WinCE in the near future will enable a version of D3D...but I dont know
if that will be sufficient to run J3D...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Couch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 6:37 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Java 3D in Mobile Devices ?
>
>
> Felicia wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to develop a Java 3D application that runs
> on mobile devices such as the Pocket PC ?
>
> Java3D itself does not have a software emulation layer, it relies on
> OpenGl or Direct3D. If the underlying operating system does not have
> either of these then you won't be able to run Java3D on it.
> Effectively
> this rules out any PDA type device that runs Wince or palmOS. No idea
> about the Linux based devices like Agenda and iPaq (running linux).
>
> In general, it is probably not a good idea to run Java3D apps on these
> machines as there is a lot of horsepower needed. Pocket
> machines are not
> well known for this :) As an alternative, you might want to
> look at the
> all Java solutions like Shout.
>
> --
> Justin Couch http://www.vlc.com.au/~justin/
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> Author, Java 3D FAQ Maintainer http://www.j3d.org/
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