From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ted Zlatanov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Portable emacs devices Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:31:18 -0500 Organization: =?utf-8?B?0KLQtdC+0LTQvtGAINCX0LvQsNGC0LDQvdC+0LI=?= @ Cienfuegos Message-ID: <86prnwoprt.fsf@lifelogs.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1219693298 1587 80.91.229.12 (25 Aug 2008 19:41:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:41:38 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Aug 25 21:42:32 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KXhxG-0004iY-P4 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:42:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47901 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KXhwI-0006Xy-PD for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:41:22 -0400 Original-Path: news.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!newsfeed.straub-nv.de!news.albasani.net!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 32 Original-X-Trace: news.albasani.net FSq57nfjEduqHAlYAoYLN9vtJSzIqDZnlSLF45Rn+076BaKmJV963FWxlMPAxH4eic6FdtYtbltf2w6luYfRG5H96mwMrQwcbyOan1Hlke8F/O4bPUne0sOpIcZ5ZAnv Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@albasani.net Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:26:11 +0000 (UTC) X-User-ID: EznWJ+Tfr4R6SXApxc4k8gZzkd/vpOZJKuHHzIUtc7M= X-Face: bd.DQ~'29fIs`T_%O%C\g%6jW)yi[zuz6; d4V0`@y-~$#3P_Ng{@m+e4o<4P'#(_GJQ%TT= D}[Ep*b!\e,fBZ'j_+#"Ps?s2!4H2-Y"sx" Cancel-Lock: sha1:PA+6hQlps1pDo4IjsRhzwrdluFw= sha1:ORVzRO3mKre5woYLCEvmq5Xqzuo= User-Agent: Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-NNTP-Posting-Host: dqicfLjZxjI4Jv7jwElxidz55xIIIR0vQErxOhgHOuw= Original-Xref: news.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:161628 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:56971 Archived-At: On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:50:16 +0200 Richard G Riley wrote: RGR> I wonder if anyone here can recommend a portable emacs device? My RGR> current laptop is too big to drag around when I cycle tour. All I really RGR> want is emacs as an authoring system but clearly wireless etc would be RGR> beneficial if its a light, robust laptop we are talking. I would prefer RGR> Linux as the OS underneath and have been considering the EEE but some RGR> funny business with the batetry capacity have caused me to rethink. RGR> http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/uk-asus-eee-900s-come-with-stunted-battery-longer-warranty/ RGR> But basically a full keyboard emacs device is all I want, preferably RGR> with a USB port for later transfer of org files to my main development RGR> machine. A while ago I put together an Emacs package for the Nokia 800 (OS 2007 at the time). The newest version, the N810, has a small slide-out keyboard with a Control key; you can use ESC to simulate Meta so it's a decent Emacs console. The keys are small but it's very portable and light. You can always connect a Bluetooth keyboard if needed. The battery life is excellent: this is a tablet, not a full PC, and it lasts at least 6 hours with full usage for me. The screen is 800x600, which is great too. It runs Debian underneath and you can get root. It has Wi-Fi, GPS, and other niceties. For full-time use it's not right, but for up to 2 hours of work it is quite sufficient. The latest OS is OS 2008, which won't work with the Emacs package I mentioned. I'll put one together if you decide to try the N810. I haven't done it so far mainly due to lack of time. Ted