Fwd: [wplug] One Laptop Per Child

[Max Putas]

I actually just received my XO1 today, and it is surprisingly small.
The keyboard is meant for small children, although I was able to type
with decent (albeit uncomfortable) accuracy in with about 10 min. of
practice. My overall impression is that the OS is a bit too
heavy--it's running a on a pretty meaty Fedora Core 7 base--for the
relatively underpowered hardware.  The coolest feature by far though
is the high-resolution reflective mode that kicks in when you turn off
the backlight. It definitely has that e-paper look. I wish they would
put that into some consumer-grade laptops like the EeePC.

On Dec 17, 2007 10:31 PM, Patrick Wagstrom <patrick at wagstrom.net> wrote:
> Mackenzie Morgan wrote:
> >     Elementary school, probably.  The keyboard is just too tiny for
> >     anyone over the age of 12.
> >
> >
> >     On Dec 17, 2007 2:45 PM, Sam Al-Droubi < saldroubi at yahoo.com
> >     <mailto:saldroubi at yahoo.com>> wrote:
> >
> >         Thank you for this reminder about the XO laptop.  It is a great
> >         project.  I am wondering what is suggested child age range for
> >         this laptop?  I could not find this information anywhere.  Does
> >         anyone know?
>
> Having played with them, it's a little more complicated than that.  The
> OLPC definitely is not going to replace your current laptop, but it does
> have some rather nice advantages.  First, it's basically sealed and
> incredibly rugged.  I wouldn't use this thing in a rain storm, but a little
> water isn't going to kill it.  It's also go no moving parts which helps out
> there.  But the big cool thing is the display.  It's really very sweet.
> It's a transflective rotates like a tablet and goes in to black and white
> mode when rotated, so it's like a little ebook reader.  Pretty good
> visibility during daylight there.
>
> However, the OS is definitely kiddy.  If you're looking for a real computer
> for yourself, checkout the Asus EEEpc.  It's the same price (yeah, I know,
> some kid in Africa doesn't get one when you buy one), and has roughly the
> same specs, but is designed to run regular operating systems.  It's also
> more expandable.  The high end ($399) models can be maxed out to a gig or
> two memory, and enterprising hackers have found easy ways to add internal
> bluetooth and another 16GB of flash to the device.
>
> --Patrick
>
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Thanks,

Max Putas