Chrome OS

TCTC1 · ‎31-07-2023

Hi, What will the Chrome OS allow me to do? I am interested in the Lenovo Ideapad 513 4G and the AcerSpin CHromebook. Can I run MS Word on these? And other Microsoft utilities? I also want to run programmes such as N1MM+ logger: https://n1mmwp.hamdocs.com/getting-started/introduction/#minimum-hardware-requirements and WSJT: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/devel.html

Thanks for any knowledge!

XRaySpeX · ‎31-07-2023

The Chrome OS is Linux based. You can't run any MS or Windows applications on it. You could see if you can get a vers. of OpenOffice for it. Your 1st link says it requires Windows.

You need to check with any vendors that their products run on Chrome OS.

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XRaySpeX · ‎31-07-2023

The Chrome OS is Linux based. You can't run any MS or Windows applications on it. You could see if you can get a vers. of OpenOffice for it. Your 1st link says it requires Windows.

You need to check with any vendors that their products run on Chrome OS.

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC => 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC => 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC => 2022: EE 80 Meg FTTC (no landline number)