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/
@cstross That looks like a very sensible little device. Far more than the original Freewrite, which just... I have so many thoughts (caveat: and zero hands-on time; just lots of opinions).
For starters, as much as I love a full-fat keyboard, I can't imagine using one in a coffee shop being very distraction-free, given the regular interruptions by curious strangers (or annoyed ones asking me to be quiet). Chiclets just make sense.
That it looks like 90s era Sharp/HP palmtops is a plus, as well.
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