[maemo-users] N900/Maemo 5 review

[From: Mark]

On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Fernando Cassia<fcassia at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Mark <wolfmane at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Good luck with that. The processing power on these things is
>> deliberately modest, at least partly because there is a very valid
>> power conservation issue, and Java can be sluggish even on a fast PC.
>
> This is a myth.
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> I've run Java apps on ARM CPUs since I first used the HomePod internet
> radio/mp3 player FIVE YEARS ago.
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> Heck, PalmOS on my Palm Centro with the IBM J9 VM runs Java ME apps just
> fine, including the GMail Java client.
>
> The Centro runs a ~ 300Mhz ARM9 based CPU.
>
> FC
>

As with anything, it depends on the app. Sure, small, light apps
designed for cellphones will run on anything. But "real" Java apps are
quite different. I can assure you that the Java apps that run
sluggishly on my current desktop workstation will not even begin to
run on your Centro. That also goes for a lot of general Web content
that is not specifically designed for phones.

Mark