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J2ME MIDlet Example (2000)

A working J2ME MIDlet demonstrating CLDC 1.0 constraints: a MIDP UI form, HTTP connection via the Generic Connection Framework, and persistent storage using the Record Management Store.

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A MIDP MIDlet that fetches data over HTTP and persists it in RMS — the full J2ME development cycle in one small app.

Source code
# J2ME MIDlet Example (2000)

Code from the article [J2ME: Writing Java Applications for Mobile and Embedded Devices](https://rishisharma.in/articles/j2me-mobile-first-steps).

Requires J2ME Wireless Toolkit 1.0+ (Sun WTK) or any CLDC 1.0 / MIDP 1.0 compatible toolchain.

```sh
# With the Sun Wireless Toolkit (preverify + run on emulator)
preverify -classpath $WTK_HOME/lib/midpapi.zip -d preverified src/com/motorola/midlet
jar cvfm StatusMIDlet.jar manifest.mf -C preverified .
emulator -classpath StatusMIDlet.jar StatusMIDlet
```

## Contents

- `src/com/motorola/midlet/StatusMIDlet.java` — main MIDlet: lifecycle, MIDP Form UI, HTTP fetch, RMS persistence
- `manifest.mf` — JAD-compatible manifest with MIDlet attributes