[Olpc-open] RE: [mass storage] Is it possible to substitute flash?
David Gelkin
david.gelkin at dataprey.fi
Wed Jan 17 05:29:42 EST 2007
Hi Xan,
I believe the USB ports are intended for the expansion of
storage memory, i.e. USB memory stick or USB hard drive. If the
machine becomes too customizable and the potential for a powerful
(ish) machine is possible. Then the bigger risk of laptop theft and
black market scams. This machine is ment as a learning tool, not as a
games machine or mp3 server. So the need to remain a childs machine
in an environment which by the projects nature will be under
developed and poor to western standards. The idea of huge image
libraries from your digital camera, or the latest mp3 song from the
latest pop artist is not even imagined by these communities and could
be alien. Even the introduction of the internet will be life changing
to some extent i imagine. A connection to the web is the bases of
this project which is were majority of the data will reside. The
actual machine will be for no better word a dumb terminal if I'm not
mistaken? Just a method for connecting to the net and accessing the
data on it. The value to the black market is basically none as this
is only a web access device. Which in the west is already available
on a mobile phone with wlan, at very good speeds and at a low price.
The size of the screen may be a bonus though, but its essentially a
minimum spec mobile terminal for internet access, at the cheapest
price possible.
An easily removable flash could be useful for repair and recovery
though.
----
David Gelkin
DataPrey
CEO
http://www.DataPrey.fi
david.gelkin at dataprey.fi
Customer service 24/7
Tel: +358 (0)20 747 9870
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-open/attachments/20070117/eaf83a9b/attachment.html
More information about the Olpc-open
mailing list