MicroBasic, basic language for mobile phones

BalrogSoft · Post by **BalrogSoft** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 4:38 pm

Hi, i was developing a basic language for mobile phones, the runtime was written on java 2 micro edition (java version for mobile phones and pda computers), and the compiler was written on PureBasic. It's the first release as beta stage, it only can draw images or 2d elements and read game keys. To test the programs you must to have a mobile phone with java support with MIDP 1.0, or download the java wireless toolkit of sun, that include an emulator of java 2 micro edition.

To download the compiler go here: http://www.balrogsoftware.com/downloads/MicroBasic.zip

To download the emulator of Java Wireless Toolkit go here:http://java.sun.com/j2me/download.html

Bonne_den_kule · Post by **Bonne_den_kule** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:26 pm

Very good work! It will be funny to make progs for my siemens mc60

Checkout: http://www.mobilebasic.com

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:33 pm

hi! Sorry for bringing an old post up again

Is there any way to get java on a PocketPc running windows pocket edition?

BalrogSoft · Post by **BalrogSoft** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:46 pm

Hi thefool, take a look to this site:
http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/u ... cjava.html

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:38 pm

thanks

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:27 pm

How about one for PocketPC? that would be awesome

BalrogSoft · Post by **BalrogSoft** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:42 pm

Yes, it could be awesome, but i have some problems to make it, i don't have a pocketpc, i made the basic language for java, because i learnt java on university, but i don't know anything about pocketpc, make a pocketpc basic language require to learn all about pocketpc and i don't have the time required for it. And at the moment i don't have time to update microbasic...

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:54 pm

That's ok.
I'm not that good with java myself. I have read one book for newbies, so I know the very basics. But that's about it. Maybe I should take it further and checkout your compiler. Would be fun to write stuff for my cellphones. Yes, cellphoneS hehehehe

Do you know if there is a big difference between normal mobile java and the system Panasonic X70 uses?

BalrogSoft · Post by **BalrogSoft** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:09 pm

The compiler is on a very early stage, you can create very simple games, about Panasonic X70 i think that it support MIDP 2.0 and MicroBasic use MIDP 1.0, it must to work. MicroBasic will work on any cell phone with java support, because it use only J2ME classes of MIDP 1.0. Generally cell phones with j2me support have all default classes, but some models have its own classes also (usually to solve some lacks of MIDP 1.0 that don't support sound and other features that MIDP 2.0 support), but MicroBasic don't use special classes...

DoubleDutch · Post by **DoubleDutch** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:05 pm

I think Dave was going to do something with MIDP2.0 (David Firth wrote the MicroBASIC). I've known him for years - he is from Preston too!

Dave is probabily most "famous" for his 8-bit Atari emulator.

-Anthony

DarkDragon · Post by **DarkDragon** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:43 pm

Well, does this work for Panasonic GD 87?

DoubleDutch · Post by **DoubleDutch** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:58 pm

Sorry Balrog! I meant MobileBasic, not Microbasic...

-Anthony

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:05 pm

GD87, is that an old model? Mine came out last year I think. Cost a bundle

DarkDragon · Post by **DarkDragon** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:20 pm

My mobile phone is about 2 years old, but with camera etc... when the nokia organizer-phone came out.

[EDIT]
http://www.panasonicmobile.com/e_eng/products/gd87/