29-03-2021, 09:47 PM
A pleasure 
I steamed through a lot of stuff, so if there's anything I didn't explain well, do say and I'll try again.
Yes, the server filesystem would often look very similar / the same to the virtual one. It didn't have to, but it makes it less confusing!
All the cool kids are writing HbbTV apps (written in HTML and JavaScript) these days to do similar (and better looking) things in the world of interactive TV.
HbbTV can optionally use the same virtual filesystem magic (known as DSM-CC Object Carousel) to download data over the air, so similar technology to that which sat in those OnDigital boxes lives on to this day!
I steamed through a lot of stuff, so if there's anything I didn't explain well, do say and I'll try again.Yes, the server filesystem would often look very similar / the same to the virtual one. It didn't have to, but it makes it less confusing!
All the cool kids are writing HbbTV apps (written in HTML and JavaScript) these days to do similar (and better looking) things in the world of interactive TV.
HbbTV can optionally use the same virtual filesystem magic (known as DSM-CC Object Carousel) to download data over the air, so similar technology to that which sat in those OnDigital boxes lives on to this day!