I want a small laptop. Something that will easily fit in my camera bag. It doesn't need to be anything high performance. Just enough to run vi and ssh. And a physical keyboard
@koen@frameworkcomputer I'm running a toolchain based around vi, git, and ssh. I used to run that on a 486. I really doesn't need to be fast for this usecase
@quixoticgeek have you considered the Book 8088 with hi-res CGA graphics? Definitely not high-performance, although you can add an 8087 FPU and an OPL3 sound card.
@quixoticgeek For very small laptops there are GPD, focused on gaming with as powerful hardware as possible and a bit more expensive. If you just need vi and ssh, and it can be a bit bigger maybe one of the PineTabs? :moai_think:
@quixoticgeek what about snagging an Acer eepc 701 or similar on eBay? I've got one that once served as a slow NAS and now run Batocera as a mobile retrogaming machine. It is teeny tiny and the keyboard isn't bad.
@quixoticgeek My son still uses his 2015 MacBook 11” Air. I got it with 8 gig ram. It has been with him to school for the last 8 years. Sturdy machine.
@quixoticgeek The newest thing that I can thing of that goes that small is the eeePC. Asus did reboot the line as the EeeBook in ~2015 but the screen just goes down to 11.6in, I believe. The pinebook goes that small, as well.
I think that what you might really need is a iPad Mini and a compact bluetooth keyboard. I have been able to fit both in a back pocket of a pair of cargo pants, previously.
@quixoticgeek@bug138 I was tempted to recommend a 12" MacBook because I use one as my primary personal laptop. But it's no longer getting OS updates & close to end of security updayes. For everything except block storage I've found macOS to be... fine tbh.
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