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

Excuse me.  PowerBASIC applications are anything but "ancient stuff".  It's a very powerful  
32bit Windows compiler.

-- 
Stuart

On 4 Feb 2013 at 15:50, Jim Lawrence wrote:

> 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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