Ask HN: Unix-based tablet

Posted by tixocloud on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @05:10AM
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I carry my iPad during my hourly commute to work but am struggling to get any coding work done (i.e. HTML/CSS/Django/NodeJS) as I have a Windows work laptop as well. Internet connection is sparse on the train.

Wondering if someone could recommend me a Unix-based tablet that's light enough to carry but I can also code on?

I was also considering the Surface as an alternative but would prefer something low-cost and Unix-based.

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Re:Ask HN: Unix-based tablet by Petrakis on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @07:34AM (#16920547)

I have a chinese cube iwork 10 it has an atom x64 bit so I can install any x64 os, unix based or not.

It has a pc-like bios.

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Re:Ask HN: Unix-based tablet by stephenr on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @05:33AM (#16919894)

Why doesn’t an iPad work for this purpose?

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Re:Ask HN: Unix-based tablet by javiercp on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:24PM (#16923116)

I had the same thought. I'm starting to use an iPad for a sideproject using Django.

In my workflow I'm using Working Copy to manage my repositories and Pythonista to code. I'm just starting but it's been a nice surprice. It is far more pleasant than I expected.

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Re:Ask HN: Unix-based tablet by tixocloud on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @04:42PM (#16925901)

Does it need to have an Internet connection?

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Re:Ask HN: Unix-based tablet by javiercp on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @07:10AM (#16975793)

Working copy needs internet connection to clone the repos and commit the changes back, but meanwhile it doesn't need it.

And Pythonista doesn't need internet connection to function.

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Re:Ask HN: Unix-based tablet by tixocloud on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @04:44PM (#16925911)

My issue is that I won’t have an Internet connection on the train and would have to launch servers locally. Is there something that would allow me to do it?

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