[lug] Open source laptops for kids - OLPC offer

[Adams, Scott (FGWA-CO)]

What do think the age range for the laptop is? I am trying to convince
my better half that my daughter needs one.

Thanks

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[mailto:lug-bounces at lug.boulder.co.us] On Behalf Of Neal McBurnett
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [lug] Open source laptops for kids - OLPC offer

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 05:39:18AM -0700, Jeffrey Haemer wrote:
> Whichever of you -- Neal, Mike, Zan, Nick, Elyse, or anyone else
> with an OLPC box -- is willing to ramrod the rest of this herd of
> cats into doing a presentation/demo, come see me at Jon's talk on
> Thursday.
> 
> By the way, Jon, who did its camera driver, says he now has five of
> them.
> 
> February or March would be great.  Most people will figure out how
> to open them by then. :-)

I got my OLPC today :-)   The screen is so sharp in non-backlit mode!!

Besides the other LUG folks, there are more local users:
 http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=54.0

So I think a Feb 14th meeting would be dandy, especially if we can get
together beforehand to play with them.  I think gathering at Hacking
Society meetings is our best bet.

 http://www.hackingsociety.org/chapters/blug/

How many folks have already gotten them?

Neal McBurnett                 http://mcburnett.org/neal/

> On Dec 10, 2007 9:58 PM, Jeremy Hinegardner < jeremy at hinegardner.org>
wrote:
> 
>     On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 09:20:05AM -0700, Mike Stanczyk wrote:
>     > On Thu, 6 Dec 2007, Neal McBurnett wrote:
>     >> I've ordered/donated mine :-) and I know there are others in
the area
>     >> who already have them.  They are more fun when used together -
any
>     >> other takers?
>     >>
>     >> Neal McBurnett                 http://mcburnett.org/neal/
>     >
>     > Here's a thought: Group Demo at a Blug meeting.
> 
>     Better thought: Meeting around the OLPC project, what its about
how
>     things work and bring your OLPC laptop for demo.
> 
>     Jeff?  Want to round up all these guys and plan a meeting?  We
have a
>     tentative plan for the January meeting I believe.
> 
>     Shall February's topic be OLPC ?
> 
>     enjoy,
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