Isn' that a bit<font size="2"> antithetical</font> to the OLPC mission of constructionism?<br><br>The XO is a platform for learning. Which is to say there is no book that can teach you everything you could learn from the XO. I'd go further to say that being taught how to use the XO in a book degrades the learning experience.
<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 30, 2007 3:17 PM, Larry J. Maltin <<a href="mailto:lmaltin@suffolk.lib.ny.us">lmaltin@suffolk.lib.ny.us</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
If I were to walk into a bookstore seeking the ultimate, last word in a<br>reference book that covers the XO operating system and is suitable for<br>the nubie (me), what would the title of that book be? (No, this isn't a
<br>joke, I'm looking for some hard-copy reference; as well as a magnifying<br>glass.)<br>Thanx,<br>Larry<br><br></blockquote></div>-- <br>Steve Holton<br><a href="mailto:sph0lt0n@gmail.com">sph0lt0n@gmail.com</a>