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		edko on Dec 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pine64 and Radxa's new Pi CM4-compatible boards I wish there was a board that focused on providing a VS Code server to iPads over USB-C, with all the cost allocated to processor and memory, and very basic (or no) display hardware. It feels strange that such a powerful tablet would need such a thing but, if the board was powerful enough and got out of the way, it would be a nice option to overcome the restrictions that prevent iPad from being a more general mobile software development machine.

GhettoComputers on Dec 15, 2021 [–]

Jailbreak it, my iPhone is a mobile Unix OS. Relevant CLI has been ported, APT since iPhone 2G. I have neovim for instance. You can use VNC. Here is some Unix tools https://github.com/ProcursusTeam/Procursus

Or consider this: https://en.jingos.com/jingpad-a1/

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