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Re:Termux: Linux Applications on Android by mikewarot on Sunday November 19, 2023 @11:24PM (#38342236)
Termux is amazing, I'm able to run my VAX/VMS 11-780 machine on my phone now, thanks to it and SimH. I always wanted a VAX, now I have one in my pocket. 8)

I really appreciate the keyboard handling they add, so you can do almost everything you'd normally need a real keyboard for, on a magic glass slab.

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Re:Termux: Linux Applications on Android by trevo on Monday November 20, 2023 @01:17AM (#38343279)
What do you do with a VAX machine on your phone?
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Re:Termux: Linux Applications on Android by mikewarot on Monday November 20, 2023 @06:21AM (#38346409)
Not much, but it's only about 16 Gb of space, and it makes me happy. 8)

Eventually I would like to see it run STOIC and Teco, if I can figure out how to get the appropriate languages and libraries installed.

I have a fondness for Teco for some reason. It was the tool of the ancients back in my student days.

I think it's mostly nostalgia.

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