On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Mark <wolfmane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I was thinking Java ME and JavaFX Mobile. Both of which are designed to run on smartphones.
FC
As with anything, it depends on the app. Sure, small, light appsOn Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Fernando Cassia<fcassia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Mark <wolfmane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> 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.
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> This is a myth.
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> I've run Java apps on ARM CPUs since I first used the HomePod internet
> radio/mp3 player FIVE YEARS ago.
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> Heck, PalmOS on my Palm Centro with the IBM J9 VM runs Java ME apps just
> fine, including the GMail Java client.
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> The Centro runs a ~ 300Mhz ARM9 based CPU.
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> FC
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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
I was thinking Java ME and JavaFX Mobile. Both of which are designed to run on smartphones.
FC
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