Folks have been trying to bring this to the table since computers were first rolled out.
The problem is, any sort of taxes/fees will impact corporate profits (or be inflationary) so are pretty much a non-starter in the current political climate.
We need a trust-busting President who can get a political ground-swell of support who actually has a moral backbone, not a pot-smoking or bar-tending woman-chasing draft-dodger.
"Maker" == geek who missed shop class.
Which is why DEK named his programming system Literate Programming:
https://www.goodreads.com/book...
I really wish this was more prevalent, and better supported --- that said:
http://www.literateprogramming...
makes for interesting reading and has some really cool texts such as:
Not just this, but the OS vendors cripple them as well --- I've had to roll back to 1703 on my Samsung Galaxy Book 12 running Windows 10 twice now --- I simply can't use the machine w/ the digital stylus reduced to an 11th touch input as Fall Creators Update implements.
I've long preferred pen computers (started w/ PenPoint on an NCR-3125) and enjoyed a steady stream of improvements (w/ a few dead ends such as Apple's Newton and PalmOS)) but for some reason, Microsoft made it impossible to select text, choosing instead to have the stylus scroll --- which was easily done w/ a fingertip when holding a stylus.
If Apple doesn't get the Apple Pencil to a usable level on a tablet Mac in the near future, I despair of what machine I'll buy running what OS.
It would be really nice if someone would do something meaningful w/ all the code for PenPoint --- it was one of my favourite operating systems, and amazingly capable for its time, and interface-wise, is still nicer than pretty much anything other than the Newton OS, or NeXTstep (or maybe HP's NewWave).
For those who don't remember it: http://www.digibarn.com/collec...
One thing I've been surprised at is that there isn't a continuation of Logo into CNC --- the closest thing to it I've found is to use a tool such as Asymptote, MetaPost or NodeBox to create a
For that matter, I'd be glad of a programming tool which would directly translate part geometry into tool motion (w/ suitable offsets) --- I hate having a cylinder in OpenSCAD rendered as a triangular mesh and having to process a
I've got a Fujitsu Stylistic ST4121 w/ a daylight viewable display which I had to quit using when Microsoft quit supporting Windows XP, and I haven't been able to find a reasonably priced replacement tablet w/ a real daylight viewable display.
OS/2 for Pens would be perfect for it.
Logo, and a moving turtle for the win.
Tools such as Arduinos and gShields and inexpensive stepper motors (to say nothing of Grbl which is one of the most amazing programs I've ever seen in terms of memory efficiency and compactness) make this far more affordable than it was.
Still kind of surprised no one has done a Logo to G-Code translator.
Then, when they're ready, introduce them to the game Roborally.
Basically it's a front-end to LaTeX. You can export various formats from it, and PanDoc allows one to get to pretty much anything.
I use it on a small tablet PC and it allows handwriting input.
If I need a math equation I write it out in Infty Editor: http://www.inftyproject.org/en... and paste in the LaTeX code.
If I need a diagram, I draw it up in Corel Grafigo, InkScape, Macromedia Freehand, or Dia and include it as a
That's exactly what I was describing:
- remove trackpad from laptop
- slot in iPhone --- use it as trackpad, use the laptop's keyboard, display and processor
The Toshiba doesn't have a fan, neither did the Asus Vivotab Note 8 which it replaced (and that was ~$150 refurbished, so, as you noted, impulse buy territory).
I could install Windows 10, but it seems to be a real downgrade for Tablet devices, so I'm still waiting to do that.
People keep doing this sort of thing. IBM had Metacard, there was Oqo, and wasn't there a Palm device which was viewed as mostly a media storage device?
Why not go ahead and add a touch screen (and a stylus) so that one can use it w/o needing to cable up?
I use a Toshiba Encore 2 Write 10 as my main system in pretty much this way, connecting when I don't wish to use the touch screen / stylus to a full-size keyboard and monitor (fortunately, Toshiba provided an adapter for the single USB port which affords two connections, one for charging, one for devices).
The functionality I'd really like to see is this sort of thing done as an iPhone / iPod Touch sized unit ---- Apple could take their laptop, make the trackpad a removable unit which was exactly the size of an iPhone/iPod Touch, and one could replace the trackpad w/ the portable device which would then function as a customizable trackpad and which would load the user directory and backup the portable device.
Why are we advertising for this guy?
The iPad Pro disappoints me for not having access to arbitrary / legacy / opensource apps (I need to be able to run things which aren't on Apple's App store: Macromedia FreeHand, FontForge, various CNC apps).
The Microsoft Surface 4 and Book don't suit my needs 'cause the hover distance w/ N-Trig is low, and it has jitter problems w/ slow strokes (which don't affect most people or typical usage).
Both of them disappoint me for not having a truly daylight viewable display --- I really want a vendor to build daylight view booths into their stores and then show off a unit which has a transflective display --- I despair of ever replacing my Fujitsu Stylistic ST4121.
But I seem to be the only person who cares --- most recent article I can find on daylight viewable comparisons is from years ago: http://gizmodo.com/5888618/dis...
Quantity is no substitute for quality, but its the only one we've got.
