Ask HN: Best terminal & RDP apps for iPad2

7 points by mattadams 14y ago ↗ HN

I'm going to be travelling a little during the next few months and would rather take my iPad2 & wireless keyboard with me than lug my heavy laptop around, BUT I still need a really decent terminal for SSH access (for shell & Emacs) and RDP to my stuff back home.

Does anyone have any suggestions regarding the best available terminal & RDP apps for iPad2? I'm curious to know what others have found useful.

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msmithstubbs 14y ago ↗

For SSH I use Prompt (by Panic) on my iPad. It is excellent. It includes autocompletion for past commands, which makes using it with the touch screen keyboard much easier.

For heavy use, you probably want to get a physical keyboard.

I don't have any experience with RDP apps, so can't comment there.

http://panic.com/prompt/support.html

mattadams 14y ago ↗

Ya, I picked up a wireless keyboard from Apple today for exactly that reason.

huxley 14y ago ↗

It has its flaws (a bit of laginess on 3G) but Panic's Prompt is my favourite of the several I've used. It has support for CTRL and arrow keys on Bluetooth keyboards, which a few of the other's didn't support the last time I tried them.