Difference between revisions of "Will RPi Run"
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| Windows 8 | | Windows 8 | ||
| NO ! | | NO ! | ||
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− | + | * Will only run on Cortex/Tegra ("better" processors). | |
+ | * Needs more RAM | ||
+ | * Only the tablet producers may make contracts with Microsoft. The producers do the porting work. | ||
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− | |WinCE/WinMobile/ <br> WinXYZ | + | | WinCE/WinMobile/ <br> WinXYZ |
| NO ! | | NO ! | ||
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− | * Do you have loads of money to throw away (licenses + man-hours | + | * Do you have loads of money to throw away (licenses + man-hours for debugging , porting , debugging again ) ? |
* Do you realise that you won't be able to run plain Win32 .exes (no Crysis !) ? | * Do you realise that you won't be able to run plain Win32 .exes (no Crysis !) ? | ||
− | * Do you realise that the primary aim is education ? - anything else isn't tested or will be accounted for (embedded) | + | * Do you realise that the primary aim is education ? - anything else isn't tested or <br> will be accounted for (embedded applications , medical applications , rocket science) |
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− | |Netflix | + | | Netflix |
− | |No | + | | No |
− | |Netflix uses proprietary technology which is not supported for Linux. There is a petition against that online. | + | | Netflix uses proprietary technology which is not supported for Linux. There is a petition against that online. |
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− | |Android | + | | Android |
− | |? | + | | ? |
− | |Very propable , but NOT Ice Cream Sandwich ! Remember : 256 MB RAM ? | + | | Very propable , but NOT Ice Cream Sandwich ! Remember : 256 MB RAM ? |
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− | |Minecraft | + | | Minecraft |
− | |No | + | | No |
− | |RAM usage is too demanding for the RPi. But you know , Minecraft geeks will come up with something. Perhaps a "lite" server. | + | | RAM usage is too demanding for the RPi. But you know , Minecraft geeks will come up with something. Perhaps a "lite" server. |
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|Java | |Java |
Revision as of 01:53, 10 April 2012
Program | Will It Run? | Note |
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My favorite PS3/PC game | NO ! |
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My favorite Web 2.0 / 1.0 App | ? | As long there is no Flash content , of course. Might be slow. Check out the mobile versions. Propably no hulu for you. |
Windows | No | Windows runs only on x86 type computers , the Pi is ARM. |
WINE | No | Sorry. WINE is x86 only. Anything else is a pipe dream , believe me. |
Windows 8 | NO ! |
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WinCE/WinMobile/ WinXYZ |
NO ! |
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Netflix | No | Netflix uses proprietary technology which is not supported for Linux. There is a petition against that online. |
Android | ? | Very propable , but NOT Ice Cream Sandwich ! Remember : 256 MB RAM ? |
Minecraft | No | RAM usage is too demanding for the RPi. But you know , Minecraft geeks will come up with something. Perhaps a "lite" server. |
Java | Yes | Might be *slow* . No idea about browser plugins. |
Flash | No | You can try gnash (GNU Flash) and gazillions of other projects. They are NOT a drop-in replacement for Adobes official thing. |
YouTube | Yes | You can use the HTML 5 version of YouTube |