I have an idea for a simple application to run on an iPod. I'm an experienced programmer but have no experience on iPod or any Mac or Apple operating system. What are the bare essentials in terms of hardware and software to begin developing using a PC as the development platform? Does the PC need to be running Linux?
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You may want to take a look at this thread http://stackoverflow.com/questions/414636/iphone-development-environment-from-scratch – Darryl Braaten Jan 09 '09 at 18:26
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“Does the PC need to be running Linux?” I'm not sure why you would think that, considering Macs don't run Linux either. – Peter Hosey Jan 09 '09 at 20:58
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You can't run applications on an iPod, unless it is an iPhone or iPod Touch. For that platform, you need a Mac running Leopard, Xcode (free), and the SDK (free).
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1You can, if that application is a game. :) I have an IPod video, and there are tons of games for it. – John Kraft Feb 12 '09 at 21:23
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You could look into the term Hackintosh - then you could run Xcode. Not done it myself, and you might need to buy some specific hardware :)
You might find this previous thread useful.
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You need to use a Macintosh and Xcode to develop software for the iPhone/iPod touch.
There is some new software that was announced this week called ModelBaker that allows you to create Ajax iPhone apps, but it only runs on a Macintosh as well.
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