"Peter" wrote in message


My HP4700 has 64MB of RAM & WM2003 SE v 4.21.1088 build 15045.2.6.0

I do have a fair # of other apps on there already. 4.90MB is free
(storage) and 8.38MB (programs). Not enough for .NET evidently.
...
With the appropriate screen calls to get
the current screen size, one can work in 640x480. But M$ is trying to
get everybody to use .NET now. This may be OK on a PC (where the ~
150MB runtime is tolerable, and (like with Java) it's a fair
assumption that most people will eventually have it) but on a PPC it
is quite limiting. The latest .NET will eat up a lot of memory.


Just to clarify, the actual Compact Framework v2 installer is about 2MB in
size. The full download from Microsoft includes installers for several
different platforms, documentation, etc. that bloat its size.

Also, PocketPC 2003 and Windows Mobile 5 do ship with a version of the CF
installed, it's just that it's outdated. Windows Mobile 5 devices also don't
have a distinction between ROM and RAM.

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