09-21-2005, 03:00 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Opera for Smartphone Runs on WM5 Pocket PCs?
"Tired of waiting for the Pocket PC version of Opera, I downloaded the trial version of Opera 8.00u1 for Windows Mobile Smartphone 2003 and just tried to install it on my brand new i-mate JASJAR. Lo and behold, it worked! I kid you not, I even managed to get VGA support by tweaking the exe..."
I've long heard about the improved compatibility between Smartphone and Pocket PC with the advent of WM5, but I didn't know it worked this well. Let's hope Opera releases a version compatible with all Pocket PCs soon. (In the meantime, it's worth pointing out that Opera has decided to make their desktop version permanently free.)
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09-21-2005, 03:17 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Geez, i completely forgot this to try out on WM5...
Edit: On desktop, Firefox still rocks 
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09-21-2005, 03:30 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Mar 2005
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I even managed to get VGA support by tweaking the exe.
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That's what is called VGA Brute Force in Tweaks2k2 .NET 8)
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09-21-2005, 04:01 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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I hope this is the case.. I have a client that would like to run TextMaker on his Smartphone. Unfortunately, he has the Mpx220.
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09-21-2005, 04:02 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Originally Posted by ricksfiona
I hope this is the case.. I have a client that would like to run TextMaker on his Smartphone. Unfortunately, he has the Mpx220.
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IIRC, Smartphone apps do run under WM5 (regular), but PPC apps does not run under WM5 for smartphone....
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09-21-2005, 04:05 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Originally Posted by ricksfiona
I hope this is the case.. I have a client that would like to run TextMaker on his Smartphone. Unfortunately, he has the Mpx220.
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I can't imagen TextMaker running in a mpx220.
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09-21-2005, 05:15 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Originally Posted by ctitanic
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Originally Posted by ricksfiona
I hope this is the case.. I have a client that would like to run TextMaker on his Smartphone. Unfortunately, he has the Mpx220.
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I can't imagen TextMaker running in a mpx220. |
Well, to be techical, TextMaker doesn't run under WM5 yet either  But I know what you mean
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09-21-2005, 07:21 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Re: Opera for Smartphone Runs on WM5 Pocket PCs?
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
I've long heard about the improved compatibility between Smartphone and Pocket PC with the advent of WM5, but I didn't know it worked this well. Let's hope Opera releases a version compatible with all Pocket PCs soon. (In the meantime, it's worth pointing out that Opera has decided to make their desktop version permanently free.) |
Regrettably, Opera *doesn't* run on my WM5 X51v. :evil: I assume that it's too tied to the Smartphone-type networking code.
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Originally Posted by KTamas
Edit: On desktop, Firefox still rocks |
Perhaps, but Opera is better.
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09-21-2005, 07:24 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Re: Opera for Smartphone Runs on WM5 Pocket PCs?
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Originally Posted by ADBrown
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
I've long heard about the improved compatibility between Smartphone and Pocket PC with the advent of WM5, but I didn't know it worked this well. Let's hope Opera releases a version compatible with all Pocket PCs soon. (In the meantime, it's worth pointing out that Opera has decided to make their desktop version permanently free.) |
Regrettably, Opera *doesn't* run on my WM5 X51v. :evil: I assume that it's probably tied to the networking code.
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Originally Posted by KTamas
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Perhaps, but Opera is better. |
Opera does run on my Blueangel.
Firefox still rocks
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09-21-2005, 08:27 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Won't run on my Dell X51v either *sigh*
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