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This exists. Get a cheap netbook and stick your Linux distro of choice on it, and then just use it to ssh to things.
This is what I did. I purchased a Lenovo Yoga 11e on eBay for $37. If you get the model that has an Intel processor, you can put Linux on it. With Ubuntu MATE, the touchscreen and auto screen rotation work out of the box. From there a VNC viewer is all that is needed. The laptop I received was in pristine condition.
They generally work great with any x86 CPU - doesnβt need to be only intel. If you get an ARM-based netbook, just make sure to use the architecture-appropriate image for your distro.
That said, if you grab an older model, you may run into some hardware weirdness. Source: years ago I did this with an old Asus netbook that had a 32-bit UEFI and a 64-bit CPU, and I had to do some weird hackery in the ISO before writing it to the flash drive to get it to load the install image at all
Do netbooks still exist? I can't seem to find them for sale anymore.
Lol dude what are you talking about? I just searched for βnetbookβ and the first few links are Amazon and Best Buy product listings for netbooks.
Those aren't really netbooks though. But I guess the term now just stands for 11.6" laptop.
I'm not sure how to stress this enough... I do not want another computer.
I do not want another computer.
I want a wireless interface to the computer I already have.
If they can make laptops for $37 they can make this for $1.
You want to beam bluetooth signals from a mouse and keyboard directly over the cellular network to your home PC?
That's a terrible idea.
All of these requirements can be met with a laptop.
Nobody's making laptops for $37, and your bizarre requests certainly cost far more than $1. What planet are you on?
I'm sure you don't want to hear this, but...
Nit-picking the minutiae of new ideas may make you feel better, but ignoring the core idea will only hurt you and your creativity in the long run.
Instead of finding ways that it won't work, you could use the same amount of energy to make the idea better.
I replied to your comment point-by-point, addressing the entire core concept.
Talk about nit-picking that limits creativity and ignores core ideas - you're the one who doesn't want to accept that what you're looking for already exists.
You're mind-bogglingly dense.
Ok buddy. I'm sorry to have upset you.
I'm not upset, but I'm a little baffled. Do you actually have a response to what I said, or are you simply being deliberately obtuse?
No, I'm having a good time seeing how many ways you can call me stupid because you feel so butthurt.
Sure, kid.