Открыл браузер, попал в консоль

Обнаружилось еще одно возможное применение для iPad-ки. Можно, запустив браузер, админить сервера, ибо добрые люди создали веб-аппликуху:

реализация работающего внутри web-бразуера эмулятора терминала и SSH-клиента, написанная на JavaScript с использованием стандартного HTML5 API, способная работать без установки дополнений или плагинов. Серверная часть запускается в виде скрипта на локальной или удаленной машине. Код серверной части написан на языке Python с использованием модуля pyOpenSSL. Канал связи организуется с использованием WebSockets

opennet.ru/opennews/art 32036

Gate One is an HTML5 web-based terminal emulator and SSH client. Top features:

No browser plugins required!

Supports multiple simultaneous terminal sessions. As many as your hardware can handle.

Users can re-connect to their running terminals whenever they like from anywhere.

Can be embedded into other applications. Add a terminal--running whatever application(s) you want--to your web app! Would be vastly superior to say, a Java-based serial console applet (hint hint).

Includes powerful plugin system that supports plugins written in Python, JavaScript, and even CSS (yes, you can write a CSS-only plugin).

The Gate One server can be stopped & started without users losing their running terminal applications (even SSH sessions stay connected!). In essence, worry-free upgrades!

The SSH plugin allows users to duplicate sessions without having to re-enter their username and password (it re-uses the existing SSH tunnel).

Provides users with the ability to play back and save/share their terminal sessions via a self-contained HTML playback file.

Similarly, supports server-side logging, recording, and video-like playback of user sessions. It can even log to syslog to support whatever centralized logging system you want.

Keberos-based Single Sign-on support is included. It even works with Active Directory. Other authentication options are available as well.

github.com/liftoff/GateOne

liftoff.github.com/GateOne

Эта пять, однозначно.