Palm and PPC dev?

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Harry Simpson

I used to use (2000) AppForge to produce both Palm and PPC compiled apps.
In the last five years I've done no Palm development. I've got a job where
the client thinks they want a Palm version as well as the PPC version.
1. Is Palm still alive at all in the mobile arena?
2. Be easier just to do the MS development and not have to worry bout the
Palm version - Is AppForge the only way to produce cross platform compiles?

Ideas regarding this at all out there?

Thanks
Harry
 
Hi,

Harry Simpson said:
I used to use (2000) AppForge to produce both Palm and PPC compiled apps.
In the last five years I've done no Palm development. I've got a job where
the client thinks they want a Palm version as well as the PPC version.
1. Is Palm still alive at all in the mobile arena?
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Last time I heard, frankly I do not like Palms, I very much prefer the PPC
powered devices
2. Be easier just to do the MS development and not have to worry bout the
Palm version - Is AppForge the only way to produce cross platform
compiles?
Click to expand...

Yes, it would be easier for sure. you can use VS.NET to develop just like
you develop to the desktop platform.
One thing is sure, you canno tdevelop using .NET for Palms devices
 
This I think thid depends on where in the world you are. Palm tends to be
more popular is the western world, US namely with telecommunications
companies such as Verizon, Cingular, Spint etc among others heavilly support
Palm. Typically only Palm OEM's such as Treo are now starting to release
devices with Windows Mobile as well as Palm OS's. Here in London, UK Windows
Mobile is very popular, it is very rare clients ask for Palm support- but
this is only my experience.

If you would like to write managed code that targets both WM and Palm, have
you considered Mono. I have not tried Mono so do not know how effective it is
but I hear there is mobile support. You might want to check it out at:
http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page

Regards
Simon.

regards
Simon.
 
Yes, AppForge Crossfire is still your only option. It has full Studio
integration so you can write .NET apps that run in both environments.
 
Chris,

Take a look at SuperWaba. It works on PPC, Palm, and other devices (JVM).
It, actually, isn't bad... Though I'm no convert.

Dick

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