From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Richard G Riley Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Portable emacs devices Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:44:26 +0200 Message-ID: References: <48B2F043.3020508@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1219736725 9228 80.91.229.12 (26 Aug 2008 07:45:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:45:25 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Richard G Riley , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: "Lennart Borgman \(gmail\)" Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 26 09:46:10 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 1KXtFg-0004X3-2O for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:46:08 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52963 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KXtEi-00008J-0Z for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:45:08 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KXtEM-00005Z-47 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:44:46 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KXtEK-0008Vg-Gw for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:44:45 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=48393 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KXtEK-0008VV-Cd for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:44:44 -0400 Original-Received: from mx20.gnu.org ([199.232.41.8]:23509) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KXtEJ-0005PD-Qz for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:44:44 -0400 Original-Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([72.14.220.155]) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KXtEH-0003IT-Ls for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:44:41 -0400 Original-Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id l26so1171094fgb.30 for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:44:39 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:to:cc:subject:references:date :in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version:content-type:from; bh=BM1+QjvpVQ3Qup0HE3JwqVezeOOTrGu1ODQ9VfVvSFk=; b=OboW/B2AiZbruqe6y8sy2yc+Spcf39WM8Jo72uwXYKnycmvnEb+WDFu2oYLi4h9dGv 4Ovb7ZMMTLi7LiwE6SzfU6n1irop14yEwPPOGgF+A9+OdgaIlYD2l0cUzayThtOXnwi4 2FEjMuDsCy0dMc78T9Xi0aiTfPqZk9rmu9zQg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent :mime-version:content-type:from; b=P26+e7pICbcNhJ7gsNpF5wxk22qcZYzhiNdShwLNF4I0IN3GjQGbMi4x8xjV3whv24 oiunlUtK46zP5MrB+VhLRFsRBvK/z0bFVn7uks/XpK8BXlEeVuLwQITEZ136mELRJXF8 gFsVrSvHNjyEoMEXUXgmzmU2qog3uE7A3V3BM= Original-Received: by 10.86.29.19 with SMTP id c19mr4095555fgc.28.1219736679291; Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:44:39 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from localhost ( [85.177.136.51]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d4sm6583108fga.5.2008.08.26.00.44.38 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:44:38 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <48B2F043.3020508@gmail.com> (Lennart Borgman's message of "Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:47:47 +0200") User-Agent: Emacs 22.2.1/No Gnus v0.11 X-detected-kernel: by mx20.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) 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:56991 Archived-At: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" writes: > Richard G Riley wrote: >> I wonder if anyone here can recommend a portable emacs device? My >> current laptop is too big to drag around when I cycle tour. All I really >> want is emacs as an authoring system but clearly wireless etc would be >> beneficial if its a light, robust laptop we are talking. I would prefer >> Linux as the OS underneath and have been considering the EEE but some >> funny business with the batetry capacity have caused me to rethink. >> >> http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/uk-asus-eee-900s-come-with-stunted-battery-longer-warranty/ >> >> But basically a full keyboard emacs device is all I want, preferably >> with a USB port for later transfer of org files to my main development >> machine. > > The impression I have got is that there is a shortage of battery > producing capacity at the moment. > > It also occurs to me that there are new better alternatives to the one > you shown, with bigger keyboard and screen, but not heavier. I dont want bigger keyboard and screen. "Usable" is the key with long battery life. As I said , size is of the essence possibly more so than a few grams in weight. Certainly the Nokia 810 looks interesting.