iPad version?

gudin · Post by **gudin** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:38 pm

OK, now that you have a Mac version, have you considered developing an iPad version using the same codebase? Would you want volunteers to help you with that?

I would love to play this on my iPad while on the couch, waiting at the doctor's office, etc. Just an idea.

keithmartinsmith · Post by **keithmartinsmith** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:13 pm

We would like to produce an iPad edition but the iPad does not use OSX, the native operating system of Apple Mac's. It uses iOS4 from the iPhone and thats a world away from OSX. One day maybe but not for a while. Keith

batesmotel · Post by **batesmotel** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:19 pm

Do it for the Android O/S before you do it for iOS4! That way you won't need Steve Job's personal permission to be allowed to sell it

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Chris

gudin · Post by **gudin** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:19 pm

keithmartinsmith wrote:We would like to produce an iPad edition but the iPad does not use OSX, the native operating system of Apple Mac's. It uses iOS4 from the iPhone and thats a world away from OSX. One day maybe but not for a while. Keith

iOS4 is a version of OSX. Yes, there are major changes to support the new interface paradigm, but they both use Cocoa and a very similar API. Unlike Android which uses Java. There's not likely to be any issues with acceptance by the app store, and you won't need to worry about 68 different implementations and hardware, not to mention the proprietary user interfaces and OS version limitations the various handset manufacturers decide to set.

An iPad app works on an iPad.