I got an Alphasmart Neo, this interesting device will be used as a low-end technology typewriter... I got it for my son, so he can focus on writing away from the laptop, I am thinking to get another to me as well to better focus on my capsule... 🤔

6 months ago

Actions

6 Replies

I like the idea... it's like those old organizers that had a contact list, calendar, planner and notes · 5 months ago

@sava it resembles the GDP Poket, however it did not impress me, especially the eink screen, that appears extremely slow. I already realized the epaper screen is not a feasible route. · 5 months ago

@freezr check out https://youtu.be/VPQ2q7yVjZs

it's awesome. I'd buy one · 6 months ago

@sava I am investigating the idea to buy a:

Raspberry Pi Zero 2W

put on top an e-ink 4" screen

buy a decent but compact bluetooth keyboard

assemble everything with a printed shell (not foldable) where I can insert, by pressure, each part including the battery pack,l;

perhaps spin up NetBSD and have a TUI environment to run:

Micro for writing

Helix for coding

MC as filemanager

Telescope Gemini browser

Elinks/Links2 web browser

other…

Eventually share everything online. 😉 · 6 months ago

i used one of these in high school. my handwriting was super bad so this was a compromise for writing classes · 6 months ago

that's a nice device... I know it from one of Joe van Cleave's videos. I have a Canon TypeStar 10-II which I use with a roll of thermal fax paper for shopping lists and misc. My daughter (almost 8) loves writing on it and glue what she writes in her journal. I have rechargeable Duracell batteries for it and of the original transformer (UK with an adapter for EU). I love it so much that I hope that my daughter will pass it on to her children · 6 months ago