I would love the child of a Surfacebook with a Framework laptop; or A bare keyboard attached to a screen, that I could plug my phone (possibly running Phosh) and use it as a hardware for a laptop experience
I would love the child of a Surfacebook with a Framework laptop; or A bare keyboard attached to a screen, that I could plug my phone (possibly running Phosh) and use it as a hardware for a laptop experience
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Congratulations, you just reinvented dumb terminals.
You’re severely underestimating bandwidth and lag.
Yes, a dumb terminal is exactly what I want, but mobile.
Right, so slap Linux on a craptop and SSH into your desktop. Done.
This is any computer and remote desktop. Could build a Linux machine to start a remote desktop tool instead of a desktop environment, if you want.
Again I do not want another computer.
Actually, you do, but you’re just in denial about it for some reason.
This exists. Get a cheap netbook and stick your Linux distro of choice on it, and then just use it to ssh to things.
This is what I did. I purchased a Lenovo Yoga 11e on eBay for $37. If you get the model that has an Intel processor, you can put Linux on it. With Ubuntu MATE, the touchscreen and auto screen rotation work out of the box. From there a VNC viewer is all that is needed. The laptop I received was in pristine condition.
They generally work great with any x86 CPU - doesn’t need to be only intel. If you get an ARM-based netbook, just make sure to use the architecture-appropriate image for your distro.
That said, if you grab an older model, you may run into some hardware weirdness. Source: years ago I did this with an old Asus netbook that had a 32-bit UEFI and a 64-bit CPU, and I had to do some weird hackery in the ISO before writing it to the flash drive to get it to load the install image at all
Do netbooks still exist? I can’t seem to find them for sale anymore.
Lol dude what are you talking about? I just searched for “netbook” and the first few links are Amazon and Best Buy product listings for netbooks.
Those aren’t really netbooks though. But I guess the term now just stands for 11.6" laptop.
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I’m not sure how to stress this enough… I do not want another computer.
I do not want another computer.
I want a wireless interface to the computer I already have.
If they can make laptops for $37 they can make this for $1.
You want to beam bluetooth signals from a mouse and keyboard directly over the cellular network to your home PC?
That’s a terrible idea.
All of these requirements can be met with a laptop.
Nobody’s making laptops for $37, and your bizarre requests certainly cost far more than $1. What planet are you on?
I’m sure you don’t want to hear this, but…
Nit-picking the minutiae of new ideas may make you feel better, but ignoring the core idea will only hurt you and your creativity in the long run.
Instead of finding ways that it won’t work, you could use the same amount of energy to make the idea better.
I replied to your comment point-by-point, addressing the entire core concept.
Talk about nit-picking that limits creativity and ignores core ideas - you’re the one who doesn’t want to accept that what you’re looking for already exists.
You’re mind-bogglingly dense.
Ok buddy. I’m sorry to have upset you.
I’m not upset, but I’m a little baffled. Do you actually have a response to what I said, or are you simply being deliberately obtuse?
No, I’m having a good time seeing how many ways you can call me stupid because you feel so butthurt.
I do this regularly with my phone as well as my laptop. You don’t need anything special to run a remote desktop client.
I do not want a remote desktop client. I do not want another computer. I want a screen and keyboard. Do you see the difference?
So you are demanding magic?
To be fair the thread is products that don’t exist… Plenty of other requests for holodecks and brain implants, etc.
The problem is that this product exists, and that commenter can’t even explain how a laptop falls short.
a tablet like the PineTab, just not starting X?
Didn’t they make that for video games?