Comments on: latest OLPC laptop prototype

By: Blogging Ottinger (tim) :: OLPC news :: May :: 2006

Blogging Ottinger (tim) :: OLPC news :: May :: 2006 — Thu, 25 May 2006 18:59:24 +0000

[...] I am not saying that I want one, but this is cool. I am all in favor of a laptop for children and for the poor. In related news, I spent most of the day in a park that was built specifically for the poor of Munich. Englisher Garden originally had potato gardens and pigs running around. [...]

By: blizzard

blizzard — Thu, 25 May 2006 18:38:09 +0000

So far the colors we’ve been using have been for us, not for the kids. The colors are constantly changing so that we can say “the orange model,” “the blue model” or “the green model” and we can tell them apart. Once we’re ready to deliver the laptops to the real world we expect there will be a number of colors available.

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Fotos do Laptop de $100 funcionando at Conversa de Bar — Thu, 25 May 2006 13:52:49 +0000

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By: Daniel Cedilotte

Daniel Cedilotte — Thu, 25 May 2006 13:50:50 +0000

Forgot the kids in not only kids will want some.

By: Daniel Cedilotte

Daniel Cedilotte — Thu, 25 May 2006 13:49:44 +0000

The looks of the thing aren’t that important IMHO, what matters is that the kids can actually afford to have one. Hell, I want one and I’m not a kid. So it goes to show that not only will want some. I was wondering if it was going to be possible to install any other distros on them though? Don’t get me wrong, I like Fedora but I’m just curious.

By: DiaaRadwan

DiaaRadwan — Thu, 25 May 2006 11:20:51 +0000

guys you are making impressive progress, hug difference between what Khaled Hassouna showed us this last month on Egypt and what you have now.

By: Iniciante no Mundo Livre » Mundo livre em evidencia…

Iniciante no Mundo Livre » Mundo livre em evidencia… — Thu, 25 May 2006 11:15:39 +0000

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By: ryan

ryan — Thu, 25 May 2006 04:19:35 +0000

also, Id love to have one of these for myself or my kids, and Id happily pay for one at a profit. I know its been talked about, releasing a commercial version, but are there any more concrete plans?

an interesting point I saw on /. was the matter of how can you avoid the possibility that envious adults wont end up taking them the (possibly their own) children? specifically a father from rural areas might feel he has lost face if his kids have fancy new devices that he doesnt, even if he could/would never know/understand how to use the computer…

By: ryan

ryan — Thu, 25 May 2006 04:13:39 +0000

Luca:

Maybe chris can clear this up, but afaik the colors are like that by _design_. The OLPC devices are _very_ well thought out. The colors are bright to discourage theft, and make them easy to find if lost.

Think like a rural villager, not a wealthy geek.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 25 May 2006 03:45:52 +0000

Uh, you think kids like Grey over red, blue, and green? I even like colors more than GREY. Boring. These kids are supposed to like their computers and learn, not pretend they have a deskjob.