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jakeOSX
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 Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:03 pm Post subject: Give One Get One |
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remember that $100 laptop? it is in production now. for a $400 donation, you get one AND you buy one for a child. so i did.
http://www.laptopgiving.org
i know not everyone is rollin' in the dough (i certainly am not) but i this this is a great cause and.. it is a neat toy!
(runs a version of abiword, btw, not OO.o) |
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Samwise
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Location: Montpellier, France
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This laptop looks so nice! I never realized how customized it would be; to me, it seemed like it would be a slow laptop running a regular Linux distro. Instead, they came up with something that seems very fun and easy to use! My only concern is how and/or when its software will be translated.
Too bad this G1G1 program only ships to U.S. and Canada addresses 
Anyway, kudos to OLPC  |
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narf
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Joined: Jan 21, 2007
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:57 am Post subject: |
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It does seem pretty neat.
The program runs between November 12 and November 26 so don't wait if this is something you're interested in. |
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jakeOSX
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don't worry, i'm sure patrick and ed will have neo running on it in like a week.
after much beer/ranting and tomahawks. |
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OPENSTEP
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Joined: May 25, 2003
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Location: Santa Barbara, CA
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I haven't checked out the final version. Did the hand crank make the final cut?
For trivia Dan Williams, the first person to work with me on ooo X11 and neo/c was one of the engineers who worked on the olpc project. Bravo!
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jakeOSX
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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seriously?? go dan!
and yes, the crank is there. tho it is a 'yo-yo string' instead of the handle thing it was on the prototype. |
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jakeOSX
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got it today. this post is from my, yet to be named, olpc computer.
so far it pretty sweet. the keyboard is small, which makes typing harder for mybig hands, but ill get used to it.
oh and obviously ill need neo for this too...=)
(pull string charger is not built in, btw, it is an accesory like the solar panel) |
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OPENSTEP
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Very cool. Glad to hear it's made a good first impression  One of my friends got one for his kids so the perspective is helpful. He's hoping that his 2 yr. old won't be able to destroy it 
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jakeOSX
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:09 am Post subject: |
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| at some point ill write up a few articles about it. the hardware rocks, the software is getting there... |
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