Anzio for the Iphone...

[John Esak]

Ah,,, yes, I believe there is some kind of vnc-like thing that runs Windows
stuff.  I'm forgetting what it is called... maybe Parallels or something
like that.  It's possible that might run Anzio... but still the keyboard
questions remain.

Thanks for the reply.  Rick should have some things to go on now.

John


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Rasmussen [mailto:ras at anzio.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 7:43 PM
> To: John Esak
> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com; 'Rick Esak'
> Subject: Re: Anzio for the Iphone...
> 
> 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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