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Hello,<br>
<br>
I am trying to pass this info to some "hardware" development list...
but I don't know where it is or if it exists.<br>
<br>
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...<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification</a><br>
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<h3><font color="#000099"><tt><span class="mw-headline">Environmental
specifications</span></tt></font></h3>
<font color="#000099"><tt>Maximum altitude: –15m to 3048m (14.7 to 10.1
PSIA) (operating), –15m to 12192m (14.7 to 4.4 PSIA) (non-operating);<br>
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</tt></font>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)<br>
<br>
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).<br>
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Table<br>
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10,000 feet = 10.11 PSIA<br>
11,000 feet = 9.73 PSIA<br>
12,000 feet = 9.35 PSIA<br>
13,000 feet = 8.96 PSIA<br>
14,000 feet = 8.63 PSIA<br>
15,000 feet = 8.29 PSIA<br>
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Andahuaylas city = 13,000 feet<br>
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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.<br>
<br>
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...<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
<br>
Javier<br>
<br>
Some useful for those interested in the issue...<br>
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About PSIAs: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.aempower.com/Faqs.aspx?FaqCategoryID=30">http://www.aempower.com/Faqs.aspx?FaqCategoryID=30</a> <br>
About the 2006 peruvian map of poverty: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.foncodes.gob.pe">www.foncodes.gob.pe</a><br>
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