On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 11:55 PM Earl A Ramirez <earlaramirez at gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, 10 Jul 2019, 01:52 H, <agents at meddatainc.com> wrote: > > > I am considering buying a small, and therefore easily portable, computer > > as an alternative to the laptop I already have. Obviously it would not > have > > battery, a screen, nor a keyboard etc. but more or less be an easily > > portable computing unit to move between offices where a keyboard and > > monitor(s) could then be connected. I want to run CentOS 7, later CentOS > 8. > >.... > > At the top of my head I think the Intel NUC meets your expectations. a NUC is a compact low power desktop.but it still needs a screen and a keyboard/mouse, etc. I use a 8" highres tablet running android for my ultra-portable applications ... Its been awhile since I"ve needed more in hte field. My current Huawei M3 tablet runs SkySafari Pro nicely with the maximum database and doesn't crash if a few more apps are active. high res 8" screen suits me perfectly for my star charts > > -- -john r pierce recycling used bits in santa cruz