Does it run Emacs?
Open Source PC That Fits in Your Pocket
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Re: Open Source PC That Fits in Your Pocket
#42Just order a pi4 one small but still large linux handheld. Struggle do not want to play Gpd.
This might fit the bill. See how it goes.
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#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
when traveling i want something small and portable that does not get in the way, especially when backpacking. sure, you could argue that i should leave electronic devices at home and unhook from this dependency to be connected, but that would remove the ability to back up my photos, or write a diary too. there is a case for the responsible use of electronic devices outdoors. and for that i like that device to be as s…
That's what I'd imagine too, but thinking it through... the keyboard on this thing is super lame. The lack of a Delete key alone would piss me off if trying to do any real writing. I don't see a "travel" use case that couldn't be served by a MacBook Air (with the Karabiner utility to fix ITS insufferable lack of a Delete key). To me this thing is for very limited technical scenarios, for example as a video signal gen…
The Macbook Air doesn't fit in my jacket pocket. This thing would, even that thick.
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's what I'd imagine too, but thinking it through... the keyboard on this thing is super lame. The lack of a Delete key alone would piss me off if trying to do any real writing. I don't see a "travel" use case that couldn't be served by a MacBook Air (with the Karabiner utility to fix ITS insufferable lack of a Delete key). To me this thing is for very limited technical scenarios, for example as a video signal gen…
The Macbook Air doesn't fit in my jacket pocket. This thing would, even that thick.
Usually when backpacking there's a backpack.
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#45This is cool, but a 5 hour battery life is kind of a dealbreaker for a device I would be very mobile with. The 11 inch macbook air used to get over 11 hours, and netbooks used to get like at least 4 hours.
Can you put a bigger battery into it?
Even if you can't, it has 8000mAh total battery capacity there are plenty of 30,000mAh+ battery packs on Amazon. If you can really get 5 hours out of 8000mAh, relying on a battery pack for the instances where you expect there's a chance of spending 5 hours using it somewhere without a charger seems reasonable...
Re: Open Source PC That Fits in Your Pocket
#46Can we stop with this absolute fantasy about PCs that "fit in your pocket"?
The medium is the message, the form is the functionality.
Smartphones have been "pocketable PCs" for more than a decade already, but are dumbed down because their inputs and outputs are limited. You can't type effectively, your screen is small, your battery is limited. Would you want a command line interface on your Smart TV using only a remote? How about XFCE? Or GNOME? No, for a Smart TV we have purposefully made OSs that are limited in functionality such as Kodi, LibreELEC and others specifically because of the type of inputs and outputs needed.
I think the only way we could ever get a portable PC experience on the go is by having AR glasses project a full desktop in front of us and let us control it with an imaginary keyboard and touchpad by somehow analyzing our hand movements on a hard surface in front of us. But that's only if we get to a point where said devices are fast and hold a decent battery, which, with current technology, is impossible.
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#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
when traveling i want something small and portable that does not get in the way, especially when backpacking. sure, you could argue that i should leave electronic devices at home and unhook from this dependency to be connected, but that would remove the ability to back up my photos, or write a diary too. there is a case for the responsible use of electronic devices outdoors. and for that i like that device to be as s…
That's what I'd imagine too, but thinking it through... the keyboard on this thing is super lame. The lack of a Delete key alone would piss me off if trying to do any real writing. I don't see a "travel" use case that couldn't be served by a MacBook Air (with the Karabiner utility to fix ITS insufferable lack of a Delete key). To me this thing is for very limited technical scenarios, for example as a video signal gen…
I am pretty sure just as the "big" reform, the pocket will let you reprogram the keyboard with QMK, so you can have every key you want.
I am a bit surprised to see no Raise/Lower Keys on the render, but maybe it's not the final layout?
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#48I hate those square-grid-style keyboards. Not sure what they're called but I've had one before in a foldable keyboard. It always felt wrong.
I know the current layout was built for mechanical reasons so that typewriter rods wouldn't overlap. But 40 years of muscle memory is not something I want to give up :)
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#49I hate those square-grid-style keyboards. Not sure what they're called but I've had one before in a foldable keyboard. It always felt wrong. I know the current layout was built for mechanical reasons so that typewriter rods wouldn't overlap. But 40 years of muscle memory is not something I want to give up :)
The layout is called "Ortholinear", it can be a pain but personally I find handy for lots of things where you don't have that muscle memory like keypads and other accessory input devices. Its frustrating how hard it is to find inexpensive keyboards using the layout, its uncommon so its understandable they cost more. Lately its been a bit of a niche in the customised mechanical keyboard market.
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#50I love seeing these projects but can't imagine what in the world I'd do with one of these devices. Small computers that don't benefit from the mobile UX tradeoffs and don't quite have keyboards or screens or a hinge to support putting it down and typing on it. They're cute though. If you had one, what would you be doing with it?
when traveling i want something small and portable that does not get in the way, especially when backpacking. sure, you could argue that i should leave electronic devices at home and unhook from this dependency to be connected, but that would remove the ability to back up my photos, or write a diary too. there is a case for the responsible use of electronic devices outdoors. and for that i like that device to be as s…
The Sony Z4 tablet with keyboard dock is great. I've fixed mine several times to keep it going. The dock is a hard plastic laptop-style affair that is perfect to use on a lap. The tablet itself is much thinner than current ipads and waterproof.
It's sad that this was the last tablet Sony ever made.