On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Mark <wolfm...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Fernando Cassia<fcas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Mark <wolfm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Good luck with that. The processing power on these things is > >> deliberately modest, at least partly because there is a very valid > >> power conservation issue, and Java can be sluggish even on a fast PC. > > > > This is a myth. > > > > I've run Java apps on ARM CPUs since I first used the HomePod internet > > radio/mp3 player FIVE YEARS ago. > > > > Heck, PalmOS on my Palm Centro with the IBM J9 VM runs Java ME apps just > > fine, including the GMail Java client. > > > > The Centro runs a ~ 300Mhz ARM9 based CPU. > > > > FC > > > > As with anything, it depends on the app. Sure, small, light apps > designed for cellphones will run on anything. But "real" Java apps are > quite different. I can assure you that the Java apps that run > sluggishly on my current desktop workstation will not even begin to > run on your Centro. That also goes for a lot of general Web content > that is not specifically designed for phones. > > Mark >
I was thinking Java ME and JavaFX Mobile. Both of which are designed to run on smartphones. FC
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