On Wed, 23 Mar 2011, Rick wrote: > I thought it looked promising, until I read the generally negative > product reviews linked to the page you posted. > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca> wrote: > > > > a friend wants to get into android programming and wants a simple > > platform that allows him to download and rebuild the android source, > > as well as write and run new android apps. i've never used an android > > tablet so i have no advice. > > > > he pointed me at this: > > > > http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=19180&Sku=A685-0068RB&cm_re=Homepage-_-Spot%2001-_-CatId_6838_A685-0068RB > > > > but i have no clue if that will do what he wants. thoughts? anyone > > out there doing this and can recommend a cheap android developer > > platform for someone who wants to get started? thanks. which is why i'm open to alternative suggestions, particularly from people actually *doing* this sort of thing. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ========================================================================