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PaperTerm Concept, An e-paper remote terminal device

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Re: PaperTerm Concept, An e-paper remote terminal device

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Post by nixpulvis »

torgoguys wrote: post #90
nixpulvis wrote: post #87

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> What is your use case for this sort of device? We'd certainly like to support as many as possible without compromising the overall vision. You mention PDFs--is your use case for reading or creating documents? Creating documents implies reading them in their final form, unless you have a publisher on staff. Even then I'd argue the medium matters. Most of the time I stick to plaintext, but there's a lot of value in P…

Gotcha. I don't think we could make this the right fit for you then, sorry. Well, the more I think about it, it's conceivable it could handle it with some small amount of extra hardware, but would take a LOT of software work and as hobbyists with no funding... > And I DO NOT trust my network connections. Just saying. Yes, this should be a hard pass for you then! (Unless built-in, dirt-cheap cell connectivity would as…

Maybe you make a little RPi-like device that is designed to connect and host this thing as a module that attaches nicely to the enclosure. You could build out the whole idea as you have it and come back to this for people like me. Meanwhile, I might just carry around a RPi for this purpose, as long as they can share power easily.

I hope I'm not being too discouraging. I really like this idea, which is why I'm pushing you on it a bit. I would love to help, but yea, fund-less hobbies are tough to get large scale support for. I wish I had more to offer.

Re: PaperTerm Concept, An e-paper remote terminal device

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Post by FullyFunctional »

GekkePrutser wrote: post #14
FullyFunctional wrote: post #5

I’ve chasing this dragon for years for the purpose of working outside; first trying to hack a kindle paper white, then using a Dasung monitor, then hacking a reMarkable 2. All were disappointing for a reason or another but I’m ready to try again with the PineNote. 4th time’s the charm, right?

I was thinking of the same, however when I look at large eink displays most of the time the vendor specifically cautions against using them in bright sunlight. Check waveshare etc.

Outdoor doesn't imply in direct sunlight. I've used my eInk devices outside for years, but I would burn up if I stayed in sunlight.

Re: PaperTerm Concept, An e-paper remote terminal device

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Post by GekkePrutser »

FullyFunctional wrote: post #92
GekkePrutser wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was thinking of the same, however when I look at large eink displays most of the time the vendor specifically cautions against using them in bright sunlight. Check waveshare etc.

Outdoor doesn't imply in direct sunlight. I've used my eInk devices outside for years, but I would burn up if I stayed in sunlight.

I use my kindles in direct sunlight for sure, they work fine, strange enough. This is why I don't understand they caution so much against some of these models.
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