For now, I don't believe we'll see Simulators on the Mac in the foreseable future, mainly because resources to port the sim seem to be limited at PalmSource. It's safer to keep a cheap PC (and certainly faster than running VPC, unless you have an ass-kicking 2x2.5Ghz G5 with lots of RAM).
Also, I got reports from a friend that after applying SP2 to Windows XP
rendered some simulators non-functional (they crash at startup). For my
part, since I only need my PC for the simulator, I kept SP1 and everything
is fine (the Zodiac simulator tended to crash but seems to be working fine
these days...)
Florent
On 22 janv. 05, at 17:26, C. B. Schofield wrote:
On 1/22/05 7:21 AM, "Florent Pillet" wrote:
Keep your Windows box around: you'll need it to run the simulators.
Yes, it's safe to say you'll still need your Windows box. Until about a
year ago, all of my Palm development was 100% Mac-based. I'm crossing my
fingers (but not holding out any real hope) that the Mac will once again be
a first-class citizen (perhaps with an Eclipse-based IDE?). Of course, the
simulators will probably always be Windows only. Virtual PC may work, but
even if your current Windows box is dated, it will probably give you a
better overall experience than VPC. I'm fortunate that my client likes me
enough to have purchased a Windows box for me. ;)
Craig
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