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DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Re: DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Post by cmrdporcupine »

Neat idea, but it'll end up being just another ARM SoC SBC with a fancy case that people will buy and then forget about. I don't really need yet another machine that boots to Linux that runs better elsewhere.

Unless there's a compelling use case or novel platform that gets people really excited, these things are hard to get a large committed audience for.

I'd be interested if they stuck a RISC-V SoC in there -- like say the Kendryte K210.

Re: DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Post by WesolyKubeczek »

I'd like one but the keyboard on this one is, frankly, dreck. On a terminal, nothing beats a good keyboard. I'd put up with it being reflective monochrome LCD (sign me up if you know someone who makes these – I would finally be able to work in sunlight), but the keyboard must be top notch.

Re: DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Post by pbronez »

woodrowbarlow wrote: post #37
ianai wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Totally. A portable KVM/crash cart could be useful.

take a look at NexDock - laptop form factor, without the innards. just a keyboard, trackpad, screen, and battery waiting to connect to a phone, server rack, pi, or what have you.

That's pretty cool. I wonder how hard it would be to add USB-C docking capability to an old server in my homelab. Seems like a graphics card with Virtual Link USB-C [0] would be ideal, but maybe overkill. There are some other options [1] but it's not clear to me how much graphic horsepower you need. Definitely a VGA-only motherboard is not gonna cut it...

[0] https://uploadvr.com/every-virtuallink-gpu/

[1] https://dancharblog.wordpress.com/2020/07/20/add-usb-c-with-...

Re: DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Post by theginger »

timvdalen wrote: post #6

I want one to leave in the drawer with all my Raspberry Pi's.

Definitely think that's where they will be going. For most of us being the sort of dev that uses this sort of thing is a fantasy. For the very few it's a reality chances are they've already got something half as useful, 20x the price that will do one or 2 critical things this can't, and most will have not interest in creating and add-on so it can do them.

Re: DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Post by pbronez »

moron4hire wrote: post #59

I wish Clockwork would make a batch of the GameShells again. I've been wanting one for a while, but they've been out of stock every time I check https://www.clockworkpi.com/gameshell

agree. I just discovered it browsing around from this article, and was disappointed to see you can't actually buy one. Would have made a great Christmas gift!

Re: DevTerm - An Open Source Portable Terminal for Every Dev

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Post by jnwatson »

fogihujy wrote: post #30
cmiles74 wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it's meant to be reminiscent of the TRS 80 100. Even so, I agree: being entirely flat will cause many stiff necks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Model_100

Or the older Epson HX-20, considering the built-in printer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epson_HX-20

My thought exactly. I had great fun with my HX-20. That and a Tandy/Sharp Pocket Computer were my first programming experiences as a young child; I spent hours programming both.
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