I see I misread Bobs message. I thought he was running J on/in an Android. I have not got access to such a device yet. I do have a friend who has one and I thought I would ask him to lend it to me for a few months.
2010/9/17 Thomas Costigliola <[email protected]> > The downside being that you must always be connected to the internet > or some network. > > The gtk gui and the J engine should, __theoretically__, run on the > n900 with minimal effort since it is just a computer running linux. > > If you do decide to do any ports in the future, I second the notion > that a Linux/ARM port should be given top priority due to the enormous > number of devices that is/will be running this platform. > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Eric Iverson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > My current feeling is that using such devices as browsers to a J server > > makes more sense than porting and running J locally. I think the > potential > > usability is much higher, for far less work, and covers a wider range of > > devices. Have you tried one with the current Jsoftware JHS. No doubt > there > > are problems, but they are worth solving. > > > > Put another way: if such devices were in serious and wide use with the J > > server, then that might be enough interest to justify the extra steps for > a > > port. > > > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Gilles Kirouac <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> On May 25, 2009, Eric Iverson wrote: > >> > >> >We don't currently build a J Engine for that platform (Linux Arm). The > >> next > >> >release will take some steps that will make it easier for us to support > a > >> >broader range of platforms in the future. > >> > >> >On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 8:26 AM, Devon McCormick <devonmcc at > gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> >> These (http://www.plugcomputer.org/index.php/home) are small, > low-power > >> >> devices that run Linux on an ARM-compatible chip. > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Devon McCormick, CFA > >> > >> Is it still an objective of Jsoftware to support ARM-compatible chips? > >> > >> The Nokia N900 is a portable computer and a phone, somewhat similar > >> in design to an Apple iPhone. But it is an _open_ Linux machine. > >> Although not officially available in Canada, it is nevertheless > >> easy to order one "south of the border". > >> > >> The Nokia N900 also uses an ARM-compatible chip. > >> > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N900. > >> http://maemo.nokia.com/n900/ > >> > >> ~ Gilles > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur Fornustekkum II 781 Hornafirði, t-póst: [email protected] gsm: +3546985532 sími: +3544781286 http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari einfaldleikans góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum /|_ .-----------------------------------. ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | ( -. | `-----------------------------------' | ) | (\_ _/) (`-. '--.) (='.'=) ♖♘♗♕♔♙ `. )----' (")_(") ☃☠ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
