if you dig around on palm one's developer site - http://pluggedin.palm.com/regac/pluggedin/Java.jsp you can find that palm will be supporting MIDP2.0 J2ME on their latest devices including the Tungsten C,W and the Treo 600.
i've already generated a .prc file from my MIDP RSS Client using the palm toolkit and it went smoothly - however it doesn't look like palmOne will have the native ARM version ready until "next spring" so that this can actually run on devices.
specifically: "An updated version of WebSphere Micro Environment is scheduled to be available next spring from palmOne. It will be implemented as a native ARM application, will be CLDC 1.1 and MIDP 2.0 compliant and will be available for both the Treo 600 smartphones and the Tungsten handheld devices. The runtime license for Treo 600 smartphone users is expected to be available from the Software Connection for $5.99."
Q: does that suck that they are making legacy users pay for the runtime?
A: yes, that does suck.
ah well, no one likes to work for free.
Posted by Steve at December 21, 2003 09:55 PM | TrackBack
i don't have a problem paying for useful software that makes my life easier, but i dunno: when it comes to java infrastructure i've been pretty damn effectively conditioned to expect that stuff gratis. a java runtime is still a geekware add-on anyway, so i spose interested parties will look at 6 bucks as chicken feed. but to just try out some java apps (like steve's) on my T2, i gotta pay a toll? oh, the annoyance of free markets.
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