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From: "Jay Hammond" <J.Hammond@qmw.ac.uk>
To: icon-group@optima.CS.Arizona.EDU
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 17:16:05 +0000
Subject: Re: Icon for Palm ?
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On 30 Sep 00, at 10:05, D De Villiers wrote:
via icon-group@optima.CS.Arizona.EDU
>
> Does anyone know if a Icon for Palm compiler exist, for developing
> PalmOS applications with Icon ? if not is anyone interested in
> developing such a compiler.
>
> Lennie De Villiers
If Icon is important enough to you, consider the Agenda platform
They are taking pre-shipment orders orders now. This is a Hong-
Kong based company that has decided that the underlying OS is
Linux. I understand that there is a developers kit for it (so you get
less/no hassle about developing for the reduced window size/resolution
compared to a desktop).
I also believe you can run ICON on Linux. Initial Agenda models will
have 8Mb Ram fitted & up to 8 Mb flash memory for backup). Is this
sufficient for Icon under linux? I know that Dos icon v8 (no window
support) ran in 2Mb (on a 386 ;-))
The notion of icon on my palmtop certainly got my saliva going, so
any comments please.
rohan@micom.asn.au
distinguishes between "compiler" and "interpreter", and I have been
talking about the icon _interpreter_ so far. I'd be delighted to have any
icon tool on a palmtop. Maybe I'd even like python on it.
I have not considered Jcon (yes that's a J for Java)
which would thrive with a hardware java engine platform,
but is currently very bulky, so not for a palmtop (yet). The "compile v
interpret" issue reminded me of Java platforms and then of Jcon.
Anyone want a URL for this linux based "Agenda" Palmtop?
(not to be confused with the AgendA from the now defunct Microwriter
Ltd ( I still have one and love its chording keyboard))
regards Jay
Jay Hammond, Email j.hammond@qmw.ac.uk
Arts Computing Unit
Queen Mary & Westfield College,
Mile End Rd, London E1 4NS
Phone +44 20 7882 3209