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You want an ipad it seems like.
by Moosdijk 4y ago
You want an ipad it seems like.
- MonkeyClub 4y agoFor me the iPad feels too constricting when you want to do anything other than consume content. But I think that's just because I'm accustomed to having direct access to files and filesystems, and the extra later of abstraction (already necessary to visually translate a filesystem) just becomes bothersome. E.g. I still need to cd and ls in a very primitive and visceral way, feel my way around the warren like a mole so to speak, even if I can just click/tap on a screen or C-x C-f. Probably how the mind gets wired with basic text UIs like the DOS and Unix command lines, before you get to stuff like Midnight Commander. Pretty weird, if you ask me, as that's more of a verbal and less than a visual way of interacting with the system, while I'm an otherwise visual person.
- mark_l_watson 4y agoI have 2 iPad Pros, both sizes, two Linux laptops, and a Lenovo Duet Chromebook with Linux containers. Lots of experimenting with hardware choices. When traveling with an iPad (sometimes I take the Chromebook) I find using a SSH or Mosh client app with a remote server works very well. Your mileage may vary.
- nicbou 4y agoIt's great for reading, sketching and taking notes. It's not a development machine, though some people try really hard to make it so. I never found a good solution, so I pack my iPad Mini and my Macbook. I just need stronger legs.