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

Hans-Christian Andersen hans.andersen at phulse.com
Tue Feb 5 01:21:20 CST 2013


How about FreeDOS? http://www.freedos.org/

- Hans


On 2013-02-04, at 3:50 PM, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> 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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