> SD cards? Pocket PCs? Are those some kind of new-fangled thingies? No, Raul, fairly mossy technology now. And due to be eaten by iPhone and iPad.
To me a phone is a phone, not a serious camera, or general-purpose computer. IMO not an all-round solution for J usage. Using it for heavy programming is like keyhole surgery. But useful for: 1. whiling away idle hours on trips away from home 2. reading J Help in bed or a comfy armchair or a nook in a pub, with J available to try out examples (if unavoidable) 3. delivering J apps written on a big machine but which are specially suited to a palmtop 4. duct-taping to a model glider to build your own drone. Item 3 appeals to me and is the whole reason I ventured into this Lilliput land. I'm developing an eco-calculator which offers its greatest scope on a palmtop. I've had an APL+ version for years. J promises (relatively) smooth multiplatform development between Windows, Mac and PocketPC -- and so far it has delivered. It's the main appeal of J for me. So much so that I've abandoned APL for the purpose. Other uses of my palmtop which I wouldn't be without: ebooks (mainly Gutenberg texts), language dictionaries, dictating audiobooks and podcasts (sic!). I'm not a games player. Serious waste of programming time. I used to like programming games, though. BTW, I've only just discovered http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/PocketPC I'd recommend anyone with J on a palmtop, or even just thinking about it, to read through what's there from beginning to end. (And only then ask questions on the forum). Ian On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Ian Clark <[email protected]>wrote: > >> But I simply can't believe there is nobody in the entire New World who >> could save Dieter the trouble. > > > SD cards? Pocket PCs? Are those some kind of new-fangled thingies? > > (I apologize for being crusty, but if I bought something that small I > expect I would lose or destroy it within months.) > > -- > Raul > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
