RE: Zaurus-general Digest, Vol 7, Issue 12

> Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 17:09:10 +0000
> From: rhkelly <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Zaurus-general] Re: (...)and Java Questions
> To: [email protected]
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> > ...with one minor caveat -- you need the buyer to have a
>  > compatible jvm installed, and that is going to be a big
>  > issue looking across the Zaurus line, and further,
>  > across all PDAs...
> 
> For what it's worth, my observation is that java on Zaurus
> is, as the previous post alludes, of dubious real value.
> It is indicative that Sharp's new ROM does not include it
> by default - I've dropped it to conserve the space.
> 
> It would be of considerable value if someone could compile
> a reasonably reliable stats on Java use levels across
> the Zaurus user base.
> 
> Roger K.

I am looking to mainly program tools for myself.  I have a 5600 and it
has plenty of space for compilation and programs.  If any of my personal
tools prove useful, I plan to release them for other people to noodle
around with and, hopefully, improve.

I really like perl and C, but they are such monsters on the Z (perhaps
when Perl 6 comes out it will be better... Larry wants it to run on his
Palm Pilot).

I am mainly choosing Java because I am interested in learning it (thanks
to the great new Head First Java book that is out) and it is on my 5600
by default.

I am highly impressed by some of the java-base programs that I have
found out there as well.  Java Chess is quite good and VERY small.
That's inspirational.

I have found about 20 or so Java programs for the Z... so some people
are using it.  Also, J2ME is widely supported platform API.  Its on
everything from Palm Devices to Ericson phones.  Getting some experience
programming for the Z in Java has the potential for paying off from the
experience alone.

Besides... I just want to .

Thanks for the warning though.

Jim