Re: [BLACKBOX] iPad

From: [at]} <Chris>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:57:52 +0930

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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

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Lessenich
        Sent: Sunday, 11 April 2010 5:03 AM
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        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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