Tekkie® wrote:
rbowman posted for all of us...

On 01/25/2018 11:27 AM, nospam wrote:
mobile devices can do a lot of things that are difficult to impossible
on a desktop/laptop.

Can I run Visual Studio on a smartphone?

How about WordImperfect?

AFAIK, there are (MS) Windows emulators for Android, so use those with
a Command Prompt window and Bob (or Harry/Harold?) is your uncle.

On 01/30/2018 01:10 PM, Tekkie® wrote:
rbowman posted for all of us...



On 01/25/2018 11:27 AM, nospam wrote:
mobile devices can do a lot of things that are difficult to impossible
on a desktop/laptop.

Can I run Visual Studio on a smartphone?

How about WordImperfect?


Is that still around? I'm pretty sure LibreOffice wouldn't have a chance.

On 01/30/2018 02:10 PM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
Tekkie® wrote:
rbowman posted for all of us...

On 01/25/2018 11:27 AM, nospam wrote:
mobile devices can do a lot of things that are difficult to impossible
on a desktop/laptop.

Can I run Visual Studio on a smartphone?

How about WordImperfect?

AFAIK, there are (MS) Windows emulators for Android, so use those with
a Command Prompt window and Bob (or Harry/Harold?) is your uncle.


They've gotten a little better but I've run Android emulators on Windows
-- bring horsepower and RAM, lots of it.

In article , rbowman
wrote:

How about WordImperfect?

Is that still around?

it is, and widely used by lawyers.

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 20:43:19 +0000 (UTC), Harold Newton
wrote:

My phone is still going strong at 6 years, so I was just wondering what
YOUR phone hardware total cost of ownership is over the past five years?

We should cover:
1. Original cost including tax (which could be almost 10% in some states)
2. Cases (if used - where some all-glass phones literally *require* a case)
3. Batteries (if required, including those required to maintain CPU speeds)
4. Useful items (e.g., courageous non-3.5mm earbuds, SD/SIM cards, etc.)
5. Minus current Ebay/Amazon used resale value (realistic numbers please)

It would interesting to see your total cost of ownership over 5 years.

1. Original cost including tax (which could be almost 10% in some
states)
$108

2. Cases (if used - where some all-glass phones literally *require* a
case)
$2 (seriously)

3. Batteries (if required, including those required to maintain CPU
speeds)
$0

4. Useful items (e.g., courageous non-3.5mm earbuds, SD/SIM cards,
etc.)
Sim card $15

5. Minus current Ebay/Amazon used resale value (realistic numbers
please)
$20 roughly