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DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Re: DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Post by cmiles74 »

oftenwrong wrote: post #11

The flat design would seem to make this even less ergonomic than a laptop (an already low bar). Is this meant to be placed on a desk? The user would basically have to hang their head down to look at the display, which is just in front of their fingers. There is no possible way to maintain a healthy posture without an external display. Otherwise, the retro hardware aesthetic is cool. Reminds me a bit of the early brie…

I think it's meant to be reminiscent of the TRS 80 100. Even so, I agree: being entirely flat will cause many stiff necks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Model_100

Re: DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Post by bartvk »

pantalaimon wrote: post #13

Looks pretty neat! But what's the point of the thermal printer? Is this supposed to be used as a portable cash register?

It makes me think about when I was young, and my friend had the Sinclair ZX80 and the printer that came with it.

Re: DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Post by kanox »

oftenwrong wrote: post #11

The flat design would seem to make this even less ergonomic than a laptop (an already low bar). Is this meant to be placed on a desk? The user would basically have to hang their head down to look at the display, which is just in front of their fingers. There is no possible way to maintain a healthy posture without an external display. Otherwise, the retro hardware aesthetic is cool. Reminds me a bit of the early brie…

My laptop screen bends 180 degrees fully flat on the desk, I use this configuration with an external monitor but no external keyboard. Maybe that's how you would use this system most of the time, just plug an external monitor and ignore the built-in one.

Re: DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Post by rozab »

oftenwrong wrote: post #11

The flat design would seem to make this even less ergonomic than a laptop (an already low bar). Is this meant to be placed on a desk? The user would basically have to hang their head down to look at the display, which is just in front of their fingers. There is no possible way to maintain a healthy posture without an external display. Otherwise, the retro hardware aesthetic is cool. Reminds me a bit of the early brie…

This kind of form factor is called a cyberdeck, and is inspired by cyberpunk fiction and roleplaying games. Most of the community has now converged on screens that tilt up for practicality's sake, but the flat ones do have a retro charm.

Re: DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Post by dmd »

m463 wrote: post #25

Reminds me of the trs 80 model 100, which was extremely popular with journalists and was powered by AA batteries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Model_100

Crossed with the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epson_HX-20 which had a built-in printer.

Re: DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Post by dmd »

XzAeRosho wrote: post #26
timvdalen wrote: post #6

I want one to leave in the drawer with all my Raspberry Pi's.

I mean, it looks like a nice tool if you take it to debug on-site devices.

I would buy something like this if it had HDMI and VGA in, and could let me use as a portable console to plug into machines.

Re: DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Post by fogihujy »

cmiles74 wrote: post #21
oftenwrong wrote: post #11

The flat design would seem to make this even less ergonomic than a laptop (an already low bar). Is this meant to be placed on a desk? The user would basically have to hang their head down to look at the display, which is just in front of their fingers. There is no possible way to maintain a healthy posture without an external display. Otherwise, the retro hardware aesthetic is cool. Reminds me a bit of the early brie…

I think it's meant to be reminiscent of the TRS 80 100. Even so, I agree: being entirely flat will cause many stiff necks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Model_100

Or the older Epson HX-20, considering the built-in printer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epson_HX-20
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