Hi Tyler, Good luck with that very fastidious (and essentially doomed) approach...
If you want to create programs for your BrailleNote, as of today, you'd have it much easier by using freely available development tools from Microsoft like Visual Studio 2005, (or eVC++ for mPower). In first approximation, the Apex isn't too different from a generic Pocket PC 2003 or any of the Windows Mobile up to 6. They have a similar ARM architecture, namely. Which means that as long as you don't need platform specific things, or things specific to the Windows Mobile API, most of the code compiled for a generic Pocket PC will be binary compatible with the Apex, and able to be executed. This still leaves you with most of the Windows CE API to play with, which is already quite substantial, although it would of course be limited in terms of I/O and user interaction, since the Braille and keyboard handling are platform dependant, managed by KeySoft, and therefore out of reach, for now. But for instance, there isn't anything preventing you to implement an alarm clock allowing you to wake up with your favourite mp3, which would be a good practical exercise. Note: While I'm not exposing anything secret or anything that you couldn't have figured out yourself, this post only represents MY OWN view, and not the company's. I just thought I'd encourage your willingness to learn and play with the machine through putting you on a better track than the one you were on initially. Happy tinkering, Alex.B. ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
