Anzio for the Iphone...

[Bob Rasmussen]

On Fri, 10 Oct 2008, John Esak wrote:

> Any thoughts to porting Anzio to the Iphone?  I know they have a truly good
> SDK program, and even a method for releasing your software directly through
> the millions of phones with the touch of a button.  A real ka-ching thing
> for you if you could do it.  Just think, probably 2 or 3 hundred filePro
> developers would toy with the idea of buying it... and then probably 6 or 7
> or maybe 8 of them might actually do it. :-)
> ... 

Hi John,

I see from this page:
   http://www.pure-mac.com/iphone/remote.html
that there are a few programs in this camp already. I haven't tried any of 
them, and I don't know their limitations. Some indicate they are 
appropriate for command-line operations only - so you may be able to do a 
'ps' list, but not run a filePro application.

Besides the questions of financial payoff and difficulty of porting, I 
have always had these issues with very portable devices:

1) Is the screen big enough? Does an application require that you be able 
   to see 80 columns by 24 rows at once in order to be effective? Would 
   character be readable? Would a smaller screen work? Would pan-and-zoom 
   be workable?

2) What keys are available, and what are necessary? If the only keyboard 
   is on-screen, does it include an Esc? An F1? A shift-f12? a Delete?

What I HAVE done is run Anzio on small actual-Windows-based units, like 
the Sony UX. I've also been seeing lots of ads for a Panasonic PCS-U1, 
although it may not be shipping yet. These units have a 4x6 inch screen 
(or so), wireless of several kinds, and a small keyboard. They might 
actually be usable. And because the run standard Windows, I don't have 
dedicated development work to do.

Another possibility: maybe there is a remote-control application (like 
VNC) that could connect to a Windows machine that was running Anzio.

Bottom line: show me the money.

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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