thanks a lot that helps a lot On 4/17/09, Giraldo Rosales <[email protected]> wrote: > 1. If you just want to create web pages that are hosted on your server to be > targeted for display on an iPhone, you do not need a OSX, you can run a > simulator to view it as if it were viewed on the iPhone. I believe one of > these simulators can be found at, http://www.aptana.com. Haven't looked into > it that much, downloaded it for a quick sec to check it out then deleted it. > > 2. If you want to create a web application that is installed and run locally > on the iPhone, you can try a framework. There are 3 that I know of: > LiquidGear - http://www.liquidgear.net > Big5 - http://www.big5apps.com > PhoneGap - http://www.phonegap.com > > With these, you do not need to know any Objective-C, your app will be > completely in HTML/JS/CSS but you will need XCode to compile the framework > and package it up. So for this second solution, you WILL need OSX. > > 3. If you are developing an app natively in Obj-C, you will f course need > OSX to compile in XCode. > > Now, as Sam was mentioning, you do not necessesarily need a Mac to have OSX, > since the Mac is using an Intel processor now, there are ways to Hack it to > install it on a PC, but do not know if you can dual boot or run through a > virtual PC. But depending on the solution you choose, will depend on if you > need OSX. Just as how you can only develop .NET apps on a Windows box. > > To keep it plain and simple, you need OSX to build an app that will be in > the AppStore. You do not need one to build a web app hosted on your server > to be viewed via Mobile Safari. > > -G > LiquidGear.net > > > > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 5:53 AM, mehul joshi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> But that means you need Mac OSX to develope iphone application. You cannot >> develop on microsoft platform as a web application ? >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 4:21 AM, Sam Shaw < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Mehul, >>> >>> Yes, you can also install Mac OS X on your PC if it has a Core 2 Duo >>> processor. Try Googling "Hackintosh" (without the inverted commas). >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> Sam >>> Co-Founder DreamWorld Solutions >>> >>> Skype: dreamworldtech >>> Yahoo Msngr: dreamworldtech >>> AIM: dreamworldtech1 >>> GTalk: [email protected] >>> Phone: +1(847)-380-4181 >>> >>> http://www.dreamworldsol.com >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 7:22 AM, mehul joshi <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm new to this group and want to know if it is possible to develope >>>> applications for iPhone/iPod touch on PC. I dont want to invest in Mac >>>> for >>>> now but as per Apple website you need SDK, Mac & in future iphone or >>>> ipod >>>> touch if you want to play with sensor control in your app. So is it >>>> possible >>>> to build iPhone App using PC. I've been developing software on PC for 8 >>>> years now mostly on .Net platform. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance. >>>> -M >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >> > > > >
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