From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,7f25e14069ef7ea3 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-09-04 10:30:55 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!cyclone.socal.rr.com!cyclone3.kc.rr.com!news3.kc.rr.com!twister.socal.rr.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3D7643B7.E650AFC8@san.rr.com> From: Darren New X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Java falling short of mobile promise? References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 17:30:55 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.75.148.61 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: twister.socal.rr.com 1031160655 66.75.148.61 (Wed, 04 Sep 2002 10:30:55 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 10:30:55 PDT Organization: RoadRunner - West Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:28740 Date: 2002-09-04T17:30:55+00:00 List-Id: "Robert C. Leif" wrote: > That is why, one should use vector graphics. Nothing stops you from using vector graphics on the phones. It's just that nobody has published a library that will rasterize the vector graphics for you that will run on a variety of phones. And it remains the case that the problem isn't with the technology, but with the design of the games. No matter what quality of printing press you use or what graphics library, "DOOM: The Board Game" isn't going to have the same play style as Id's version. Vector graphics isn't going to help at all if your screen is 4 lines or 20-character text. And remember we're talking about cell phones. They don't really have the kinds of memory you might expect out of a desktop system. -- Darren New San Diego, CA, USA (PST). Cryptokeys on demand. ** http://images.fbrtech.com/dnew/ ** Try our EbolaBurgers... So tender they melt in your mouth.