Re: [9fans] Terminal possibliities...

2016-10-01 Thread hiro
i don't see a mouse in this keyboard. the keys have non-standard size and i'm sure it sucks to type on it. also once you add up the size of the pi, the pi case, the cables (dvi-hdmi, mini-dvi-hdmi, dp-hdmi and vga-hdmi adaptors) and the keyboard you're arriving at thinkpad dimensions anyway. I for

Re: [9fans] Terminal possibliities...

2016-10-01 Thread James A. Robinson
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 1:06 AM, hiro <23h...@gmail.com> wrote: > i don't see a mouse in this keyboard. the keys have non-standard size > and i'm sure it sucks to type on it. also once you add up the size of > the pi, the pi case, the cables (dvi-hdmi, mini-dvi

Re: [9fans] Terminal possibliities...

2016-10-01 Thread Chris McGee
> I forgot the thinkpad also has an inbuilt battery. Good for mobility > and against flaky power in development countries. I found some $4 voltage regulators that will convert 18v Lithium ion drill batteries to power my Pi. Could be useful for field work.

Re: [9fans] Terminal possibliities...

2016-10-01 Thread James A. Robinson
Honestly I had been assuming one of those usb battery packs would work. :) On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 4:59 AM Chris McGee wrote: I found some $4 voltage regulators that will convert 18v Lithium ion drill batteries to power my Pi. Could be useful for field work.

Re: [9fans] Terminal possibliities...

2016-10-01 Thread Chris McGee
Sure, they would work but it's one more thing to have to charge. My drill batteries are always charged and I already own them. > On Oct 1, 2016, at 9:40 AM, James A. Robinson wrote: > > Honestly I had been assuming one of those usb battery packs would work. :) > > On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 4:59 A

Re: [9fans] Questions on the browser as a platform if plan 9 had gained marketshare

2016-10-01 Thread James A. Robinson
I was browsing of my old plan 9 mail and this conversation from 2000 made me think of your thread here: https://goo.gl/PO85oD

Re: [9fans] Questions on the browser as a platform if plan 9 had gained marketshare

2016-10-01 Thread James A. Robinson
Oh, and for anyone who hates web pages but were on the mailing list back then, it is the "[9fans] Gecko based web browser" thread from 2000-07-18. :-P On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 8:03 AM James A. Robinson wrote: > I was browsing of my old plan 9 mail and this conversation from 2000 made > me think o

Re: [9fans] Terminal possibliities...

2016-10-01 Thread Brian L. Stuart
On Sat, 10/1/16, James A. Robinson wrote: > Honestly I had been assuming one of those usb battery packs would work. :) They work pretty well. One I tested with a B+ and a 3.5" LCD screen lasted about 4 hours before it crashed. I should time it with a 3 and one of the DSI interface 7" LCD screen

Re: [9fans] Questions on the browser as a platform if plan 9 had gained marketshare

2016-10-01 Thread Marshall Conover
> I was browsing of my old plan 9 mail and this conversation from 2000 made me think of your thread here: https://goo.gl/PO85oD That conversation was interesting! It seemed Matt was a pretty prescient guy. The "supports the latest standards...whose?" bit gave me a chuckle. There wasn't too much

Re: [9fans] Questions on the browser as a platform if plan 9 had gained marketshare

2016-10-01 Thread Jules Merit
"Whose?" white horse 112 1:19pm ring a bell? On Oct 1, 2016 1:19 PM, "Marshall Conover" wrote: > > I was browsing of my old plan 9 mail and this conversation from 2000 > made me think of your thread here: https://goo.gl/PO85oD > > That conversation was interesting! It seemed Matt was a pretty p

Re: [9fans] Terminal possibliities...

2016-10-01 Thread Skip Tavakkolian
> While I have a laptop and could put 9front on it, I also really like the > thought of carrying around a little Raspberry Pi and portable > keyboard/mouse as an alternative. i've used a "lapdock" with rpi/9pi. it is *almost* useful as a term. i don't have a pitop (below), but it seems practical

Re: [9fans] Terminal possibliities...

2016-10-01 Thread hiro
i'm sure that touchpad will suck for chording.