>why not use an iPad for the interface? Well, i was trying to get at what benefits you thought the iPad gave you (other than ease of setup, and being a great c

>why not use an iPad for the interface? Well, i was trying to get at what benefits you thought the iPad gave you (other than ease of setup, and being a great content consumption device). (While I don't know exactly what you do) you would probably still need a remote server, but Linux would give you a much more mature development platform, with many IDEs including the light table that you mentioned you missed.. with this and a proper shell you would be able to at least do some proper work with no data connection. And still keep the battery life courtesy of ARM.