Hi, new member here. Still bemused at how a simple quest has become an expensive ongoing problem.
I started with a Raspberry Pi. Aren't they wonderful? And so cheap! So, of course I have bought one. And Beaglebones, Teensy (assorted versions), etc...
Spread all around the house, and friends houses, doing assorted automated magic.
Unfortunately, every now and then, one needs a quick update. Or code needs to be edited. And I'm facing the prospect of either transplanting a functional device, or bringing several thousand dollars worth of laptop into the garden to debug a sprinkler irrigation system.
What I need is: a dumb terminal. Cheaper than a laptop, and smaller too. Should be simple, right? Look at all these 60% keyboards. Heck, there are web pages where they use disgustingly tiny keyboard / screen combinations: a basic 60% layout should be cheap and easy to find, right?
That was a while back. I'm still debating whether to build my own, or just buy something. The idea of sacrificing another Teensy, in order to build something that talks to a Teensy, seems... incestuous. However, it gives me more options when it comes to the second half of my design issues - an appropriate screen.
I'm currently looking at ultra-widescreen designs, around 10 - 12 inch. Screens of this size come INCREDIBLY close to matching the dimensions of a 60% keyboard.
I'm curious: has anyone else matched an ultra-widescreen LCD to a 60% keyboard, to make a small terminal?