i feel bad for the olpc. it had such good intentions that were killed by companies that just wanted to make money.

on the other hand, i got to try it, and it seriously sucks. the interface is just pure shit.

glaeven

@MagnoliaBoy: Thanks for the catch, I was sleeping.

Benny Goldman

does anyone really care about these stupid things?

djfoxx64

WinXP minimum RAM requirements is 2GB? Quick, someone call IT, my PC isn't supposed to be working!

MagnoliaBoy

@lastpulse: Hey! There's this awesome site called "Engadget!" You should go check it out. Save your witty comments for there too.

SomeoneUKno

Given the fact that I have yet to see one, I sort of consider all the models to be limited edition.

Monty

can it run Crysis?

WD40

I'm convinced that there's an urge among a number of Giz members to commit virtual suicide, where they knowingly type a taboo comment. I mean, how else can it be explained??

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!

@lastpulse: Seriously? People still do that?

PollockRoc

@Barry99705: and the fastest way to get ban-hammered. Peace lastpulse.

92BuickLeSabre

Yeah, but can it regain market share?

adamator

That is freaking cool. No not the "first" comment, that is freaking lame.

Barry99705

I'll trade my greenie for a red one. I wonder how black w/green accents would look.

Git Em SteveDave has a crush on the Swedes

First!

lastpulse

@Benny Goldman: i can haz 2 starz?

MagnoliaBoy

I'd rather spend a few more $$ and get the EEE laptop.

cubensis

@Benny Goldman: According to your avatar, you're constantly laying down screaming at the ceiling.

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!

I'd like one for a word processor or something to run google docs.

Human Bomb

Meh. Whatever. I'm fine with my green XO. I already stuck a 2 GB SD card and (following an online guide) put a bootable Ubuntu image on it and modified a couple lines in a config file to allow for boot selection.

I mainly use the XO for stealing wifi, since its wireless range is spectacular. Other than that, it rarely gets used.

ludwigk

Wait, so does Wilson live in the Boston area? That'd be awesome! I'm from Lexington!

SonOfMagicFact's MBP is falling apart. *grumbles*

@glaeven:

heh, agreed with the OS sucking. but then again, both of us are used to windows (or maybe you are a mac guy). either way w're both predispositioned to hate sugar OS. however, they are working to make it better, and as time progresses and ideas improve...i think it'll get to something that guys like you and me could appreciate

so its a red XO created for developers and has 2 gb ssd?

quick question, if you opened your XO up, would you find a flash drive in there? because it would be pretty sweet to take the covered off of my 4 gig flash drive, and replace my one gig with the 4 gigs.

today i actually introduced a guy to the XO-1. Told him the good and the bad about it...also told him about the G1G1 program...hopefully he'll get one next time that program comes around

@Human Bomb:
i spoke above about the good and bad...yeah...dont get an XO for that. unless you have child sized hands or are totally cool with carrying an external keyboard (or typing with only 2 fingers) then you wont really be able to use the keyboard. However it does make for a pretty decent machine to surf the web on as well as a fantastic ebook reader.

jrghoull

I held the green one in my hands today! Go Cambridge!

Jack Loftus

Sugar Linux OS does not suck. The OLPC can run any X86 based OS, be it any type of Linux, Windows XP or OSX. Of course you just need to fit the OS on the hardware, which basically means take out all the bloatware.

Charbax

I sent you a tip about that a couple of months ago... but nooo, don't listen to me!

rospaya

@rospaya: I'm sorry we missed it. Next time, CC me as well as tips, and write HOT [WHATEVER] TIP in the subject line.

Wilson Rothman

@SonOfMagicFact's MBP is falling apart. *grumbles*: I live in the NYC area, but have relatives in Lexington—actually, that's where I crashed Thursday night. Sorry I didn't call ahead!

Oh, and my own opinion of the red XO is that it's cooler than the green one. The guys at OLPC weren't that jazzed about it—they love their green machine—but I really thought the red would be a nice option. Too bad it's not going into production.

Wilson Rothman

I use my XO to take real-time meeting minutes. (If you have narrow enough fingertips, it's possible to touch-type on this keyboard.) I use AbiWord. By renaming one file on the XO, it's possible to use the full-fledged AbiWord word processor instead of the more limited Write program. (Insructions are in the OLPCNews.com/forum pages.) I prefer AbiWord because it saves in more file formats, including .doc, and saves to a thumb drive with no difficulty.

I save files to a USB thumb drive, then upload them to Google Docs when I have a wifi connection. So you can definitely utilize the word processing abilities of Google Docs via the XO. I do so on a regular basis.

I also use the XO to browse the web. I installed Opera on it because it allows for saving bookmarks and tabbed browsing. (I found installation instructions on the OLPC News forums.)

I also use the XO as an ebook reader. Aside from downloading .pdf file format ebooks from Project Gutenberg, I also installed FBReader (with instructions I found in the forums mentioned above). That allows me to read ebooks in the Plucker format.

I find the XO to be a very handy travel and backup laptop. If I enroll in classes for the upcoming semester, I plan to use i tas a notetaking device.

gabey8

@MagnoliaBoy: yeah, I highly doubt 2 gb is a requirement for xp.

Pyao lyang shen

How many Lego blocks did it take to build?

sharkync