Comments on: OLPC flop: Almost nobody gives one or gets one this year http://liliputing.com/2009/01/olpc-flop-almost-nobody-gives-one-or-gets-one-this-year.html Compact Computing Fri, 25 May 2012 08:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Anonymous Reader http://liliputing.com/2009/01/olpc-flop-almost-nobody-gives-one-or-gets-one-this-year.html#comment-48129 Anonymous Reader Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:01:53 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=4755#comment-48129 To sell XO-1 - but no one listens to these folks blogging.<br><br>Bigger SSD, <br>and maybe a bit more RAM (however Crunchbang Linux will run nicely on it at 256 MB RAM). <br>There is a way to put OpenBox onto the XO-1 and still keep the GUI that they have installed, what is it called (hmmm, not on the tip of my tongue, and maybe that is the problem... that Sugar interface is good for kids, or rather some kids, but real world kids, not 3rd world, need more RAM and a bigger SSD.<br><br>WHERE is the RED version of the OLPC XO-1?<br>As THAT is what folks would buy. RED not GREEN version, <br><br>SO - G1 G1 should have been GIve a green one, get a red one. To sell XO-1 – but no one listens to these folks blogging.

Bigger SSD,
and maybe a bit more RAM (however Crunchbang Linux will run nicely on it at 256 MB RAM).
There is a way to put OpenBox onto the XO-1 and still keep the GUI that they have installed, what is it called (hmmm, not on the tip of my tongue, and maybe that is the problem… that Sugar interface is good for kids, or rather some kids, but real world kids, not 3rd world, need more RAM and a bigger SSD.

WHERE is the RED version of the OLPC XO-1?
As THAT is what folks would buy. RED not GREEN version,

SO – G1 G1 should have been GIve a green one, get a red one.

]]> By: Anonymous Reader http://liliputing.com/2009/01/olpc-flop-almost-nobody-gives-one-or-gets-one-this-year.html#comment-13837 Anonymous Reader Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:01:53 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=4755#comment-13837 To sell XO-1 - but no one listens to these folks blogging.<br><br>Bigger SSD, <br>and maybe a bit more RAM (however Crunchbang Linux will run nicely on it at 256 MB RAM). <br>There is a way to put OpenBox onto the XO-1 and still keep the GUI that they have installed, what is it called (hmmm, not on the tip of my tongue, and maybe that is the problem... that Sugar interface is good for kids, or rather some kids, but real world kids, not 3rd world, need more RAM and a bigger SSD.<br><br>WHERE is the RED version of the OLPC XO-1?<br>As THAT is what folks would buy. RED not GREEN version, <br><br>SO - G1 G1 should have been GIve a green one, get a red one. To sell XO-1 – but no one listens to these folks blogging.

Bigger SSD,
and maybe a bit more RAM (however Crunchbang Linux will run nicely on it at 256 MB RAM).
There is a way to put OpenBox onto the XO-1 and still keep the GUI that they have installed, what is it called (hmmm, not on the tip of my tongue, and maybe that is the problem… that Sugar interface is good for kids, or rather some kids, but real world kids, not 3rd world, need more RAM and a bigger SSD.

WHERE is the RED version of the OLPC XO-1?
As THAT is what folks would buy. RED not GREEN version,

SO – G1 G1 should have been GIve a green one, get a red one.

]]> By: angryearthling http://liliputing.com/2009/01/olpc-flop-almost-nobody-gives-one-or-gets-one-this-year.html#comment-13807 angryearthling Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:45:17 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=4755#comment-13807 still waiting for mine. had a friend with a credit card order for me. amazon wouldn't ship to ireland on some pages and would on others so waiting to see what the final outcome will be. still waiting for mine. had a friend with a credit card order for me. amazon wouldn't ship to ireland on some pages and would on others so waiting to see what the final outcome will be.

]]> By: Scott http://liliputing.com/2009/01/olpc-flop-almost-nobody-gives-one-or-gets-one-this-year.html#comment-13800 Scott Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:57:28 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=4755#comment-13800 12,000? I bet the would have shipped more units if they spend the ad budget on "dontation" computers! ;) 12,000? I bet the would have shipped more units if they spend the ad budget on “dontation” computers! ;)

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