Ted, The Atom processor is x86 compatible. I have a netbook with an Atom processor and installed the VFP IDE on it. It came with Vista and I later did a clean install of Windows 7.
I tell my techs, if the Windows 8 computer can get to a desktop like you see in Windows 7, it will run VFP programs. HTH, Tracy On February 15, 2015 11:04:33 AM EST, Ted Roche <[email protected]> wrote: >Got a request from a client asking if their field application would >work on Asus T100 tablet/convertible/laptop thingamabobs. > >I dug around Internet searches to find the machine is a quad-core >Intel Atom CPU, 10.1" touchscreen, 2 Gb RAM and 32 Gb SSD. Sounds >sweet, but I'm pretty sure the Atom is NOT x86 compatible and not >suitable for running VFP. > >I had been telling clients to avoid "RT" as that was non-x86, and >probably sometimes told them they want an Intel-compatible CPU, which >was bad shorthand, since the Atom is Intel, too. > >Microsoft is doing a fine job of confusing users on which machines are >which. Of course, they want to get rid of the Win32-compatible >languages they're no longer supporting (i.e. making money on). > >Has anyone come up with a good way of explaining this to a client, >particularly those less computer-savvy? > >Can folks confirm I'm right in thinking Atom CPUs are not suitable for >Fox apps? -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] 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/[email protected] ** 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.
