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You're correct that phones are computers, however: Solidworks, AutoCAD, etc. don't run on phones Photoshop/Lightroom/Illustrator don't run on phones SPICE, V

You're correct that phones are computers, however: Solidworks, AutoCAD, etc. don't run on phones Photoshop/Lightroom/Illustrator don't run on phones SPICE, VHDL, Verilog don't run on phones InDesign and other DTP programs don't run on phones Emacs/Vi don't run on phones There are a host of actually-useful programs that are completely unsuitable for run on phone-computers, that do run well on laptop-computers and desktop-computers.

stonemetal 10y ago
Vim and Emacs support Android. Vim is also on iOS. VIM: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.momodalo.app.vimtouch&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.momodalo.a... https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vim/id492668168?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vim/id492668168?mt=8 Emacs: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zielm.emacs&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zielm.emac...
- snovv_crash 10y ago
  Yes, but on iOS you still can't compile or run any of the programs you write.
orbifold 10y ago
SPICE, VHDL and Verilog typically run on some 56 core machine in a server room. At least once you are working on a sufficiently complex design.
dragonwriter 10y ago
> Solidworks, AutoCAD, etc. don't run on phones "AutoCAD" is a brand that applies to a large number of different CAD-related programs, some of which are mobile apps. > Photoshop/Lightroom/Illustrator don't run on phones Both Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom are in the Google Play Store for Android phones. > SPICE, VHDL, Verilog don't run on phones Well, I can find circuit design apps that support a subset of verilog, but this is basically right. > Emacs/Vi don't run on phones There are ports of both on the Android App Store, supporting phones. > There are a host of actually-useful programs that are completely unsuitable for run on phone-computers, that do run well on laptop-computers and desktop-computers. There may be applications that phones don't have the processing capacity for or that work best with certain I/O peripherals that phones aren't often used with, sure. But the array of classes apps that are completely unavailable for phones is smaller than you seem to think.

stonemetal 10y ago

Vim and Emacs support Android. Vim is also on iOS. VIM: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.momodalo.app.vimtouch&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.momodalo.a... https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vim/id492668168?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vim/id492668168?mt=8 Emacs: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zielm.emacs&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zielm.emac...

snovv_crash 10y ago
Yes, but on iOS you still can't compile or run any of the programs you write.

orbifold 10y ago

SPICE, VHDL and Verilog typically run on some 56 core machine in a server room. At least once you are working on a sufficiently complex design.

dragonwriter 10y ago

> Solidworks, AutoCAD, etc. don't run on phones "AutoCAD" is a brand that applies to a large number of different CAD-related programs, some of which are mobile apps. > Photoshop/Lightroom/Illustrator don't run on phones Both Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom are in the Google Play Store for Android phones. > SPICE, VHDL, Verilog don't run on phones Well, I can find circuit design apps that support a subset of verilog, but this is basically right. > Emacs/Vi don't run on phones There are ports of both on the Android App Store, supporting phones. > There are a host of actually-useful programs that are completely unsuitable for run on phone-computers, that do run well on laptop-computers and desktop-computers. There may be applications that phones don't have the processing capacity for or that work best with certain I/O peripherals that phones aren't often used with, sure. But the array of classes apps that are completely unavailable for phones is smaller than you seem to think.