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Who says there can only be one SIM card? What if the user can have her own SIM card? Who says SIM cards are only useful with cell networks? What if the user
by jingo 13y ago
Who says there can only be one SIM card? What if the user can have her own SIM card? Who says SIM cards are only useful with cell networks? What if the user has her own network? Is that impossible, now and forever? What if she has her own authentication and encryption needs, apart from some telecom's network?
Yes, the telecom owns the card they give you. Indeed, that is their property. But they don't need to own the smart card standard and use it to exclude users from using the slot.
Imagine if the motherboard you bought would had certain slots that were off-limits to you and open to use only by certain companies.
As for "glorified assemler", have you considered something more succinct, like FORTH. There's nothing glorious about Java.
- nicolas314 13y agoSIM cards are just your average smart cards dedicated to do mobile network stuff. You can buy your own blank smart cards from Gemalto and Oberthur if you so wish. Javacard is not Java. No OO, no classes, no GC, no floats, no strings, the only data type you can use is int16. Have fun.
- jingo 13y agoI'm no authority on JavaCard, but I'd guess it's verbose like Java and expects some sort of auto-completion capable "IDE". I took a quick peek at a JavaCard standard and I could swear it said there are classes. I don't want no stinking Java, whether it's a small subset of the language or the full blown monster. For the task at hand, I'd have more fun with assembly language than anything prefixed with "Java". The blank smart card possibilities are enticing. If we can use our own crypto. Doesn't OpenMoko's WikiReader run FORTH?