[OLPC-Chicago] Fwd: taking an XO to uganda for 2 weeks

[Jon Trowbridge]

Hi Andrew,

I have one B4 left.  You are welcome to take it if we can figure out a way
to get it to you.

-J


On Jan 4, 2008 6:45 AM, Brian W. Fitzpatrick <fitz at red-bean.com> wrote:

> Looping in Jon Trowbridge who I believe has an XO he may or may not be
> able to spare.
>
> -Fitz
>
> On Jan 4, 2008 12:23 AM, Andrew Pethan <Andrew.Pethan at students.olin.edu>
> wrote:
> > Just so you know the details, I live in Appleton, WI (near Green Bay)
> > and will be driving south to the Milwaukee airport Saturday morning.  I
> > will fly to Boston, stay one night, then get on a flight with the rest
> > of the group to Uganda.  If I got a laptop from Chicago, I would
> > probably have to get it really early Saturday morning before my
> > Milwaukee flight.  The further north an XO could travel the better but
> > I'll see what I can do.  Thanks so much for checking into this.
> > andy
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ian Bicking [mailto:ianb at colorstudy.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:32 PM
> > To: mel at melchua.com; Brian W. Fitzpatrick; olpc-chicago at laptop.org
> > Cc: Andrew Pethan; sj at laptop.org; Nicole Lee
> > Subject: Re: Fwd: taking an XO to uganda for 2 weeks
> >
> > Bringing a laptop to Uganda would be a great thing to do.  I could lend
> > you my laptop, though it's always been a little odd with networking.
> > But I don't really know if that's a problem with the machine, or the
> > networks I'm around, or what.  I'm copying Brian Fitzpatrick at Google
> > in Chicago, as they might have extra laptops (they have had some in the
> > past).  Also copying the Chicago OLPC group in case anyone else has one
> > to spare.
> >
> > In summary for those just now copied: Andrew is looking to borrow a
> > laptop for a trip to Uganda, and he's in Chicago and leaving (I think)
> > Sunday.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mel Chua wrote:
> > > (note to those who don't know: Andy is home in Wisconsin.)
> > >
> > > I'm getting back to Chicago on Monday, dagnabbit. So I'll just miss
> > you
> > > and won't be able to loan you my machine. Will you/Ben/Matt/etc have
> > net
> > > access while you're there? As a fallback plan, you could always
> > install
> > > Sugar on your laptop and take along some pics/saved wiki pages for
> > offline
> > > reading.
> > >
> > > Map of some laptop users in the Chicago area (one Wisconsinite)
> > > http://thepete.com/olpcxolpotd-frappr-xo-laptop-user-map/
> > > Ian Bicking (cc'd here) is in the Chicago area and might know how to
> > get
> > > in touch with people with XOs faster.
> > >
> > > Btw, the last email should have read "If you're in Boston and the 1cc
> > > office has no spares..." not "If you're in Boston the 1cc office has
> > no
> > > spares..."
> > >
> > > -Mel
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, January 3, 2008 22:27, Andrew Pethan wrote:
> > >> Yup im home i'll email you tonite
> > >> ap
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Mel Chua [mailto:mel at melchua.com]
> > >> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 7:52 PM
> > >> To: Andrew Pethan
> > >> Cc: Samuel Klein; Gregory Marra; Nicole Lee
> > >> Subject: Re: Fwd: taking an XO to uganda for 2 weeks
> > >>
> > >> Andy, where are you right now, seeing as it's winter break? If you're
> > >> home, there are some Chicago-area folks that might be able to loan
> > you
> > >> their XOs. If you're in Boston and the 1cc office has no spares,
> > there
> > >> should be profs/staff around Olin who can unlock doors and things for
> > >> you; I've visited during winter break before.
> > >>
> > >> -Mel
> > >>
> > >> ps. I'm back on the internet, kind of. ;) Happy New Year!
> > >>
> > >> Andrew Pethan wrote:
> > >>> I am getting on the plane at around 6am Sunday morning.  If I can
> > get
> > >> an
> > >>> XO that would be awesome, but either way, would love to meet with
> > your
> > >>> UNICEF or any other contacts you have in Uganda.
> > >>> Thanks SJ,
> > >>> andy
> > >>>
> > >>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>> From: Samuel Klein [mailto:sj at laptop.org]
> > >>> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 6:13 PM
> > >>> To: Andrew Pethan
> > >>> Cc: Mel Chua; Gregory Marra; Nicole Lee
> > >>> Subject: Re: Fwd: taking an XO to uganda for 2 weeks
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Andy, will you be gone by Sunday?  Also: we have some UNICEF
> > contacts
> > >>> in Uganda that might be interesting to talk to at any rate; very
> > into
> > >>> local entrepreneurship and youth.
> > >>>
> > >>> SJ
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Thu, 3 Jan 2008, Arjun Sarwal wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> SJ
> > >>>> Were there 1/2 XOs given to the Olin chapter ?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> thanks
> > >>>> Arjun
> > >>>>
> > >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > >>>> Date: Jan 3, 2008 5:13 PM
> > >>>> Subject: taking an XO to uganda for 2 weeks
> > >>>> To: Arjun Sarwal <arjun at laptop.org>
> > >>>> From: Andrew Pethan <Andrew.Pethan at students.olin.edu>
> > >>>> Cc: Mel Chua <mel at melchua.com>, Nicole Lee
> > >>> <Nicole.Lee at students.olin.edu>,
> > >>>> Gregory Marra <Gregory.Marra at students.olin.edu>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Hello,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I'm Andy Pethan, an Olin student who is very interested in and
> > >>> supportive of
> > >>>> OLPC.  I will be traveling to Uganda in two days and was wondering
> > if
> > >>> it was
> > >>>> possible to bring an XO with me on the trip.  I'm not sure what
> > >> people
> > >>> I
> > >>>> will be meeting with but think there is a good chance I will make
> > >>> contact
> > >>>> with some education leaders in Kampala, the capitol city.  If this
> > is
> > >>> okay
> > >>>> to do, I would be able to pick one up on Saturday afternoon.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Thanks,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> andy
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> Arjun Sarwal
> > >>>> Intern, One Laptop per Child
> > >>>> arjun at laptop.org
> > >>>>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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