Richard, I watched the 5 devices compared. The only one that meets your requirements is the Noodle Pi. It is available fully assembled, and is, I believe, current production. The other 4 devices are either
1. ancient (2 of them) 2. a cell phone (unacceptable) 3. out of production On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 8:17 AM Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/15/2018 09:10 AM, Johnathan Mantey wrote: > > Richard, > > > > I viewed one of the links I provided in the "old devices" thread, related > > to this one. It seems based on what I just read that the *Noodle Pi* may > > be very close to your list of requirements. > > Mea Culpa. > I investigated Raspberry Pi about a year ago. If I had wanted to do an > engineering prototype it was computationally suitable. But too much > assembly was required and a useful case required access to a 3-D printer. > > I thought the Noodle Pi was one of those projects "available real soon" > having the problems listed above. Your post prompted a search yielding > [ > https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hash42/noodle-pi-the-complete-raspberry-pi-pocket-compute]. > > *NICE*!!! He may be prophet &/or mind-reader ;} The designer obviously > has more real world real world experience than demonstrated by most of > the crowd funded projects I looked at. > > I haven't followed enough links to find if the assembled version has off > the shelf retail availability. If not, it is likely worth waiting for. > > Thank you for persistence. > > > I also sent another link, which I have not viewed, comparing 5 different > > handheld devices (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXNllO79_68) > > I have a low data cap so I routinely don't follow youtube links. > > > > You hadn't commented on the info provided, so I wanted to add it to this > > thread. > > > > On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 6:32 AM Richard Owlett <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> On 11/13/2018 07:46 PM, Russell Senior wrote: > >>> On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 1:26 PM Richard Owlett <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I know I have *WEIRD* preferences. > >>>> > >>>> How should I pose questions in a manner that they would be taken > >>>> _ *EXTREMELY LITERALLY* _? > >>> > >>> You should pose it knowing that you may get answers that don't fit > >>> perfectly. You are responsible for wading through the responses and > >>> extracting the value you can. They may be the best answers available > >>> from the people you are asking. Learn to live with that. > >>> > >> > >> ROFL? Don't know if I should laugh, cry, groan, or inspire a SNL skit ;} > >> Been "living with 'it' " for ~half a century :} > >> Who? Me? Strange world view? <snicker> > >> > >> More seriously, compared to other fora this one has a better track > >> record of answering the questions actually asked rather than the > >> question that some wished I had asked. > >> > >> You have to see the humor of this thread. > >> > >> 1. I state I'm interested in current production. > >> It is suggested I buy decade old units on ebay. > >> Some came closer by mentioning things that barely made it out of > >> a crowd funding phase before ceasing production. > >> > >> 2. I specify *"physical form factor similar to a Palm Pilot"* and > >> having USB connectivity. > >> I can't have that as USB did not exist in Palm Pilot era. > >> > >> 3. I specify a "Linux device" and " *NOT* be shipped with Android OS". > >> I'm told that is unreasonable as ~"everybody uses Android". > >> [One person did point to a device shipped with Linux dual booted. > It > >> meets my underlying requirement on not having to deal with > Android. > >> It is unclear if it has yet entered production &/or ships with my > >> preferred mix of options. I'm tracking it.] > >> > >> I've had requests for justification of some of my specifications. > >> > >> My physical environment strongly influences my choices: > >> 1. due to >70 years of wear-n-tear my doctor would like data. > >> 2. pen and paper is non-viable. > >> 3. I'm on an exercise program which would benefit from records. > >> 4. walking with a pair of forearm crutches which introduces > >> portability issues. > >> > >> I specify Linux for choice of installing only relevant software > >> and is easily customized - in my case by Tcl/Tk scripts. > >> > >> Android is not acceptable due to personal experience. A few years ago > >> Lenovo had a cell phone available in three configurations: > >> 1. with sim card and a cell phone carrier. > >> 2. with no sim card installed making cell connectivity optional. > >> 3. *without* possibility of installing a sim card. > >> I bought one of the later discovering: > >> 1. primary source of _free software_ was Google who required an > >> unacceptable amount of personal info for "free" software. > >> 2. it placed unreasonable barriers to installing a preferred OS. > >> > >> I referenced Palm Pilot due to it's form factor and capabilities: > >> 1. nominal size 6" x 4" x 1" would be good - thinner better. > >> 2. as an example of minimal capabilities. > >> > >> Cell connectivity serves no useful purpose and gives manufacturers > >> unreasonable justifications for restrictions on user modifications > >> to their personal property. Current discussion of E911 connectivity > >> requirements without a sim card points out possible undesirable > >> unintended side effects of unintentional 911 calls. > >> unreasonable range. > >> > >> Specifying availability from U.S. retail vendor handles some personal > >> preferences. > >> > >> A long winded post. But ... ;/ > >> > >> Owl ducks fer cover. > > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
