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I remember drooling after I saw a HP Jornada 720. Too bad no one is making small devices like these anymore.

walterbell 3y ago
GPD has some small devices, but it's not the same, https://www.gpd.hk/product https://www.gpd.hk/product Gemini and FxTec are closer in form factor, with Android, Linux or Sailfish.
- bemenwzy 3y ago
  Key differences vs GPD Win are much higher reliability (HP 200LX is dependable and still working past its 32-year anniversary), instant-on, maintains a steady computing speed (GPD chokes to a crawl quickly when its CPU spins up) and great battery convenience (lasts a long time and changing double A's is easy vs needing to charge a few hours). Of course, the GPD runs full-on modern OS's though
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
  Unfortunately, Gemini seems to suffer from the usual "kernel hasn't been updated in years".
criddell 3y ago
I always wanted a Psion 5. I miss the days of a computer that ran on AA batteries.
- helf 3y ago
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nextos 3y ago
MNT makes the Pocket Reform: https://mntre.com/reform.html https://mntre.com/reform.html It's a bit bigger than these HP, but it is open hardware and stuff has been mainlined into the kernel. MNT Research is a very cool open hardware organization. Everything they make is incredible.
- blackeyeblitzar 3y ago
  These look very cool. Are these tiny laptops called cyberdecks? I’ve been seeing that word more recently but am not sure what it means exactly.
  - schaefer 3y ago
    I'm no expert, but to me "cyberdeck" is somewhere in the realm of DIY computer that breaks from the traditional form factor. Of course they still aim for practical - but the whole point of cyberdeck is to embrace the imaginative. In short, I think of it like a technopunk cosplay for your computer. -- but the barrier of entry is super high, so, not that many people end up making one - let alone refining the idea as needed to really polish it.
- pengaru 3y ago
  +1 mnt is legit, I'm writing this from my Reform.
wrp 3y ago
I had a 720 and loved it more than any other device I've ever had. It really changed my workflow and I used it daily for about ten years. I finally had to move away from it because connectivity and compatibility became too much of an issue. These days, a 13" slim notebook with a good suspend mode is nearly as convenient as that 720, so I doubt I would be interested even if an updated version was available. The 200LX had two big draws, the specialized keyboard and the ability to run desktop software, but the bigger keyboard on the 690/720 allowed touch typing, which was the biggest thing for me.

GPD has some small devices, but it's not the same, https://www.gpd.hk/product https://www.gpd.hk/product Gemini and FxTec are closer in form factor, with Android, Linux or Sailfish.

bemenwzy 3y ago
Key differences vs GPD Win are much higher reliability (HP 200LX is dependable and still working past its 32-year anniversary), instant-on, maintains a steady computing speed (GPD chokes to a crawl quickly when its CPU spins up) and great battery convenience (lasts a long time and changing double A's is easy vs needing to charge a few hours). Of course, the GPD runs full-on modern OS's though
yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
Unfortunately, Gemini seems to suffer from the usual "kernel hasn't been updated in years".

criddell 3y ago

I always wanted a Psion 5. I miss the days of a computer that ran on AA batteries.

helf 3y ago
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nextos 3y ago

MNT makes the Pocket Reform: https://mntre.com/reform.html https://mntre.com/reform.html It's a bit bigger than these HP, but it is open hardware and stuff has been mainlined into the kernel. MNT Research is a very cool open hardware organization. Everything they make is incredible.

blackeyeblitzar 3y ago
These look very cool. Are these tiny laptops called cyberdecks? I’ve been seeing that word more recently but am not sure what it means exactly.
- schaefer 3y ago
  I'm no expert, but to me "cyberdeck" is somewhere in the realm of DIY computer that breaks from the traditional form factor. Of course they still aim for practical - but the whole point of cyberdeck is to embrace the imaginative. In short, I think of it like a technopunk cosplay for your computer. -- but the barrier of entry is super high, so, not that many people end up making one - let alone refining the idea as needed to really polish it.
pengaru 3y ago
+1 mnt is legit, I'm writing this from my Reform.

wrp 3y ago

I had a 720 and loved it more than any other device I've ever had. It really changed my workflow and I used it daily for about ten years. I finally had to move away from it because connectivity and compatibility became too much of an issue. These days, a 13" slim notebook with a good suspend mode is nearly as convenient as that 720, so I doubt I would be interested even if an updated version was available. The 200LX had two big draws, the specialized keyboard and the ability to run desktop software, but the bigger keyboard on the 690/720 allowed touch typing, which was the biggest thing for me.