Mobipocket support on it's way...

Riocaz · 03-16-2007, 06:53 AM

Just noticed this...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karel@iRex

Quote:

So far, one can only read books. Old books. Period. Everything else sooner or later hits a wall or two. For reading (old) books only it is a bit overpriced.

Mobipocket support is on track.

Is this the first time iRex have actually specified Mobipocket support rather than making cryptic "There has been a lot of speculation about one ebook supplier. And we have never denied it" style comments?

Adam B. · 03-16-2007, 07:23 AM

I dunno, their comments never sounded cryptic to me. Between that, and posts on the mobipocket forums. I considered it a 99.99% chance that the format would be mobipocket.

vvoi666 · 03-16-2007, 08:31 AM

they've been talking about an 'official announcement' about this for about what, three months now?

it's always coming soon ... i believe it when i see it.

Almagne · 03-16-2007, 10:14 AM

IIRC someone said that that with firmware 2.9 Mobipocket now recognizes the iLiad. Was there some undocumented function included in revision 2.9?

henkvdg · 03-16-2007, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Almagne

IIRC someone said that that with firmware 2.9 Mobipocket now recognizes the iLiad. Was there some undocumented function included in revision 2.9?

See: http://forum.irexnet.com/viewtopic.p...ght=mobipocket

and

http://www.mobipocket.com/forum/view...=1077&start=30

vampyre · 03-18-2007, 12:56 PM

Delighted though I am to see my Iliad recognised by Mobipocket since the last upgrade I still can't read trashy fiction on the device yet.
Much though I love my Iliad and have found Irex to be quite good (since I'm not techie) when they use the word "soon" my heart just sinks

(I am in Ireland, it would have been great to spend this holiday weekend reading mindless junk on my Iliad

)

henkvdg · 03-18-2007, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vampyre

Delighted though I am to see my Iliad recognised by Mobipocket since the last upgrade I still can't read trashy fiction on the device yet.
Much though I love my Iliad and have found Irex to be quite good (since I'm not techie) when they use the word "soon" my heart just sinks

(I am in Ireland, it would have been great to spend this holiday weekend reading mindless junk on my Iliad

)

Like what?

vampyre · 03-18-2007, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by henkvdg

Like what?

Any rubbish at all that is not chick lit or Dan Brown with lots and lots of murders

Since my set of the dark tower books mysteriously went missing before I ever got to read them perhaps that. As long as my brain cells are in no way challenged.

Last week I bought a paperback (skinny one too I read it in one evening) it was €12

(must look at prices before paying next time)

vampyre · 03-21-2007, 12:54 PM

Thom from Irex has posted that the issues are with Sun and Mobipocket and being closed down one at a time.
Bah!

nekokami · 03-21-2007, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thom

We're working on few extra requirements SUN & Mobipocket have and closing down issues one by one.....

I don't know what requirements Sun would have. Dependencies for Java, maybe? Didn't someone already get Java running on the iLiad?

I wonder if I know any of the people at Sun who are working on this... (I used to work for Sun tech support, though not in Europe.)

Alexander Turcic · 03-21-2007, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

I don't know what requirements Sun would have. Dependencies for Java, maybe? Didn't someone already get Java running on the iLiad?

The Mobipocket port for the iLiad will be written in Java. It's a pity, native Linux binaries would have been nicer

narve · 03-22-2007, 04:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

The Mobipocket port for the iLiad will be written in Java. It's a pity, native Linux binaries would have been nicer

I disagree -- I am a Java fanboy. It is reasonable to believe that developing java apps would be easier, and eliminate the need for extra toolchain, complicated development environment, cross compile etc. "Write once, run everywhere" you know?

Of course, how it actually will work out is another story... we will see.

Robert Marquard · 03-22-2007, 06:25 AM

Java makes indeed sense. Any decent PDA/bookreader with Linux should be able to run Java. Cell phones may have a Java enabled CPU. If need be a dedicated Java VM can be created now that Java is GPL.
Most of the Mobipocket reader is OS independent so it is best written in a portable programming language. For the OS dependent stuff JNI stubs can be written.

nekokami · 03-22-2007, 07:34 AM

I have no real problem with the idea of Mobipocket being written in Java (though I know too much about the problems of Java -- as with sausages, sometimes it's better not to know what went into making a programming language!) I think it makes a lot of sense for a book reader to be written in Java, for maximum platform support. I was just wondering what the "issues" were that iRex was citing with Sun, and also I had thought that someone already got Java working on the iLiad.

narve · 03-22-2007, 08:19 AM

I wonder about those issues as well, and which Java VM they are going to base it on...

The Java VM mentioned on the forums was wonka; it is probably nice but it is stuck on 1.4 (last I checked).

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03-16-2007, 07:23 AM	#2
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	I dunno, their comments never sounded cryptic to me. Between that, and posts on the mobipocket forums. I considered it a 99.99% chance that the format would be mobipocket.

03-16-2007, 08:31 AM	#3
vvoi666 Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 29 Join Date: May 2006	they've been talking about an 'official announcement' about this for about what, three months now? it's always coming soon ... i believe it when i see it.

03-16-2007, 10:14 AM	#4
Almagne Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 11 Join Date: Jan 2007	IIRC someone said that that with firmware 2.9 Mobipocket now recognizes the iLiad. Was there some undocumented function included in revision 2.9?

03-18-2007, 12:56 PM	#6
vampyre Haemoglobin Junkie Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In the Shadows Device: Sony Reader Touch, Irex Iliad	Delighted though I am to see my Iliad recognised by Mobipocket since the last upgrade I still can't read trashy fiction on the device yet. Much though I love my Iliad and have found Irex to be quite good (since I'm not techie) when they use the word "soon" my heart just sinks (I am in Ireland, it would have been great to spend this holiday weekend reading mindless junk on my Iliad )

03-21-2007, 12:54 PM	#9
vampyre Haemoglobin Junkie Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In the Shadows Device: Sony Reader Touch, Irex Iliad	Thom from Irex has posted that the issues are with Sun and Mobipocket and being closed down one at a time. Bah!

03-22-2007, 06:25 AM	#13
Robert Marquard Delphi-Guy Posts: 285 Karma: 1151 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: iLiad, Palm T3	Java makes indeed sense. Any decent PDA/bookreader with Linux should be able to run Java. Cell phones may have a Java enabled CPU. If need be a dedicated Java VM can be created now that Java is GPL. Most of the Mobipocket reader is OS independent so it is best written in a portable programming language. For the OS dependent stuff JNI stubs can be written.

03-22-2007, 07:34 AM	#14
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I have no real problem with the idea of Mobipocket being written in Java (though I know too much about the problems of Java -- as with sausages, sometimes it's better not to know what went into making a programming language!) I think it makes a lot of sense for a book reader to be written in Java, for maximum platform support. I was just wondering what the "issues" were that iRex was citing with Sun, and also I had thought that someone already got Java working on the iLiad.

03-22-2007, 08:19 AM	#15
narve iLiad fan Posts: 210 Karma: 3864 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: iRex iLiad	I wonder about those issues as well, and which Java VM they are going to base it on... The Java VM mentioned on the forums was wonka; it is probably nice but it is stuck on 1.4 (last I checked).