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Iceboxman Technologies Pocket PC Software
We create Pocket PC Software and Web-based Applications. Currently, we have a small selection of Pocket PC Games, but a wide variety of various interesting subjects.
We have created and Analog Clock Program and Pocket Chips Challenge is currently in Beta version, but we'll soon have some Web Applications avalable.
We also have free Visual Basic source code available in the Source Code section of the web site. For George Carlin Lyrics, visit the George Carlin section.
There are currently lyrics to one of George Carlin's CDs and soon to be another. For other information, see the news items below:
Adding sound to Chips Challenge
[ Friday, October 07, 2005 ] I am in progress of adding sound to Chips Challenge. I am using the FMOD library. All the places where sounds should occur are marked and it is mostly a matter of stopping the sounds/music while the game isn't in normal playing mode and starting up again if it is.Posted by -
Good News! Compilation success
[ Wednesday, October 05, 2005 ] I have finally set up my computer to recompile chips successfully using EVC 4.0. I just needed to install the Pocket PC 2003 SDK. Now hopefully, I can make some more progress on this game. Not having a working Pocket PC was the biggest hurdle with finishing this game. I had no reason to at the time, but now I do. I will probably be adding sound next (FMod???) followed by the little tasks such as password protecting levels, dialogs, end of level points, etc. I may make some improvments to the game such as the menu and keyboard with which I am not completely satisfied.
If anybody would like help setting up the source code I made available previously in an environment with EVC 4.0 and Pocket PC 2003 SDK, email me using the link in the black bar and I'll do my best to help you, although you can wait for me to compile another version.Posted by -
Setting up a development environment
[ Wednesday, October 05, 2005 ] Here's a small update to where I am so far.
I am trying to set up my PC with a development environment similar to what I had when I was previously working on Pocket Chips Challenge. It made use of GapiDraw (Version 1.04 at that time) and I was using eMbedded Visual C++ 3.0 which worked fine for the pocket PCs available at that time.
Pocket PCs have come a long way since then. Here is a short history since I started programming them. This is based on what I know, so if anything is inaccurate, please feel free to comment.
As I stated above, I started with EVC 3.0, which was designed for Pocket PCs running WinCE 3.0 (or Pocket PC) which were available in MIPS, ARM, and SH3. Then EVC 4.0 came out with updates to allow compilation for PPC2002. These new Pocket PCs were only running ARM processors. Soon came the X-Scale Processors which are variations of the ARM processor designed to run at various speeds for various needs. In other words, it would "scale" itself to your needs.
The next OS to come out was Windows Mobile 3.0 (or 2003) which had features designed for mobility such as wireless and bluetooth features. This is the latest popular one, although Windows Mobile 5.0 (based on it coming out in 2005) is starting to come out on devices now.
My PC runs Windows XP, which will not run EVC 3.0, so I just setup my PC using EVC 4.0 and after trying numerous time to compile Pocket Chips Challenge, I am running into an issue where GapiDraw 1.04 requires a library called "aygshell". It appears that this is not provided with EVC 4.0. GapiDraw is currently at Version 3.51 and is no longer free for developers to use. I am considering writing my own graphics library. I had started on one before discovering GapiDraw and have used it for Super Pocket Tetris. My plan is to convert this into an equivalent version of GapiDraw 1.04 and do a direct replacement for Pocket Chips Challenge.
OK, so maybe it wasn't such a small update... :)Posted by -
I have a new Pocket PC
[ Tuesday, October 04, 2005 ]  | I now have a Pocket PC. The model I have is an Asus A716 which includes built-in bluetooth and Wireless LAN. My old one suffered a short life after being left on the floor and stepped on in the dark. I have been trying to set up a programming environment so that I can continue making programs. However, I am still playing around with Embedded Visual C++ 4.0 to get it to compile programs older devices can still use. |
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New RSS Feed
[ Monday, September 19, 2005 ] Iceboxman Technologies now has an RSS feed available at http://www.iceboxman.com/rss.php. It will display the latest news.Posted by -
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