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Comment by salamandersauce

4 years ago

Show me a single toaster that runs Linux. Or uses a Raspberry Pi. I did not pick a "dumb" toaster. Don't be ridiculous. Most toasters don't even have a LCD display or features like Waffle or Pizza modes. It's on the smarter scale of toaster.

I am a third party. I can load a non-Apple approved app onto an iOS device for free. Even ignoring jailbreaking by using Xcode. The app will only work for 7 days before I have to resign it but it doesn't need to be submitted or approved by Apple or follow their store guidelines at all. Altstore basically wraps that process up into a little bow to make it easier. Don't even need your own Mac.

I could also use Pythonista to write a working Apple I emulator. Is the iPhone still not general purpose PC?

Dude, do at least the most basic research. It took me one Amazon search for smart toaster to find a touch screen, programable, toaster.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086H69SJ2/

I’d like to see the Apple 1 emulator please. I’d like to know which of iOS’ permissions you hit first.

  • That is so far outside the realm of normal toaster.

    You don't need any permission's because it's possible to build entirely within the sandbox of Pythonista!

    • This is the future (5 - 10 years) for every one of the devices we all use.

      I’d rather they all prioritize security, rather than extensibility.

      Reading more about Pythonista, it’s seems unlikely that you could build a stateful Apple 1 emulator. But even so it looks cool. Arguably a little too permissive for my liking on iOS. I hope Apple closes all of those Inter-App communication channels. That seems like a security risk waiting to happen.