Re: [BLACKBOX] iPad

From: [at]} <Chris>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:55:52 +0930

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In the interest of fairness here's the other side of the story:

"Steve Jobs' letter explaining Apple's Flash distaste"

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20003742-264.html

Regards,

Chris Burrows
CFB Software
Astrobe: ARM Oberon-07 Development System
http://www.astrobe.com
 

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>From: BlackBox [mailto:BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xy
>Chris Burrows
>Sent: Sunday, 11 April 2010 8:58 AM
>To: BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xy
>Subject: Re: [BLACKBOX] iPad
>
>If the information here is correct and I haven't misunderstood
>it, Apple are even trying to specify what languages must be
>used to develop official iPhone apps!
>
>http://daringfireball.net/2010/04/iphone_agreement_bans_flash_compiler
>
>Regards,
>Chris Burrows
>
>CFB Software
>Armaide: ARM Oberon-07 Development System http://www.armaide.com
>
>________________________________
>
> From: BlackBox [mailto:BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xy
>Lessenich
> Sent: Sunday, 11 April 2010 5:03 AM
> To: BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xy
> Subject: Re: [BLACKBOX] iPad
>
>
> Hi Doug,
>
> the iPad is running iPhone OS and not Mac OS X, so any
>virtualization software which is available for Mac OS X (e.g.
>Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, or VirtualBox) does not run
>on iPhone OS. More than this the iPad uses Apple's "A4"
>microprocessor, a more or less ARM compatible CPU -- this is
>quite distinct to Intel's Core CPUs. So, a virtualization is
>not possible at all -- an emulation is needed.
>
> As far as I know, the only officially supported way to
>transfer executables ("apps") to an iPhone OS platform device
>is to use Apple's iTunes software. Every "app" has to be
>downloaded from Apple's iTunes Store.
>
> Even if an emulator for a x86 PC would be available for
>iPhone OS, one has to transfer an operating system (e.g.
>Microsoft Windows XP) via iTunes to the iPad. Apple's official
>way for this would be that the provider of the "app" (i.e.
>emulator) would upload some additional software (in this
>case: an operating system!) to the iTunes Store and customers
>of the "app"
>would download it from the store. After that, iTunes would
>sync the downloads with the iPhone OS platform device.
>
> The iPad is currently only available in the U.S. As far
>as I know it is possible to connect a bluetooth keyboard to
>the iPad, so "planned" (;-) text entry should not be a problem.
>
> Best regards,
> Peter
>
>
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