when i was in high school they promised us 100$ pocket computer, i remember radio shack tried once... y this not happen? i'm so dissapointed! of all the stinkin bells and whistles they pack into these things, y not at least pack a virtual computer on it? is certainly computationally capable ....
would android cellphone at least navigate directory structure on an sd card and manipulate it properly if i wanted to move around text files etc...? On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 12:44:09 -0400 Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 09, 2015 at 12:25:44PM -0400, barry wrote: > > i.e. manipulate text read (and maybe type with external (bluetooth?) > > keyboard), cut and paste across apps, pdfs, manipulate files in > > directory structure, write and execute programs in, say, python > > (accessing some of the opsys capabilities?) lets say android, lets > > say rather low end for now > > > > it's time for me to get new cellphone, thinking of graduating from > > simple flipfone... > > > Some of this stuff is extremely easy: cut and paste, read a PDF, > connect a bluetooth keyboard and type something. > > Writing programs on a smartphone? You could, but you won't enjoy > the experience at all. > > Android's native language is Java. Underneath all the Androidy > bits is a Linux machine, but it's not very useful because it's > not expected to be. You can install a chroot of Debian or > Ubuntu, but it's not as useful as ssh'ing to a real machine. > > The lower-end the device, the less happy you'll be. That said, > low price is not the same as low-end. There are several very > good phones for $350 - $450, contract-free, that are as powerful > as you can expect these days. If you are willing to buy a used > phone, you can get something very nice for under $200. > > -dsr- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
