[maemo-users] N900/Maemo 5 review

[From: Fernando Cassia]

On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Mark <wolfmane at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Fernando Cassia<fcassia at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Mark <wolfmane at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> 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.
> >
> > I've run Java apps on ARM CPUs since I first used the HomePod internet
> > radio/mp3 player FIVE YEARS ago.
> >
> > 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
>

I was thinking Java ME and JavaFX Mobile. Both of which are designed to run
on smartphones.

FC
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