Comments on: Keyboard in palmtops http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2008/01/11/keyboard-in-palmtops/ Embedded Linux development Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:33:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Sokolovskyhttp://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2008/01/11/keyboard-in-palmtops/#comment-6489 Paul Sokolovsky Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:16:41 +0000 http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2008/01/11/keyboard-in-palmtops/#comment-6489 <p>7 years ago, when I looked into buying one of these funky things I had overlooked before - PDAs, I of course wanted to buy a Psion with keyboard - how else a computing device could be? I'm glad that I did much reading and lot of running thru shops and holding devices in hands - it quickly become clear that bulky, need-to-unfold keyboarded device won't suit my needs - to be a data-center usable on the run, in harsh conditions (stuffed subway or bus; hands full, etc, etc).</p><p>So far, I haven't regreted the decision to try non-keyboard device at all ;-).</p><p>As for portable device with builtin keyboard, I'm finally satisfied with 17" laptop with full-size kbd with numeric block - <em>that's</em> usable. ;-)</p> 7 years ago, when I looked into buying one of these funky things I had overlooked before – PDAs, I of course wanted to buy a Psion with keyboard – how else a computing device could be? I’m glad that I did much reading and lot of running thru shops and holding devices in hands – it quickly become clear that bulky, need-to-unfold keyboarded device won’t suit my needs – to be a data-center usable on the run, in harsh conditions (stuffed subway or bus; hands full, etc, etc).

So far, I haven’t regreted the decision to try non-keyboard device at all ;-).

As for portable device with builtin keyboard, I’m finally satisfied with 17″ laptop with full-size kbd with numeric block – that’s usable. ;-)

]]> By: Marcin Juszkiewiczhttp://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2008/01/11/keyboard-in-palmtops/#comment-6448 Marcin Juszkiewicz Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:24:53 +0000 http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2008/01/11/keyboard-in-palmtops/#comment-6448 <p>Koen: it is hard to ssh connect to device which has rootfs without any kernel modules ;(</p> Koen: it is hard to ssh connect to device which has rootfs without any kernel modules ;(

]]> By: johnxhttp://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2008/01/11/keyboard-in-palmtops/#comment-6447 johnx Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:07:14 +0000 http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2008/01/11/keyboard-in-palmtops/#comment-6447 <p>My favorite keyboard on a mobile device is by far the one on the Akita. I don't know how different it feels than the Husky but it's great. The Akita D-Pad definitely seems like a plus when thumb-typing when compared to the Husky. also, USB host allows for a real keyboard when available while still leaving you with a physical console in a bare-bones environment.</p> My favorite keyboard on a mobile device is by far the one on the Akita. I don’t know how different it feels than the Husky but it’s great. The Akita D-Pad definitely seems like a plus when thumb-typing when compared to the Husky. also, USB host allows for a real keyboard when available while still leaving you with a physical console in a bare-bones environment.

]]> By: Koenhttp://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2008/01/11/keyboard-in-palmtops/#comment-6446 Koen Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:47:13 +0000 http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2008/01/11/keyboard-in-palmtops/#comment-6446 <p>I noticed that I always end up using ssh, no matter how good the keyboard is :)</p> I noticed that I always end up using ssh, no matter how good the keyboard is :)

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