[Year 12 SofDev] Hang on a minute...

[Mark KELLY]

+1.

"Netbooks" makes a bit more sense, but most laptops have no more
constraints than do desktops, apart from battery life.

On 23 April 2012 08:19, Michael Wooldridge <mwo at mornsc.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> Actually, I’ve always wondered about the position of the laptop in that
> list. What’s the difference between designing software for a laptop and a
> desktop? If, as I suspect, there is no difference, doesn’t it make the
> whole concept of designing for a ‘mobile computing device’ somewhat
> redundant? ****
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> *From:* sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
> sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Mark KELLY
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> *SD U4O1 KK02- types and characteristics of mobile computing devices,
> including:*****
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>    - *PDAs*****
>    - *mobile phones*****
>    - *laptops*****
>    - *gaming consoles*****
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> Gaming consoles (e.g. Xbox, Playstation) are far from mobile - they are
> strictly limited by the length of their cords.
> If the study design means to refer to games machines such as the Gameboy,
> it would have been wiser to add the word "handheld" !
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Mark Kelly
Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
McKinnon Secondary College
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085, Fax +613 9578 9253
kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au (don't use my Edumail account!)
VCE IT Lecture Notes: http://vceit.com
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