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VFP app on Chrome book?
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21/04/2024 11:13:08
 
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Visual FoxPro
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Tablet PC
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01687876
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01687913
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>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>Do you know if a VFP 9 app can run on a Chrome book?
>>>
>>>Chrome book uses ChromeOS -- so it can't run on it ... however you could use RDP and connect to a windows machine or windows VM and run it from there.
>>
>>Uuuuhm, read recently that there is an effort to port WINE to Android.
>>As Android apks can run in ChromeOS, I would not rule that out forever.
>>
>>Licensing of the runtime still another question -
>>no idea if MS is still as stiff necked as when vfp plus runtime were
>>tried and tweaked to run under WINE
>>
>>Today running vfp under Linux with WINE, Bottles, PlayOnLinux or
>>other emulation layers at least is no problem, if all COM controls
>>you want to run are running as well (dunno status of IE or WebView2)
>
>I think all these technologies will come into play after I retire.

You plan to use a time machine when you retire ?
Google
"WINE on Android apk"

;-)
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