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

["Bryan Venable" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Another observation:  my USB keyboard and mouse work perfectly.  So
now I can type normally on the thing :)  It really is mostly for my
daughter, but it's a nice little portable surfing machine and seems
decently hackable :)

On 12/14/07, Bryan Venable <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> We ordered ours on November 15th.
>
> BTW I got WPA2 wireless going with this workaround:
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/WPA_Manual_Setting
>
> I haven't gotten the T-Mobile hotspot PIN number yet, which I've read
> has been the case for one other person who got theirs yesterday.  Of
> course I've already got T-Mobile hotspot so it's not a big deal for
> me.
>
>
> On 12/13/07, Ian <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > Ah, that came ahead of schedule.  Bryan, on which day did you purchase the
> > XO?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Dec 13, 2007 2:38 PM, Fallert, Adam Christian <EMAIL:PROTECTED >
> > wrote:
> > > SWEET!
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> > > [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> > Bryan Venable
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 4:37 PM
> > > To: MLUG Members
> > > Subject: Re: [MLUG] Anyone planning on getting a OLPC laptop?
> > >
> > > Already been done:
> > http://staff.osuosl.org/~schonstal/?p=4
> > >
> > > Given enough time, all cool open source projects that can be written,
> > > will be.
> > >
> > > On 12/13/07, Fallert, Adam Christian <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > > > 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.  :)
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> > > > [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> > Bryan Venable
> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 4:28 PM
> > > > To: MLUG Members
> > > > 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 ;)
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> > > > > [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf
> > Of Bryan
> > > Venable
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 4:16 PM
> > > > > To: MLUG Members
> > > > > Subject: Re: [MLUG] Anyone planning on getting a OLPC laptop?
> > > > >
> > > > > 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.
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Mark Rages, Engineer
> > > > > > > Midwest Telecine LLC
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