Ready - Thanks for that info. I had long hoped that one's "phone" (AKA, one's pocket supercomputer) could be eventually good enough to be the primary computer device with the assistance of a dock. Interesting that we seem to be pretty close to "there" with the iPhone 15's USB-C connector. As far as I'm concerned, if I can display on an H…
Ready - Thanks for that info. I had long hoped that one's "phone" (AKA, one's pocket supercomputer) could be eventually good enough to be the primary computer device with the assistance of a dock. Interesting that we seem to be pretty close to "there" with the iPhone 15's USB-C connector. As far as I'm concerned, if I can display on an HDMI monitor, use a full size keyboard, and a trackpad (the Apple Magic Trackpad 2 really IS "magic" because it completely eliminates "mousing cramp" and is so much more intuitive pointing device)... that's about 75% of what I need in a computing device. I'm coming to rely more on the iPhone's Notes app as my primary idea repository, and it's not too bad for composing text that will eventually be used elsewhere, such as Zero Retries.
I invested in the iPhone 13 Pro Max a couple of years ago - my first top-of-the-line iPhone, and man, that little slab of electronics was pricey, but amazingly capable. It still blows my mind that I'm walking around with a Terabyte of storage in my hand / pocket. So it will be a bit before I'll get an iPhone with USB-C and be able to check that out... but by then, that capability should be mature and quite usable.
Speaking of iPhone being capable for Amateur Radio, a "soon" project for me is to check out using the new RadioMail app on iPhone, along with a TNC4 which will link to the iPhone with Bluetooth. Pretty cool!
Ready - Thanks for that info. I had long hoped that one's "phone" (AKA, one's pocket supercomputer) could be eventually good enough to be the primary computer device with the assistance of a dock. Interesting that we seem to be pretty close to "there" with the iPhone 15's USB-C connector. As far as I'm concerned, if I can display on an HDMI monitor, use a full size keyboard, and a trackpad (the Apple Magic Trackpad 2 really IS "magic" because it completely eliminates "mousing cramp" and is so much more intuitive pointing device)... that's about 75% of what I need in a computing device. I'm coming to rely more on the iPhone's Notes app as my primary idea repository, and it's not too bad for composing text that will eventually be used elsewhere, such as Zero Retries.
I invested in the iPhone 13 Pro Max a couple of years ago - my first top-of-the-line iPhone, and man, that little slab of electronics was pricey, but amazingly capable. It still blows my mind that I'm walking around with a Terabyte of storage in my hand / pocket. So it will be a bit before I'll get an iPhone with USB-C and be able to check that out... but by then, that capability should be mature and quite usable.
Speaking of iPhone being capable for Amateur Radio, a "soon" project for me is to check out using the new RadioMail app on iPhone, along with a TNC4 which will link to the iPhone with Bluetooth. Pretty cool!