I followed in my head turning to the idea of \u200b\u200bthe netbook, text-only instant starter and long battery life, and decided to make the experiment of using the command line in my Acer Aspire One I think I understood more why I want a computer like the one described.
In my TI-89 calculator, for example, I install some games like Mario Bros., Space Invaders, Chess, Tetris, and others. I had a calendar, note-taking program and one for reading electronic books. I read in this little screen I threw quite a few books by Arthur C. Clarke, the first three Harry Potter, He doubled Jose Saramago and many others were not willing to buy.
That calculator would be a good replacement for what I wish existed, but the way the keyboard is extremely inconvenient and the operating system is not sufficient to handle other tasks such as internet connectivity. But it starts instantly, and uses four AAA batteries can last a lot. The TI-92 is a bit closer, but still inconvenient for general tasks, from my point of view.
Well, as I mentioned, I tried to use my netbook in text mode, but the battery drain to only use the command line is ridiculous because the computer is not designed for such tasks. What if I noticed was an enormous speed to do my daily tasks, but of course, the difficulty of adjusting to some things. Found several applications that can replace hand on the waist to the environments that exist for graphics. I'll put some examples (Linux, of course):
- centerim: can replace the Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ and many other protocols.
- BitchX: The best IRC client that exists in text mode.
- vim: A supercharged notebook.
- Midnight Commander: A file manager.
- Elinks: web browser.
- TTYitter: Twitter client.
- Music on console: MP3 Player .
- Screen: Manager multiple screens and windows in console mode.
- LaTeX: Creator of scientific papers.
- Enhanced ctorrent: Bittorrent client.
- Wget: Download Manager. Alpine
- : email client.
thing that concerned me use some of these applications is that the use of color would be missed in a monochrome monitor. This is very noticeable in some programs such as Elinks and BitchX (see the image that is on one side).
And responding to the comments of people who kindly deign to read my proposal, there are several things to say, for example, the first person comments mentioned that it is not a problem on touchscreens which is shared space with the keyboard monitor that: "First, neither with keyboard buttons that we crush, ever, the finger cover. Another, if you cover the screen with your hands but you saw what you had to see. " What this person seems to forget is that on a keyboard each key labels are fixed, so we can learn their positions and the need to observe is secondary keys, plus there's a touch feedback: We can locate touching keys (some keys have a notch specifically for this purpose), and we know very well when he was down. In the touchscreen does not happen, because there is no Thus, apart from the visual, whether it pressed a key. We need to constantly check the pressure on the key and get feedback in writing.
addition, the fact that the keyboard and monitor to share the same space greatly reduces the useful area of \u200b\u200bmaneuver. On this point, the same commentator says: "Further, the controls on the screen can be removed, do not always stay there, some devices have the option to remove the keyboard and / or options when not in use." Of course, the problem is that you occupy, you subtract half easily usable space on your screen. Of course, the touchscreens can be helpful in some tasks, but in other still fall short. (The multitouch touchpads seem a very viable alternative.)
Another person said: "I do not understand the obsession of the geeks to turn it back to see the old and obsolete technological products like the Atari Portfolio. For some reason were displaced and left behind." For the user
conventional
is perhaps difficult to see that the information products that are in the market does not necessarily represent the best that can exist, even the best ideas to solve a problem. A very good example of this is the QWERTY keyboard, which emerged in the era when the typewriter jammed very easily and needed to slow writing people who used, in addition to separating the letters are usually used together (as the Q and U). So it was thought of as an inefficient way to write. Is 2010, and virtually all the world's computers have QWERTY keyboards when other systems are much better.
One is the DVORAK keyboard simplified, which is specifically designed to be faster and ease of learning. If we review, the vowels are on the left side, and most of the consonants on the right side. This speeds up incredibly writing, and usually all the words sandwiching a vowel with a consonant, so the use of interlayers hands. Even typing with two fingers, DVORAK keyboard is much faster and convenient. This arrangement of keys the result of twelve years of study.
But unfortunately this standard was never adopted for various reasons without much sense, and although typewriters, for many many years and do not lock, still stuck with keyboards of the nineteenth century, even in that touchscreen interfaces should have these limitations. What can we do now? Not much. So is this: Get with the times. To try to overcome the atrocity that is QWERTY typing courses are used to overcome that is poorly designed. In the same way that such keyboards are imposed on us for no reason, there are many other inventions that do not have much reason to be, for example, antivirus.
graphics environments also have its fair share of things that do not need. Word processors like Microsoft Word also make us lose a lot of time formatting the document when we should be concerned about the content. There is a very good article about it called Word processors: stupid and inefficient , which I recommend if you want to know why I'll stop using Word and begin using LaTeX to save time. (Example: Write a paragraph in your notebook and the Word, recorded both files and review the size of each).
Moreover, about boot time, I think today's computers have about a very old paradigm: Load complete operating system, then allow us to work. Perhaps it would be necessary to change a little order to make the operating system loads only what is necessary to allow us to work, and then load the children. If we saw the list of things that makes an operating system from its inception until it is usable for the user, we may find some functions that are not essential and can be change this order to save time. How is it possible that we are already in the year 2010 and yet start a snap?
There is much more to say about the graphical environments: The most trivial tasks require large processing capabilities because of all the eye-candy that you are including almost by necessity, incorporate a large amount of distractions, limit the ability of automation , waste memory, expend more energy, etc., etc. What I mean is that we should never use them, because I do not think Gnome leave on my HD monitor, but we must bear in mind that they are not the solution to everything and the lines command have areas where they are incredibly useful.
Now, remind readers that I am very aware that a netbook like the one I want is not for everyone, and its use is limited only to specialized areas mentioned above. Even other more, now I felt that if there are any graphical capabilities.
Finally, there is a somewhat strange statement by one commentator: "Besides, I can not imagine me boys and girls coding in linux while riding the bus, please, that I dream a solo geek too much time on their hands. "
do not know where out that image, but we agree with the statement.
addition, the fact that the keyboard and monitor to share the same space greatly reduces the useful area of \u200b\u200bmaneuver. On this point, the same commentator says: "Further, the controls on the screen can be removed, do not always stay there, some devices have the option to remove the keyboard and / or options when not in use." Of course, the problem is that you occupy, you subtract half easily usable space on your screen. Of course, the touchscreens can be helpful in some tasks, but in other still fall short. (The multitouch touchpads seem a very viable alternative.)
Another person said: "I do not understand the obsession of the geeks to turn it back to see the old and obsolete technological products like the Atari Portfolio. For some reason were displaced and left behind." For the user
conventional
is perhaps difficult to see that the information products that are in the market does not necessarily represent the best that can exist, even the best ideas to solve a problem. A very good example of this is the QWERTY keyboard, which emerged in the era when the typewriter jammed very easily and needed to slow writing people who used, in addition to separating the letters are usually used together (as the Q and U). So it was thought of as an inefficient way to write. Is 2010, and virtually all the world's computers have QWERTY keyboards when other systems are much better.
But unfortunately this standard was never adopted for various reasons without much sense, and although typewriters, for many many years and do not lock, still stuck with keyboards of the nineteenth century, even in that touchscreen interfaces should have these limitations. What can we do now? Not much. So is this: Get with the times. To try to overcome the atrocity that is QWERTY typing courses are used to overcome that is poorly designed. In the same way that such keyboards are imposed on us for no reason, there are many other inventions that do not have much reason to be, for example, antivirus.
graphics environments also have its fair share of things that do not need. Word processors like Microsoft Word also make us lose a lot of time formatting the document when we should be concerned about the content. There is a very good article about it called Word processors: stupid and inefficient , which I recommend if you want to know why I'll stop using Word and begin using LaTeX to save time. (Example: Write a paragraph in your notebook and the Word, recorded both files and review the size of each).
Moreover, about boot time, I think today's computers have about a very old paradigm: Load complete operating system, then allow us to work. Perhaps it would be necessary to change a little order to make the operating system loads only what is necessary to allow us to work, and then load the children. If we saw the list of things that makes an operating system from its inception until it is usable for the user, we may find some functions that are not essential and can be change this order to save time. How is it possible that we are already in the year 2010 and yet start a snap?
There is much more to say about the graphical environments: The most trivial tasks require large processing capabilities because of all the eye-candy that you are including almost by necessity, incorporate a large amount of distractions, limit the ability of automation , waste memory, expend more energy, etc., etc. What I mean is that we should never use them, because I do not think Gnome leave on my HD monitor, but we must bear in mind that they are not the solution to everything and the lines command have areas where they are incredibly useful.
Now, remind readers that I am very aware that a netbook like the one I want is not for everyone, and its use is limited only to specialized areas mentioned above. Even other more, now I felt that if there are any graphical capabilities.
Finally, there is a somewhat strange statement by one commentator: "Besides, I can not imagine me boys and girls coding in linux while riding the bus, please, that I dream a solo geek too much time on their hands. "
do not know where out that image, but we agree with the statement.
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