In a discussion I was following, the question was raised about a tablet-form computer; ie, 8+1/2 x 11 with a stylus or touchscreen, not necessarily a hardware keyboard, and what features were desirable and what hardware vendors were in the market, etc.
I've been thinking about that, and what I concluded is, I'd not necessarily like the tablet to run linux as most in that discssion wanted (though that would be nice, and I'd be tempted by the Zaurus but for it's tiny screen), but I'd want it to run a fast VNC client (possibly even it could run ONLY a fast VNC client), have 802.11[ba] networking, at least 640x480 pixels, and at least a couple hours battery life even while running the network card. In other words, an updated version of the videotile that yielded the rfb protocol and vnc software in the first place. I haven't really seen anything on the market like that; at least, nothing that doesn't have lots of extras that make it overpriced for the functionality listed. I've played around with the pre-IPAQ compaq aero palmtops as proof of concept, but again tiny screen, and the VNC client has all the lively performance of a sack of rocks. Indeed, this tinkering is what mostly made me want 640x480 pixels at minimum and improved performance. Any thoughts ? Anybody seen anything that might fit the bill ? Wayne Throop [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
