>>> What the heck?! I don't know of any hard numbers, but the
>number of Palm
>>> developers who develop on the Mac is huge. Not having a
>Mac version of
>>> the emulator is going to put some serious brakes on our
>development for
>>> the Sony devices.
>>>
>>> Anyone have a good address or way to send them feedback on this?
>>
>>Just simply write, "I develop on a Mac and need a Mac
>emulator." I don't
>>know where they developer group is located but I'm sure
>>they would like feedback like this.
>
>There is a similar problem with Handspring development. Many of the
>tools/SDKS are PC only. GRR!
>
>Brian
>
Sony does, to its credit, have beta SDK's out for both the memory stick
and jog dial. The documentation is sparce, but it's ample for learning
how these two new features work. Seriously, though, Sony's Palm is going
to compete directly with the WinCE/PPC crowd. Sony produces a ton of
devices that utilize the memory stick, and it's already being marketed
as an "Entertainment" PDA. From what I've read of the Jog dial, it's
a really nice enhancement, too...but we'll all have to wait until late
September or October for any kind of serious support.
The emulator, however, is really very basic, so Mac guys aren't missing
out on much (you could probably test your apps on an emulated Palm IIIx ROM
and have the same effect). Once Sony produces a ROM that makes use of the
new functions, and gives the necessary information to Keith & Co., then
we'll see a much better emulation system.
-Rus
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