[dba-Tech] Run your favourite Windows application on anAndroidtablet?

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Mon Feb 4 17:50:13 CST 2013


Hi Stuart:

If you are using a command prompt to run PowerBASIC maybe something like
DosBOX might be enough. On Linux boxes it can run some really ancient stuff
that may even stall on Wine or any modern version of Windows for that
matter.

http://www.howtogeek.com/104725/how-to-use-dosbox-to-run-dos-games-and-old-a
pps/

I know it works on any Linux and Apple computers.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 2:44 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Run your favourite WIndows application on
anAndroidtablet?

It's still an early Alpha, do so I don't think that performance is really
relevant yet.

It will be interesting to see where in goes in the next 12 months or so.

(I'd love to be able to run some of my PowerBASIC apps directly on my tablet
<g>)

-- 
Stuart

On 4 Feb 2013 at 14:33, Jim Lawrence wrote:

> Hi Stuart:
> 
> I already have a client who didn't want to be away from his Office 2007,
and
> didn't free safe with Libra Office, running his Office on his Ubuntu box.
> 
> According to the article Android, Wine and Office do not seem to be a good
> fit if performance is the requirement...mind you not so much so if you are
> running everything on straight Linux.
> 
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart
McLachlan
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 1:39 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Run your favourite WIndows application on an
> Androidtablet?
> 
> Don't hold your breath,but it may be coming:
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/04/android_wine/
> 
> 
> 
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