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Bokkie · 10-19-2008, 05:57 AM

Guys, forgive me for being dumb and way ahead of my current knowledge of the 505 but I'd like to ask something about it. As a C# developer I've done a lot of development on Windows, Mobile based PDA's and on some GPS devices (C). I'm going through Valloric's guide on changing the 505's fonts. That's got me thinking about the 505.

Can you actually develop applications that can run on the 505 or are they just scripts of some form or another? That is, nothing that can respond to button presses and other events, etc?

If there is a development environment what's available for use?

Does the 505 use a Linux-based OS or something proprietery that Sony leveraged?

10-19-2008, 05:57 AM	#1
Bokkie Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 22 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: PRS-505	505 development. Guys, forgive me for being dumb and way ahead of my current knowledge of the 505 but I'd like to ask something about it. As a C# developer I've done a lot of development on Windows, Mobile based PDA's and on some GPS devices (C). I'm going through Valloric's guide on changing the 505's fonts. That's got me thinking about the 505. Can you actually develop applications that can run on the 505 or are they just scripts of some form or another? That is, nothing that can respond to button presses and other events, etc? If there is a development environment what's available for use? Does the 505 use a Linux-based OS or something proprietery that Sony leveraged?