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QS Computing - 11 Jan 2006 09:59 GMT

Hi,

Is there a way to run J2ME apps (such as mobile phone games) on a
standard PC?

TIA,
- QS Computing.

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swamy4uever@gmail.com - 11 Jan 2006 13:01 GMT

> Hi,
>
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> TIA,
> - QS Computing.

yes ofcourse we can easily run the j2me gaming apps on p.c by using the
"EMULATORS'
ok then byeeeeee
if any queries please mail to me...
thanks for u interaction .

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David Wahler - 11 Jan 2006 14:02 GMT

> Is there a way to run J2ME apps (such as mobile phone games) on a
> standard PC?

J2ME midlets are standard Java applications, only using a somewhat
different API. They can easily be run under a PC's JVM as long as you
have an appropriate implementation of the J2ME API available. Most J2ME
development environments should include this -- NetBeans does, for
example.

-- David

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QS Computing - 11 Jan 2006 14:44 GMT

Thanks, I'll try NetBeans. Do I just need the standard NetBeans
download, or are there some special extras I need? And will I need the
midlet's source code or will the bytecode suffice?

Thanks,
- QS Computing.

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Darryl L. Pierce - 11 Jan 2006 16:12 GMT

David Wahler wrote:

>>Is there a way to run J2ME apps (such as mobile phone games) on a
>>standard PC?
>
> J2ME midlets are standard Java applications, only using a somewhat
> different API.

No, they aren't. MIDlets are controlled by a application manager on the
platform and do *not* run as "standard java applications"; i.e., they do
not have a main() method.

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Darryl L. Pierce - 11 Jan 2006 16:11 GMT

> Is there a way to run J2ME apps (such as mobile phone games) on a
> standard PC?

Yes. The various toolkits come with emulators. There is also a project
called ME4SE that provides similar functionality.

What are you trying to do?

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QS Computing - 12 Jan 2006 07:18 GMT

> What are you trying to do?

Initially, I'm intending to use it to play through (free) games to see
if they're any good before downloading to my phone. But eventually I'm
hoping to make an attempt at writing my own.

- QS Computing.

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Darryl L. Pierce - 12 Jan 2006 17:45 GMT

>>What are you trying to do?
>
> Initially, I'm intending to use it to play through (free) games to see
> if they're any good before downloading to my phone. But eventually I'm
> hoping to make an attempt at writing my own.

In that case, grab Sun's Wireless Toolkit 2.2. You can run the emulators
from outside of the development environment and test the games that way. :)

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