I like text-based games (like from ifdb), but I don’t like sitting at attention in front of my computer like I do all day at work. Any ideas for how to play these effectively without being on a computer?

  • I’ve hacked a Kindle Paperwhite & used an on-screen virtual keyboard to play these games. That worked OK, but the virtual keyboard is very imprecise and frustrating.

  • I’ve similarly hacked a Kindle 3 (the last model to include a physical keyboard). I hoped the physical keyboard would do the trick. Unfortunately, the key buttons are convex & very stiff - which hurt my fingertips after even short play sessions.

Any other ideas? Or is this a fool’s errand?

  • brsrklfEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Smallish, lightweight device with a physical keyboard… Maybe something like the eee PC from 20 years ago? I assume some can be found on the second hand market for cheap. Default OS is Debian, though they were supposed to be able to run Windows XP (not sure I would recommend that with the limited hardware though).