The small N900 screen was good, since a resistive-screen stylus controlled all those linux app buttons so easily. No finger-width spacing! The stylus was simple plastic, easy to replace.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N900
I read makers saying they don't want to make room for a stylus, but honestly I would be willing to hold mine on with a rubberband, to get that level of touch-screen control again.
Needed to relax a bit, so I rewrote the coil device tree binding for the #N900... A weird way to relax. Wish my N900 were still working. https://patchwork.linuxtv.org/project/linux-media/patch/20250209203940.159088-1-david@ixit.cz/
@jz oh, had been eyeing the #pinephone, too, how satisfied are you with it, would you get it again? As an old #N900 user I find the keyboard accessory nice and found the LoRa addon very interesting. And the variety of free, mobile #Linux distros / ecosystem that supposedly runs with it.
The other device I've otherwise been eyeing is the #Fairphone, also because of its long software warranty and advertised #LineageOS support.
Thank you @fosdem for keeping the Pentabarf XML format of the schedule!
I'm still using ConfClerk on the #N900 .
I hope one day #LinuxMobile phones will become pocket sized and only need charging every 5 days, but until then, I'm only carrying my museum piece.
Nokia #N900 lanserades den 11e november 2009 och var en av de allra sista Linux-telefonerna som kom ut med fullt QWERTY-tangentbord.
Jag firar 15-åringen med att uppdatera Maemo Leste, kickar igång Frotz och spelar lite textäventyr i soffan.
Påminns om att jag måste köpa nytt batteri och försöka hitta en stylus.
@danct12 #Nokia did a (soft) launch party for the #N900 at the BFI on the South Bank in London in September 2009.
lcuk had had a prototype, so we were able to do a cool demo: https://youtu.be/yk27PenpAz0
_EDIT:_ I note wryly that Nokia's blog post about this is now on the #Microsoft website: https://blogs.windows.com/devices/2009/09/04/n900-to-appear-in-london-next-week/
Wow, #postmarketos feels right at home on #Nokia #n900 with #i3wm. Performance is amazing and overall it’s very useable. No graphical browser though (as in it works, but way too slow) but didn’t expect that anyway.
I've just released v0.3.3 of Pygenda - my WIP #Psion-inspired agenda app for keyboard-equipped mobile linux devices. Main change is to move to more modern packaging, which should mean less fiddly installation & less work for me. So in theory a good time to try it out.
Source/docs: https://github.com/semiprime/pygenda
Video I always share of Pygenda on a #GeminiPDA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvQqFmlZ6nM
Devices it should fit: #PinePhone+keyboard, #GPD, #pro1x #EeePC, #n900, #Zaurus, #CosmoCommunicator
Ausnahmen gibt es natürlich. Zum Beispiel die wikipedia-relevant schlechte microUSB Buchse vom Nokia #N900.
Looking for a #Psion-like experience on your #mobileLinux device? I've just released version 0.3.1 of Pygenda - my WIP Agenda app.
https://github.com/semiprime/pygenda
No headline feature this time, but some convenience & in-progress features I wanted to make available for testing.
Designed for #PDA devices (e.g. #PinePhone with keyboard). I use it on my #GeminiPDA and I have install guides for #postmarketOS & Debian-like OSes. Would love to hear from people testing on their #MNT, #Zaurus, #eeePC, #n900…
Released a new version of Pygenda - my WIP #Psion-inspired agenda app for keyboard-equipped #MobileLinux devices. Version bump to 0.3.0 because it now supports multiple backends, including Evolution Data Server.
GitHub https://github.com/semiprime/pygenda - includes install instructions for #postmarketOS & Debian-alikes
I'm using it on my #geminiPDA. Video: https://youtu.be/uvQqFmlZ6nM
Would be grateful for feedback - especially from people trying it on #PinePhone, #GPD, #pro1x, #n900, #eeePC, #Zaurus, etc.
There it is. My #Nokia #N900 #eBay purchase has been blessed with #postmarketOS. This is going to be my new #MobileLinux #SSH #Terminal device.
My old #n900 booting the mainline kernel on #postmarketOS, installed on a 1TB SD card.
When this came out, flash memory was $1620/TB [1], and a 32GB SD card was *huge*. I don't think anyone expected to install a 1TB card in one. A lot can be said for maintaining backwards compatibility!
1. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/historical-cost-of-computer-memory-and-storage
Eine Recherche, wo ich großen Spaß hatte, angefangen bei einem sehr spannenden Interview mit @ollieparanoid bis hinzu freudiges herum experimentieren auf Vintage-Geräten: @postmarketOS ausprobiert und Hintergründe zum Projekt und der Entstehungsgeschichte. Jetzt schon auf @heiseonline heise+, ab Samstag dann auch am Kiosk in @ct_Magazin
#postmarketos #linux #mobile #opensource #floss #foss #n900
