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[ilmucio]

[mtkappen]

I would make the suggestion of trying a Boox e reader, the max 2 e reader has a 1.6G Quad-core CPU, 13.3 dual touch HD display, and can be turned into a portable monitor. It is Bluetooth keyboard compatible and even has a monitor stand attachment.

https://www.amazon.com/BOOX-Ereader-Android-Interface-Dual-Touch/dp/B077GVLMJN/ref=sr_1_10/145-0236692-0695545?ie=UTF8&qid=1546719568&sr=8-10&keywords=e+ink+computer+monitor

It currently runs android out of the box and supports google play. Google play supports Termux, (a terminal emulator for android that uses its Linux roots) and finally Termux supports Vim. You would need to install ssh as well, so it would be "pkg install openssh". After that, you should be good to go.

(Edit) I am assuming it will work like it does for normal android devices, I have not tested it and cannot verify if it works or not as I do not own the device myself.

Granted, this may be more expensive than intended, but it should likely work out of the box without voiding the warranty of the e reader. Which might I add, can also be used for other things other than vim if you so choose. Also your eyes are worth more to you in the long run anyway, if this is an idea you are interested in, this would be one of the better ways to approach it in my opinion. As a Linux fanatic, I love throwing Linux on the more unusual of devices, but it doesn't appear to necessary here. Although, I will probably do it anyway for the hell of it.

(edit2) This device does a lot more than I expected, so it if you are also a reader or have a lot of text documents and pdf's, this appears to be a good addition to that. I like having a manual nearby myself when working.

[ilmucio]

Yes I agree that probably this is one of possible best soultion for the kind of machine I was looking for... I made a section called machines to put the potential alternative .. would be great if you can just pull request that description ...

[mtkappen]

I will, but I am brand new to GitHub as of yesterday. So give me a little bit to figure out how everything works. Once I do that, then I will do it.
(edit) As in how to do a pull request properly, I have no idea what I am doing yet and am doing this in my spare time, so please be patient.