[Coco] Windows Tablet anyone?

[Joseph Remy]

The same thing about storage and SD card can be said about most low
end laptops.  Compare the specs of a Win10 tablet with the low end
Dell and HP mini's they advertise to students, and you'll see nearly
the same everything as the tablets.

Still, they're good little travel/burner systems or hobby project devices! :)




On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is a good point.  If the device has an SD card slot you can use that
> for media and data, but not really good for programs.  A 16GB device will
> probably be frustrating if you want a lot of software.
>
> On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Salvador Garcia via Coco <
> coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
>
>> Another caveat is the storage space available. While the promos might say
>> 16 or 32GB, some of this can be used up for the OS and some mem chunks
>> might be reserved. Although some tables are expandable via an SD card
>> (micro or otherwise) this may be for data only, not applications.
>>
>> Just something to be aware of when going on the shopping spree :-) Salvador
>>
>>
>>       From: Joseph Remy <podmonkeys at gmail.com>
>>  To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>  Sent: Friday, August 12, 2016 11:26 AM
>>  Subject: Re: [Coco] Windows Tablet anyone?
>>
>> The only real difference between a Windows 10 tablet and a low end Win10 PC
>> is the lack of a keyboard.  Both run full Win10.
>>
>> Its a different story if you're looking an a Windows RT based system.
>> That's not full Windows, and it ran on ARM based CPUs.
>>
>> ~Joe
>>
>> On Aug 12, 2016 12:19, "Robert Hermanek" <rhermanek at centurytel.net> wrote:
>>
>> > I would also guess you'll have no problems.  I hosted drivewire server on
>> > a win 10 tablet, via usb serial cable, and it was fine.  I might work on
>> a
>> > new front end for my homebrew dw server:  touch screen DSK swapping
>> pretty
>> > cool.  Windows ranting aside, and there are some Win 10 issues, but gotta
>> > say I have seen no difference between how it runs on tablet vs PC.  Which
>> > is a pretty good accomplishment really.
>> >
>> > -RobertH
>> >
>> >
>> > On 8/12/2016 10:34 AM, Aaron Wolfe wrote:
>> >
>> >> XRoar, mess and VCC run fine on my two or three years outdated dell
>> venue
>> >> 8
>> >> which is upgrade to win 10.  I doubt you'd have any trouble with any
>> >> Windows program at all really.  In my experience the tablets run
>> anything
>> >> a
>> >> desktop will run.
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Aug 12, 2016, 11:29 AM John Lochey via Coco <
>> coco at maltedmedia.com
>> >> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi all,
>> >>> Is anyone having success using either the Cocoa or XRoar emulators on a
>> >>> Windows 10 tablet?
>> >>> I'm thinking of getting one for this purpose, not for major programming
>> >>> but just little stuff.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thoughts?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks!
>> >>>
>> >>> John
>> >>>
>> >>>
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