OLPC - Nov 12 launch

[Coleman Kane]

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Ted Roche wrote:
> Ben Scott wrote:
>> On 11/7/07, Tech Writer <TechWtr at handspun.com> wrote:
>>> Has anyone gotten further information about the "Give 1 Get 1"
>>> program on the One Laptop Per Child site?
>> My dilemma is, do I go for the XO-1, the Classmate PC, the Eee,
>> or something else I'm not yet aware of?  So many toys, so little
>> time and money.
>>
>
> Koolu! www.koolu.com
>
> I think you'll find the XO-1 might be neat for a niece or nephew,
> but too small for your fingers to type on, despite being
> oh-so-cool. If you want to play with the Sugar software, you can
> download a VM image from the www.laptop.org site:
>
> http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/software/developers.shtml
>
> And run it on most machines. (It also runs on the Koolu ;)
>
> maddog brought a Classmate PC to the board meeting (Ben knows this,
> for the benefit of others) running Ubuntu and I had the same
> problem with the keyboard and I have relatively small hands. Cool,
> but a tad smallish. Small screen, too. Is it a mini-laptop, or a
> maxi-PDA?
>
> I haven't seen the Eee yet. It does look pretty neat. But I'm more
> inclined to use some low-power machines as mini-servers (servlets?)
>  around the SOHO, and control them with a nice big screen that
> accommodates my old eyes and a humpback keyboard and ergonomic
> mouse for my RSI-strained hands than go for the portable form
> factor. What sort of uses are you thinking of applying your toys
> towards?
I found the following one named Fit PC which manages to sport two
ethernet ports. It seems roughly similar in specs to koolu. The two
ports make it nice for a smart networking device.

http://www.fit-pc.com/new/fit-pc/about-fit-pc.html

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Coleman Kane


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