one laptop per child

[Marcus G. Daniels]

Hi,

If I've been looking at the one laptop per child source code, and I'm
amazed by how much stuff is available.  Better equipped for ABM stuff
than a lot of full Linux distributions.   From Logo to Squeak to Mozilla
XULRunner, it's all there.    Could use them for classes for grown ups,
I would think.   The build tree is complex and well integrated -- it
builds for hours and hours...
I've only run the thing virtually, and I guess my only reservation is
that the laptop itself will be slow.  Anyone put hands on one?  Also,
has anyone actually had TamTam to play sound?   That app seems
especially well done.   Holiday season, you know..  :-)

Thanks,

Marcus

[Carl Tollander]

You might go blind programming the thing with the thing.  Screen is
pretty small and the keyboard is not designed for big fingers.  
Nevertheless, despite the language deficiencies  :-) I did the
order/donation thing a couple days ago.  Not expecting to see any OLPC
atoms before the new year, but they say they will keep me posted of
order progress by email.

Maybe we could put Android on it.

Carl

Marcus G. Daniels wrote:

> Hi,
>
> If I've been looking at the one laptop per child source code, and I'm
> amazed by how much stuff is available.  Better equipped for ABM stuff
> than a lot of full Linux distributions.   From Logo to Squeak to Mozilla
> XULRunner, it's all there.    Could use them for classes for grown ups,
> I would think.   The build tree is complex and well integrated -- it
> builds for hours and hours...
> I've only run the thing virtually, and I guess my only reservation is
> that the laptop itself will be slow.  Anyone put hands on one?  Also,
> has anyone actually had TamTam to play sound?   That app seems
> especially well done.   Holiday season, you know..  :-)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marcus
>
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[Alfredo Covaleda-2]

Hi

So much has been said about OLPC (one laptop per child) for poor children in
the third world. It's wonderful and I'm sure it will help to reduce poverty
and enhance children's minds. Now Third world only got to get 200 millions
of children out of their jobs and guarantee for many of them at least one
bread and one glass of milk per day. Oops!, " ?Bread and milk for free?,
?What kind of dirty populist and criminal communist proposal is that? ".

Regards


Alfredo


2007/11/28, Marcus G. Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com>:

>
> Hi,
>
> If I've been looking at the one laptop per child source code, and I'm
> amazed by how much stuff is available.  Better equipped for ABM stuff
> than a lot of full Linux distributions.   From Logo to Squeak to Mozilla
> XULRunner, it's all there.    Could use them for classes for grown ups,
> I would think.   The build tree is complex and well integrated -- it
> builds for hours and hours...
> I've only run the thing virtually, and I guess my only reservation is
> that the laptop itself will be slow.  Anyone put hands on one?  Also,
> has anyone actually had TamTam to play sound?   That app seems
> especially well done.   Holiday season, you know..  :-)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marcus
>
> ============================================================
> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
>

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