Subj : Re: Cobol/gnucobol
To   : Rotorek
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri May 30 2025 09:24 am

 Re: Re: Cobol/gnucobol
 By: Rotorek to Nightfox on Fri May 30 2025 03:37 am

Ni>> Microsoft's Surface tablet basiclaly did that, though that was an Intel
Ni>> device, whereas the ones I'm thinking of typically use ARM processors.

Ro> Actually, I think that Microsoft started to produce two versions of the
Ro> surface. One is x86 compatible and the other one is ARM. Both are running
Ro> Windows under the hood.

Yeah, I've heard of an ARM device that Microsoft has that's running Windows. I don't remember if it was called a 'surface' though.  And I'm not sure how much traction ARM-based Windows systems are gaining - I've never actually seen one in person.

I've heard the current ARM-based Windows has an Intel emulator so it can run Intel software.  It's an interesting approach.  I remember when Windows 8 came out, and it started up at a new screen and was designed either to be run on a PC or tablet (including ARM tablets).  I remember there being a new type of Windows app, which could be written with JavaScript and web technology which would run on both architectures.  As we know, that approach ended up not being very popular.  The newer strategy of making an ARM-based Windows with an Intel emulator is probably better.  It seems they're taking a page from Apple's book; the emulation route is where Apple has gone when they changed CPU architectures in their Mac.

Nightfox

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