On: The Modos Paper Laptop

[Lio]

I guess one of the big differences would be the laptop form factor and having a keyboard.

I’m less bothered about surfing the web on something like this.

When writing I find it easier to type and edit what I’ve put down.

Not sure if Remarkable has an optional keyboard or not but I think using a pen requires more thought overhead for me, if that makes any sense.

[rcoder → Lio]

No direct keyboard support on the reMarkable, but you can trivially get a root shell over USB-C — while charging, unlike older USB OTG setups on phones and tablets with one micro-USB connector — so it’s totally something you can hack together.

None of the bundled software is designed for using a keyboard, of course, so it’s going to be just as DIY as the very earliest Linux handhelds. (Anyone else remember the awful HP “iPaq” PDA Linux environment? I set one up because I could, and them never see the device again because the UX and battery life were so bad.)

[Lio → rcoder]

That actually sounds like it would be totally be ok.

If the goal is to get a distraction free writing tool all you really need is something like Vi, emacs or Wordstar/Joe in a terminal.

I never had an ipak but I did have a couple of Sharp Zaurus PDAs running Linux back in the day.

Just for kicks. I never did much with them.