Raise the level of the Hardware specifications... or let's do some field tests!

[John Watlington]

I understand your concern.   I requested that the laptops be tested  
to at least 15,000 ft
operationally, but was ignored.   I will inquire into the reasons.

John

On Mar 10, 2008, at 3:05 PM, info at olpc-peru.info wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am trying to pass this info to some "hardware" development  
> list... but I don't know where it is or if it exists.
>
> Anyway, maybe some person can register this "bug" (?) to the  
> tracking system... if you consider that this is a bug.. or if it is  
> something valuable to be taken in account...
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification
> Environmental specificationsMaximum altitude: –15m to 3048m (14.7  
> to 10.1 PSIA) (operating), –15m to 12192m (14.7 to 4.4 PSIA) (non- 
> operating);
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The Huancavelica city (big city, poor city) is at 12,100 feet  
> (around 3,688 meters) altitude.  There are tons of computers in  
> that city, they work without any modification.  I think that the  
> 3.048 m altitude capacity must been raised... maybe it has not been  
> tested accurately.. or.. other reasons? The more isolated children  
> are in the 4,500 meters (around 15,000 feet)
>
> Cuzco city is at 12,500 feet = 3,810 meters altitude. (so... no XOs  
> for Cuzco city.. and that is the capital of the region... there are  
> hundreds of smaller villages in higher altitude in the Cuzco  
> surrounding areas).
>
> Table
> ------------------------------------
> 10,000 feet = 10.11 PSIA
> 11,000 feet = 9.73 PSIA
> 12,000 feet = 9.35 PSIA
> 13,000 feet = 8.96 PSIA
> 14,000 feet = 8.63 PSIA
> 15,000 feet = 8.29 PSIA
>
> Andahuaylas city = 13,000 feet
>
> The maximum altitude in "hardware specification" for all the  
> equipment should be raised.  In Peru the towns (villages) that you  
> can find in the 3,048 meters vecinity are not the poorest or the  
> ones that are more isolated.  Our national president (Mr. Alan  
> García) launch a law proposal to do all territories over the 3,200  
> meters altitude a "tax free" territories.  That is because, in the  
> words of the President, and according to all our national  
> statiscall records, the deep poverty and the isolation starts at  
> 3,000 meters altitude.  Below the 3,000 meters altitude... well...  
> there is poverty in whole Peru... but some tests should be done to  
> see if the XOs (and the rest of the hardware) can work at more than  
> 3,048 meters altitude.  I think they will work because I have seen  
> normal standard PCs and all kind of equipment working at 4,500  
> meters altitude.  That is the altitude were all the isolated  
> communities (the ones that need more our help) are located.  There  
> are around 5,000 villages and small communities (with 100 families  
> each village, averaged) over the 4,000 meters altitude.  Deep  
> poverty in those areas.
>
> Maybe the manufacturer (Quanta?) can put more light over the  
> issue.  My guess is that the capacity of the XOs is underestimated  
> by the manufacturer...
>
> Best regards,
>
> Javier
>
> Some useful for those interested in the issue...
>
> About PSIAs: http://www.aempower.com/Faqs.aspx?FaqCategoryID=30
> About the 2006 peruvian map of poverty: www.foncodes.gob.pe
>
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