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PaperTTY – Python module to render a TTY on e-ink

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Re: PaperTTY – Python module to render a TTY on e-ink

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Post by JoshTriplett »

IshKebab wrote: post #27
nextos wrote: post #20

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The problem with Dasung is that they force you to use a driver, which is a bit buggy and not available for all platforms. But I reckon their hardware is super nice. Boox Android tablets can take input through standard HDMI, without any software. Another option is an AMOLED screen, and invert colors to have the majority of the screen switched off. Sadly portable JOLED screens from Asus are not coming out yet, despite…

That one uses HDMI and there's a comment saying they didn't need to install any drivers.

There are several reports saying that if you "just" use HDMI and not their special drivers, the display will periodically stop, freeze, and display a message steering you towards the drivers.

Re: PaperTTY – Python module to render a TTY on e-ink

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Post by PeCaN »

craftyguy wrote: post #23
tanisds wrote: post #6

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https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/30/17788476/lenovo-yoga-book...

That's not at all what they are asking for. The e-ink 'display' is the keyboard, not the display for term/graphics. Also: > Memory: 4GB RAM Why do laptop manufacturers insist on being stuck in 2005?

>Why do laptop manufacturers insist on being stuck in 2005?

why does running apps these days require 16GB because developers insist on using as much RAM as possible

Re: PaperTTY – Python module to render a TTY on e-ink

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Post by wiz21c »

craftyguy wrote: post #23
tanisds wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/30/17788476/lenovo-yoga-book...

That's not at all what they are asking for. The e-ink 'display' is the keyboard, not the display for term/graphics. Also: > Memory: 4GB RAM Why do laptop manufacturers insist on being stuck in 2005?

I run on 4GB and it's good enough for : browsing, python development of GUI, looking at picture, listening to music, serving music, word processing, making patches to KDE, running a virtual machine, etc. Oh and it's 2018.

Re: PaperTTY – Python module to render a TTY on e-ink

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Post by gammatrigono »

konschubert wrote: post #21
pmorici wrote: post #4

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https://www.visionect.com/blog/digital-signage-how-we-built-... Google also did something like this but I can't find that write up.

You seem to know the market a bit. Can I buy an e-ink device that I can hang on the wall or put on the table and that will display today's appointments from my calendar for me?

You can do this with a rooted Kindle: https://lifehacker.com/add-weather-and-google-calendar-infor...

Re: PaperTTY – Python module to render a TTY on e-ink

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Post by sambull »

PeCaN wrote: post #32
craftyguy wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's not at all what they are asking for. The e-ink 'display' is the keyboard, not the display for term/graphics. Also: > Memory: 4GB RAM Why do laptop manufacturers insist on being stuck in 2005?

>Why do laptop manufacturers insist on being stuck in 2005? why does running apps these days require 16GB because developers insist on using as much RAM as possible

Abstraction

Re: PaperTTY – Python module to render a TTY on e-ink

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Post by madsohm »

sebslomski wrote: post #2

I would love to have something like this in front of every meeting room at work displaying the occupancy of the current day.

Herman Roebbers talked about this [1] at a conference earlier this year, together with the fact that the displays and what drives them have to be interconnected and low power.

[1] https://ulpc.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Herman-Roebbers.p...

Re: PaperTTY – Python module to render a TTY on e-ink

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Post by amatix »

IshKebab wrote: post #29
sebslomski wrote: post #2

I would love to have something like this in front of every meeting room at work displaying the occupancy of the current day.

There are many many products that do this. They're all crazy expensive though and they generally use LCD tablets. The ones we've had at the last two companies I've worked at were battery powered and lasted for a day - somebody has to go around and swap them over once per day. I agree an e-ink solution would be much better but then these companies would have to do their own hardware since nobody sells e-ink tablets wi…

Onyx Boox series run Android (some old, some new), and go up to 13” in size.

Re: PaperTTY – Python module to render a TTY on e-ink

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Post by samstave »

poizan42 wrote: post #15
samstave wrote: post #9

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Holy carp. The link from the user below you, which I am reposting, as his link is [dead] is quite amazing... Lenovo's Yoga Book... I want this device: https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/30/17788476/lenovo-yoga-book...

A keyboard you can't touch type on? And they are showing the home-row notches on the J and F keys on the display like that makes a difference? I think I'll pass.

If its an e-ink haptic keyboard, I wonder if its not configurable to whatever degree -- or will it only run one US-Centric keyboard version? I would like to be able to configure the thing in any way... given that you can write on it with a pen, that implies that its 100% touch-surface, so I don't see how you cant just assign whatever touch interface you want to it...
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