Java EPOC R5 SDK
The Psion Series 5mx, Revo and Revo Plus, Series 7 and NetPad
all use the EPOC R5 (Symbian OS v.5) operating system.
The Java™ Software Development Kit (SDK) allows you
to develop software for this operating system in Java.
Java™ is an industry-standard language supporting application
and applet development on a very wide variety of machines. The EPOC
SDK for Java provides a Java Compatible™ VM and library for the EPOC
platform, and supports implementation of Java applications and applets
written using any standard Java development system.
Native method development is also supported: this requires
the EPOC C++ SDK.
(Taken from the EPOC SDK Help file.)
The Psion EPOC R5 SDKs are available from a limited number
of sources: internet downloads, on CD-ROMs accompanying books or on a
CD-ROM ordered from this website.
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Installing the SDK
- The SDK will be downloaded as a zipped file (or files),
so unzip it to a folder of choice, e.g. C:\PSION\EPOC
- When unzipped, install the program by running the file SETUP.EXE.
The EPOC emulator will install to the default location,
C:\EPOC32
- Read the
readme.txt file. You may need to create
a virtual drive to run the emulator. If you do you can add
the following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\subst F: C:\EPOC32
(where F: is the name of the virtual drive, and
C:\EPOC is the location of the Emulator. Alter
these for your own computer setup).
You can read about it here on the Symbian Tech Notes: Which
drive should I install my Software Development Kit on?
- Tip: If you do not create a virtual drive you may find in
My Computer that the default icon for Drive C has changed
to the EPOC icon. In this case, you shall need to create a
virtual drive to correct this.
Drive F will now have the EPOC icon. You may find that
if you double-click the F drive icon you are prompted to
set-up Windows. To correct this right-click Drive F and
select "Open" (or locate C:\EPOC32) and edit the file autorun.inf
removing, or REMing the line OPEN=SETUP.EXE
- As this is simply the EPOC operating system running under
Win32 you have no need for BAT files or rebooting to DOS.
Simply choose which size screen you want to run and click
the appropriate icon. The emulator will first open a DOS screen
and then the main interface.
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