Any of the e-ink pads that run Linux under the hood and expose SSH can get you to a bash prompt. Which is about as simple as one can get. Why does it have to b

Any of the e-ink pads that run Linux under the hood and expose SSH can get you to a bash prompt. Which is about as simple as one can get. Why does it have to be /simple/ anyway? With a rich programming environment you can make your own simplicity. The world needs more devices that force you to come to them, not the other way around.