On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Fernando Cassia<fcassia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Mark <wolfmane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Good luck with that. The processing power on these things is >> deliberately modest, at least partly because there is a very valid >> power conservation issue, and Java can be sluggish even on a fast PC. > > This is a myth. > > I've run Java apps on ARM CPUs since I first used the HomePod internet > radio/mp3 player FIVE YEARS ago. > > Heck, PalmOS on my Palm Centro with the IBM J9 VM runs Java ME apps just > fine, including the GMail Java client. > > The Centro runs a ~ 300Mhz ARM9 based CPU. > > FC > As with anything, it depends on the app. Sure, small, light apps designed for cellphones will run on anything. But "real" Java apps are quite different. I can assure you that the Java apps that run sluggishly on my current desktop workstation will not even begin to run on your Centro. That also goes for a lot of general Web content that is not specifically designed for phones. Mark _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
