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Re: Portable emacs devices
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Richard G Riley |
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Re: Portable emacs devices |
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Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:44:26 +0200 |
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"Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> writes:
> Richard G Riley wrote:
>> I wonder if anyone here can recommend a portable emacs device? My
>> current laptop is too big to drag around when I cycle tour. All I really
>> want is emacs as an authoring system but clearly wireless etc would be
>> beneficial if its a light, robust laptop we are talking. I would prefer
>> Linux as the OS underneath and have been considering the EEE but some
>> funny business with the batetry capacity have caused me to rethink.
>>
>> http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/uk-asus-eee-900s-come-with-stunted-battery-longer-warranty/
>>
>> But basically a full keyboard emacs device is all I want, preferably
>> with a USB port for later transfer of org files to my main development
>> machine.
>
> The impression I have got is that there is a shortage of battery
> producing capacity at the moment.
>
> It also occurs to me that there are new better alternatives to the one
> you shown, with bigger keyboard and screen, but not heavier.
I dont want bigger keyboard and screen. "Usable" is the key with long
battery life. As I said , size is of the essence possibly more so than a
few grams in weight. Certainly the Nokia 810 looks interesting.
Re: Portable emacs devices, xraysmalevich, 2008/08/25
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