12-01-2021, 03:15 AM
Another option is to have a slider like the old Sharp Zaurus PDAs.
Basic dpad arrow inputs along with enter, backspace, super, and esc; slide down to get a tiny but very tactile-clicky QWERTY KB.
I liked it when I had it but now I think it would not be great.
Zaurus SL-5500 PDA with keyboard open:
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I might love the N900 but to get a screen as big as a Pinephone, which is now the minimum I would want, we pretty much have to have the clamshell and it protects the screen even if it makes one handed use as a phone a bit more difficult. This is a linux device and pretty much needs a hardware keyboard or at least a few more hardware keys to be fully useful with current available software.
Basic dpad arrow inputs along with enter, backspace, super, and esc; slide down to get a tiny but very tactile-clicky QWERTY KB.
I liked it when I had it but now I think it would not be great.
Zaurus SL-5500 PDA with keyboard open:
I might love the N900 but to get a screen as big as a Pinephone, which is now the minimum I would want, we pretty much have to have the clamshell and it protects the screen even if it makes one handed use as a phone a bit more difficult. This is a linux device and pretty much needs a hardware keyboard or at least a few more hardware keys to be fully useful with current available software.