eMbedded Visual Studio 3.0 for Pocket PC 2002 will not install without = Visual Studio 6.0. I think that you can install the Pocket PC 2002 SDK = without eMbedded Visual Studio, but I don't think you can use it without = eMbedded Visual Studio. I haven't tried any of the other SDKs or development tools. There's a = page buried somewhere in MSDN that shows you what you need to support each = Pocket PC version, and the correct install order. If I remember correctly there = was some version of Visual Studio associated with each platform.=20 -Mike -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list = [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Ake Hedman Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 10:49 AM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: [OT: ]PalmOS vs Pocket PC I work a lot in Visual Studio and therefore have it installed so I have = not noticed that I needed it for the embedded toolkit to work. Also looks = at the disk as two seperate installations. Are you absolute sure about this? Also can agree on Linux, Familiar for Ipaq is nice. ( http://familiar.handhelds.org/ ) http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8728350077.html But that is out = of context. /Ake -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Fr=E5n: pic microcontroller discussion list = [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]F=F6r Dipperstein, Michael Skickat: den 19 april 2004 19:37 Till: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU =C4mne: Re: [OT: ]PalmOS vs Pocket PC The Pocket PC tool chain is only free if you can also get the = appropriate version of visual studio for free. If you want a tool chain for free (as in beer), the Linux PDAs offer = that. However, if you just want a terminal emulator there are a low cost = terminal emulators for Pocket PC. I haven't looked for Palm OS or Linux PDA = terminals, but I bet they have some too. -Mike -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list = [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Ake Hedman Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 10:14 AM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: [OT:]PalmOS vs Pocket PC It mainly depend on your own experience. If you have done some work on = the Windows platform and WIN32 it would be fairly easy to code simple = terminal emulator for Pocket PC. Just code it in your windows tool of choice and = do a minor port when ready. Unicode and other small differenced is often the = only points. Otherwise I think you will find Palm equally easy to code for. You have a free tool chain (Visual C++ and Visual Basic) for Pocket PC = at http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/downloads/sdks/default.aspx /Ake -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Fr=E5n: pic microcontroller discussion list = [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]F=F6r John Pearson Skickat: den 19 april 2004 18:58 Till: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU =C4mne: PalmOS vs Pocket PC If you needed to develop a program (terminal emulator with a few extra features) on a PDA to interface with a periferal device, would you go = with Palm or Pocket PC. Thanks John -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body