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    #1

    Running Alpha 5 on PDAs?

    Has anyone had any experience, at all with, running Alpha 5 on any kind of PDA?

    If so, what kind (operating system), etc?

    Thanks,
    Ray
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    Originally posted by DiFaz
    Has anyone had any experience, at all with, running Alpha 5 on any kind of PDA?

    If so, what kind (operating system), etc?

    Thanks,
    Ray
    If you were going to run A5 on a PDA, it'd pretty much have to be a (pretty beefy) PocketPC on Windows.

    It might be possible to use the web-application server to serve to PDA, though I didn't have much luck there, though it's more a factor of the PDA in question. (Like the Sony PSP browses regular web-pages very well, but a lot of PDAs only support HTML 3.2 or less.)

    Good luck.

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      #3
      Hi Ray,
      I have a customer who is interested in this very thing. I am trying to also make it work. If you get it done, please let me know.
      Kevin G. Timberlake
      Marvel Illusions

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        #4
        Hi Kevin,

        We've decided to abandon the idea of using PDAs. We'll be using Laptops.

        Best,
        Ray

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          #5
          Hi Ray,
          I can see why. I deal with the trucking industry and some of my customers were looking for a way to use my app in a pda for when they are away from their truck, but it just looks too difficult, so I am also.
          Thanks.
          Kevin G. Timberlake
          Marvel Illusions

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            #6
            Ray

            Check out OQO.com, they have a PDA sized full blown computer. Could be the best of both worlds

            Bud
            Bud Gallagher

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              #7
              Hi Chaps,
              Check out this site: http://www.handtops.com/
              One model is the Flybook is a small laptop/tablet - could undertake some fantastic Alpha Applications on that!
              Andy

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                #8
                I don't know about the rest of you, but I have not hit the lottery yet...This is more than a very nice laptop.
                Kevin G. Timberlake
                Marvel Illusions

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                  #9
                  Web App + Blackberry

                  Perhaps do this as a Web app.

                  Has anyone ever tried to load a simple A5W page to see if it will work?

                  Or for that matter, does anyone have a Blackberry with Web access who might want to give it a try.

                  I could build the page - as I'm curious to see if it would work.

                  dm

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                    #10
                    Hmm. I have a host, and can host it if you want to test it. It may work. I am not sure how to make a web form, something I am working on at
                    http://sarr.truckersoffice.net
                    Kevin G. Timberlake
                    Marvel Illusions

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                      #11
                      Hi Dave,
                      The Web Application will work - you just need to be mindful on how you design the GUI interface. Microsoft's PC Pocket Software allows you to re-size your web page to either fit screen or not. So if you have a large GUI interface using a non fit setting your going to be spending a lot of time scrolling horizontal & vertical to access your data fields in the application. The other method is to design the GUI interface to fit the screen pixel size. The Flybook Laptop in my previous email has a screen approximately half the size of an A4 sheet! Also the laptop has a Mobile GSM SIM card facility, so it can behave like a normal /phone/PDA with the spin touch sensitive screen.
                      May help with the type of GUI interface design?
                      Regards
                      Andy

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                        #12
                        I just test an app we are building for the web with v7. It appears the login page works fine and once we login we have a mouse over menu component that doesn't appear to work on the blackberry.

                        When I get a few minutes, I'll build a different menu component and test and let you know.

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