RE: [MLUG] Anyone planning on getting a OLPC laptop?

["Fallert, Adam Christian" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

That is mostly what I was referring to and pointing out.

I was also thinking it might be a fun project to write a Nintendo
emulator for the OLPC laptop.  :)

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Subject: Re: [MLUG] Anyone planning on getting a OLPC laptop?

Both have brightly colored plastic, d-pads and game buttons.  What
else besides that?

On 12/13/07, Fallert, Adam Christian <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> Is it just me or do these things have a striking similarity to the
> portable Nintendo DS ;)
>
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> They arrived today!  Pics at
> http://spifbv.multiply.com/photos/album/19/OLPC_XO-1
>
> Need to get a WEP access point going so they can reach the internet.
> WPA support is "coming soon".  Besides that they are very cool.  The
> keyboard is tiny and difficult for me to type on but that was
> completely expected.
>
>
> On 11/14/07, Bryan Venable <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > We got one for our daughter and one for ourselves.  We may buy more
if
> > they make them available again at a later date.  They look like a
lot
> > of fun and very cool technology which I can't wait to help my
daughter
> > learn how to use.
> >
> > On 11/12/07, Mark Rages <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > > There are a lot of cool ideas in the OLPC laptop:
> > >
> > > http://bc.tech.coop/blog/071112.html
> > >
> > > Anyone on the list planning to get one?  If my daughter was a
little
> > > older I would get one for her.  Or if I needed a little Linux
> computer
> > > for something, but I've got too many as it is.
> > > --
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