Introduction

MIDP for Palm OS, 1.0 brings the Java platform to Palm OS devices. MIDP for Palm OS is part of the JavaTM 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2METM) family, and is compliant with the MIDP Specification 1.0.

MIDP for Palm OS, 1.0 provides a Java implementation for your Palm OS device, along with a number of example Java applications that are ready to be installed on your Palm OS device. In addition, because Java applications are typically packaged as a JAR/JAD file pair, rather than a Palm-ready PRC file, MIDP for Palm OS also contains a PRC Converter Tool. The tool changes a Java application's JAR/JAD file pair into a file that you can install on your Palm OS device.

System Requirements

To use MIDP for Palm OS you need to have both a Palm OS device and a desktop machine:

• The Palm OS device will run the MIDP for Palm OS implementation and any Java applications written for MIDP that you install.

• The desktop machine will hold the initial download of the product, run the synchronization software for your Palm OS device, and run a tool, included with MIDP for Palm OS, that converts Java applications written for MIDP into Palm OS applications that you can install on your Palm OS device.

Palm OS-Device Requirements

MIDP for Palm OS runs on devices that:

• Use the Palm OS 3.5.x operating system.

• Have at least 4 MB total memory. (Some Java applications might not run properly if there is less memory.)

The following devices are supported:

• Palm Vx
• Palm VIIx
• Palm IIIc
• Handspring Visor Pro

MIDP for Palm OS should work on other devices that meet the system requirements, however only the supported devices have been thoroughly tested.

MIDP for Palm OS also runs on a desktop computer using the Palm OS Emulator (POSE).

For more information on how to set up the Java environment and convert .jar/.jad packages into .PRC, please refer to the 'readme.html' file included in the ZIP folder.

Registration

No registration required.

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