What if Apple made a new product with the same electronics as an iPad but gave it OSX. Would it no longer be a tablet because it can't run those apps? :)
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 9:59 AM Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote: > If they support the tablet apps, why not? > > On 9/11/19 6:40 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > So are desktop computers with touch screens suddenly tablets because you > can unplug the keyboard? > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 5:08 PM Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Well, I would say the Surface really is a tablet, since the keyboard is >> detachable. That makes it more of a tablet that can transform into an >> ultraportable laptop that can transform into a desktop... >> >> On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 12:18 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: >> >>> It sounds like you are settling on a very good choice. But it’s not >>> really an iPad or any kind or pad or tab, it’s more of an ultraportable >>> laptop with a touchscreen display that can transform into a desktop. >>> >>> >>> >>> Which is fine. I used to say an iPad isn’t a small computer, it’s a big >>> phone. I don’t think that has really changed. What has changed is the >>> average person is no longer interested in having a computer, they want a >>> smartphone, and/or a handheld Netflix viewing device. But for actual >>> computer work, phones and tablets are pretty lame. Not sure where a >>> Chromebook fits. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *ch...@wbmfg.com >>> *Sent:* Monday, September 9, 2019 11:55 AM >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT iPad question >>> >>> >>> >>> See, all of the hard questions that come up in life can always be >>> answered right here. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Jason Wilson >>> >>> *Sent:* Monday, September 9, 2019 10:44 AM >>> >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT iPad question >>> >>> >>> >>> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-dock/8qrh2npz0s0p >>> >>> >>> All the ports you need >>> >>> With two high-definition video ports, a gigabit Ethernet port, four USB >>> 3.0 ports, and an audio output, you have all the connections you need. >>> Transform your Surface into a desktop PC by plugging in your Dock with the >>> Surface Connect cable. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 9:21 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >>> >>> Dock to a nice large monitor, a normal sized keyboard and mouse. >>> >>> Be nice to drop it into a slot when I am at the office. >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Josh Luthman >>> >>> *Sent:* Monday, September 9, 2019 8:54 AM >>> >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT iPad question >>> >>> >>> >>> Dock to what? It's got a keyboard and stand built in. >>> >>> >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1100+Wayne+St+Suite+1337+Troy,+OH+45373?entry=gmail&source=g> >>> Suite 1337 >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1100+Wayne+St+Suite+1337+Troy,+OH+45373?entry=gmail&source=g> >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1100+Wayne+St+Suite+1337+Troy,+OH+45373?entry=gmail&source=g> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 10:34 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >>> >>> Be nice if they had a docking adapter. >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Dennis Burgess via AF >>> >>> *Sent:* Monday, September 9, 2019 8:30 AM >>> >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>> >>> *Cc:* Dennis Burgess >>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT iPad question >>> >>> >>> >>> Get a surface. Bout the same size, full workstation. Vs icrap .:) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *[image: LTI-Full_175px]* >>> >>> >>> *Dennis Burgess, Mikrotik Certified Trainer MTCNA, MTCRE, MTCWE, MTCTCE, >>> MTCINE, MTCSE, HE IPv6 Sage, Cambium ePMP Certified * >>> >>> Author of "Learn RouterOS- Second Edition” >>> >>> *Link Technologies, Inc* -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services >>> >>> *Office*: 314-735-0270 Website: http://www.linktechs.net >>> >>> Create Wireless Coverage’s with www.towercoverage.com >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown >>> *Sent:* Sunday, September 8, 2019 12:44 PM >>> *To:* af@af.afmug.com >>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT iPad question >>> >>> >>> >>> My wife is busy (for months) planning some travel for this fall. She >>> told me I am not taking my laptop. Too big, too heavy etc etc. (I >>> actually left it on a train at Heathrow once, had enough time to go catch >>> that same train and found it.)But I digress. >>> >>> >>> >>> She says I can have an iPad. I acquiesce due to the fact that she micro >>> manages these trips and I don’t have to do a thing. She likes it that way >>> and I like it that way. I just go where I am told to go and I pay. She >>> makes sure I have clean clothes and the proper tickets needed for travel as >>> well as hotel rooms. It is actually pretty wonderful. She teams up with >>> my UK son-in-law as he is like this too. >>> >>> >>> >>> But again, I digress. >>> >>> >>> >>> I know almost zero about iPads. I need a human size keyboard. >>> Hopefully one with keys that physically move. I would like to be able to >>> plug in an HDMI monitor too. 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