Newcomer to the Platform

[Jim Wright]

Hi all, I'm relatively new to developing for the Palm Platform and to the list, and 
have
some quick general questions on Palm development.  

First what is the preferred development platform - NT, Mac, Win9x, Solaris, or?  
Secondly,
and related, what is the most often preferred development environment for one to get
started with?  

Thanks...

 -- Jim