Muller, Edward writes:
> I agree that using an interpreted language would 'probably' have
> more of a battery drain. But none is going to want to put linux/bsd
> on these devices if there aren't any apps.
No user is going to want to install it without apps. No developer is
going to want to install it without a programming language. Right now
I'm frustrated by the difficulty of writing a program for the iPAQ.
I'm casting about (casting pearls, casting aspersions) for a
solution. Keith and Dirk are right about the power inefficiency of an
interpreted language. But an interpreted language makes the same
machine useful for both a developer and a user, with no added resources.
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