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::: I would like to try Clockwork DevTerm A04... it would be my "portable" Debian instead of usual smartphone (for calls/SMS I want to use an old-school cell phone).. I think DevTerm would be good stuff for XMPP, IRC, Tox communication, with i3wm for example, and good platform for Gemini using... What do you think about the idea?
11 months ago · 👍 discrust
@kelbot, thank you very much! 👍 · 11 months ago
@discrust Well I wouldn't describe it as "good" but I did some things to make the amount high volume typing mostly unnecessary. I too mostly use the terminal and I setup my environment with tmux configured to do all the common things in few keystrokes. I also use a little launcher program that makes nice buttons for launching programs/scripts/whatever via mouse/touchscreen. I use the same basic setup now on my Pinephone with keyboard. · 11 months ago
@kelbot, tell me something about your feelings with typing on PocketCHIP's keyboard! I would use (in 80-90%) only CLI apps, so lots of typing.. · 11 months ago
The DevTerm is pretty awesome but it kind of sits in between the types of devices I would buy. It's actually a lot smaller than it looks and the keyboard is reportedly too small and hard to touch type on. But it's too big to fit in a pocket. I have had a PocketCHIP since they were released and I really enjoyed it and used it a lot. Now my primary portable computer is a Pinephone with the keyboard attachment. Significantly larger than a smartphone but still fits in my pocket and has an acceptable physical keyboard. · 11 months ago
@freezr, I have Dell with Debian testing/sid, but I don't want a smartphone anymore. I want usual oldschool cell phone without internet connection and additionally something smaller than laptop, stuff I could take to my bag, use in a pub, train, any other travel. something only for 5-10 CLI apps for communication and gemini-editing... PocketCHIP would be great solution, but even 100$ is too much for me (at least right now). maybe someone will put up for sale his small cyberdeck, maybe in 5-6 months we will see some portable "linux terminal" with phisical keyboard.. I have no experience to build the stuff on my own... · 11 months ago
If you are willing to jump a lot of hoops, a good deal would be recovering a decent Chromebook on EBay for less than $40 bucks and installing you favorite Linux distro on it... · 11 months ago
The pinebook looks great, but it hasn't had a clear interface yet, plus is super expensive... There is also the GDP-Pocket but all those devices are pretty pricey for my pocket. So far I've satisfied my needs of having a small-factor computer with an old netbook that I got for free. With a bunch of money I updated RAM & disk but it looks so underpowered that often drives me crazy. To upload a bunch of GMI files with rsync are required 5 minutes... 😱 · 11 months ago
@freezr, I love PineNote design and fuctionality, I'm reading lots of books on inkBOOK reader, so I like e-ink screens, but I'm not sure how's a work with linux console on e-ink... I mean the refreshing and speed... · 11 months ago
@freezr, I calculated the DevTerm A6 price with delivery to Poland - 421$! it's horrible! for sure, I'll no buy! it's sooo expensive for me! maybe later, when I'll find an used one on ebay, or something... but not 421$, never! ::: ChipPocket is a good alternative, I saw many reviews.. perfect for me, when I want to use there only CLI apps (IRC, XMPP, Tox, elinks etc.). but the keyboard is terrible :D · 11 months ago
Not sure if this seller is reliable but the old CHIP Pocket is sold at $99.
https://shop.pocketchip.co/collections/frontpage/products/pocket-c-h-i-p-new · 11 months ago
I found it pretty expensive, for the same price you can get a Pinebook Pro and having a functional Arm laptop. 🤔 · 11 months ago