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Title: Run the Android OS on your Windows Based PC.........
Post by: Thor on April 06, 2010, 08:22:52 AM

One probably needs to have quite a few "geek points" in order to do this.... This looks really interesting.


http://gadgets.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Run-Google-039-s-Android-OS-On-Your-Windows-PC-3897-01.html

Title: Re: Run the Android OS on your Windows Based PC.........
Post by: The Village Idiot on April 06, 2010, 08:25:56 AM

hhmmm... and why would I want to do that?

Title: Re: Run the Android OS on your Windows Based PC.........
Post by: Thor on April 06, 2010, 08:35:23 AM

It's ALWAYS interesting and FUN to try new Operating Systems...... I liked Linux, but  it didn't have much plug n play capabilities and not a lot of compatibility with peripherals, programs, etc.

Title: Re: Run the Android OS on your Windows Based PC.........
Post by: The Village Idiot on April 06, 2010, 11:57:06 AM

I have the one laptop. I am NOT putting another OS on it because I'll probably mess something up.

Title: Re: Run the Android OS on your Windows Based PC.........
Post by: Thor on April 06, 2010, 05:18:20 PM

Quote from: FGL on April 06, 2010, 11:57:06 AM

I have the one laptop. I am NOT putting another OS on it because I'll probably mess something up.

Ya doofus......... it loads through a CD and runs from that CD. Kind of like Linux can do. That said, the CD I downloaded apparently had some file transfer errors, so it got to the main screen and stopped. I may play with it when I have some more time.

Title: Re: Run the Android OS on your Windows Based PC.........
Post by: lars1701c on April 09, 2010, 05:05:32 PM

I like the tethering on the Droid
;)

Title: Re: Run the Android OS on your Windows Based PC.........
Post by: Chris on April 09, 2010, 05:10:17 PM

What is tethering? 
I hate cell phones.  I don't use them.  Phones are for making phone calls, not all this other happy shit. :old:

Title: Re: Run the Android OS on your Windows Based PC.........
Post by: zeitgeist on April 09, 2010, 06:02:49 PM

Quote from: Chris on April 09, 2010, 05:10:17 PM

What is tethering? 
I hate cell phones.  I don't use them.  Phones are for making phone calls, not all this other happy shit. :old:

This

(http://www.sandman.com/IMAGES/Carterfone2sm.jpg)

Just updated to wireless?

Title: Re: Run the Android OS on your Windows Based PC.........
Post by: lars1701c on April 10, 2010, 10:04:50 AM

Quote from: Chris on April 09, 2010, 05:10:17 PM

What is tethering? 
I hate cell phones.  I don't use them.  Phones are for making phone calls, not all this other happy shit. :old:

If i didnt spell it right sorry :(


But it means (not that i would do something evil like this  :uhsure:) that you can hook up a Laptop/desktop computer wirelessly to a droid phone using a hack and its like a wifi hotspot, allowing you to get unlimited bandwith for the low low price of 30 bucks instead of allowing Verizon to F#$K you for 60 bucks a month and only getting 5gig of Bandwith.

Title: Re: Run the Android OS on your Windows Based PC.........
Post by: Chris on April 10, 2010, 10:14:52 AM

Hmm... I might have to look into that. :-)

Title: Re: Run the Android OS on your Windows Based PC.........
Post by: Wayne on April 11, 2010, 11:02:48 AM

http://blogs.computerworld.com/why_tethering_is_stupid_and_unnecessary

Title: Re: Run the Android OS on your Windows Based PC.........
Post by: The Village Idiot on April 11, 2010, 11:21:23 AM

Quote from: lars1701c on April 10, 2010, 10:04:50 AM

But it means (not that i would do something evil like this  :uhsure:) that you can hook up a Laptop/desktop computer wirelessly to a droid phone using a hack and its like a wifi hotspot, allowing you to get unlimited bandwith for the low low price of 30 bucks instead of allowing Verizon to F#$K you for 60 bucks a month and only getting 5gig of Bandwith.

Verizon has been advertising that like crazy too