"styluses are so 90s... pshaw I hope android never has a stylus driver... to
prevent such travesties... "

That doesn't really make sense, but ok...

Chris...

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Dino K <socalli...@cloudcomp.info> wrote:

> styluses are so 90s... pshaw I hope android never has a stylus driver... to
> prevent such travesties...
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I use a Linux tablet every day.  When you say tablet I think a computer
>> with a stylus (pressure sensitive), not a keyboard free slate that has a
>> touch screen and the only stylus option you have is a stick with contact
>> foam at the end.  There is a huge difference between what the ipad has and
>> say a wacom screen with 256-500 levels of sensitivity.  I use the thinkpad
>> x41t and the x61t and I will probably get the x200t as the price goes down.
>> I have not found anything more compatible out of the box with Ubuntu with
>> equivalent hardware.
>>
>> From what I have read, android does not have a true stylus driver or the
>> functionality yet, but it sounds like google is running in that direction.
>> There is an android tablet that has a stylus that is pressure sensitive, do
>> not remember what it is called, but the reviews were not good and the screen
>> is small.
>>
>> The ipad, xoom, or any other pad that does not have a proper stylus is
>> useless to me.
>>
>> I use xournal, gimp, inkscape and can even install oneNote on Ubuntu
>> 10.04.  Cell write works well as a hand writing recognition app.
>>
>> Another option that seems like it will be cool is the kno tablet:
>> http://ostatic.com/blog/kno-textbook-tablet-based-on-ubuntu-aint-no-ipad
>>
>> Chris...
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Adam Flaig <adamfl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Is there any real active projects for something like Ubuntu on a 10"
>>> tablet?  Android or iPad looks like a nice kids toy but I want a full OS
>>> without spending $600.00
>>>
>>>
>>> Adam Flaig
>>> "Its never too late to become what you might have been"
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