It's not the best group for this question, but there are probably a
number of people from this group who might have some qualified
recommendations.

I'd like to write some programs for my Compaq Aero. First on my list is
a weight and balance program customized for my glider, but there are a
small number of other applications of that magnitude which would be
really handy to have on a pocket device like my Compaq Aero.

Any recommendations out there for an inexpensive (under $200??)
development tool set w/ emulator for XP that I can use to develop these
sort of apps? I figure visual basic is probably the most likely
candidate, but since my last significant programming efforts were in
Fortran or Basic, I'm probably going to have to do some catch-up no
matter which language I go with.

Thanks!

Mark

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