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iPad-only is the new desktop Linux

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Re: iPad-only is the new desktop Linux

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Post by derefr »

DiabloD3 wrote: post #2

Except iPads don't run Linux, and iOS is ridiculously locked down and has very few usable apps for typical desktop needs (Android also has this issue, so I'm not shitting on iOS only).

What are "typical desktop needs"? Microsoft Office? Web browsing? What else?

Re: iPad-only is the new desktop Linux

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Post by ajarmst »

Still waiting on a terminal-emulator/external keyboard combo that handles alt and ctrl in an emacs-friendly way (I simply can't retrain my brain to use esc for M-). If it also allows me to remap caps-lock to ctrl, I'll rename a child after it.

Re: iPad-only is the new desktop Linux

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Post by ajarmst »

derefr wrote: post #3
DiabloD3 wrote: post #2

Except iPads don't run Linux, and iOS is ridiculously locked down and has very few usable apps for typical desktop needs (Android also has this issue, so I'm not shitting on iOS only).

What are "typical desktop needs"? Microsoft Office? Web browsing? What else?

Emacs. And, uh, some kind of browser, I guess.

Re: iPad-only is the new desktop Linux

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Post by jcbeard »

Used this for awhile on my old iPad when my main laptop was broken. iSSH, a wireless keyboard + cloud virtual machine and you can pretty much do anything you need for dev work as long as you have a cellular or wifi connection.

Re: iPad-only is the new desktop Linux

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Post by chatmasta »

DiabloD3 wrote: post #2

Except iPads don't run Linux, and iOS is ridiculously locked down and has very few usable apps for typical desktop needs (Android also has this issue, so I'm not shitting on iOS only).

Jailbroken iPad has all the "Linux" essentials you might need. Combined with a Bluetooth keyboard and SSH to a remote server, you've got a decent dev machine.
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