11-16-2019, 04:21 AM
Personally, I would have more liked something like this (I would have bought one if it wasn't so expensive):
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gemin...evice--2#/
Instead of developing silly "foldable screens", a physical keyboard should be re-introduced. Back from my days using Palm devices, I also found a pointed stylus much more accurate and space saving than the modern finger touch systems which, admittedly, were revolutionary when they first appeared.
But then, the fact that the Gemini PDA above only sold some 500 devices in 2 years proves that I am an outsider with these views, so I appreciate that the Pinephone had to be much closer to the kind of devices people have become accustomed to.
But here is another thought:
With a possible storage capacity of 1TB and (hopefully) easy booting into different operating systems from the SD card, we are firmly moving into the direction of convergence, or, as this site
https://maruos.com/
puts it: "The only PC you need is the one in your pocket."
At the moment, Maru OS only supports a handful of devices, but they intend to broaden their base, also to become less dependent on a HDMI connection. This sounds exciting.
Perhaps they should be approached to do some work for the Pinephone?
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gemin...evice--2#/
Instead of developing silly "foldable screens", a physical keyboard should be re-introduced. Back from my days using Palm devices, I also found a pointed stylus much more accurate and space saving than the modern finger touch systems which, admittedly, were revolutionary when they first appeared.
But then, the fact that the Gemini PDA above only sold some 500 devices in 2 years proves that I am an outsider with these views, so I appreciate that the Pinephone had to be much closer to the kind of devices people have become accustomed to.
But here is another thought:
With a possible storage capacity of 1TB and (hopefully) easy booting into different operating systems from the SD card, we are firmly moving into the direction of convergence, or, as this site
https://maruos.com/
puts it: "The only PC you need is the one in your pocket."
At the moment, Maru OS only supports a handful of devices, but they intend to broaden their base, also to become less dependent on a HDMI connection. This sounds exciting.
Perhaps they should be approached to do some work for the Pinephone?