[Olpc-open] RE: [mass storage] Is it possible to substitute flash?

[David Gelkin]

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.
   	
	

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David Gelkin
DataPrey
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david.gelkin at dataprey.fi

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