Re: ChromeBook Growing up

[Stephen Partington]

Andrew, you should look at http://codiad.com/

And The Chromebook became much more useful to me when android apps were
able to run on one. But still mostly just cute rather than genuinely
useful. However. this is a converged environment that could be a really
killer app.

On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 6:55 PM, Andrew McRobb 
wrote:

> Great, I know there are web services that provide a sort of "IDE"
> experience for us devs when it comes to programming, but I don't trust
> those services 100%... So I really love the direction they are going. I
> know Dell kicked out some Linux based Laptops with small memory, but they
> are a joke from my experience. Like, they belong to a 10 year old. So
> getting a sort of meaty piece of machine with some real functionality
> sounds perfect.
>
> Andrew McRobb
> Full-time Software Developer
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>
> On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 6:49 PM, Michael Butash  wrote:
>
>> That is actually really cool to see/hear.  I've liked their hardware, but
>> a "web-based os" is pretty absurd to me as trying to do the job of an
>> engineer on an tablet or phone.  I could, but geez, why?  Growing up with
>> PC/Laptops, Chromebooks always struck me the drivel, but I've tried
>> everything for years to run android apps under linux as the final killer
>> app, and simply nothing works.  I could tolerate the stupid webapp thing in
>> the background if I can apt install nmap, wireshark, libreoffice, and other
>> tools I use under linux on a chromebook, I think...
>>
>> -mb
>>
>> On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 11:02 AM, Stephen Partington > > wrote:
>>
>>> So it appears that google is building up their ChromeOS again and adding
>>> apt-get/apt so you can install full fledged Linux applications.
>>>
>>> This kind of makes a Chromebook a hugely useful device for me.
>>>
>>> https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-chrome-os-and-chromebooks-
>>> get-new-app-muscle-with-built-in-linux/
>>>
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>>>
>>> Stephen
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Re: ChromeBook Growing up

[Andrew McRobb]

Great, I know there are web services that provide a sort of "IDE"
experience for us devs when it comes to programming, but I don't trust
those services 100%... So I really love the direction they are going. I
know Dell kicked out some Linux based Laptops with small memory, but they
are a joke from my experience. Like, they belong to a 10 year old. So
getting a sort of meaty piece of machine with some real functionality
sounds perfect.

Andrew McRobb
Full-time Software Developer
Part-time Freelancer
mcrobb.info

On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 6:49 PM, Michael Butash  wrote:

> That is actually really cool to see/hear.  I've liked their hardware, but
> a "web-based os" is pretty absurd to me as trying to do the job of an
> engineer on an tablet or phone.  I could, but geez, why?  Growing up with
> PC/Laptops, Chromebooks always struck me the drivel, but I've tried
> everything for years to run android apps under linux as the final killer
> app, and simply nothing works.  I could tolerate the stupid webapp thing in
> the background if I can apt install nmap, wireshark, libreoffice, and other
> tools I use under linux on a chromebook, I think...
>
> -mb
>
> On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 11:02 AM, Stephen Partington 
> wrote:
>
>> So it appears that google is building up their ChromeOS again and adding
>> apt-get/apt so you can install full fledged Linux applications.
>>
>> This kind of makes a Chromebook a hugely useful device for me.
>>
>> https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-chrome-os-and-chromebooks-
>> get-new-app-muscle-with-built-in-linux/
>>
>> --
>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>
>> Stephen
>>
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Re: ChromeBook Growing up

[Michael Butash]

That is actually really cool to see/hear.  I've liked their hardware, but a
"web-based os" is pretty absurd to me as trying to do the job of an
engineer on an tablet or phone.  I could, but geez, why?  Growing up with
PC/Laptops, Chromebooks always struck me the drivel, but I've tried
everything for years to run android apps under linux as the final killer
app, and simply nothing works.  I could tolerate the stupid webapp thing in
the background if I can apt install nmap, wireshark, libreoffice, and other
tools I use under linux on a chromebook, I think...

-mb

On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 11:02 AM, Stephen Partington 
wrote:

> So it appears that google is building up their ChromeOS again and adding
> apt-get/apt so you can install full fledged Linux applications.
>
> This kind of makes a Chromebook a hugely useful device for me.
>
> https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-chrome-os-and-chromebooks-get-new-app-
> muscle-with-built-in-linux/
>
> --
> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>
> Stephen
>
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Re: ChromeBook Growing up

[Matthew Crews]

2018 truly IS the Year of the Linux Desktop!

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On May 9, 2018, 11:02, Stephen Partington wrote:

> So it appears that google is building up their ChromeOS again and adding 
> apt-get/apt so you can install full fledged Linux applications.
>
> This kind of makes a Chromebook a hugely useful device for me.
>
> https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-chrome-os-and-chromebooks-get-new-app-muscle-with-built-in-linux/
>
> --
>
> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from 
> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>
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ChromeBook Growing up

[Stephen Partington]

So it appears that google is building up their ChromeOS again and adding
apt-get/apt so you can install full fledged Linux applications.

This kind of makes a Chromebook a hugely useful device for me.

https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-chrome-os-and-chromebooks-get-new-app-muscle-with-built-in-linux/

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