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Developing and Packaging J2ME Applications
in development of a MIDlet. The specifications listed above are designed to work upon devices that have these characteristics.
Network conditions would only apply for networked applications such as streaming tickers, email clients, etc.
In addition to the specifications, an array of tools is available to assist the development cycle. These range from the command line tools provided with Software Development Kits (SDK) from Sun (as of writing 1.4.1_04) to Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) which can be free or purchased. These IDEs come from a range of sources such as Sun, IBM, Metrowerks and Borland to name a few.
For a look at such environments, review the “Motorola T720 Handset Developer Guide” which is available from the MOTOCODER website.
In addition to the IDEs and Sun SDK for development, Motorola offers access to our own SDK which contains Motorola device emulators. From here, a MIDlet can be built and then deployed onto an emulated target handset. This will enable debugging and validation of the MIDlet before deployment to a real, physical handset. The latest Motorola SDK can be downloaded from the MOTOCODER website.
Please refer to the product specifications at the back of this guide for detailed information on each handset.
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