[DUG] OT Phone and Windows compatibility

[John Bird]

As I see it no chance of running existing Delphi stuff on Windows Phone.

That depends on Windows Phone (1) running on Intel x86 compatible chips  (2) Windows Phone supporting the Win32 API or Embarcadero releasing a Windows Phone port.    I wouldn’t hold my breath for any of those – as so far as I have heard Windows 8 phone is moving in the metro type interface, and leaving all Win32 type APIs behind.

John Bird

From: Ross Levis 
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 1:11 AM
To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' 
Subject: Re: [DUG] OT Phone and Windows compatibility

I believe all Windows phones currently use ARM processors and Delphi requires Intel.

 

One of the new Windows Surface’s uses an Intel chipset and should run standard Windows apps.

 

Looks like the future may be brighter with Intel releasing lower power and faster chips later this year, so Windows 8 phones should soon be running desktop apps.

 

Ross.

 

From: delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz] On Behalf Of Jeremy Coulter
Sent: Monday, 17 June 2013 11:07 PM
To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
Subject: Re: [DUG] OT Phone and Windows compatibility

 

The answer is a simple “No”. Don’t let the “Windows” bit fool you.

 

Jeremy

 

 

 

From: delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz] On Behalf Of Marshland Engineering
Sent: Monday, 17 June 2013 9:43 p.m.
To: delphi at listserver.123.net.nz
Subject: Re: [DUG] OT Phone and Windows compatibility

 

> Android SDK

I downloaded this a while back and had a fiddle. The question is, how compatible is the windows on cells and is MS working to be more compatible or redefining things again for the phone specifically.

 

I have Android at present and it is great, but I have a PC, tablet and phone and I would like to combine the Phone and Tablet into one. I think a stylus is then a must for the small screen. Have you every tried to work a spreadsheet on your phone ?     

 

Oh what I would do to have Office97 on my phone.

 

Back to the main question, do you think a Delphi 6 app will work on a Windows 8 phone ?

 

Wallace

 

 

 



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