It is often necessary to run J2ME applications for mobile phones on a desktop computer. This may be required by both ordinary users and developers of such applications. To do this, you will have to use the MicroEmulator program.
Instructions
Step 1
Regardless of which operating system is installed on your computer (Linux or Windows), you will need Java as MicroEmulator runs on top of this platform. Open a command prompt and enter the command "java" (without quotes). If an error message appears, you will have to download and install this platform. To do this, go to the following site:
java.com/ru/ Then follow the instructions for downloading and installing the platform on your computer for your operating system
Step 2
Now go to the following site:
microemu.org/ Download MicroEmulator. Since it runs on top of Java, any OS will need to download the same archive
Step 3
The emulator works without installation - just unpack all files from the archive into a separate folder. Place the JAR files with the J2ME applications that you want to run on your computer into the same folder. JAD files are optional.
Step 4
You will need the command line again to launch the emulator. For convenience, launch the file manager in it: in Linux - Midnight Commander, in Windows - FAR. Using the file manager, go to the folder where the emulator is located. Then launch the mobile application you are interested in with the command: java -jar microemulator.jar (the name of the JAR file with the J2ME application) For example: java -jar microemulator.jar myapplication.jar If the application bundle also contains a JAD file, then its name is substituted into the command a string instead of the name of the JAR file. For example: java -jar microemulator.jar myapplication.jad You cannot specify the names of both files from the J2ME application bundle (JAR and JAD).
Step 5
You can run the emulator with additional options, such as emulating phones from certain manufacturers or enabling special modes. How to do this is described on the next page:
microemu.org/usage.html
