On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 10:35 PM, Casey Ransberger <casey.obrien.r at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Hi Gary.
>
> So I think the hardest part will really be agreeing on what gestures mean
> what.
>
> I've run Squeak, Cuis, and Pharo over iOS (thanks mostly to John McIntosh
> and Bert Freudenberg,) and I'd recommend avoiding that platform for what
> I'm guessing your purposes might be. App Store cuts us off at the knees for
> everything except "end-user" applications, which basically shoves anyone
> wanting to write a program and share it with other people (young or old)
> into the $99:year iOS developer program; not a suitable arrangement for
> either revolutionary thinking or early education.
>
> Android, whichever version: I've heard folks have made some progress here,
> but maneuvering around all of the Java infrastructure isn't my bag, (rather
> just compile and run C code) so I haven't even tried it.
>
> I'm looking forward to this whole Ubuntu Mobile thing. At least that's
> just Unix at some (accessable) level in a mobile device.
>
> Here's what I'd do right now if I had an income: Raspberry Pi model-B
> rigged up (somehow!) to a Pixel Qi dual mode transflective display. These
> aren't too expensive, can do the natural light ebook thing as well as the
> backlit usual thing. The prototyping kit is around $300 last I checked, but
> it gets a loooooooooot cheaper when you buy in bulk (these are basically XO
> screens.)
>

I like your attitude and I agree this *should* be possible. So far a
solution has remained just beyond my horizon.

I saw where there is now a standard for connecting to LCD displays without
going through RGB or HDMI. When I have some time I'll look that up.

So stick one of those underneath a capacitive touch screen kit.
>

This has been a major sticking point for me. The only digitizers I have
found come from Taiwan or China, are marketed to engineers and sold in
bulk, aimed at manufacturers. For my skill level I need "connect to USB
system and look for this HID mouse device." A hobbyist kit.

Anybody have any suggestions?


> Now autocad yourself a nice enclosure, and have Shapeways 3D print it. Put
> the bits together, USB wifi module optional!
>

Interesting how 3D printing has changed the custom fabrication scene. Ten
years ago I saw self made student slates as a new kind of industrial arts
class. Where I took wood shop and metal shop, these kids would create slate
enclosures. I guess 3D printing would move the same concept forward one
generation and be a whole lot safer.

>
> Make your own interrim DynaBook, except Shapeways has way better materials
> than cardboard! Sounds involved, I know, but if we went to KickStarter with
> it... maybe someone would want an unencumbered BSD/Squeak-based tablet, eh?
> (Cough, half the people here.)
>
> CC Etoys dev just because.
>
> :D
>
> On Jun 17, 2013, at 2:42 PM, OpenSlate ChalkDust <openslateproj at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> As some of you know I spent quite a bit of time getting nowhere trying to
> get Squeak running on top of FreeBSD in a tablet form factor.The situation
> has changed considerably, in that the world has gone tablet crazy.
> Typically using fingers rather than a mouse or stylus.
>
> I would appreciate any recommendations on what tablets work well with
> squeak, and what to avoid. What has been done to adapt the three-button
> mouse squeak expects to have to a fingertip input? Then of course there is
> keyboard input in general, including keyboard shortcuts.
>
> I'd be happy to collect the results in a table on Google Drive.
>
> --
> Gary Dunn
> Open Slate Project
> http://openslate.org/
>
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Gary Dunn
Open Slate Project
http://openslate.org/
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