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To develop a mobile game for Pocket/mobile PC, can I do and test it on a
desktop PC before putting it into a Pocket PC? Do I have to install .NET CF
instead of .NET Framework for desktops?

To deploy such games in Pocket PCs, do those PCs need to have something like
..NET CF runtime installed?

Can those Pocket PCs be connected to Internet?

Can app running on Pocket PC be connected to an application server running
on a desktop via TCP/IP?

Thanks!
 
Check out this FAQ re game programming:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/prodtechinfo/devtools/netcf/FAQ/default.aspx#10.3

Yes you can test your game on your development machine in the emulator.
Visual Studio .NET 2003 will deploy the .NET Compact Framework to the
emulator for you, if you are testing against a Pocket PC 2002 image. You can
download the latest Windows Mobile 2003 emulator images from:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/downloads/sdks/default.aspx

Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC includes the .NET Compact Framework in
ROM.

You can obtain the .NET Compact Framework redistributables from here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/downloads/updates/default.aspx

You would need to install a redist if the .NET Compact Framework is not in
ROM on your target device.

Yes, Pocket PCs can connect to the internet.

Yes, .NET Compact Framework-based application can connect to servers using
TCP/IP, check out this article:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/prodtechinfo/devtools/netcf/FAQ/default.aspx#8.1

Hope this helps. Let us know if you need more info.

cheers jonathan

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Jonathan Wells
Product Manager
..NET Compact Framework
Check out the .NET Compact Framework FAQ at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/prodtechinfo/devtools/netcf/FAQ/default.aspx

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