Post #3010581
2026-05-30 20:14 UTC
Coining the term "Dumb-book" | "Dumbbook" | "Dumbook" -- here and now -- to refer to specifically a laptop-like device that, like the "dumbphone", is a mostly-offline, single or narrow-purpose device, e.g. a #writerdeck
Not to be confused with a #cyberdeck, which is a general-purpose device; the delineating factor that separates a notebook from a dumbbook being a fully-featured web browser. If it runs Chrome, it *cannot* be classed as a dumbbook.
("Dumbbook" includes repurposed laptops with minimal OSes installed such as FreeDOS, writerdeckos.com etc.)
#writing #writingcommunity #computing
Replies (3)
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@kirtai@tech.lgbt 2026-05-30 21:10
@Kroc@oldbytes.space What about a cyberdeck that eschews the web?
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@heliopolitan@mastodon.social 2026-05-30 21:33
@Kroc@oldbytes.space dumb is not always bad :-) Quite enjoying the dumbness of my Psion!
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@Abdulla@indieweb.social 2026-05-31 07:38
@Kroc@oldbytes.space years ago i thought why we don't have dumb-computers?! i meant something like PcW16 but modern and not made by big tech: http://toastytech.com/guis/pcw.html