**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Thu Nov 29 02:59:59 2018 Nov 29 14:45:33 man i miss this phone Nov 29 14:48:51 if it loaded modern websites it'd be perfect. so much for linux being the solution to everything oin the world Nov 29 14:50:35 I thought Android is based on Linux... Nov 29 14:53:19 android is linux lite Nov 29 14:54:39 there's a linux kernel and java on top. it's not full linux Nov 29 14:54:48 but the touches like this keyboard. actually that and battery life are the only things i miss. the keyboard layout and secondary functions are so well thought out Nov 29 15:00:14 i can speculate on how they designed the keyboard. keypushes or a typing keymap then put the most used secondary buttons in the easiest to reach place. i keep debating whether to get a germ an keyboard for my thinkpad now i live in germany. there is no umlaut key or the other letters Nov 29 15:01:29 dvorak is the best keyboard for typing. this one is an edison style disaster, like it just got patented first Nov 29 15:26:03 The main issue i have with none qwerty layouts is jumping on other machines. Nov 29 16:26:39 sixwheeledbeast yeah i don't use them, but it takes a minute to realise learningto type would be so much faster using dvorak Nov 29 16:26:39 what is the output of this keyboard Nov 29 16:26:39 like i2c or... something else? Nov 29 16:26:39 the hardware side must have some controller for the keyboard somewhere and i would AssUme it had a standard. Nov 29 16:30:55 I personally wouldn't assume it has a standard other the fact that it's eventually plugged to the event (evdev / inputevent) subsystem Nov 29 16:31:32 (if referring to keyboard integration in the embedded world) Nov 29 16:46:18 yes Nov 29 16:49:43 so you would think these buttons go to (something embedded) Nov 29 16:49:43 i saw a hackadsy post ages ago about a game controller for emulators for this. they had some buttons and a joystick. that makes me think it's a keyboard with a standard. i don't remember the details Nov 29 17:03:54 possible it was all usb or just switches replacing these ones Nov 29 17:06:19 does anyone here use emulators? Nov 29 17:15:35 there's got to be a cool use for this thing. maybe a pocket text adventure thing. but i can't find any that work. Nov 29 17:20:34 pcsx-rearmed works quite well Nov 29 17:20:44 (PS1 emulation) Nov 29 17:22:04 the fbalpha arcade emulator port is decent as well (although a bit broken here and there and highly inacurrate emulation-wise, and N900 is not always powerful enough to emulates arcade games) Nov 29 17:22:28 iirc there are quite a few textadv engines/emulators as well Nov 29 17:23:14 and I kinda remember there is a GB emulator that can run almost at gamespeed (it does, but sound emulations slows it down a tiny bit afaict) Nov 29 17:24:38 playstation one doesn't have any games i'd want to play Nov 29 17:24:38 the text adventures maybe but if i'm using my time with games i want them to be good. Nov 29 17:32:16 i have nintendo ds handhelds because you can make music with them. they have gameboy emulaors i think. i'm trying to think of what to use this for. there's no rush, i had it for years and it doesn't take up much space Nov 29 17:32:16 there will be something interesting to do, maybe it will involve python Nov 29 17:33:53 i use drnoksnes. Works well for most of the snes games Nov 29 17:35:01 about the controller, I saw analog controller what was just overlay on top of regular keyboard pressing regular buttons Nov 29 18:14:33 that's hardly even a hack. i don't read hackaday anymore, it used to be cool but I think the tijme is past Nov 30 02:18:21 fishbulb should use the US International keyboard layout. Nov 30 02:19:10 On their desktop/notebook computer, maybe not on the N900. **** ENDING LOGGING AT Fri Nov 30 03:00:00 2018