So you can get a working vintage Smith Corona hardware word processor for under $100. Probably much less at a garage sale.
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#12If you wanna DIY then you could achieve something similar with the open source ZeroWriter
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#13Cool idea, you should consider adding a photo of the device on the landing page. It did not make sense until I clicked into the device page (Firefox mobile iOS).
Agreed... even as someone I consider much more curious than the average consumer, the fact that there were no pictures or easy description of what this is, made me close the tab right away.
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#14I'm from GenX. I remember these. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlphaSmart
I love little computer-shaped devices.
I had a Laser PC4 in the early 90s: https://oldcomputermuseum.com/laser_pc4.html
I wish I still had it just to noodle around on.
I picked up a Cambridge Z88 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Z88) at a Goodwill a couple years ago but haven't done much of anything with it. Apparently they have quite the following.
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#15Why do none of these have larger displays? I imagine it's annoying to type without the ability to at least skim over the last page of content? Are larger monochrome displays just harder to procure?
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#16So you can get a working vintage Smith Corona hardware word processor for under $100. Probably much less at a garage sale.
Sure, but I don’t want to keep one in my EDC bag.
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#17Why do none of these have larger displays? I imagine it's annoying to type without the ability to at least skim over the last page of content? Are larger monochrome displays just harder to procure?
I think they aimed for a very portable format. I think it's a bit took much especially considering that you will be already carrying a keyboard anyway.
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#18Why is this so expensive?
Raspberrypi zero 2w + some stripped down OS that boots directly to an editor, lcd display and a nice case would be much cheaper. Also easier to implement other stuff, like different fonts, use your own 'cloud' to sync stuff (and not being forced into a subscription), etc.
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#19Why is this so expensive? Raspberrypi zero 2w + some stripped down OS that boots directly to an editor, lcd display and a nice case would be much cheaper. Also easier to implement other stuff, like different fonts, use your own 'cloud' to sync stuff (and not being forced into a subscription), etc.
I believe this is equivalent to lamenting that the price of tea in a shop is more than the tea bag's price.
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#20Why is this so expensive? Raspberrypi zero 2w + some stripped down OS that boots directly to an editor, lcd display and a nice case would be much cheaper. Also easier to implement other stuff, like different fonts, use your own 'cloud' to sync stuff (and not being forced into a subscription), etc.
I believe this is equivalent to lamenting that the price of tea in a shop is more than the tea bag's price.
Sure, but here we're talking about 20euros for a PG Tips teabag and some water in a weird cup (eg )
At some point you ask yourself if it's worth it, and in both cases, for me, it isn't.
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