**ZachIR** @zachir@librem.one · 2019-11-23T05:09:45Z

ZachIR @zachir@librem.one

@lunduke I'm looking for a little palmtop-style computer, with the ideals of 1- being able to run a rad operating system (DOS, FreeDOS, AmigaOS, maybe even Linux/*BSD) and 2- having some means of getting information off of it when I need to transfer data to my regular setup. I anticipate having to save up for it, but I'd like recommendations on what I should be looking for. I don't want a GUI (I'd mostly just be running wordgrinder and vim) & I anticipate not having a working network connection.

Nov 23, 2019, 05:09 · Librem Social · · ·

**Bryan Lunduke** @lunduke@librem.one · Nov 23, 2019, 19:10

**Bryan Lunduke** @lunduke@librem.one · Nov 23, 2019, 19:10

Nov 23, 2019, 19:10

Bryan Lunduke @lunduke@librem.one

@zachir There's a few great ones out there -- HP 100LX is a nice 186-based unit. Getting files on and off would be via serial/modem (so you'll need another computer capable of that).

**ZachIR** @zachir@librem.one · Nov 23, 2019, 19:26

**ZachIR** @zachir@librem.one · Nov 23, 2019, 19:26

Nov 23, 2019, 19:26

ZachIR @zachir@librem.one

@lunduke hmm, ok. I don't know how I could get data from there connected to my laptop, but I'll look into it! Thanks for the recommendation!

**Joe Vrba** @jv1783@librem.one · Nov 25, 2019, 18:38

**Joe Vrba** @jv1783@librem.one · Nov 25, 2019, 18:38

Nov 25, 2019, 18:38

Joe Vrba @jv1783@librem.one

@zachir @lunduke I went and bought a cheap netbook from BestBuy for like $125 and put Linux on it. It’s probably my favorite computer because it can do the simple things I needed it to do (development) plus the occasional cat video.

**ZachIR** @zachir@librem.one · Nov 25, 2019, 18:47

**ZachIR** @zachir@librem.one · Nov 25, 2019, 18:47

Nov 25, 2019, 18:47

ZachIR @zachir@librem.one

@jv1783 @lunduke that sounds pretty good, I might have to give that a shot