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1. filleo+Zd2[view] [source] 2025-05-14 07:43:20
>>logic_+(OP)
Every year or so I've been toying with the idea of a thin client dev environment. Smallest possible device that can run Linux (or a RDP client) and support being plugged in to a single USB-C dock cable (display, usb for keyboard/mouse and power).

Maybe this is the answer? Even though I don't need the screen, the footprint of a smartphone is smaller than almost all SBC supporting the above requirements.

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2. eb0la+Kg2[view] [source] 2025-05-14 08:08:32
>>filleo+Zd2
I had a project related to this in a big telco about 10 years ago. We used Citrix because a lot of apps were not native (yet).

Women in tech loved the concept: instead of carrying a laptop they could use the medium-size tablet we provided and have a wireless mouse and keyboard both at the office and at home. We also provided a monitor for both home and the office.

The project didn't lauch commercially because in our tests the microusb to micro-hdmi cables caused a lot of issues and management decided against it.

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