"Siegfried Heintze" <siegfried@heintze.com> wrote in message
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> What is a recommeded model of pocket PC or phone to get started with
> software developmenet for mobile devices?
> Thanks,
> Siegfried
>
>

"Andrew Enfield (MS)" <andrewe@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Broad question that probably doesn't have a simple answer, but here are
some
> quick thoughts:
> - if you want to play around with things, you can use the emulator that
you
> get w/ development environments like eMbedded Visual C++ or Visual Studio
> .NET 2003. you don't need a device.
> - most recent PPCs will be fine for most general development
> - some Smartphones aren't unlocked for development (so it can be hard to
run
> third party apps), so if you're interested in one of these devices, make
> sure you do enough research so you're not disappointed.
>
> also, all of the above assumes you're doing client-side development -
> writing apps that run on devices - using something like eVC or VS .NET,
not
> doing ASP .NET work (this newsgroup's focus). there are better newsgroups
> for application development, like (among others)
> microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework,
> microsoft.public.pocketpc.developer, and
> microsoft.public.windowsce.embedded.vc.
>
> --
> Andrew Enfield
> Programmer Writer, Windows CE
>
> This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "Siegfried Heintze" <siegfried@heintze.com> wrote in message
> news:OmtWHGBsEHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > What is a recommeded model of pocket PC or phone to get started with
> > software developmenet for mobile devices?
> > Thanks,
> > Siegfried
> >
> >
>
>

"Siegfried Heintze" <siegfried@heintze.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks! I've recieved responses on similar queries for those other
> newsgroups you mentioned. I suppose, however, if I'm going to buy a Pocket
> PC or phone, that I'll want to experiement and learn about server side
> too.
> Can someone give me a URL to give me an overview of server side issues for
> mobil clients? Obviously, I would expect WAP and WML programming to be a
> bit
> topic for this newsgroups. Are there other topics of concern for server
> side
> mobile client programmers?
>
> Can Visual Studio help me develop WAP/WML sites?
>
> Is WAP/WML strickly an issue for phones, or do other devices use this
> technology too?
> Thanks,
> Siegfried
>
> "Andrew Enfield (MS)" <andrewe@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:OBoLrNJsEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Broad question that probably doesn't have a simple answer, but here are
> some
>> quick thoughts:
>> - if you want to play around with things, you can use the emulator that
> you
>> get w/ development environments like eMbedded Visual C++ or Visual Studio
>> .NET 2003. you don't need a device.
>> - most recent PPCs will be fine for most general development
>> - some Smartphones aren't unlocked for development (so it can be hard to
> run
>> third party apps), so if you're interested in one of these devices, make
>> sure you do enough research so you're not disappointed.
>>
>> also, all of the above assumes you're doing client-side development -
>> writing apps that run on devices - using something like eVC or VS .NET,
> not
>> doing ASP .NET work (this newsgroup's focus). there are better newsgroups
>> for application development, like (among others)
>> microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework,
>> microsoft.public.pocketpc.developer, and
>> microsoft.public.windowsce.embedded.vc.
>>
>> --
>> Andrew Enfield
>> Programmer Writer, Windows CE
>>
>> This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>>
>> "Siegfried Heintze" <siegfried@heintze.com> wrote in message
>> news:OmtWHGBsEHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> > What is a recommeded model of pocket PC or phone to get started with
>> > software developmenet for mobile devices?
>> > Thanks,
>> > Siegfried
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>