fp and tablets

[Richard Kreiss]

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> Subject: fp and tablets
> 
> Good Afternoon group,
> 
> I am getting the itch to waste some of my money and purchase a
> tablet.  Amoung it's features is it has to be able to run fp (5.0.14).
> 
> I may be wrong (and probably am) but the would seem to eliminate the Ipad
> and those running Andriod.  Is that correct?
> 
> If so, any suggestions which Windows tablet you would suggest and why.
> 
> If fp is able to run on the Ipad or Android O/S please explain how and
what I
> would have to do  to make it work.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> And oh BTW... Happy Bday Ken.  50 wow if I could remember that far back I
> think I was happy then.
> 
> Thanks
> Rick Hane
> Deluxe Stitcher Company Inc
> Controller

You might want to take a look at this:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/216522/fujitsu_shows_windows_7
based_tablet.html

There appear to be a number of possible entries of Windows7 based tablets
coming to market.  If they do, it should be interesting.

A quick read seems in indicate about a 10" screen.  

Over the past decade our monitors grew ever larger, including on laptops.
It now seems they are shrinking again.  

One can have a 65" flat panel at home watch movies and also watch them on
your phone.  Of course that's for those "young whippersnappers" with good
eyes. :)

That aside, I think any of us who chose to use a tablet will need a usb
keyboard if one intends to use it for any length of time.  This would most
likely keep the onboard virtual keyboard out of sight.

One place I can see using a tablet over my laptop is on a plane.  

Richard