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Re: can crowdfunding bring back the netbook?

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On 2017-03-13 9:07 PM, RS Wood wrote:
> Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> writes:
>
>> On 2017-03-12 8:53 PM, RS Wood wrote:
>>> From the «sent from my netbook, as a matter of fact» department:
>>> Title: Can Crowdfunding Bring Back The Netbook? Author:
>>> help@slashdot.org Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 18:44:00 -0400 Link:
>>
>>
>> AT one point Netbooks made a lot of sense. I am currently
>> traveling, I have not one but two windows small tablets with me
>> (and an android tablet) I paid <$100ea for the windows tablets new
>> and they run all my development tools. They will also access a
>> keyboard/mouse and USB 2T drive if needed.
>>
>> Netbooks these days would have a lot of competition.
>>
>> w..
>
> Maybe.  My main machine these days is a Lenovo netbook - about a 12"
> screen I think.  Decent keyboard, very portable.  I've got tablets
> but they all run Android and I find myself missing my custom bash
> scripts, emacs, vim, jed, joe, gkrellm, plus a decent keyboard.  I
> can get lots done on tablets (esp. with a bluetooth keyboard).  But I
> still find myself using this netbook almost every day.  Somehow they
> must scratch different itches.
>
I have a bluetooth keyboard/touch pad that I use on both my windows
tablets and android tablets. They are useful enough in that
configuration that I often don't bring a laptop on trips.

My android tablet has about 9 hours of battery life, My windows tablets
about 3-4 hours.  Most of the time I use the on screen keyboard for
email and casual use. Serious use I use the keyboard. I do use a handful
of thumb drives and often load tablets micro SD cards with current
projects before I leave.

w..

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can crowdfunding bring back the netbook? RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2017-03-13 00:53 +0000
  Re: can crowdfunding bring back the netbook? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-13 08:41 +0000
    Re: can crowdfunding bring back the netbook? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2017-03-13 10:00 +0000
    Re: can crowdfunding bring back the netbook? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2017-03-13 12:29 -0400
  Re: can crowdfunding bring back the netbook? Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2017-03-13 15:49 -0400
    Re: can crowdfunding bring back the netbook? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2017-03-13 21:07 -0400
      Re: can crowdfunding bring back the netbook? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-14 08:44 +0000
      Re: can crowdfunding bring back the netbook? Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2017-03-14 15:04 -0400
        Re: can crowdfunding bring back the netbook? mausg@mail.com - 2017-03-15 17:12 +0000

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