<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Martin Langhoff <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:martin@laptop.org">martin@laptop.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Christoph Derndorfer<br>
<<a href="mailto:christoph.derndorfer@gmail.com">christoph.derndorfer@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Congrats!<br>
<br>
On behalf of the combined foundation & association team -- thanks!<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Oh, and is that a green non-membrane keyboard I'm seeing there? :-)<br>
> Will this be a standard feature on XO-1.75s, an option for SKUs, or is this<br>
> simply a prototype configuration?<br>
<br>
</div>Instead of offering a mechanical keyboard in blue units, which<br>
entailed some manufacturing complications, we'll have it as an<br>
optional on the usual green/white.<br>
<br>
It's different enough that it's a separate model altogether (CL2 for<br>
membrane, CL2A for mechanical kb) -- meaning it's different enough<br>
that it requires separate certifications (yup, double up the cert<br>
costs). This makes sense if you consider that CL2 can be certified as<br>
a"children's product" thanks to the safer design of the kb.<br>
<br>
We are doing some background work to improve the membrane kb --<br>
mechanical engineering is hard and can't be rushed (not with good<br>
results anyway). So it's hard to know whether it'll make the cut. Keep<br>
your eyes open for C1 stage units -- :-)<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Thanks a lot for the explanation, I always find these "tiny" production, engineering, and certification details quite fascinating! :-)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Christoph</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="h5">cheers,<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
m<br>
--<br>
<a href="mailto:martin@laptop.org">martin@laptop.org</a> -- Software Architect - OLPC<br>
- ask interesting questions<br>
- don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first<br>
- <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff</a><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Christoph Derndorfer<br>co-editor, olpcnews<br>url: <a href="http://www.olpcnews.com" target="_blank">www.olpcnews.com</a><br>e-mail: <a href="mailto:christoph@olpcnews.com" target="_blank">christoph@olpcnews.com</a><br>