[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Client software and Windows 8

[David Busby]

Could this be an opportunity for the Linux client to become what replaces
the current Windows XP,V,7 installations when their time comes?  Linux
based staff clients could be used to upgrade, could possibly even
re-purpose some hardware.

Did you all know that the Evergrenn staff client is functional from a
Raspberry Pi A (that's 700MHz ARM w/256M RAM).  I've got a picture from my
phone:
http://demo.ils.edoceo.com/images/raspberry-berry.png  - that's a
staff-client on a $35 computer.

It runs a bit faster from a model B.



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David Busby
Edoceo, Inc.
http://edoceo.com/
206.282.6500


On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Lazar, Alexey Vladimirovich <
alexey.lazar at mnsu.edu> wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I got a chance to test client versions 2.0.12 and 2.2.2 on Windows 8. They
> installed fine and I was able to connect to servers with no problems. The
> staff client interface seemed to function properly, however, I did not
> perform much in-depth testing.
>
> And now a bit off-topic. I generally do not follow Windows development
> very closely, so there could be many amazing "under-the-hood" improvements
> to Windows 8 that I am not aware of. That said, after spending a few hours
> with Windows 8, I would basically describe it as dumbed-down Windows 7 with
> significant usability issues. For example, when using previous versions of
> Windows, I could access all the programs and settings I needed from a
> single interface. With Windows 8, I had to switch between the "idiocracy"
> interface and the "normal" Windows interface to accomplish what I needed.
> That's just one example of a Windows 8 "feature" that made it more
> time-consuming to accomplish what I needed.
>
> I don't want to get into writing a full Windows 8 critique here, but for
> what it's worth and based on my first impressions my advice to fellow
> Evergreeners and libraries would be to not rush upgrading to Windows 8
> without careful evaluation. The most significant changes that I encountered
> with Windows 8 so far seem to be geared towards consumer use and
> Microsoft's desire to compete with iOS and Android in that arena. That may
> be exactly what you need, but it is possible that these features will just
> get in the way.
>
> Aleksey
>
> On Oct 26, 2012, at 14:13 , Tony Bandy wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > Please pardon any duplications, but wanted to let everyone know that so
> far, I've installed the client software (2.1.1) on my new Windows 8 Pro box
> and client is working with no issues so far.  I didn't think there should
> be too many, but in case anyone was wondering....now if I can just figure
> out how to get to my desktop, I'm good!
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > *******************************************
> > Tony Bandy
> > tonyb at ohionet.org
> > OHIONET
> > 1500 West Lane Ave.
> > Columbus, OH  43221-3975
> > 1-800-686-8975 x19
> > ********************************************
> >
> >
>
>
> Alexey Lazar
> PALS
> Information System Developer and Integrator
> 507-389-2907
> http://www.mnpals.org/
>
>
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