You see you're missing the point - he's got all this cool new stuff,
1. iPad 2 (16Gb, WiFi)
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047DVX8O/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=findanewgame-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0047DVX8O>
2. Apple wireless keyboard
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DLDO4U/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=findanewgame-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005DLDO4U>
3. Stilgut adjustable angle stand/case
<http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0053PR3O8/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=computers&psc=1>
4. iSSH <http://www.zinger-soft.com/iSSH_features.html>
5. Linode 512
<http://www.linode.com/?r=3babfb8e904b4a5b9dcb2f436c9432f9ca1abc3c>
running Ubuntu 11.04
6. Apple VGA adapter
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003CGOTJW/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=findanewgame-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003CGOTJW>
with The Cloud and everything, and for what he wants to do, including a
fashionable retro editor, it all works nearly as well as a boring staid
old computer! - how good is that?
AndyD 8-)?
On 24/02/2012 11:04, Jean Laeremans wrote:
> The same thought crossed my mind.
>
> A+
> jml
>
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:19 AM, Alan Bourke<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012, at 07:22 AM, Christof Wollenhaaupt wrote:
>>
>>> http://yieldthought.com/post/12239282034/swapped-my-macbook-for-an-ipad
>> I fail to see the point - he's still got a keyboard, because typing
>> anything of any length on a touch screen virtual keyboard is a nightmare
>> (especially when it doesn't have basic cursor keys like the iPad), and
>> he's not doing anything in terms of the cloud that he couldn't do in
>> much more comfort on the far more powerful MacBook.
>> --
>> Alan Bourke
>> alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm
>>
>>
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