Comments on: Up close with the One Laptop per Child XO http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/ Red Hat Magazine Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:02:51 +0000 http://lyceum.ibiblio.org/?v=1.0.2 by: SOG knives http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-106700 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:35:50 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-106700 <strong>SOG knives</strong> Interesting ideas... I wonder how the Hollywood media would portray this? SOG knives

Interesting ideas… I wonder how the Hollywood media would portray this?

]]> by: Evette (Hames) Ogden http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-7506 Wed, 30 May 2007 06:18:37 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-7506 To: GW Mattos yes, I remember. I was in that class of 5th/6th graders. I think we paid about $700 for that TRS-80 with a whopping 4k of memory. Those were the days. Fancy, meeting you here. :-) -=Evette=- To: GW Mattos
yes, I remember. I was in that class of 5th/6th graders. I think we paid about $700 for that TRS-80 with a whopping 4k of memory. Those were the days.

Fancy, meeting you here. :-)

-=Evette=-

]]> by: Lhaupt http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-2010 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:32:33 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-2010 amazing. I heard mention of this 2 years ago and have been eager to see something in the flesh. It looks great. I would love if they started a program as mentioned above about buying one for a higher price and having one donated. Anyone familiar will TOMSshoes.com Love the concept -- willing to support. amazing. I heard mention of this 2 years ago and have been eager to see something in the flesh. It looks great. I would love if they started a program as mentioned above about buying one for a higher price and having one donated. Anyone familiar will TOMSshoes.com Love the concept — willing to support.

]]> by: jbianch http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-775 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:59:19 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-775 A really great idea and another step toward a Microsoft free world. Shows what a collective of caring, intelligent people can do when they put their minds to something other than the acquisition of wealth. Well done. A really great idea and another step toward a Microsoft free world. Shows what a collective of caring, intelligent people can do when they put their minds to something other than the acquisition of wealth. Well done.

]]> by: Shalin http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-730 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:33:04 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-730 Really a worthwhile effort and an example of cool design. The idea of paying for 2 and getting one for yourself is also useful. With that strategy, I would conjecture that the sales in the developed world will probably make this gadget available to 1/4th of children from developing nation without any cost!! Really a worthwhile effort and an example of cool design. The idea of paying for 2 and getting one for yourself is also useful. With that strategy, I would conjecture that the sales in the developed world will probably make this gadget available to 1/4th of children from developing nation without any cost!!

]]> by: Gerald Mattos http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-701 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:26:38 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-701 I put the first TRS-80, Commodore Pet, and Texas Instrument machine in my classroom. We sold cupcakes and other food products to pay the $50.00 per month to acquire the machines. Wow, look where we have come since then. I love the fact that children around the world will have access to the WWW and other kids plus the huge wealth of knowledge. The world will change as kids are connected and the world will be better as they communicate with others and share their ideas and inventions. GWMattos I put the first TRS-80, Commodore Pet, and Texas Instrument machine
in my classroom. We sold cupcakes and other food products to pay the $50.00 per month to acquire the machines. Wow, look where we have come since then. I love the fact that children around the world will have
access to the WWW and other kids plus the huge wealth of knowledge.

The world will change as kids are connected and the world will be better as they communicate with others and share their ideas and inventions.

GWMattos

]]> by: James Vinyard http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-655 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:03:18 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-655 I think that this is an outstanding idea. Ever since the word got out on this concept, I have been keeping tabs on it to see if it was for real. I am an OEM builder in a small town that has no computer stores around and income levels are pretty low, I wouldn't mind getting one to test out to see if it could be useful in my area. Due to the low storage of this unit and it uses USB storage devices, would these countries have the resources to buy USB memory units? Either way, good job by all! I think that this is an outstanding idea. Ever since the word got out on this concept, I have been keeping tabs on it to see if it was for real. I am an OEM builder in a small town that has no computer stores around and income levels are pretty low, I wouldn’t mind getting one to test out to see if it could be useful in my area.

Due to the low storage of this unit and it uses USB storage devices, would these countries have the resources to buy USB memory units? Either way, good job by all!

]]> by: Lapdog http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-650 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:32:27 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-650 The new generator is the Yo Yo style of pull string generator, as shown on http://potenco.com It is more like starting a chain-saw than turning a crank. Crank is good for about 30 minutes- then you are tired. Pull String uses your big muscles so you don't tire. And it is hard to break a string, and if you did you could replace it. The new generator is the Yo Yo style of pull string generator, as shown on http://potenco.com

It is more like starting a chain-saw than turning a crank. Crank is good for about 30 minutes- then you are tired. Pull String uses
your big muscles so you don’t tire. And it is hard to break a string, and if you did you could replace it.

]]> by: exspans http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-574 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:15:58 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-574 Wow! I think my grandchildren would love to own a machine like that. But has the crankup charger gone? What about solar cells? And which version of Linux is running inside? How about localization? (there are about 300 main languages on this planet... with many alphabets). What are the main applications? Which networks can be accessed? A greater and more useful project than the Manhattan project! Wow! I think my grandchildren would love to own a machine like that. But has the crankup charger gone? What about solar cells? And which version of Linux is running inside? How about localization? (there are about 300 main languages on this planet… with many alphabets). What are the main applications? Which networks can be accessed? A greater and more useful project than the Manhattan project!

]]> by: trojjer http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-532 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:17:24 +0000 http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/20/up-close-with-the-one-laptop-per-child-xo/#comment-532 Aha, I believe that's called sponsored purchasing. For $100 they do seem pretty cool and small; I especially liked the windup charger, but I think they removed it? Oh well... Aha, I believe that’s called sponsored purchasing. For $100 they do seem pretty cool and small; I especially liked the windup charger, but I think they removed it? Oh well…

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