The QUALCOMM pdQ ships with the pdQbrowser (full browser like
Palmscape) in ROM (which saves lots of RAM for cached pages, and
which lets developers assume it's there). You can also send it a
launch code with a URL from another app, and train it to launch your
app back with your own private/local URL schemes.
I actually have pretty serious doubts about a JVM for Palm devices,
or any present mobile devices. It's just to slow to run on these
machines, and JIT compilers are too. Any device you build with enough
horse power to do these things OK will truly suck batteries.
LL
At 3:41 PM -0500 3/24/99, Kerry W. Podolsky wrote:
> I'm, currently, playing with Palmscape PR 5.0a5 and while it's not yet
> "perfect",
> it does alot of things well.
>
> It is a true web browser, in the Netscape tradition.
> It displays hotlinks and you can even fill in
> form requests.
>
> It doesn't have a JVM, yet. But , given time, I'm sure that will get in.
>
> While portability is an issue, that's why they make pocket modems!
>
> If I have to connect to my desktop, thru a proxy, to download pages, I
> might as well
> read them at my desk.
>
> What I want, is when I'm on the road in a hotel room,
> to be able to get my mail (HandMail or MultiMail) and browse the web
> (Palmscape).
> Can't do that with my desktop in another state.
>
> OK, the screen IS TINY, but with proper text reformatting, it's usable.
> When somebody comes up with web sites, that cater to PDA devices
> and JUST deliver the important content (XML?) then we'll have it made AND
> proxy servers won't be necessary.
> This is pretty much what Palm.Net came up with. And it works!
>
> HTH
>
> Kerry
>
> At 03:11 PM 3/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>Richard, don't forget those Palm Modem things... all you need is a phone
>>line
>>
>>Also, you can lock pages in cache if you want, so you can read them later
>>too.
>>
>>(anybody see a V modem for sale anywhere yet???)
>>
>>BJ
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Richard Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 2:26 PM
>>Subject: RE: Is there a browser available in/for the Palm?
>>
>>
>>>The browsers that work while you are connected
>>>(through RAS connections or modems & the proxies)
>>>are what give you dynamic content ... but the cost
>>>there is mobility. You have to do your browsing
>>>while the Pilot is in the cradle ... in which case,
>>>what's the point? If the cradle is connected to
>>>a computer, you may as well browse there where you
>>>have a real screen.
>>
>>>
>>>The above does not apply, of course, to the
>>>wireless modems. In that situation you probably
>>>do want the proxy browser instead of AvantGo,
>>>then you can have dynamic content -and- mobility.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Kerry W. Podolsky
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
