Welp, I have spent the morning playing with/exploring my Pomona DM250, and I have to say, it's proving a LOT friendlier as a distraction-free writing sidecar for #scrivenerapp than I'd expected! Makes the advertised features of the Freewrite Traveller look weaksauce, and it's only half the price.
https://artvsentropy.wordpress.com/2023/08/12/retro-writing-15-pomera-dm250/
At some point I should probably write up a comparison between the DM250 and my first portable writing deck computer, 1989's Cambridge Z88 (from Sir Clive Sinclair). 35 years on, the DM250 is half the weight, 120% greater battery life, 1000x the built-in storage, CPU is about 1000x faster, screen is infinitely better ...
And less than half the price (adjusted for inflation).
@cstross For productivity with these devices do you focus on writing that doesn’t require references or similar? Pre-load text formatted notes? Just write with a lot of of notes like “confirm dates for this reference so I look less stupid later?”
I know I’m writing different things (more smaller/technical than fiction) but your works come off as “research required” at times and wondering how this fits in your workflow.
@MacBalance I am waiting for an opportunity to find out! Because I normally write on a Mac, but am a bit wary of pulling out an M3 Air in a pub/coffee shop (easily spilled hot liquids ahoy!).
Yes, research is mandatory for my work, but you can just type TK and come back to it later …
Charlie Stross
MacBalance