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A comment on Ask HN: Who programs outdoors and how do you do?.

Re:Ask HN: Who programs outdoors and how do you do? by leejoramo on Thursday March 21, 2024 @07:44AM (#39777333)
Ah for the days in the 1990s, when you could buy a laptop computer like the PowerBook DUO 280 with an active matrix grayscale LCD screen. It was a super legible screen in all situations but it was the best in direct sunlight without backlighting

I would create a minimal RAM Disk containing Mac OS with WriteNow or BBEdit. The hard drive would only spin up to save a file. I could run off battery for maybe 5 to 6 hours.

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Re:Ask HN: Who programs outdoors and how do you do? by perihelions on Thursday March 21, 2024 @05:48PM (#39784809)
- "active matrix grayscale LCD... best in direct sunlight"

Then maybe I should buy one of these antiques and try it out. Does it run emacs?

I'd love to free myself from the tyranny of shade trees, if that is an option! I've got some awesome wide-open grassy fields nearby. Modern Thinkpads are totally unusable in full sun.

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Re:Ask HN: Who programs outdoors and how do you do? by hsjsbeebue on Saturday March 23, 2024 @05:06AM (#39798504)
What about this? https://shop.boox.com/products/tabultracpro
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