[ale] possibility of a non Android Linux tablet

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

On 2/25/2012 12:36 PM, JD wrote:
> On 02/25/2012 10:50 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>    
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Here I am replying to my own email again.  Well, I've been thinking and thinking
>> about this.  There's no doubt that I WANT a tablet, although that would be one
>>      
> Just a thought.
>
> I own an Acer A500 and have used a few other tablets. Perhaps you are looking at
> this the wrong way? Instead of trying to make the tablet run everything a
> desktop does, perhaps you want to consider it a display device.
> * Setup a VPN (L2TP is built in)
> * Use a remote desktop (VNC/RDP) to display the remote desktop you need.
>
> Connect up a reasonable keyboard and use your finger as a mouse.
> http://www.amazon.com/Keyboard-KEYBOARD-Guaranteed-compatible-Honeycomb/dp/B004YPK5ZW/ref=cm_pdp_rev_itm_title_2
>
>    

That is an interesting idea.  If I end up buying anything, maybe I'll 
take that approach and let my home PC do all the grunt work.

Sincerely,

Ron


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