Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread Paul Ojanen
l Eastlund; Racket Users > Subject: Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook > > Paul, > > You can already run WeScheme on your Android: > > http://www.wescheme.org/ > > Due to a complete rewrite this summer, WeScheme and Racket will come > ever closer together. > &

Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread Shriram Krishnamurthi
Paul, You can already run WeScheme on your Android: http://www.wescheme.org/ Due to a complete rewrite this summer, WeScheme and Racket will come ever closer together. But I may be misunderstanding what you mean by "client". Shriram _ For lis

Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread Stephen De Gabrielle
I had drscheme up till February on an asus 4g 701 with a 7 inch screen, running the latest ubuntu 'full' (netbook remix doesn't fit on the small screen). I did upgrade the ram to 2gb, removed extra apps and had 4gb sd card salvaged from a camera, which is where I compiled drscheme(overnight). It w

Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread Eli Barzilay
On Jun 30, Robby Findler wrote: > Sounds very advanced to me. In all seriousness, answers to those > questions are not the kind of things I would pay money for anyways. > The kinds of questions I pay money for are more like "make this > thing work again; it is broken." (which isn't a question, I >

Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread Robby Findler
Man, politeness is such a racket. Robby On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Matthias Felleisen wrote: > > Well, a polite person would phrase this as "could you fix this ... please?" > > On Jun 30, 2010, at 2:37 PM, Robby Findler wrote: > >> Sounds very advanced to me. In all seriousness, answers to

Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread Matthias Felleisen
Well, a polite person would phrase this as "could you fix this ... please?" On Jun 30, 2010, at 2:37 PM, Robby Findler wrote: Sounds very advanced to me. In all seriousness, answers to those questions are not the kind of things I would pay money for anyways. The kinds of questions I pay mon

Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread Robby Findler
Sounds very advanced to me. In all seriousness, answers to those questions are not the kind of things I would pay money for anyways. The kinds of questions I pay money for are more like "make this thing work again; it is broken." (which isn't a question, I know. ...) Robby On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at

Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread Paul Ojanen
ecome my desktop. -Paul > -Original Message- > From: users-boun...@racket-lang.org [mailto:users-boun...@racket-lang.org] > On Behalf Of Carl Eastlund > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 12:32 PM > To: Racket Users > Subject: [racket] Racket & Netbook > > I kille

Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread Eli Barzilay
On Jun 30, Shriram Krishnamurthi wrote: > > Of course, you won't get Apple-level support from Acer. But that > cuts both ways (Acer support staff don't assume they are inherently > more advanced genetic beings). ?? When I got the #(@^(!&* ipad, I called Apple support to ask how I can transfer r

Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread Shriram Krishnamurthi
I find DrRacket very hard to use on older machines and netbooks. I recently upgraded to an Acer Aspire 1810T. This is about $600 and has a netbook form factor (same chassis as the 1410T, which is their netbook). The 1366x768 screen makes the keyboard nice and wide and great for use in travel. W

Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread Carl Eastlund
Thanks for the feedback, everyone! I'll get shopping soon. --Carl On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Carl Eastlund wrote: >  Does anyone out there know what kind would be suitable?  I have not > looked at low-end portable computers in some time, so I don't know > what kind of performance to expe

Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread David Brown
On Wednesday 30 June 2010, Neil Toronto said: > It'll drive any VGA projector or monitor under 2048x2048, and the newer > models probably do more and have digital output. It tends to take longer > than 3x to compile Slideshow apps compared to my desktop, but it's > snappy enough once that's don

Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread Robby Findler
I'm regularly using an HP mini-note. The nearly full size keyboard makes a difference for me, as does the extra screen resolution, but it is pricy for a netbook. It can only drive an external display at 640x480, tho. The ubuntu netbook remix does a nice job with the limited screen real estate, but

Re: [racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread Neil Toronto
I'm running Racket on an Eee-PC 1000H with Ubuntu Netbook Remix and it's adequate. Performance is about what you'd expect for something about a third as fast as a desktop. The keys are comfy and the 1024x600 screen tends to hold enough Scheme/LaTeX code. Netbook Remix is good about maximizing s

[racket] Racket & Netbook

2010-06-30 Thread Carl Eastlund
I killed my laptop recently -- spilled a glass of milk right on the keyboard -- and I need a cheap replacement for when I'm travelling. This will not be my primary development machine. The only absolute need I have from it is to be able to run Slideshow presentations, though being able to meaningf