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Saguaro was an application for Palm OS, one of the first designed to give Palm-OS-based PDAs true multitasking features comparable to desktop computers. Saguaro was also the first Palm OS application capable of competing with the graphic performance of the iPhone.

History

Saguaro, produced by PDA Performance, Inc., had a long development cycle of three years. Currently, the full version is not available for download, however, two beta versions had been released: Saguaro Beta (a private beta) and Saguaro Sneak Peek (a public beta).^[1] Information about the Saguaro private beta is severely lacking, however it is speculated to be more full-featured than the public beta. PDA Performance released lineUp, an application based on Saguaro’s code,^[2] on November 30, 2007.

PDA Performance announced their closure on February 28, 2008. As a result, a complete version of Saguaro has not been released.^[3]

Specifications

Little data is available on the technical specifications of Saguaro, as PDA Performance had not released an SDK. Saguaro was rumored to implement cooperative multitasking for Saguaro-compatible applications, referred to as "widgets". The term caused speculation in the Palm community as to whether Saguaro was intended to replace the Palm OS to run applications or if it was designed to be a widget engine. Saguaro was also rumored to be capable of running "legacy" palm applications by acting as a launcher.

Saguaro featured its own graphics engine, called "MojaveGL", which also functioned as a window manager. MojaveGL is capable of alpha blending, thus allowing Saguaro to create translucent windows.

LineUp

LineUp is a widget engine developed by PDA Performance that is heavily based on Saguaro's code. LineUp has relatively few widgets available, of which most are news-based (CNN, CNET, Washington Post, etc).^[2] An SDK has not been released to allow third party developers to create widgets, causing many users to lose interest in the "fancy RSS reader."

LineUp itself is quick and fluid, providing users a preview of Saguaro and the MojaveGL framework on what it is based.

External links

References

^ Jennifer Chappell (2007-04-23). "Saguaro Sneak Peek". TreoCentral. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
^ ^a ^b Ryan Kairer (2007-12-03). "LineUp Brings Widgets to the Palm OS". Palm Infocenter. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
^ Kris Keilhack (2008-02-28). "PDA Performance Announces Its Closure". Palm Infocenter. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

[1] Jennifer Chappell (2007-04-23). "Saguaro Sneak Peek". TreoCentral. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

[LineUpAnnouncement-2] Ryan Kairer (2007-12-03). "LineUp Brings Widgets to the Palm OS". Palm Infocenter. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

[3] Kris Keilhack (2008-02-28). "PDA Performance Announces Its Closure". Palm Infocenter. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

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+'''Saguaro''' was an application for [[Palm OS]], one of the first designed to give Palm-OS-based PDAs true [[Computer multitasking|multitasking]] features comparable to desktop computers. Saguaro was also the first Palm OS application capable of competing with the graphic performance of the [[iPhone]].
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-{{Notability|date=December 2007}}{{Copyedit|date=December 2007}}
-'''Saguaro''' is an application for Palm OS, one of the first designed to give Palm-OS-based PDAs true [[Computer multitasking|multitasking]] features comparable to desktop computers. Saguaro is also the first Palm OS application that is capable of competing with the graphic performance of the [[iPhone]].
 ==History==
-Saguaro, produced by PDA Performance, Inc., had a long [[development cycle]] of three years. Currently, the full version is not available for download, but two [[Beta version|beta]] versions have been released: Saguaro Beta (a private beta) and Saguaro Sneak Peek (a public beta). Information about the Saguaro private beta is severely lacking, however it is believed to be more [[full-featured]] than the public beta. An application called LineUp, also produced by PDA Performance, was released on November 30 and is based heavily on Saguaro code.
+Saguaro, produced by PDA Performance, Inc., had a long [[development cycle]] of three years. Currently, the full version is not available for download, however, two [[Beta version|beta]] versions had been released: Saguaro Beta (a private beta) and Saguaro Sneak Peek (a public beta).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.treocentral.com/content/Stories/1178-1.htm |title=Saguaro Sneak Peek |author=Jennifer Chappell |date=2007-04-23 |publisher=TreoCentral |accessdate=2010-03-28}}</ref> Information about the Saguaro private beta is severely lacking, however it is speculated to be more full-featured than the public beta. PDA Performance released lineUp, an application based on Saguaro’s code,<ref name="LineUpAnnouncement">{{cite web |url=http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/8101/lineup-brings-widgets-to-the-palm-os/ |title=LineUp Brings Widgets to the Palm OS |author=Ryan Kairer |date=2007-12-03 |publisher=Palm Infocenter |accessdate=2010-03-28}}</ref> on November 30, 2007.
-It is expected that the complete version will never be released due to the closure of PDA Performance on February 29, 2008.
+PDA Performance announced their closure on February 28, 2008. As a result, a complete version of Saguaro has not been released.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/7890/pda-performance-announces-its-closure/ |title=PDA Performance Announces Its Closure |author=Kris Keilhack |date=2008-02-28 |publisher=Palm Infocenter |accessdate=2010-03-28}}</ref>
 ==Specifications==
-Little  data is available on the technical specifications of Saguaro, as PDA Performance has not released an [[SDK]]. However, Saguaro is believed to implement [[cooperative multitasking]] for Saguaro-compatible applications, referred to as "widgets". The term has caused speculation in the Palm community as to whether Saguaro is meant to replace Palm OS for running applications or is simply designed as a [[widget engine]]. Saguaro is also believed to be capable of running "[[legacy application|legacy]]" palm applications by acting as a launcher.
+Little data is available on the technical specifications of Saguaro, as PDA Performance had not released an [[Software development kit|SDK]]. Saguaro was rumored to implement ''[[cooperative multitasking]]'' for Saguaro-compatible applications, referred to as "widgets". The term caused speculation in the Palm community as to whether Saguaro was intended to replace the Palm OS to run applications or if it was designed to be a [[widget engine]]. Saguaro was also rumored to be capable of running "[[legacy application|legacy]]" palm applications by acting as a launcher.
-Saguaro also has its own [[graphics engine]], called "[[MojaveGL]]", which also functions as a window manager. MojaveGL allows for [[alpha blending]], thus allowing Saguaro to create [[translucent]] windows.
+Saguaro featured its own [[graphics engine]], called "MojaveGL", which also functioned as a window manager. MojaveGL is capable of [[alpha blending]], thus allowing Saguaro to create [[translucent]] windows.
 ==LineUp==
-LineUp is a [[widget engine]] developed by PDA Performance that is heavily based on Saguaro's code. Saguaro was originally planned as a multitasking launcher and PDA Performance felt that the project was becoming too big, and released LineUp. LineUp has relatively few widgets released and most of these are news based (CNN, CNET, Washington Post, etc). No [[SDK]] has been released yet to allow third party developers to create widgets, causing many users to lose interest in the "fancy RSS reader."
+LineUp is a [[widget engine]] developed by PDA Performance that is heavily based on Saguaro's code. LineUp has relatively few widgets available, of which most are news-based (CNN, CNET, Washington Post, etc).<ref name="LineUpAnnouncement" /> An [[Software development kit|SDK]] has not been released to allow third party developers to create widgets, causing many users to lose interest in the "fancy RSS reader."
-LineUp itself is quick and fluid, providing users a preview of Saguaro and the [[MojaveGL]] framework it uses.
+LineUp itself is quick and fluid, providing users a preview of Saguaro and the MojaveGL framework on what it is based.
 ==External links==
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 * [http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/9373/saguaro-sneak-peak-review/ Saguaro Sneak Peak (sic) Preview]
 * [http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/8101/lineup-brings-widgets-to-the-palm-os/ LineUp Announcement]
+==References==
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