[Toybox] Article about toybox in h-online.

[David Seikel]

On Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:49:58 -0600 Rob Landley <rob at landley.net> wrote:

> http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Inside-the-ToyBox-An-interview-with-Rob-Landley-1447494.html

I've been poking around a bit looking for these docking stations for
smart phones and tablets you keep mentioning.  Mostly what I find are
glorified speaker and charging units.  The one you mention in that
interview seems to be for Windows laptops.  Part of the reason for
toybox is that these sorts of pocket computers with docking stations
will take over from PCs, at least according to theory.  

I see a lot of laptop/netbook filling that niche and growing to be
mainstream, but not much sign of smart phones and similar pocket sized
devices heading in that direction.  At least nothing in the "dock it up
to become your desktop" variety.  I see some smart phone and tablet
devices that have their own docking station, but not much luck finding
universal docking stations.

I've never liked laptops/netbooks, coz their keyboards and pointing
devices are second rate things I would not sully my fingers on.
Pocket computers with on screen keyboards and touch screens are OK
though, they are not pretending to be real keyboards and mice.  Being
able to plug a real keyboard, mouse, and monitor (as well as ethernet)
into a pocket workstation would be the best of both worlds.

(Personally I'd also want a touch screen I can use my finger nails as
the precision pointing implements they are and not be forced to use fat
fingertips.  But that's just me.  lol)

Can you point to some examples of the pocket workstations and docking
stations that you talk about?  Preferably something us Linux hackers
can hack on freely without jail breaking and other warranty voiding
nonsense?

Yes, I'm crazy enough to want to carry a pocket workstation, Happy
Hacking keyboard, full sized mouse, power supply, and docking station
to tie it all together with around INSTEAD of a laptop.  Coz if it was
a laptop, I'd be chiselling off the pretend keyboard and pointing
device, and still carry around the rest as well.  lol

-- 
A big old stinking pile of genius that no one wants
coz there are too many silver coated monkeys in the world.
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