Antonio, this means you must find an old DOS machine to run those programs. Isaac
On Sun, 14 Nov 2004, Antonio Quatraro wrote: > Chris, > thank you for your precise tips. > This means I must leave aside all my hopes? > > Best > Antonio > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Meredith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Antonio Quatraro'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Braillenote List'" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 8:23 PM > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] executables > > > Antonio, > > 1. DOS programs can't be run on the BrailleNote, as the BrailleNote uses > Windows CE, which is a sort of slim line version of Windows optimized for > portable devices. > 2. Traditional Windows programs can't be run on the BrailleNote, as the > processor used in the BrailleNote isn't a standard X86 processor as found in > your desktop or laptop computers. Also, as the only "standard" readily > available Windows CE consumer platform, or, at least, the only platform for > which we're seeing applications written, is Pocket PC, you can't run what > you might call "standard Windows CE software" on the BrailleNote. As a side > note, myself, I'd enjoy seeing a talking Handheld PC (H/PC), but my interest > there is purely esoteric, and based mostly on the notion that I hate the > idea of a platform I can't develop for solely on the basis that nothing from > that platform talks. > > -C- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Antonio Quatraro > > Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 10:38 AM > > To: Braillenote List > > Subject: [Braillenote] executables > > > > > > hi listers, > > I wonder > > 1) is it possible to run DOS programs with BT18? > > 2) what kind of DOS programs: traditonal 6.22 or windows DOS > > 3) if not, is there any interpreter, and which one? > > Thanks in advance > > Antonio Quatraro > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
