Anonsequitur
Member
I'm ready to begin on my audacious journey of Chinese learning with the aid of Pleco, Skritter, and whatever else looks promising. However, I appear to be facing a scenario that requires possibly two OS platforms, iOS, and Android. Does the Pleco license allow one to run the application on both Android, and iOS concurrently?
Pleco seems to run very well on my 16GB HTC One S Android smartphone, which is reputed to have a reasonably fast processor, and has an 8MP camera hopefully suitable for OCR. I am now subsequently persuaded that I need to add Skritter (http://www.skritter.com) to my chinese learning toolbox. Regrettably, Skritter only runs on iOS(iPhone, iPod, iPad). For various reasons, I wanted to commit to an Android smartphone to run Pleco among other things, but now my perceived necessity to use Skritter forces me to use an iOS platform.
I am considering:
1. iPod Touch 4th Gen (Skritter, Pleco)
2. Android (Pleco)
My understanding is that there is some synergy with the links between Pleco, and Skritter which might suggest the iPod Touch as a unified solution. However, I've read comments here that suggest that the iPod Touch 4th Gen isnt' an ideal solution. I read MikeLove's comments that the iPod Touch 4th Gen was equipped with inadequate memory, given its Retina class display, that it probably wouldn't have an upgrade path to iOS 7, and that others had observed that demanding games exposed the performance deficiencies of this device.
I was hoping not to have to invest in a pricey iPhone 5, or iPod Touch 5, when it appears that my Android phone seems well equipped to run Pleco.
Some Skritter users report that the iPod Touch 4th Gen works well enough, but I'd like to also know if this device can run both Pleco, including OCR, in combination. I assume both Pleco and Skritter will receive updates which will place increasing demands on its host (performance, memory, etc). What is the likelihood the iPod Touch 4th Gen will have enough performance to handle the short to medium term anticipated upgrades to both Pleco, and Skritter?
I'm thinking of using my Android phone for Pleco, and OCR, and an iPod Touch for the combination of Pleco and Skritter, and OCR if it's up to the task. Will Pleco's licensing accomodate this dual-platform scenario? Thanks.
Pleco seems to run very well on my 16GB HTC One S Android smartphone, which is reputed to have a reasonably fast processor, and has an 8MP camera hopefully suitable for OCR. I am now subsequently persuaded that I need to add Skritter (http://www.skritter.com) to my chinese learning toolbox. Regrettably, Skritter only runs on iOS(iPhone, iPod, iPad). For various reasons, I wanted to commit to an Android smartphone to run Pleco among other things, but now my perceived necessity to use Skritter forces me to use an iOS platform.
I am considering:
1. iPod Touch 4th Gen (Skritter, Pleco)
2. Android (Pleco)
My understanding is that there is some synergy with the links between Pleco, and Skritter which might suggest the iPod Touch as a unified solution. However, I've read comments here that suggest that the iPod Touch 4th Gen isnt' an ideal solution. I read MikeLove's comments that the iPod Touch 4th Gen was equipped with inadequate memory, given its Retina class display, that it probably wouldn't have an upgrade path to iOS 7, and that others had observed that demanding games exposed the performance deficiencies of this device.
I was hoping not to have to invest in a pricey iPhone 5, or iPod Touch 5, when it appears that my Android phone seems well equipped to run Pleco.
Some Skritter users report that the iPod Touch 4th Gen works well enough, but I'd like to also know if this device can run both Pleco, including OCR, in combination. I assume both Pleco and Skritter will receive updates which will place increasing demands on its host (performance, memory, etc). What is the likelihood the iPod Touch 4th Gen will have enough performance to handle the short to medium term anticipated upgrades to both Pleco, and Skritter?
I'm thinking of using my Android phone for Pleco, and OCR, and an iPod Touch for the combination of Pleco and Skritter, and OCR if it's up to the task. Will Pleco's licensing accomodate this dual-platform scenario? Thanks.