Trevor
Tue Apr 20 15:38:58 CDT 2004
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"wan-hi" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1F40F2F7-1E84-4EA2-A3BB-933DAC3FC0FF@microsoft.com...
> hello everyone.
>
> i have this neat idea for a new project. it's some kind of notes
application where the user can write down what he wanted to do on a
convention event. this application looks like best deployed on pdas. but the
problem is:
>
> 1) i have no clue what's the difference between windows ce and windows
mobile
Windows CE is the OS. Windows Mobile is a brand of the OS. It is similar
to how Linux is an OS and then you have the different flavors of Linux.
Windows Mobile 2003 is what Microsoft calls Pocket PC 2003.
> 2) i'm very fluent in java in most subjects, but have almost no project
experience with windows programming
>
> so could anyone help me out with some resources, links, etc. where even
people who came freshly can follow the content easily?
>
You would use the J2ME library rather than the standard J2SE library. The
java.lang stuff is there but almost everything else is missing. You need to
find a JVM to run on Pocket PC. I have heard that it is hard to find one
for Pocket PC 2003. If you write it in Java, you shouldn't have to learn
Windows programming for something as basic as a "notes" application. The
J2ME library can be downloaded at the Java page for free. You can use
NetBeans (also free) to write MIDP (J2ME) MIDlets (applications). Your best
bet to find the JVM is to start searching Google.