Brad-

The Nokia 800 is sure to be just as great a mobile Squeak platform as  
the Nokia 770 is. The N800 doesn't have much different from the older  
770, but it does have a faster CPU - 320 rather than 250 MHz.  While  
250 MHz sounds slow for Squeak in Morphic, it works quite admirably-  
I've been using Squeak on my 770 for a while, and while 3.9 is too  
slow to use, 3.6 is usable and anything older than that is even  
better. I've found 3.2 is a great version- it's Morphic feels faster  
than the newer versions of Squeak, but the built-in classes are  
similar enough to 3.6-3.9's that writing an app for 3.2 and sharing  
it to 3.9 users works fine. I've also had little problem getting most  
code for 3.7 or 3.9 working on 3.2, at least for what I'm doing.

Plus, it runs Genie very well. I'm using it for input in Squeak wit  
no problems- I almost never use the half-done soft keyboard I wrote.

In my informed and somewhat humble opinion, the Nokia 770/800 is by  
far the best mobile platform for Squeak in the keyboard-less device  
with a 3" to 6" diag screen category, which is the category with a  
ton of other competitors.  Sure, something like the OQO will run  
Squeak better, but it costs 8 times as much.

Just an aside... :)

Aaron

On Jan 10, 2007, at 3:18 PM, Brad Fuller wrote:

> Stephen Pair wrote:
>> It's hard to imagine that they'd close the device down to 3rd  
>> party development given that it runs OSX...there might be some  
>> limited benefits from the patent perspective that Joshua mentions,  
>> but seeing as the device is covered by 200 or so patents already,  
>> competitors aren't going to be able to come remotely close to this  
>> thing for years (unless Apple chooses to license the technology).
>>
>> I can imagine them developing certain quality standards and  
>> certification schemes to ensure that the average user has a high  
>> quality experience with any third party apps meeting the  
>> requirements (and buyer beware for any that don't)...but a total  
>> lock out would be a mistake I think.
> Then again, although it doesn't run OSX, the iPod has been  
> phenomenal commercial success.
>
> (Have you seen the Nokia 800 http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/ 
> NS9981902594.html.
> Might have more horsepower.)
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