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Want: Mechanical Keyboard with an OS powering a PaperWhite screen.
https://getfreewrite.com/
A5 format (like a book, slightly less than most laptops) seems a sweet spot, also for keeping it in a larger jacket pocket.
Want: Mechanical Keyboard with an OS powering a PaperWhite screen.
Boox Tab Ultra? https://shop.boox.com/products/tab
Even its very own demo video shows a lady on a software with the device AND her laptop (how ironic)!
If anyone has it, how long does the battery last?
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It’s not as bad as I expected before trying the project. You can try with SolarWriter (which is easier to set up than this weird thing I did) to get an idea. I consider it “mechanical typewriter” level. For me, good enough.
I wonder whether USB Network might be an option to reduce the latency a little. L Plus then keeps the Pi WiFi free for regular use rather than as a private AP network.
Want: Mechanical Keyboard with an OS powering a PaperWhite screen.
These are good but lack the OS. I want Linux and/or ssh
I don't have one, but I use the Android app Termux on my stock Kindle Fire tablet. It's a rather complete Linux on Android. Not emulation.
CLI environment just works, and I've been able to run GUI apps with some configuration and an additional Android app for X or RDP or VNC. I generally don't use a Bluetooth keyboard or mouse with my setup, and I tend to avoid the GUI stuff.
But for extended shell scripting or writing CLI Python C code all native, all local, no networking needed. And I use it all the time for SSH.
I've found I enjoy writing on Kindle, despite how limited it was. I make notes by highlighting words in a book and writing them down in a note that was associated with the highlighted word. Clunky but it works.
Using an external server is much better though as it works with my keyboard, allows to keep the writing elsewhere. Very happy with it.
Want: Mechanical Keyboard with an OS powering a PaperWhite screen.
About five years ago, I did it with a raspberry pi used as a host, with the Kindle connecting to an istance of screen running on the raspberry. Not exactly what I did, but you get the idea. https://liliputing.com/kindleberry-wireless-using-a-raspberr... This solution seems easier, and more portable.
I have always eyed similar solutions, but getting root access to the Kindle has been getting more convoluted each time: I always chose to not try to avoid being a few days without reading if I bricked it. This is one of the reasons why I wrote this: should work as long as the Kindle has a decent-ish browser.
Still, I used a second-hand Kindle, not my main one, just in case. You should be able to find one dirt cheap.
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I wonder whether USB Network might be an option to reduce the latency a little. L Plus then keeps the Pi WiFi free for regular use rather than as a private AP network.
The Kindle can’t handle USB networking, so it wouldn’t be a viable option. The private network is only needed if you are not in a WiFi capable area: at home I use it without AP
No, but I had really hoped for something beyond glorified paper.