On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 4:17 AM, Alan Bourke <alanpbou...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > The CPU is irrelevant. The only relevant question is "does this machine > run full-fat, non-RT Windows?". If it does then VFP will run on it.
Well, no, it's the same question, from two angles: VFP requires an x86-compatible CPU instruction set, as some of its code is on-the-metal assembler. Similarly, the Win32-compatible code base hasn't (yet) been ported to anything other than "Full-fat" (I like that, Alan!) Windows. However, both MSFT and their vendors (and the resellers and refurbers) have a bad habit of renaming or mis-naming the actual OS on the devices. When you run into a tablet-convertible with a 4-core 32-bit CPU, 32 Gb SSD storage and 2 Gb RAM running "Windows" it's tough to know what exactly that means. Hence, my question. > In terms of Windows RT, I think that as far as I know nobody is selling > RT hardware any more, including MS, we can consign that one to the bin > at least in its current form. Not necessarily new, but there are a lot of vendors of "refurbished" hardware out there, and I have a few frugal clients always on the lookout for a deal too good to be true. The machine in question, an ASUS T100, is available refurbished from NewEgg: Atom 1.33 GHz - 10.1″ 1366 x 768 - 2 GB RAM, 32 Gb SSD for $199 or less with a coupon. Whether that has sufficient OOoomph to run VFP was the original question. I'm not sure I'd be happy with the screen size, but the price is tempting. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cacw6n4v8k12eyvvg+3af0nt-tlw0whnsv3kbxtl1pzxny1m...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
