Subj : Re: laptops
To   : Nightfox
From : Tracker1
Date : Fri Nov 06 2020 12:29:53

On 11/5/2020 8:13 PM, Nightfox wrote:
>> Yeah, it does that (Thunderbird over NNTP). It's because your original
>> message doesn't include actual line breaks, so it's a long, single line
>> in the quote.
> 
> Both SlyEdit and FSEditor for Synchronet do that now.  The assumption is
> that the reader should handle line wrapping.  Is there a way to
> configure the line length for quoting messages in Thunderbird?

It wraps to the natural view in reading. It does wrap what is 
typed/added as you type, but not quoted parts, it leaves those pretty 
much as-is.  And Thunderbird feels like they've been removing pieces 
lately and don't know that it'll change.

>> I was referring to the ARM case, where using Windows apps would likely
>> be via emulation, and on ARM for x86 windows would be a poor experience
>> most likely. Of course there is Windows ARM, but without x86 there are
>> so few apps that are Windows ARM and Windows Only that it's not worth
>> the effort most likely.
> 
> I think it's geting more interesting now that Microsoft is developing a
> version of Windows 10 for ARM now too.  I've heard that version of
> Windows 10 also has a 32-bit x86 emulator so that you can run 32-bit
> Intel desktop software in the ARM version of Windows 10. 

Yeah, I don't suspect that Mac will allow booting another OS, also don't 
know about virtualizing x86 windows on arm windows, emulated on arm mac.

> So it sounds
> like Intel processor emulation can be done on ARM, at least for a 32-bit
> Intel processor.  What's also interesting is you might be able to run the
> ARM version of Windows 10 on an ARM mac with Boot Camp, or in a virtual
> machine, the same way you can run Windows for Intel on an Intel Mac.

I wouldn't expect a bootcamp option for ARM macs at all if you consider 
iOS device lockdown.  Emulation might work, and may be crazy slow.  I'm 
just not sure what practical applications most users need that would 
necessitate an x86 windows emulation on an ARM mac.

Note: I'm not against it, I just don't see it happening.

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