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    Asus Transformer Questions

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by DRCOOL, Dec 8, 2011.

  1. DRCOOL

    DRCOOL Notebook Consultant

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    So I was looking at getting a netbook to carry around at college. I stumbled across the Transformer Prime which (with the added keyboard) would be perfect for my needs. However, the issue came up. Next semester I'll need to do a ton of coding. Would I be able to get something to be able to code on Honeycomb, or would I be able to download linux and dual boot it off of the tablet?

    If not, are there any specific netbooks you'd recommend?
     
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  2. notyou

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    There are reports of Ubuntu running off the Transformer, but they're not quite 100% yet. Otherwise, you could always use some sort of remote access for programming which should work for most things.
     
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    Yes Sir Ive got Ubuntu dual booted on my TF with Honeycomb as I type this (from the TF itself), and you can do coding from it, as I do (getting my degree in computer science).

    No hardware acceleration yet, but everything else works for the most part, and everything that isnt should be soon enough as the kernel matures (including hardware acceleration).

    Its pretty slick, I enjoy it, and its always improving; can read a lot more about it on XDA.
     
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    If you have another computer, you can also use a remote desktop client to access your other laptop. That's what I have done with my Transformer when I have needed to access Excel in class.
     
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  5. DRCOOL

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    Yeah, I've been looking at XDA but most seem to still be in development. Was this the one you used?

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ASUS_Eee_Pad_Transformer/How_to_install_Ubuntu

    So besides using a remote desktop client or linux theres no other way to code on Android OS (I'm not that familiar with this OS)? I'm just wondering if there is an app or something to add to be able to code in C.
     
    DRCOOL, Dec 9, 2011
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  6. CrappyAlloy

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    Yes it was.

    I decided to look it up for you, as I originally thought there was no way you could get native running code inside of an app, inside of Android (which is itself a heavily modified Linux Distro with a Java VM running on top)

    But low and behold, an app that will allow you to do just what you're asking, code and run C/C++ right inside of android. Going to have to give props to this developer.

    https://market.android.com/details?id=com.n0n3m4.droidc
     
    CrappyAlloy, Dec 9, 2011
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