Java and OS Palm Software

[Dan Downey]

Hi John,
I have a yearning to write some java on my handheld.
Is this in the realms of fantasy?
Does your book cover anything to do with writing applications for palmtops/handhelds?
Rgds
Dan

[Dave Vick]

Dan
This is the introductory forum here - lets not get carried away and confuse all the greenhorns.
I'm going to move this to the micro-edition forum where you be able to find plenty of resources.

[Eric Giguere]

Depends what kind of handheld you're talking about. For PocketPCs or Symbian devices, Java is definitely an option, it's here now. For Palm devices it's just starting to be viable: you really need to use a special product like IBM's J9 or esmertec's Jbed to do serious work. Sun's Palm solution right now, MIDP4Palm, is simply not good enough.