=Apps Provide Lure For New Digicams |date=April 17, 2000 |first=Russell |last=Kay |magazine=ComputerWorld |access-date=12 August 2024}} Digita File allowed the user to rename and copy image and system files on the camera, while Digita Presents was able to output a slideshow with audio and transition effects.{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FnxFfhjz2-gC&pg=PA36 |title=Do More with a Digital Camera |first1=Bruce |last1=Brown |first2=Marge |last2=Brown |date=May 23, 2000 |magazine=PC Magazine |access-date=12 August 2024}}
Because of its ability to run third-party software, several games were ported to it. The most notable of these being DOOM{{Citation|title=DOOM on a Digital Camera from 1998!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gCZZkBATSc|language=en|access-date=2020-05-13}} and MAME.{{Cite web|title=MAMED!|url=http://digita.mame.net:80/|date=2009-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219123954/http://digita.mame.net:80/|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-date=2009-02-19}}
Cameras using DigitaOS
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- Kodak DC220
- Kodak DC260
- Kodak DC265
- Kodak DC290
- Minolta Dimâge EX 1500
- Minolta Dimâge 3D 1500
- HP C500 Photosmart
- HP C618 Photosmart
- HP C912 Photosmart
- PENTAX EI-200
- PENTAX EI-2000{{Cite web|title=HP and Pentax announce two new Digital Cameras|url=https://www.dpreview.com/articles/4302985751/hpdigicams|website=DPReview|access-date=2020-05-13}}