Re: Running Livecode apps on Microsoft Surface

2012-12-04 Thread Rod McCall
Hi, If you are after an alternative to the suface which is multiplatform you should check out www.multitaction.com we have one of their tables and I previously worked on a project where one was installed in the middle of Helsinki for some years - including during the rather cold winter there. In g

Re: Running Livecode apps on Microsoft Surface

2012-11-19 Thread Roger Eller
Poor guy... :( But hey, at least he's not alone, right? According to Steve Jobs frome another demo, once upon a time: "It's pretty awesome when it works." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzDDO3Xb_QU ~Roger On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Andrew Kluthe wrote: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

Re: Running Livecode apps on Microsoft Surface

2012-11-19 Thread Andrew Kluthe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTrWPqS4Kxk My favorite clip from the keynote. I have much empathy for this man at this moment. Too often have bugs waited to appear while demonstrating something to someone important. On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Roger Eller wrote: > True, but January isn't ve

Re: Running Livecode apps on Microsoft Surface

2012-11-19 Thread Roger Eller
True, but January isn't very far away. While waiting, there are still reviews of the new platform popping up. Here's one only 3 hours old (you can still smell the digital ink). :) http://bgr.com/2012/11/19/microsoft-surface-review-month-one/ And for anyone who hasn't seen the keynote intro of

Re: Running Livecode apps on Microsoft Surface

2012-11-19 Thread Andrew Kluthe
Hmmm, I don't think the Surface with Windows 8 Pro on it comes out until early next year though. http://reviews.cnet.com/microsoft-surface-pro/ Has the skinny. On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Francis Nugent Dixon wrote: > Hi from somewhere in Brittany, > > Roger wrote : > >> But the Surface P

Re: Running Livecode apps on Microsoft Surface

2012-11-19 Thread Francis Nugent Dixon
Hi from somewhere in Brittany, Roger wrote : > But the Surface Pro (i5 platform) ….. and therefore should > be capable of running standard desktop > applications made with LiveCode. Thanks Roger. Whaddya know. After 25 years of Macs, I may be buying me a Microsoft Surface Pro …….. (I don't lik

Re: Running Livecode apps on Microsoft Surface

2012-11-18 Thread Roger Eller
There are two flavors of Surface. The ARM platform has no LC support, obviously. But the Surface Pro (i5 platform) is a standard PC in a tablet format, and therefore should be capable of running standard desktop applications made with LiveCode. ~Roger On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Francis Nu