Editing Xcopilot

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'''Xcopilot''' is a [[Palm Pilot]] emulator that runs under [[Unix]]/[[X Window System|X11]]. 

It offers emulation of the timer, [[serial port]]s, touch pad and LCD along with [[Motorola 68000]] emulation (m68k), specifically the [[Freescale DragonBall]] used in Palm Pilots until they switched to [[Intel XScale]] ARM processors (later DragonBalls were based on an ARM core not a 68000 but retained the same name, however were not used by Palm.) Xcopilot was originally developed by Ivan Curtis with contributions from Ian Goldberg, Jef Dionne, Kresten Krab Thorup, and Andrew Pfiffer based on the [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] program Copilot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hewgill.com/pilot/copilot/|title=Copilot Home Page|website=hewgill.com}}</ref> While the original Copilot application eventually turned into the [[Palm OS Emulator]], the Unix/X11 port branched off and enjoyed its own popularity. Written in 1997, Xcopilot was aimed at developers of applications on the [[Palm OS]] platform, freeing them from the drudgery of interfacing to the real hardware during the development process.

Xcopilot found a new role in the 2000s with the development of [[uCLinux]], a version of Linux meant for very low-end microprocessors without an [[Memory management unit|MMU]]. Today{{when|date=September 2017}} Xcopilot is no longer maintained but is still useful for trying out uClinux. 

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{cite web |last=McCullough |first=David |date=7 August 2002 |title=Embedded Linux Tutorial: Getting Started With uClinux |website=Dedicated Systems Encyclopedia |url=http://www.dedicated-systems.com/vpr/layout/display/pr.asp?PRID=3491 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315161259/http://www.dedicated-systems.com/vpr/layout/display/pr.asp?PRID=3491 }} A tutorial on getting uClinux working with Xcopilot.

[[Category:Emulation software]]
[[Category:Palm OS]]
[[Category:X Window programs]]


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