Yes, I played with my daughter's chromebook - was considering doing just what you're suggesting - a few weeks later it died - well not completely - but is finicky enough that she can't use it for her masters work any longer (too unreliable) - so she went back to a 2013 MacBookPro... (they just work). I recently bought a new iPad Pro - so after that investment, I'd really like to stick with it :) I do some drone piloting, guitar playing through my new Spark amp by positiveGrid... and the iPad is the right tool for me. I could have gone android - but I tired of the constant - which app / device supports which candy-of-the-month... hehe, I digress. Mostly, I just want one device that does it all... I could buy a MacBookPro or Air or whatever, but that doesn't work with my drone... I know, I know... first world problems. Thanks for the reminder on the Chromebook. Who knows, I may be back to that in a few months. On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 4:20 PM tbrunz <wild.ideas@gmail.com> wrote:
Not exactly the answer you're looking for, but...
Take a look at the latest Chromebooks. They are *awesome*. Beats iPads & iOS!
There are "tablet" Chromebooks (the keyboard folds all the way underneath the touchscreen, and is de-activated), as well as keyboard-detachable models, as well as "clamshell" ultrabook models.
Otherwise, you have a tablet with a sensible way to type on; many models have touchscreens anyway. (Mine does, and I variously use the touchscreen, the touchpad, and the arrow keys to scroll content.)
Here's the home run: You can enable "Linux containers" on newer Chromebooks, and then you can install *any* Linux app in the container. Yes, including Pharo Launcher.
So you can run Pharo images on Chromebooks, and of course program on your Chromebook tablets in Pharo.
Save your iPads for watching YouTube.. (Watch your YouTube Pharo tutorials while you program Pharo on your Chromebook. :^)
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