Smartphones For Text SSH Use — Revisited

jfischet writes "Back in 2005 a Slashdot user asked this question and the responses were helpful — but I'd like to ask again to see what has changed in three years. I'd like to know what this community thinks is the best choice of smartphone for remotely administering Linux/UNIX boxes via SSH."

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Think again

[SuperKendall]

You are betting on some application coming out in a month, or less then a month. Your argument seems to be that once this application is developed, tested, etc. in less then a month, it will *instantly* be the best ssh application. That's rubbish.

The iPhone SDK has been out for over two months now. That's three months to develop something that logically a fair number of people would like. Why is it rubbish to expect something like that?

You state that some unknown improvement made to the iphone, at some unkown point in the future might address all the issues theOP might have

Come on. We KNOW, from multiple sources, a new version of the iPhone is arriving very soon. We KNOW what can be done with the SDK today, and that apps will start shipping at the end of June. All I'm saying is that the combination of those things is very likely to yield a credible SSH solution, and given the other features the phone offers is definitely something worth waiting a short time to see what options look like.

And, on the basis of this deeply flawed argument, you call the OP a "hater". That's playground logic. What are you, 12? Does your daddy know you are using his PC?

Called him a hater because he's obviously one of those "Never Apple at any time" kind of people.

See, the difference between me and him is I'd not particularly fond of Microsoft but I'll use the products when they are good (like Office, or a 360). I can separate my dislike for a company from the practical realities that some of the products they produce may be of use to me.

I'm also old enough to actually read tech news which is apparently a step beyond your abilities. Perhaps when your parents let you read the internet after 9pm you'll have time to keep up.

Oh, and if you are still reading, please make sure you realise I am not saying *anything* about any of apple's products (just want to make sure you dont start changing the subject and calling me an apple hater as well).

Fine, you're not a hater - just seemingly oblivious to news that frankly I got sick of hearing about two months ago because it's repeated so often (new iPhone coming in June), or the fact that the SDK has been out for a while.