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Terminal app for the Kindle

100 points by dholowiski 16y ago

StavrosK 16y ago
The Kindle can run code?! I am so sad I didn't get the 3G one...
- dholowiski 16y ago
  Yeah, it kind of makes it an awesome way to check in on your servers while you're on the go, with the free 3G on Kindles. Of course you'll get similar (100mb free 3g) with Chrome netbooks when they come out.
  - StavrosK 16y ago
    Only in the US, though...
    - rodh257 16y ago
      isn't their free 3g worldwide? Though stripped down or something?
      - ruchi 16y ago
        I used Kindle's 3G/EDGE network globally.
      - StavrosK 16y ago
        No, I meant the Chrome netbooks.
- icco 16y ago
  For future reference, the Kindle SDK: http://kdk.amazon.com/ http://kdk.amazon.com/
  - atldev 16y ago
    I applied for kdk access when it was first announced in January. Never a word. I think Amazon moved too slow here, because now I don't really care. I've moved on and enjoy building for the iPad.
    - icco 16y ago
      Ya, they really need to take it out of beta and just let people use it.
mikeknoop 16y ago
Is there a good central website for Kindle hacks? Moreover, I cannot imagine Amazon is happy about 3rd-party code accessing the 3G which is paid by Amazon...
- naner 16y ago
  There was supposed to be a Kindle app store. Not sure what happened to it.
  - spicyj 16y ago
    There are some apps in the normal Kindle store (mostly games), but no separate app store.
- tszming 16y ago
  According to Amazon (https://kdk.amazon.com/gp/vendor/sign-in?ie=UTF8&originatingURI=/gp/vendor/members/kindlepubs/kdk/home https://kdk.amazon.com/gp/vendor/sign-in?ie=UTF8&origina...), if you are offering active contents that have access to their Whispernet mobile network, unless you are selling your app on a monthly subscription basis, you are limited to use at most 100KB / month for a single user.
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gbrindisi 16y ago
This guy teached me shell scripting during college. I've enjoyed his class.
joebo 16y ago
I'm having trouble figuring out how to run the program. Looks like I need a root shell? Any tips would be helpful - spent about an hour researching.

100 points by dholowiski 16y ago

StavrosK 16y ago

The Kindle can run code?! I am so sad I didn't get the 3G one...

dholowiski 16y ago
Yeah, it kind of makes it an awesome way to check in on your servers while you're on the go, with the free 3G on Kindles. Of course you'll get similar (100mb free 3g) with Chrome netbooks when they come out.
- StavrosK 16y ago
  Only in the US, though...
  - rodh257 16y ago
    isn't their free 3g worldwide? Though stripped down or something?
    - ruchi 16y ago
      I used Kindle's 3G/EDGE network globally.
    - StavrosK 16y ago
      No, I meant the Chrome netbooks.
icco 16y ago
For future reference, the Kindle SDK: http://kdk.amazon.com/ http://kdk.amazon.com/
- atldev 16y ago
  I applied for kdk access when it was first announced in January. Never a word. I think Amazon moved too slow here, because now I don't really care. I've moved on and enjoy building for the iPad.
  - icco 16y ago
    Ya, they really need to take it out of beta and just let people use it.

mikeknoop 16y ago

Is there a good central website for Kindle hacks? Moreover, I cannot imagine Amazon is happy about 3rd-party code accessing the 3G which is paid by Amazon...

naner 16y ago
There was supposed to be a Kindle app store. Not sure what happened to it.
- spicyj 16y ago
  There are some apps in the normal Kindle store (mostly games), but no separate app store.
tszming 16y ago
According to Amazon (https://kdk.amazon.com/gp/vendor/sign-in?ie=UTF8&originatingURI=/gp/vendor/members/kindlepubs/kdk/home https://kdk.amazon.com/gp/vendor/sign-in?ie=UTF8&origina...), if you are offering active contents that have access to their Whispernet mobile network, unless you are selling your app on a monthly subscription basis, you are limited to use at most 100KB / month for a single user.

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gbrindisi 16y ago

This guy teached me shell scripting during college. I've enjoyed his class.

joebo 16y ago

I'm having trouble figuring out how to run the program. Looks like I need a root shell? Any tips would be helpful - spent about an hour researching.