I've worked with people who have low sight. The VR displays like oculus are actually really nice for this, or for example using a mobile phone as a VR display with chrome remote desktop with a dourvis dive. What I think is ideal is to have a big screen television, which you have connected to your laptop with settings that you can configure to decrease the eye strain.
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 7:38 PM, Vedanta Teacher < [email protected]> wrote: > Everyone, > > After some deliberation I've decided to build my own *laptop* in the new > year and install Linux on a virgin HD. I did have some questions: > > #1: My eyesight is... "OK" but increasingly I'm having to forgo even > wearing computer glasses because of eyestrain. I'm currently using > a converted ASUS laptop @ 15" diagonal screen. Resolution on the screen is > just as important to reduce eyestrain as size is. And refresh > rate too. > > #2: I will probably install Ubuntu unity14.04 from a flash drive. I haven't > had the time to check if 15.10 is fully beta tested yet. But in the > future I wanted to look into CentOS or KDE as my skills improve. > > #3: In the somewhat near future, as time allows, I'd like to start teaching > myself Python, Unix (I do have a long white beard..) and other > languages through the Coding Guild, Code Oregon, & www.edx.org I already > study Linux 101 at edx.org and with my irregular work days and > hours the "study at home, at your own speed" format works well. I don't > know what inherent power the machine would need for programing. > > #4: The motherboard/CPU/GPU/Ram/BIOS : I don't know if any CPU or GPU would > be inherently more secure than another but security > is in mind. I haven't played a game on a computer in decades so I don't > need a super fast GPU but I don't know if I'd need it for programing. > I will also see about setting up a VPN in the coming weeks. > > It will also need Internet/Ethernet/wireless capabilities. > > I haven't decided on the size of the Hard Drive. I don't store large video > or photo files so, 500 GB, 1 TB I think would be plenty. > > All of the components need to work together. There is just no reason to > drop top money on 64g of ram that the CPU can't really take. > I don't know how to over clock a CPU and don't care to learn. > > #5: Cost: I can spend $1,000-1,400 in total. I do have an account at Best > buy but not newegg. So I can even order parts on line or take > some cash to ENU. All of the parts need to be compatible: You'll not see me > beating a CPU in place with a hammer because the pin sets > are incompatible ( strike up the Three Stooges music). > *Manufactures names and part numbers are invaluable so that I can search on > line*. > > #6: If there is anything I've forgotten please let me know. > > Blessings, > Paul W. > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
