Parallels is well-known for its software that lets you run Windows apps on OS X computers. Now they are showing a free version that lets you run them on the iPad -- remotely.
Dean Takahashi of DemoBeat explains:
The free Parallels Mobile app will let you log into a Parallels account and then browse your Parallels-equipped computers at home. You can run the applications on those computers remotely, using the Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac software, which lets you run Windows or Mac apps simultaneously.
You could, then, in theory, "run" full AutoCAD on the iPad. (While Parallels Mobile is free, you still need to buy Parallels for your desktop computer, about $80.) Read more and view a video at Venture Beat.
Yawn....just use VNC, it's available in several versions for the iPad, web browser, and about everything else, and then you can "run" Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix, whatever....
Posted by: Tony | Sep 15, 2010 at 08:50 AM
I have used a VNC type of software on my iTouch, and it was a touch slow, because my desktop computer has three hi-res screens! But other than that, it worked.
Posted by: Ralph Grabowski | Sep 15, 2010 at 09:03 AM
The bigger question is how do windows applications respond to touch input? How do you right click?
Posted by: CAD Critic | Sep 15, 2010 at 01:17 PM
Would you recommend any good VNC for my iPad ?
I have tried a couple, and both were extremely slow..
Posted by: Amr Boghdady | Sep 17, 2010 at 02:39 AM
Splashtop delivers high performance remote access... much better than RDP or VNC... if you have an NVIDIA or AMD GPU PC, it's even optimized for 3D acceleration!
Posted by: ml2000 | Jun 03, 2013 at 11:46 PM