Re: Pendrive computer

From	Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Pendrive computer
Date	2016-12-29 14:40 +0100
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On 12/29/2016 6:58 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Thursday 29 December 2016 02:31:49 Richard Owlett wrote:
>> On 12/28/2016 4:07 PM, Joe wrote:
>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 12:20:06 -0600
>>>
>>> Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
>>>> What I'm looking for is a retail product that would compete with
>>>> PDA's of a decade ago.
>>>
>>> I think they're called 'smartphones'.
>>
>> Hardware wise,  if all cell network connectivity was removed - OK.
>> It would have to be delivered as a "rooted" device so I could
>> install only the software that I actually wanted rather than what
>> some marketer that never met me just knew I desperately needed.
>>
>> IOW I want Linux, *NOT* Windows ;/
>>
>>>> Raspberry (sp?) Pi's have the compute power. But their form
>>>> factor is terminally CLUNKY.
>>>
>>> That's because there are all those socket thingies all over them. Which
>>> makes them useful in the real world.
>>
>> They serve a significant market. I'm just not part of that market.
>> Using software as an analogy, my world view resembles the target
>> audience of "Linux From Scratch" &/or Slackware but I'm willing
>> to trade some of that flexibility for the convenience of Debian's
>> repository of precompiled and tested software.
>>
>>>> Besides which I'm looking for an
>>>> "off the shelf" solution.
>>>
>>> To which *precise* problem?
>>
>> Me ;} Think in terms of Greek archetypes.
>
> Did you look that up before you used it???  You are most emphatically NOT a
> Greek archetype.   You are, according to you, sui generis, one off,
> unique.  ;-)
>

That didn't come of as intended. I'd had a long day. I've been 
more often referred to as peculiar rather than unique.

I meant to say that I was aiming at an archetypal PDA.

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Pendrive computer rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 15:40 +0100
  Re: Pendrive computer Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2016-12-28 16:50 +0100
    Re: Pendrive computer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-28 19:30 +0100
      Re: Pendrive computer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-29 03:40 +0100
        Re: Pendrive computer Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2016-12-29 05:40 +0100
        Re: Pendrive computer Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-12-29 14:00 +0100
          Re: Pendrive computer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-29 14:40 +0100
            Re: Pendrive computer John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-12-29 15:20 +0100
          Re: Pendrive computer Xen <list@xenhideout.nl> - 2016-12-29 18:50 +0100
      Re: Pendrive computer rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 21:50 +0100
      Re: Pendrive computer Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-12-28 23:10 +0100
    Re: Pendrive computer rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 21:50 +0100
  Re: Pendrive computer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-28 19:10 +0100
    Re: Pendrive computer Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2016-12-28 19:30 +0100
      Re: Pendrive computer rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 22:00 +0100
        Re: Pendrive computer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-29 04:30 +0100
      Re: Pendrive computer Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2016-12-28 22:00 +0100
      Re: Pendrive computer rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 22:00 +0100
      Re: Pendrive computer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-28 21:20 +0100
  Re: Pendrive computer Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-12-28 19:20 +0100
    Re: Pendrive computer rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 21:50 +0100
    Re: Pendrive computer rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 22:00 +0100
    Re: Pendrive computer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-28 21:20 +0100
  Re: Pendrive computer Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-12-28 23:10 +0100
    Re: Pendrive computer deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-12-28 23:40 +0100

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