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Originally Posted by kjk
I can definitely see that as a great app for a portable slate device- I know a couple people who can't wait to get the iPad to do remote computing. Is there any way an SSH/VNC app can pause/suspend while you switch out, as opposed to closing/re-opening? Or does that not really work?
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Not really, no, as it needs to maintain a persistent TCP connection to the SSH server. Suspend the app, connection is lost.
A friend has pointed out that one can get TouchTerm to automatically run screen on login, and to automatically log in to a particular machine on startup, so it's kinda-sorta possible in a fairly bodgy kind of way. I've not been satisfied with that on my iPhone 3G, but the iPad should be a lot faster so... maybe.
(The other appeal for me? Decent sized screen, can run just about any ebook app so one can buy whatever's the best deal at the time. That alone is going to tempt me.)