Grand Rapid browser, quite nice !

[victormarchand]

I´ve just tried the Java based web browser (Grand Rapid, see grandrapid.com) on my series 7.
It seems better then Opera, a bit slower maybe, but so far it does things better then my Opera 5.14.
(my test is to read email , by accessing a Lotus Notes webmail interface, which is very java(script?) intensive.)

So far I´m positively surprised by this thing.

I had to search google to find the right download. GrandRapid.com requires (free) registration and they do not respond real fast....

Don´t install the EPOC version, I think it´s only for the 9210. But the basic version (GrandRapid_v1.0.zip) will work nicely. Unzip it (on your PC, unzipping will run out of memory on your Psion) to e.g. /grandrapid.
Next move all the files which are in /grandrapid/lib, to /System/Java/Lib/ext. Start eshell and run the browser by issuing the command : jave -cd /grandrapid BrowserStart . Bingo.

Victor

[fazrihan]

I do not understand. Can you tell me which basic version of the Browser you are talking about.?

I went to http://www.meyou.com/grandrapid/download_page.jsp#java and cannot decide which one to download.

Han Solo

[victormarchand]

On the webpage you mention, get the file GrandRapid_v1.0.zip (1.9 MB) , which is mentioned as Java Platform. That´s the one I use.

Victor

[cangiante]

ciao all!

you wil find another post dealing with the grandrapid here at psionplace:

http://www.pdastreet.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15675&highlight=grandrapid

[victormarchand]

gosh, I should have searched better before posting.... I guess we should continue the discussion in that thread.