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Re:E-ink is so Retropunk by ethanbond on Saturday August 26, 2023 @10:16AM (#37273150)
I would recommend looking at the Supernote. I did a ton of research and the ReMarkable seems very oddly limited. Supernote A5X is one of the best purchases I’ve made in 10 years easily.

Idk about hackability and whatnot but as far as a useful e-reader, note book, sketchbook, planner, it’s amazing.

Edit: Also unaffiliated with this product but it’s awesome: https://hyperpaper.me/

Configurable, highly linked PDF planner with a very responsive person behind it (I figure he must be around here somewhere :))

Re:E-ink is so Retropunk by chrisweekly on Saturday August 26, 2023 @10:41AM (#37273351)
Alt perspective: my reMarkable 2 is awesome hardware, easy to hack (root is trivial), and hyperpaper.me works great on it.

I recommend pairing it w/ a LAMY stylus.

Re:E-ink is so Retropunk by Qwertious on Saturday August 26, 2023 @03:13PM (#37275933)
The RM2 can't update the screen without Xochitl, though. That's why Parabola-RM hasn't been ported to it, AIUI.
Re:E-ink is so Retropunk by Eeems on Sunday August 27, 2023 @05:51PM (#37286964)
Not exactly true. there is an experimental display driver that does not require xochitl[0]. There hasn't been enough need for replacing the current rm2fb solution yet to drive completing it yet.

0. https://github.com/matteodelabre/waved

Re:E-ink is so Retropunk by V1ndaar on Saturday August 26, 2023 @10:18AM (#37273162)
Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out!
Re:E-ink is so Retropunk by TheFreim on Saturday August 26, 2023 @10:51AM (#37273421)
I have a supernote a5x, it's amazing. Extremely useful for marking up pdfs.

> Idk about hackability and whatnot but as far as a useful e-reader, note book, sketchbook, planner, it’s amazing.

You can currently "sideload" apps. It's not officially supported but the Supernote team appear to appreciate people tinkering. Adding an official means of installing apps has been in the road map for a while.

> You guys are really exploring! A kind warning, installing third-party apps on your device may cause problems, as our kernel is optimized for E-Ink screens. We cannot guarantee a good experience with third-party apps if they are installed through unofficial methods. We are in the process of adding an official app store and support for sideloading, so please kindly wait.

https://old.reddit.com/r/Supernote/comments/wql9gm/how_to_in...

Re:E-ink is so Retropunk by funksta on Saturday August 26, 2023 @01:49PM (#37275099)
> https://hyperpaper.me/ Configurable, highly linked PDF planner with a very responsive person behind it (I figure he must be around here somewhere :))

Hey, that's me :D

Thanks for the shout-out Ethan, I'm happy to answer any questions people have about hyperpaper

Re:E-ink is so Retropunk by adiM on Saturday August 26, 2023 @04:10PM (#37276417)
Is it possible to generate the planner for A6X. The customization options do not seem to mention page size.
Re:E-ink is so Retropunk by funksta on Saturday August 26, 2023 @07:31PM (#37277888)
Yes, I can do that– the main change is just the amount of space available for the toolbar. Just mention it in the order form and I'll follow up with a custom build