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That's the wrong form factor for me, though. A TRS-80 Model 100 with modern guts would be my ideal, but something like this but with a faster screen would be nearly a tie.

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This is not a suitable modern equivalent to the TRS-80 Model 100. It is much smaller and so uncomfortable to use. The arrow keys and trackball are well below subpar, and the software support isn't great.

Ouch. I'd had my eye on those before but hadn't heard reviews one way or the other. Those would be bummers.

I've drooled over those a few times. All of their models are out of stock right now, though, which makes me wonder if they're still making them.

How about the ZeroWriter Ink? https://www.crowdsupply.com/zerowriter/zerowriter-ink

The focus on the bundled firmware is word processing, but it's open-source and built around the popular ESP32 microcontroller family.

Wow, I love the looks of that. I have a Freewrite Alpha that's very similar at first glance, but it has a tiny LCD screen and isn't open source.

And if you fancy making your own…

https://github.com/unkyulee/micro-journal

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